Sunday, September 23, 2012

New Detroit Hard Rock Discovery: Wendy James with James Williamson and Jim Sclavunos - "You're So Great/It's Alright Ma"


Wendy James, former lead singer of Transvision Vamp is now working with The Stooges' James Williamson (guitar & bass) and The Bad Seeds' Jim Sclavunos (drums & percussion) on an album and in advance of that, has plans to release a double single consisting of covers of The Rendezvous Band's "You're So Great" and Dylan's "It's Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)". I'll do a little more research on her solo career, which I will admit I was not aware of, but for now, holy cow! Check out these songs:

"You're So Great"



Here's the stream of "It's Alright Ma", a really provocative take:



Apparently it was Williamson's idea for Wendy to pick her favorite Dylan song, and she's done it right. A good Dylan cover is a great thing.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    The cover of "It's Alright, Ma" is based on the live version Dylan played quite often in the early 2000s.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 24, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    The Dylan tune also also has Steve Mackay (Stooges) on Bari Sax

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