A little while back, we reported that Jack White was part of an all-star lineup that Q Magazine had put together for an all-star tribute to U2′s Achtung Baby. That landmark album, like so many other landmark albums, turns 20 this year, and Q’s tribute, regrettably titled AHK-toong BAY-bi, features some inspired pairings (Nine Inch Nails doing “Zoo Station” the Killers doing “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)”), and some, uh, not-inspired pairings (Snow Patrol doing “Mysterious Ways”, Gavin Friday doing “The Fly”).
One of the weirder cover choices is Jack White’s noise-blues rendition of the quiet, thoughtful “Love Is Blindness.” Listen to a radio rip of it below.
Here’s the AHK-toong BAY-bi tracklist.
01 Nine Inch Nails – “Zoo Station”
02 U2 – “Even Better Than The Real Thing (Jacques Lu Cont Mix)”
03 Damien Rice – “One”
04 Patti Smith – “Until The End Of The World”
05 Garbage – “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”
06 Depeche Mode – “So Cruel”
07 Snow Patrol – “Mysterious Ways”
08 The Fray – “Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World”
09 Gavin Friday – “The Fly”
10 The Killers – “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)”
11 Glasvegas – “Acrobat”
12 Jack White – “Love Is Blindness”
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Neat! I’m pretty sure the world needs more U2 covers. Yes, I’m pretty sure…
Um, if that’s what they sound like then the answer is yes. You’re gross.
yeah this sounds f-in brilliant, more jack white solos, less edge solos
official comment from a U2 Superfan and Jackwhite obsessive: This is all things that are good. I am foaming at the mouth for this comp.
also, dear god patti smith covering end of the world. dear god in heaven. i only assume this will be majesty.
The Damien Rice “One” cover is out for listen, subtle but nice. I’m itchin to hear my boys from Basildon’s take on “So Cruel”