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Ryan Adams Covers Foo Fighters

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On Saturday night, Mr. Adams found himself in the BBC studios doing a live session for Radio 2's Dermot O'Leary programme. Of course Cardinology was on the menu (via the Letterman-approved "Fix It"), but it seems the mercurial tunesmith is already looking beyond his recently released set, offering up an unexpected cover of the Foos' radio staple "Times Like These." The first few bars suggests Ry might take it in a haunted, "Wonderwall"-y direction, but instead he shines it in the splinted sunlight of Reckoning-era Grateful Dead. It sounds more like a Dead cover than a Foo Fighters cover. He really digs the Dead is what I'm saying.

Ryan Adams - "Times Like These" (Live) (MP3)

The last time the Foos were at the BBC studios they pulled out an interesting cover, too.

[Photo by Bryan Bedder for Getty Images]

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Reminds me of the covers he was playing during the Cold Roses JCN days. Nice.

Posted by: Rob at 11/11/08 11:17 AM | Reply
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Well, it's reassuring to hear that he can still sing like he did on CR and JCN, he's just choosing not to these days.

Posted by: Bex at 11/11/08 11:54 AM | Reply
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this is excellent. thanks!

Posted by: Hanan at 11/11/08 4:20 PM | Reply
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decent, refreshingly commentary-free version, but I would've been more impressed if this was recorded with his iPhone

Posted by: agrokrag profile link at 11/11/08 8:42 PM | Reply
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the cover sounds like a whole new song when he plays it. i can definitely sense that Grateful Dead sound to it.

Posted by: ben at 11/16/08 3:07 PM | Reply
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