# Favorite Tribute Albums

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-tribute-albums/189507>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 19, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-tribute-albums/189507 "2003-07-19T00:27:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-tribute-albums/189507/1 "2003-07-19T00:27:31Z")

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Though they’ve gotten a little weird lately, I am a big fan of hearing new treatments of songs I like. Two of my favorites to date are both Cohen tributes: Tower of Song and I’m Your Fan.

The results are always interesting if not always good.

Thoughts?

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**Author:** ![Semp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Semp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Semp)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-tribute-albums/189507/2 "2003-07-19T22:10:59Z")

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Considering that most tribute albums tend to be “Sucky No-Name Hacks Play The Beloved Greats of Your Favorite Bands, Badly” I have something of a skewed view of the concept. That said, _Whore - Various Artists Play **Wire** _ is great. You wanna know why? Because it was the band that solicited the covers and produced and distributed the album (try to mangle a great song when its creators are looking over your shoulder). And it features, as far as I know, the last proper song from My Bloody Valentine.

Are there other good ones? No. Not one. And they should stop trying.