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Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon — Sweet Emotion
Album: Sixty Six Steps
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Released: 2006
Length: 5:27
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In my opinion, 
I believe Aerosmith's version is too commercial and overplayed.

I appreciate the musical talent that went into producing this!
Posted 2 years ago by wiegandshawn    [ Reply ]
Loving the guitar work. Here's hoping the vocalists got over the narcolepsy that kept them from performing on this one.
Posted 18 years ago by cattgirl813    [ Reply ]
Understatement is a good thing. It lets you imagine the rest. I like this.
Posted 18 years ago by 2Hawks    [ Reply ]
Very uninspiring
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
not kiddig?
Posted 18 years ago by pnwhite    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of the Pickin' on Frampton CD from a few years back.
Posted 18 years ago by martin451    [ Reply ]
Nothing sweet about this crapola.
Posted 18 years ago by Greenman    [ Reply ]
Aerosmith ruined this song. Definitely a 1
Posted 18 years ago by savoyard    [ Reply ]
"I tell ya ladie, it's crap!!"
Posted 18 years ago by stevo_b    [ Reply ]
turbowaffle wrote:
Hm, I first read the title as 'Sweet Emoticon'. I need to step outside for a while...
Yeah. :sweet: doesn't work. -mt-
Posted 18 years ago by mattt    [ Reply ]
Hm, I first read the title as 'Sweet Emoticon'. I need to step outside for a while...
Posted 18 years ago by turbowaffle    [ Reply ]
Please -- this was entirely forgettable and unnecessary
Posted 18 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
Gotta love the guitar work - sweet
Posted 18 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
Sweet emotionless take on a timeless classic. Fun.
Posted 18 years ago by ChardRemains    [ Reply ]
A strange mix of great guitarwork and inane lyrics.
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
I think the vocals are a great tongue-in-cheek twist on the tune. Most likeable to me, esp. compared the the overproduced Aerosmith original.
Posted 18 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
baddog8it wrote:
Was enjoying the guitar work, then they started singing...
Love the guitar but man, the singing really kills the song! Sounds like they had a shot of valium or something
Posted 18 years ago by NewHorizons    [ Reply ]
Sounds like some of the stuff I record in my basement studio....
Posted 18 years ago by parrothead    [ Reply ]
COOL! I like this better than the original!
Posted 18 years ago by Jennnn    [ Reply ]
This is TERRIBLE! It sounds like everyone is playing a different tune! This song was bad enough the first time around. This remake doesn't make it any better!!!
Posted 18 years ago by jayvee2    [ Reply ]
true, i wondered if that would be caughthandyrae wrote:
A good example of the saying "damning with faint praise."
Posted 18 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Cool groove but the vocals suck!
I agree!
Posted 18 years ago by zair99    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
I agree, kinda tired of this one.
+1
Posted 18 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
joelb wrote:
I like this track, but we must be hearing it too much, because I swear that's the third time I've heard Bill say how much he hates the lyric but likes the music.
I agree, kinda tired of this one.
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
Second time for me, it is a different spin but the players and the instrumentation is tight...I gave it a six.
Posted 18 years ago by cutterjudd    [ Reply ]
I like this track, but we must be hearing it too much, because I swear that's the third time I've heard Bill say how much he hates the lyric but likes the music.
Posted 18 years ago by joelb    [ Reply ]
Hay i really liked the airosmith version...
Posted 18 years ago by NutsyUK    [ Reply ]
DarkStar wrote:
This song is lacking the title word EMOTION!
I think that was the goal.
Posted 18 years ago by ElSupreme    [ Reply ]
I hated the areosmith version!.. and this sounds like areasmith played at the wrong rpm.
Posted 18 years ago by Duluoz    [ Reply ]
Cool groove but the vocals suck!
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I really like the guitar part...
Posted 18 years ago by moonbat    [ Reply ]
Their lack of gusto is what I like best about this song. A kind of contradtictory version. I think it's okay.
Posted 18 years ago by melissab    [ Reply ]
This song is lacking the title word EMOTION!
Posted 18 years ago by DarkStar    [ Reply ]
baddog8it wrote:
Was enjoying the guitar work, then they started singing...
Ditto!
Posted 18 years ago by ideola    [ Reply ]
Hmm. Not sure how I feel about this one yet. They certainly made it their own... which is the point of covers, is it not? For that reason, I kinda dig it.
Posted 18 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
handyrae wrote:
A good example of the saying "damning with faint praise."
My buddy always uses the phrase "jockeying for deck seats on the Titanic".
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
Yawn.............
Posted 18 years ago by Gaylord_Meatface    [ Reply ]
Was enjoying the guitar work, then they started singing...
Posted 18 years ago by baddog8it    [ Reply ]
GChevy410 wrote:
just as good as aerosmith
A good example of the saying "damning with faint praise."
Posted 18 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Call me after I throw Up. This song sucks no matter who does it, including Aerocrap
Posted 18 years ago by hitz    [ Reply ]
Not a bad cover from a GOOD guitarist, but it makes me want to hear the original...
Posted 18 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
Ohh cooool! Very interesting cover of this hot Aerosmith song!
Posted 18 years ago by iMacomania    [ Reply ]
just as good as aerosmith
Posted 18 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
It sounds like they are bored. This song is devoid of EMOTION.
Posted 18 years ago by wade44    [ Reply ]
Not as powerful as the original tune. But the wya they wrote the guitar and bass for this song is wicked!
Posted 18 years ago by guitar_man_101    [ Reply ]
Outstanding! For me, more enjoyable than the two-dimensional pop tune original. But then again, I like Hayseed Dixie.
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
I have to say this one is definitely growing on me. In fact, I admit that I rushed to put my headphones on when I saw that it was playing.
Posted 18 years ago by timc    [ Reply ]
RP is on a nice roll this PM.
Posted 18 years ago by denizenusa    [ Reply ]
Why o why?@!
Posted 18 years ago by teeyodi    [ Reply ]
Leo Kottke, guitar grandiose and future addition to my collection. More, please.
Posted 18 years ago by Beastie    [ Reply ]
Me thinks of Timbuk 3 on this one. When I first saw Timbuk 3 (Pat MacDonald and Barbara K) the third member of the band was cd/player boom box on a stool which played the beat track into a microphone. It was a great show I might add :-).
Posted 18 years ago by BruceN    [ Reply ]
The_Seeker wrote:
Brilliantly put. I really enjoy this song, I really enjoy the original too. Listen to it on its own merits.
I like this one. The Aerosmith version is getting rather stale. I put that version in the same category of music that was cool when you were a teenager, but starts wearing thin at some point in college or early adulthood. I saw Steven Tyler at the World Series on TV a few years ago. At first I thought it was Lily Tomlin, until the TV corrected me. My drinking buddies got a good laugh out of that.
Posted 18 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
its not bad, but I feel like I'm listening to a vaccuum cleaner with a tambourine attached.
Posted 18 years ago by meghan89    [ Reply ]
revsully wrote:
I just ran into Mike Gordon at a club up here and told him I thought this was a great song. Never would have heard it were it not for you guys.
*crazy Phish fan wants to be more like you*
Posted 18 years ago by TobalMoreno    [ Reply ]
I just ran into Mike Gordon at a club up here and told him I thought this was a great song. Never would have heard it were it not for you guys.
Posted 18 years ago by revsully    [ Reply ]
ursus88 wrote:
Granted, I've been hearing it quite a bit on the radio stations around here ...
Please take me to your planet.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Very pleasant in laid back way...but have we got Kottke's "Louise" on the playlist I wonder - that is special!
Posted 18 years ago by highwindows    [ Reply ]
Art_Carnage wrote:
It's too bad people can't get past it being an Aerosmith cover, and just listen to the great guitar work.
Agreed!!
Posted 18 years ago by olsaltybastard    [ Reply ]
ursus88 wrote:
Granted, I've been hearing it quite a bit on the radio stations around here, but I still like this cover.
Man, I wish we had the kind of radio stations you have there I can barely fill the presets on my car stereo with tolerable stations, and even then I usually stick to CDs.
Posted 18 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
brighthue wrote:
It's two masters having fun and creating a new, subtly detailed sound with an unexpected tune. We all need more irony in our diets.
Brilliantly put. I really enjoy this song, I really enjoy the original too. Listen to it on its own merits.
Posted 18 years ago by The_Seeker    [ Reply ]
Art_Carnage wrote:
It's too bad people can't get past it being an Aerosmith cover, and just listen to the great guitar work.
It's two masters having fun and creating a new, subtly detailed sound with an unexpected tune. We all need more irony in our diets.
Posted 18 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
It's too bad people can't get past it being an Aerosmith cover, and just listen to the great guitar work.
Posted 18 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
I'm a big fan of Aerosmith and Leo Kottke but this doesn't do anything for me. Its potential as a cure for insomnia should be investigated by medical authorities.
Posted 18 years ago by YourNameHere    [ Reply ]
These guys are brilliant musicians, this is a fun song, but the result feels pretty lifeless.
Posted 18 years ago by Lazy8    [ Reply ]
It's funny how you hear about a person out of the blue, and then you hear about them all the time, but still don't know who they are! This was Leo K. for me recently...... Went to a music store and saw an old LP of him when he was younger. He looked just like a guy I went to high school with, I mean, IDENTICAL! Cool tune.......
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
Steven_G wrote:
Why does this sound like a fusion between rock and bluegrass? I don't see either of the artists on the cover carrying a banjo... (But I don't know guitar - can you make it sound like a banjo??)
Mike Gordon, according to his Wikipedia page, is also an accomplished Banjo player. I have to say, this song rocks! It's further evidence for my recent discovery of how cool Leo Kottke is (thanks, RP!)
Posted 18 years ago by jone_ston    [ Reply ]
phineas wrote:
Could you not feel that groove, mister? Meh...
Just can't get there. Aerosmith the sell-out band of the century just leaves a foul taste in my mouth. Just can't get there. I'm seeing Steven Tyler doing a soft shoe to that while wearing his bathrobe.
Posted 18 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
Oh my, they didn't really do this - did they!?!?!? Somebody lost a bet!
Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
I like these guys but this is the worst monotone crap i have ever heard
Posted 18 years ago by Erie-T30    [ Reply ]
Why does this sound like a fusion between rock and bluegrass? I don't see either of the artists on the cover carrying a banjo... (But I don't know guitar - can you make it sound like a banjo??)
Posted 18 years ago by Steven_G    [ Reply ]
iTuner wrote:
This is so bad it is not even funny. Leo has so much talent and to waste it on this song is just wrong.
Could you not feel that groove, mister? Meh...
Posted 18 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
Sweet cover! Much improved imo.
Posted 18 years ago by am    [ Reply ]
This is so bad it is not even funny. Leo has so much talent and to waste it on this song is just wrong.
Posted 18 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
I like it.
Posted 18 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Pretty sweet until the lyrics started; then it became slightly less sweet.
Posted 18 years ago by GunnerXP    [ Reply ]
Super cool.
Posted 18 years ago by hcaudill    [ Reply ]
Pretty cool, but I'll take the original any day.
Posted 18 years ago by SCprof    [ Reply ]
verrryyy interesting :))
Posted 18 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
well played, indeed. i like it. :)
Posted 18 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
It is REALLY rare that I like a cover even as well as I liked the original, let alone better. Pretty cool.
Posted 18 years ago by Xeric    [ Reply ]
Greetings, Very fun -- it makes you hear things all over again, from a fresh start. My upload, btw. Neil
Posted 18 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
I likey
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
good stuff, it's nice to see mike doing stuff outside of his normal circle. always like kottke as well.
Posted 18 years ago by Dunkelstar    [ Reply ]
Wow!
Posted 18 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Nice followup to Alison Brown. Of the former Phish members, Mike is doing the most interesting stuff, IMO.
Posted 18 years ago by Dylan76    [ Reply ]
What a surprise! didn't see those first words coming! i like it.
Posted 18 years ago by nohopenofearnoname    [ Reply ]
Very interesting and inventive remake. I like!
Posted 18 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]
It works! It works really well! Whodathunk?
Posted 18 years ago by Shaken_Bake    [ Reply ]
Funky banjo ?
Posted 18 years ago by algrif    [ Reply ]
Great Tune! Thanks RP!
Posted 18 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
Wow. Never woulda thunka this one in a kajillion years, but it works.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Entrancing.
Posted 18 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Much better than the original version.
Posted 18 years ago by Tireux_De_Roche    [ Reply ]
What a funky tune!
Posted 18 years ago by underarmor    [ Reply ]
Granted, I've been hearing it quite a bit on the radio stations around here, but I still like this cover.
Posted 18 years ago by ursus88    [ Reply ]
great stuff, love the leo Kottke sound
Posted 18 years ago by fortyonejb    [ Reply ]