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Imperial State Electric - "I Don't Know What I Want" Cover


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My dear Larisa,

I love, love this video! It is the most rockin' cover of one of my fave Raspberries songs

I'm so grateful that you share your favorite videos with me! Funny, but we do have the same taste in music. I love introducing you to some of my favorite American rock bands, it's getting harder because you are so knowledgeable!

Looking forward to watching some of your Russian music videos

Thx,

redd

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Dear redd,

 

Your opinion on my knowledge of Russian music is very much exaggerated.  I grew up listening to music from Britain and mostly familiar with it is much more than a Russian. It sounds a bit strange, but it's true.
 
But there is one special group that I really like, and I'm sure you will like it too. But let it be a surprise.
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Dear Larisa,

Didn't know you grew up listening to British rock & pop. I loved that music as well, also American pop which I began listening to as an 8 or 9 year old kid.

Thanks for sharing that excellent video cover of "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT" by Imperial State Electric". That was such a terrific cover & a great tribute to the Raspberries. Not sure why no one commented on the video though??!!

Am going to check out more music by ISE, think they are real rockers!

As always 

redd ❤️

P.S. Don't really like surprises quite the way you do. But, am anxious to hear that Russian band you know I will like!!

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FWIW, Imperial State Electric's cover of IDKWIW was discussed here about 3 years ago........here's a cut & pasted post I made from early '11, referring to a Dec. 2010 earlier post.........I'm the one who got the live Sunset Strip Berries DVD into the hands of Nicke of ICE.........

"BlondeVelvet/Bernie - I made the following post, along with the narrative below, about this cover, last Dec. 22. I suspect this band may have covered this tune after their front man Nicke spent many hours watching the live DVD from Sunset Strip..................

"One of the copies of the live Raspberries box set I bought a few years back went to an old friend of mine who was living in Stockholm at the time. One of his roommates then was Nicke Andersson, front man of The Hellacopters, and a member of many other bands (including The Solution with ex-Rationals/ex-Sonics Rendezvous Band singer Scott Morgan, Entombed, Cold Ethyl, Supershit 666, etc.). Per my friend Dave, Nicke spent a lot of time watching the live Raspberries LA HOB show over and over. I know he's a huge fan.

I just found this youtube video/cover of "I Don't Know What I Want," performed at the Debaser in Stockholm last month, by Nicke and his latest band, Imperial State Electric, whose debut CD came out in June. (Nicke's the left hander in the hat, BTW)"

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It's fairly obvious that ISE's version was inspired by the live Sunset Strip version.......which was the first one to use a second lead singer on the bridge (Jennifer), trading lines with Eric (unlike in the original version).   Other covers of IDKWIW (The Devil Dogs', for example) didn't do this.

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