Ye Olde Space Bande

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Ye Olde Space Bande
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
Genre Classic rock
Length43:42
Label Restless
The Moog Cookbook chronology
The Moog Cookbook
(1996)
Ye Olde Space Bande
(1997)
Bartell
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B [2]
Pitchfork 1.0/10 [3]

Ye Olde Space Bande is the second album by the Moog Cookbook, released in 1997. It is a selection of covers of classic rock tracks remade using Moog synthesizers and other analog synthesizers. It featured contributions from Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh, who plays on the duo's version of Van Halen's "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love", [4] [5] to computerized vocal samples by Michael Penn. [6] Other musicians featured on album were the MC5's Wayne Kramer, the Go-Gos' Charlotte Caffey, and the Eels' Mark Oliver Everett. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original ArtistLength
1."Born to Be Wild" Mars Bonfire Steppenwolf 4:16
2."Cat Scratch Fever" Ted Nugent Ted Nugent 3:06
3."Sweet Home Alabama" Ed King, Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant Lynyrd Skynyrd 4:30
4."More Than a Feeling" Tom Scholz Boston 4:05
5."Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love" Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen Van Halen 3:56
6."Whole Lotta Love" John Bonham, Willie Dixon, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant Led Zeppelin 4:20
7."Ziggy Stardust" David Bowie David Bowie 3:59
8."25 or 6 to 4" Robert Lamm Chicago 4:13
9."Hotel California" Don Felder, Glenn Frey, Don Henley The Eagles 6:34
10."Rock and Roll All Nite" Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley KISS 4:44
Total length:43:42

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