Unexpected collaborations

[SteveXFR]

I recently discovered this live collaboration with David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails and holy crap it's good. Two very different artists but their sounds work together so well. Both artists really show their own sound in this 

 

[Nail Soup]

One that took me by surprise, and contrary to the OP example as badly received by both sets of fans, was Metallica And Lou Reed.

[SteveXFR]

10 minutes ago, Nail Soup said:

One that took me by surprise, and contrary to the OP example as badly received by both sets of fans, was Metallica And Lou Reed.

As a fan of neither, I'd say it was pretty bad.

[Mykesbass]

I'm a big fan of Tom Morello's work with Bruce Springsteen. Guitar on Ghost of Tom Joad is just so different from what you would expect, and the clash of styles works brilliantly, giving it an edge.

[TheGreek]

Probably the most unexpected must have been Bowie and Bing Crosby on "Little Drummer Boy". 

 

Edited June 19, 2021 by TheGreek

[Reggaebass]

Peter tosh and jagger 

 

[TheGreek]

Big Cher fan so when she did that horrid track with Meathead I couldn't believe it...

...and I wasn't overkeen on this either.

 

Edited June 19, 2021 by TheGreek

[TheGreek]

Greatest bass player of a genre meets one of the least talented people on the planet.

The things people do for sex...

Edited June 19, 2021 by TheGreek

[Lozz196]

What I heard of the Metallica/Lady Ga-Ga collaboration sounded pretty good, she has a hellova voice.

[Graham]

Emma Ruth Rundle is stylistically very different to Thou, though I think they share a similar ethos.

Their collaboration from last year - May Our Chambers Be Full - is spectacular

https://thou.bandcamp.com/album/may-our-chambers-be-full

[Frank Blank]

1 hour ago, TheGreek said:

Greatest bass player of a genre meets one of the least talented people on the planet.

The things people do for sex...

As a huge Mick Karn fan I can only say this was a dark day.

[MacDaddy]

Foo Fighters and Rick Astley

 

[Musicman666]

25 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

As a huge Mick Karn fan I can only say this was a dark day.

a very weird and disturbing dark day ..

[MacDaddy]

Saxon and Elton John

 

[Doctor J]

Kim Deal from The Breeders

Jimmy Chamberlin from Smashing Pumpkins

Jimmy Flemion from The Frogs

 

ok so far...

 

 

Sebastian Bach from Skid Row... wtf?

 

 

[MacDaddy]

Manowar and Orson Welles

 

[Doctor J]

1 minute ago, MacDaddy said:

Saxon and Elton John

 

Elton does a sterling job on Black Gives Way to Blue by Alice in Chains

 

[Doctor J]

5 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

Manowar and Orson Welles

 

That was his second appearance on a Manowar album. He featured on Dark Avenger several years earlier

 

[Musicman666]

sam fox with hawkwind was a bit odd... but then i do remember seeing lemmy and vera lynn hanging out at a hawkwind gig so i guess its the norm for these guys.

[tegs07]

Nick Cave and Kylie - still great:

 

[Fishfacefour]

Anthrax and public enemy. This has a lot to answer for. 

 

 

[Reggaebass]

44 minutes ago, Fishfacefour said:

Anthrax and public enemy.

Didn’t Run DMC do a song with a rock band? 

[Frank Blank]

21 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Didn’t Run DMC do a song with a rock band? 

Yes…

 

[SteveXFR]

8 hours ago, Doctor J said:

Elton does a sterling job on Black Gives Way to Blue by Alice in Chains

 

Elton gets about a bit. He also played piano on Fairweather Friends by Queens Of The Stone Age. Apparently he told Josh Homme it was about time the was a queen in Queens Of The Stone Age. 

 

[SteveXFR]

1 hour ago, Fishfacefour said:

Anthrax and public enemy. This has a lot to answer for. 

 

 

I think that was the first in a trend for metal/hip hop crossovers which ultimately lead to nu metal. It may have seemed like a bit of innocent fun but ultimately, this collaboration resulted in Limp Bizkit.