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Originally Posted by GrungeMonkey
I remember hearing somewhere that Beck did a cover of the Diamond Sea. Though I'm not sure. If he did, I HAVE to hear it.
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Indeed. According to this site (
http://www.whiskeyclone.net/ghost/) Beck has also covered Silver Rocket. From the above-mentioned site:
"Beck during January of 1996 toured Australia as part of the Summersault Festival. Sonic Youth was another part of the tour. "To segue between the two stages," Beck covered SY's "The Diamond Sea" as a folk song (acoustic guitar and harmonica) on January 7, 1996. I'm not sure who is playing harmonica though...much of Beck's singing is at the same time, so it can't be him! The audience reaction at the singing seems to imply to me that he didn't do much more before when the recording starts.
Then again appearing on the radio to promote
Odelay on June 16, 1996, Beck and the DJs began talking about Sonic Youth. Beck had done a short stint touring in Europe with them, opening their shows alone with his guitar. He said that one night, Sonic Youth asked him to join them for their encore on "The Diamond Sea." Beck added harmonica to their amazing 20-minute epic. I'm not sure which date it was when he did this, but Beck toured with them during March of 1996. He also played the riff on his harmonica and guitar for the radio listeners, but it was just for a few seconds."