Sympathy for the Devil (EP)
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Sympathy for the Devil is an EP by Laibach
and follows on from their Beatles
cover album Let It Be
. Sympathy for the Devil features seven cover versions of the Rolling Stones
song "Sympathy for the Devil
" and one original Laibach track. The tracks are recorded both by Laibach and a variety of side projects with Laibach members (including Dreihunderttausend Verschiedene Krawalle and Germania).
All tracks written by Jagger/Richards, except track 3 written by Laibach.
Laibach (band)
Laibach is a Slovenian avant-garde music group associated with industrial, martial, and neo-classical musical styles. Laibach formed June 1, 1980 in Trbovlje, Slovenia . Laibach represents the music wing of the Neue Slowenische Kunst art collective, of which it was a founding member in 1984...
and follows on from their Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
cover album Let It Be
Let It Be (Laibach album)
Let It Be is the fifth album by Laibach, released in 1988. It is a cover of the Beatles' album Let It Be recorded in Laibach style with military rhythms and choirs, though a few tracks deviate from this formula, most notably "Across the Universe"...
. Sympathy for the Devil features seven cover versions of the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
song "Sympathy for the Devil
Sympathy for the Devil
"Sympathy for the Devil" is a song by The Rolling Stones which first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 album Beggars Banquet. It was written by Mick Jagger credited to Jagger/Richards...
" and one original Laibach track. The tracks are recorded both by Laibach and a variety of side projects with Laibach members (including Dreihunderttausend Verschiedene Krawalle and Germania).
Track listing
- Laibach: "Sympathy for the Devil (Time for a Change)" – 5:43
- Laibach: "Sympathy for the Devil (Dem Teufel Zugeneigt)" – 4:54
- 300.000 V.K.: "Sympathy for the Devil (Anastasia)" or "Anastasia" – 5:32
- Germania: "Sympathy for the Devil (Who Killed the Kennedys – instrumental)" – 5:53
- Germania: "Sympathy for the Devil (Who Killed the Kennedys)" – 7:04
- 300.000 V.K.: "Sympathy for the Devil (Soul to Waste)" – 4:52
- Laibach: "Sympathy for the Devil" – 7:52
- 300.000 V.K.: "Sympathy for the Devil (Soul to Waste – instrumental)" – 7:52
All tracks written by Jagger/Richards, except track 3 written by Laibach.