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October 13, 2011

U2’s Achtung Baby has been covered by artists including The Killers, Jack White, Depeche Mode, Snow Patrol, Nine Inch Nails and Patti Smith in commemoration of the landmark album’s 20th anniversary.

The collection, titled AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered, is the brainchild of Q Magazine. It also marks the magazine’s 25th anniversary. Q Editor in Chief Paul Rees says the album sets a new standard for the growing trend of free unique CDs bundled with magazines, pointing out that it features the first new material heard by several acts – The Killers, Damien Rice and Garbage – in years. “‘This is an entirely appropriate way to mark Q’s anniversary and that of Achtung Baby, one of the pivotal albums in our lifetime,” Rees said.

The magazine/CD package will be available starting October 26.

AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered tracklist:

Nine Inch Nails, “Zoo Station”
U2 (Jacques Lu Cont Mix), “Even Better Than the Real Thing”
Damien Rice, “One”
Patti Smith, “Until the End of the World”
Garbage, “Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses”
Depeche Mode, “So Cruel”
Snow Patrol, “Mysterious Ways”
The Fray, “Trying to Throw Your Arms Around the World”
Gavin Friday, “The Fly”
The Killers, “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)”
Glasvegas, “Acrobat”
Jack White, “Love is Blindness”

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[Edited 10/27/11 11:24am]

'Tis blasphemous. That is their best album and one of the best

recording albums of all time.

Just leave it alone.

The Garbage cover is the only one that looks interesting.

lazycrockett said:

The Garbage cover is the only one that looks interesting.

I agree.

And how is a remix...a cover?

Snow Patrol covering "Mysterious Ways". Snooze button!

Patti Smith

Garbage

The Killers

Snow Patrol

Damien Rice

[Edited 10/13/11 11:35am]

Oh man, i'm looking forward to the remaster which is due out in a week or so, i just hope they haven't compressed the sound too much, but this album i'm staying away from. I learnt too avoid these cover albums after i heard that monstrosity "She Will Have Her Way: The songs of Neil & Tim Finn", that album actually somehow took something away from the originals!, Never again!

[Edited 10/15/11 16:15pm]

Covers? I'll pass.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Covers? I'll pass.

Just call this "Achtung Boring"

lastdecember said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Covers? I'll pass.

Just call this "Achtung Boring"

smoothcriminal12 said:

lastdecember said:

Just call this "Achtung Boring"

Im not even interested in the Depeche Mode track, thats how off this covers record is, but then again its rare to get a good covers album

The majority of it will probably be quite forgettable, but I can't wait to listen to Gavin Friday's cover of "The Fly". That will be interesting.

Depeche Mode – “So Cruel”

The Killers – “Ultraviolet (Light My Way)”

[Edited 10/26/11 9:54am]

Identity said:

Not a patch on this one...

[Edited 10/26/11 9:47am]

smoothcriminal12 said:

Covers? I'll pass.

Not all covers are bad. Some are much better than the original.