Hindu Love Gods

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Hindu Love Gods was a short-lived American rock side project featuring members of R.E.M. and Warren Zevon, known for their raw, bluesy covers of classic songs.

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instanceOf musical side project
rock band
activePeriod late 1980s
albumArtist Hindu Love Gods NERFINISHED
albumReleaseYear 1990
albumTitle Hindu Love Gods NERFINISHED
albumType studio album
associatedBand R.E.M. NERFINISHED
associatedMusician Warren Zevon NERFINISHED
bassist Mike Mills NERFINISHED
characteristicSound bluesy
live-in-the-studio feel
raw
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverSong Crosscut Saw NERFINISHED
Mannish Boy NERFINISHED
Raspberry Beret NERFINISHED
Travelin’ Riverside Blues NERFINISHED
Walkin’ Blues NERFINISHED
coverSongOriginalArtist Albert King NERFINISHED
Muddy Waters NERFINISHED
Prince NERFINISHED
Robert Johnson NERFINISHED
drummer Bill Berry NERFINISHED
formedAs side project during R.E.M. sessions
genre blues rock
cover band
rock
roots rock
guitarist Peter Buck NERFINISHED
hasDiscographyEntry Hindu Love Gods (album) NERFINISHED
hasMember Bill Berry NERFINISHED
Mike Mills NERFINISHED
Peter Buck NERFINISHED
Warren Zevon NERFINISHED
languageOfLyrics English
notableFor blues-oriented covers of classic songs
notableSong Raspberry Beret NERFINISHED
notableWork Hindu Love Gods (album) NERFINISHED
recordLabel Giant Records NERFINISHED
shortLived true
vocalist Warren Zevon NERFINISHED

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Raspberry Beret hasCoverVersionBy Hindu Love Gods