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Forgot about TP&TH. Yes, Tom and Mike C. supervised a lotta fine covers.
Any "covers" ever better than the originals?
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Forgot about TP&TH. Yes, Tom and Mike C. supervised a lotta fine covers.
KentTeffeteller
Gimpus Stereophilus!
A Group Called Smith/ Baby It's You. Nice bump and grind rhythm, an awesome horn section, and a superb transformation of an old Girl Group classic into a mid-tempo rocker. Gayle McCormick's dynamic, expressive vocals are a sonic thrill ride. A totally unexpected transformation of a classic, itself a classic. Burt Bacharach wrote it, the Shirelles had the first hit, and from there a legend.
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BlindBoyGrnt
Nullius in verba
A Bacharach tune, IIRC.
KrisM
Lunatic Member
So true.
I have an ROIO three disc set I picked up years ago(probably from dime) called 20 Nights At The Fillmore. It was recorded on the last night of the run, 02/07/97.
I just looked in the CDR case, and it also has a bonus disc recorded by Westwood One with Should I Stay Or Should I Go, Can't Judge A Book By It's Cover, For What It's Worth, Crazy Mama, and Friend Of The Devil. Not sure if that bonus disc came with the original download, or I added it myself?
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Great thread, here's a few I enjoy:
Jefferson Airplane covers of Triad & Wooden Ships by David Crosby.
Clive Gregson & Christine Collister cover of "One Step Up" by Springsteen.
The Meters cover a Bread Song "Make it With You" from their Live on the Queen Mary set.
Jefferson Airplane covers of Triad & Wooden Ships by David Crosby.
Clive Gregson & Christine Collister cover of "One Step Up" by Springsteen.
The Meters cover a Bread Song "Make it With You" from their Live on the Queen Mary set.
Shadowferret, I like that cover too but give a listen if you can to Genya Ravan and Ten Wheel Drive's cover. The bass line is to die for.
Another cover I really enjoy is Steve Hillage's take on "Hurdy Gurdy Man". Spaciness defined
xero-D-hero
Super Member
I'd hafta agree with this one.
Yep,pretty much Johnny Cash covering anything would likely get my vote.
Agree,and I'm a huge Soundgarden fan,I'm sure they were blown away by this one.
Say what you want about Rick Rubin at least he had the genius idea to get JC back into the studio to record these covers.
Add to those:
I wont back down ~ Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers cover.
Desperado ~ Eagles cover.
Yeah,like this one better too.
Absolutely,much prefer Gary Moore's version of this one.
Big fan of Raven back in the day,yet I have'nt heard this version so I'll hafta check that one out.
Add to that:
The Cult's version of Born To Be Wild.
Yep,like that one too.
Yes. All the covers from that unplugged taping were pure brilliance.
Major fan of both bands but have'nt heard either of these covers,which is odd to me,must be off of their newer stuff or something.
Add to this:
FuManchu doing Godzilla (BOC cover) much better version,they let the song become as heavy as it can get.
My contributions: (and I'm sure I'll get some heat for a couple of these)
Bahaus doing "Ziggy Stardust" by Bowie.
Anthrax doing "Parasite" by KISS.
Anthrax doing "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" by well you know.
Anthrax doing "God Save The Queen" by The Sex Pistols.
Anthrax doing "Bring the Noise" by PE.
Voivod doing "Astronomy Domine" by Pink Floyd.
Marilyn Manson doing "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode.
Marilyn Manson doing "Down In The Park" by Gary Numan.
Marilyn Manson's version of "Tainted Love" (cover of a cover).
Lou Reed doing "This Magic Moment" by Roy Orbison.
COC doing "Lord Of This World" by Black Sabbath (NIB I).
Godsmack doing "Sweet Leaf" by Black Sabbath (NIB II).
Ministry doing "Lay Lady Lay" by Dylan.
Overkill doing "Frankenstein" by Edgar Winter.
Pantera doing "Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath (NIB II).
Sepultura doing "Orgasmatron" by Motorhead.
Soulfly doing "Under The Sun" by Black Sabbath (NIB II).
White Zombie doing "Children Of The Grave" by Black Sabbath (NIB I).
Metallica doing "Am I Evil" by Diamondhead.
The Bangles doing "A Hazy Shade Of Winter" by Paul Simon.
Just a few that I can recall w/o too much thinking about it,and have'nt already been mentioned.
FWIW
Bret P.
Loop2kil
Active Member
Some good ones in your list indeed...especially Pantera's cover of Electric Funeral, freaking epic.
1TUFSS
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Agreed on the Anthrax covers, they're excellent. Not so much on the Metallica version, which is overplayed as hell and was further bastardized by the popular "abridged" version which cuts out half the song - what a travesty. Plus I'm an NWOBHM fan at heart, so it's quite dear to me...
SkyLounger
Super Member
I like covers when they are in a different style than the original, when there's a twist (somebody was mentioning Eva Cassidy, for example).
I despise covers that are just attempts to be better than the original, but without bringing anything new.
That being said, a cover will always be just that, a cover. IMO it doesn't get better than the original.
I despise covers that are just attempts to be better than the original, but without bringing anything new.
That being said, a cover will always be just that, a cover. IMO it doesn't get better than the original.
BLAH BLAH
Super Member
Hmmmm...piqued my interest here...I must check this one out! thank you...
bjlefebvre
Super Member
Toots & The Maytals' version of John Denver's "Country Roads."
Aretha Franklin, already mentioned here, can cover pretty much anything and make it her own. I prefer her version of "You Send Me" light years more than Sam Cooke's.
Aretha Franklin, already mentioned here, can cover pretty much anything and make it her own. I prefer her version of "You Send Me" light years more than Sam Cooke's.