Cover Versions - Like the original or not

[rogerstodge]

My favourite cover, nothing like the original, and I won’t even mention the snarling growley bass line, oops

 

Edited August 24, 2018 by rogerstodge

[spongebob]

^^^^This^^^^^!

In terms of rock covers, I don't think it's ever been bettered. I still love it every time.😀

[steantval]

I’m of the opinion, if you are a covers band, you play songs exact or very near to the original.

If you are covering a really well known song that has a specific riff or solo i.e. Black Dog, Walk This Way etc, it needs to be bang on IMO.

 

Edited August 24, 2018 by steantval

[Dad3353]

3 hours ago, steantval said:

I’m of the opinion, if you are a covers band, you play songs exact or very near to the original.

If you are covering a really well known song that has a specific riff or solo i.e. Black Dog, Walk This Way etc, it needs to be bang on IMO.

 

I'm of the opinion that, as a band, one plays exactly how one wants to. Nothing is sacred. Playing like the original is fine, too, if that's what the band want to do.

[bazzbass]

On ‎24‎/‎08‎/‎2018 at 16:35, Nicko said:

A band I really don't like doing a song by a band that I dont like.  Utter purgatory.

ps Nice aviodance of the profanity filter there. 

yes, purgatory, you will be going there

 

but seriously, you don't have to like what I like, honestly

 

I doubt Sir Paul gives a rat's what you or I think either

 

Have you posted a clip? otherwise you're just posting solely to diss someone's opinion,

Edited August 25, 2018 by bazzbass

[chris_b]

One of the best and the most original cover I've heard was Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help From My Friends.

[Baxlin]

5 minutes ago, chris_b said:

One of the best and the most original cover I've heard was Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help From My Friends.

See my post on Thursday.  Great minds think alike.......

[kevin_lindsay]

David Bowie's cover version of China Girl was cool.

 

As for previous comments regarding those insipid, breathy vocal, cover versions of classic tracks used on TV adverts - they drive me crazy!

The "Ain't Nobody" one is especially irritating!!

[vbance]

"Bad dreams in the night.."  

 

[AndyTravis]

3 minutes ago, vbance said:

"Bad dreams in the night.."  

 

Prefer the Partridge version...

[phil.c60]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KJjVMqNIgA

One of my favourites....

Edited August 25, 2018 by phil.c60

[Woodinblack]

On 23/08/2018 at 20:40, mic mac moe said:

I like a reworking of a cover. There's a lovely version of "everybody wants to rule the world" on a TV advert currently. Love it 

Oh I hate that with such a passion - all those vapid breathy girl singers that do slow boring versions of songs that end up on adverts for banking.

[Woodinblack]

We tend to do ska versions of several things, even though we are not really a ska band, so we do 

Which is prefer to the original, and this which is so much better (as I really don't like the original)

 

 

[mic mac moe]

51 minutes ago, Woodinblack said:

Oh I hate that with such a passion - all those vapid breathy girl singers that do slow boring versions of songs that end up on adverts for banking.

Fair shout, the breathy bird singers. And the banking ads, should try and be more Schofield. As for the reworking of a great song, I like it. The lighter tempo, the darker minor inflection and the stripped back orchestration are refreshing. As someone who remembers proper punk, bands like reel big fish etc, however just make me wince. It's like manufactured x factor versions of a classic style. Still, takes all sorts, innit

[AndyTravis]

Covers/reimaginings like this always impress me...

 

[TheGreek]

Just posted this in the Curve Ball covers thread. There are a number of tracks on this album which I favour over the originals.

 

[mic mac moe]

4 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Just posted this in the Curve Ball covers thread. There are a number of tracks on this album which I favour over the originals.

 

Great album, that

[AndyTravis]

Just now, mic mac moe said:

Great album, that

Had a listen before - very well applied.

[mep]

Some need to be done as the original IMO. For us its ACDC & GnR. Plenty of others we do are either covers of covers or or own take on the song.

[alyctes]

Nobody wants to hear originals, and we haven't got a drummer...

[steantval]

Jealous Guy by Roxy Music, far better than original John Lennon version.

Corrected - Doh.

Edited August 25, 2018 by steantval

[Woodinblack]

5 hours ago, mic mac moe said:

As someone who remembers proper punk, bands like reel big fish etc, however just make me wince. It's like manufactured x factor versions of a classic style. Still, takes all sorts, innit

I am not sure I am following you on how punk and that real big fish track are related (and yes I do remember proper punk), but I am not familiar with X-Factor, so maybe it is something I don't get!

[chris_b]

After Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen covered the Meters song Mo Hipper, Art Neville said he wished their song, the original, had sounded more like Cleary's version.

 

PS

Just looking through the songs and it was Just Kissed My Baby, not Mo Hippa, duh!!

Edited August 25, 2018 by chris_b

[songofthewind]

That Jon Cleary thing is aces!

[Cicero]

The best cover I've heard recently 😂