Norris Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, AndyTravis said: I’ve just listened to it…it’s heavy handed, a bit overproduced… sounds like it was from a film soundtrack? Which version? 😂 Actually the original S&G version was used on the early Dustin Hoffman film The Graduate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 And as for awful covers, well any Lloyd's Bank advert in the last few years 🤮 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 5 hours ago, AndyTravis said: I’ve just listened to it…it’s heavy handed, a bit overproduced… sounds like it was from a film soundtrack? To me this is one of the most astonishing statements I have ever seen in a discussion about music, that S&G's version is a bit overproduced in comparison to the Disturbed version. Previously I would have strongly argued as to how wrong you are. However, I recently sat through a presentation at the sound production department of the uni my son is off to. The lecturer played us a track before and after his post grad students had got their hands on it. I couldn't believe that everyone else in the room preferred the new version which I hated to the same level that I hate Disturbed's SoS. I'm sure age has a lot to do with it, but it just goes to show that there is no right or wrong, and that it's all down to how we hear things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting. Elton's song is a joy: the guitar riffing is sublime, full of bubbling energy. Nickleback's cover is a lifeless dirge - it's like someone recorded a cement mixer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 10 hours ago, Graham said: There's a number of nu-metal bands who did some awful, earnest covers Disturbed - The Sound Of Silence Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes Machine Head - Message In A Bottle Couldn't agree more though these bands wouldn't have known better as they're c@ck. Nu-metal was one of the lowest points in music along with the all those post grunge bands though these genres are interchangeable . The Disturbed cover is just too painfully earnest/earnestly painful. Then there's that atrocious take on Smooth Criminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Barking Spiders said: Couldn't agree more though these bands wouldn't have known better as they're c@ck. Nu-metal was one of the lowest points in music along with the all those post grunge bands though these genres are interchangeable . The Disturbed cover is just too painfully earnest/earnestly painful. Then there's that atrocious take on Smooth Criminal. Oh, I quite like the Smooth Criminal cover, partly because it's fun and also because it is very nostalgic for me - I was exactly the right age when it came out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman666 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 01/09/2023 at 10:26, toneknob said: thanks for the tip... never heard this before. hendrix is one of bobs favourite artists. Of course this is totally different but its bob doing his thing and it sounds great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 3 hours ago, Mykesbass said: I couldn't believe that everyone else in the room preferred the new version It's probably more to the fact that as musicians we are used to hearing raw music as its supposed to sound in real life. Most people are used to hearing overproduced final versions of recordings. It's similar effect to seeing people as they are in the street vs photos they put up on social media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 9 hours ago, Norris said: No, it's plain nasty. Go back and listen to the original for as many times as it takes to cure you 😉 It's absolutely superb. I'm astonished that so many people on here have cloth ears. Maybe it's because you're all really old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How1 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Sinead O'Connor - All Apologies (Nirvana). Absolutely no need whatsoever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman666 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 01/09/2023 at 07:31, scalpy said: Jealous Guy- Roxy Music. Just rude, plain rude. so i guess you also aren't a fan of their version of eight miles high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman666 Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 22 hours ago, greavesbass said: Just had a listen and it sounds suspiciously like something from a long time ago...Cant think off hand what tho... So maybe BD was covering the original and not her "cover". this got me googling ..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 The Disturbed version of Sound of Silence is a better rendition of the words. They're very powerful words and the original S&G version has either been got at by the film producers or sung deliberately like that for some reason. I'm not up with 60s protest songs and that part of US history is a bit difficult to understand. Although I think the Disturbed version is trying too hard to be different. A lot of the phrasing and some tuning has been changed in an effort to make it different. Probably didn't need to do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Musicman666 said: so i guess you also aren't a fan of their version of eight miles high? Sorry I don’t know it. Boycotted their catalogue in protest! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 14 hours ago, Barking Spiders said: No mention yet of Jagger and Bowie's atrocious Dancing in the Street I'll happily mention it. It's so bad, it makes really bad things look great. I like this remix. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Foo Fighters cover of Baker Street is pretty awful I think. Rod Stewart did a few dodgy covers but by far the worst was his version of Weak originally by Skunk Anansie....terrible... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, tauzero said: That's a brilliant cover. As recorded, it's... OK. There's this live version featuring Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge that takes it to a completely different level though, with some beautiful S&G-style harmonies. Check it out. Edited September 2, 2023 by Russ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 53 minutes ago, Urban Bassman said: Foo Fighters cover of Baker Street is pretty awful I think. Rod Stewart did a few dodgy covers but by far the worst was his version of Weak originally by Skunk Anansie....terrible... Oh my giddy aunt! I had forgotten about that cover of Weak. I love me some Skunk Anansie and I’m rather partial to a bit of Rod (oo er..), but… I went and listened to it after reading your post, thinking that I hadn’t heard it. That is until the chorus came in and I realised that I had indeed heard it before. Hopefully I can forget about it again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Just now, KingBollock said: Oh my giddy aunt! I had forgotten about that cover of Weak. I love me some Skunk Anansie and I’m rather partial to a bit of Rod (oo er..), but… I went and listened to it after reading your post, thinking that I hadn’t heard it. That is until the chorus came in and I realised that I had indeed heard it before. Hopefully I can forget about it again! It is a bit of a shocker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 2 hours ago, TimR said: The Disturbed version of Sound of Silence is a better rendition of the words. They're very powerful words and the original S&G version has either been got at by the film producers or sung deliberately like that for some reason. I'm not up with 60s protest songs and that part of US history is a bit difficult to understand. Although I think the Disturbed version is trying too hard to be different. A lot of the phrasing and some tuning has been changed in an effort to make it different. Probably didn't need to do that. Not so different. Nevermore went for a truly different approach. Disturbed heard it and, years later, used it as a template to make a commercially bombastic version, devoid of any subtlety or feeling, cramming faux emotion down the throat of the listener with all the grace of a wrecking ball and with none of the guile or creativity of Nevermore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Russ said: As recorded, it's... OK. There's this live version featuring Myles Kennedy from Alter Bridge that takes it to a completely different level though, with some beautiful S&G-style harmonies. Well, not good, but at least it isn't the abomination that they made as a single, so I guess that is an improvement. Sh*t with glitter on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyaber Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Rod Stewart Tom Traubert's Blues Rod Stewart Downtown Train Both Tom Waits classics murdered by Rod F@cking Stewart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 4 hours ago, Doctor J said: Not so different. Nevermore went for a truly different approach. Disturbed heard it and, years later, used it as a template to make a commercially bombastic version, devoid of any subtlety or feeling, cramming faux emotion down the throat of the listener with all the grace of a wrecking ball and with none of the guile or creativity of Nevermore. That's awful. At least Disturbed appear to have read and understood what the lyrics are about. "Faux emotion".? That's what every actor and singer does and has done since the dawn of time. That's what they get paid for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 You're right. Thankfully Draiman and co don't get a cent outisde of mechanicals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I am a bit of a fan, but the Rush "Feedback" album is pretty grim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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