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Title: Covers
Post by: Billy Underdog on October 07, 2018, 09:35:02 AM
A thread for covers, good and bad.

Just stumbled across this, i don't think it's all that bad. I like the Country vibe it's got, but i think it could've been pulled even more towards that direction. Brings out a whole other mood in the tune.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZDtIEXZneE
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Billy Underdog on October 07, 2018, 09:39:24 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvlt6POm-lc

Just proove that this tune actually isn't that bad... Depends who's doing it, really...  ;D
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: BOGBLAST on October 07, 2018, 07:29:37 PM
^^^^^ Sorry Billy, but I'll take the Dio version. Sounds like Larry the lounge lizard. Here's my contribution:

Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on October 08, 2018, 02:19:45 AM

Just proove that this tune actually isn't that bad... Depends who's doing it, really...  ;D


Indeed. And that dude butchered it!
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Typhon on October 09, 2018, 05:16:15 PM

Just proove that this tune actually isn't that bad... Depends who's doing it, really...  ;D


Indeed. And that dude butchered it!

 :rofl:
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on October 19, 2018, 12:08:02 PM

Just proove that this tune actually isn't that bad... Depends who's doing it, really...  ;D


Indeed. And that dude butchered it!

Not butchered as much as completely rearranged it. The whole album was Boone taking what he saw as good songs from the Heavy Metal Songbook and bringing them over to *his* audience, which included lots of people that would break out in a rash at the sight of a Gibson SG. He took a lot of crap for it, but he stood by his choices. Boone said in an interview that we all have to learn to be more tolerant and not to let appearances turn us away from something that is truly of value.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on October 19, 2018, 01:40:14 PM
Not butchered as much as completely rearranged it. The whole album was Boone taking what he saw as good songs from the Heavy Metal Songbook and bringing them over to *his* audience, which included lots of people that would break out in a rash at the sight of a Gibson SG. He took a lot of crap for it, but he stood by his choices. Boone said in an interview that we all have to learn to be more tolerant and not to let appearances turn us away from something that is truly of value.

I'm all for rearrengements. They can sometimes work really great...especially doing full metal songs acoustically..that can be really amazing when done well...

This version here however...if Boone got a lot of crap for doing it, that was all well deserved...as it is in a word. HORRIBLE.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on October 19, 2018, 01:57:57 PM
Well, here's one of the best covers I got, Angelique Kidjo doing "Voodoo Child"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36bGFi1U_vw

Gives me goosebumps every time. She's an amazing vocalist and interpreter of the music.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on October 19, 2018, 02:03:29 PM
Just found this one, and I have to say I love it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBlDEj4aQTk
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Typhon on October 19, 2018, 05:13:36 PM
^^^^^^
Thumbs up, from me.  8)
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on October 20, 2018, 06:49:25 PM
^^^^^^
Thumbs up, from me.  8)

Glad you liked it. I first heard them 2 years ago, and they have been a great discovery.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Billy Underdog on October 23, 2018, 10:53:14 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEwNrjvNiYs

:rofl:

A cappella "Metal". Damn Germans...  ;D
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on October 23, 2018, 11:09:34 AM
Difference between the Swedes and the Germans:

Swedes like pop music.

Germans like poop music.

:smug:
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Billy Underdog on November 03, 2018, 02:22:27 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ia9N9MdSa0

Dare i say this is better than the original? Atleast it's got alot more "feel"
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on November 03, 2018, 05:30:07 AM
Dare i say this is better than the original? Atleast it's got alot more "feel"

Well considering that is hands down Metallica's worst song that ain't saying much...But honestly I really liked her voice!
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Jack the Stripper on November 03, 2018, 05:42:00 AM
That cover sucked and so did the chick singing it. Metallica and Black Sabbath covers do not work
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Typhon on November 03, 2018, 09:51:53 AM
Thing told me the video was unavailable. :squint:
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Billy Underdog on November 03, 2018, 10:14:49 AM
Thing told me the video was unavailable. :squint:

The artist's called Lissie and she did a cover of nothing else matters.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Tyr66 on November 04, 2018, 08:17:16 AM
That cover sucked and so did the chick singing it. Metallica and Black Sabbath covers do not work

one the rare good Sabbath covers by Entombed , legendary Death Metal band :
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Jack the Stripper on November 05, 2018, 05:03:56 AM
^^Yeah not bad. The vocals are far less growly or deathly than usual for Entombed.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on November 06, 2018, 02:29:21 PM
I liked the Lissie cover of "Nothing Else Matters." It's a song Metallica shouldn't have sung, but they did...

James Hetfield can growl, shout, and grimace. Singing? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

Here's one I love, the Isley Brothers covering "Listen to the Music" by the Doobie Brothers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO8dSfle7ow

Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Tyr66 on November 06, 2018, 03:57:17 PM
^^ I'm not an expert but every time I listen to 70s Soul music, I think about Glenn Hughes's love for this music and its influence on his singing style. If I had closed my eyes, I would have thought for a moment that it was Glenn at the microphone.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on November 06, 2018, 04:08:57 PM
^^ I'm not an expert but every time I listen to 70s Soul music, I think about Glenn Hughes's love for this music and its influence on his singing style. If I had closed my eyes, I would have thought for a moment that it was Glenn at the microphone.

Glenn does proper justice to soul vocals. It's hard for him to hide his love and appreciation for the genre.

Here's another Isley Bros. cover, "Hello It's Me", done originally by fellow Bearsville labelmate Todd Rundgren:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVg9J5ELEwI

And, yeah, I REALLY hear the similarity with Glenn Hughes on this performance. Wow. Didn't notice it before you mentioned it. Time to awesome somebody! :)
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: BOGBLAST on November 06, 2018, 10:01:31 PM
Sorry ZZ, but I can't think of anything positive to say about either of those covers. I really like funk and soul but I didn't like the direction they took with these two classics. Worst of all was the vocals, too weak.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on November 06, 2018, 10:05:33 PM
Sorry ZZ, but I can't think of anything positive to say about either of those covers. I really like funk and soul but I didn't like the direction they took with these two classics. Worst of all was the vocals, too weak.

As Sly Stone said, "Different strokes for different folks."

He also said, "Different freaks for different weeks."  :twitch:
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: BOGBLAST on November 06, 2018, 10:16:29 PM
...and so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on November 07, 2018, 12:09:33 PM
So here's some rock for ya, Bog!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m0_7nZHw2c
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: BOGBLAST on November 07, 2018, 08:11:56 PM
^^^^ Much better  :guitar:
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on November 08, 2018, 10:27:05 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbHC54c4AR4

If you can't rock out with "Hound Dog", you can't rock, full stop. Any decent band can do wonders with this tune, and Little Richard proves what a genius can do with it. Love this version.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on November 15, 2018, 09:25:43 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ng75Flyx4Q

Gillan has some great fun with the Little Richard tune.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on February 28, 2019, 08:58:27 AM
These are pretty talented kids here:



The video's cheesy as hell but the singer's got a pretty good Veronica Freeman voice going for her which is nice.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Typhon on February 28, 2019, 10:49:35 AM
^^^^^^
The sound was so spot-on that it makes me wonder how much correction and adjustment was done in the editing phase. 
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on February 28, 2019, 11:17:48 AM
^^^^^^
The sound was so spot-on that it makes me wonder how much correction and adjustment was done in the editing phase. 

Yeah I don't think they played that one live there either! :D
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Tyr66 on February 28, 2019, 11:46:29 AM
great cover of The Ocean by Moby Dicks band and the mighty Mike Terrena on drums.
through this vid, we can see the immense talent of John Bonham.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on February 28, 2019, 05:35:03 PM
These are pretty talented kids here:



The video's cheesy as hell but the singer's got a pretty good Veronica Freeman voice going for her which is nice.

DUDE I LOVE THOSE LIGHTING BOLTS EFFECTS :yes: :rockon:
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on February 28, 2019, 05:43:37 PM
great cover of The Ocean by Moby Dicks band and the mighty Mike Terrena on drums.
through this vid, we can see the immense talent of John Bonham.


Great drummer... and then I thought of this guy because I'm a crazy man like that... :problem:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96LkkKsK5BA
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Tyr66 on March 01, 2019, 04:52:42 AM
^^^ yeah , saw this crazy guy once with this one !
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on March 01, 2019, 09:59:26 AM
Motorhead does another Hawkwind cover... :smug:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4XKG1Y5sM8
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on August 23, 2025, 04:05:20 PM
Now this one made me LAUGH!

Some dude made a Finnish cover of PAINKILLER!




He actually managed to translate the song almost word for word which is NOT easy while maintaining the vocal meldoy!
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Typhon on August 23, 2025, 04:21:45 PM
^^^^^^
I think you have got to make one, Charger.   :banana:
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on August 24, 2025, 10:03:16 AM
:lol:

Maybe not.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on August 24, 2025, 12:01:48 PM
Dangit, that sent me down a rabbit hole and now I know what would have happened if Weird Al Yankovic had been the producer for Van Halen's 1984...



Eläkeläiset - Hump (Jump)
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on August 24, 2025, 12:34:48 PM
Eläkeläiset (The Retirees) is a humor/joke band that I think came out of some kind of humor show back in the 80s...maybe early 90s...
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Typhon on August 24, 2025, 01:18:19 PM
I actually like this better than the original.   :partay:


Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Charger on September 05, 2025, 12:54:24 PM
Here's a bit of a different kind of take on A TOUCH OF EVIL!

Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on September 06, 2025, 02:13:34 PM


Bobby Womack and Bill Withers doing a cover of a Rolling Stones cover of a Bobby Womack original. Womack plays a mean guitar on this one, great lines.
Title: Re: Covers
Post by: Zzzptm on September 11, 2025, 04:38:53 PM


Texas rockabilly doing some metal - strong version of Rev. Horton Heat and "Ace of Spades".