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JLocke 
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 16:10 |
Well, I posted this yesterday, but apparently I wasn't descriptive enough, or somebody thought I was posting something I shouldn't. Hopefully the new title will save this thread from assuming the same fate as its predecessor.
Who thinks this cover is just absolute perfection?
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SgtPepper67
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 18:32 |
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Great cover
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In the end the love you take is equal to the love you made...
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:02 |
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...Its a cover...
No thanks, I'll stick to the original. I mean, its a damn good cover...
But hes no PG.
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Dean
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:11 |
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Sorry, that's not for me.
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What?
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Logan
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:33 |
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It's rather dull in my eyes to be honest. Though played well enough, I find the interpretation to be lacking in creativity.
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JLocke
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:37 |
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Wow. O_O. Well, if he sings for my project, will you guys be just as quick to dismiss him, or will you give him a fighting chance?
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Logan
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:39 |
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He's talented, no doubt about that.
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JLocke
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:41 |
So that's a yes? lol.
Maybe my ears need checking.  |
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JLocke
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:43 |
And no, he;s clearly not PG. I guess that's why it's a cover, and not the original song. As a cover, I thought it was perfect, because so many people try to mimick him, and this guy just sang the way he interperated. Anyway, thansk fro your honesty, anyway.
I'm still gonna hope he agrees to my project, though, because as far as I'm concerned, his voice fits the bill.
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Logan
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 19:49 |
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What I mean is that he's a talented-enough singer and guitarist, but I found the version to be lacklustre due to a lack of originality/ uniqueness in the interpretation. I don't expect he'll be doing covers if he sings for your project, will he?
Incidentally, I'm partial to his name.
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JLocke
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Posted: April 12 2009 at 21:30 |
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Nah, he'd be singing original stuff for me.
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Endless Wire
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 00:30 |
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Cover is just so-so, but he is a really good singer. Should be great for a prog project, he's got that Neal Morse thing going on.
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Dean
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 04:04 |
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The problem for me is that the covers he sings on YouTube are of English bands (Floyd, Radiohead, The Who, Peter Gabriel, etc. - and to give him a fair listen I did try them all) and he has an American voice - while there is nothing inherently wrong in that, it just doesn't work for me. However, I'm sure his voice will fit well with original music.
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What?
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npjnpj
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 05:21 |
I won't get into the interpretation discussion apart from saying that I enjoyed that version, but I was well impressed with the singing voice.
Hang on, I will get into that discussion: Does everyone, who sings a PG song have to sound like PG to get accepted for his interpretation, and wouldn't that really just be copy-cat? Considering the circumstances where the recording was made, it's a great achievement, showing that the singer even in those surroundings has a great gift for delivering a song in a wonderful and emotional manner.
I think he really made it his own.
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tamijo
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 06:21 |
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I like it, diffrent and thats what a cover should allways be
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 11:42 |
Cover is pleasant enough, but I, too, would rather see & hear him sing something original. He has a nice voice. Of course, NOBODY is another PG 
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Hercules
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 12:05 |
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Given that I don't actually know the original, I thought that this was absolutely brilliant.
Terrific singer.
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 12:59 |
Since the other thread is going, I though I'd repost these two PG covers by the wonderful Happy Rhodes here:
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Bigger on the inside.
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JLocke
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 13:07 |
 Hercules wrote:
Given that I don't actually know the original, I thought that this was absolutely brilliant.
Terrific singer.
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Exactly. 
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Posted: April 13 2009 at 18:42 |
nice cover actually, but about perfection...Peter Gabriel's live version of this song is perfect, check out Secret World
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