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Poll Question: When an artist/group records and/or performs a cover version,I like it
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    Posted: June 17 2024 at 19:54
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

What if the Bee Gees ever did prog?


They'd need looser trousers.


I was waiting for someone to post up a notorious 'prog album' cover from 1978 but I'm not doing it LOL
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Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

^Has Wakeman even been know to do vocals at all?


I think there was one of his 80's albums that did feature him singing. Cost of Living or one of those. Yet I don't recall having heard such song. However, I certainly meant him getting a singer to do the vocals, as he has always done.
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Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

What if the Bee Gees ever did prog?


They'd need looser trousers.

I was waiting for someone to post up a notorious 'prog album' cover from 1978 but I'm not doing it LOL
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Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

What if the Bee Gees ever did prog?

They'd need looser trousers.

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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

What if the Bee Gees ever did prog?


They'd need looser trousers.
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Originally posted by AlanB AlanB wrote:

I voted for the middle option because one cover I absolutely hate is the Scissor Sisters' Comfortably Numb, which would fit under option 4.

It's the answer to the question What if the Bee Gees ever did prog? I don't think it's a question that ever needed asking though.Ouch
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Originally posted by AlanB AlanB wrote:

I voted for the middle option because one cover I absolutely hate is the Scissor Sisters' Comfortably Numb, which would fit under option 4.


That makes me shudder every time it's mentioned - if I never hear that ever again it will be too soon.
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I voted for the middle option because one cover I absolutely hate is the Scissor Sisters' Comfortably Numb, which would fit under option 4.
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^Has Wakeman even been know to do vocals at all?
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Originally posted by Floydoid Floydoid wrote:

^The Yes cover of 'America' being an exemplary example of what you're talking about.

Indeed, that one and the other covers they did in their first albums. Unfortunatley, though I do love the way they adapted and progged up those songs, I don't really like the original songs, and the way they worked them didn't change that much. There's also Rick Wakeman's versions of Eleanor Rigby and Pain it Black, which I do love the originals and Wakeman's versions. I only wish he did some version of them with vocals.
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

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Red House Painters - Long Distance Runaround   (from the 90s and you can probably find it on your youtube)

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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Annie Haslam & Steve Howe - Turn of the Century. Is it better than the original? YES!! 


I would have been really happy if a deal could have been worked out where Annie replaced Jon when he left Yes. Drama with Annie on vocals would have been awesome.


Edited by RockHound - June 08 2024 at 14:52
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Try listening Pink Talking Fish. Some concerts on YouTube.
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I can't vote on this  poll, but man, Steve Hillage’s 1977 live rendition of the Beatles’ 'It’s All Too Much' is like, totally mind-blowing, man! I mean, that guitar solo just takes you on a cosmic journey through time and space, you know what I’m saying? The way he blends those psychedelic vibes with his killer guitar skills is just next level. It’s like he’s tapping into some higher frequency or something, and it’s pure magic.
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I picked "Somewhat changed, but still recognizable"

       One of my faves representing that is Helmut Koellen's cover of the Beatle's "You Won't See Me"
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

^ unavailable for me.
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Red House Painters - Long Distance Runaround   (from the 90s and you can probably find it on your youtube)
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Closer to what it might have sounded like if Phil Collins had sung this

GLASS MOON - Solsbury Hill (1980)
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I voted for option 3 but it could be anywhere from option 2 to 4.

Sometimes going radically different works, and sometimes it can be just a novelty.

This is both. Hellsongs does "lounge" covers of metal songs as their gimmick. I absolutely enjoy their version of Megadeth's Symphony of Destruction.



A couple years back I did poll/playlist of covers of War Pigs. I have since expanded the playlist with a wide range of covers that could be 2 to 4. Some work really well and others don't. But it shows how good the original song is. You need a good song in the first place.



Edited by mathman0806 - June 07 2024 at 04:14
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http://https://youtu.be/Fd19Moeyul8?si=q3NfbqfuBReUenAt


Edited by martinprog77 - June 07 2024 at 03:24
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A cover that fits the 4th option, a jazz cover of Metallica's My Friend of Misery. Superb if you ask me. Smile
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