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Posted: January 22 2012 at 04:56
Nice thread. Liked the Sepultura covers unlike the Sisters cover they added something different. THe Sisters did a lot of great covers of songs you might not expect so they couldn't help but bring something different to the party.
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Posted: January 21 2012 at 20:44
Dean wrote:
ClemofNazareth wrote:
Manfed Mann's Earth Band doing Mike Heron's 'Don't Kill it Carol':
Mann had a great knack of interpretation, whether that was Heron (I really like Earthband version of Singing the Dolphin Through too), Dylan, Springsteen or Holst.
Yeah Mann seemed to do other people's stuff better than he did his own. I never understood what "Singing the Dolphin Through" was all about, but it definitely rocked Heron's version.
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Posted: January 21 2012 at 20:42
Atavachron wrote:
don't know about better, but there have been some very cool covers; the Pretenders did a sweet version of Hendrix's 'Room Full of Mirrors' in the 80s, and I always liked what Eddie did with 'You Really Got Me', and of course Yes' Every Little Thing-- there've also been some cringers like Sting's 'Little Wing' or Sinatra's 'Something'
I always like Chrissie Hynde's cover of "I Got You Babe" with UB40. Way better than the original - Cher couldn't lick Chrissie Hynde's boots (although she'd probably like to):
Speaking of UB40, they did a lot of great covers too. "Red Red Wine" (Neil Diamond), "Many Rivers to Cross" (Jimmy Cliff), "Breakfast in Bed" (Dusty Springfield), "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love With You" (Elvis)...
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Posted: January 21 2012 at 18:54
yeah I'm a Tori fan from way back too, though I admit to not having kept up with her astounding and somewhat baffling catalog
real good cover BTW, and I do believe I hear the influence of Rachel Grimes in the piano and structure (why Rachel's is not on PA I'll never know, Post Team? Anyone? )
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Posted: January 21 2012 at 18:51
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I find way better Lazuli's version of Capitaine Coeur de Miel than the original... and on the metal side of the force, Therion is a band that really stands out for the quality of their covers
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Posted: January 21 2012 at 18:47
Atavachron wrote:
and that Tori Amos/Neil Young is crippling
As a huge Tori fan, Strange Little Girls is not an album that I immediately fell in love with, but her cover of Slayer's Raining Blood is one from that album I do like:
Whether that is better or worse than the original is open to debate - there's no denying that it's different though.
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Posted: January 21 2012 at 18:38
I find way better Lazuli's version of Capitaine Coeur de Miel than the original... and on the metal side of the force, Therion is a band that really stands out for the quality of their covers
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They did so long ago
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