Yes - Close To The Edge ~ Cover?

The Minstrel wrote: Close to the Edge would be tough but what I really want to see is a cover of Trout Mask Replica. Think of trying to replicate all those strange rhythyms.

Try this:

http://cuneiformrecords.com/bandshtml/fast.html

Gary Lucas with both Fast'n'Bulbous, a jazz take on Beefheart, and with the revamped Magic Band (original members of Van Vliet's  band, but from different periods, but with the good Captain's seal of approval), will be including material from Trout Mask Replica. There was a brief review here of the MB's Portsmouth gig last May. More info:

http://www.garylucas.com/  

The Minstrel wrote: Close to the Edge would be tough but what I really want to see is a cover of Trout Mask Replica. Think of trying to replicate all those strange rhythyms.

Don't mention Trout Mask Replica, you'll get Ofur started again. Seriously, one of the previous TMR threads mentioned that someone did actually score a lot of it, so it should be possible. That would be interesting.

Eetu Pellonpää wrote: The beginning of the song would be a nice thing to jam with jazz-trio line-up!  I think the drums  ould be most difficult to learn! They are also essential, as they drive the guitar and bass forwad. I have decent tabs for bass and guitar, and I learned the bass line a bit for my own amusement. It sounds first difficult, but when you learn the notes and the scale it's not so hard, as it follows the drumrhytm quite directly. On the original version, I'm not so keen of the soundwall Mr. Wakeman does in the opening-chaos, though there's not another word of complaintment for the rest of the song. And the whole epic might be quite nasty to do through completely! You would need lots and lots of practising and a good gear...

I guess you are right, there being some evidence with what has been done with Krimson standards in the last year. Theo Travis's great rearrangement of 21st Century Schizoid Man, (ex. Earth To Earth) gave the tune a distinct Dave Brubeck Quartet feel, and the forthcoming Crimson Jazz Trio (lead by Ian Wallace) do a whole album of jazzed-up Crimson: The King Crimson Song Book Volume 1.  Brad Mehldau's latest album Day Is Done (Nonesuch Records) has covers of Nick Drake, Lennon/McCartney, Radiohead and Paul Simon, which again shows many pop and rock tunes (especially Yes's) can withstand reworking and better, having new angles put to the tunes.

maidenrulez wrote: atleast dream theater have covered parts of it...and it sounded crap

James LaBrie is clearly not the best choice for trying to sound like Anderson. Maybe if he tried to sing it an octave lower.

Chipiron wrote: Fritha wrote: I'm still wondering how no rap-artists have found this gem to make their own interpretation of it -the rhythm really would suit rap music and just listen to Jon's way of singing the verses. Now that would make an interesting cover..................................................and please don't kill me   Great idea, man! Prog - Rap

An unprecedentend fusion of music-genres if there ever was one! Get Snoop Dog on the line. 

Fritha wrote: I'm still wondering how no rap-artists have found this gem to make their own interpretation of it -the rhythm really would suit rap music and just listen to Jon's way of singing the verses. Now that would make an interesting cover..................................................and please don't kill me

Great idea, man! Prog - Rap

I'm still wondering how no rap-artists have found this gem to make their own interpretation of it -the rhythm really would suit rap music and just listen to Jon's way of singing the verses.

Now that would make an interesting cover..................................................and please don't kill me

Actaully at the Calprog festival last summer in LA, the USA band 'IZZ' covered 'Close to the edge' and it was VERY good, they played it fairly close to the original, but added someof their own a bit too, the audience was very impressed. It was a useful things they had two male and two female singers in the band, it gave all those vocal paasges a great touch.

Oddly at that festival ALL bands are required to play covers and three of the five bands played Yes songs! 'Spiralling' did a decent version of 'Soundchaser' and The Flower Kings did a great version of 'Soon' from the Gates of Delirium.

So it can be done!!!