Covers better than Original

[immortal13 4059]

On 7/3/2018 at 9:33 AM, Buzzrock said:

Since this has become the “pretty good covers” thread, here’s a really cool one-man cover of Purple Rain using a unique instrument and a looper. Stick with it, it’s worth it for the solo.
 

Something just not right about that

[Rimbo 25229]

5 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Man, I get it, opinions are like assholes, we all have them . . . in my opinion, that just sucks complete 100% USDA Grade A ass.  That is fucking awful.

His tone is just disgusting.  Horrible.  It doesn't sound like there's an amp in the same zip code, much less a vacuum tube.  The effects sound like Eric Johnson took a Viagra and fucked Tom Sholz for over 4 hours.

The playing is all sizzle without steak.  No soul, whatsoever.

And let's be clear, I cannot play like that, not in this lifetime, not in any future lifetimes.  I'd love to have that skill.  I'd KILL to have that skill.  But I sure as hell wouldn't use it like that.  Yikes.

OK, sorry.  + rep

 

I uh... agree. Couldn't listen to more than a few bars of it before I shut it off.

Have you seen the video of Dave Mustaine trying to do "metal classical" with the San Diego Symphony? They've... since been taken down. But you can read a vivid description here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z9sA8XfHwE and here's some audio... :O 

That's what Petrucci's "Purple Rain" sounded like to me. Oh my word. Oh. My. Word.

I love me Dream Theater and some good technical metal but maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan...

Edited July 6, 2018 by Rimbo

[tbone_ 13991]

I thought the Petrucci cover was good. Just a very good guitarist interpreting a very different song than what he typically plays in his own style.

His style isn’t my favorite but I liked it.

[CheesePie 230]

 

[BoomMF 1396]

3 hours ago, Rimbo said:

I uh... agree. Couldn't listen to more than a few bars of it before I shut it off.

Aw man, it didn't even get going yet!

As a technical manifesto (it was for a lecture at Musicians Institute), that version of Purple Rain covers just about everything humans have accomplished on guitar up to that point. State of the art kinda stuff. I'm not a big Petrucci fan, can't listen to Dream Theater for too long before I get fatigued, but I appreciate what that dude is able to do with his fingers. I could watch it just for that, damn the music. He has a Charlie Parker level of precision and accuracy. I know perfection often feels antiseptic and too clean, like a hospital, and this reaches those levels at times, but man, that version of Purple Rain belongs on the Voyager so aliens know not to fuck with us.

And Jimmy, that tone seemed to perfectly pay homage given the context of the song. Did it need more chorus? lewl

But a context-be-damned cover can be pretty fun too:

 

 

TLDR: I will pay real money if anyone can find me tabs of Petrucci's Purple Rain.

[Rimbo 25229]

Yeah, I'd rather hear a good interpretation with the occasional wrong note or out-of-tune note than something played technically flawlessly but poorly interpreted.

Mstislav Rostropovich < Heinrich Schiff, knowhutimean?

[BoomMF 1396]

Word.

Well, I have no idea who those dudes are, but Iknowwhatyoumean.

[Buzzrock 14785]

Petrucci is enigmatic to me. Massively talented but most of his stuff has no swing or groove to it. And I also think it’s weird that he went all Zack Wylde lumberjack with his look. It worked for Zack because Zack is a big Jersey meathead. But I think it looks odd on JP.

Before:



Now:

[Buzzrock 14785]

Oh and his new signature guitar is ridiculous. And not in a good way.

[jimmyjazz 45192]

Nice a capella take on "Boys Of Summer" by Petra Haden.  When I say "a capella", I mean it's all voice.  Every instrumental part is there, though (and the guitar solo slays me.)

 

Edited July 9, 2018 by jimmyjazz

[immortal13 4059]

51 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Nice a capella take on "Boys Of Summer" by Petra Haden.  When I say "a capella", I mean it's all voice.  Every instrumental part is there, though (and the guitar solo slays me.)

 

Interesting, but far from better

[Bogeywon 2518]

i think I may have posted this already but if not here it is... what a tromendous voice and huge loss. 

[DalTxHornFan 3071]

 

[jimmyjazz 45192]

Damn, I love me some Chicago horn parts.

[Bevo 13439]

Most covers of LeadBelly - like Ram Jam.

[Buzzrock 14785]

I really like the original, but I like this even better. Been digging LL ever since True Detective season two:

 

[Chad Fuck 17307]

The original, which I like just fine for what it is - country blues recorded at the very beginning of recorded sound. 

 

But the Wolf.  Damn.  He blows it out the damn water. 

 

[Rustic Horn 929]

Lissie does a pretty good job covering Danzig....

Acoustic version....

 

[TexasHooch 5088]

Not hard to beat the original but this cover is great in its own right.

 

[Thermos H. Christ 478]

Just released Tom Petty cover, I think I like it better than the original

 

Edited September 21, 2018 by Thermos H. Christ

[irishtexan 11414]

4 minutes ago, Thermos H. Christ said:

Just released Tom Petty cover, superior to original I think.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Ki_0Rjdag[/video]

You have GOT to be shitting me. This shit? This shit is better than Tom Fucking Petty? They took a badass cock-of-the-walk, take-no-shit rocker and took all the fucking balls and soul out of it and made it a song for 14 year old girls to write poetry to. Petal is her name? Fucking PETAL? C'mon man.

[Hammock 104]

 

[Thermos H. Christ 478]

I didn't say Petal is better than Tom Petty. And all credit goes to him for the strength of the lyrics/basic melody of course. I just think I like this quiet, earnest version more than the brash synth-rock one. I'm sure Tom Petty could have done a really effective stripped down version too.

And in these situations I always respect the choice to not go acoustic.

[irishtexan 11414]

3 hours ago, Thermos H. Christ said:

I didn't say Petal is better than Tom Petty. And all credit goes to him for the strength of the lyrics/basic melody of course. I just think I like this quiet, earnest version more than the brash synth-rock one. I'm sure Tom Petty could have done a really effective stripped down version too.

And in these situations I always respect the choice to not go acoustic.

And I didn't say you said Petal is better than TP. I was just making fun of her performance name. But you DID say you think that this cover is better than TP's version. And while I understand music appreciation is entirely subjective, and there is not right and wrong answer with respect to what one prefers, in this instance, you're still wrong.

[veritas aequitas 436]

Johnny Cash was great at making a cover his own but my favorite is his cover of Dylan's "It ain't me Babe"

[Duckman 82]

I've always enjoyed this version much more than the Allman Brothers original

 

 

[Duckman 82]

With all due respect to Prince I think Warren Zevon (via the Hindu Love Gods) rocked this one.

 

 

[Rip76 4881]

Speaking of covers.

I feel so weird about this but I had no idea that Kravitz’s version of “Fields of Joy’” is a cover.

[Loco 3752]

 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

That Danzig “Mother” cover was indeed bad ass.

[noharleyyet 2826]

I like Gary Moore's slow blues version better but this is damn close.

Edited September 27, 2018 by noharleyyet

[tbone_ 13991]

Gary Moore also did a great cover of Shapes of Things too

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Goddamn it. Now I want that cover of Mother. The one on iTunes is good but not as good as the live version.

[veritas aequitas 436]

For artists whose covers are better than their original music I would nominate Motorhead and Marilyn Manson

[Loco 3752]

Sorry, but this is the winner....  I forgot about this..  try not to smile 

 

This ones for you Bart!

Edited October 6, 2018 by Loco

[ajax 2568]

Drake can't sing for shit and Paramore can't write a good song, but holy shit you get Hayley Williams to sing a Drake song and you get some sex magic.

 

 

[Butch Had Not 2930]

I have really been digging this leo moracchioli channel on YouTube. Does metal covers of just about everything. 

 

[Underdog 28219]

SIAP,  not as good as REM’s but a clean lowkey version...

 

[Cajun 11659]

On 4/9/2018 at 8:21 AM, tokamak said:

I see your Jimi Hendrix, and I raise you one SRV.

 

This.

When you've topped Hendrix, you've done something.

Stevie topped Jimi here.

[Cajun 11659]

It's arguable, but for me this version is better...

Lord, I apologize.

[tbone_ 13991]

This.
When you've topped Hendrix, you've done something.
Stevie topped Jimi here.

Stevie topped Jimi on every one of his covers. Yep.

[jimmyjazz 45192]

On 9/26/2018 at 7:19 PM, Duckman said:

I've always enjoyed this version much more than the Allman Brothers original

 

 

I'm in complete agreement.  It's a stunning recording for starters.  Plus, it just grooves better.

[Rip76 4881]

 

[EuroHorn 3147]

 

[BoomMF 1396]

De-testicled that song.

[mchookem 15539]

 

(super necrobump lol...i was searching for something else and this thread came up, and i had a contribution i just recently discovered, thanks to Tom Morello lol ☺️)

Edited November 25, 2020 by mchookem

[jimmyjazz 45192]

On 3/23/2019 at 2:36 PM, BoomMF said:

De-testicled that song.

I don't understand why so many classical players can't even swing just a little bit.  No groove.  My sis is the same way.

[tbone_ 13991]

I always figured because no room for swing in classical. And you have to train so hard to be a classical that it rewires you.

[jimmyjazz 45192]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

I always figured because no room for swing in classical. And you have to train so hard to be a classical that it rewires you.

Yeah, but you'd have to be half deaf to transcribe her opening violin riff the way she did.  I mean, just ape the song, it's not exactly difficult.  She literally straightened the phrase out, for no good reason at all.  Maybe it's just the lack of bends, which is probably a no-no on violin.  My guess is she had it transcribed to notation and played it off that, instead of listening to the track.

Not a big deal, just weird to me.

Edited November 26, 2020 by jimmyjazz

[HenryJames 65525]

This has morphed into the Covers Good and Bad thread.