Lateralus Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 So I'm sitting listening to the Radio One Live Lounge album, where bands will play a few covers in their sets, and it got me thinking about all my favourite covers. You know, the kind that are better (read: more enjoyable) than the original. I'm sure I can't remember all of them, but some of my favourites would be... Radiohead - Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd Cover) Rush - The Seeker (The Who Cover) Metallica - Tuesday's Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd Cover) Metallica - Turn the Page (Bob Seger Cover) Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar (Thin Lizzy Cover) Metallica - Astronomy (Blue Oyster Cult Cover) Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails Cover) Rainbow - Still I'm Sad (Yardbirds Cover) Tool - No Quarter (Led Zeppelin Cover) Tool - You Lied (Peach cover) A Perfect Circle - Imagine (John Lennon Cover) I'll add more as I remember them I guess. So, what are your favourite cover versions of songs? La lune ne garde aucune rancune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make7upu101 Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Just one that I listened to awhile ago that I liked, I'll add more later if I feel up to it. Elliott Smith- Don't Fear the Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apinagez Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower (Bob Dylan cover) ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Hendrix - Cocaine (Clapton Cover) correct me if im wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evadek Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 covers are noob tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megadedhed Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 faith no more - war pigs...... its as good as the original :shock: Sigs made by Runemetsa, Nuzza, Dark_Shadow, Kuroi and Me.liquid blobs attacking eachother American Anime... YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower (Bob Dylan cover) I'm absolutely baffled I could possibly forget that. La lune ne garde aucune rancune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford_rule Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 dream theater do an awesome version of hey you - pink floyd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blushenka Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 So I'm sitting listening to the Radio One Live Lounge album, where bands will play a few covers in their sets, and it got me thinking about all my favourite covers. You know, the kind that are better (read: more enjoyable) than the original. I'm sure I can't remember all of them, but some of my favourites would be... Radiohead - Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd Cover) Rush - The Seeker (The Who Cover) Metallica - Tuesday's Gone (Lynyrd Skynyrd Cover) Metallica - Turn the Page (Bob Seger Cover) Metallica - Whiskey in the Jar (Thin Lizzy Cover) Metallica - Astronomy (Blue Oyster Cult Cover) Johnny Cash - Hurt (Nine Inch Nails Cover) Rainbow - Still I'm Sad (Yardbirds Cover) Tool - No Quarter (Led Zeppelin Cover) Tool - You Lied (Peach cover) A Perfect Circle - Imagine (John Lennon Cover) I'll add more as I remember them I guess. So, what are your favourite cover versions of songs? I agree with most ones here. A few I didn't hear, but I'm gonna have to get a hold of them. Imo, some great covers are: Sonata Arctica - Die with your boots on (Iron Maiden cover) Thunderstone - Diamonds and Rust (Judas Priest cover) Johnny Cash - It's not me babe (Bob Dylan cover) Nightwish - Over the hills and far away (Gary Moore cover) Nightwish - High Hopes (Pink Floyd cover) -- a totally different feel from the original, but very powerful imo. Marco's voice rules. Children of Bodom - Bed of Nails (Alice Cooper cover) "Metal isn't about violence or faggy whiny lyrics. It isn't even about who plays the heaviest and fastest. It is about invoking a sense of wonder and magnitude that no other genre can depict." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus Posted August 7, 2006 Author Share Posted August 7, 2006 dream theater do an awesome version of hey you - pink floyd. That reminds me, the Dream Theater live cover medley is great. It goes (in order)... Pink Floyd - In the Flesh, Kansas - Carry on my Wayward Son, Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody, Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin', The Dixie Dregs - Cruise Control, Genesis - Turn it on Again. It's really really well done. Good transitions. La lune ne garde aucune rancune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_the_Viscous Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I like Dream Theater's covers of The Rover / Achilles Last Stand and Perfect Strangers (Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple respectively). I also that Iron Maiden did a decent job covering Doctor Doctor by UFO. deviantart account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-von Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 children of bodom - oops i did it one more time for sure 8) not everybody wants to hear the bubblegum pop garbage.im gonna burn in hell and drink all of satans beer.trashmetal/deathmetal/hardrock/folkmetal die hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubsa Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Sonata Arctica - Fade to Black (Metallica cover) Respect - Aretha Franklin (Otis Redding cover) Travis - Hit me baby one more time (Britney cover) The Vines - Miss Jackson (OutKast cover) Twist and Shout - The Beatles (Isley Brothers?) Tainted Love - Soft Cell (Don't know the original artist I'm afraid) Honourable mentions: John Cale and Gavin DeGraw covering Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen, but the real genius is behind the song. Also, when at a gig I watched The Stranglers do an absolutely amazing cover of Dust in the Wind by Kansas. I've never heard it again, but I so wish I could. It was beautiful. EDIT: Smegging hell, almost forgot One - Johnny Cash (U2 cover). Surpasses the original in so many ways. This is how much you all raised for charity. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromagus Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Sonata Arctica - Still Loving you (Scorpions cover) Therion - Summernight City (Abba cover) Video of the Therion cover... besides being a pretty weird video, it's also a really odd interpretation of an Abba song... My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicodallasman Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Nightwish-Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore cover) Marilyn Manson- Sweet Dreams (Eurythmics cover) <- Couldnt believe I liked it...Atreyu-You Give Love a Bad Name (Bon Jovi cover) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragen Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I really like Dream Theaters cover of Master of Puppets. Thanks Venomai for this super sig and Kwimbob for the awesome avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadril Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I really like Dream Theaters cover of Master of Puppets. *shudders*. The singing in that one is horrible :shock: . For the most part others already posted what i'd say. Most of the covers Sonata Arctica and Dream theater have done are great. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megadedhed Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I really like Dream Theaters cover of Master of Puppets. *shudders*. The singing in that one is horrible :shock: . For the most part others already posted what i'd say. Most of the covers Sonata Arctica and Dream theater have done are great. :D James isnt the best singer live..... but dream theaters live cover of "orion" was awesome :) Sigs made by Runemetsa, Nuzza, Dark_Shadow, Kuroi and Me.liquid blobs attacking eachother American Anime... YAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diminished2b Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Necrophagist - Crystal Mountain (Death Cover) Exhumed - Exhume to Consume (Carcass Cover) Death - Painkiller (Judas Priest Cover) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oy_the_Great Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I lovee many of Placebo's covers; Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush), Where Is My Mind (the Pixies), 20th Century Boy (T-Rex), Daddy Cool (Boney M)... The cover from Rufus Wainwright's Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley is great too, it's probably also more known than the original song. Bill Hicks[/url]":dhj2kan9]Since the one thing we can say about fundamental matter is, that it is vibrating. And since all vibrations are theoretically sound, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that the universe is music and should be perceived as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromagus Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Oh, that reminds me, Within Temptation's cover of Running Up That Hill is great :) My Tip.It Times Articles (10 and counting) || The Varrock Library Author Index projectDo you dare to dream? - Part 19 added. || The Hospital (WIP) - New story!Necromagus looks like a viking ... with glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Make7upu101 Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Judas Priest- Paint it Black (Rolling Stones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Ouch, the vocals on the Master of Puppets cover really hurt my ears. But the rest of it is basically the same as the original. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizla Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Deftones version of Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd did the original) is pretty incredible in my opinion. Not sure if it's better than the original but it's certainly a good representation of it. They also did a pretty good job of covering a Sade song (No ordinary love), which i thought was a wierd choice before i heard it. Goldfinger's cover of 99 red balloons is pretty decent too, i'm not a ska/punk fan but i like it. Oh, and can't forget Throwdown (hardcore band) covering Sir Mixalot's 'baby got back'. Kirk and Lars I could handle. At the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus Posted August 8, 2006 Author Share Posted August 8, 2006 Deftones version of Simple Man (Lynyrd Skynyrd did the original) is pretty incredible in my opinion. Not sure if it's better than the original but it's certainly a good representation of it. Shinedown did a really really emotional cover of that, in dedication to Dimebag. If the intro monologue doesn't bring a tear to your eye, I don't know what will. La lune ne garde aucune rancune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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