Afro Droid Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 At the mo' - Big Black's cover of Cheap Trick's 'He's a Whore'.Awesome song, awesome band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Borlax Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 the residents-third reich and roll (2 track album each track being an extremely bizzare medleys of commercial 60's music played incorrectly and with weird rythms and sounds)but others i deem great as of the mommentscreaming monkey boner-tetriswild bill shatner-common people+lucy in the sky with diamondscaptain beefheart-same old bluesjohnny cash-the mercy seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 my bloody valentine's cover of wire's "map ref" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Borlax Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 my bloody valentine's cover of wire's "map ref"that reminds mefischerspooners cover of the 15th is pretty sweeti heard fischerspooner has a new album or single coming out but fark knows, wasnt to great really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 yeah they do ok, there are much better wire songs to cover thoughi haven't heard it in the sequence of the album but i imagine it would flow quite nicely into "emerge" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Borlax Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 yeah they do ok' date=' there are much better wire songs to cover thoughi haven't heard it in the sequence of the album but i imagine it would flow quite nicely into "emerge"[/quote']haha the album thats still over a tenner in shops havent heard it i refuse to pay that much for electrotrashwhen will music stores learn that the electronica section collects dust because they rarely have a cd priced 10 or less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 if the ministry of sound had a similar attitude to yours back when they signed fischerspooner, maybe they wouldn't be bankrupt right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Borlax Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 ministry of sound are bankrupt?impossible they release like 5 comps a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gall_4185 Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Dave matthews Band-Watchtower(especially the Woodstock 99 version)Pearl Jam-Baba O'ReillyThe Gourds-Gin And JuiceMaroon 5-CloserEvan Dando-Fade To Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payback the chicken Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 The Futureheads - Hounds Of LoveThe Ordinary Boys - Little BitchWorst cover I heard was Audioslave doing white riot, absolutely terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Beatles - Twist and ShoutRadiohead - Nobody Does it BetterSonic Youth - Into the Groove(y)Sonic Youth - SuperstarThe Clash - Police and Thieves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Greg Machpherson's take on The Clash's "Bankrobber" is great. One chord, and one amazing voice...Download it here http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.net/mp3/bankrobber.mp3Dunno if anyone mentioned it, but Joe Cocker's take on The Beatles "Little help from my friends" is legendary.... Dag Nasty do an awesome cover of "Staring at the rude boy" (The Ruts) on their Field Day LP, which kills the Ruts..and thats hard to do! Minor Threat's take on 12XU became a legendary hardcore anthem...the punks of the 70s who thought the original was fast would shit their pants Although maybe not a cover per se, as a rework of a traditional classic, but Thin Lizzies take on Whisky in the Jar makes one of the most unlistenable songs ever slightly more listenable (fuck Metallica's cover). Neurosis cover of Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing is brutal as hell, while losing none of the original power/style.Worst covers include Rob Zombie - Blitzkrieg Bop, Metallica - So What, Any fucking metal band covering old punk songs, like that Anarchy in the UK cover who ever that fucking was..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummerOfIntenseEvil Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Morrissey - No One Can Hold A Candle To YouGuns N' Roses - Sympathy For The DevilGuns N' Roses - Live And Let DieGuns N' Roses - Down On The FarmVelvet Revolver - It's So Easy (ho ho ho)Manic Street Preachers - Suicide Is Painless (Theme From M*A*S*H*)Faith No More - Midnight CowboyThe Clash - Pressure DropA Perfect Circle - Lovesong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NARC Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 I'd say Jeff Buckley - The Way Young Lovers Do originally by Van Morrison is one of my fave covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Graham Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 To whomever had the nerve to have said Dylan's version of 'All Along the Watchtower' "sucks", you've got a lot to learn. No one does Dylan better than Dylan. I respect personal opinion, but it seems to have been founded out of ignorance more than anything else. Personally, I think that M. Ward's version of 'Let's Dance' by David Bowie is the best cover I've ever heard. I doubt Bowie himself realised that the song could sound so delicate and achingly beautiful. I would recommend downloading the song to hear for yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Tori Amos- Smells like a Teen Spirit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medichi Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Social Distortion - Under My ThumbJohnny Cash - HurtThe Wildhearts - HeroineThe Darkness - Street Spirit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardcore Mel Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Social Distortion - Under My ThumbJohnny Cash - HurtThe Wildhearts - HeroineThe Darkness - Street Spiritooh yeah, to all of the above! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 'specally 'Under My Thumb' and 'Heroine'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 No one does Dylan better than Dylan. don't forget that dylan was so impressed by hendrixa arrangement of watchtower that he changed the version he played live himself to echo jimi's. there's no denying that dylan has some skills but i think in this case he realised that the interpretation was superior. there's no shame in that.spoons /x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensesWorkingOverTime Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Tom Wait- Waltzing MatildaI think thats the original. If you're thinking of John Traubert's Blues (I begged you to stab me/you tore my shirt open?).If not, and he did actually cover Waltzing Matilda...or even better, "And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda", would you be able to point me in the right direction Hoggers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensesWorkingOverTime Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 There's definitely a case to be made for certain Dylan covers surpassing the originals. Songs like "The Mighty Quinn" and "This Wheel's On Fire" were quite rough and stripped back in their original form' date=' and they were crying out for re-interpretation. Elvis Presley's version of "Tomorrow Is A Long Time" takes the song to a different level as well, and Dylan himself said it was his personal favourite cover of one of his songs.Of course, songs with the "rinds, seeds and pulp left in", as Tom Waits described The Basement Tapes, can also be great fun to listen to. It all depends on where the mood takes you, I guess.[/quote']And who could forget Brian Ferry doing "A Hard Rains A Gonna Fall"?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pacino Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better (Bond Song) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Shankly Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Considering all the obvious covers have been mentioned I will choose the following:Pavement- The Killing Moon (Echo and The Bunnymen)Cat Power- We Dance (Pavement)Burning Sensations- Pablo Picasso (Modern Lovers)Jesus and Mary Chain- Mushroom (Can)Jeff Buckley- The Boy With The Thorn In His Side (The Smiths) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammer Posted April 12, 2005 Report Share Posted April 12, 2005 Led Zeppelin - I Can't Quit You Baby. Black Water Side, When The Levee Breaks, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Babe I'm Gonna Leave, I can't Quit You Babe, You Shook Me etc etcBeatles - Money, Twist & ShoutJoe Cocker - With A Little Help Form My FriendsBlack Crowes - Hard To HandleElbow - Independent WomanSinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 UDavid Bowie - It Ain't Easy This Mortal Coil - Song to the SirenJeff Buckey - Hallelujah, Liliac WineRun DMC - Walk This WayAretha Franklin - RespectJimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower & Hey JoeSoft Cell - Tainted LoveRamones - Baby I Love YouNirvana - Man Who Sold The WorldElvis Presley - That's Alright Mama Happy Mondays - Step On The Byrds- Mr Tambourine Man Johnny Cash - Hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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