Segue Myles Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Maybe the ultimate cover is blinded by the light by manfred Mann No lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Metallica - Breadfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Ace making it his own ... and The Dead Boys take on classic Stones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) It's a cliche to cover this song by now but I love it http://youtu.be/BiyCkSOF1pc Edited June 4, 2017 by Ancient Ways 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy85 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Monster Magnet has had a knack for excellent covers. Sin's A Good Man's Brother- Grand Funk Railroad2000 Light Years From Home- Rolling StonesThere's No Way Out Of Here- David Gilmour ...Worth checking out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Na na na Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Ace Frehley / New York Groove & 2000 Man 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraroc Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share Posted June 4, 2017 Maybe the ultimate cover is blinded by the light by manfred Mann I do like that one A LOT better than the original :) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom55 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) This is the BEST cover How Soon Is Now (The Smiths) - Covered by Paradise Lost http://youtu.be/SPDaia1NCuE Edited June 4, 2017 by custom55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 This is the BEST cover How Soon Is Now (The Smiths) - Covered by Paradise Lost http://youtu.be/SPDaia1NCuE I was going to post this but couldn't be bothered in case I got moaned at again. Recently spent a small fortune buying every album/EP/single to get all the Paradise Lost discography, and their covers are exceptional as are there b-side in general!!!!! Paradise Lost mean the world to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgeranacoke Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 (edited) Some good ones mentioned here, Covers should at least bring a new or fresh perspective to a song. Johnny Cash should be getting some special recognition in this thread Best hmm but here are a few of a my favorites focusing on some punks Gloria Patti Smith http://youtu.be/xxygqSTO1lQ Heroes Fripp and Deborah Harry http://youtu.be/ABEqQKlWLC0 Take Me to the River Talking Heads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjT71N4PGM Do You Wanna Dance The Ramones http://youtu.be/Y9KfHpm4s4w Edited June 7, 2017 by burgeranacoke 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezer Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The WorldDeep Purple - HushHeart - Battle Of Evermore 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 This is the first one that comes to mind for me. Steven Wilson - Sign o' the Times (Prince cover) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 This usually comes to mind when I think of great covers :) An absolute classic. Scroll to 14:30 in the video below to watch them play it live supporting Rush! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Anyway my own favourite is Hüsker Dü's Eight Miles High... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mystic Slipperman Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Buddy Miles covering Neil Young's "Down By The River", especially the live version, is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRushmonkey Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) A musician in a band local to me (called Altostratus) just released this cover a couple days ago of Haken's Earthrise. I think it's really well done. Cover:http://youtu.be/XuDKmRk-hAs Original: Edited June 9, 2017 by LittleRushmonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Boris' cover of the My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes" is my personal GCOAT (that's "greatest cover of all time") because they turned it into a drone metal song while being just as dreamy and lush as the original if not more...it's like submerging yourself in the ocean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhSS1hUUjQ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Boris' cover of the My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes" is my personal GCOAT (that's "greatest cover of all time") because they turned it into a drone metal song while being just as dreamy and lush as the original if not more...it's like submerging yourself in the ocean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhSS1hUUjQ I...don't know how to feel about this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytserush Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt1Pwfnh5pc You'd have to try REALLY hard to beat this one. The video, or course, sells it. Had even more of an impact when he was alive. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Boris' cover of the My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes" is my personal GCOAT (that's "greatest cover of all time") because they turned it into a drone metal song while being just as dreamy and lush as the original if not more...it's like submerging yourself in the ocean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhSS1hUUjQ I...don't know how to feel about this... The covers album in which this originated from Yellow Loveless (yellow because all bands featured are Japanese) IMO is mostly full of misses with the exception of aforementioned Boris' cover. Either it's too close to the original or it's too different to the point where the original intent and drive of the song is gone. Boris shifts between drone metal, noise rock, and sludge metal the most among many genres they've toyed with in their 25 years pf existence so this cover shows only one side of their sound. Honestly, I'm not surprised by people's reaction to this cover though. You either get drone metal or you don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Boris' cover of the My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes" is my personal GCOAT (that's "greatest cover of all time") because they turned it into a drone metal song while being just as dreamy and lush as the original if not more...it's like submerging yourself in the ocean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhSS1hUUjQ I...don't know how to feel about this... The covers album in which this originated from Yellow Loveless (yellow because all bands featured are Japanese) IMO is mostly full of misses with the exception of aforementioned Boris' cover. Either it's too close to the original or it's too different to the point where the original intent and drive of the song is gone. Boris shifts between drone metal, noise rock, and sludge metal the most among many genres they've toyed with in their 25 years pf existence so this cover shows only one side of their sound. Honestly, I'm not surprised by people's reaction to this cover though. You either get drone metal or you don't. It's not the style it's the fact I hold the original a bit too high haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of Light Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 It's hard to think of a best cover I've ever heard. I do in general like it when songs have alternative arrangements, which is usually done by fans, and which I adore when it is done live. It's interesting how for really old songs, the original version is not usually the most popular. Looking back, people just pick the rendition they enjoyed the most or by their most favorite artist. I wonder if this will be the case in thirty years going forward; that many songs from the 90's and 00's that I enjoy will just become songs that are not explicitly tied to their artist. I think it'll be an interesting creative thing. Sorry I'm rambling I like Daughter's rendition of Get Lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarizeMe Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Boris' cover of the My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes" is my personal GCOAT (that's "greatest cover of all time") because they turned it into a drone metal song while being just as dreamy and lush as the original if not more...it's like submerging yourself in the ocean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhSS1hUUjQ I...don't know how to feel about this... The covers album in which this originated from Yellow Loveless (yellow because all bands featured are Japanese) IMO is mostly full of misses with the exception of aforementioned Boris' cover. Either it's too close to the original or it's too different to the point where the original intent and drive of the song is gone. Boris shifts between drone metal, noise rock, and sludge metal the most among many genres they've toyed with in their 25 years pf existence so this cover shows only one side of their sound. Honestly, I'm not surprised by people's reaction to this cover though. You either get drone metal or you don't. It's not the style it's the fact I hold the original a bit too high hahaSure, that's a valid reason. Loveless is one of the very few albums that I hold in such high regard, I rate it a very strong 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Boris' cover of the My Bloody Valentine's "Sometimes" is my personal GCOAT (that's "greatest cover of all time") because they turned it into a drone metal song while being just as dreamy and lush as the original if not more...it's like submerging yourself in the ocean. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HhSS1hUUjQ This is brilliant The original is great, of course, but this version is amazing .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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