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 This is brilliant The original is great, of course, but this version is amazing ..One of the few covers (if not the only one I've heard of so far) I think is as equally fantastic to the original. They re-recorded it last year for a strange and unconventional collaboration double album w/Merzbow (simply put, you have to play both discs at the same time and adjust the mix based on preference to get the desired effect) and while compositionally it's nearly the same as on the Yellow Loveless tribute album, the vocal take on this new one isn't as awesome IMO. Still, this new one's a great cover in its own right. It's just not as mindblowing like their first stab at covering it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q432LMiFU3s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyfriar Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 One that still impresses me... recorded live September 11, 2008 on the roof of the Staircase Theatre in Hamilton.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4vd9OVLO7Q 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Even praised this cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 The answer is Hallelujah, by Jeff Buckley. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) My favorite that hasn't been mentioned already (being Hallelujah and Hurt and isn't Jimi's All Along the Watchtower or Joe's With a Little Help from my Friends) would be REM's cover of Wire's Strange. Good covers respectfully turn the original on its head. I love the original but I also love how REM successfully turned it into a great pop song. Not that Wire couldn't write a good pop song as there were plenty on Pink Flag, but they recorded Strange as a tongue in cheek trudge; REM kept a bit of the tongue in cheek but removed the trudge. The original: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeoYEgPjRJM And REM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSZrmoNRgHQ Edited July 7, 2017 by Rutlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 My next favorite, following the MBV covers earlier, is their cover of Wire's Map Ref. 41N 93W. The original is one of the best post-punk/pop-punk songs by anyone, but MBV puts their own cool twist on it. I just love the harmonies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutlefan Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 The '80s thread made me want to listen to INXS's "Don't Change" and I stumbled across this. Great job! Give the People What They Want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 (edited) 3 pages in and no one has mentioned You Really Got Me by Van Halen (The Kinks)? Seriously? Saw Soundgarden do Waiting For The Sun (The Doors) in concert and absolutely kill it. Jeff Healey, Confidence Man (John Hiatt) Jimi Hendrix, All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan) The Byrds, Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) Find Heart with Jason Bonham on drums doing Stairway to Heaven at the Kennedy Center Honors (honoring Zep). In fact most any Heart doing Zep is worthy. Cream, Born Under A Bad Sign (Willie Dixon) Creedence Clearwater Revival, I Put A Spell On You (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) Stevie Ray, Voodoo Chile (Jimi of course) etc. etc. etc. (I can do this all day, just like deep cuts) Edited April 25, 2018 by driventotheedge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( Their covers of Come Together, Stray Cat Blues and Into the Void are awesome also. And, in turn, GNR's cover of Big Dumb Sex is pretty good also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( Their covers of Come Together, Stray Cat Blues and Into the Void are awesome also....and DEVO's Girl U Want. Speaking of DEVO... DEVO - Satisfaction as well as... Pet Shop Boys - U2's Where the Hills Have No Name and Willie Nelson's You Were Always On My Mind X - Breathless Every song on Blues Bros "Briefcase Full of Blues" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( Their covers of Come Together, Stray Cat Blues and Into the Void are awesome also....and DEVO's Girl U Want. Speaking of DEVO... DEVO - Satisfaction as well as... Pet Shop Boys - U2's Where the Hills Have No Name and Willie Nelson's You Were Always On My Mind X - Breathless Every song on Blues Bros "Briefcase Full of Blues" I love Devo's Satisfaction. That they completely retooled it (although, really, what else would they do? Play it straight?) makes it interesting. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Lacuna Coil- Enjoy The Silence (originally by Depeche Mode)Lacuna Coil- Live To Tell (originally by Madonna) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del_Duio Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 (edited) Edited April 26, 2018 by Del_Duio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Judas Priest - Diamonds and Rust (Joan Baez) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( Their covers of Come Together, Stray Cat Blues and Into the Void are awesome also. And, in turn, GNR's cover of Big Dumb Sex is pretty good also. Soundgarden covered Into The Void? I must hear that one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Judas Priest - Diamonds and Rust (Joan Baez) This is one of those songs where I know the cover very well but have no clue about the original. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( Their covers of Come Together, Stray Cat Blues and Into the Void are awesome also. And, in turn, GNR's cover of Big Dumb Sex is pretty good also. Soundgarden covered Into The Void? I must hear that one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thizzellewashington Posted April 26, 2018 Share Posted April 26, 2018 Tool - No QuarterEddie Hazel - I Want You (She's So Heavy) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( Their covers of Come Together, Stray Cat Blues and Into the Void are awesome also. And, in turn, GNR's cover of Big Dumb Sex is pretty good also. Soundgarden covered Into The Void? I must hear that one. Outshined could have been a Sabbath riff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J2112YYZ Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Listening to Soundgarden's Echo of Miles today. I completely forgot they covered Spinal Tap's Big Bottom. What an awesome band they were. :( Their covers of Come Together, Stray Cat Blues and Into the Void are awesome also. And, in turn, GNR's cover of Big Dumb Sex is pretty good also. Soundgarden covered Into The Void? I must hear that one. Outshined could have been a Sabbath riff. There are a lot of Soundgarden riffs that could have been Sabbath. That's why the grunge label never made sense to me. They were always metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Black Hole Sun-Peter Frampton All Along the Watchtower-JHE All Along the Watchtower & A Love Bizarre -the late great Michael Hedges. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 The Beatles - Twist And Shout 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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