Slime Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 Which songs, in your opinion, are so utterly classic and great that nobody in their right mind should even think of covering them (whether live or on album)? Discuss!
PuppetKing2112 Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 Yeah, even Rush shouldn't play that one.
deadwing2112 Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Nov 7 2006, 10:16 PM) Yeah, even Rush shouldn't play that one.
defrushfan01 Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 Dream Theater should stop covering rush tunes, they mess them up so bad.
D-13 Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ Nov 7 2006, 09:16 PM) Yeah, even Rush shouldn't play that one. ohhhhhhhh snap!
madra sneachta Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 IMO, nothing is sacred, nor should it be. Sometimes, a cover can bring out the essence of a song better than the original version, Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah being the obvious example. Earlier this year, I discovered Rondellus's version of Black Sabbath's War Pigs sung in latin and I was bowled over. Even 'humourous' covers by artists like Hayseed Dixie, Richard Cheese et al. can be wonderful. If we become too precious about our music, we run the risk of taking away its room to breathe and grow. Now, I agree that boybands covering 70s classics are an abomination that merit cruel and unusual punishment, but I stick by my point - If a song is so precious that covering it somehow damages it, then maybe it's not as good as we think!!!!.
Larks Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 King crimson-21st century schizoid man lots of bands cover this songs.. and they just ruin it completely.... same thing with Epitaph that i think it's a sin to cover because this song is sacred for me another song is Child in time by DP.. no other singer can scream like Ian gillan
Fridge Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 QUOTE (Larks @ Nov 8 2006, 09:08 PM) no other singer can scream like Ian gillan Oh I don't know about that... All it takes is the correct nipple clamps and strategically placed electrodes
goose Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 QUOTE (Larks @ Nov 8 2006, 03:08 PM) King crimson-21st century schizoid man lots of bands cover this songs.. and they just ruin it completely.... same thing with Epitaph that i think it's a sin to cover because this song is sacred for me another song is Child in time by DP.. no other singer can scream like Ian gillan Not even April Wine's version?
Maddy Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 "Whole Lotta Love." There's no way anyone could do that song better than Led Zep.
spirit of radio Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 QUOTE (goose @ Nov 8 2006, 07:42 PM)Anything by AC/DC. ....good one
deadwing2112 Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 QUOTE (defrushfan01 @ Nov 8 2006, 09:23 AM) Dream Theater should stop covering rush tunes, they mess them up so bad. They should just stop covers for awhile.
The Rocinante Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 Dream Theater, stop covering, make your own music, it's better than your lame version of someone else's NOBODY cover smashing pumpins, they always f--k them up(Panic! At the Disco) Covering just about any song by any pre-'90's prog band should be punishable by law
PuppetKing2112 Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 QUOTE (deadwing2112 @ Nov 8 2006, 07:31 PM) QUOTE (defrushfan01 @ Nov 8 2006, 09:23 AM) Dream Theater should stop covering rush tunes, they mess them up so bad. They should just stop covers for awhile. What on earth would they have left to play then?
Larks Posted November 9, 2006 Posted November 9, 2006 Dream should work on their new album instead of making cover albums.. but their covers rocks!! Cygnus and the sea monsters really suprised me, Mike portnoy is a kickass drummer
Phoenix Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Queen should not be covered, so it had happen so many times and all of them are SO bad.
Slime Posted November 10, 2006 Author Posted November 10, 2006 that's because not ONE person can even touch Freddie's voice. Some come close, but they can't do it like Freddie could. But people have tried covering things like Bohemian
BillBuckner Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 King Crimson - Fracture Simply because there's very few guitarists that could play that part.
Hatchetaxe&saw Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 The Beatles - Yesterday - thankfully no-one has.
TheMeek Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Anything by Boston. No one could replicate that sound.
Larks Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Any VDGG songs,no other singer can sing like peter hammill.. any Dream theater song,every band who tries just ruins the song...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ Nov 10 2006, 12:49 PM) The Beatles - Yesterday - thankfully no-one has. Why cover perfection?
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