Discussion Topic |
|
This thread has been locked |
Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
|
|
|
Dec 16, 2015 - 11:21am PT
|
I think the first post had the strongest remake ever: Hendrix doing All Along The Watchtower. Just so good.
My other personal fave is The Clash's version of I Fought the Law. So much energy and drive, they make it their own.
This thread has devolved (like most do) into people just posting examples of remakes, rather than really strong ones. Good recent contributions from Ed though with Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker. True stylists both.
|
|
drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
|
|
|
Dec 16, 2015 - 11:26am PT
|
Personal music taste aside, what makes for a strong cover to you fat dad?
|
|
Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
|
|
|
Dec 17, 2015 - 11:54am PT
|
Personal music taste aside, what makes for a strong cover to you fat dad? Interesting question. I think what one considers good is based in large part upon what one likes. However, I think a good cover is one where the band doing the cover gives a strong new interpretation to a song, while still capturing some of the spirit of the original. I'm thinking of two examples of bad covers off the top of my head which maybe will illustrate my point.
First, there was a commemorative album of Ramones tunes done by lots of different bands and, oddly, I thought the only band that did a good job was Kiss (who I am just meh about). The song had good energy, had a Kiss flavor but was totally anti the vibe the Ramones gave off with the original. They seemed to get the song in other word, whereas all the other bands on the CD did not IMO.
Another current example: Xmas tunes. Everybody does their own version of this or that, and most of them suck. They're just rehashes that don't contribute anything. They aren't a positive addition to the original and the cover by itself is poor.
|
|
Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
|
|
|
Dec 18, 2015 - 11:32am PT
|
Yeah, Jimi late at night, all by himself in the recently constructed Electric Lady Studios, running the board as well as playing and singing, and giving a whole new flavor to Dylan.
I could listen to it every day.
In 1973 I got to tour the studio where history was made.
His death was so sad and so easily preventable. One can only wonder how much richer our culture could be had he lived.
|
|
|
SuperTopo on the Web
|
Let us know!