Cover songs versus the original track, which ones are better?

[robphy]

You Really Got Me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Really_Got_MeThe Kinks (1964):


Van Halen (1978) (start at 00:50s):

 

[pinball1970]

A cover band which does covers of instrumental surf rock music is called "Huevos Rancheros".
I am not posting links to videos on YouTube; one may do a search on YouTube and find them.

Better? Worse? Good representations? My feel is that although maybe slightly different than the originals, they are good.

I'll check thanks.

 

[robphy]

Godzilla
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(Blue_Öyster_Cult_song)

Blue Oyster Cult (1977)
Racer X (with Paul Gilbert) (2000) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racer_X_(band)

 

[BWV]

Trve Norwegian Black Surf Music

 

[pinball1970]

Wow. CSN one of my favourite bands. I loved that version thanks.

 

[pinball1970]

Reminded me of these guys.

 

[Hornbein]

Racer X (with Paul Gilbert) (2000) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racer_X_(band)

SO over the top. Love it. Reminds me of this. Type O Negative does Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl. I like the extreme electronics on the guitar solo.



Here's a feature of that drenched guitar solo.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

A whole playlist of bluegrass covers of rock tunes.

 

[pinball1970]

Foxes and Fossils…wow. You have opened up a whole new world to me!
I absolutely love the dynamic, older guys and the young gals but what a beautiful sound?
I have checked all the live stuff too, amazing.
CSN had a unique sound, hard to pick out one line because the voices blended so perfectly but these guys do it.
Notice how the girl on the left has a constant smile on her face?
That is music is supposed to be for me, joy.
The French family I posted who do all the Beatles stuff are fantastic also, young kids with their dad, just brilliant.
Check out the drummer he looks all of ten!

 

[Hornbein]

How beautiful can music get? The Wailing Jennys with Gillian Welch's One More Dollar.

I'm going home.

 

[pinball1970]

This one makes me a little sad now he has gone. It is more of a demo of what his guitar can do by changing pick ups.
A great player covering part of a classic track by the most influential guitarist of all time probably.

 

[Hornbein]

A great player covering part of a classic track by the most influential guitarist of all time probably.

This is gonna be off topic but I can't resist. Jimi was the kind of guy where your first thought is Wow! and your second thought is "I couldn't do that in a million years." So he isn't that influential. Tommy Iommi, now that's influence. Anyone can play guitar like that, and millions have.

 

[Hornbein]

A work of genius.

 

[pinball1970]

This is gonna be off topic but I can't resist. Jimi was the kind of guy where your first thought is Wow! and your second thought is "I couldn't do that in a million years." So he isn't that influential. Tommy Iommi, now that's influence. Anyone can play guitar like that, and millions have.

Yes I get that, I suppose Buddy Rich and Keith Moon were similar animals.
Buddy, impossible technique, outrageous today let alone in the 40s-80s.
Keith Moon a truly awful drummer. All arms, lots of unnecessary drums, one dimensional, he went out of time but....captured the imagination.
Perfect for the Who.

Anyway this post is Jimi again, a demonstration as much as a cover. Nice to see how all the parts are played.
The solo is not a collection of licks, it is a combination of little tunes to make one story. He was unique in a lot of ways but that was one of them.

 

[Hornbein]

 

[Hornbein]

Steve Lukather -- Third Stone From The Sun.

 

[Hornbein]

Depends on whom you influence.

I'm going with quantity, not quality.

 

[Hornbein]

The Chicago Harp Twins ply Bon Jovi's It's My Life

 

[Hornbein]

Kevin Gilbert -- Kashmir. Kevin plays all the instruments.

It is pretty rare that someone is sure to make it big. But Kevin died young so it didn't happen.

 

[fresh_42]

Original:



Cover:

 

[Hornbein]

Original
Cover.


Robert Plant, better than ever say I.

 

[pinball1970]

Original:



Cover:

I prefer the dance version. As more of a purist I should prefer the acoustic version but I like the synth sounds and her voice.

 

[jack action]

The Chicago Harp Twins ply Bon Jovi's It's My Life

Wasn't really impressed with this cover and I was sure something more impressive could have been done with harps. They did:

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[Hornbein]

The return of the rock star. Dig the wah wah guitar solo.

 

[Hornbein]

Wasn't really impressed with this cover and I was sure something more impressive could have been done with harps. They did:

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I used their Iron Man for this.

 

[Hornbein]

Remarkably accurate Beatles cover. Paperback Writer.

 

[Hornbein]

Shawn Lane plays Let It Be.

 

[Hornbein]

Robert Plant and his Band of Joy cover Porter Waggoner's A Satisfied Mind

 

[Hornbein]

Cover of "U.N. Owen Was Her"