Got it covered...
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I love a good cover - and by "good", I mean it adds something. There's no point in just mimicking what has already been done. So my first offering is from a band that most people have, probably, never heard of: Easy Star All Stars. These guys are 'cover experts'. I don't mean a tribute band. They take classic albums and make reggae versions of them. i.e.: - Dub Side Of The Moon - Radiodread (OK Computer) - Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band - Easy Star’s Thrillah What they have done, is musically awesome and always makes me smile. They are brilliant and crazy. It would be impossible to pick a favourite, (my top 10 covers would be mostly their tracks), but to give you a taste, here's one on their gems: Paranoid Android - YouTube[^] Replacing the manic guitar solo, with a manic trumpet solo is pure genius - particularly as they have managed to retain the 7/8 time signature bars. Yes, reggae in 7/8. Hoping these crazy reggae guys make you smile too. :)
In a list like this you still need to have Dread Zeppelin[^]. They have at least three different versions of stairway to heaven
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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In a list like this you still need to have Dread Zeppelin[^]. They have at least three different versions of stairway to heaven
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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I love a good cover - and by "good", I mean it adds something. There's no point in just mimicking what has already been done. So my first offering is from a band that most people have, probably, never heard of: Easy Star All Stars. These guys are 'cover experts'. I don't mean a tribute band. They take classic albums and make reggae versions of them. i.e.: - Dub Side Of The Moon - Radiodread (OK Computer) - Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band - Easy Star’s Thrillah What they have done, is musically awesome and always makes me smile. They are brilliant and crazy. It would be impossible to pick a favourite, (my top 10 covers would be mostly their tracks), but to give you a taste, here's one on their gems: Paranoid Android - YouTube[^] Replacing the manic guitar solo, with a manic trumpet solo is pure genius - particularly as they have managed to retain the 7/8 time signature bars. Yes, reggae in 7/8. Hoping these crazy reggae guys make you smile too. :)
I totally agree that a cover is not good unless it adds something. I really like Metallica's cover of Bob Seger's Turn the Page. In fact I think it's better than the original.
The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I love a good cover - and by "good", I mean it adds something. There's no point in just mimicking what has already been done. So my first offering is from a band that most people have, probably, never heard of: Easy Star All Stars. These guys are 'cover experts'. I don't mean a tribute band. They take classic albums and make reggae versions of them. i.e.: - Dub Side Of The Moon - Radiodread (OK Computer) - Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band - Easy Star’s Thrillah What they have done, is musically awesome and always makes me smile. They are brilliant and crazy. It would be impossible to pick a favourite, (my top 10 covers would be mostly their tracks), but to give you a taste, here's one on their gems: Paranoid Android - YouTube[^] Replacing the manic guitar solo, with a manic trumpet solo is pure genius - particularly as they have managed to retain the 7/8 time signature bars. Yes, reggae in 7/8. Hoping these crazy reggae guys make you smile too. :)
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PMJ are pretty good. Many of their covers I prefer to the originals.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
That's often depending on their singers. Like Haley Reinhard for example. She can lift many songs to a new level.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
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I love a good cover - and by "good", I mean it adds something. There's no point in just mimicking what has already been done. So my first offering is from a band that most people have, probably, never heard of: Easy Star All Stars. These guys are 'cover experts'. I don't mean a tribute band. They take classic albums and make reggae versions of them. i.e.: - Dub Side Of The Moon - Radiodread (OK Computer) - Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band - Easy Star’s Thrillah What they have done, is musically awesome and always makes me smile. They are brilliant and crazy. It would be impossible to pick a favourite, (my top 10 covers would be mostly their tracks), but to give you a taste, here's one on their gems: Paranoid Android - YouTube[^] Replacing the manic guitar solo, with a manic trumpet solo is pure genius - particularly as they have managed to retain the 7/8 time signature bars. Yes, reggae in 7/8. Hoping these crazy reggae guys make you smile too. :)
When I think cover, I always think of "All Along the Watchtower", where many people don't know who wrote/sang the original.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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That's often depending on their singers. Like Haley Reinhard for example. She can lift many songs to a new level.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
Haley is one of my favourites. They have Morgan James who is ok on a couple of songs but you can feel she is straining sometimes or a bit shouty when she is trying to project power - but usually fails and ends up being screechy. Haley is always good along with several others whose names escape me.
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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When I think cover, I always think of "All Along the Watchtower", where many people don't know who wrote/sang the original.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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In a list like this you still need to have Dread Zeppelin[^]. They have at least three different versions of stairway to heaven
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger
Three? Pwah! An Australian tv show (The Money or the Gun) each week had a different cover of Stairway To Heaven, performed in a variety of styles... That time musical guests on an 80s Australian talk show all performed covers of Stairway to Heaven - That Eric Alper[^] Youtube: The Money or the Gun Stairway to Heaven - YouTube[^] Enjoy!
