Topic: Artists That Should Never Ever Be Covered. Ever. (Read 85953 times)

Storm Rider · « **Reply #150 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 15:56 »

Yes. Yes it will.

Johnny C · « **Reply #151 on:** 30 Jan 2007, 19:32 »

Quote from: tommydski on 30 Jan 2007, 01:50

John Cale's version is still my favourite.

I might be biased!

You're biased towards good versions of "Hallelujah."

Patrick · « **Reply #152 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 09:00 »

Quote from: Storm Rider on 30 Jan 2007, 15:56

Yes. Yes it will.

Good, 'cause it just finished

(30 minutes later) OH MY GOD I CAME

Storm Rider · « **Reply #153 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 15:40 »

Told you.

fish across face · « **Reply #154 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 16:25 »

Robin Hitchcock does a great version of Gigolo Aunt, and Bowie's See Emily Play is OK.

(Edit: oops, just remembered Gigolo Aunt is solo Syd)

I really hate the big Floyd albums, so I find things like Scissor Sisters' Bee-Gees-ish version of Comfortably Numb preferable too, solely because they piss all over the spirit of the original. Likewise the (more reverent, admittedly) Easy Star All Stars' 'Dub Side of the Moon' thing. Like, if I have to listen to music I never liked and have still heard many many times, I'd at least prefer a different take on it.

Actually, how about Easy Star All Stars' 'Radiodread'? From what I've read on here so far I can't imagine it getting much love... I don't think I've found a single post about any flavour of reggae beyond 3rd-wave ska... but I was pretty amazed that any of it worked. I thought Toots & The Maytalls doing a super old school ska version of Let Down was genius. Not sure how it makes any sense to sound so triumphant and joyful, given the subject matter, but fuck, I reckon it sounds great.

Plus the album is as packed with production / arrangement details as 'OK Computer', which I was never expecting.

Jackie Blue · « **Reply #155 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 16:43 »

I like good reggae and dub but Radiodread was an abortion. Let us never speak of it again.

Observer · « **Reply #156 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 17:34 »

The Flaming lips.
DRAGONFORCE.

Kai · « **Reply #157 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 19:45 »

man please tell me Dragonforce covers do not exist

please

KharBevNor · « **Reply #158 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 22:38 »

Who would be bothered?

MadassAlex · « **Reply #159 on:** 31 Jan 2007, 23:32 »

I would cover a Dragonforce song for the same reason I'd cover a Malmsteen song - the accomplishment factor.

Shiney_Gothique · « **Reply #160 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 01:31 »

I have a dislike for Bowie covers, steming from my friend who LOVES David Bowie but DETESTS covers of his songs.

A band we went to see once played a cover of changes so my friend beat up the lead singer. They were a shitty band anyway.

Violence isn't the answer but it sure is funny.

IronOxide · « **Reply #161 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 03:30 »

You know, on the scale of things that are never cool, ever, your friend just hit the top.

Scytale · « **Reply #162 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 03:37 »

I've often wanted to beat up Dani Filth for murdering "Hallowed be Thy Name" so I can sympathize with your friends actions...

KharBevNor · « **Reply #163 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 10:29 »

Psh, Hallowed Be Thy Name's alright (It's the song that got me in to Iron Maiden). If you want to kill Dani Filth, do it for the brutal murder of Ozzy's 'Mr. Crowley'.

I don't know what the fuck they were thinking when they sat back from the mixing desk and said "Yup, that's a keeper!". I mean, even for CoF. I normally actually like their covers in a cheesy way but FUCK ME.

Luke C · « **Reply #164 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 12:01 »

I would have said Led Zep but after hearing the Tool cover of No Quater t'other day I have changed my mind.

Not really sure but I definately think covering should be limited to bands who can. So when Kerrang did that Master of Puppets cover album I wasn't happy, none of those bands was good enough to cover Puppets.

Scytale · « **Reply #165 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 19:22 »

Heh I wouldn't of heard Anathema without COF covering them.

Ahh yes back in the high school days (late/mid 90's), I had a friend who was hugely into Marilyn Manson, Cradle of Filith etc, the dare I say it trendy metal of that time... He went and bought Serenades because he like the COF cover of "Sleepless". For some reason he didn't like Anathema so he gave me the cd, the rest as they say is history...

David_Dovey · « **Reply #166 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 20:55 »

That MoP covers album was horrific. I actually like a great deal of most of the bands on there, but with the exception of the title track and Orion, all the rest are cringe-worthy.

Johnny C · « **Reply #167 on:** 01 Feb 2007, 22:43 »

Quote from: Shiney_Gothique on 01 Feb 2007, 01:31

word things

Your friend needs to get a massage or massive psychotherapy or something.

blackmage · « **Reply #168 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 00:54 »

I'm a giant fan of covers, so I'm a little biased here, but I think that saying a band should never be covered is kinda being a little elitist.

Then again, I think the only worthwhile use for NOFX is their covers.

I haven't seen one yet, but maybe someone needs to do a 'Best Covers' thread...

spgphil · « **Reply #169 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 01:35 »

Does anyone know if it's true Brand New covered Built To Spill?
This would be under bad covers:

blackmage · « **Reply #170 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 01:41 »

If you'd like to see who has covered what, there's http://www.coversproject.com/. It's quite a good database

And for a good list of interesting covers :http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2006/11/the_torontoist_2.php

Thrillho · « **Reply #171 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 07:13 »

Quote from: blackmage on 02 Feb 2007, 00:54

I'm a giant fan of covers, so I'm a little biased here, but I think that saying a band should never be covered is kinda being a little elitist.

Then again, I think the only worthwhile use for NOFX is their covers.

I haven't seen one yet, but maybe someone needs to do a 'Best Covers' thread...

That's been done at least five times since I signed up.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #172 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 13:21 »

http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,10858.0.html

Ta-da!

Ben yayayayayayayay · « **Reply #173 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 18:25 »

That's probably my favorite Explosions album yet, I've listened to it about 20 times. It's so much more upbeat, and piano(e?)s!

Shiney_Gothique · « **Reply #174 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 19:40 »

Cheap, skanky hip-hop/R&B should not be covered by Emo/Hardcore Bands.

For proof of this listen to Goodnight Nurse's cover of Milkshake by Kelis. It's wierd the first time, cool the second time, funny the third time, pathetic the forth time but by the fifth it's just crap-shack.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #175 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 19:45 »

i think that's sort of implied by the fact that cheap, skanky hip-hop/R&B should not even exist to be covered in the first place.

Shiney_Gothique · « **Reply #176 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 19:57 »

Still. If it's going to be made don't replicate it and TRY to make it sound somewhat decent. People who do things like this fail at life.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #177 on:** 02 Feb 2007, 20:14 »

I can't believe you listened to it 5 times

Shiney_Gothique · « **Reply #178 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 17:31 »

Over the course of about 3 weeks.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #179 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 17:44 »

I have an absolutely stonking cover of 'Sound of the Underground' by Girls Aloud done by an Isle of Wight sludge band sitting around somewhere. It's seriously fucking awesome.

fish across face · « **Reply #180 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 22:23 »

The Milkshake "issue" makes me think of how much I despise shit like Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. Yes, yes, you're really clever, you took that big, bad 80s pop song and "fixed it." Beyond not being funny and sounding shit, it's so downright ... parasitic.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #181 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 23:25 »

From the name, I suspect it was some sort of half-arsed satire on punk/the music industry that someone realised they could make a LOT of money out of.

The punk covers like the industrial or goth cover or whatever cover: there's got to be a point. Anti-Nowhere League covering Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves by Cher, now that has a point, because The Anti-Nowhere League were all scummy essex boys. Laibach coverin Queens 'One Vision' or KMFDM doing 'Material Girl': there is a point to that, it's not just amusing, but the re-contextualisation actually says something, puts a new spin on the song or whatever. But just covering pop songs for the sake of it says nothing, really.

Rizzo · « **Reply #182 on:** 03 Feb 2007, 23:44 »

Nah dude, I don't think you understand... it's "ironic" and that makes it ok...

Patrick · « **Reply #183 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 05:16 »

I personally think that Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' cover of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver is awesome, just because John Denver had probably never driven a country road in his life, he was an Air Force brat and lived overseas most of his childhood.

kallisti · « **Reply #184 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 05:33 »

Quote from: KimJongSick on 04 Feb 2007, 05:16

I personally think that Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' cover of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver is awesome, just because John Denver had probably never driven a country road in his life, he was an Air Force brat and lived overseas most of his childhood.

I hate that fucking song with a flaming passion. There is nothing even remotely heavenly about West Virginia. I vomit in my mouth a little every time I hear that pile of yuk.

Patrick · « **Reply #185 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 07:51 »

Haha, like I said, he was an Air Force brat and NEVER SET FOOT in West Virginia.

kallisti · « **Reply #186 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 10:09 »

Fuck him right in his "country boy" ear.

ampersandwitch · « **Reply #187 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 18:23 »

Something happened.
When I was sitting in a diner.
It was so shocking that even I cannot believe it had happened.
It was indeed a Kenny G cover of James Blunt's "You're Beautiful."
I almost shat myself, it was so bad.

Catacombs · « **Reply #188 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 18:55 »

i don't think korn should ever do a cover again. ever.

another brick in the wall made me want to cry it was so bad

David_Dovey · « **Reply #189 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 20:35 »

Quote from: Shiney_Gothique on 03 Feb 2007, 17:31

Over the course of about 3 weeks.

Quote from: David_Dovey on 02 Feb 2007, 20:14

I can't believe you listened to it 5 times

fish across face · « **Reply #190 on:** 04 Feb 2007, 21:52 »

Quote from: KimJongSick on 04 Feb 2007, 05:16

I personally think that Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' cover of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver is awesome, just because John Denver had probably never driven a country road in his life, he was an Air Force brat and lived overseas most of his childhood.

Yeah, I hate I Am The Walrus for similar reasons. Turns out John Lennon's a human. Fucking cunt! Not to talk about Suzanne Vega's Luka... why the hell would a woman try to pass herself off as an abused boy? That's sick!

But seriously, it's this kind of "yeah, fuck the original song" thing that I find really boring. I guess I was praising Scissor Sisters for being similarly irreverent, but at least they made something less generic.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #191 on:** 05 Feb 2007, 13:22 »

Quote from: Catacombs on 04 Feb 2007, 18:55

i don't think korn should ever play "music" again. ever.

The extra letter · « **Reply #192 on:** 05 Feb 2007, 22:04 »

Ok, Shannon Noll should be executed by firing squad for crimes against music before he can cover another song.

I just heard a terrible, terrible cover of "Don't Give Up" by him and that Natasha BastardlongnameIcan'tbotherspelling.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #193 on:** 05 Feb 2007, 22:28 »

I have absolutely no idea what inspired Shannon Noll to cover a Peter Gabriel song... Who the fuck does he think he is? That song is so painful.

Mobius_Logic · « **Reply #194 on:** 13 Feb 2007, 20:01 »

I just want to point out that the Beatles got completly owned when the Breeders covered Happiness is a Warm Gun.

Catacombs · « **Reply #195 on:** 19 Feb 2007, 15:16 »

The only covers album i've heard and sort of liked was "the Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show". Alkaline Trio's "Over at the Frankenstein Place", Tsunami Bomb's "Planet, Schmanet, Janet", and Apocalypse Hoboken's "Sweet Transvestite" were by far the best.

Groovie Ghoulies "Time Warp" almost made me break the CD the first time I listened to it, though.

SilentJ · « **Reply #196 on:** 20 Feb 2007, 15:31 »

Quote from: Catacombs on 19 Feb 2007, 15:16

Groovie Ghoulies "Time Warp" almost made me break the CD the first time I listened to it, though.

Oh my gentle Jesus I've got one worse.

The Time Warp again, but covered by Alvin and the fucking chipmunks. Someone set my brain on fire please.

Patrick · « **Reply #197 on:** 21 Feb 2007, 11:01 »

My band should never be covered. Not because we're too good to be covered. Because covers usually suck and you can't suck up our music any more.

SilentJ · « **Reply #198 on:** 21 Feb 2007, 16:46 »

Quote from: SilentJ on 20 Feb 2007, 15:31

Quote from: Catacombs on 19 Feb 2007, 15:16
Groovie Ghoulies "Time Warp" almost made me break the CD the first time I listened to it, though.

Oh my gentle Jesus I've got one worse.

The Time Warp again, but covered by Alvin and the fucking chipmunks. Someone set my brain on fire please.

Well, I've outdone myself yet again.

Purple Haze covered by Black Label Society.

I don't need someone to set my brain on fire this time; the song did it itself.

SilentJ · « **Reply #199 on:** 22 Feb 2007, 16:57 »

I've posted too much in this thread in recent days, so I promise this is my last one here for a little while.

I just found Crazy in Love by Beyonce covered by the goddamn Snow Patrol.

Words can't really describe this one.

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