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a pack of wolves:
You sure? I was reading about them in a book on punk history (Cranked Up Really High I think) a little while ago, and according to that and a website I came across the first incarnation of the band was just standard punk rock, and the NF connections and racist lyrics came when the singer reformed then a little while later.
mosfet:
Bauhaus' cover of David Bowie's "Ziggy Stardust"
If I remember right, they played it as close to Bowie's version (which happened to be his most famous at the time) as possible which is what really helped in getting them noticed.
Watch "The Hunger." Very awesome. Personally, the only thing better than Bauhaus and Bowie, is Trent Reznor and Bowie. Damn that video is awesome!
LightThievesAll:
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"Sweet Home Alabama" - Skrewdriver (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
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Was that before or after they went Nazi? I'm guessing after, since I read that was when they went more rock. I've heard people sticking up for the musical merits of the first line-up before, but never the later records.
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They were always racist. Unfortunately, they were also very good.
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Actually, Skrewdriver were not always racist. After the original lineup disbanded and Ian Stuart re-formed Skrewdriver as a RAC band, the other original members were furious and spoke out against him through the British music press. And if you're going to pick a Skrewdriver cover, I'd go with "Won't Get Fooled Again" or "19th Nervous Breakdown", both recorded in the late 70's before Ian Stuart lost his fucking mind.
As for the merits of their later albums, lyrically there are none, although one or two were musically quite good. After that they completely went to hell.
Skibas_clavicle:
I'm sure someone's mentioned this already, but Hurt by Johnny Cash, originally by NIN. Personal Jesus by Manson's pretty good too, his version of Sweet Dreams however I didnt like.
happybirthdaygelatin:
Not a cover but a question. Am I crazy for thinking that I remember reading somewhere that Johnny Cash and Joe Strumer recorded a song or couple together?
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