When Rock/Metal covers beat the original

thusspakeblixa

I actually prefer QOTSA's version of The Kinks' ''Who'll Be The Next In Line?'' (Its on their b-sides cd)
But thats just me I think!

Slutmonkey57b

malice_ wrote: »

I forgot about this one and I'm surprised no one else has mentioned it: Sepultura's cover of Bullet The Blue Sky by U2. I'm not sure if it beats the original but it's still well worth a look.

You know when that clip started I thought "uh oh. Bad idea" but it actually works pretty well. What it does show though, despite all the bashing Bono gets for being a tosser, is the impassioned power of the original's vocal delivery. The lines
"And he's peeling off those dollar bills...
Slapping them down....
One Hundred...
Two Hundred...."
Are pretty much unbeatable in the original. Sepultura did a good job with it though, didn't take it too far from the original and yet left a good mark on it.

Slutmonkey57b

D.T. Jesus wrote: »

That's not a Priest song, it's Glenn Tipton and it's off his Baptism of Fire album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cf8SZ5I-W4

Jesus that's awful. Huge metal intro destroys the power and beauty of the original, which is just heartbeat-perfect, and then there's this horrible reedy adenoidal vocal after it. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

GhostInTheRuins

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

Jesus that's awful. Huge metal intro destroys the power and beauty of the original, which is just heartbeat-perfect, and then there's this horrible reedy adenoidal vocal after it. Wrong, wrong, wrong.

Couldn't agree more. What's worse is that that's the best song on the album.

mrmojo

Van Halens version of you really got me by the Kinks is awesome!!!!

Also The Answer do a version of Sweet Emotion. I think its better than the original. Anybody heard it???

mc nuggets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWaxfiya0kw

It might not beat the original but it sure as hell rocks

Burning Eclipse

Beat the original:

Turn the Page by Metallica
Astronomy by Metallica
Dancing in the Street by David Bowie and Mick Jagger
Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Not quite beat the original:

Redemption Song by Pearl Jam

grames_bond

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

Beat the original:

Turn the Page by Metallica i agree
Dancing in the Street by David Bowie and Mick Jagger i agree
Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers this one im not sure about, i think stevies version just beats it

mrmojo wrote: »

Also The Answer do a version of Sweet Emotion. I think its better than the original. Anybody heard it???

the answer covered aerosmith? thats blasphemy, even tho i rele like the answer, aerosmiths version cannot be beaten!

anyone ever heard aerosmiths version of "the spiderman theme" now theres a rtock song that beat the original

steveone

I'd love to hear Rush doing a cover of Echo Beach by Martha and the Muffins...

1408

Def Leppard's cover of 10538 Overture originally performed by Electric Light Orchestra is pretty good, and Guns N Roses version of Live and Let Die was always the better version in my mind. I know Paul McCartney is a Beatle but I taught that song was made for Guns N Roses

Fad

mrmojo wrote: »

Van Halens version of you really got me by the Kinks is awesome!!!!

Also The Answer do a version of Sweet Emotion. I think its better than the original. Anybody heard it???

i agree about Van Halen, but i cannot stand the Answer at all

grames_bond

anybody heard electric 6's version of queens radio gaga, now i dont think its better than the original (but it deserves a mention) but it is a very good version, i think their arrangement of it suits your mans voice really well!

mrmojo

grames_bond wrote: »

the answer covered aerosmith? thats blasphemy, even tho i rele like the answer, aerosmiths version cannot be beaten!

anyone ever heard aerosmiths version of "the spiderman theme" now theres a rtock song that beat the original

You should try to get a listen to it. Absolute quality.

grames_bond

mrmojo wrote: »

You should try to get a listen to it. Absolute quality.

if anyone else is interested in it:

mrmojo i will give it to you that it is a very very good cover, its not better than the original but is a great version!

djfitzerjnr

SDooM wrote: »

I know its not metal but Johnny Cash' version of hurt by NiN is awesome too.

brilliant! it was totally fitting to his life and, it was also a good cover of the song!

Mental Mickey

In honour of the late, great Jeff Healey, I'd like to nominate his cover of The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps".


Awesome stuff.

SirLemonhead

D.T. Jesus wrote: »

Couldn't agree more. What's worse is that that's the best song on the album.

No way

I hate the original though.

ANarcho-Munk

Not sure if it's already been mentioned or not but Dinosaur Jr's version of Just Like Heaven by the Cure is simply amazing.

DeadSkin

ANarcho-Munk wrote: »

Not sure if it's already been mentioned or not but Dinosaur Jr's version of Just Like Heaven by the Cure is simply amazing.

Yep

gucci

ANarcho-Munk wrote: »

Not sure if it's already been mentioned or not but Dinosaur Jr's version of Just Like Heaven by the Cure is simply amazing.

Oops I missed it the first time! Thats a cool cover.

Ruaidhri

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Priests cover of "Paint it Black".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKFtEsauYNc

Actually, I think the black dahlia murder's cover of this song is rockin':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehzst4Y54OM

grames_bond

Ruaidhri wrote: »

Actually, I think the black dahlia murder's cover of this song is rockin':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehzst4Y54OM

are you serious? imo that cover is sacrilige (sp?) keith richards is probably spinning in his grave! (we all know he died a long time ago, but he is just that much of a professional that wont stop him!!)

ANarcho-Munk

gucci wrote: »

Oops I missed it the first time! Thats a cool cover.

The live one is pretty cool but check out the studio version. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73drAdc57SM

GhostInTheRuins

MasterOfSolos wrote: »

No way

I hate the original though.

Seriously, you liked that album? :eek:


On topic, Warrel Dane does one of the best covers I've heard in a long time on his new album. He covers The Sisters of Mercy song - Lucretia, My Reflection. Simply amazing.

Bunnywabbit*

Ok, I may be slaughtered for this but here it goes...

When Children of Bodom covered Trooper

Blackthorn1011

Bunnywabbit* wrote: »

Ok, I may be slaughtered for this but here it goes...

When Children of Bodom covered Trooper

I don't like it at all man, it sounds far too rushed. Even by Bodom standards.


Van Halen's version of Oh! Pretty Woman.

Gotta love it....

Nightwish

Bunnywabbit* wrote: »

Ok, I may be slaughtered for this but here it goes...

When Children of Bodom covered Trooper

Its good, but definately not better than the original. Bodom's cover of Oops I Did It Again and Bed of Nails are better than the originals though, imho.

Davei141

Bunnywabbit* wrote: »

Ok, I may be slaughtered for this but here it goes...

When Children of Bodom covered Trooper

I agree with that, not a fan of the original too much.

Snake Pliisken

I like the solo's in Mastodons version of Emerald better than Thin Lizzy's.
And their version of The Bit aswell, what a class band.

QOTSA's version of Most Exalted Potentate Of Love is much better than The Cramps.

And Metallica's recent acoustic covers of Only Happy When it Rains, and Brothers in Arms belong in this thread aswell.

thusspakeblixa

Snake Pliisken wrote: »

QOTSA's version of Most Exalted Potentate Of Love is much better than The Cramps..

Wouldnt agree with that... QOTSAs version is good but they just made it heavier, with less swagger
I heart The Cramps
I do prefer QOTSAs Subhumans cover though