The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
I understand that it's a nice song, but it's just so depressing, I can imagine people listening to this in their car while they have an exhaust pipe running through their window.
Cover Songs
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I'm either shocked this hasn't been mentioned or shocked that I am apparently old enough to be shocked at such a thing.
Definitely prefer Jimi's version for its soaring guitar. I think I'm catching some Dylan-homage-style vocalizations too.
Definitely prefer Jimi's version for its soaring guitar. I think I'm catching some Dylan-homage-style vocalizations too.
The Nameless
M-O-O-N - That spells Nameless
I read that Dylan really liked Jimi's version. I think every time I've ever heard Dylan do the song, he has done an electric version and not acoustic like the original from John Wesley Harding. Another interesting tidbit I read is that this is Dylan's most frequently performed song. I read he has performed it over 2,200 times (and I'm not sure how old the article was).
Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man.
Emerson Lake & Palmer's rendition.
Lovely piece of music. I like ELP's version for its energy. (And in the video, I get the feeling they're wondering at times, "Whose bright idea was this?"
Emerson Lake & Palmer's rendition.
Lovely piece of music. I like ELP's version for its energy. (And in the video, I get the feeling they're wondering at times, "Whose bright idea was this?"
I've heard the same thing, that Dylan was a fan of the Hendrix version. And I did not know that it wasn't a Dylan original. Thanks for sharing. Love to learn new things.
It's a Dylan original. I just meant that the original was acoustic from the John Wesley Harding album.
While we're talking about Copland and ELP:
Aaron Copland's Hoedown from his Appalachian Spring suite. (Americans may recognize it as the "Beef: What's for Dinner" commercial theme.)
The redo from Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
This is a tough call for me, because I absolutely love ELP's high-octane version. But I have to give the nod to Copland's orchestration, because I think the violins and pace fit the theme better, and I can't get over the feeling that when ELP did it, it was a showoff piece for Keith Emerson: "Oh, you think you're good? Well, listen to this."
Aaron Copland's Hoedown from his Appalachian Spring suite. (Americans may recognize it as the "Beef: What's for Dinner" commercial theme.)
The redo from Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
This is a tough call for me, because I absolutely love ELP's high-octane version. But I have to give the nod to Copland's orchestration, because I think the violins and pace fit the theme better, and I can't get over the feeling that when ELP did it, it was a showoff piece for Keith Emerson: "Oh, you think you're good? Well, listen to this."
urrrrr Kylie! First album I ever owned!
I love both. But Gary Jules wins this one for me.
...OK, just for fun....(and I think they're both kick-azz)...
Me too- I've never seen her live, but have always been such a big, big fan. So sad that she can't sing, must have been devastating for her.
Lots of good music picks on this thread.
I was a youngster when the BeeGees and Peter Frampton and all those others did the Sgt.Pepper's re-do. Though the music wasn't great, and the movie was cheesy, it turned me onto the Beatles. I'd be listening to my album and my dad would be all like "you need to hear the original songs, so much better". Aerosmith was creepy in the movie but the song is kind of cool - by both, imo.
Roy Orbison's original
Van Halen's cover
I prefer the original. But I do love EVH's playing on the cover. That distinctive VH guitar tone i one of the things that inspired me to start playing guitar \w/
Van Halen's cover
I prefer the original. But I do love EVH's playing on the cover. That distinctive VH guitar tone i one of the things that inspired me to start playing guitar \w/
Dylan's original
Mike Ness's (of Social Distortion) cover
I prefer the Mike Ness version. Actually, I usually prefer the cover versions of most Dylan songs.
Mike Ness's (of Social Distortion) cover
I prefer the Mike Ness version. Actually, I usually prefer the cover versions of most Dylan songs.
In this case, the remake is over-the-top better IMHO.
Romeo Void original
QOTSA cover
This one's close. Slight edge to QOTSA. Just like the guitar tones better. Those harmonics are pretty killer.
QOTSA cover
This one's close. Slight edge to QOTSA. Just like the guitar tones better. Those harmonics are pretty killer.
Joe Jackson's original
Anthrax cover
I like both. Slight edge to Anthrax version. Thrashy and precise. Like a watch
Anthrax cover
I like both. Slight edge to Anthrax version. Thrashy and precise. Like a watch
For a long time, I thought this was R.E.M.s song but the original was done in 1969 by a band called The Clique. I love both versions and I think I'll give the nod to the original. The original comes off as a sad song and R.E.M.s version sounds more like a creepy stalker song (creepy like Every Breath You Take). Mike Mills (and not Michael Stipe) is the singer on the R.E.M. version.