Covers that are better than the originals?

DeathCult · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:38 pm

Neuropete wrote:

Being a huge Beatles fanatic, it would be hard for me to admit that anyone has covered a Lennon/McCartney song better than the fab four...but, I must say that Joe Cocker totally owns "With a Little Help from My Friends". Sorry Ringo.

I Want You (She's So Heavy) by Coroner is my favorite Beatles cover, I like it better than the original.

I always thought Deep Purple's cover of Help was neat too.

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Fat Freddy · Lord of all PBR's Number of posts: 11842 Age: 39 Registration date: 2007-02-21

DallasBlack wrote:

One I just listened to a few nights ago:

Life Of Agony-Don't You (Forget About Me)

Atrocity also covered this song on their "Werk 80 II" album. It's freakin brilliant.

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DallasBlack · Metal is Forever Number of posts: 5365 Age: 30 Registration date: 2007-09-09

Fat Freddy wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

One I just listened to a few nights ago:

Life Of Agony-Don't You (Forget About Me)

Atrocity also covered this song on their "Werk 80 II" album. It's freakin brilliant.

I'll try to locate and hear that one, though I've never heard any Atrocity. What genre do they fit into?

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Grimmo · Metal novice Number of posts: 43 Age: 40 Registration date: 2009-07-20

Mortification Black Snake

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ghost · Metal master Number of posts: 715 Age: 43 Registration date: 2007-02-23

Sepultura did an excellent cover of U2's Bullet the blue sky. The vocals of Derrick Greene are so much stonger than Bonos.

DallasBlack · Metal is Forever Number of posts: 5365 Age: 30 Registration date: 2007-09-09

Now that I've heard the origional I believe I'll say Saxon-Ride Like The Wind. The origional isn't bad at all but I like the Saxon version better.

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Fat Freddy · Lord of all PBR's Number of posts: 11842 Age: 39 Registration date: 2007-02-21

DallasBlack wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

One I just listened to a few nights ago:

Life Of Agony-Don't You (Forget About Me)

Atrocity also covered this song on their "Werk 80 II" album. It's freakin brilliant.

I'll try to locate and hear that one, though I've never heard any Atrocity. What genre do they fit into?

Atrocity are kinda hard to pin down. They started out as a death metal band with artsy-fartsy leanings, then over the years they got more artsy and even more fartsy. I dunno what the heck you'd call'em now. "Gothic sorta-death" perhaps? I'm not even particularly a fan of the band but I had to review that WERK 80 II disc for Detritus 'zine awhile back (it was a collection of '80s pop songs covered in their own unique, weird style) and I had to admit it was a pretty fun listen.

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Fat Freddy · Lord of all PBR's Number of posts: 11842 Age: 39 Registration date: 2007-02-21

Oh, and by the way I just listened to Overkill's FEEL THE FIRE a little while ago and their cover of the Dead Boys' "Sonic Reducer" smokes the original. :metal:

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Troublezone · Disciple of Doom Number of posts: 6301 Age: 33 Registration date: 2007-01-29

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I Want You (She's So Heavy) by Coroner is my favorite Beatles cover, I like it better than the original

Good choice.

rattpoison · Subject: Re: Covers that are better than the originals? Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:57 pm

Fat Freddy wrote:

Oh, and by the way I just listened to Overkill's FEEL THE FIRE a little while ago and their cover of the Dead Boys' "Sonic Reducer" smokes the original. :metal:

Your just a big Overkill fan boy Freddy, for a speed metal band i reckon they hold back on it even Pearl Jam's cover sounds better. But nothing compares to the Rocket From The Tombs original or the Dead Boys cover...........

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SAHB Healer · Heart of Metal Number of posts: 2243 Age: 51 Registration date: 2007-02-06

Here's one for you RP. The Unband's punk cover of Billy Squire's "Everybody Want's You". Maybe not better than the original, but pretty damn killer.

**ultmetal** · Administrator Number of posts: 10832 Registration date: 2007-01-04

Grimmo wrote:

Mortification Black Snake

This one is so NOT better than the original. I love Mortification and list them as one of my all time favorite bands. They were a big influence on me personally. However, this cover was so butchered and not in a good way.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Oh, and by the way I just listened to Overkill's
FEEL THE FIRE a little while ago and their cover of the Dead Boys'
"Sonic Reducer" smokes the original. :metal:

Now this one I agree with. I like Overkill's version better too. The Dead Boys version is great, but Overkill gave it a metallic shine!

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Neuropete · Metal student Number of posts: 200 Age: 39 Registration date: 2007-09-21

Fat Freddy wrote:

Gamma Ray's "It's A Sin" (Pet Shop Boys)

Warrior Soul "Interzone" (Joy Division)

Sorry... I disagree with both of these.

Neuropete · Metal student Number of posts: 200 Age: 39 Registration date: 2007-09-21

tohostudios wrote:

Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)
Judas Priest - Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez)
Manfred Mann - Blinded By The Light (Bruce Springsteen)

...and anything by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

Your second choice, definitely, your third choice, maybe... but Marilyn Manson's version better than the original? The only thing Marilyn Manson is good at covering is his lack of talent, judging by the fans that still listen to him.

Fat Freddy · Lord of all PBR's Number of posts: 11842 Age: 39 Registration date: 2007-02-21

Damn, I'm gettin' beat up bad in here all of a sudden!

Neuropete wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Gamma Ray's "It's A Sin" (Pet Shop Boys)

Warrior Soul "Interzone" (Joy Division)

Sorry... I disagree with both of these.

I got nuthin' against the originals of either of those songs, but I'd rather listen to the covers. Of course, the fact that I'm a massive Warrior Soul fanboy probably has a lot to do with why I like their rendition of "Interzone" so much. Laughing

rattpoison wrote:

Your just a big Overkill fan boy Freddy, for a speed metal band i reckon they hold back on it even Pearl Jam's cover sounds better.

Guilty as charged on the Overkill fanboyism as well... but with all due respect, I can't give Squirrel Ham credit for being "better" at anything (HATE... Eddie Vedder... SO....MUCH!) ...

ultmetal wrote:

Now this one I agree with. I like Overkill's version better too. The Dead Boys version is great, but Overkill gave it a metallic shine!

Well, at least someone is agreein' with me today. Thanx Ult. Laughing

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Fat Freddy · Lord of all PBR's Number of posts: 11842 Age: 39 Registration date: 2007-02-21

Neuropete wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Marilyn Manson - Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode)

Marilyn Manson's version better than the original? The only thing Marilyn Manson is good at covering is his lack of talent, judging by the fans that still listen to him.

You wanna hear a wacky ass cover of a Depeche Mode song? Check out the speed metal version of "Enjoy The Silence" on Squealer's THE PROPHECY album.

Lacuna Coil did a decent job on "E.T.S." on their KARMACODE album too.

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MetalGuy71 · Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts: 7896 Age: 38 Registration date: 2007-02-01

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You wanna hear a wacky ass cover of a Depeche Mode song?

No. Never-never-ever.

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Fat Freddy · Lord of all PBR's Number of posts: 11842 Age: 39 Registration date: 2007-02-21

MetalGuy71 wrote:

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You wanna hear a wacky ass cover of a Depeche Mode song?

No. Never-never-ever.

MG's mad Google Image Search skillz are in full effect today, yo.

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