Awesome Music Covers

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4214 Age : 50

Since we have a terrible cover thread I figure Id start the opposite, This is for the GOOD covers

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

Are we talking music or artwork?

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Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4214 Age : 50

Im sorry Music

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

Anything by Me First And the Gimme Gimmes.

You gotta love power punk versions of songs like Mandy, Tomorrow (yes, the Annie song), Rocket Man, etc...

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"The cat is the most ruthless, most terrifying of animals." - Spock in the "Catspaw" episode of ToS Season 2.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4214 Age : 50

A few of my favorite covers

Summer Breeze as done by Type O Negative
Working Class Hero as done by Ozzy
Man Who Sold The World as done by Nirvana
Paranoid as done by Megadeth
Black Leather as done by Guns N Roses
Since I Don't Have You as done by Guns N Roses
Since I Don't Have You as done by Brian Setzer Orchestra
Band on The Run as done by the Foo Fighters
Baker Street as done by Foo Fighters
Elanor Rigby as done by the Violet Burning
Crazy (not the aerosmith one) as done by Alanis Morrisette

Metal novice Number of posts : 74 Age : 49

Social Distortion - Ring Of Fire
Brightside - Our House (Madness)
The Accused - Barracuda (pretty much every cover they do is great because they make them sound like thier own songs)
D.O.A. - War (Edwin Starr) & Takin' Care Of Business (BTO)
Celtic Frost - Mexican Radio
Joey Ramone - What A Wonderful World
Motörhead - Please Dont Touch ( way better than the original)
Ace Frehley - New York Groove & 2000 Man
Agnostic Front - Crucified (Iron Cross)
Ramones - any cover they do

Ate his vegetables Number of posts : 4958 Age : 34

Joe Jackson-Eleanor Rigby (Beatles)
Robert Palmer-Bad Case Of Lovin You (Moon Martin)
Quiet Riot-Itchycoo Park (Small Faces)
Sweet-My Generation (The Who)
Blue Cheer-Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran)
Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind Of Wonderful (I have no idea who originally did this...)
Grand Funk Railroad-Feelin' Alright (Traffic)
Iced Earth-Burnin' For You (Blue Oyster Cult)
Anthrax-Got The Time (Joe Jackson)
David Lee Roth-Coconut Grove (The Lovin' Spoonful)
David Lee Roth-Just A Gigolo/Ain't Got Nobody (Louis Prima)
Chicago-I'm A Man (Spencer Davis Group)
George Thorogood-Move It On Over (Hank Williams)
George Thorogood-One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer (John Lee Hooker)
Metallica-Turn The Page (Bob Seger)

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

That Social D cover of Ring Of Fire totally rules!

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"The cat is the most ruthless, most terrifying of animals." - Spock in the "Catspaw" episode of ToS Season 2.

Subject: Re: Awesome Music Covers Fri Apr 16, 2010 7:08 pm

Pretty much anything covered by Van Halen.

Scurvy Skalliwag Number of posts : 12862 Age : 60

Day After Day by Savatage
Cross Eyed Mary by Iron Maiden
Green Manilishi and Diamonds & Rust by Priest
Train Kept A Rollin' by Aerosmith
Baby Please Don't Go by Ted Nugent
Love Hurts by Nazareth

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Exo-Kill! Number of posts : 6497 Age : 47

to me Judas Priest has the best covers ...
top 10 ...

1. Sirenia - First We Take Manhatten (Leonard Cohen cover)
TIE
1. Judas Priest - Johnny B. Goode
2. Hammerfall - Flight of the Warrior
3. Lacuna Coil - Enjoy the Silence (Depeche Mode cover)
4. Judas Priest - Diamonds and Rust
5. Pretty Boy Floyd - Rock and Roll All Night (And Party Every Day)
6. Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel the Noize
7. Quiet Riot - Mama, We're All Crazy Now
8. Deliverance - Surrender
9. Vengeance Rising - Space Truckin'
10. Motley Crue - Smokin' in the Boyz Room

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4214 Age : 50

I agree with some of those MB, the Deliverance, Vengence Rising and Lacuna Coil

Evanescence- Heart Shaped Box
Deliverance- Sanctuary
Deliverance- Jehova Jireh
Velvet Revolver- Psycho Killers
Velvet Revolver- No more No More
Velvet Revolver- Negative Creep
Nirvana- Plateau
Marilyn Manson- Sweet Dreams
Marilyn Manson- Tainted Love
Marilyn Manson- Personal Jesus

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

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

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7831 Age : 44

tohostudios wrote:: Anything by Me First And the Gimme Gimmes.

You gotta love power punk versions of songs like Mandy, Tomorrow (yes, the Annie song), Rocket Man, etc...

Haha! Yeah man! Too true!

Ate his vegetables Number of posts : 4958 Age : 34

Humble Pie-Black Coffee (Tina Turner)
Humble Pie-I Don't Need No Doctor (Ray Charles?)
Jeff Beck-I Ain't Superstitious (Willie Dixon)
Iron Maiden-Cross Eyed Mary (Jethro Tull)
Big Head Todd And The Monsters-Boom Boom (John Lee Hooker)
Living Colour-Sunshine Of Your Love (Cream)

King Of Kaiju Number of posts : 30892 Age : 64

I generally don't like Iron Maiden but I'd love to hear that Tull cover.

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Dinky Do Number of posts : 4830 Age : 43

Shiny Toy Guns - Major Tom
Metallica - Turn The Page
Nevermore - Sound of Silence
Hammerfall - Eternal Dark
Fozzy - Live Wire
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Van Halen - Pretty Woman
Van Halen - Where have all the good times gone
Van Halen - Dancing in the Streets
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Pagans Mind - Hello Spaceboy

and 100's more

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 4214 Age : 50

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 19337 Age : 53

Sanctuary-White Rabbit
Anthrax-I'm Eighteen
Forbidden-Victim of Changes
COC-Lord of this World

Metal master Number of posts : 913 Age : 32

John Norum - Back On the Streets
Sonata Arctica - Still Loving You
At Vance - I Surrender
Anthrax - Cowboy Song
Stratovarius - Blackout
Warmen - Alone

Just some of my personal favourites.

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tohostudios wrote:: I generally don't like Iron Maiden but I'd love to hear that Tull cover.

That's the best song recorded during the Piece Of Mind sessions! (go ahead and flame me, it's the truth). lol!

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17180 Age : 48

Flotsam - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

Metallica - Am I Evil?

Trouble - Tales of Brave Ulysses

Road Warrior Number of posts : 17180 Age : 48

Coroner - I Want You (She's so Heavy)

Exo-Kill! Number of posts : 6497 Age : 47

Armored Saint - Saturday Night Special

Metal master Number of posts : 913 Age : 32

In fact At Vance seem to enjoy covering Abba songs and retards on Metal Archives don't seem to realise that The Winner Takes It All actually a cover Awesome Music Covers Lol

but I do love the Rainbow/Russ Ballard cover/interpretation

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