Keira-WitherKay
a song i never want to hear in a pub cover show , is parisiene walkways......... by gary moore........ argggggggghhhhhhhhhhh i run out screaming
howevere i was performing in hotels in the Emirates(Dubai) and bahrain some years ago and there was one cover band there from new zealand....... who did everything from frank sinatra to queens bohemian raphrody and even rap .you name it they did , and well if they were not an 11piece band i would say they were lip syncing but super impressive......... best cover act i have ever heard and so entertaining ......... so there are some gems out there amongst the "cr#p"
Svengali
1-10. Knock, knock freakin' knockin' on Heaven's Door!
It's one of Dylan's crappier songs, taken out of context, that is. (Works excellent in Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid)
However, some talented folks' covers can sometimes be seen as an "uncover" in the way it actually illuminates.
Wizard
The good thing about this thread is that it caused me to YouTube Halleluya by Leonard Cohen.
You must understand that he was a great inspiration for my teenage angst.
And he was really, really good at it.
While you're at it ... go and check out "So long Marianne"
/thread hijack
Svengali
HAVE YOU HEARD Jeff Buckley's haunting version of Hallelujah?
AlanRatcliffe
Svengali wrote:
HAVE YOU HEARD Jeff Buckley's haunting version of Hallelujah?
Like a lot of the songs mentioned here, it's a bit overdone. However, done right they can all still silence a noisy room and command respect. The Buckley version of Hallelujah is wonderful - great chimey solo guitar (Tele and Vibrolux at their best) and voice.
flatfourfan
CostaFonix wrote:
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: and that guitarist is still doing his 'Captain Morgan' stance,,,,,,,, ?
LMFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAO..........
also notice how they do VERY limited eye contact with the crowd, it looks like he's looking up at the trees all the time.
flatfourfan
Svengali wrote:
HAVE YOU HEARD Jeff Buckley's haunting version of Hallelujah?
very good...............I heard a local guy cover "if it be your will" and "everybody knows" a while ago................................daaaaaaaaaaamn, I can't think of this name right now.
I know that this one has been posted before...........but this drummer makes me smile everytime...............average cover though. 2.20 onwards is a hoot.
DonovanB
Aubs1 wrote:
CCR - The lot!!!!!
+100 Million dollars
If I hear "Blister in the Sun" one more Time I'm going to know why I stain my sheets....
lindsmuse
All Along the dreaded Watchtower - I think I had the misfortune of hearing that about a million times.
A guy covering Steve Hofmeyer covering Neil Diamond - say no more ... (I loathe Neil Diamond) - it's so cynical that you get people imitating him in duplicate nogal!
IceCreamMan
Svengali wrote:
1-10. Knock, knock freakin' knockin' on Heaven's Door!
It's one of Dylan's crappier songs, taken out of context, that is. (Works excellent in Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid)
However, some talented folks' covers can sometimes be seen as an "uncover" in the way it actually illuminates.
GnR do it kinda well....
Jack-Flash-Jr
Meh. 90% of the people in the audience haven't heard the "overplayed" songs for 20 years because most people aren't as interested in music as we are. I consider it a triumph if they shake their asses to a Pete Green number, an original and a popular cover all in one set.
I do sometimes get the oh dear here we go again vibe when I listen to other bands but more often than not, if they're any good, I'll find myself enjoying the number viz. the nightclub scene in Air America "a horse with no name" ?
strataxe
The DJ (read idiot) that did The Wall... kill him....
Celine Dion - Heart's Alone ... kill her as well..
Some fantastic covers -
Nightwish - over the hills and far away(Gary Moore), Phantom of the Opera...
Metallica , all Garage Inc...
singemonkey
It amazes me sometimes. We did Sympathy for the Devil, and these older German musos come up to us and say, "We haven't heard that song played live in 20 years." I kid you not. I was gobsmacked. Songs that you might have overlistened to yourself are not always ones that the audience has heard a lot.
I'm definitely not interested in Hotel California or Toto's Africa, but if I've got a few drinks in me, I can forgive them. I'm more concerned with covers played really soullessly to be honest. Not that I seek out cover bands.
AlanRatcliffe
I try find the songs that should have been hits from familiar bands and mix those in - songs they will know if they had the album with the hit on.
But depending on venue, you have to throw in a majority of songs that most will recognise. People want familiarity, and in a cover gig you are there for the audience, not vice-versa.
Ray
Well, maybe I need some education. Does a cover need to sound like the original? Because if that's in a bar and you are with a bokkie that you wanna get lucky with, then you want the oke singing the Julio love song to sound as close as possible to Julio, ne? Not that you dig it but it has biological impact. Then again, if I am at a place where I am interested in the music then I actually like to hear interesting remakes of a song or piece. If I want something that sounds like the original then I go and listen to the original. Some songs and pieces should not be changed though.
Warren
Alan Ratcliffe wrote:
But depending on venue, you have to throw in a majority of songs that most will recognise. People want familiarity, and in a cover gig you are there for the audience, not vice-versa.
This.
You can work your asses off, slaving away at nailing that Camel number 100%. The polyrhythms, the intricate arrangements...or you can pour your soul out before your audience's very eyes through your own words and music.
And some dipshit at the back of the audience will shout:
"Play something we know man!" "D
make-and-do
Warren wrote:
This.
You can work your asses off, slaving away at nailing that Camel number 100%. The polyrhythms, the intricate arrangements...or you can pour your soul out before your audience's very eyes through your own words and music.
And some dipshit at the back of the audience will shout:
"Play something we know man!" "D
+1 hahaha..too true.
flatfourfan
I just found this by accident..............
All sounded good until the the guy started singing.....I guess it comes down to following at least some basics when covering a song. Like A, try at least fit the style of the song that you're trying to cover.............example.........Somewhere over the rainbow should not be covered by Slayer.
Renesongs
Unfortunately we all have to do well known covers to get the audience attention. You need to play a few songs that the audience knows well and really do a good job of it to prove to your audience that you know how to work these here instruments. Then you can pretty much do what you like. Hendrix detested playing Hey Joe, Red House and Purple Haze because he had played them to death but if he left them out of his set the audience would chant until he did them. People are like flies when it comes to culture they have to empty the contents of their own stomach's on to the food they about to consume before they can digest it. You've got to give people something they know before they will follow you into new territory.
deebee
Muuuustaaaang xyz Saaaalleeeee it should be illegal to play this anywhere, ever
Croak on the Slaughter -- Smoke on -- you geddit i'm sure
Home on the Range by ZZZZZZ Stop -- aka Le Grange zzzzzzz snore
