layton Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 (edited) "Also the remake of Dire Straights "Romeo and Juliet" by the Indigo Girls" you mean, "nails across the chockboard" Los Lobos also does a good version of the Dead's "Bertha" Edited June 24, 2003 by michael_layton Quote
Sloth_Man Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 You've forgoten the ultimate cover. Jimi Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower I can hear it in my head now. Greatest rock tune of all time. Quote
mattp Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 Sloth_Man said: You've forgoten the ultimate cover. Jimi Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower Quote
EWolfe Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 Sloth_Man said: You've forgoten the ultimate cover. Jimi Hendrix's All Along The Watchtower I can hear it in my head now. Greatest rock tune of all time. Also by Jimi: "Red House" It's debatable whether Stevie Ray Vaughn or Jimi did a better version of "Little Wing". They both Quote
philfort Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 RATM's cover of Maggie's Farm , but I've never heard the original. Is it any good? Quote
EWolfe Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 philfort said: RATM's cover of Maggie's Farm , but I've never heard the original. Is it any good? Bob Dylan is like Lutefisk - somewhat of an acquired taste. But Rage's version is better, IMHO... Quote
Off_White Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 I thought seeing Hells Belles live, an all female ACDC cover band, was probably better than seeing the original act. Quote
EWolfe Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 Off_White said: I thought seeing Hells Belles live, an all female ACDC cover band, was probably better than seeing the original act. And what about the ongoing Elvis Acts: "Live music IS BETTER, bumper sticker should be issued!" -Neil Young Quote
chucK Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 Satisfaction - Devo Girl U Want - Superchunk Let' s Spend the night together - Bowie Act of Being Polite - Sebadoh Stitches - Urge Overkill Kill The Police - Mudhoney Yu Gung - Pussy Galore Search and Destroy - Chili Peppers And the Meat Puppets' Lake of Fire is clearly superior to Nirvana's hack job. And the Stones versions of Sympathy kick butt on all pretenders. And Willie Dixon does a better version of Back Door Man. And Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner does . Quote
Off_White Posted June 25, 2003 Posted June 25, 2003 chucK said:And the Stones versions of Sympathy kick butt on all pretenders. That's probably true, but they do provide excellent source material for covers. The Hellacopter's over-the-top version of Gimme Shelter and Cat Powers languid disappaited take on Satisfaction come to mind. Quote
gregm Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 the counting crows cover of joni mitchell's "big yellow taxi" soon to become the anthem of the anti fee demo movement: They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot, With a pink hotel, a boutique, And a swinging hot spot. Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot. They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum. And they charged all the people A dollar and a half just to see 'em. Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got till it's gone? They paved Paradise and put up a parking lot. Quote
Paco Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 Jane's Addiction version of Ripple. Johnny Cash does some badass cover songs! Quote
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted July 2, 2003 Posted July 2, 2003 The Pietasters' cover of The Business' "Drinking and Driving" rips it. Less Than Jake's covers of assorted TV theme songs (esp. 'Dukes of Hazzard'), and "Jenny (867-5309)". NOFX's cover of "All of Me" (popularized by Billie Holiday, written by somebody else probably). Quote
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