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31-Aug-20 3:27

OriginalGriff wrote:
I'm up again tomorrow. I'll try to make it harder maybe

I think you'll be playing against yourself again, then! Big Grin | :-D

Got it covered...

5teveH31-Aug-20 1:14

31-Aug-20 1:14

I love a good cover - and by "good", I mean it adds something. There's no point in just mimicking what has already been done. So my first offering is from a band that most people have, probably, never heard of: Easy Star All Stars. These guys are 'cover experts'. I don't mean a tribute band. They take classic albums and make reggae versions of them. i.e.:
- Dub Side Of The Moon
- Radiodread (OK Computer)
- Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band
- Easy Star’s Thrillah

What they have done, is musically awesome and always makes me smile. They are brilliant and crazy. It would be impossible to pick a favourite, (my top 10 covers would be mostly their tracks), but to give you a taste, here's one on their gems:

Paranoid Android - YouTube[^]

Replacing the manic guitar solo, with a manic trumpet solo is pure genius - particularly as they have managed to retain the 7/8 time signature bars. Yes, reggae in 7/8.

Hoping these crazy reggae guys make you smile too. Smile | :)

Jörgen Andersson31-Aug-20 1:48

Jörgen Andersson

31-Aug-20 1:48

In a list like this you still need to have Dread Zeppelin[^].

They have at least three different versions of stairway to heaven

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5teveH31-Aug-20 2:49

31-Aug-20 2:49

Haha.

Awesome.

currentcon31-Aug-20 12:30

currentcon

31-Aug-20 12:30

Three? Pwah!
An Australian tv show (The Money or the Gun) each week had a different cover of Stairway To Heaven, performed in a variety of styles...

That time musical guests on an 80s Australian talk show all performed covers of Stairway to Heaven - That Eric Alper[^]

Youtube: The Money or the Gun Stairway to Heaven - YouTube[^]

Enjoy!

Richard Andrew x6431-Aug-20 3:09

Richard Andrew x64

31-Aug-20 3:09

I totally agree that a cover is not good unless it adds something.

I really like Metallica's cover of Bob Seger's Turn the Page. In fact I think it's better than the original.

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V.31-Aug-20 3:55

31-Aug-20 3:55

I like PMJ (Post-Modern Jukebox), they make jazz versions of modern songs.

Forogar 31-Aug-20 3:59

Forogar

31-Aug-20 3:59

PMJ are pretty good. Many of their covers I prefer to the originals.

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Jörgen Andersson31-Aug-20 4:09

Jörgen Andersson

31-Aug-20 4:09

That's often depending on their singers. Like Haley Reinhard for example. She can lift many songs to a new level.

Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
Never stop dreaming - Freddie Kruger

Forogar 31-Aug-20 4:51

Forogar

31-Aug-20 4:51

Haley is one of my favourites. They have Morgan James who is ok on a couple of songs but you can feel she is straining sometimes or a bit shouty when she is trying to project power - but usually fails and ends up being screechy. Haley is always good along with several others whose names escape me.

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jeron131-Aug-20 4:27

jeron1

31-Aug-20 4:27

When I think cover, I always think of "All Along the Watchtower", where many people don't know who wrote/sang the original.

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5teveH31-Aug-20 7:45

31-Aug-20 7:45

Yes. It's on my 'list'.

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OriginalGriff30-Aug-20 21:48

OriginalGriff

30-Aug-20 21:48

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GenJerDan30-Aug-20 21:41

GenJerDan

30-Aug-20 21:41

Pflerd - YouTube[^]

Finally stepped away from the amorphous synthy things for a bit and went rockier. Sort of.

So, if you want to see/hear me play guitar, bass, keyboard, velcro, baby-wipes container, and mouth...

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Forogar 31-Aug-20 4:51

Forogar

31-Aug-20 4:51

Interesting...

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David O'Neil31-Aug-20 13:14

David O'Neil

31-Aug-20 13:14

It is a VERY NICE beginning, but in my opinion it needs to be changed up about the minute or two mark so it isn't as repetitious as it is. My gut says to put in a fast guitar riff or something, and/or a really thumping drum part to stand out. Later, you could slow it down, to give it even more variety. Of course, this is just my opinion. I LOVE the sounds you made! Fantastic!

The forgotten roots of science | C++ Programming | DWinLib

GenJerDan31-Aug-20 21:14

GenJerDan

31-Aug-20 21:14

Yeah, I went looking for a guitarist to add some flavory solo to it. But Adrian Belew is busy doing other things, so...

Sigh | :sigh:

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David O'Neil31-Aug-20 21:38

David O'Neil

31-Aug-20 21:38

It's still better than any music I've made, so good job for that! Big Grin | :-D

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GenJerDan31-Aug-20 22:41

GenJerDan

31-Aug-20 22:41

Thank you.

Next up...I'll sing. If I don't chicken out. But I have to do it early in the morning while I still have my Barry White voice.

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