Newfoundfreedom Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said: Robert Fripp... tone deaf?! Yeah I'm aware he's supposed to be some legendary guitarist. But everything I've seen him do with Toya over the past couple of years is utter garbage. I've seen better playing by teens in their bedrooms. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dclaassen Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 04/10/2022 at 20:25, Cosmo Valdemar said: I knew it wouldn't be long before this popped up! I'm not a fan of Disturbed, but I really don't understand the hatred for this... it's an incredible vocal performance. I really like it…appropriate levels of intensity. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 On 04/10/2022 at 20:25, Cosmo Valdemar said: I'm not a fan of Disturbed, but I really don't understand the hatred for this... it's an incredible vocal performance. It takes a song with real power and feeling and removes all emotion from it, merely replacing it with being loud. Honestly never heard a cover version by a proper group that destroyed the feeling of a song so badly, or a song that I actually felt such hate for that it actually made me feel less of the group. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Anyone remember this abomination from 1999? I wish I didn't. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Yeah I'm aware he's supposed to be some legendary guitarist. But everything I've seen him do with Toya over the past couple of years is utter garbage. I've seen better playing by teens in their bedrooms. Yes but that’s playing with themselves … maybe not so far from being a guitarist… hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ern500evo Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 2 hours ago, SteveXFR said: I think the vocals are great, dome of Lemmys best singing. I guess we can't all like the same thing Absolutely! The thread would be pretty boring if someone posted the worst ever cover, and we all just replied “yep, that’s the one”! 😀 These kind of threads are great for dividing opinion. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 7 hours ago, ern500evo said: Absolutely! The thread would be pretty boring if someone posted the worst ever cover, and we all just replied “yep, that’s the one”! 😀 These kind of threads are great for dividing opinion. Music would be very boring if everyone liked the same thing. Without having loads of different tastes it would never have evolved the way it has with hudredss of different genres. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer.b Posted October 6, 2022 Share Posted October 6, 2022 (edited) I thought it was a shreds video when someone showed me this!! Edited October 6, 2022 by spencer.b 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Van Halen’s take on Dancing In The Street is codswallop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbiscuits Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 On 05/10/2022 at 17:56, asingardenof said: That’s a shocker isn’t it? Utter tripe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 On 04/10/2022 at 19:21, Nail Soup said: Gotta be this: I can't agree with this at all. This is one of those rare covers that is as good as the original - Draiman's vocal range and performance is sublime. Paul Simon himself gave it his seal of approval. Now if you'd chosen Alexandra Burke's ghastly mangling of Allelujah... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, Islander said: I can't agree with this at all. This is one of those rare covers that is as good as the original - Draiman's vocal range and performance is sublime. Paul Simon himself gave it his seal of approval. Frankly I think the 'smells like teen spirit video' is less of a travesty than this, at least that has a comedy value! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 8 minutes ago, Islander said: I can't agree with this at all. This is one of those rare covers that is as good as the original - Draiman's vocal range and performance is sublime. Paul Simon himself gave it his seal of approval. Overblown: Overdone or excessive Of unusually large size or proportions: a majestic, overblown figure. Overinflated; turgid; bombastic; pretentious. Sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Grimalkin said: Overblown: Overdone or excessive Of unusually large size or proportions: a majestic, overblown figure. Overinflated; turgid; bombastic; pretentious. Sounds about right. And yet the highly talented and successful songwriter and performer Paul Simon, reacted this way: "Simon sent Draiman an e-mail praising the cover. “Really powerful performance on Conan the other day,” Simon wrote. “First time I’d seen you do it live. Nice, Thanks.” He also posted this on Facebook: “In case you missed it, Disturbed did a wonderful rendition of The Sound of Silence on Conan this week. The S&G cover also appears on Disturbed’s latest album, Immortalized.” Everyone's entitled to their opinion of course but I think I'll take Simon's over yours any day. Edited October 7, 2022 by Islander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Islander said: And yet the highly talented and successful songwriter and performer Paul Simon, reacted this way: "Simon sent Draiman an e-mail praising the cover. “Really powerful performance on Conan the other day,” Simon wrote. “First time I’d seen you do it live. Nice, Thanks.” He also posted this on Facebook: “In case you missed it, Disturbed did a wonderful rendition of The Sound of Silence on Conan this week. The S&G cover also appears on Disturbed’s latest album, Immortalized.” Everyone's entitled to their opinion of course but I think I'll take Simon's over yours any day. How much money did Paul Simon make from permission? He could hardly say it was rubbish could he. It's well OTT, bombastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, Grimalkin said: How much money did Paul Simon make from permission? He could hardly say it was rubbish could he. It's well OTT, bombastic. Erm, he would have been paid anyway. Try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, Islander said: Erm, he would have been paid anyway. Try again. You're saying that an endorsement from Paul Simon wouldn't help sales? He would benefit from having his music introduced to a younger demographic too. There are more than one plus sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Grimalkin said: How much money did Paul Simon make from permission? He could hardly say it was rubbish could he. It's well OTT, bombastic. Actually, returning to this, they didn't need permission to cover the song. All they had to do was to pass on any publishing it generated. Simon wasn't aware they were covering it until they performed it on TV. His response was spontaneous rather than planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 Put me in the 'It's hideous' pile. They've basically curled one out onto it. Dreadful overblown nonsense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I honestly don't know what you lot are listening to. Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence is one of the best covers ever made in my book. Draimans voice is astounding! It gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. It's far superior to the original wishy washy version by Ant and Dec. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleat Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 My mum who is in her 80's loves the Disturbed Sound of Silence cover, as do I. She prefers to listen to it over the original which she knows well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimalkin Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 I much prefered the little known Wurzels adaptation that graced the B-side of the number one hit "The Combine Harvester." "The Sound of Silage." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrane Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Not sure it qualifies as a cover, but Lindisfarne's reimagining of 'Fog on the Tyne' with Paul Gascoigne surely rates as a crime against humanity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, MrCrane said: Not sure it qualifies as a cover, but Lindisfarne's reimagining of 'Fog on the Tyne' with Paul Gascoigne surely rates as a crime against humanity. Ha ha. Poor Gazza. He tried. Kind-of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSpace Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, MrCrane said: 'Fog on the Tyne' with Paul Gascoigne Cooooom onnnnnnnnnnn! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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