asente@decwrl.UUCP (Paul Asente) (11/10/84)
I like cover versions when they're substantially different from the
original version. Covers which do their utmost to sound just like the
original group are simply boring. Some good/unusual covers I've heard
in the last few months:
Red Rockers--Eve of Destruction
Tons better than the original. A little dated, of course
("You're old enough to kill but not for votin'") and some embarassingly
bad lyrics ("Hate your next door neighbors but don't forget to say
grace").
??--One Tin Soldier
Do you know who does this? Loud and violent instead of
saccharine and smarmy. Not great, but interesting.
Aztec Camera(?)--Jump
Acoustical guitar version of the Van Halen hit. Rather nice,
really.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood--Born to Run
Too early to say on this one. My initial impression is ok, but
inferior to the original.
-paul asente
[But who's Frankie?]haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) (11/12/84)
"Summertime Blues" must have been done by a dozen different artists, and each one sounds worse than the previous one. My favourite is the Who version from the late 1960's. Frankie goes to Hollywood got their name from an article in either Time or Life titled "Frankie Goes to Hollywood", about, naturally enough, Frank Sinatra... Tom Haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen
strock@fortune.UUCP (Gregory Strockbine) (11/13/84)
>I like cover versions when they're substantially different from the >original version. Covers which do their utmost to sound just like the >original group are simply boring. Some good/unusual covers I've heard >in the last few months: > >Red Rockers--Eve of Destruction > >??--One Tin Soldier > >Aztec Camera(?)--Jump > >Frankie Goes to Hollywood--Born to Run other covers: Dickies -- Paranoid The Dickies speed this Black Sabbath song up and its sounds better than the original. Dickies -- Sounds of Silence Once again the Dickies add life to an old classic, originally by Simon and Garfunkel (may they rest in peace).
Carl Moore (VLD/VMB) <cmoore@BRL-VLD.ARPA> (11/14/84)
"Summertime Blues" was originally done by Eddie Cochran. The Beach Boys did it on "Surfin' Safari" LP, I believe.
rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (11/16/84)
> other covers: > > Dickies -- Paranoid > The Dickies speed this Black Sabbath song up and its sounds > better than the original. > > Dickies -- Sounds of Silence > Once again the Dickies add life to an old classic, originally > by Simon and Garfunkel (may they rest in peace). The Dickies have practically made a career out of taking old songs and playing them fast and loud. Perhaps the best example is "Nights in White Satin", which I believe is found on the "Dawn of the Dickies" album. It's also found, along with other "new music" cover versions of songs, on the collection called "We Do 'Em Our Way". Also included are Flying Lizards' "Money", Strnaglers' "Walk On By", the Slits' "Heard It Through The Grapevine" (****!). Unfortunately, it lacks the ultimate "punk" cover: Sid Vicious' "My Way". The Dickies latest album "Stukas Over Disneyland" has some good original material ("Rosemary", e.g.), and it includes a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown" (how does one make THAT song faster or louder?). -- "Come with me now to that secret place where the eyes of man have never set foot." Rich Rosen pyuxd!rlr