The Covers thread

[Terry]

Don't get me wrong...I enjoyed it well enough for what it was, and it was impressive considering their age - I'm not such a venal shit that I'm gonna rag on a couple of kids for doing a cover tune - and, as you say, nothing wrong with covering some good old rock and roll.

After a dozen years of seeing youtubers covering good old rock and roll tunes, I'm just waiting for a new wave of rock and roll, where the youtubers take their influences and create anew. I know somewhere that must be happening with some band...maybe I'm just not looking hard enough, or maybe that genre isn't getting the exposure it once did.

Maybe I just need to capitulate and become a Swiftie. Better that than watch what's left of the Strolling Bones churn out Satisfaction for the 10 millionth time.

Whatever. I'm getting old and cranky.

[Jérôme Frenchise]

I understand what you mean.

[Fairwrning]

[Fairwrning]

[Nickdfresh]

Not sure if I saw this here once, but:

[twonabomber]

Hindu Love Gods. Their album was all covers.

[FORD]

There actually was a single that came out in 1986, long before the album. You will recognize the song, originally done by The Easybeats from Australia, and more famously covered in the 80s by their fellow Aussies INXS & Jimmy Barnes...



Zevon is in the band here, along with the REM guys, but he's not singing. Singer is a guy named Bryan Cook who was in a number of bands from REM's hometown, Athens GA.

[FORD]

So if Chris Cornell did a cover of "One", would it be the U2 song, or the Metallica song? Fuck it, why choose between the two??

[Fairwrning]