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 SeveN
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Sat May 22, 2010 10:50 am Post subject: The Importance of Covering a Song... |
 
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Lets say you're a Death Metal band and you wanted to cover a thrash metal song, but the vocals would sound horrible if they were to imitate the vocals of the original song. Should we just death growl our way through the whole song? if so then what else could we do to make our cover special and standout? Answers Anyone??
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SeveN
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good point digi, death growls will be a good substitute. I suppose that any cover really needs is the same song structure, with more of todays vocal sytles, since the cover doesn't have to be entirely replicated. Just similar correct?
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diginferno
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Yes, similar as in "play the song as it was written and not as the authors played it". Tell the world how that song looks as seen through your eyes.
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Sun May 23, 2010 8:56 am Post subject: |
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they even adopted text into today´s world view.
Thin Lizzy:
[..]I was hanging out in Berlin
In the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty nine
I've seen Hitler's storm troopers
March right across the Maginot Line
I've seen two world wars
I've seen men send rockets out into space
I foresee a holocaust
An angel of death descending to destroy the human race[..]
Vader:
[..]I was hanging out in New York
In the year two thousand and one
I've seen steel birds falling down in great fire
I've seen so many wars
I've seen men send rockets out into space
I foresee a holocaust
An angel of death descending to destroy the human race [..]
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SeveN
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Thanx guys, I have a pretty good idea of what a cover should contain.
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Mon May 24, 2010 2:45 am Post subject: |
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well making cover is to make own version of the song not to duplicate the original....
just don't rape the originals...
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Tue May 25, 2010 4:05 am Post subject: |
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| diginferno wrote: |
| Yes, similar as in "play the song as it was written and not as the authors played it". Tell the world how that song looks as seen through your eyes. |
 Bang on the money imo |
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Tue May 25, 2010 5:02 am Post subject: |
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but try to "respect" the original song as well, by that i mean to really do as good cover as you can, not just play the notes..
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SeveN
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Tue May 25, 2010 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Basher wrote: |
well making cover is to make own version of the song not to duplicate the original....
just don't rape the originals... |
I understand. like Killswitch Engages Cover of "Holy Diver" by Dio. I thought it was horrible. don't you agree? |
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most cover versions suck co bad, still there are bands who know how to do it , lately I was surprised by how good sounds "4th of July" of Soundgarden played by These Are They, recommended
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SeveN
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Tue May 25, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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good point Basher, I believe a cover is all about respect, and deserves to be played with lots of "Feel" instead of sounding sloppy and effortless or plain horrible. |
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| Basher wrote: |
| Well making cover is to make own version of the song not to duplicate the original.... |
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thanx all. anyone know a good song to cover?? |
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Thu May 27, 2010 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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Covers suck.
How about the importance of me giving a fuck. Waste of thread space, i think Jeric should kill you.
GO JERIC! I CHOOSE YOU!
JERIC USE WATERCANNON!!! |
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