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Covers That Just Doesn't Work...and Ones That Do!

LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
edited January 2008 in The Porch
I hate PJ's cover of "Crown of Thorn" :mad: Sorry but Eddie's voice doesn't go well with that song. Let Stoney sing it instead.

On the otherhand, I love their cover "Know Your Rights" It's even better than the original Clash version.

So which PJ cover do you like best and which you dislike the most.
Discuss :D
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  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,310
    lately i've been into the covers they played on the VFC tour...all hard rocking, punk covers.

    at this point, i'm a bit sick of RITFW and baba, so i'd put those down as dislikes, although that is probably too strong a word.
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  • pearljgirl2010pearljgirl2010 Shillington, PA/Tuckerton, NJ Posts: 3,428
    i like this topic...

    i'm a fan of masters of war, know your rights, rockin' in the free world.
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  • billtospillbilltospill Posts: 60
    poor girl has the most plays of any song on my ipod

    i am over ritfw, crazy mary although i don't think they are bad, just not doing it for me at this point
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  • No Fear Of FallingNo Fear Of Falling Posts: 419
    Even though they are solo, I love "I wont back down" & "Trouble".

    "Fuckin Up" is awesome as well.
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  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    Never got into RITFW in my 7-8 years of liking pearl jam.

    My favs are...Timeless Melody, I Wont Back Down, Dont Be Shy-

    Is there a version of It's OK without the crowd singing so much?
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  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    Great= Sonic Reducer, Fuckin' Up, Baba, Masters of War, Little Wing.

    Getting old but still great= RITW, Crazy Mary (still way better the VW's original).

    Last Kiss is also better than all the "original" versions...but they just don't take it too seriously anymore (much like most of us).
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  • bernmodibernmodi Posts: 631
    I love Fortunate son, timeless melody and fuckin' up. Heard ritfw and Crazy Mary a little too often.
  • tie-dye ladytie-dye lady Posts: 305
    LOVE Sonic Reducer and Crazy Mary AND Crown of Thorns!
    I think Ed does a fantasic job on most every cover..but, the point of a cover is to show respect and to add your own spin to it.
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  • LedbetterusLedbetterus Posts: 592
    Love: Masters of War, Don't Be Shy, and Harvest Moon

    Like: All Along the Watchtower (not the studio version!), You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

    Sick of: RitFW, Crazy Mary, Last Kiss.. Although I enjoy Crazy Mary and RitFW in person, I cannot bring myself to listen to them often. And Last Kiss, although a strong cover, just doesn't do it for me anymore.
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  • ArtMarsArtMars Posts: 109
    Best cover: Love Reign O'er Me

    Worst: Probably when Eddie performed with the Doors at the Hall of Fame. I wasn't too big on his "Break On Through", or "Roadhouse Blues"
  • over bendsover bends Posts: 1,568
    I'm sorry Ed, but his All Along the Watchtower was a joke.

    Maybe too critical, but I just didn't feel it... at all...
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  • jonbond1779jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,641
    Baba, Little Wing, Leavin Here and Fortunate Son all rock!!!
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  • MikklMikkl Posts: 20
    Little wing, Baba O'Riley, Gimme some truth, Fucking up, The times they are-a-changing, Throw your arms around me, the star spangled banner (which they played after yellow ledbetter two years ago :D), 25 minutes to go, Masters of war, and all the ones I forget (The rest that is).
    When Pearl Jam covers something, it's bound to be good
    Tho I didn't really like the creep cover i heard some time ago :D
  • Scratchin a LetterScratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    Bleed For Me, Little Wing, Fortunate Son, anything by NY

    are usually alright
  • TimmortalTimmortal Posts: 88
    masters of war, 25 minutes to go, know your rights, crown of thorns, bleed for me my only beef with the covers is when they end a show with RITFW or BABA when I leave a show I think the last song I hear should be a original! Love it when they turn the house lights on and you can see everyone rockin out
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  • ravilloriasravillorias Paris Posts: 459
    Fuckin great: Baba..., Crown..., Little Wing
    Not like so much: mmmmmmmmmmmm... do not remember any
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    dislike crazy mary and wish they would close with originals

    love dont be shy, little wing, and really pretty much every other cover they do.
  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    im so sick of RITFW and baba...

    fuckin' up is pretty intense live.
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Favorites: Baba, RITFW, Fortunate Son, Don't Be Shy, Trouble, People Have the Power, Timeless Melody, Can't Help Falling in Love With You, Crazy Mary, Crown of Thorns, Sonic Reducer, Masters of War, Fuckin' Up, Let My Love Open the Door

    Worst cover the band has EVER done: Driven to Tears
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  • madhatter1o6madhatter1o6 Posts: 39
    Surprised no one has mentioned Gimme Some Truth yet. That cover is clutch.
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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    Flagg wrote:
    Favorites: Baba, RITFW, Fortunate Son, Don't Be Shy, Trouble, People Have the Power, Timeless Melody, Can't Help Falling in Love With You, Crazy Mary, Crown of Thorns, Sonic Reducer, Masters of War, Fuckin' Up, Let My Love Open the Door

    Worst cover the band has EVER done: Driven to Tears

    haha, you named just about every cover they do under your favorites.

    agree w/ you about driven to tears. AWESOME police song, they tear it up. but as a PJ cover..... ehhh.
  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    LongRd. wrote:
    I hate PJ's cover of "Crown of Thorn" :mad: Sorry but Eddie's voice doesn't go well with that song. Let Stoney sing it instead.

    On the otherhand, I love their cover "Know Your Rights" It's even better than the original Clash version.

    So which PJ cover do you like best and which you dislike the most.
    Discuss :D

    There isn't many covers I don't like BUT definately Ed attempting to cover any Bob Marley song IMO is a disaster.. his voice doesnt fit that kind of songs, I definately don't like it.

    My favorite I Am A Patriot, the new version ( I like the old one too) but LOVE the new slower version, my favorite one if from the West Palm Beach show on 2003. Fortunately Son and I Believe in Miracles are close second... I really like all covers except for Bob Marley ones in essence. :D
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  • Mrs.Vedder78Mrs.Vedder78 Posts: 4,585
    Flagg wrote:
    Favorites: Baba, RITFW, Fortunate Son, Don't Be Shy, Trouble, People Have the Power, Timeless Melody, Can't Help Falling in Love With You, Crazy Mary, Crown of Thorns, Sonic Reducer, Masters of War, Fuckin' Up, Let My Love Open the Door

    Worst cover the band has EVER done: Driven to Tears

    Now that you mention it B. Driven to Tears was pretty horrible .... (sorry Ed) :p
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Wish they'd play Let My Love Open The Door again.

    Anything by X is amazing. I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts, New World and Poor Girl in particular. Maybe they could try Nausea, or Los Angeles (in LA with Exene ???) ...

    Sonic Reducer and Fuckin Up are my favorite "standards".

    They could add a full Save It For Later and i'd be happy.

    Tired of Baba and RITFW, though i always rock hard to both.

    Ones that i'm not fond of are Crazy Mary (just gets old after the 10th time, unlike Baba, i think) ... and Hide Your Love Away (just kinda bores me) ...

    I think I Believe In Miracles is only an OK cover ... i could think of some more interesting Ramones covers if they wanted to give it a try.

    If Eddie could get the lyrics right, I'd like to see A Quick One done a few more times. :D

    Eh i guess that answers the question. Huh.
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  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    where is the hawaii 78 love? awesome
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    where is the hawaii 78 love? awesome

    Honestly that was such a setlist killer for me when i was actualy at the show, pumped up and ready to rock, but in hindsight ... and hind-hearing ... it is really great.

    :D
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  • godpt3godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    HushBull wrote:
    Never got into RITFW in my 7-8 years of liking pearl jam.

    The '92/'93 versions of both RITFW and Fuckin' Up were incredible, but they've slowed down as the years have dragged on and now the fire's gone out of both of them.
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  • Uncle NeilUncle Neil Posts: 176
    I think that Ed does a really good job of choosing covers that suit his voice/singing style. As an upcoming musician, I've found that there's kind of a science to that. You can't sing any and every song and make it sound good, you have to choose ones that fit your voice. And if it's a song that doesn't necessarily fit him, he adapts it to make it work.

    That being said, there's only a couple covers that I don't like. Watchtower live was terrible, and Little Wing is so-so (although McCready's work is unbelieveable). I used to like Throw Your Arms Around Me until I heard Mark Seymour sing it, then I realized that's how that song is supposed to be sung. Ever since then, Ed's version seems kinda second rate.
  • JP2026766JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    godpt3 wrote:
    The '92/'93 versions of both RITFW and Fuckin' Up were incredible, but they've slowed down as the years have dragged on and now the fire's gone out of both of them.

    I wouldnt agree with that. If anything, the band has picked up the tempo on those songs. Listen to a 92 version of Fuckin Up or the LO2L version, then listen to an 06 version. Much faster now.

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  • zootownzootown Posts: 666
    My favs are Crown of Thorns and Bleed for Me- specifically the versions from Philly 05'-

    I would be happy if they NEVER PLAYED LAST KISS again! It was cool when they first did it and it was for a good cause, but its kind of a cruel joke now.
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