Pointless covers

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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,294
    Limp Bizkit- Behind Blue Eyes
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    There are two pointless covers I can't stand:

    Disturbed: Sound of Silence

    Bad Wolves: Zombie
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,511
    edited September 2018
    mcgruff10 said:
    Driven to tears is awful live. Won’t back down is meh. I liked crazy mary pre boom.
    Hey...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUNyjtY-N8I

    If we are talking bland PJ covers, I think they do nothing interesting really with All along the Watchtower. But maybe it's just that the song is so overplayed in general. I kind of dig the I'm Not There version Eddie sang on.
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    There are two pointless covers I can't stand:

    Disturbed: Sound of Silence

    Bad Wolves: Zombie
    Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence is objectively terrible.  It's so weirdly maudlin, yet devoid of real emotion.
    He sounds like he's trying to do a parody imitation of himself.
    It literally reminds me of Adam Sandler's Eddie Vedder imitation on SNL.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    rgambs said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    There are two pointless covers I can't stand:

    Disturbed: Sound of Silence

    Bad Wolves: Zombie
    Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence is objectively terrible.  It's so weirdly maudlin, yet devoid of real emotion.
    He sounds like he's trying to do a parody imitation of himself.
    It literally reminds me of Adam Sandler's Eddie Vedder imitation on SNL.

    This is item #2 we've come to consensus on.

    The worst thing? I've got a buddy that typically has strong taste in music. He fires this on every now and then. I want to poke pins in my eyeballs.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,537
    Weezer doing Africa was a homegrown event.

    A fan started a video that went viral and it reached the band and it's part of their set list now.  

    I don't see it as pointless when you know the story behind it.

    Pearl Jam doing Last Kiss is a great story and when it received a bunch of radio play with ZERO promotion but people shit on that song too...

    I will say that Limpbizkit's version of Behind Two Eyes is pointless.  That song came out when every album HAD to have a cover on it as the first single.  That drove me mad.

    Same with Disturbed and Shout, Sounds of Silence.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
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  • kce8
    kce8 Posts: 1,636
    rgambs said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    There are two pointless covers I can't stand:

    Disturbed: Sound of Silence

    Bad Wolves: Zombie
    Disturbed's cover of Sound of Silence is objectively terrible.  It's so weirdly maudlin, yet devoid of real emotion.
    He sounds like he's trying to do a parody imitation of himself.
    It literally reminds me of Adam Sandler's Eddie Vedder imitation on SNL.
    :o 

    You might should listen to this live version… it's far away from being without real emotion.
    I absolutely love it, and still get goosebumbs.
    It's maybe the original videos style what makes it look less emotional. Since I learned about this live version I totally prefer it!

    For me covers can still be good even that it doesn't have unique changes on it. Then it mostly depends on the voice of the singer, like Eddie's voice. Sometimes only that already makes it good. 
    I also think a cover doesn't have to be better at all to be interesting. …. As long as it's not as horrible as that Jeremy cover from above… jezuz… 27 seconds, then I had to stop it.. 

    Then again I love covers from bands who get out off their usual music style or comfort zone. Completely change a song just by using different instruments - also perfect. 

    And even the songs required here could be cool just because your favorite band is covering it. 
    So pointless cover is hard for me to find. Not the bad ones though. ;)
    However… just please don't do it like Courtney did… lol

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3By4DZyTNM
  • kce8
    kce8 Posts: 1,636
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
    Perfect said!
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,838
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
    I am with you.  I fail to understand these types of threads. 
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,511
    F Me In The Brain said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
    I am with you.  I fail to understand these types of threads. 
    Maybe you should try reading the first post in them then.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
    Agree. 
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,838
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
    I am with you.  I fail to understand these types of threads. 
    Maybe you should try reading the first post in them then.
    I did.  Perhaps try not to be so sensitive.  I was nice about it. 
    One man's treasure is another man's trash.  There is room for both sides with this.
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,437
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    There are two pointless covers I can't stand:

    Disturbed: Sound of Silence

    Bad Wolves: Zombie
    That songs drives me crazy! Every time it comes on the radio my whole family knows I hate it.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
    Agreed!
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,132
    I never understood why pj put that version of going to California on yield. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,437
    mcgruff10 said:
    I never understood why pj put that version of going to California on yield. 
    Haha! Well played, sir.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,511
    edited October 2018
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
    I am with you.  I fail to understand these types of threads. 
    Maybe you should try reading the first post in them then.
    I did.  Perhaps try not to be so sensitive.  I was nice about it. 
    One man's treasure is another man's trash.  There is room for both sides with this.
    Coming in only to say the thread is pointless is not nice. Now give me a hug.

    Pearl Jam should have do their cover more like this :O Man this is g-g--g-gg-g-g-g-g-g-g-g--great. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEXGuMTRMcM
    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    The only thing a cover "needs" in order to have a point is the artist enjoying playing it.
    I am with you.  I fail to understand these types of threads. 
    Maybe you should try reading the first post in them then.
    I did.  Perhaps try not to be so sensitive.  I was nice about it. 
    One man's treasure is another man's trash.  There is room for both sides with this.
    Coming in only to say the thread is pointless is not nice. Now give me a hug.

    Pearl Jam should have do their cover more like this :O Man this is g-g--g-gg-g-g-g-g-g-g-g--great. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEXGuMTRMcM
    That was extremely enjoyable - thanks for posting. Not a pointless one. 
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    I'm a fan of covers; it shows the love and respect a band has for another. Normally the cover is not as good as the original, but they are fun to hear. 
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