Beautiful cover of Release

RYEzupSF
RYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
edited February 2012 in The Porch
I posted this in Other Music but someone suggested I post it here since it is Pearl Jam related and more people would see it...

My friend's band My Pet Dragon did this cover of Release. I played it for some PJ friends this weekend and they were blown away. I thought I would share it here. I hope you enjoy it. :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7w4oN0bGhg
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I really liked the cover. Has a 'trippy' feel to it...thanks for sharing!
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  • John Briggs 2008
    John Briggs 2008 Posts: 1,024
    Just bloody brilliant that cover is. Beautiful. :D
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 32,190
    RYEzupSF wrote:
    I posted this in Other Music but someone suggested I post it here since it is Pearl Jam related and more people would see it...

    My friend's band My Pet Dragon did this cover of Release. I played it for some PJ friends this weekend and they were blown away. I thought I would share it here. I hope you enjoy it. :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7w4oN0bGhg
    I checked out some of their other stuff. I hope you/they wouldn't be pissed if I said it kinda reminds me of third eye blind. me, personally, I love 3EB :mrgreen: never could understand the haters.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Just listening to this again now, it really is a brilliant cover. Brave move taking on a song like Release too.....
  • RYEzupSF
    RYEzupSF Posts: 6,003
    imalive wrote:
    RYEzupSF wrote:
    I posted this in Other Music but someone suggested I post it here since it is Pearl Jam related and more people would see it...

    My friend's band My Pet Dragon did this cover of Release. I played it for some PJ friends this weekend and they were blown away. I thought I would share it here. I hope you enjoy it. :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7w4oN0bGhg
    I checked out some of their other stuff. I hope you/they wouldn't be pissed if I said it kinda reminds me of third eye blind. me, personally, I love 3EB :mrgreen: never could understand the haters.

    hmmm... have never considered that comparison. But then again, I'm not really familiar with Third Eye Blind beyond their semi-charmed hits from the radio. I am a huge My Pet Dragon fan so perhaps I should check out 3EB. ;)
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  • Pamela0222
    Pamela0222 Posts: 1,544
    I really enjoyed this cover! They did a great job with it. :thumbup:
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  • LukinFan
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    Wow - great cover!
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  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,457
    I really liked it, too. Very different, but good. I liked how it concentrated more on the music than on the voice, makes me even more appreciate the original song melody- and instrumentation-wise. Some sitar sounds would also have fit in there quite well :)
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  • Mike's Side
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    When I saw who posted it I knew it was going to be good and it did not disappoint.
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  • RYEzupSF
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    Mike's Side wrote:
    When I saw who posted it I knew it was going to be good and it did not disappoint.

    :wave: :wave: Glad you liked it! :D
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,496
    this song means a lot to me...
    and they did a great job covering it!

    i know how to play this on guitar, but i can't do it...
    it's too personal for me. and when i do, i can't sing it for some reason. i lose my voice.

    love hearing how other bands/musicians interpret songs, though...
    your friends did a great job, Sara.
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  • RYEzupSF
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    mfc2006 wrote:
    this song means a lot to me...
    and they did a great job covering it!

    i know how to play this on guitar, but i can't do it...
    it's too personal for me. and when i do, i can't sing it for some reason. i lose my voice.

    love hearing how other bands/musicians interpret songs, though...
    your friends did a great job, Sara.

    Thanks for listening, Matt! ...when my friend sent this to me he was so excited for me to hear it, and I was so worried, because this song is so personal for me too. i was worried i wasn't going to like it, but i just fell in love with it. i really had no need to be worried. :D
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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,496
    RYEzupSF wrote:
    mfc2006 wrote:
    this song means a lot to me...
    and they did a great job covering it!

    i know how to play this on guitar, but i can't do it...
    it's too personal for me. and when i do, i can't sing it for some reason. i lose my voice.

    love hearing how other bands/musicians interpret songs, though...
    your friends did a great job, Sara.

    Thanks for listening, Matt! ...when my friend sent this to me he was so excited for me to hear it, and I was so worried, because this song is so personal for me too. i was worried i wasn't going to like it, but i just fell in love with it. i really had no need to be worried. :D

    yeah...
    covers are a tricky thing. you really have to to take the song & make your own mark on it...your friends did that. they really did.
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  • KC2917
    KC2917 Posts: 872
    Dude, that was seriously awesome! I had my doubts before I heard it but that was pretty bad-ass!
  • -Buru-
    -Buru- Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 1,292
    I did not take to it as much as others that have posted here, but the problem may be I like the original way too much. It is an interesting take on the song, but it just does not work for me.

    I think my problem with it might be that I feel the song or the emotion in the song has been de-personalized a bit. Personal taste and all that stuff...

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  • mikep
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    yeah that was fantastic. Took BALLS to cover that song and they did it really well while making their own mark on it. Friggin lovely.
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  • drummerboy_73
    drummerboy_73 Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,011
    Not too shabby.

    Release is probably my favorite PJ song, so while I'm going to say that I like this cover, one of the things I love about the song so much is the change in dynamics between the verse and chorus, particularly the last verse when played live...right before the big ending. This didn't really have that. I also would have kept just the one vocal with the lower pitch during the verse, then had the layered vocals with the different octaves in the chorus.

    All in all though, it's pretty good and a creative take on it.
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  • imissyoualways
    imissyoualways Posts: 353
    LOVE IT!! mpd definitely made it their own, which is my favorite thing about covers. im adding this to my favs on youtube :D
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  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    wow, that's fantastic!

    his voice is really similar to Matt Cameron's at points (in a good way)
  • RYEzupSF
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    Thanks everyone for listening and for your comments!
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