Covers that are arguably better than the originals:

[lineup]

Re: Re: Good songwriter, crook singer

All along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
or Dave Matthews. I like both versions

modern young people does not listen enough
to the one and only Jimi Hendrix

they do not make such guitarist too often
once every 2 hundred years .. is my guess 😎

 

[john blackburn]

lineup.

Keep an eye open for a British guitarist called Jeff Beck, you might like him also.

My vote would go for Dub Side of the Moon by the Easy Star All Stars. http://www.easystar.com/releases/show/2

It's a dub reggae reworking of Dark side of the moon and a fine piece of recording engineering as well. You can turn a Floyd fanatic to a shivering mess with it, and I have.

John

 

[lineup]

I know Jeff Beck
I even have some original vinyl LP-s by him, from way back late 60-ies
( was not released, like you say RECENTLY )

he is good ... but noway near Mr. Hendrix
but then again, nobody else is close to the magical Jimi either

🙂

 

[Peter Daniel]

My vote would go for Dub Side of the Moon by the Easy Star All Stars. http://www.easystar.com/releases/show/2

It's a dub reggae reworking of Dark side of the moon and a fine piece of recording engineering as well. You can turn a Floyd fanatic to a shivering mess with it, and I have.

They just came up with Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band and it's really good: http://www.myspace.com/easystarallstars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOeLCt5Bfw0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRtKip0SVqQ

 

[john blackburn]

Splendid! That should get the Beatles fans twitching as well as the Floyd fans.

Just noticed they are playing about 30 miles from me in 9 days time, I might just have to pop along to that. Thanks for the link.

I assume Hayseed Dixie are known over there, they tour the UK a lot..... Damn fine live band, always put on a good show.

John

 

[myglaren]

I recently discovered Elisa (Elisa Toffoli but she is known professionally as Elisa)

I know that I will be branded as an heretic for admitting this but Bob Marley just doesn't do it for me.

However, I an completely enthralled by Elisa's rendition of Redemption Song.

She also does a very good cover of Halleluja but on that one I think that Imogen Heap has the edge - just 🙂

 

[Peter Daniel]

Check this one, not bad at all 😉

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJlwuU8_ruU

From a CD compilation: http://www.amazon.com/8-Bit-Operato...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1246555143&sr=8-1

 

[radtech]

I see somebody mentioned Mary Arden Collins a while back, her cover of Dimming of the Day is indeed lovely, even better if you see her sing it live.

Another great cover of a Richard Thompson song is Walking on a Wire by Knots and Crosses (Carol Noonan's old band).

 

[infinia]

Stina Nordenstam - peope are strange (doors cover)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axN4MNPJ-A0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stina_Nordenstam

 

[Patrick Bateman]

"Smothered Hope" - Ministry (Skinny Puppy, with their lead singer doing the lyrics oddly enough.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn2wgEzdrJo

"Hurt" - Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

"Some Velvet Morning" - Slowdive (Nancy Sinatra)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6z-XlkyYk8

Primal Scream does a decent cover of it too, but the Slowdive cover is better.

And of course, without a doubt, the best cover of all time:
"Umbrella" - Vanilla Sky - (Rihanna)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvC6VS4Np4U

If you watch just one of these videos, watch the last one 🙂 🙂 🙂

 

[radtech]

Of course there's always this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfGzWntCbxY




*runs and hides*

 

[infinia]

Of course there's always this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfGzWntCbxY




*runs and hides*

Thanks for that
But I just can't get enough!

 

[SY]

I'm sure I posted this before (too lazy to look) but I can't get enough.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lNFRLrP014

 

[mantisory]

Alltime favorite cover tune, and one that's been covered many many times:

D.O.A. - WAR (What is it good for?) (original by Edwin Starr)

 

[jlsem]

"Hurt" - Johnny Cash (Nine Inch Nails)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go

Nice singing, cheesy video. Here's a far better cover of the same song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57ta7mkgrOU

John

 

[infinia]

Cover of Gnarls Barkley - Crazy with Theremin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW0B1sipLBI

not really better than Gnarls (esp the slow jam version) but they keep pulling his for copyright.

 

[SouPortugues]

My personal favorites (total cover junkie)

1. Enjoy the Silence-Failure (Depeche Mode)
2. Just What I Needed-The Replicants (The Cars)
3. One Is the Lonliest Number-Filter (3 Dog Night)
4. The Star Spangled Banner-Blues Traveller (ala Jimi Hendrix)
5. Policy of Truth-Dishwalla (Depeche Mode)
6. Cars-Fear Factory w/Gary Numan (Gary Numan)
7. Schools Out-Sevendust (Alice Cooper)
8. Come As You Are-Dani Scicilliano (Nirvana)
9. Come Together-Soundgarden (The Beatles)
10. Another Brick In the Wall, Parts I-III-The Stepkings (Pink Floyd)
11. Mexican Radio-The Stickmen (Wall of Voodoo)
12. Maki Madni-Derek Trucks w/N.F. Ali Khan (N.F.Ali Khan/traditional)
13. Rusty Cage-Johnny Cash (Soundgarden)
14. Lay Lady Lay-Ministry (Bob Dylan)
15. Maggie's Farm-Rage Against the Machine (Bob Dylan)

Ones I didn't see mentioned. And that's just off the top of my head....

 

[Picky Nancy]

"Satisfaction" the Otis Redding and the Devo version I like better than The Rolling Stones version.

 

[infinia]

Best taken with a grain of salt (& wedge of lime)
El Vez - En El Barrio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0_tGKvxd9I

his history in his own words http://elvez.net/videos/EVpromo.html


Utoob sensation Little Loca meets Crispen Glover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSia1vr1PJM

 

[infinia]

This Corrosion sounds killer with vibes and a pedal steel

alt country rockers 'Lambchop' doin a down tempo version of Sisters of Mercy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWdvXBa_o5s