Scott Kelly of Neurosis has one of my favorite voices of all time. There is something beautifully haunting about his voice that resonates with what he sings. Scott’s version of this Joy Division classic is awesomely beautiful!
Scott Kelly- Atmosphere:
Mastodon are masterful musicians and they picked the right song to cover of Metallica’s. Their version of “Orion” really fits on with how the band has evoled over the years.
Mastodon- Orion:
Metallica- Orion
This isn’t necessarily a cover but it’s awesome. So many people for years have been trying to get Sevendust to cover this song, and recently while on the Shiprocked cruise, Sevendust and Living Color happened to be booked on it and it finally happened! Here it is!
Living Colour w/Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust- Cult Of Personality:
When Queens Of The Stone Age released their very great album Era Vulgaris, they also recorded a cover of the Billy Idol classic “White Wedding.” In true Queens fashion they added a bit of a stripped down flair to it. It’s definitely an interesting
take on Billy’s version (which is the better version).
Queens Of The Stone Age- White Wedding
Billy Idol- White Wedding
The Doors are huge part of my musical upbringing. Whenever I come across a band covering them, I am always compelled to check it out. Most of the time though it sucks. Though any time Scott Weiland puts his vocals on top of a Doors song, it sounds wonderful. Which brings me to this version of Break On Through. It’s got a different arrangement that helps make it a little more STP, while still keeping it classic Doors.
Stone Temple Pilots: Break On Through (To The Other Side)
For some reason I’ve been in the mood to listen to The Cure a lot as of late. Which got me thinking about all the covers of Cure songs out there. So why not see what version of “Plainsong” you all think is best.
Cave In: Plainsong
Year Of The Rabbit: Plainsong
The Cure: Plainsong
I came across this recently while I was listening to The Cure. Thought I’d share. It’s not the best quality, but the fact that Robert Plant and Jimmy Page are covering a Cure song is pretty awesome. Enjoy!
Lullaby:
Seeing as it is David Bowie’s birthday and it’s Thursday, here is the wonderful Nine Inch Nails covering “I’m Afraid Of Americans.”
and here is David Bowie’s version:
Recently while watching Dazed & Confused for the umpteenth hundreth time, and I had a flashback to the early 2000’s when MTV did one of their “Icon” shows dedicated to Aerosmith. During that broadcast one of the worst renditions of a great song was performed by Papa Roach. Their version of “Sweet Emotion” will forever be put next to Celine Dion’s version of ACDC’s “You Shook Me All Night Long.”
Papa Roach (Aerosmith)- Sweet Emotion:
Elliott Smith isn’t easy to cover. Under the right circumstances and right arrangement it can work. Just like with what Aeges did. What do you think?
Aeges:
Elliott Smith:
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