My friend Patrick had me listen to Father John Misty not too long ago, and I enjoyed what I heard. He also told me I should check out this cover of Heart Shaped Box. It’s quite good, so why not share with you all!
Father John Misty- Heart Shaped Box:
I love finding multiple versions of covers and trying to figure out what one is better. I’ve always had an admiration for the Beastie Boys and “Sabotage” is one of my favorite songs of theirs. So when I came across these versions by Cancer Bats and Korn/Slipknot I had to share with you all and see what one you thought was best.
Cancer Bats:
Korn/Slipknot:
Beastie Boys:
I love Neil Young. He is amazing. His voice, lyrics and music is mind blowing. While this isn’t the original Guns, this is still quite awesome to hear. Axl sounds great on this song and mixed with Neil it’s like they are one person. Check it out!
Guns N Roses with Neil Young- Don’t Let It Bring You Down:
Creeping Death is my favorite Metallica song. It was also the first Metallica song I learned to play on guitar so I tend to hold it in very high regard. Recently Stone Sour released an EP of Covers and one of the songs they did was Creeping Death. It’s actually quite good and worth sharing with you all.
Stone Sour (Metallica)- Creeping Death:
Since Coal Chamber released their first album in over 13 years this week, I find it only fitting that this weeks cover song comes from them. In 1999 when the band released their second album Chamber Music, “Shock The Monkey” was released as a single and helped propel the band more into the mainstream.
Coal Chamber- Shock The Monkey:
Peter Gabriel- Shock The Monkey:
Depeche Mode is not an easy band to cover. Lots of bands try to just duplicate what Depeche Mode did rather than make it their own. In 1997, In Flames did a cover of Everything Counts. It’s a very interesting version. Take a listen.
In Flames- Everything Counts:
Depeche Mode- Everything Counts:
Led Zeppelin is a very hard band to cover and do justice. There has only been a select few over the years that are worth while. A friend of mine pointed out this cover that the fabulous blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa did. While the vocals aren’t the greatest, the arrangement is great! Joe really nails Jimmy Page’s tone and compliments his style. So here is Joe Bonamassa’s cover of Tea For One from the underrated album Presence.
Joe Bonamassa (Led Zeppelin)- Tea For One
Led Zeppelin- Tea For One
By: Brian Lacy
Faith No More is one of the most underrated yet influential bands of the past 25 years. Back when they released their album The Real Thing in 1989 they had a cover of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.” This is one of the best Black Sabbath covers I’ve ever heard. Mike Patton’s delivery on this song is unbeatable and dareI say better than Ozzy singing it! Obviously the original is still great, the arrangement that Faith No More made for it just took it up a notch!
Faith No More- War Pigs
Alice In Chains is one of my favorite bands of all time. I’ve heard a few covers of Nutshell over the years and thought these two guys have been the closest to nailing it. What one do you think is better, Aaron Lewis or Corey Taylor?
Aaron Lewis: Nutshell
Corey Taylor: Nutshell
A friend of mine recently showed me this gem. I’ll admit I can’t stand the Bee Gees, but this is actually really good. I never
thought I’d enjoy a Bee Gee’s song. John Frusciante is way underrated as a guitarist and his rendition of this is outstanding! Thanks for the recommendation Patrick!
John Frusciante- How Deep Is Your Love?
