05-22-2022, 05:11 PM
Zoidberg wrote:
[quote=DeusxMac]
I may be in the minority here, but IMHO “covers” are like movie remakes. If the originals were great, the copies rarely improve on them.
Sometimes the cover reworks the original in a way that transcends; not that the original was bad, but the cover hits different.
Case in point; Disturbed's cover of "The Sound of Silence": https://youtu.be/u9Dg-g7t2l4
Sometimes, but rarely.
An example: these bands are highly skilled, and I'm sure they're are having a good time, but IMHO their "covers" bring absolutely nothing "original" nor "transcendent" to the songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWUgaYGfKIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rmOg4_8wD0