Red Mosquito

wease wrote:I liked it.

Not trying to be a dick, but I really don't understand how. I love Stevie Wonder but what he's doing with that weird instrument is kind of a trainwreck. And since it's the only instrument providing any kind of harmonic backing, the whole thing sounds like it's forever on the verge of falling apart

theplatypus wrote:

wease wrote:I liked it.

Not trying to be a dick, but I really don't understand how. I love Stevie Wonder but what he's doing with that weird instrument is kind of a trainwreck. And since it's the only instrument providing any kind of harmonic backing, the whole thing sounds like it's forever on the verge of falling apart

Different strokes... but you don’t like the song in the first place and are already predisposed to not like the cover of it. That’s cool. I’m sure there’s plenty of stuff you like that I don’t.

Speaking of the song in general, I always just thought it was ok. Didn’t love it, certainly didn’t hate it. After being a father for a number of years, it actually resonates with me more now than it ever did when it was first released. To know of the absolute horror he went thru and how it was a healing mechanism for him. I don’t know if I could be so productive if something like that ever happened to me.

Putting aside my opinion of the song, Stevie is fucking up left and right. It's just comically sloppy. I guess he didn't have a lot of time to rehearse

theplatypus wrote:Putting aside my opinion of the song, Stevie is fucking up left and right. It's just comically sloppy. I guess he didn't have a lot of time to rehearse

Almost like he couldn’t even see the keys he was hitting

Cover songs that make me say "holy shit" can both be good and bad.

Some of the good ones I really like:

Baby, Please Don't Go - AC/DC
Pipeline - Anthrax
Brand New Cadillac - The Clash
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Gloria - The Doors
Stuck In The Metal - Eagles of Death Metal (They changed the name to "metal" from "middle", but it's still a cover)
Breadfan - Metallica
The Man Who Sold the World - Nirvana
Sonic Reducer (studio) - Pearl Jam
Dock of the Bay - Pearl Jam
I Got You - Pearl Jam
Let My Love Open the Door - Pearl Jam
Can't Help Falling In Love - Pearl Jam
Renegades of Funk - RATM
Higher Ground - RHCP
Dancing in the Streets - Van Halen
Young Man Blues - The Who

darth_vedder wrote: Can't Help Falling In Love - Pearl Jam

The uptempo "punk" version from Memphis for sure!

Speaking of great Elvis covers, fucking LOVE this one

This legitimately might be the best performance of any song ever. Of all time. I happen to be dead serious. For realz.

PHATJ wrote:This legitimately might be the best performance of any song ever. Of all time. I happen to be dead serious. For realz.

That solo, and everything that follows the beginning of it’s infancy, is insanely amazing. It’s perfection... perfection plus... well, it is perfect. Absolutely perfect.

This one is awesome too.

This fuckin one is bat shit bananas fuck ballz in the titty dickz orgizm.

Bonkers

Saw brit floyd in a small theater in Wilkes Barre n they were fantastic

i got bugs wrote:Saw brit floyd in a small theater in Wilkes Barre n they were fantastic

Macphisto and I have seen them many times too. Super awesome.

PHATJ wrote:

i got bugs wrote:Saw brit floyd in a small theater in Wilkes Barre n they were fantastic

Macphisto and I have seen them many times too. Super awesome.

4 shows in Hershey n Bethlehem in march.. wouldn't mind going to one

PHATJ wrote:

i got bugs wrote:Saw brit floyd in a small theater in Wilkes Barre n they were fantastic

Macphisto and I have seen them many times too. Super awesome.

do you two date alot?

i got bugs wrote:

PHATJ wrote:

i got bugs wrote:Saw brit floyd in a small theater in Wilkes Barre n they were fantastic

Macphisto and I have seen them many times too. Super awesome.

4 shows in Hershey n Bethlehem in march.. wouldn't mind going to one

I've only ever seen them on TV but they were fantastic. I remember texting my friends to watch it

01. Indifference
02. Wishlist
03. Oceans
04. Small Town
05. Corduroy
06. Breath
07. Off He Goes
08. I Am Mine
09. Thin Air
10. Nothingman
11. Given to Fly
12. State of Love and Trust
13. Porch
14. Black
15. Alive

Tallest Man on Earth's cover of "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" has been stuck in my head all week. (Starts at 3:30 if the tag doesn't work.) (Seven edits later, the tag did not work.)