Pretty straight forward, pick a song that at least two different artists/bands have performed (live or in-studio) and explain why you think one rendition is better.
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This one is closer than you think....the vocal in The Cure original is obviously much better when compared to J's, but when J's guitar is paired with his laconic vocal delivery it fleshes out some emotion that is not there in The Cure version.
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Sun June 23, 2013 4:15 am
by Dr. Van Nostrand
elliseamos wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:I like ed better in this round
care to elaborate? personally i like guitars over ukes for this song, and Beck's delivery "feels" right to me.
Usually i would agree with guitars over the uke, but i just really like this song better on the uke, and maybe its me being a pj homer, but i will usually take ed over anyone else singing.
Though i was gonna throw out "kick out the jams" for another song to choose between with the options being
Pearl jam
Rage against the machine
Presidents of the united states of America
And for me i really enjoy the slightly more sped up version from the presidents of the usa over pj and rage who both play it a little slower, i just think the presidents version is a little more fun
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Sun June 23, 2013 4:17 am
by verb_to_trust
Gotta go with the President's as well
I've always thought Pearl Jam's version was pretty sub par....
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Sun June 23, 2013 4:21 am
by elliseamos
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
elliseamos wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:I like ed better in this round
care to elaborate? personally i like guitars over ukes for this song, and Beck's delivery "feels" right to me.
Usually i would agree with guitars over the uke, but i just really like this song better on the uke, and maybe its me being a pj homer, but i will usually take ed over anyone else singing.
Though i was gonna throw out "kick out the jams" for another song to choose between with the options being
Pearl jam
Rage against the machine
Presidents of the united states of America
And for me i really enjoy the slightly more sped up version from the presidents of the usa over pj and rage who both play it a little slower, i just think the presidents version is a little more fun
did you leave out the original on purpose, b/c i think PJ's version is just trying to capture what the Motor City crew wrote.
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Sun June 23, 2013 4:25 am
by Dr. Van Nostrand
elliseamos wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
elliseamos wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:I like ed better in this round
care to elaborate? personally i like guitars over ukes for this song, and Beck's delivery "feels" right to me.
Usually i would agree with guitars over the uke, but i just really like this song better on the uke, and maybe its me being a pj homer, but i will usually take ed over anyone else singing.
Though i was gonna throw out "kick out the jams" for another song to choose between with the options being
Pearl jam
Rage against the machine
Presidents of the united states of America
And for me i really enjoy the slightly more sped up version from the presidents of the usa over pj and rage who both play it a little slower, i just think the presidents version is a little more fun
did you leave out the original on purpose, b/c i think PJ's version is just trying to capture what the Motor City crew wrote.
Yeah, just figured on that one to go with covers only, since it seems to be covered a good bit
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Sun June 23, 2013 4:30 am
by elliseamos
verb_to_trust wrote:This one is closer than you think....the vocal in The Cure original is obviously much better when compared to J's, but when J's guitar is paired with his laconic vocal delivery it fleshes out some emotion that is not there in The Cure version.
I'd never heard Dinosaur Jr.'s version, so thank you for that, but I prefer the original. It has the right amount of "whimsy" that the song holds for me.
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:Yeah, just figured on that one to go with covers only, since it seems to be covered a good bit
got it. again, i like the original.
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Sun June 23, 2013 4:34 am
by elliseamos
say what you want about ben kweller, but this specific performance is perfect. if you asked me, which nobody did, but i sort of asked myself i guess.
Slobberbone
The vocals make it for me. Sounds like a guy who's drowning his sorrows and lost his way. Love it.
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Sun June 23, 2013 10:26 pm
by LetMeSleep
Summer Breeze - Seals and Croft. Just sits better with me. Nicer tones.
Sleepless Night - Beck. Better tempo and less performed.
Just Like Heaven - The Cure (by a hair). All round winner overall, but DJr version is awesome and J's solos are like bacon. Who doesn't love bacon.
Kick Out The Jams - RATM. The MC5 version is the best. RATM version is my go to. POTUSA doesn't move me at all whilst PJs is just a race to the end.
My Drug Buddy - Lemonheads. Don't really like either artist but the Lemonheads is really sweet.
Nurse Who Loved Me - Failure. A more interesting listen. In fact, I shall listen to more Failure now.
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Sun June 23, 2013 11:17 pm
by elliseamos
yeah, slobberbone takes this one for me too.
also, i added a plea to the OP to spoiler youtube clips (either by edit or just moving forward).
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Mon June 24, 2013 12:15 am
by verb_to_trust
Slobberbone all day. The Bee Gees aren't exactly on my radar. I'm a big fan of bands covering different genres though. Maybe the Bee Gees should come back from the dead and cover Lumberlung, return the favor?
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Mon June 24, 2013 12:17 am
by elliseamos
Re: ITT: We discuss who performs a song better
Posted: Mon June 24, 2013 12:21 am
by LetMeSleep
verb_to_trust wrote:Slobberbone all day. The Bee Gees aren't exactly on my radar. I'm a big fan of bands covering different genres though. Maybe the Bee Gees should come back from the dead and cover Lumberlung, return the favor?
Never met anyone who had heard of Slobberbone. Anyone else like them or catch them live?
Never met anyone who had heard of Slobberbone. Anyone else like them or catch them live?