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Kick-A$$ Covers

carcharias

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david bowie released a cover album called pin ups...it is a cracker.
1. Rosalyn
2. Here Comes The Night
3. I Wish You Would
4. See Emily Play
5. Everything's Alright
6. I Can't Explain
7. Friday On My Mind
8. Sorrow
9. Don't Bring Me Down
10. Shapes Of Things
11. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
12. Where Have All The Good Times Gone

PIN UPS is an album of songs originally performed by the Pretty Things, Them, the Yardbirds, Pink Floyd, the Mojos, the Who, the Easybeats, the Merseybeats and the Kinks. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Personnel: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, harmonica, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, Moog synthesizer); Mick Ronson (guitar, piano, background vocals); Ken Fordham (baritone saxophone); Mike Garson (piano, electric piano, harpsichord, organ); Trevor Bolder (bass instrument); Aynsley Dunbar (drums); G.A. MacCormack (background vocals). Recording information: Chateau d'Herouville, France. PIN UPS served as a sort of "how to" guide to David Bowie's career. This all-covers album shed light on his ability to adopt personas and emulate musical genres with amazing speed and diversity. It also showed that Bowie was anticipating a different musical climate for the rest of the decade, signifying a change from what was admired during the 1960s. The psychedelic overtones of Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play" and the garage rock cynicism of the Easybeats' "Friday On My Mind" perfectly display Bowie's ear for melody and eye for pop-culture posturing. He even tips a hat to his more established influences. The Kinks' "Where Have All The Good Times Gone" sparks his interest as a memory-soaked ballad (a Ray Davies specialty), and with The Who's "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere" Bowie admits to not having invented the rock 'n' roll ego. PIN UPS served another suitable purpose for the chameleonic performer, down-playing his other-worldly image by betraying his influences. By presenting Bowie as an actual fan--and not just an image/style manipulator--the album portrayed the singer in a different light, allowing him to loosen up his approach to performing and to step outside the multiple characters he had created for himself.

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1032954/a/Pin+Ups.htm
 

Steel Dragon

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Tori Amos' album Strange Little Girl

all covers - From Eminem to 10CC, Beatles to Slayer - all good

"New Age" by The Velvet Underground
"'97 Bonnie & Clyde" by Eminem
"Strange Little Girl" by The Stranglers
"Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode
"I'm Not in Love" by 10cc
"Rattlesnakes" by Lloyd Cole
"Time" by Tom Waits
"Heart of Gold" by Neil Young
"I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats
"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" by The Beatles
"Raining Blood" by Slayer
"Real Men" by Joe Jackson
 

Phillips

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nonpoint - in the air tonight
a perfect circle - imagine
foo fighters - baker street
nirvana - the man who sold the world
disturbed - shout 2000
ra - Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
atreyu - you give love a bad name
deftones - simple man
 

McLovin

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Guns N Roses - Knockin On Heaven's Door (Dylan)
Korn - Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd)
Aerosmith - Come Together (Beatles)
Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (whacko jacko)

I'm fairly certain Europe covered "Final Countdown". Could be wrong though...
 

Samwise

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Anyone here Rise Against's cover of Danzig's Mother yesterday afternoon on top shelf? pretty decent.
 
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some o f my favourite covers are

house of the rising sun by the animals

hound dog by elvis

blue suede shoes by elvis

after midnight by eric clapton

crossroads by cream

backdoor man by the doors

roadhouse blues by status quo

dizzy miss lizzy the beatles

i put a spell on you by creedence clearwater revival

love in vain by the stones

me and bobby mc ghee by janis joplin

shake rattle and roll by bill hayley

whole lotta shakin goin on by jerry lee lewis
 

Bumble

First Grade
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carcharias said:
Hazy shade of winter - Body Jar
Search and Destroy - You Am I
Flame Trees - Sarah blasko
Whats a matter with peace love and understanding - The Oils
Mrs Robinson - The lemonheads
Different drum - The lemonheads
Luca - The lemonheads
Rasberry beret - Warren Zevon and the hindu lovegods
black fella white fella - Powderfinger
Hard days night - Hoodoo Gurus
Born to be wild - The Cult.
Hello I love you - THe Cure

Ew.
 

edabomb

First Grade
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Foo Fighters do a pretty good cover of Darling Nikki.

I also really liked Seals Who Wants to Live Forever at the Freddie tribute concert.
 

Bazal

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A couple of good ones that I haven't seen mentioned;

Kisschasy do a surprisingly good version of Berlin Chair...not as good as the original but thats a tough act to follow. They also do an awesome version of Hey Jealousy

Disturbed do a good version of Shout if you're into that

And the Screaming Jets do a great rendition of Eve of Destruction
 

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