original or remake

[TheBalance]

Originally Posted by stoney

Janis and Melissa captured the essence of the song, as if someone just reached down their throat and yanked out ther heart. They both get the feel of rejection yet a compulsive attraction to victimizer. And then they challange them to one more time,the virtual moth to flame routine.

Faith Hill is a very tallented person but does not demonstrate that she has a clue as what she is singing. I used to say shoot her and put her out of her misery or my misery. Believe it or not Faith Hill put that song on the country charts.

Ok I hope I am getting a little interest in this tread because I'd love to read others takes on these songs. If not it will fall into digital oblivion.

Does anyone care to post a song? Please step up.
Thank you

Melissa smokes the tune on guitar. She's just too 'dykey' sounding on vocals. On the other hand, Janis' whiskey burnt vocals rip down to the heart of the matter. Faith should stick to lullabyes.

So, Let's critique the Buddy Holly original, "Not Fade Away", covered by The Grateful Dead, Rush, and The Rolling Stones.

[TheBalance]

I couldn't find the Rush version, and listened to the sniplets of the songs that were offered on iTunes.
I have to go with the Grateful Dead version, because of their improv techniques
The Rolling Stones seem to take it to a Bo Diddley beat.
I guess it just depends on my mood, and what sort of "rush" I want out of the musical selections.
It's a tough call. Buddy contributed alot in the short time he had to make his offerings.

[stoney]

Originally Posted by Brain

I couldn't find the Rush version, and listened to the sniplets of the songs that were offered on iTunes.
I have to go with the Grateful Dead version, because of their improv techniques
The Rolling Stones seem to take it to a Bo Diddley beat.
I guess it just depends on my mood, and what sort of "rush" I want out of the musical selections.
It's a tough call. Buddy contributed alot in the short time he had to make his offerings.

I have never heard Rush or the dead version. I am sure in the case of the Dead if that was ever perfomed more than once that is would be different each time perfromed.
Many many years ago I saw a Jazz band at summerfest " Rush Hour" they were fabulous. I tried finding their cd at the Exclusive Company and the clerk led me to Rush. From that point on I had thing "No Rush" just "Rush Hour".


Both versions used the Bo Diddly beat but The Crickets used their voices to re-create that beat and Buddy Holly had is signature voice nobody can duplicate. The Origianl Buddy Holly version basically put the spot light on all the componts individually and link them with the drums. The Stones version is done like a basic rock-n-rock and just blended as one.
a redundant beat with a simple melody.
I think Bo Diddly once said if he had a dollar for everytime someone used his beat, he would be a millioaire. I think he is a millioaire.
To sum it up I do like Buddy Holly's version best but the Stones make a great tribute version.

After all that was "the day the music died"

That was a very good choice in song renditions to compare and difficult to select.

In my mind the next song up will be just as difficult to select as this one.

One of my guitar heros is Jimi Hendrix and Voodo Chile was his signature song, I think back to the 1st time I heard "Purple Haze" it blew my socks off and I ranted and raved about it for weeks!!!! at one time I knew how to play the song but I could not do that anymore if it meant saving my life.

I am not sure who else coverd it and if you know please post it here but "The Cure" did an amazing version on a tribute album to Jimi.
Which would you pick?
Jimi's
or
The Cures

[stoney]

Originally Posted by Lightning

I missed the Melissa Etheridge version too. Is it worth looking it up on iTunes or somewhere?

if you do not mind spending the money, Melissa Etheridge does a very good with that song. The other key factor on doing tha tune for her was, she performed it at the Grammy's while she was going through chemo thus she was bald like our former AG. The performance was as good as the song.

[TheBalance]

Originally Posted by stoney

I have never heard Rush or the dead version. I am sure in the case of the Dead if that was ever perfomed more than once that is would be different each time perfromed.
Many many years ago I saw a Jazz band at summerfest " Rush Hour" they were fabulous. I tried finding their cd at the Exclusive Company and the clerk led me to Rush. From that point on I had thing "No Rush" just "Rush Hour".


Both versions used the Bo Diddly beat but The Crickets used their voices to re-create that beat and Buddy Holly had is signature voice nobody can duplicate. The Origianl Buddy Holly version basically put the spot light on all the componts individually and link them with the drums. The Stones version is done like a basic rock-n-rock and just blended as one.
a redundant beat with a simple melody.
I think Bo Diddly once said if he had a dollar for everytime someone used his beat, he would be a millioaire. I think he is a millioaire.
To sum it up I do like Buddy Holly's version best but the Stones make a great tribute version.

After all that was "the day the music died"

That was a very good choice in song renditions to compare and difficult to select.

In my mind the next song up will be just as difficult to select as this one.

One of my guitar heros is Jimi Hendrix and Voodo Chile was his signature song, I think back to the 1st time I heard "Purple Haze" it blew my socks off and I ranted and raved about it for weeks!!!! at one time I knew how to play the song but I could not do that anymore if it meant saving my life.

I am not sure who else coverd it and if you know please post it here but "The Cure" did an amazing version on a tribute album to Jimi.
Which would you pick?
Jimi's
or
The Cures

Jimi Hendrix is the only artist that does the work of "Purple Haze" any justice. He has the vocals. The lead singing dude with "The Cure" is missing the maturity in the pipes. I'm not sure if the funky beat of The Cure is appropriate for that particular song. I can't take anything away from The Cure's artistic interpretations. They definitely have their own groove running. There's a multitude of artists/bands that covered Jimi's classic. None can get close to it, from what I've heard, there's no touching it.
iTunes let's you listen to a few bars of a particular piece. You don't have to buy anything, just download the player. I have a couple playlists set up on it, but I have'nt figured out how to sync it to my mp3 player. I'm also working to get those playlists to my Windows Media player, where it's a simply a click of a couple buttons, and it syncs.
You mentioned Elmore James, in an earlier post. Who didn't cover Elmore. He's one of the originators. Canned Heat covered "Rolling and Tumbling" with all the respect deserved. Stevie Ray Vaughn gets the tears flowing with his rendition of "The Sky is Crying". "It Hurts Me Too", covered by everyone and their brother, is one of the first blues songs I heard. Of course, Eric Clapton covered it, as did The Grateful Dead. The list goes on. Canned Heat gets my vote for the covering of "Rolling And Tumbling".

[stoney]

Originally Posted by Brain

Jimi Hendrix is the only artist that does the work of "Purple Haze" any justice. He has the vocals. The lead singing dude with "The Cure" is missing the maturity in the pipes. I'm not sure if the funky beat of The Cure is appropriate for that particular song. I can't take anything away from The Cure's artistic interpretations. They definitely have their own groove running. There's a multitude of artists/bands that covered Jimi's classic. None can get close to it, from what I've heard, there's no touching it.
iTunes let's you listen to a few bars of a particular piece. You don't have to buy anything, just download the player. I have a couple playlists set up on it, but I have'nt figured out how to sync it to my mp3 player. I'm also working to get those playlists to my Windows Media player, where it's a simply a click of a couple buttons, and it syncs.
You mentioned Elmore James, in an earlier post. Who didn't cover Elmore. He's one of the originators. Canned Heat covered "Rolling and Tumbling" with all the respect deserved. Stevie Ray Vaughn gets the tears flowing with his rendition of "The Sky is Crying". "It Hurts Me Too", covered by everyone and their brother, is one of the first blues songs I heard. Of course, Eric Clapton covered it, as did The Grateful Dead. The list goes on. Canned Heat gets my vote for the covering of "Rolling And Tumbling".

I liked the cure's interpetation of the Purple haze because they did not try to duplicate Jimi's blazing guitar but the effects remind me of what the effects purple haze on a person. Not that I am for doing anything like that but from my wayback memory the version is "tripping" Robert Smiths vocals with the effects do what Jimi's guitar did for that song.

That is funny that mention rolling and tumbling,
Check out Bob Dylan's latest
"Modern Times" he covers that song.

The first time I heard the famous Elmore James riff was The Paul Butterfield blues band "Over yonders wall" that is a very long time ago with Mike Blumefield(now dead) on the guitar.

[TheBalance]

Originally Posted by stoney

I liked the cure's interpetation of the Purple haze because they did not try to duplicate Jimi's blazing guitar but the effects remind me of what the effects purple haze on a person. Not that I am for doing anything like that but from my wayback memory the version is "tripping" Robert Smiths vocals with the effects do what Jimi's guitar did for that song.

That is funny that mention rolling and tumbling,
Check out Bob Dylan's latest
"Modern Times" he covers that song.

The first time I heard the famous Elmore James riff was The Paul Butterfield blues band "Over yonders wall" that is a very long time ago with Mike Blumefield(now dead) on the guitar.

I listened to the iTunes offerings of Bob Dylan' "Modern Times"
Nice country blues renditions of various artists work. "Rolling and Tumbling" has the guitar riffs of Mr. James. Sounded good. I noticed Bob got a few shovels full of gravel in his voice, over the years. Could'nt be from yelling at his kid...the one with "The Wallflowers"...maybe Jason, or some such?

[Lightning]

Originally Posted by Brain

Melissa smokes the tune on guitar. She's just too 'dykey' sounding on vocals.

That's one of the things I like about Melissa Etheridge's sound, actually. Strong female lead voices are my favorite. I've got a fairly long list of those on my iPod. I'll have to look this one up.

And even though I have a ton of The Cure, I don't think I've ever heard their version of Purple Haze, either.

[keith]

Early Springsteen, Blinded by the Light and Spirits in the Night and vs. Manfred Mann's covers.

Regards,
Keith

[dgridley]

Here's one:

Neil Young's Like A Hurricane

YouTube - Neil Young - Like a Hurricane

or the Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music cover of the same song:

YouTube - Roxy Music- Like A Hurricane

I'll tell you, it's a difficult choice for me because i saw Neil do this live for his Rust Never Sleeps tour and it was just awesome, but the Roxy Music cover is what first turned me on to Bryan Ferry. When all is said and done, I'd have to go with the Neil Young original by default but Roxy Music is a definite close second.