"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/17/2016 at 13:00 • Filed to: song showdown
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"Dusty Ventures" (dustyventures)
02/17/2016 at 13:00 • Filed to: song showdown | 1
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Hello, Oppo, my old friend. I’ve come to survey you again.
Unfortunately work/life got in the way and there wasn’t a showdown yesterday. But we’re going to make up for that right... after a review of Firday’s showdown.
The battle between Journey and Rise Against for the better variant of Journey’s song “Any Way You Want It” was incredibly close, with the two never more than three votes apart and both leading at some point. Ultimately, after spending most of the weekend separated by a single vote, Journey managed to hold on, taking it by three. Our sympathies go out to
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The Sound of Silence is, quite literally, the song that saved Simon and Garfunkel. Simon spent months writing the song, and the duo used it for their audition for Columbia Records. Columbia signed the duo, and the song was featured on their 1964 debut album,
Wednesday Morning, 3AM
. Unfortunately the album was a flop, and the pair broke up, with Paul Simon returning to Europe and Art Garfunkel returning to Columbia University.
In the spring of 1965 the song started getting steadily increased airplay in Boston and Florida, and the growing popularity caused the song’s producer, Tom Wilson, to remix the song (without telling Simon or Garfunkel), dubbing in electronic instruments and percussion on top of the acoustic guitars the duo had used in the original recording. The !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! was released in September 1965, and by New Year’s it was #1 on the charts. The pair hastily reunited, going on to become one of the most prominent folk groups of the 60's.
Disturbed recently covered the classic hit, bringing to it a darker, more dire tone which sits in stark contrast to the folksy sound of the original, particularly when played back to back. But is it better?
Simon & Garfunkel - 1964
Disturbed - (2015)
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Wacko
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 13:12 |
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what do you think about these 2?
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 13:12 |
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Man i usually love the original versions, but disturbed killed it with their cover. The darkness and his voice are just too good to vote against IMO
Hot Takes Salesman
> Wacko
02/17/2016 at 13:18 |
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I think the Lennon original is better. The other one sounds kinda out of key and far less appealing than that classic piano riff.
Jcarr
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 13:24 |
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Makes me think of Frank the Tank.
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Jcarr
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 13:35 |
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Couple more suggestions:
Good Times Bad Times - Zeppelin/Godsmack
The drummer for Godsmack does a pretty faithful rendition of Bonham’s incredible drum work on this one.
Bad Company - Bad Company/Five Finger Death Punch
luvMeSome142 & some Lincoln!
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 13:38 |
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I voted S&G, but I’m pretty impressed with the Disturbed version. David Draiman sounds a little too “opera” at times, though.
spanfucker retire bitch
> Wacko
02/17/2016 at 14:04 |
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Wow, I was just thinking to myself; “A Perfect Circle and Lennon with the song Imagine should be the next one to vote on.”
Myself, I actually prefer the darker tone of A Perfect Circle’s cover.
Blondude
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 14:04 |
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Más suggestions:
99 Red Balloons
Nena vs. Goldfinger (vs. 7 Seconds?)
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Wacko
> spanfucker retire bitch
02/17/2016 at 14:09 |
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I love them both, but APC for the win.
ps what about greenday and lennon’s working class hero?
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spanfucker retire bitch
> Wacko
02/17/2016 at 14:29 |
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Don’t listen to much of Greenday.
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Wacko
> spanfucker retire bitch
02/17/2016 at 14:34 |
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Lennon’s is better
davedave1111
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 14:37 |
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Jeez, is Disturbed the Hoff’s new project? I’ve heard better covers of that song from buskers.
Busslayer
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 15:36 |
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I’m going to have to go with the original here. I think cover versions can often be really good, even better than originals. But, this song was too good in the original form. It is hard to really improve on without sounding like you are trying too hard. Also, for me it isn’t the right kind of song for Disturbed to try to do anything with it. It isn’t really an angry kind of song.
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Dusty Ventures
> Busslayer
02/17/2016 at 16:07 |
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I would be interested in hearing a Disturbed version where they do the whole song the way they did the first two verses. Dark, emotional, but without any of the angry shouty business
boxrocket
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 21:28 |
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Dammit I’m torn. I want both.
Couldn’t have the Disturbed version without the legendary original.
The original holds up well.
I like Disturbed a good deal, and this is an extremely tasteful and modern take on the original.
I’m always skeptical of covers (Cake’s “I Will Survive” and Alien Ant Farm’s “Smooth Criminal” being two notable exceptions).
I’m voting Disturbed, but I’d rather give 2/3 of a vote to S&G and 1/3 to Disturbed. I’m now playing both as close to synced as I can.
f86sabre
> Dusty Ventures
02/17/2016 at 22:12 |
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Would agree. More restraint, especially from a band like Distrubd, would have gone a long way. Still good, but not amazing.
Thanks for doing these. I love good covers. For me the holy grail is good Pink Floyd covers. Hard to come by.
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Dusty Ventures
> f86sabre
02/17/2016 at 23:23 |
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Johnnyazz
> Blondude
02/17/2016 at 23:45 |
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Goldfinger because early 2000's throwback. we all skated to that song.
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Blondude
> Johnnyazz
02/18/2016 at 00:02 |
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Also Gran Turismo 3
Sneaky Pete
> f86sabre
02/18/2016 at 00:27 |
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I heard Korn cover a Floyd song. I think it was comfortably numb, which is one of my favorite songs of all time. It was fucking terrible.
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Sneaky Pete
> Wacko
02/18/2016 at 00:28 |
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Seriously, not even close.
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Sneaky Pete
> Jcarr
02/18/2016 at 00:29 |
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No one can outdo Zeppelin at any song.
I prefer Fiver Finger Death Punch’s version to Bad Company's.
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Sneaky Pete
> Dusty Ventures
02/18/2016 at 00:40 |
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Here is an example of a cover that is far and away better than the original.
Original:
Cover:
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f86sabre
> Sneaky Pete
02/18/2016 at 07:55 |
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Foos do a reasonable cover of In the Flesh.
Really the Foo Fighters are the world’s greatest cover band.
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f86sabre
> Dusty Ventures
02/18/2016 at 08:01 |
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I like Korn, but that isn’t great. Pearl Jam doing Mother...
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Dusty Ventures
> Sneaky Pete
02/18/2016 at 10:01 |
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I actually almost used that the other day
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Dusty Ventures
> f86sabre
02/18/2016 at 10:15 |
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Actually I posted the Korn one to sort your argument
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boxrocket
> f86sabre
02/19/2016 at 06:46 |
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A local classic rock radio station (KSHE, kshe95.com) hosts a Pink Floyd tribute show every year with a band called El Monstero. They quickly sell out every year.
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boxrocket
> Dusty Ventures
02/19/2016 at 06:49 |
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The Wall movie was very odd, and disturbing in some ways, but I suppose that's the point.
Saracen
> Dusty Ventures
02/22/2016 at 20:05 |
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The original all the way.
The Disturbed cover is good till he starts going all screamo. Gah. No thanks.