Let's Talk About Rad Cover Songs

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

There are a lot of good Billy Bragg covers out there.

Street Dogs - There Is Power In A Union
Groovie Ghoulies - New England
Rebel Spell - The World Turned Upside Down
Lars Frederickson & The Bastards - To Have And To Have Not

That's four. Maybe that's not a lot in the grand scheme of things but all four of those covers are good.

[John Gargo Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close John Gargo]

Overkill's cover of Fast Taker is pretty good but it's no Manowar. No one else is Manowar but Manowar.

I love Overkill, but Tankard's version of Fast Taker is much better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJxvutzJ8c

[Nolando Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nolando]

There are a lot of good Billy Bragg covers out there.

Street Dogs - There Is Power In A Union
Groovie Ghoulies - New England
Rebel Spell - The World Turned Upside Down
Lars Frederickson & The Bastards - To Have And To Have Not

That's four. Maybe that's not a lot in the grand scheme of things but all four of those covers are good.

IMO most BB covers are just trying to hard, choosing him to appear "authentic" or give themselves some credibility they might not otherwise. Street Dogs are legit with it, to be sure, but, still that's how they usually strike me.

Now, Christy Maccoll's cover of New England is fantastic - she really makes that song her own.

[Nolando Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nolando]

I do likes me some Tankard - they're a kindred spirit to my band, I'd say...

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Now, Christy Maccoll's cover of New England is fantastic - she really makes that song her own.

Haven't heard hers, actually. You hear the Rebel Spell track? You'd dig them. They're kind of the Canadian Street Dogs.

[Nolando Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nolando]

She released it as a solo single and she and BB did the duet as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v4a6NaU5Rg

Will check them out (horrible name, tho' - "Rebel Spell"? Seriously?)

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Yeah it's a horrible name, I agree, but they have a good sound.

[Roderick Butthorn Find all posts View Profile Close Roderick]

The track listing for the new Shatner album is up. My nerd boner for this record just got even bigger. http://www.williamshatner.com/Article419.phtml

Space Trucking originally by Deep Purple - Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice has performed the drum part. Johnny Winter is on guest guitar.
She Blinded Me With Science originally by Thomas Dolby - Bootsy Collins is on as the guest bassist. Patrick Moraz (ex Yes and Moody Blues) is guesting on keyboards/synth.

In a Little While originally by U2 - Manuel Gottsching from Ash Ra Tempel has added guitar.

Empty Glass originally by The Tea Party - Michael Schenker (UFO/Scorpions) has added guest guitar.

Lost in the Stars as done by Frank Sinatra - Jazz legend Ernie Watts is on guest saxophone.

Twilight Zone originally by Golden Earring - Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule/Allman Brothers) is on guest guitar.

Space Cowboy originally by Steve Miller - Country artist Brad Paisley has added guitar and vocals.

Rocket Man originally by Elton John - Guitarist Steve Hillage (ex Gong member and current member of techno rock duo System 7) has added guest guitar

Space Oddity originally by David Bowie - Ritchie Blackmore (ex-Deep Purple) has added guest guitar. Alan Parsons is adding guest keyboards.

Spirit in the Sky originally by Norman Greenbaum - Peter Frampton has played guitar on this track.

Bohemian Rhapsody originally by Queen - John Wetton from Asia has played bass and done a vocal.

Silver Machine originally by Hawkwind - Wayne Kramer from the MC5 is adding guitar and Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge/Rod Stewart) is adding a guest drum part.

Major Tom originally by Peter Shilling - Nick Valensi, the guitarist from the Strokes has added guest guitar to this this track. Also Zakk Wylde (ozzy osbourn, black label society) and Mike Inez (Alice In Chains)have contributed to this track.

Learning to Fly originally by Pink Floyd - Edgar Froese from Tangerine Dream has played guitar and keyboards on this track.

Mr. Spaceman originally by The Byrds - Dave Davies from the Kinks has added guest guitar on this track.

Iron Man originally by Black Sabbath - Zakk Wylde (ex Ozzy guitarist) played guitar and did a vocal on this track.

Planet Earth originally by Duran Duran - Steve Howe, guitarist with Yes, played guitar on this track.

Walking on the Moon originally by The Police - Toots of Toots & the Maytals has added a guest vocal.

Mrs. Major Tom - female singer to add a track -To be announced

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

What the hell... haha. That's craziness.

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

Don't throw stuff at me, but Alexisonfire's cover of Midnight Oil's "The Dead Heart" is good - I like it as much as the original. To be honest, that's the first Alexisonfire song I've heard!

Also, Motorhead's cover of Twisted Sister's "Shoot 'Em Down" is pretty cool.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Also, Motorhead's cover of anything is pretty cool.

Agreed.

[Zane C. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Zane C.]

Agreed.

Saw Motí¶rhead a couple of months ago for the first time...Awesome!!!! They did not disappoint. Pretty standard set, though - no covers! Clutch was great, Valiant Thor...meh.

[Ian Miller Flattery and foreplay Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Miller]

I wish you guys could see me play guitar with Karaoke From Hell. in fact I'm about to head down there now. I bought a pedalboard and everything!

Hopefully I'll get to do Purple Rain again tonight! "WAAAAAAOOOOOOTWANNNNNNNNGSCREEEEEEEWAHWAH!!!"

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Someone needs to record that.

[Ian Miller Flattery and foreplay Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Miller]

I'm sure there will be some YouTube-in's eventually, but not as of yet (I just checked).