surfpup Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The other thread (Izzy's) got me thinking about covers. I love to change the tempo/style/feel etc. of cover tunes. Anyone else find it fun to do covers differently? Post your "odd" covers here. For example, here's one of the ways I like to do an old Rolling Stones song. They are welcome to sue me for the $0 I have made thus far on this cover! http://soundcloud.com/surfpup/dead-flowers-cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 That's a fun cover! Never heard the original, I don't think... Okay I will learn this song and post it! Then llive in fear for a week or two and delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 My band does a version of a Bob Welch-era Fleetwood Mac song "Miles Away". Made it a heavy song! Sorry, nothing to show. We also change up "Just Got Paid", turn "Slow Down" (by Larry Williams...famously covered by The Beatles) into a heavy rocker, and make jams out of "Jesus Just Left Chicago", and "La Grange". Oh, and we do "Red House" OUR OWN way. In the key of A. Sounds nothing like Hendrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellen Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 That's a cool version Surfpup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 That's a cool version Surfpup Thanks, man. It's a great song any way you do it. I've done it very twangy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaysEpiphone Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 The other thread (Izzy's) got me thinking about covers. I love to change the tempo/style/feel etc. of cover tunes. Anyone else find it fun to do covers differently? Post your "odd" covers here. For example, here's one of the ways I like to do an old Rolling Stones song. They are welcome to sue me for the $0 I have made thus far on this cover! http://soundcloud.com/surfpup/dead-flowers-cover Not bad my man! Where you ever in a Stones tribute band? I found on occasion that I've had to transpose a song that I really wanted to cover. I don't think I ever "Butchered" a cover (not intentionally). It was usually because I had trouble with the guitar part's as I'm mainly a chord and riff guy. If it's got singing that I can't hit the correct note/scale or its got complex guitar "hook's" etc, I will likely just move on to something that I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 Not bad my man! Where you ever in a Stones tribute band? Thanks. Never been in a Stones cover band, though I do have a Strat set up 5 sting for Keef style riffage and I'm not afraid to use it. I probably could have posted a more traditional take on that song for comparison as I've played it "straight" many times. It's just so much more fun having your way with it ya know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awel Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Very good and interesting This is our cover of Just Got Paid, with a lead part splited in 2, one slide, one more ... rock :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 This is our cover of Just Got Paid, with a lead part splited in 2, one slide, one more ... rock :) Nice job making up words. Hate when that happens. Gotta admit that I stick pretty much to the original on that one. And I prefer to use open E like Billy did... https://soundcloud.com/surfpup/just-got-paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Here's a Fleetwood Mac cover that a friend and I did. I played bass and sang. It's not too radical but I tried to funk the bass up a bit. The only guitar I played on it is the Whammy solo part. All the rest is my buddy Dave Mac. This one is also a slight departure from the original. I played everything on here with my P bass and my 64 Melody Maker. The entire track from idea to final mix was about 2 hours. This is a strange take on a UFO classic. No one likes it but me... I think it's the weak vocals that kill it for most. I may put some more up later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellen Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Don't have to much material with the guys that i play with, but i have this clip "7 nation army" in standard tuning. Two guitars where one of them play freely solo stuff over chorus . First time i played in public(a party late summer 2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMG5pMW42vw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 This is a strange take on a UFO classic. No one likes it but me... I think it's the weak vocals that kill it for most. Liked all of those. The vocals on Space Child are what make it different - more laid back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awel Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Nice job making up words. Hate when that happens. Gotta admit that I stick pretty much to the original on that one. And I prefer to use open E like Billy did... https://soundcloud.com/surfpup/just-got-paid Really like your version, very close to the original Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 The other thread (Izzy's) got me thinking about covers. I love to change the tempo/style/feel etc. of cover tunes. Anyone else find it fun to do covers differently? Post your "odd" covers here. For example, here's one of the ways I like to do an old Rolling Stones song. They are welcome to sue me for the $0 I have made thus far on this cover! http://soundcloud.com/surfpup/dead-flowers-cover Nice work! It reminds me of a lot of 90's punkish stuff that I like so much like the SuperSuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 This was fantastic Awel. You guys are really tight live which is the true test of any band in my opinion. Really love the breakdown for the slide solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Don't have to much material with the guys that i play with, but i have this clip "7 nation army" in standard tuning. Two guitars where one of them play freely solo stuff over chorus . First time i played in public(a party late summer 2011) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMG5pMW42vw That's really tight! Also you guys did a massive job of recording it live. The sound is fantastic. Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellen Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 That's really tight! Also you guys did a massive job of recording it live. The sound is fantastic. Great job! Thanx man, yea i was surprised of the sound. It was only the mic of my camera, nothin' more. I placed it in the middle and behind amps and PA. And yea i enjoyed your cover's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awel Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 This was fantastic Awel. You guys are really tight live which is the true test of any band in my opinion. Really love the breakdown for the slide solo. Thanks Searcy, really appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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