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by **gr8dane** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:25 am

Joni Mitchell's 'This flight tonight' covered by Nazareth.Now theres a good one.

by **Abitaman** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:08 am

Styx also did We Will Rock you/We are the Champions by Queen. It was pretty good to. Bad thing, it only clocked in around 3 minutes-ERIC

by **evileyes** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:03 am

I am drawn to A Perfect Circle's cover of Lennon's "Imagine". Much darker in sound than the original, which I also like, and the video is thought-provoking if sometimes graphic.

EE

by **classicstyxfan** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 8:36 am

Interesting in this discussion of covers.......the only people recording covers of Styx music a are......STYX ! ( and Dennis DeYoung )

why is that ????

by **styxfanNH** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 9:07 am

Then what was the STYX tribute cd? I agree it was hprrible renditions, but it was done.

Not to mention that many bands would have difficulty in the complexity of some of the tunes.

by **classicstyxfan** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:46 pm

There was a Styx Tribute CD ? I guess thast shows how far "out of it" I really am.....

Someone fill me in on this please, did anyone particularly notable contribute ? which songs, and were any of these covers any good ?

I have never encountered any remakes of a styx song on the radio, at least that I can recall.

by **ek88** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:53 pm

There was a Styx Tribute CD ? I guess thast shows how far "out of it" I really am.....

I have never encountered any remakes of a styx song on the radio, at least that I can recall.

News to me, too, classic. In my mind, it's one thing to listen to a tribute/covers album by a band that you like. It's another thing to hear other artists cover the band that you like. Normally I'm pretty open minded about music, but I've no interest in other bands covering Styx music. (And yes, I realize that some of you believe that the current lineup fits this bill :wink:

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by **styxfanNH** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 12:54 pm

http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2652560

Here ya go. A link to the album with 30 sec clips.

by **Monker** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:36 pm

classicstyxfan wrote:Interesting in this discussion of covers.......the only people recording covers of Styx music a are......STYX ! ( and Dennis DeYoung )

why is that ????

Well, after Eric Cartman did his version of "Come Sail Away", I doubt any other band felt they could come close to that version. He definitely made it 'his own'.

by **Victim Of My Own Design** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 6:18 pm

ItsMyLife wrote:Van Halen - "You Really Got Me"

Great cover by VH.......and I actually like Metallica's covers of 'Turn The Page' as well as Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey In The Jar'

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:13 am

Okay, these are the "cover" songs that I like:

"Give a Little Bit" - Goo Goo Dolls
"It's My Life" - No Doubt
"Boys of Summer" - The Ataris
"You Really Got Me" - Van Halen (Good choice)
"Big Yellow Taxi" - Counting Crows

Any covers that Dennis sings - just awesome, his whole 10 on Broadway

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:38 pm

I'll add one more that I just heard for the first time on the VH1 Music Save the Music.

Rob Thomas singing "Maggie May" , LOVE IT!!!

by **bugsymalone** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:53 pm

Rob Thomas singing "Maggie May" , LOVE IT!!!

You know, 60-year old Rod showed those young "newbies" what rock and roll is all about. I thought he out-sang and out-performed everyone onstage with him.

While RT's version of Maggie May was good, the original is so definitive, NO ONE should try to cover it in my book.

But that is just me.

Bugsy

by **Zan** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:56 pm

bugsymalone wrote:
Rob Thomas singing "Maggie May" , LOVE IT!!!

You know, 60-year old Rod showed those young "newbies" what rock and roll is all about. I thought he out-sang and out-performed everyone onstage with him.

While RT's version of Maggie May was good, the original is so definitive, NO ONE should try to cover it in my book.

Why the heck not? Rod's been slaughtering other peoples' timeless classics for decades!

by **SuiteMadameBlue** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:57 pm

Bugsy says:

You know, 60-year old Rod showed those young "newbies" what rock and roll is all about. I thought he out-sang and out-performed everyone onstage with him.

While RT's version of Maggie May was good, the original is so definitive, NO ONE should try to cover it in my book.

I thought Rod was amazing. I'm not a huge Rod fan but I'm considering going to the Milwaukee show.

Rob was awesome, in my book Rob can cover "almost" any song - LOL I'm just giving you a hard time. Dennis can cover "almost" any song too, in my book.

by **Adam** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:56 pm

I thought 'Got To Get You Into My Life' by EW&F was a strong cover. So was 'With A Little Help From My Friends' by Joe Cocker. And I liked how the Ataris gave 'Boys Of Summer' top a new generation.

by **kansas666** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:12 am

Has anyone heard Tommy Shaw's cover of "Spread Your Wings" from the Queen tribute album? I can't find it anywhere.

by **Adam** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:55 am

Froy: Name 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that worked.

Adam: That’s another incredibly qualitative question designed to make a specific point, in a manipulative way. First, why do you limit it to a cover by “a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's”? In other words, a 60s or 90s band COULD have a remake hit, but that wouldn’t suit your point, would it?

Secondly, okay, I’ll take the bait. You ask us to name 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that ‘worked’.

Neil Diamond undoubtedly peaked in the 70s.
The Who undoubtedly peaked in the 70s.
Elton John undoubtedly peaked in the 70s,
and although they’ve had hits since, I think everyone would consider Aerosmith a 70s act .

Froy asks us to name 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that ‘worked’.

A list of Froy’s fave covers (as he reported elsewhere):
Neil Diamond Unchained Melody off the Stages cd better than the original
The Who Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting
Elton Pinball Wizard and Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Aerosmith Come Together

by **froy** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:10 am

Froy asks us to name 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that ‘worked’.

A list of Froy’s fave covers (as he reported elsewhere):
Neil Diamond Unchained Melody off the Stages cd better than the original

Neil not a band

The Who Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting

Did nothing but was great

Elton Pinball Wizard and Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

Elton not a band

Aerosmith Come Together[/quote]

Actually did ok.

by **Adam** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:21 am

Right! So Froy I named AT LEAST 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that ‘worked’. There ya go. Have a nice day.

PS It doesn't matter to ANYONE that Neil Diamond and Elton John are not bands. NAME ONE RADIO STATION THAT ONLY PLAYS BANDS. NAME ONE RECORD COLLECTION THAT ONLY INCLUDES BANDS.

Your qualifying is psychotic and pointless.

by **froy** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:49 am

Adam wrote:Right! So Froy I named AT LEAST 1 remake by a classic rock band from the 70's and 80's that ‘worked’. There ya go. Have a nice day.

PS It doesn't matter to ANYONE that Neil Diamond and Elton John are not bands. NAME ONE RADIO STATION THAT ONLY PLAYS BANDS. NAME ONE RECORD COLLECTION THAT ONLY INCLUDES BANDS.

Your qualifying is psychotic and pointless.

My question was bands not solo artists
If you don't know how to play the game then don't

by **Ash** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 4:50 am

How about "Love Hurts" by Nazareth. The song was originally written and recorded by Roy Orbison....

by **Adam** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 5:21 am

Froy: My question was bands not solo artists
Adam: and I answered it, as have many others. You asked to be shown 1 track. We came up with a number of them. Are you happy yet?

by **ek88** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 12:54 pm

Wasn't just about every Quiet Riot hit a cover of a Slade song?

by **ek88** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:58 am

Hey Suite, I hear that Rob Thomas did a cover of Madonna's Holiday! Is it any good, do you know? I haven't heard it.

by **Soloud** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:50 am

Covers that I like better than the original:

Heart - Battle of Evermore
Angel Dust - Kill The King
Angra - Mama
Engine - Fascination Street
Guns n Roses - Sympathy For the Devil
House of Lords - Can't Find My Way Home
Jag Panzer - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Jeff Healy Band - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Queensryche - Scarborough Faire
Ugly Kid Joe - Cats in the Cradle
White Lion - Radar Love (maybe not better than the original - but its cool)

...and looking forward to hearing the cover of Land of Confusion by Disturbed

by **M. J. Perry** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 1:18 pm

"Along the Watchtower" first by Bob Dylan then later recorded by Jimi Hendrix.

"Helter Skelter" by the Beatles then recorded by Pat Benatar, Motley Crue, U2.

"Smoking In the Boys" who I cannot remember who first recorded the song then redone by Motley Crue.

"Street Fighting Man" by the Rolling Stones then recorded by Motley Crue.

"Blinded By the Light" recorded by Bruce Springsteen then recorded by Manford's Man Earth Band.

"I Need A Lover" by John Cougar and then recorded by Pat Benatar.

"Because the Night" by Bruce Springsteen and recorded by The Patty Smith Group.

MR

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