OT: STOP IT with the fucking cover albums!!!

[Ratgirl]

This summer I had a chance to listen to many cover songs that the good people on the JSS forum shared with me that he has done! And I maintain that I like them BETTER than the originals! They aren't all on one cover album - they are on several, but I would buy that in a heartbeat if they were (I would buy them anyway on each one)! So some covers albums should be made!!

Good point. Most of Jeff's cover songs are amazing and better than the originals.

As for Ryche doing a cover album.. UGH!

[Moon Beam]

To be honest...the sheer volume of covers posted over the last year was starting to get on my wick. It was like karaoke corner at this forum for a while....

Does that mean we lit your fuse Matthew?
Sorry, got the end of Summer sillies here.

[MMMS]

Agreed. The only covers album I own that I like much at all is Rush's "Feedback".

That's the only cover album I own PERIOD...

The only other one I can think of that I own is Styx's "Big Bang Theory". There are a couple of good tunes but it's pretty horrible overall.

It's a Rush thing for me. I have every album they've ever released including the compilations.
I know... I'm pathetic...

I have all the studio and live stuff but not all the compilations.

I'm rather OCD when it comes to Rush. I also have all of Neil's books as well as several that have been written about the band and their history.

[Liam]

Agreed. The only covers album I own that I like much at all is Rush's "Feedback".

That's the only cover album I own PERIOD...

The only other one I can think of that I own is Styx's "Big Bang Theory". There are a couple of good tunes but it's pretty horrible overall.

It's a Rush thing for me. I have every album they've ever released including the compilations.
I know... I'm pathetic...

I have all the studio and live stuff but not all the compilations.

I'm rather OCD when it comes to Rush. I also have all of Neil's books as well as several that have been written about the band and their history.

Bet'cha can't beat me on the history. hehehehe

[conversationpc]

I'm rather OCD when it comes to Rush. I also have all of Neil's books as well as several that have been written about the band and their history.

I've got "Ghost Rider" but that's it. Never finished it.

[Liam]

I'm rather OCD when it comes to Rush. I also have all of Neil's books as well as several that have been written about the band and their history.

I've got "Ghost Rider" but that's it. Never finished it.

Great book, dude. My FAVORITE of all time. FINISH IT. Traveling Music is kinda boring...but Roadshow is a LOT more fun.

[MMMS]

I'm rather OCD when it comes to Rush. I also have all of Neil's books as well as several that have been written about the band and their history.

I've got "Ghost Rider" but that's it. Never finished it.

Great book, dude. My FAVORITE of all time. FINISH IT. Traveling Music is kinda boring...but Roadshow is a LOT more fun.

If Neil wrote it, then I love it. Ya, I'm a Rush fan.

[JohnH]

I hate cover albums!!!!!!!!! For the most part, I will not buy, listen or have anything to do with them. I would make one exception in the case of Glenn Hughes, (if he ever did one) and I've thought about getting Toto's, but only because they are amazing musicians. Other than that, I don't even listen to online previews of any of these bands pathetic cover albums. Coverdale once said on his website, "what's the point of these albums when you can have the original?"

John

[conversationpc]

I'm rather OCD when it comes to Rush. I also have all of Neil's books as well as several that have been written about the band and their history.

I've got "Ghost Rider" but that's it. Never finished it.

Great book, dude. My FAVORITE of all time. FINISH IT. Traveling Music is kinda boring...but Roadshow is a LOT more fun.

It was good reading, for the most part, but I got tired of his incessant comments about those "fat Americans".

[MMMS]

I'm rather OCD when it comes to Rush. I also have all of Neil's books as well as several that have been written about the band and their history.

I've got "Ghost Rider" but that's it. Never finished it.

Great book, dude. My FAVORITE of all time. FINISH IT. Traveling Music is kinda boring...but Roadshow is a LOT more fun.

It was good reading, for the most part, but I got tired of his incessant comments about those "fat Americans".

Really!! I didn't even notice that! I'm going to have to go back & read it again with a new mind set. Try his first one. It's about his bicycle trip in Africa. Pretty cool.

[Eric]

I couldn't agree any more!

[brywool]

Now I see Queensryche is pulling this shit!!!!

I'm sick of it....are these twats so creatively spent that they can't cobble together another album of half-ass shit....that they have to record other people's half ass shit?

WTF!??!?!

From Def Leppard to Tesla to Poison to Queensryche to a pile of other imaginationally challenged fuckwad bands....I'm SICK OF IT.

No one wants to hear Joe Elliott's take on shitty David Bowie or T-Rex or yet another album with Your mamma dont dance by poison.......


I'm putting every one of you rock bands on notice (and I know you fucking read this board!!!) If you can't get back to writing and recording your OWN material.....FUCKING RETIRE!!!

I gotta agree. Cover albums are driving me nuts...

[squirt1]

Some covers are OK. You should hear Johnny Contardo do In the Still of the night. I would like to hear Perry do that song like he did Stand by Me on the ROR tour.

[Deb]

This summer I had a chance to listen to many cover songs that the good people on the JSS forum shared with me that he has done! And I maintain that I like them BETTER than the originals! They aren't all on one cover album - they are on several, but I would buy that in a heartbeat if they were (I would buy them anyway on each one)! So some covers albums should be made!!

True, I never really noticed Crazy (Seal) or Frozen (Madonna) that much, back when they were popular. But I think Jeff's versions are better than the originals, an extra edge added. Crazy is ten-fold better than the original IMO, whether it's SoulSirkus, Talisman or JSSB performing it.

I wouldn't mind hearing Tesla's cover cd though. Is it any good?

[hoagiepete]

There have been cover "songs" since about forever. I'm ok with that. But, why all the sudden cover "albums"? Enough already.

[brywool]

There ARE some good cover songs out there, but if I wait years for my favorite band to release an album, and it's covers, that blows...

[stevew2]

I have to admit I like Micheal Mcdonald s motown cd, before i saw him,I thought he was a black dude

[SF-Dano]

In general I agree. But I have to admit, I am really diggin' the new Tesla ones. Killer version of Rock Bottom and a nice rendition of Thank You on there. Alot of tunes that haven't really been covered elsewhere.

But I do get where you're coming from.

[mistiejourney]

I generally don't like covers. Especially if the original is great.

Can't stand the covers of Faithfully (I don't care if Cain wrote it, he shouldn't sing it!). Perry MADE that song, end of story.

On the other hand, if Perry were to release a album of covers of his favorite songs, that's another story. I'd be all over that.

As for the bands mentioned above, I agree that so many bands doing covers is pretty lame. Spend that time coming up with at least 2 or 3 GREAT new songs that will get people's attention.

I'm with you. Generally, covers...blech. However, if Steve Perry ever sang an album full of Sam Cooke covers, I could die a happy woman!

[NealIsGod]

There have been cover "songs" since about forever. I'm ok with that. But, why all the sudden cover "albums"? Enough already.

Yeah, one or two on an album are cool (like on VH's Diver Down), but no more than that.

[mikemarrs]

van halen did it with diver down in 1982. and then metallica in 1987 with garage days revisited.guns n roses did it in 1993 with the spaghetti incident.then in 1998 metallica did garage incorporated.then of course here in the last few years its blown up.i think aerosmith did it with honkin on bobo in 2004 or so.

[larryfromnextdoor]

In general I agree. But I have to admit, I am really diggin' the new Tesla ones. Killer version of Rock Bottom and a nice rendition of Thank You on there. Alot of tunes that haven't really been covered elsewhere.

But I do get where you're coming from.

i came on this thread to make the very statement you just did... that Rock Bottom has some meaty chops.. Tesla always has good guitar..

[mikemarrs]

heard good things about the new tesla.anything tesla has ever put out has been good.bust a nut was released right in the middle of the grunge era and it still managed to go gold.my favorite by them would probably be the first one.mechanical resonance....

[larryfromnextdoor]

heard good things about the new tesla.anything tesla has ever put out has been good.bust a nut was released right in the middle of the grunge era and it still managed to go gold.my favorite by them would probably be the first one.mechanical resonance....

thats a tough one to beat.. radio controversy was great as well..

[strangegrey]

van halen did it with diver down in 1982. and then metallica in 1987 with garage days revisited.guns n roses did it in 1993 with the spaghetti incident.then in 1998 metallica did garage incorporated.then of course here in the last few years its blown up.i think aerosmith did it with honkin on bobo in 2004 or so.

Yeah, but Diver Down had some originals....in fact, Little Guitars is a GREAT fucking song...so it's not totally covers...

And the point I'm trying to make is that the cover album issue is a recent explosion...


Hell, when I posted the original post I had completely forgotten about Styx and Rush. Rush, I always forget about....just a character issue I have with cannuck bands other than Triumph...and Styx is almost excusable...hell, they fired their only good songwriter after BNW....with the quality of song that was on Cyclocrappa and the gazillion fucking live albums they released, It makes sense that the only chance they had to record music in the studio was with someone else's shit...

Regardless, I'm just sick of the covers explosion....Hell, I also forgot to include the pig from Seattle and her recent cover announcement.

[Deb]

In general I agree. But I have to admit, I am really diggin' the new Tesla ones. Killer version of Rock Bottom and a nice rendition of Thank You on there. Alot of tunes that haven't really been covered elsewhere.

But I do get where you're coming from.

i came on this thread to make the very statement you just did... that Rock Bottom has some meaty chops.. Tesla always has good guitar..

........and Jeff's gritty vocals.

Good to hear, think I'm going to check it out then. Love their old stuff, never get tired of this one.........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2pYCz6hI-I

[StoneCold]

Agreed. The only covers album I own that I like much at all is Rush's "Feedback".

I like Rush's version of "Heart Full Of Soul" more than the Yardbirds original.

"Seven and Seven is" is another one that sounds better.

[jrnyman28]

I hate the cover trend as well, but there a few tracks on this one that I am really excited to hear!!