Eric Clapton — I Shot the Sheriff (original by Bob Marley)
Disturbed — Sound of Silence (original by Simon & Garfunkel)
Manfred Mann — Blinded By the Light (original by Bruce Springsteen)
I love all of the original artists, but someone else did the definitive version of all of these. Disturbed is probably debatable, but I do think it’s better.
The disturbed song soured on me after the singer signed bombs for use against Gaza. I don’t care what your political motivations are, signing bombs meant for killing people is bad. Fuck that band.
Politics aside, I also think the cover just sucks. This isn’t about the band, I think the covers for Shout and Land of Confusion are ok, but I really don’t understand why people like the cover for Sound of Silence.
Well this site covers what I initially bristled at, but maybe he took it down later.
Regardless, I think everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but if you’re willing to make those opinions public (and have any reach whatsoever), I just hope you can speak intelligently on the topic first. Just my $.02
I enjoy the rock-opera quality. The way it goes from soft and gentle to powerful and intense. It reminds me of Phantom of the Opera, which I quite enjoy. Now, Meatloaf probably would’ve done it much better, but to my knowledge he never did.
Eric Clapton — I Shot the Sheriff (original by Bob Marley)
Disturbed — Sound of Silence (original by Simon & Garfunkel)
Manfred Mann — Blinded By the Light (original by Bruce Springsteen)
I love all of the original artists, but someone else did the definitive version of all of these. Disturbed is probably debatable, but I do think it’s better.
The disturbed song soured on me after the singer signed bombs for use against Gaza. I don’t care what your political motivations are, signing bombs meant for killing people is bad. Fuck that band.
Politics aside, I also think the cover just sucks. This isn’t about the band, I think the covers for Shout and Land of Confusion are ok, but I really don’t understand why people like the cover for Sound of Silence.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say it sucks, I think it’s fine, but it’s super overrated
Remember the good ol’ internet, where you just LimeWired their music, without ever knowing what shitheads they really are?
Godsmack was another like that for me.
What’s wrong with Godsmack? I liked their first album, but didn’t pay much attention beyond that.
Well this site covers what I initially bristled at, but maybe he took it down later.
Regardless, I think everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but if you’re willing to make those opinions public (and have any reach whatsoever), I just hope you can speak intelligently on the topic first. Just my $.02
Cheers!
https://blabbermouth.net/news/godsmacks-sully-erna-under-fire-for-spreading-false-news-about-bernie-sanders
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Try the Pentatonix cover. Its much better with no baggage.
Oh. That’s fucking horrible. I had no idea. That version of the song is amazing, but fuck that fucking guy.
I gave up on the Disturbed version before any politics came into it. Just kinda overproduced.
I’m baffled by how much people like the Disturbed version. I find it to be considerably worse than the original.
I enjoy the rock-opera quality. The way it goes from soft and gentle to powerful and intense. It reminds me of Phantom of the Opera, which I quite enjoy. Now, Meatloaf probably would’ve done it much better, but to my knowledge he never did.
The Disturbed COVID video makes me cry every time.