I always enjoyed Bryan Ferry, he is one artist who always makes remakes that are "himself".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve5mV4Ve918&feature=PlayList&p=DCAA252DC44DF633&index=3&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL
Limeys doing Dylan is bound to be controversial, but I'll chip something in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0baZL3yqI4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RKdpt7TpTE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioHiBSKvgz0&feature=related
Ok, this entry here isn't quite serious:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZyLPf5ABFY&feature=related
Quote from: uwe on March 23, 2009, 12:30:05 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZyLPf5ABFY&feature=related
Ooooh la la! Eye Candy...er Candace
They've banalized what was once a protest song beyond recognition, mock-"I got you babe" intro and all. Blackmore has done many great musical things in his life, but this isn't among them. If it was sartire, it would be alright, unfortunately it isn't.
Hows this for a protest song?
Maggies Farm by Rage Against The Machine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxHIVxz1K5M
"Hows this for a protest song?"
Commendable. A worthy effort, B -.
The first version of a Dylan song I heard? This here, and I still like it. She had the credibilty to sing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-UjWFHhWRM&feature=related
Earl Scruggs, His Family and Friends (in this case, The Byrds), from 1971
Gary Scruggs, bass & vocals
Skip Battin on bass too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAdYe1tGVi8
Quote from: Dave W on March 23, 2009, 02:56:28 PM
Earl Scruggs, His Family and Friends (in this case, The Byrds), from 1971
Gary Scruggs, bass & vocals
Skip Battin on bass too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAdYe1tGVi8
That is now my favorite ! Dave that was fantastic.
My favorite Dylan remake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwCBh0z3Hs
Here's my tuppence worth...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luOBN4Xl-Rk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luOBN4Xl-Rk)
nothing like over-kill, peoples...
California used to do a really good version of this one, and he takes the central position here
I used to really like Earl Scruggs - I think I've still got a Flatt/Scruggs vinyl, somewhere...
Anyone know of "The Blues Band" and their version of "Maggie's Farm"...?
There's at least one of them rushing it like hell.
To the point that I can't listen to it for too long... :o
The Crocs do Maggies Farm, and a pretty rough and ready version of "Obviously 5 Believers"
http://www.frog-host.net/music/crocs/OBVIOUSLY%20FIVE.mp3 (http://www.frog-host.net/music/crocs/OBVIOUSLY%20FIVE.mp3)
Interesting choice of notes in the solo lol ;)
My fav is the studio version of All Along The Watchtower by Hendrix, of course.
The studio version of this song is better too, but this is coool:
George Harrison~If Not For You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9374d_HBiSc
...with Duck Dunn on bass! & Steve Cropper
...& that smiling blonde guy. :D
Quote from: Basvarken on March 23, 2009, 04:47:54 PM
My favorite Dylan remake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCwCBh0z3Hs
That's IS a great version but I like this Hendrix Rendition of a Dylan classic better because of his sarcastic tone "Look at ye"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwZ8I8wOGA
http://video.google.nl/videosearch?q=ministry%20lay%20lady%20lay&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=nl&tab=wv#
Don't slay me for this but Ministry doing "Lay lady, lay" has to be one of my favorite Dylan covers ever. It has a very peculiar kind of beauty, in the way that a girl with tattoos and a Mohawk can be beautiful.
Quote from: uwe on March 23, 2009, 02:13:22 PM
The first version of a Dylan song I heard? This here, and I still like it. She had the credibilty to sing it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-UjWFHhWRM&feature=related
She's so coooool
My ex is Dutch/German & would sing along with Marlene. Classy lady.
...my ex was pretty damn classy too!!
That performance of Hendrix~Like A Rolling Stone is brilliant. Always loved that.
This is becoming a great thread!
Well, I've never been much of a Dylan fan, but I do like me some Leon Russell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4sMSSm0x2A
I have never liked Bob Dylan, but somehow his music becomes so much more when other artists perform his music.
Quote from: Barklessdog on March 24, 2009, 07:45:52 AM
I have never liked Bob Dylan, but somehow his music becomes so much more when other artists perform his music.
Bingo! I've heard it said that Dylan prefers the Hendrix version of "All Along The Watchtower" to his own, and has somewhat adopted Jimi's version when he does it live.
Manfred Mann is one of those artists who can really bring out the best in a song. I remember an interview where he basically said that too many songwriters are too close to the songs to realize the true potential.
Quote from: Barklessdog on March 24, 2009, 07:45:52 AM
I have never liked Bob Dylan, but somehow his music becomes so much more when other artists perform his music.
The first Dylan song I ever heard was Don't Think Twice, It's Alright, done by the New World Singers. They were a NYC folk group fronted by Gil Turner, and Happy Traum was also a member. They actually recorded the song (and Blowin' In The Wind) before Dylan did. He was an unknown who hung out with them, they were established on the NYC scene.
I loved the song. Then I heard Dylan's own recording of it. I thought his version was pitiful by comparison.
That's how I feel about most of his songs. I've just never cared for his singing. Other artists bring out the best in his work.
My favorite self-sung Dylan number is Hurricane. Stunning rendition, off-the-wall subject, great melody and drive, I'm not aware that anybody ever dared to cover it. Of course, the subject of the song has become moot after Herr Carter was finally released. Must also be the longest non-repeating lyric of any pop song ever, Don McLean's American Pie maybe excepted. Do not misconstrue this posting as an invitation to discuss here whether Hurricane Carter was guilty or not. Nobody here knows. Dylan believed he was innocent and wrote a great anthemic song about it, that's the sole point me thinks.
Quote from: uwe on March 24, 2009, 12:42:42 PM
Do not misconstrue this posting as an invitation to discuss here whether Hurricane Carter was guilty or not. Nobody here knows. Dylan believed he was innocent and wrote a great anthemic song about it, that's the sole point me thinks.
A friend of mine went to see Dylan live back around '87 - there was a guy in the audience who kept yelling for him to play "Hurricane". After numerous "requests" from this guy, Mr Zimmerman said, (in true Dylan style):
"I ain't playin' no Hurricane - he was guil-tee!" ;D
Quote from: lowend1 on March 24, 2009, 01:28:28 PM
A friend of mine went to see Dylan live back around '87 - there was a guy in the audience who kept yelling for him to play "Hurricane". After numerous "requests" from this guy, Mr Zimmerman said, (in true Dylan style):
"I ain't playin' no Hurricane - he was guil-tee!" ;D
Damn that's funny! Ha haa haaa
Dylan covers?
Everything else pales in comparison to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8siLZ4zNbY&feature=related
and the 1976 version (audio only):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTs_geRvKWc
...oh, and this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0hTtsqiFCc
That's "kerb-crawling" and living down to your name, dragging down an ICON from my childhood ;D
My gawd, didn't the original ST cast "come-out" with some terrifying stuff - what was that newest Shatner CD - "Hasbeen" - at least he understands the comedy of his situation...
Curiously, Uwe, that is the only Dylan recording I ever bought new... and the songbook... that was second-hand though, not that strange... well, maybe just a bit...
I am trying to remember what Neil Young said about BD - I know that he is one of the only songwriters he looks up to - both are poor singers but exceptionally gifted songwiters...
Young a poor singer? Compared to Bobby Zimmermann he's Caruso. Young can be a sloppy maniacal guitarist, but his singing tends to be spot on intonation wise (and I only saw him last year live). You might not like his high voice (which is still youthfully flexible), but the man can sing. Dylan could never really sing and never pretended he could. What he does is inimitable though.
This from the guy that said that Glenn Hughes was a screaming banshee over the lush baritone of David Coverdale? Will wonders never cease? :mrgreen:
However, I will agree with the basic premise - Young can sing. Piercing, but pretty much in tune. Except for that one line in "Out of the Blue" -- this is the story of (squeak) Johnny Rotten...
Not like Mr Young, au contraire... err, wrong language... Probably my favorite musician, Uwe, and then some, I have a ridiculous collection of his musiclegit and collectors stuff, but nowhere near what it could be - his voice has that fractured quality that makes it so good, so honest - I only wish he would get on with his "archives" and can only live in hope that he relents and releases "Time Fades Away" - wore out a copy learning to play with my Grenn EB2 to this record - especially "Last Dance", and used to love to experiment on "The Bridge" - I keep meaning to do a transfer from my pristine Japanese copy - no means of playing at present, though...
I saw him last year too - classic Young, growing old with more grace than many musicians I can think of... He filmed the night I saw him at the Hammersmith (Odeon) Apollo, but no sign of that, probably "archived"...
If I had to choses a favorite of his that I will never hear played live by anybody, it would probably be "Expecting To Fly" played VERY LOUD PLEASE, just for the outro... and my other favorite of his is the other dark days lp, "Tonight's the Night", and then there is... you get the picture...
Gary, that squeak was probably caused by those guys from Akron...
Uwe...? Okay, he had his rather odd moments during touring with DP, but I have to stand-up in defence of Mr Hughes, pointing out how exceptional his voice was on CTTB (saw that line-up) and the utterly stunning "Hughes Thrall" album, and not forgetting the early Trapeze albums - admittedly the "Mars-bar" kid has faux-pas'd more than once or twice, but I love those recordings... no idea what he does these days...
For more recent Glenn Hughes (and they aren't all THAT new...), I'd recommend Soul Mover and Feel. He still has a penchant for overly dramatic vocal intros, but he's still good.
Quote from: T' BaRD '59 on March 24, 2009, 07:37:31 PM
Mr Hughes, ........... no idea what he does these days...
He is performing in my fair city late next month.
In fact he is doing a world tour which includes the US, Australia, Germany and the UK over the next few months.
http://eventful.com/performers/glenn-hughes-/P0-001-000041641-3/events (http://eventful.com/performers/glenn-hughes-/P0-001-000041641-3/events)
(Dave tries to steer conversation away from DP)
An old friend of mine believes that Neil Young must know something highly incriminating about Crosby, Stills and Nash for them to have ever agreed to let him join them. :P
Did DP or connections thereof ever do a Bob Dylan song?
Easy with that wheel Dave ;)
I have always enjoyed Solomon Burke's version of Maggie's Farm more than any other Dylan cover.
OK - let's start the Randy Newman cover thread.
Quote from: Freuds_Cat on March 24, 2009, 11:09:38 PM
Did DP or connections thereof ever do a Bob Dylan song?
Easy with that wheel Dave ;)
Good that you asked:
I shall be released - sung by Boz (Burrel), the late Bad Co bassist, in the late sixties in a Derek Lawrence session featuring Blackmore, Lord and Paice as session musicians.
Boots of Spanish leather - sung by Nazareth lead voc Dan McCafferty on his first 1975 solo album, it featured Roger Glover on bass. He also sang Young's Cinnamon Girl on the same album.
And of course Blackmore and his yankee missus put their minstel paws on The times they are a-changing as linked earlier in this thread. They also did a version of Joan Baez' Diamonds & Rust, her name needs honorary mention in ANY Dylan thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj1uUwWI4ig
From Young to Hughes to DP to Joan Baez, man, we really outmanoeuvered old Herr Westheimer on this one! :mrgreen:
yeah I know, not a real Dylan song but funny none the less ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u5x9pdInTU
Ok -straight off from the bat - wandering tangentially but will try to pull it back...
... and Dave, is there something about DP that I need to know...?
Stunned - I didn't even know he had past on... occasionally saw Boz Burrell in a pick-up band in West London pubs, called Chuck Farley - even did a private release vinyl that I've got lurking around somewhere - Steve Simpson (Mealticket - anyone remember "Flash Fearless" feat. Entwistle and Alice Cooper - most of it looped back to this London pub band... I kid you not), Geoff Whithorn (replaced Kossoff in B S Crawler) and I'm sure I saw them one time with Chris Slade (MM's Earth Band/Firm/AC-DC) - all in a pub oin a Saturday night - cracking good gigs...
Bad Co was the third band I saw live... what a loss...
Brought us round to the Who, and Bad Co...
Got that Young cover - excelent track... how about Young's "Alabama" covered by Eltons earlier musicians (Caleb Quaye, etc) and credited to Nigel Olson - another cracking cover...
What about those who get forgotten and someone else's name gets tagged onto a song that is not theirs... one time I saw Nils Lofgren (Jim Scott Honeyman came on - remember him - stunning player when he got going, just too much chemical intake :sad: played half the main set and 2 encores) and for the third encore he covered Danny Whitten's "I Don't Want To Talk About It" by himself on acoustic - anyway, some total imbecile reviewed the gig in NME saying, "Lofgren was so desperate he even covered the old Rod Stewart song, "I Don't Want..." - I guess he had no right to cover the number, considering that he played on the original recording, with Whitten & Crazy Horse... >:( >:( >:(
or most outlandish cover that works... Alice Cooper - "Sunarise, she come every morning..."
Now comes the thin ice... I have the songbook for the Joan Baez lp that featured that track, because I consider it to be "something else..."
Cracks starting to appear - ... and I really, really like Judas Priest's cover of it... :sad: (don't hit me, don't hit me...)
Judas Priest is worthy of a mention in Dylan thread, they got their name off a Dylan lyric!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIC7KQPDuDc
Quote from: T' BaRD '59 on March 25, 2009, 04:29:57 PM
... and Dave, is there something about DP that I need to know...?
No, it's just that a certain
Kraut person around here is always looking for excuses to steer the conversation toward DP or Priest. :P Even in a Dylan remake thread.
I'm not naming any names.
Quote from: Dave W on March 25, 2009, 06:09:56 PM
No, it's just that a certain Kraut person around here is always looking for excuses to steer the conversation toward DP or Priest. :P Even in a Dylan remake thread.
I'm not naming any names.
I'd count my blessings, Dave. At least he doesn't go off on rants about Accept and Scorpions.
I quite like the Scorpions... "Coast to Coast..." from Lovedrive...
Explorers and V's...
How about a more recent Dylan cover?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxq-rTGxpyQ
Who says you can't be a (former) Scorpion and play Dylan?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijB-4C4fD9M&feature=related
I want to hear Dylan cover a Scorpions tune.
Maybe (Rock You Like A) "Hurricane" :rolleyes:
From the enlarged Purple family comes to you
Graham Bonnet's Baby Blue!
(That rhymed. And how it did.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y9gkQFnz_Y&feature=related
Bonnet's turbo charged voice will probably prove divisive here, but I liked that version though it already sounded a little dated when it came out in 1977. That's him singing live over a backing track btw., great set of pipes. Roger Glover once said about him: "Graham is a strange case. It's like God said to him, I will give you this wonderful voice, but take away everything else."
Gave up a ticket for Cannucks, "April Wine" to see Rainbow play a last minute gig at the Rainbow (don't you just love that "Rainbow at the Rainbow..." - kinda works, saw them there in '77 too) with Bonnet, just days after Mr Blackmore got in a strop at Wembley, and refused to encore, and the crowd trashed several rows of seats - played an ACE set and he trashed a cheapie Strat copy - Why he recorded an lp with Schenker and jumped ship straight after, I'll never know...? somewhat a self destructive streak...
Graham Bonnet married a girl from Adelaide. A few of my mates have jammed with him here. Very nice and um "Down to Earth" kind of guy from what they all say.
In the eighties, Bonnet was a closet epileptic. He kept it secret, but symptoms would sometimes show, especially if he didn't take good care of himself like not eating for a whole day. Prior to an MSG gig he had a fit a few days earlier and was in no state to perform. That explains why he forgot lyrics and showed uninhibited behaviour on stage like exposing himself and dragging Schenker's hidden rhythm guitarist from behind the speakers to embarrass ze German. It ended his career with Schenker - himself not the most stable character on earth - rather abruptly. Word got round in the business and Bonnet was henceforth seen as a liability, fine in the studio, but nobody for a rigorous touring schedule.
I assume that medication is just so much more effective and less invasive these days and that his more sheltered life has turned his epilepsy into less of an issue.
My first drummer, and high school friend, was epileptic. It's not all fits and seizures, as Uwe mentions. It has a lot of behavioral traits. We were constantly having to monitor our buddy in public. As for MSG, I never saw a rhythm guitarist, but I do know that there was an extra vocalist in the wings. At least there was on the night I saw them in Chicago. The backup singer was a better singer that the lead - we went back to the motel (where I got to interview Michael Schenker), and he jammed with the lounge band.
I have an epileptic dog. Has fits about 4 or 5 times a year. He is pretty together most other times regardless of how it looks in this pic. Its a sucky condition to have.
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t253/Freuds_cat/Extras/monty.jpg)
Quote from: uwe on March 28, 2009, 09:41:32 AM
Schenker's hidden rhythm guitarist from behind the speakers t
Made me think of Snowy White and Dave Gilmour.
AFAIK, Neil Young has this problem, knows when it is about to hit, and goes for a rest... I have 70's acoustic recordings of him leaving the stage to take a break, mid song...
This looks interesting~ MOUNTAIN:
http://www.musictap.net/Reviews/MountainMastersOfWarCD.html
The best clip to my ears off this is Gotta Serve Somebody with Warren Haynes.
http://www.amazon.com/Masters-War-Mountain/dp/B000ROALT4
I'd like to hear the whole song...& the whole album at least once. ;D
Interesting that Mountain should do an album of Dylan songs. Leslie West did a really cool version of "Wheels on Fire" for his first album.
And here's Julie Driscoll's version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7sQvBkcJdY
Billy Bragg and KT Tunstall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsb2UMILjDs
Siouxie and the Banshees
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWSubOw0C3o