FANTASY COVER VERSIONS
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:43 pm
I was 'round at a friend's house the other week and he had Metal Church playing. When the song "Badlands" came on, i remarked that i could totally imagine W.A.S.P. doing the song. Every time i hear it, i imagine Blackie Lawless singing it. It's a perfect fit.
This got me thinking about other "fantasy cover versions" and i came up with quite a few that i can imagine working really well.
I thought i'd share mine and fling the floor open to your suggestions.
W.A.S.P. - Badlands by METAL CHURCH
(See above)
SLAYER - Peace Frog by THE DOORS
(Lyrically it would work great, "Blood stains the streets and the palmtrees of Venice" etc., plus the vocal line is almost identical to Slayer's own "Spill The Blood")
ALICE COOPER - Isobel Goudie by THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND
(Again, a lyrical tour-de-force that would suit The Coop down to the ground, it's about the last witch burned at the stake in Scotland, and musically it recalls the original Alice Cooper band's penchant for dark vibrations and odd time changes. All it needs is Alice's trademark croak.)
VOIVOD - Chaos Descends by CIRITH UNGOL
(Can't you just imagine Snake wrapping his larynx round this one? The lyrics again aren't much of a stretch either. No doubt Away would mess somewhat with the drum pattern, but he's a god, he can do what he likes.)
SAINT VITUS - Reborn by TELLURIAN
(I think you'd need the Scott Reagers fronted line up of the band to make this one work properly. It's haunting and tinged with melancholy already, just set the amps to stun and it'll take care of itself).
This got me thinking about other "fantasy cover versions" and i came up with quite a few that i can imagine working really well.
I thought i'd share mine and fling the floor open to your suggestions.
W.A.S.P. - Badlands by METAL CHURCH
(See above)
SLAYER - Peace Frog by THE DOORS
(Lyrically it would work great, "Blood stains the streets and the palmtrees of Venice" etc., plus the vocal line is almost identical to Slayer's own "Spill The Blood")
ALICE COOPER - Isobel Goudie by THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND
(Again, a lyrical tour-de-force that would suit The Coop down to the ground, it's about the last witch burned at the stake in Scotland, and musically it recalls the original Alice Cooper band's penchant for dark vibrations and odd time changes. All it needs is Alice's trademark croak.)
VOIVOD - Chaos Descends by CIRITH UNGOL
(Can't you just imagine Snake wrapping his larynx round this one? The lyrics again aren't much of a stretch either. No doubt Away would mess somewhat with the drum pattern, but he's a god, he can do what he likes.)
SAINT VITUS - Reborn by TELLURIAN
(I think you'd need the Scott Reagers fronted line up of the band to make this one work properly. It's haunting and tinged with melancholy already, just set the amps to stun and it'll take care of itself).