hardest band to cover

[The Heartbreak Kid]

No, it isn't.

Shut it.

 

[NinjaGeek]

I think people are mixing up the definition of cover. When you post things like a song would be hard to cover because of how vocals sound or preserving the original feel, that has nothing to do with covering. Covers don't have to and shouldn't sound exactly like the original song. We have the original song why make the exact same thing?

Take the Apocalyptica cover of Refuse Resist, it's the same song but played completely on Cellos, hitting the body of the Cello with the bow for percussion, and playing beneath the bridge of the Cello for the vocal portion. A song thats hard to cover should have complex composition so that it's difficult to play no matter how you decide to cover it. Not hard because of the original feel the song had.

 

[Astrum]

Lost Horizon seems like it would be pretty damn hard.

 

[Alter]

Odious Mortum

or

Anaal Nathrakh

or sigh.

 

[Cynical]

Gorguts.

 

[Pђoenix]

Shut it.

lawlz

I reckon any compostition by an 'elite' guitarist such as Michael Angelo Batio. It is quite rare to find a number of people who can play his material tight and clean.

 

[nissan]

Two words, Lykathea Aflame

I play the drums, and I can tell you right now... The drums are pretty much impossible to play on that album

 

[Matt]

Symphony X
Meshuggah

 

[As-I-Lay-Dying]

Nile.
But that kinda goes without saying I thin.

 

[Sabin Frost]

I play the drums, and I can tell you right now... The drums are pretty much impossible to play on that album

I play bass and I cant do it... bass is easy.

 

[Sabin Frost]

Nile.
But that kinda goes without saying I thin.

I know a few guys that like to do death/grind, I have jammed with them in the past (not good enough to really) but they play straight copies of nile songs like identical minus the different sounding voice. Still, they are very difficult.

 

[Captain]

I would have to say Voivod. They always had a unique pattern in their songs.

 

[Thorns On My Grave]

Primus, Tool, Dream Theater

 

[Sabin Frost]

Primus, Tool, Dream Theater

Covering DT would be a nightmare.

 

[Thorns On My Grave]

Yeah, i've tried it... it is fucking hard... I play drums, and it took me three weeks to transcribe Metropolis Pt 1 note for note and play it barebones. I've got it at this point, but that is one song!

 

[AchrisK]

Covering DT would be a nightmare.

I'd like to cover those pansies with dirt, six feet beneath!

 

[Silent_Scream]

You have got to be kidding right... AC\DC are one of the most covered bands of all time, every put with live music has probably had someone come in and play an AC\DC song.

I am kidding :Smug:

 

[Xorv]

Two words, Lykathea Aflame

heeeeard it......