War Pigs.... covered

[peptide X]

back on the subject of Black Sabbath , the local radio station (which is the best I can do for music during my commute if I need traffic info) has started playing Cake's cover of War Pigs. I wanted to like it - I really did. Some of their older stuff entertained me, but really, it's flat and lifeless. :zombie: I appreciate the effort Cake put forth to do a lil social commentary... but metal they are not! I was reminded of the awfulness of their cover while listening to the 1970 Basement Tapes version of Sabbath War Pigs this afternoon - NO comparison! Irksome cover!

Anyway, if you're curious, and haven't been subjected to the version before (it's been out, apparently, since August)

 

[Jasonic]

You sir, fail at posting YOUTUBE links!

And for the record, I think I speak for everyone when I say that NO ONE is interested in hearing a crappy 90's college band attempting to cover one of the most important metal songs of all time.

 

[Rycher]

Cake sucks, and War Pigs is very close to becoming an over-rated & over-played song. Sometimes I love hearing it and other times I can't stand it.

 

[KaptainKrude]

The only good covers I've heard of War Pigs belong to Faith No More and The Dresden Dolls, with my preference being the latter, by far.

 

[Vegetaman]

9 times out of 10, the Black Sabbath version (of any song) is so much better it's not even funny.

 

[Heavenly Call]

9 times out of 10, the Black Sabbath version (of any song) is so much better it's not even funny.

I almost always agree, with the exception of Megadeth's version of Paranoid. That version fuckin :Smokin:s.

 

[Vegetaman]

My favorite covers are probably... These.

Dan Swano & Peter Tagtgren - Country Girl
Jag Panzer - Children of the Sea

And I own 5 CDs of Sabbath cover stuff.

 

[Vegetaman]

My favorite cover is the one every super cool starting out band does of Iron Man and Crazy Train.

Especially when they can't even pull off either solo.

 

[Vegetaman]

What solo?

Crazy Train is the best Black Sabbath song that Randy Rhoads ever written.

 

[BalanceofPower]

I fucking HATE CAKE!!! The only good thing about this video was the shot of the Bohemian Grove Molech ritual.

 

[Jasonic]

I will take a good cookie over cake any day!

 

[skyrefuge]

and The Dresden Dolls, with my preference being the latter, by far.

Ha, thanks man, now I don't have to be the first one to mention them in this thread! So yeah, it's a LOT better than that Cake version: [ame]http://youtube.com/watch?v=cdNRe_-Vnes[/ame]

 

[KaptainKrude]

^^
Will you be going to the Dolls show at The Vic on 01.05.08?
Know anything about their openers this time around?

 

[Heavenly Call]

My favorite covers are probably... These.

Dan Swano & Peter Tagtgren - Country Girl
Jag Panzer - Children of the Sea

And I own 5 CDs of Sabbath cover stuff.

Oooh...forgot about that Jag Panzer cover. I like that one a lot too! I actually liked Benedictum's covers of Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules.

 

[skyrefuge]

^^
Will you be going to the Dolls show at The Vic on 01.05.08?
Know anything about their openers this time around?

Yep, of course I'm going...I bet half the people at this board are going, aren't they?* But seriously, if I flew out to Portland just to see Amanda Palmer, I guess I should see the Dresden Dolls when they're playing in Chicago, right?

I know that "Meow Meow" is some sort of burlesque/vaudevillian(?) woman that Amanda fell in love with a while ago. Makes me a little scared. Don't know about Two Ton Boa though. But in my experience, even though the openers as DD shows can be rather hit-or-miss, they're unfailingly "interesting".

Neil

*If they had any sense at all, they would be going!

 

[Saladbar]

Apparently none of you have ever heard Primus' version of N.I.B. w/ Ozzy on vocals. The bass playing on it is incredible. Also Sepultura did Sympthom Of The Universe and it kicked mayor ass.

 

[Saladbar]

Ha, thanks man, now I don't have to be the first one to mention them in this thread! So yeah, it's a LOT better than that Cake version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=cdNRe_-Vnes

That drummer is pretty good. I like it when a drummer plays with a 4 piece kit and just blow everyone away. Nice.

 

[peptide X]

The only good covers I've heard of War Pigs belong to Faith No More and The Dresden Dolls, with my preference being the latter, by far.

Nice! I haven't heard anything from DD since "Coin Operated Boy" From the YouTube clip, it looks like their live shows must be a trip.

 

[MetalNations]

CAKE SUCKS... PERIOD!!!

This political B.S video sucks.

EVERY BAND SHOULD STOP COVERING THIS SONG... Enough is enough....

 

[La Rocque]

If you're interested in covers of OZZY's tunes
check out 'Let's Go' by Trick Daddy
TD raps over Crazy Train
Mr Osbourne said it's his favorite use of his music
Great tune but it belong in some Bizarro World -