"What covers surpass the original?"

[phlogiston]

I thought of one! (I haven't agreed with any of the others that I know yet, though a few have been mentioned that I have heard neither original or cover)

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower!

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

OH HELL YEAH!

ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER!!!

 

[KoichCPA]

I remembered another one

Primus-devil went down to georgia

it suits primus so damn well

 

[Winmar]

There are a few good'uns on Helloween's Metal Jukebox album, though a few average ones too.

 

[Wrathchild]

SPAAAAAWWWWWNNNN!!!! (Yelled in much the same way as that scene in Star Trek II)

It's taken me a while to catch up with this thread, but he who disses Tori MUST be punished! I'd rather listen to her than Slayer any day of the week .

Back onto the subject of this thread, I often think Hi-5 would do excellent versions of KISS songs if they only tried. It works the other way round too. Just imagine Mr Stanley whipping the crowd into a frenzy as he sings "I have five thentheth, thay them with me/five thentheth here we go..."

W

 

[spawn]

Originally posted by Wrathchild
SPAAAAAWWWWWNNNN!!!! (Yelled in much the same way as that scene in Star Trek II)

It's taken me a while to catch up with this thread, but he who disses Tori MUST be punished! I'd rather listen to her than Slayer any day of the week .

W

I was wondering when you were gonna pick up on that Mwahahahaha!
Slayer rocks!

 

[Ralphe]

Dungeon-Fast as a Shark(original by Accept).

Definitely one of the highlights of any Dungeon concert.I just wish i could actually have it on CD(TIMMMY????...i want Maiden my spare time...or whatever it is you call your promo CD!!!!!!!!!)

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

Ohhhh Ok you guys may not agree with me here....

but Dungeon - Prowler!!!!

Main reason? Tim sings it WAYYY better than Paul Dianno does! And its faster and sounds more metal, rather than Maiden's early pub sound.

 

[Wilhelm Klink]

Therion - Summernight City (ABBA) (!)

 

[ironcross]

Mr Sandman by Blind Guardian

 

[Wrathchild]

Without question, the BEST cover version ever recorded is CCR's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", all twelve and a half glorious minutes of it! (swooon...)

W

 

[Jugulator]

Nevermore playing Judas Priest's Love Bites

 

[The Amazer]

Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower
Guns N Roses - Knockin' on heavens Door
Guns N Roses - Live and Let Die
Ugly Kid Joe - Cat's in the Cradle
Metallica - Turn the Page

there's a few

 

[MeKaChrOme]

vanishing point - on the turning away

 

[Celestial-Todd]

Blind Guardian - Surfin' USA, Mr Sandman, Barbara Ann

Sindablok - Paint it Black

Inferis - Eye of the Tiger

 

[Goreripper]

• Iron Savior - It's a Sin (Pet Shop Boys)

This was actually done by Gamma Ray. Damn well, too!

 

[Goreripper]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Maiden's cover of Women In Uniform! I love that version, it leaves the original track (by Skyhooks) for dead!!

uke:

Worst Maiden song ever.

 

[Goreripper]

I like Metallica's version of "Astronomy".

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Yeah, thats a great cover Gore. Awesome song.

 

[Goreripper]

Yeppers. The original is cool too but it sounds kinda dated now.