Why do tribute albums always suck?

[Gargamel Bojangles]

Never buy tribute albums...they always suck.

 

[Omni]

Thanks for the advice. This is the first time that anyone has ever figured this out.

 

[Krow]

It's almost as if it's an album full of versions of songs inferior to the originals.

 

[Gargamel Bojangles]

Thanks for the advice. This is the first time that anyone has ever figured this out.

Glad to do my civil duty

 

[suckerleaf]

It's almost as if it's an album full of versions of songs inferior to the originals.

Daaammmnnn.

 

[Gargamel Bojangles]

As for covers, Metallica is one of the best for covering other bands

 

[Omni]

As for covers, Metallica is one of the best for covering other bands

Haha, you're funny.

 

[Gargamel Bojangles]

Haha, you're funny.

Every cover they do is an improvement on the original.. have you heard the original version of Helpless??.... it's terrible

 

[Omni]

Metallica didn't make songs by Mercyful Fate, Motörhead and Black Sabbath better than the originals. There are others too. I don't know all of the covers that they've done, but they aren't a magic band that makes legendary music better.

 

[Gargamel Bojangles]

Speaking of Metallica , Cannibal Corpse did a pretty good cover of seek and destroy...... as for Metallica covering Motorhead or black Sabbath, it would be kind of like ketchup and ice cream. They are both good for separate applications but not together

 

[suckerleaf]

Metallica do have some pretty legendary covers.

 

[Krow]

Their cover of Tuesday's Gone is one of the worst things I've ever heard. Complete butchery.

 

[Gargamel Bojangles]

Their cover of Tuesday's Gone is one of the worst things I've ever heard. Complete butchery.

Not as bad as Slayers cover of born to be wild, that was horrendous

 

[Master_Yoda77]

If we are talking covers...

 

[Omni]

Too bad that the prevalence of Filosofem using the German label's song titles rather than the actual ones carried over to even that awesome cover.

 

[Vilden]

I've seen Dunkelheit live with Void playing keyboard, can confirm it's awsome.

 

[Master_Yoda77]

Performed by the Biz? You serious?

 

[Carpe Mortem]

Another vote for Metallica doing some fucking quality covers. I don't even like them really but most of their tributes are great.

 

[Vilden]

Performed by the Biz? You serious?

Ofcourse.

 

[EternalMetal]

Hey, Slayer's punk tribute isnt half bad.