Rock or Metal covers as good or better than the originals?

JustSomeJD

I submit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NR7dG_m3MsI

The original

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhGEGIBGLu8

Jruzer

Metallica owns this song so hard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25W0jhY6sc

The original by Budgie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orYr_dVnb48

doubleap77

Ready to start seeing flames?

Metallica did Turn the Page better than Seger.

Also,

Children of Bodom: Oops, I Did It Again

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kKR5g8tAmz4

kxbrown27

Framing Hanley - Lollipop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJXmSFCngQs

kxbrown27

Voi Vod - Astronomy Domine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvXaLZZ6M3M

Caporegiem

Bad Wolves did a great cover of Zombie, sad that Delores passed and didn't get to add her vocals to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XaS93WMRQQ

kxbrown27

Nonpoint - In the Air Tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoGg9bIyDPY

Dope - You Spin Me Round
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9mQQpBGCz4

thinkpink73089

This may be blasphemy but I LOVE the “dub side of the moon” ... it’s a reggae dub version of The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.

kxbrown27

HIM - Wicked Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oYodfK4DkE

Seether - Careless Whisper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5S993KSao

kxbrown27

Lacuna Coil - Losing My Religion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XD7RHcp1wvc

kxbrown27

Any Given Day - Diamonds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvviVulgdms&index=21&list=PLJsQxRmz2ydiZMCDVblhUwL2p1pCrIo_v

Vikka_V

Adore this version of "Paint it Black"
the Tea Party in general
https://youtu.be/Lr1DYbOVgt4

Resistive

Disturbed - Land of Confusion

https://youtu.be/YV4oYkIeGJc

VUA21

My three favorite rock/metal covers:

Zombie: I'm your boogie man

https://youtu.be/Ks7f-UZNeug

Nightwish: Over the hills and far away.
Phantom of the Opera

https://youtu.be/CwED4C5FJuo

https://youtu.be/8VgLKXD-BoY

ellustiina

Seraphim - Call out my name (The weeknd cover)
https://youtu.be/_WmADJ2aOVc

Curses - Party monster
https://youtu.be/OGeMjKcsqXI

Wind walkers - The feeling (Justin Bieber cover)
https://youtu.be/amfupTbGEpc

Elan vital feat. Emily Torres - Simple and clean (Kingdom hearts theme song cover)
https://youtu.be/D8CVOZ_4sqA

deputy_randolph

Google: Brides of Lucifer.

Jruzer

doubleap77 wrote: »

Ready to start seeing flames?

Metallica did Turn the Page better than Seger.

No flames here - Metallica kicks massive @ss. On the other hand, Bob Seger...well, isn't very good.

Jruzer

I don't think Crowbar's cover of Dreamweaver is better than the original. But it could hardly be worse...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfb_P6w9OQs

dinglenut

Pretty much any Leo cover. This irritates my wife so much.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LtQUJMBH8uE&list=PLEEX8g2XtzsGv61U11HpoWt5JP18NHeve

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Jruzer

I just found this - holy smokes! Tool has got to be almost impossible to cover, but these guys seriously brought it:
https://youtu.be/8zfYO9sZjrE

Cassandraw3

I wouldn't say this is better, but I would say it is as good.

A Perfect Circle - Imagine

https://youtu.be/dunKAwRN3P8

Egger29

Shameless Self Promotion with my Acoustic Version of Great White's "She Only"

https://youtu.be/jwDyiGYDl6A

Cassandraw3

Egger29 wrote: »

Shameless Self Promotion with my Acoustic Version of Great White's "She Only"

https://youtu.be/jwDyiGYDl6A

Ovation acoustics are the best. Sounds like it has a shallow body?

JustSomeJD

Resistive wrote: »

Disturbed - Land of Confusion

https://youtu.be/YV4oYkIeGJc

Amen


@Egger29 Rock on man. Learning to play the guitar is on my list of things to do, but I can't sing for anything.

jiggyj9

Faith No More's cover of War Pigs

Vikka_V

Jruzer wrote: »

I just found this - holy smokes! Tool has got to be almost impossible to cover, but these guys seriously brought it:
https://youtu.be/8zfYO9sZjrE

I love tool, never heard a cover before. Have to say the music was pretty impressive in this, different. I didn't like the vocals 'till like the 3rd verse when she got a bit more intense
...interesting!
Have to say I like the original a lot more, but was interested enough to listen to the whole song!

Vikka_V

I love this version, and it actually made me appreciate the original for being a good song

https://youtu.be/CDl9ZMfj6aE

Egger29

Cassandraw3 wrote: »

Egger29 wrote: »

Shameless Self Promotion with my Acoustic Version of Great White's "She Only"

https://youtu.be/jwDyiGYDl6A

Ovation acoustics are the best. Sounds like it has a shallow body?

Thanks! Yes, It's a Celebrity 12-String. Plays and sounds beautifully, but doesn't Capo cleaning which is the only drawback...at least not without re-tuning....but that could be my capo as well.

jamesnexusseven

dinglenut wrote: »

Pretty much any Leo cover. This irritates my wife so much.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=LtQUJMBH8uE&list=PLEEX8g2XtzsGv61U11HpoWt5JP18NHeve

Bloke at work recommended him. Ha. Can't say I'm a big fan.

I wouldn't say better, but on a parr

Breed 77 - Zombie

https://youtu.be/0N3QL8fOwWg

Also Breed 77 - Poison

https://youtu.be/6oH_gHjHOtE

As you can probably tell, I'm a big Breed 77 fan. Found out about them when they were supporting Fozzy. Support band better then the main act. 😂

Definately better then the original:

Five finger death punch - House of the rising sun.

https://youtu.be/sXYIxJScSik

MichelleWithMoxie

Little Wing. Jimi Hendrix's song, and it's wonderful and i love it. But SRV just *kitten* kills it with his version.