Friday, September 03, 2004
Sense Of Magic
Poster: david acid
Thread from: here
"[Pete Doherty's version of "Breathe"] is poor because the best parts of the cantrell track are the aznavour loop and the gfunky whistle sound from, er, i forget,, and, of course they are missing from this version.
covers by rock bands are often poor, especially if they are of non-rock records, whether that be pop, r&b, hiphop, soundtracks, jazz, or anything else where the production is important or prominent, or where instrumentation is unusual, because it removes the earths things, makes them become apparent through a more standard instrumentation.
ie, when covering a song, many say, the song should be strong enough to support different takes on it. i am less sure of this, for me, the sound, atmosphere and instrumentation are equally, if not more, important than the song itself.
that is why i am as unable to conceive of good rock covers of ennio morricone as i am of the beach boys as i am of dillinja as i am of beenie man, especially if it is to replay the song in a guitar-drums-bass format. the magic is more than just the song on paper.
this, also, partially explains why i don't like covers, in general. if a very good song is going to be covered, then that is a very high standard to equal. if the song is not very good in the first place, then the grim spectre of humour and "having a laugh" raises its head. i dont need to have a laugh, i have no sense of humour, only one of magic"
Thread from: here
"[Pete Doherty's version of "Breathe"] is poor because the best parts of the cantrell track are the aznavour loop and the gfunky whistle sound from, er, i forget,, and, of course they are missing from this version.
covers by rock bands are often poor, especially if they are of non-rock records, whether that be pop, r&b, hiphop, soundtracks, jazz, or anything else where the production is important or prominent, or where instrumentation is unusual, because it removes the earths things, makes them become apparent through a more standard instrumentation.
ie, when covering a song, many say, the song should be strong enough to support different takes on it. i am less sure of this, for me, the sound, atmosphere and instrumentation are equally, if not more, important than the song itself.
that is why i am as unable to conceive of good rock covers of ennio morricone as i am of the beach boys as i am of dillinja as i am of beenie man, especially if it is to replay the song in a guitar-drums-bass format. the magic is more than just the song on paper.
this, also, partially explains why i don't like covers, in general. if a very good song is going to be covered, then that is a very high standard to equal. if the song is not very good in the first place, then the grim spectre of humour and "having a laugh" raises its head. i dont need to have a laugh, i have no sense of humour, only one of magic"
