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Round 1:
AWvsCBsteeeerike3's "The Sound Of Silence" by Disturbed
Tim's "Baba O'Riley" by Pearl Jam
Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley" *CLOSED*
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Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley" *CLOSED*
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Re: Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley"
Oh man, I really dig the SOS cover by Disturbed, but the grunge train must keep rolling on!
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Re: Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley"
I'm a big Simon and Garfunkel fan, but I think Disturbed did it better.
and that baba o'riley cover is awesome. tough matchup.
and that baba o'riley cover is awesome. tough matchup.
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Re: Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley"
That's absurd. It's decent, I'll grant you - especially considering the source (completely unexpected for a band like Disturbed) - but without any vocal harmonies? Well, that's one of the things that make the song so great, in my opinion.AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:I'm a big Simon and Garfunkel fan, but I think Disturbed did it better.
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Re: Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley"
That version of Baba is freaking awesome. I hadn't heard it before!
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Which brings me back to the main point. As a S&G fan, it pains me to say that given the choice between disturbed's version or S&G version, I have to say that I'd listen to Disturbed and it's not even that difficult of a decision.
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Re: Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley"
Sure S&G had better vocals, but Disturbed brought the thunder with the ominous energy that makes the cover distinct and gives it the much needed darker take imho. The lyrics are depressing and s&g while great vocalists don't do it justice, again, imho. I will say that I listened to the s&g song 20 times on pandora while building a deck this summer and always though...huh, you know what, the tone doesn't match the message....then along came disturbed to not only sing a great song but give it a much needed tweak.Smith Corks One wrote:That's absurd. It's decent, I'll grant you - especially considering the source (completely unexpected for a band like Disturbed) - but without any vocal harmonies? Well, that's one of the things that make the song so great, in my opinion.AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:I'm a big Simon and Garfunkel fan, but I think Disturbed did it better.
Which brings me back to the main point. As a S&G fan, it pains me to say that given the choice between disturbed's version or S&G version, I have to say that I'd listen to Disturbed and it's not even that difficult of a decision.
Again, jmo.
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Re: Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley"
I can respect that.AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:Sure S&G had better vocals, but Disturbed brought the thunder with the ominous energy that makes the cover distinct and gives it the much needed darker take imho. The lyrics are depressing and s&g while great vocalists don't do it justice, again, imho. I will say that I listened to the s&g song 20 times on pandora while building a deck this summer and always though...huh, you know what, the tone doesn't match the message....then along came disturbed to not only sing a great song but give it a much needed tweak.Smith Corks One wrote:That's absurd. It's decent, I'll grant you - especially considering the source (completely unexpected for a band like Disturbed) - but without any vocal harmonies? Well, that's one of the things that make the song so great, in my opinion.AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:I'm a big Simon and Garfunkel fan, but I think Disturbed did it better.
Which brings me back to the main point. As a S&G fan, it pains me to say that given the choice between disturbed's version or S&G version, I have to say that I'd listen to Disturbed and it's not even that difficult of a decision.
Again, jmo.
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Re: Round 1: "The Sound Of Silence" vs "Baba O'Riley"
What a close match! Grunge wins again.