Originally Posted by candrew View Post
Amy Lee does justice to a great song.
Art is in the eye of the beholder. Great voice, but not a good song choice for her voice IMO. ...
I loved what she did with her voice for that song, lots of interesting twists, I really liked it. Though I also felt there was some 'urgency' or power or something missing, hard to say what. But a very good cover, IMO.
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Many covers are decent tributes, but very few covers are better than the originals to me. .... So is Everclear's version of Brown-Eyed Girl. ...
I love Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl". Loved it when it first came out when I was a kid, love it now and at all stages of my life. It really had a different sound from a typical pop record (of any time). It has certainly stood the test of time, a classic. So I was looking forward to an alternate version - if if I didn't think it was better, it should be interesting, and who knows, maybe I'll be amazed?
OK, so I understand all the caveats, "to me", it's all subjective, personal preference, YMMV, and all. But I really can't see describing Everclear's version as "better", in any way, shape or form, on any planet that supports life as we know it. Well, not unless your definition of "better" means: "Sucking the life out of a song, sucking the emotion out of it, sucking the personality out of it, sucking the dynamic range out of it (which isn't totally subjective, Dynamic Range can be measured and is something that makes a song more interesting), sucking the musical breaks out of it, sucking the contrasting instrumental lines out of it - and for good measure,
adding some suck in the form of a droning background." Just awful, IMO. Shockingly awful. I forced myself to listen to the whole thing, ever the optimist (sadist?). Just played it for DW, didn't get far, she begged me to stop. Then we played Van Morrison's version to bring us back from the edge. Ahhhh.
Yes, I know, it's all subjective. Like a piece of soggy cardboard might be subjectively better to someone than a fine meal at an upscale restaurant.
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-ERD50