Covers that Rule

[UNEARTHA7XMatt]

Children Of Bodom---The Trooper (Iron Maiden)
Shadows Fall---Welcome to the Machine (Pink Floyd)
Hatebreed---Raining Blood (Slayer) "Ive only heard them do this live but they did an awesome job with it...

[boot-man]

Some of my favorite covers, in no order, with the original artist in parentheses...

"Cars" - Fear Factory (Gary Numan)
"Tainted Love" - Marilyn Manson (Gloria Jones, not Soft Cell. Theirs was a remake, too.)
"Born To Be Wild" - Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction (Steppenwolf)
"Hard Luck Woman" - Garth Brooks (KISS)
"Hold It Right There"(live) - Big Dave & The Ultrasonics (Eddie Vinson)
"I Stand Accused"(live) - Big Dave & The Ultrasonics (Steve Ferguson)
"Jump, Jive, & Wail" - Brian Setzer Orchestra (Louis Prima)
"Oops I Did It Again" - Children Of Bodom (Britney Spears)
"18 And Life" - Nina Gordon (Skid Row)
"Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm (Michael Jackson)
"Ring of Fire" - Social Distortion (Johnny Cash)
"Down With The Sickness" - Richard Cheese (Disturbed)
"Hurt" - Johnny Cash (NIN)
"A Little Help From My Friends" - Joe Cocker (The Beatles)

And my all time favorite...

Wierd Al Yankovic's Polka Medleys from hell that he does on every album. Love him or hate him, they are friggin' brilliant.

Dude you are so right on with that. but i gotta add one land of comfusion from Disturbed. i think they did it better than genisis

[Colton]

I liked the STP cover of Dancing Days by zep

[Michael Troy]

Pumkin Head, Your avatar gives me BAAAAAD thoughts
Thats not your wife is it??

I REALLY like Yngwie's Deep Purple covers and Dream Theater's cover medley (the one with Queen and Pink Floyd in it).

[mistikalvalkrie]

Some of my favorite covers, in no order, with the original artist in parentheses...

"Cars" - Fear Factory (Gary Numan)
"Tainted Love" - Marilyn Manson (Gloria Jones, not Soft Cell. Theirs was a remake, too.)
"Born To Be Wild" - Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction (Steppenwolf)
"Hard Luck Woman" - Garth Brooks (KISS)
"Hold It Right There"(live) - Big Dave & The Ultrasonics (Eddie Vinson)
"I Stand Accused"(live) - Big Dave & The Ultrasonics (Steve Ferguson)
"Jump, Jive, & Wail" - Brian Setzer Orchestra (Louis Prima)
"Oops I Did It Again" - Children Of Bodom (Britney Spears)
"18 And Life" - Nina Gordon (Skid Row)
"Smooth Criminal" - Alien Ant Farm (Michael Jackson)
"Ring of Fire" - Social Distortion (Johnny Cash)
"Down With The Sickness" - Richard Cheese (Disturbed)
"Hurt" - Johnny Cash (NIN)
"A Little Help From My Friends" - Joe Cocker (The Beatles)

And my all time favorite...

Wierd Al Yankovic's Polka Medleys from hell that he does on every album. Love him or hate him, they are friggin' brilliant.

Dude you are so right on with that. but i gotta add one land of comfusion from Disturbed. i think they did it better than genisis

I forgot about that one
and seconded, I thought it was a great version

[moxham123]

Here are some more covers.

• House Of The Rising Sun (Eric Burdon & The Animals) - originally Clarence Ashley & Gwen Foster from an old folk tune
• Bring It On Home (Eric Burdon & The Animals) originally Sam Cooke
• Locomotion (Grand Funk Railroad) - originally Little Eva
• Nobody But Me (The Human Beinz) - originially The Isley Brothers
• Tax Man (Stevie Ray Vaughan) - originally The Beatles
• Soul Man (The Blues Brothers) - originally Sam & Dave
• Ballroom Blitz (Krokus) – originally The Sweet
• Hot Rod Lincoln (Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airemen) - originally Charlie Ryan and The Livingston Brothers
• Statesboro Blues (The Allman Brothers & Pat Travers Band &) - orginally Blind Willie McTell
• Boom, Boom Out Goes The Lights (Pat Travers Band)- originally Little Walter
• Hound Dog (Elvis Presley) - originally Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton

Def Leppard and Poison have both recently realeased entire albums of cover tunes from the 60's, 70's, & 80's

[metalchurch]

Moxham,
I believe that Rush also released an Album of covers, but I can't remember the title. It might be called 'Inspirations'???

[moxham123]

Moxham,
I believe that Rush also released an Album of covers, but I can't remember the title. It might be called 'Inspirations'???

You are right that Rush did a CD of covers. It was called "Feedback" in 2004 and had great versions of these tunes:

1. SUMMERTIME BLUES
2. HEART FULL OF SOUL
3. FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH
4. THE SEEKER
5. MR. SOUL
6. SEVEN AND SEVEN IS
7. SHAPES OF THINGS
8. CROSSROADS

[metalchurch]

Ok, that's it. I heard Summertime blues, and it sounded great.
The one I named might then be George Lynch's cd of covers.
If this is wrong I give up!! lol. I'm just too lazy to look it up.

[DirtySanchez]

Anything by Me First and The Gimme Gimmes.

Especially, Country Roads.

[Klamachpin]

I agree with many of the covers that were already listed like "You Really Got Me" - Van Halen, "Hurt" - Johnny Cash, "Love Hurts" - Nazareth, "Land of Confusion" - Disturbed, "Ring of Fire" - Social Distortion, ect. There's one that I really like also that I didn't see mentioned & it's Foo Fighters cover of Gerry Rafferty's (former leader of Stealer's Wheel) hit "Baker Street". I think they did an excellent job covering the sax part on guitar.

[Staceman]

Electric Funeral - Iced Earth (Black Sabbath original)

The Pusher, and Snowblind Friend - Steppenwolf (both are Hoyt Axton originals)

[DrumAndDestroy]

Anything by Me First and The Gimme Gimmes.

Especially, Country Roads.

The Gimme Gimmes are great. I like their cover of "A Few of My Favorite Things" played to the tune of the Bad Religion song "Generator".