What Are You Listening To?

[chasfh]

On 7/15/2026 at 12:21 PM, lordstanley said:

The Stones in front of a small gathering at a London hotel last week.

 

Just saw this—he is still in really good voice.

[lordstanley]

Fast Times in Ridgemont High was released 44 years ago today. So what better excuse to "listen to" ...

 

[oblong]

The Cars are underrated

 

[chasfh]

22 hours ago, oblong said:

The Cars are underrated

 

I regard them as a bridge between 70s rock and 80s new wave, not only in terms of timing but also sound.

[CMRivdogs]

Rather than create a new topic (or do a search if this has been done before)

Covers that are better than the original.

Aretha Franklin Respect (over Otis Redding)

Johnny Cash "Hurt"

Joe Cocker With a Little Help From My Friends

Jimi Hendrix   All Along the Watchtower 

Linda Ronstadt  Willin' 

Marvin Gaye  I Heard it Thru the Grapevine.

(Keep in mind I'm a child of the late 60 and 70s...)

Have at it

 

[oblong]

The Band - Atlantic City 

[oblong]

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

I regard them as a bridge between 70s rock and 80s new wave, not only in terms of timing but also sound.

I think MTV might have altered their legacy in terms of production.  At least for someone my age.  A friend and I talk about how being of a certain age can cut you off unless you purposefully seek it out.  

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Always loved Alan Jackson's cover of Summertime Blues better than the original.

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Some other country covers I enjoy as much or more than the original.

Mercury Blues by Alan Jackson

 

In Bloom by Sturgill Simpson

 

Black Muddy River by Sierra Hull (Grateful Dead Cover)

 

[chasfh]

4 hours ago, CMRivdogs said:

Rather than create a new topic (or do a search if this has been done before)

Covers that are better than the original.

Aretha Franklin Respect (over Otis Redding)

Johnny Cash "Hurt"

Joe Cocker With a Little Help From My Friends

Jimi Hendrix   All Along the Watchtower 

Linda Ronstadt  Willin' 

Marvin Gaye  I Heard it Thru the Grapevine.

(Keep in mind I'm a child of the late 60 and 70s...)

Have at it

 

Presidents of the United States of America - Cleveland Rocks

Rare Earth - Get Ready

Black Crowes - Hard to Handle

Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World

Beatles - Bad Boy

Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man

Jimi Hendrix (live) - Like a Rolling Stone

Just about any band - Just about any Bob Dylan song

Edited Saturday at 07:01 PM by chasfh

[ewsieg]

Probably my favorite of lesser known covers.

[antrat]

On 8/15/2026 at 10:47 AM, CMRivdogs said:

Rather than create a new topic (or do a search if this has been done before)

Covers that are better than the original.

Aretha Franklin Respect (over Otis Redding)

Johnny Cash "Hurt"

Joe Cocker With a Little Help From My Friends

Jimi Hendrix   All Along the Watchtower 

Linda Ronstadt  Willin' 

Marvin Gaye  I Heard it Thru the Grapevine.

(Keep in mind I'm a child of the late 60 and 70s...)

Have at it

 

Linda Ronstadt had such an amazing voice. I've been listening to a lot of her old stuff lately.

[Motor City Sonics]

Steve Earle does a great cover of Willin'.      As great as Linda's voice is, she just doesn't sound like a road-weary trucker.  Steve Earle sounded like one was he was 4 years old. 

 

Great cover that's not better than the original, but still great.   "Burning Down The House" by Tom Jones & The Cardigans.  I'm not joking - listen to it.  It's a hoot.  If you are going to cheese it up and go over the top - a David Byrne song works for that. 

[oblong]

Would it be blasphemous to say SRV over Hendrix. 

[gehringer_2]

17 minutes ago, oblong said:

Would it be blasphemous to say SRV over Hendrix. 

I was never a big Hendrix fan, but I've heard musicians from the era say that none of Hendrix's recordings captured how good he was. I certainly never saw him live and IDK how much store you put in those kinds of 40yr old recollections - there's always a tendency for the old rockers to re-invent history a little bit.

SRV was for sure the absolute master of the style he chose to play, but the thing about guitar is there are so many different styles and methods it's really a whole range of different instruments. I mean, e.g: how meaningful is it to compare Mark Knofler's playing to SRV's? (or to be really extreme, Pat Metheny's?) They aren't trying to do anything like the same thing.

Edited 6 hours ago by gehringer_2

[CMRivdogs]

1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

 

 

Great cover that's not better than the original, but still great.   "Burning Down The House" by Tom Jones & The Cardigans.  I'm not joking - listen to it.  It's a hoot.  If you are going to cheese it up and go over the top - a David Byrne song works for that. 

That whole album is a trip

[gehringer_2]

On 8/18/2026 at 10:51 AM, antrat said:

Linda Ronstadt had such an amazing voice. I've been listening to a lot of her old stuff lately.

Linda Ronstadt II - Blue Bayou -1977 (orig Roy Orbison 1961). Orbison's original recording is a great classic, but Ronstadt just took it to another level.

Edited 3 hours ago by gehringer_2