Can I be honest? I like this version of HTF better than DT's

rumborak · May 20, 2011, 08:45:01 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNyQ_KsJqjw

It's mostly the singer obviously. He actually has the voice to give the song the balls it deserves.

rumborak

tri.ad · May 20, 2011, 08:48:38 AM

On the downside, the singer's thick Spanish accent takes away from that delight quite a bit.

rumborak · May 20, 2011, 08:49:51 AM

Yeah, it does, and there are a few antics spread throughout the song that also mar it a bit. But overall I find his voice fits the song a lot better than JLB.

rumborak

DarkLord_Lalinc · May 20, 2011, 08:50:30 AM

Crap, this cover's good.

EDIT: Darn, I hated the "Don't cross the crooked step"

tri.ad · May 20, 2011, 08:57:25 AM

You know, the vocal harmonies are pretty cool most of the time. I don't know if they're present in the original, but if they are, kudos for bringing them out; if they aren't, kudos for adding them.

Jamesman42 · May 20, 2011, 09:10:32 AM

This is amazing. At least as good as the original. I like the production and mix.

RuRoRul · May 20, 2011, 09:19:27 AM

Nope. James Labrie actually rocks this song... maybe the reason I like heavy DT stuff and a lot of other people don't is because I don't actually like the vocals they like heavy stuff to go with.

Good cover, and it's good that the vocals are different, but I love James Labrie on DT's, don't really think the harsh vocals give the sections power, and also the accent. So definitely not better than the original for me

Adami · May 20, 2011, 09:20:57 AM

I like the singers approach, but yea his accent is a little much.

Also it's hard for me to get past the snare tone and the overall drum mix.

Mebert78 · May 20, 2011, 09:27:01 AM

Wow, pretty good. I felt like I was listening to DT for a while there.

Durg · May 20, 2011, 10:29:15 AM

That was good. But check out their cover of Forsaken

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rumborak · May 20, 2011, 10:32:14 AM

Quote from: Durg on May 20, 2011, 10:29:15 AM
That was good. But check out their cover of Forsaken .

That's not the same band. It's off the same DT tribute album.

rumborak

orcus116 · May 20, 2011, 10:42:24 AM

Musically it just sounds like a more muddled version of the DT song. Tones are nearly identical though noticeably different.

Durg · May 20, 2011, 10:51:39 AM

Quote from: rumborak on May 20, 2011, 10:32:14 AM
Quote from: Durg on May 20, 2011, 10:29:15 AM
That was good. But check out their cover of Forsaken .

That's not the same band. It's off the same DT tribute album.

rumborak

Ok. Didn't pick up on that. Still I think the singer is drunk.

Listening to these various covers it really emphasizes how difficult it is to sing Dream Theater.

Hal Incandenza · May 20, 2011, 11:14:43 AM

Quote from: RuRoRul on May 20, 2011, 09:19:27 AM
Nope. James Labrie actually rocks this song... maybe the reason I like heavy DT stuff and a lot of other people don't is because I don't actually like the vocals they like heavy stuff to go with.

Good cover, and it's good that the vocals are different, but I love James Labrie on DT's, don't really think the harsh vocals give the sections power, and also the accent. So definitely not better than the original for me

Yeah, same for me. This cover leads me to the conclusion that the thing I like best about this song is LaBrie's vocals.

Also, Don't Cross the Crooked Step FTL.

ariich · May 20, 2011, 11:56:24 AM

I really dig it! I don't like it quite as much as the original, but I think it's a really cool cover, very slick and with some very nice changes dotted throughout.

Rumby, is this the cover album your band is on?

chrisbDTM · May 20, 2011, 12:08:09 PM

sounds like a midi guitar

rumborak · May 20, 2011, 12:32:09 PM

Quote from: ariich on May 20, 2011, 11:56:24 AM
I really dig it! I don't like it quite as much as the original, but I think it's a really cool cover, very slick and with some very nice changes dotted throughout.

Rumby, is this the cover album your band is on?

Nah, that's a different one. The album we're on should come out any day now!

rumborak

ariich · May 20, 2011, 01:04:01 PM

Oh awesome, looking forward to hearing your tracks!

skydivingninja · May 22, 2011, 06:48:43 AM

The singer's pretty good, but as Rumbo said, he does a few weird vocal things (not related to his accent) that actually made me

"YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE Plaaaaaaaaaaaaan"

It was like Charlie Dominici tried to be heavy. And Spanish.

MetropolisxPt1 · May 22, 2011, 07:06:34 AM

the Pensive fear line in the take the time cover was horrendous.

SystematicThought · May 22, 2011, 07:25:57 AM

I kind of had a good chuckle at 'Don't Cross The Crooked Step.' It sounded really bad in my opinion

Also the link to The Mirror cover from the same album. It's fucking hilarious

He growls the entire song, it doesn't sound very good at all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvzNhZYzFY0&feature=related

BanksD · May 22, 2011, 08:20:42 AM

Quote from: SystematicThought on May 22, 2011, 07:25:57 AM
I kind of had a good chuckle at 'Don't Cross The Crooked Step.' It sounded really bad in my opinion

Also the link to The Mirror cover from the same album. It's fucking hilarious He growls the entire song, it doesn't sound very good at all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvzNhZYzFY0&feature=related

I would have actually enjoyed that if his growls sounded good at all.

Slain · May 22, 2011, 08:46:22 AM

Quote from: Hal Incandenza on May 20, 2011, 11:14:43 AM
Quote from: RuRoRul on May 20, 2011, 09:19:27 AM
Nope. James Labrie actually rocks this song... maybe the reason I like heavy DT stuff and a lot of other people don't is because I don't actually like the vocals they like heavy stuff to go with.

Good cover, and it's good that the vocals are different, but I love James Labrie on DT's, don't really think the harsh vocals give the sections power, and also the accent. So definitely not better than the original for me

Yeah, same for me. This cover leads me to the conclusion that the thing I like best about this song is LaBrie's vocals.

Also, Don't Cross the Crooked Step FTL.

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ariich · May 22, 2011, 08:53:34 AM

Quote from: skydivingninja on May 22, 2011, 06:48:43 AM
The singer's pretty good, but as Rumbo said, he does a few weird vocal things (not related to his accent) that actually made me

"YOUR PATHETIC LITTLE Plaaaaaaaaaaaaan"

It was like Charlie Dominici tried to be heavy. And Spanish.

I didn't even catch that on my first listen.

Awesome.

YtseJamittaja · May 22, 2011, 08:54:11 AM

The singer sounds somewhere little bit like Disturbed vocalist

but yes, cool DT cover, one of the best I've heard.

King Postwhore · May 22, 2011, 11:37:31 AM

I was impressed except for the crooked step line but overall very good.

Global Laziness · May 22, 2011, 12:38:14 PM

Overall a pretty solid cover. Sometimes the vocals were an improvement, sometimes they detracted from the song, but good overall. Reading through all the comments in this thread, I didn't think the "crooked step" line could really be that bad, but...yeah, it was.

I'm going to listen to the other covers from this album, I hadn't heard of it.

EDIT: I'm tripping balls at the vocals at the beginning of the cover of Home.

Zook · May 22, 2011, 12:55:05 PM

Quote from: Global Laziness on May 22, 2011, 12:38:14 PM

EDIT: I'm tripping balls at the vocals at the beginning of the cover of Home.

Bloody hell that was awful.

Global Laziness · May 22, 2011, 01:27:07 PM

I've actually been listening through these covers. Most of them are pretty bad. Metropolis, Take the Time, and Hell's Kitchen are okay, but that's probably because they sound really close to the originals.

Jamesman42 · May 22, 2011, 01:28:01 PM

The Split Screen covers, on the other hand, are amazingly well done.

Global Laziness · May 22, 2011, 01:57:36 PM

Quote from: Jamesman on May 22, 2011, 01:28:01 PM
The Split Screen covers, on the other hand, are amazingly well done.

Well yeah, they kickass, but isn't that by a totally different group of people unrelated to this tribute project?

Oh and by the way, I finished listening through all the different covers and Under a Glass Moon was far and away the best one.

Jamesman42 · May 22, 2011, 02:02:57 PM

Yep, totally different group. Just pointing out better covers.

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