TOTALLY GEEKED!

huskerbb · Guru

Sound of Silence

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

I can't play it at work.

flan

aergia · Regular

interesting rendition

huskerbb · Guru

aergia wrote:
interesting rendition

Hey!!!! Long time no argue. wink

I thought it was good. I think in a way almost a better match between the dark mood and the lyrics than the original--but don't get me wrong. I love Simon and Garfunkel.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Monday 11th of January 2016 03:22:48 PM

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It was ok.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Wow! I actually liked that interpretation. True to the music, but the visuals were awesome, giving the song depth.

As much as I love Simon and Garfunkel, that was great.

jlbear71 · Guru

I loved this remake. Been on my list for about a month now.

cadiver · Senior Member

I prefer S & G. But I do like their Down with the Sickness.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

just Czech wrote:
Wow! I actually liked that interpretation. True to the music, but the visuals were awesome, giving the song depth.

As much as I love Simon and Garfunkel, that was great.

I like it too. He had big shoes to fill that's for sure.

burns07 · Guru

s & g have such an incredible sound--arguably the best duet act ever recorded--even now, still strong and beautiful

their " concert in the park " in front of a 300kplus crowd is phenomenal--available on youtube--live and without autotune--the real deal

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

I lasted through 1 minute 30 seconds.

That was awful. cry

huskerbb · Guru

That's ridiculous.

If you are familiar with the lyrics of the original, the darkness of this interpretation fits it very well. Plus the video medium which really wasn't available when S&G recorded it.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

His voice is terrible husker. I don't care to listen to it.

huskerbb · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
His voice is terrible husker. I don't care to listen to it.

Now THAT is ridiculous. He has a great voice. Maybe not Elvis--but they've sold a lot of records.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

huskerbb wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
His voice is terrible husker. I don't care to listen to it.
Now THAT is ridiculous. He has a great voice. Maybe not Elvis--but they've sold a lot of records.

You are being ridiculous.

I don't have to like them, just because you do.

huskerbb · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
His voice is terrible husker. I don't care to listen to it.
Now THAT is ridiculous. He has a great voice. Maybe not Elvis--but they've sold a lot of records.
You are being ridiculous.
I don't have to like them, just because you do.

You don't have to like him--but that doesn't mean his voice is "terrible".

I don't like Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, or Whitney Houston--but were their voices "terrible" just because someone doesn't like them?

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

huskerbb wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Fort Worth Mom wrote:
His voice is terrible husker. I don't care to listen to it.
Now THAT is ridiculous. He has a great voice. Maybe not Elvis--but they've sold a lot of records.
You are being ridiculous.
I don't have to like them, just because you do.
You don't have to like him--but that doesn't mean his voice is "terrible".

I don't like Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, or Whitney Houston--but were their voices "terrible" just because someone doesn't like them?

Yes. If you don't like the way someone sounds, to you, their voice is terrible.

huskerbb · Guru

Oh for crying out loud. Just because you don't like someone's style of music, or even the sound, does not mean their voice is "terrible".

NAOW · Vette's SS

I really liked the remake. The original too, but I like seeing artist's perform other artist's music. I think it's neat to see the different takes.

huskerbb · Guru

NAOW wrote:
I really liked the remake. The original too, but I like seeing artist's perform other artist's music. I think it's neat to see the different takes.

Some are good--some are not good.

The 10,000 Maniacs version of Because the Night is a GREAT remake.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

huskerbb wrote:
Oh for crying out loud. Just because you don't like someone's style of music, or even the sound, does not mean their voice is "terrible".

No. His voice is terrible.

Made my ears bleed.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
huskerbb wrote:
Oh for crying out loud. Just because you don't like someone's style of music, or even the sound, does not mean their voice is "terrible".
No. His voice is terrible.
Made my ears bleed.

I actually thought his voice was bad at first, but I continued watching it and his voice really sounded good once he got into it.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Oh, husker, I was hooked from the first image, and it just kept getting better & better. The anger in his voice, the images...perfect combination of words + pictures.

Amazing!

flan

aergia · Regular

agreed
"The 10,000 Maniacs version of Because the Night is a GREAT remake. "

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I'm not sure about this one. Sometimes he sounds like his nose is stuffy.

Tinydancer · Guru

Meh. Cashing in on someone else's song because you think your image is "dark" has to be done even better than the original. Now Johnny Cash doing his version of Nine Inch Nails "Hurt" is how the real artists do it.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Tinydancer wrote:
Meh. Cashing in on someone else's song because you think your image is "dark" has to be done even better than the original. Now Johnny Cash doing his version of Nine Inch Nails "Hurt" is how the real artists do it.

I know what you mean, Tiny.

When Brooks and Dunn did a remake of "My Maria", in the mid 90's, I thought it was even better than the original.(And, I love the original, from the early 70's.)

And, I don't even like country music. biggrin

Pepper · Newbie

Tough to beat S & G, but I thought this was almost a heart wrenching, well done version of the song....which is dark. I chose the original for my brother's funeral many years ago, will always give me chills.

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

Good to see you, Pepper! Sorry for your loss.

It seems like it's either a love or hate relationship for this song version.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

just Czech wrote:
Good to see you, Pepper! Sorry for your loss.

It seems like it's either a love or hate relationship for this song version.

Roger that, Czech!

Talk about the pits! furious

Loved Simon and Garfunkel!

They should sue these a$$hats, for ruining their song! wink

huskerbb · Guru

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
just Czech wrote:
Good to see you, Pepper! Sorry for your loss.

It seems like it's either a love or hate relationship for this song version.
Roger that, Czech!
Talk about the pits!
Loved Simon and Garfunkel!
They should sue these a$$hats, for ruining their song!

Sue them for making paul simon money. That makes zero sense.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

It was a joke, husker.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I remember when Whitney Houston redid Dolly Parton's "I will always love you". The song sold millions of albums and won an award that year. When Dolly accepted, she thanked Whitney for making her gobs of money.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

just Czech wrote:
Good to see you, Pepper! Sorry for your loss.

It seems like it's either a love or hate relationship for this song version.

Yeah, I have to wonder if we all watched the same video.

flan

Pepper · Newbie

just Czech wrote:
Good to see you, Pepper! Sorry for your loss.

It seems like it's either a love or hate relationship for this song version.

Hi Czech, thanks, am going to try and post a bit more often!

burns07 · Guru

finally got the video to play--interesting graphics--this guy's upper register sucks--he's straining above a C or D and the original goes well above his natural range--he's no garfunkel for sure--the dystopian graphics/video treatment are well done/dark--overall, his vocal performance is wrong for this song--too strained

just Czech · Give Me Grand's!

I shared this video with oldest DD. She was more disturbed that I knew who Disturbed was..

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

It's been so long since I heard the sound of silence in my house.