Owning a cover

[DesolationAngel]

Not a single guitar in this thread... but... I really like to see an artist owning a cover, bringing something different and unique to a well known song.

So, here we have a chap called Barak Melamed who is the CEO of Myth Labs who make headphones. He also plays piano and sings. His take on the Zeppelin classic 'Kashmir' is really striking. I've always loved the track. For me it's a monster of a tune. Made by Page working on various parts after coming across Davey Graham and his use of DADGAD tuning. I don't often like covers of it because they don't often scale the heights of the original. This one chooses not to scale those heights but, instead, meander introspectively around the foreshore...

[Glennwillow]

Nice job! The piano part is very well done, and the singing is quite different, kind of appealing. Very thoughtful song...

- Glenn

[Steve DeRosa]

Originally Posted by DesolationAngel

I really like to see an artist owning a cover, bringing something different and unique to a well known song...

The Beatles built their early career on it - without exception I always liked their versions better than the originals...

[Heroditus]

I'm a huge Dylan fan and not at all a Jimi Hendrix fan, but Hendrix OWNS Al Along the Watchtower.