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Had a listen to Les Calypool, it's just a cover of Animals by Pink Floyd, what was the point in that?
Especially, since it lacks originality and the singer sounds like he has a chest infection.
If I wanted to listen to Animals, I'd take the original.

Battle For Seattle brings a colourful, vibrant side to a bunch of grainy Nirvana songs, and allows them to be much more than Cobain and Co had created them to be.

BfS wins this hands down.

Les Claypool - 0
Battle For Seattle - 1

Mrd00d

I haven't listened to Battle For Seattle yet, but the point of the Les Claypool Animals cover is that he played a concert where he played mostly his songs in the first set, took a 30 minute break, and came back and played Animals in its entirety for the second set. He didn't hit the studio to do this, its a tribute. Claypool fans have a tendency to love Floyd, especially Animals. The crowd loved it, and people still talk fondly of that performance to this day... thanks mostly in great part to this being recorded and released. But my friend saw this show and said it was one of the best shows he's seen. That's the context needed for understanding why this album should be acknowledged/respected. And personally, I love it more than the original. Especially because of Les Claypool's singing. He suits me better. He's a hometown hero to me and I can't take him off his pedestal, he is a god to me.

But I'm looking forward to hearing your recommendation. Yours is of a different type, it seems. It seems, from what you said, that their covers are reimaginings, whereas Claypool was doing a note for note tribute with his bandmates and friends. So the vote comes down to what tickles whose fancy best. Is the reimagining of Nirvana tunes going to be enough to knock off one of my favorite artists and his friends covering one of my favorite albums of all time? Maybe... but doubtful. I will give it its fair chance. But it would take a monumental, revolutionary recording to get my vote and topple my champion. I honestly hope, my friend, that this battle gets more attention and more discussion, and more votes, because the last battle was slow and it was just the recommenders voting against each other.

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It seems we at least agree on something (at least until you've checked out my album) that this thread needs more attention and contributors.

I'll delve more into why I like Battle For Seattle.

I feel reggae music as a whole, is overlooked. Many music fans are prone to the opinion that reggae music begins and ends with Bob Marley. That it's a genre with very little substance, just simplistic happy go lucky music, that one could perhaps enjoy in sunshine conditions.

Battle For Seattle did much more than simply cover Nirvana songs. It told a story, it stood defiant and said reggae can be more than it's perceived to be. It can take songs crafted by one of the most popular and critically acclaimed groups (even if I think they're vastly overrated) and mould them into their own image. To bring out a side of the music, that some may not have thought possible.

The message remains in the music, but the tempo; the mood and the atmosphere of the recordings change. They change into original, colourful, vibrant pieces almost as if one were to inject a splash of rainbow paint onto a blank canvas.
The music comes alive in ways it had not done so before and with a variety of traditional reggae instruments and some great vocal work, the tracks become much more than covers, they become works of art in their own right.

Mrd00d

Ska reggae'd out. I dig it. I'm going to need to listen to it in its entirety before I come back with my verdict, but its very nice to hear covers take on new directions and assert themselves. I totally get that. Excited to hear the rest. If you're not doing anything special, play Animals by Claypool and Animals by Floyd back to back, just for ****s and giggles.

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Howard the Duck

ok heard both

i seem to think the Little Roy's covers is a little on the "novelty" side and reminds me of Tortelvis and Dread Zeppelin (anybody here remember them?)

saying that, though, i like reggae just that bit more than prog so......

Battle for Seattle - 2
Les Claypool - 0

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Janszoon

Haha, I remember Dread Zeppelin.

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well, for the benefit of those who dunno who they were:-



they basically do Led Zeppelin and Elvis mash-ups in a reggae style

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Progress has been slow on this one, c'mon people; get those fingers out.

Howard the Duck

we seriously need to advertise for participants

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Electrophonic Tonic

I hoped having the theme in the thread title would help that out, but so far it's been a no-go. The album clubs in the genre specific forums have a built in audience who are into whatever the albums are since they're in their wheelhouse. Here in General Music, it's much harder to have an audience when there are no set parameters here. :/

I'm open to any suggestions if we need to retool this thread again....

As for this battle, I'll add my vote and give 2 days before I get the next suggestion in.

It's the classic cover conundrum: do you like them as close to the original as possible or have the artist put their own unique twist on it. For me, I and want my covers somewhere in between those two. With Little Roy. it's certainly not Nirvana and the Frog Brigade are doing a pretty damn good Pink Floyd impression, so that is a wash. MY deciding factor is gonna be that Live Frogs is a live recording and makes it's closeness to the original Animals all the more impressive.

Battle for Seattle- 2
Live Frogs- 1