It's voting time again. And as well as giving the Tories a long overdue kicking, we also have to decide our champion cover for this round. There are plenty of entries to choose from again.
You can hear all the tracks in the playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/poopots-cover-challenge-27-n All that is required is to pick your top three and post them in the thread below.
Points are awarded as follows - 5 points for first place, 3 points for second place and 1 point for third place.
There is a bonus 5 points for covering No More Heroes
Entrants obviously aren't allowed to vote for their own track or anything they have guested on. Voting closes at 11.30pm on Saturday 6th July 2024
The entry with the most points gets to pick the next song to be covered. In the event of a tie for first place then all those tied will choose a song.
ALL ENTRANTS PLEASE HAVE YOUR IDEAS READY FOR THE NEXT CHALLENGE. YOU WILL HAVE ONLY 48HRS AFTER VOTING CLOSES TO MESSAGE ME WITH YOUR SONG CHOICE. IF YOU FAIL TO DO SO THEN I'LL END UP CHOOSING IT FOR YOU!
Good luck
Comments
3 pts - @monquixote for New Test Leper
1 pt - @thecolourbox for Northern Sky
I listened to the whole playlist yesterday in order to formulate my votes, there was genuinely something I liked about every single track and really enjoyed listening to the different styles of playing and arranging.
I will go for...
5 points - Nude - @stickyfiddle ; I love doing Radiohead songs as well, because they are so different in their approach and I find I really have to concentrate to stay in character, whilst also trying to sound as free and loose as possible. It's definitely a head and heart task. Loved the arrangement and the space you created.
3 points - Nobody Does it Better - @IMC1980 ; Brilliant, much more fun than the original and tasty playing throughout.
1 point - Not Strong Enough - @stickyfiddle ; Good song, well arranged, suited your style really well and I think that's what I liked, the confidence
There were a number of songs which could have scored the 3rd place there to be fair, there wasn't much in it at all but if i don't put my scores in straight away I'll spend forever deliberating...
https://www.justgiving.com/page/pianomatt-1000lights
I'm hoping get a proper listen through everything tonight and get my own votes in.
5 points @Bezzer - this track is always a tough listen given how raw the subject matter is and you did it proud, a tear jerking epic and a haunting outro solo.
3 points - @flying_pie (No Limits) I always expect some form of genre bending mashups from you, but crowbarring several RATM homages into a 90s europop/dance cover is top work! Very nice "Morrelloisms" throughout.
1 point @monquixote (Neverending Beast)- A new challenger on the mashup scene! Ridiculous and very enjoyable, great production and a tasty solo, ticks all the boxes.
That's a couple of hours to find to listen to them all at least once and then try to filter a top 10, a top 5, and then order a top 3. Great work from all
https://www.justgiving.com/page/pianomatt-1000lights
It's also a cult 80's film and features heavily in season 3 of Stranger Things.
https://www.justgiving.com/page/pianomatt-1000lights
1st - 5pts @fnpt (&Bezzer) - NIB
2nd - 3pts @idiotwind - No Limit
3rd - 1pt @thecolourbox - Northern Sky
And a few more that I'd have liked to have given points to!
"You don't know what you've got till the whole thing's gone. The days are dark and the road is long."
1- @stickyfiddle Nude, Radiohead covers are not easy and this is really well done
2 - @fnpt NIB - Great production and really nailed the sound of this track
3 - @thecolourbox - Northern Sky - Again Nick Drake covers are not easy and you've really captured the vibe of this. Suits your voice really well.
5 points @fnpt for NiB - awesome. I don't know how you managed to get Ozzy to do the actual vocals. I almost demoted this because the bass intro could/should have been more noodly but nah...
3 points @stickyfiddle - Nude - just beautiful
1 point @monquixote - great version from an underrated album as far as REM goes
3 - NIB - @fnpt and @Bezzer ;;
1 - Nobody does its better @IMC1980 ;;
Extra warm fuzzies to @thecolourbox for Numb and @monquixote for New Test Leper - I genuinely spent an age trying to work out whether to put these in my top 3