Of Battle of the Bands and Covers

Filed under Events, Personal Randomness, Sound Trip

Mar

2007

I have watched a lot of battle of the bands since I was in high school and although I have not participated as one of the contestants, one would really know which bands really suck and which ones not. This is true especially if the band is doing a cover of a popular rock song. My tolerance for listening to murdered covers are actually high. In fact, I can still stay there and listen to them. However, this is the first time that I walked out of a performance of a band. They did not just murdered the song. They were like murdering it slowly, chopping all the pieces one by one.

They could have done a cover that would match the vocal cords of the lead vocalist so that he would not be trying so hard just to make it look like he’s the vocalist from the original band. The best thing that they should have done is to create another version of that song. One guest band who performed there did a punk version of ‘Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal’ after playing some Simple Plan covers. They could have done of any classic Pinoy song to an emo or a punk version.

One Cover that I Miss Hearing from a band
I was still in college when I first discovered the music of Imago. I’ve been frequenting to their gigs and I miss hearing their version of Madonna’s Crazy for You. Sponge Cola also covered the song in some of their gigs before but I really like Imago’s version.

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8 Responses to “Of Battle of the Bands and Covers”

rain
March 25th, 2007 at 8:55 pm

UAFAIK, The Youth, before their Album Na Walang Pamagat days, was already covering Crazy For You sa gigs nila
Karla Redor
March 25th, 2007 at 9:22 pm

really rain? i did not know that :p
i was not allowed to go to gigs during The Youth days :p
hahaha
Euri
March 25th, 2007 at 10:29 pm

I love Imago’s version of Crazy For You. ^.^
rain
March 25th, 2007 at 11:57 pm

Well, I didn’t go to the gigs, just read about that sa Rock N Rhythm na ’songhits’ :p
kissfendi
March 26th, 2007 at 12:37 am

i have never been to..
Just couldn’t stand when too much people..
I could be on a runway hot seat.. sweet!

kiss
Fendi
Karla Redor
March 26th, 2007 at 8:14 am

@rain
hahaha
i thought you ere already going to gigs that time :p

hi fendi,
yeah there’s a lot of people
good thing it was held in a mall :p
guile
March 29th, 2007 at 4:20 pm

It’s really nice when you discover a band that can imbue its own unique personality into a well-chosen cover song. And it’s even more euphoric when you happen to love a band’s take on a particular song that you already like in the first place. That’s how you fall in love with a band and become a fan for life. Because deep inside, you just know that when that band starts to write its own songs, the result will be nothing short of sublime. You share an invisible connection with them and that bond never fades. I guess that’s the beauty of music. And its greatest mystery, too.
Karla Redor
March 29th, 2007 at 10:17 pm

Hi Guile
Yes because from there you’ll see their personality
And of course, their talent in musical arrangement

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Karla Redor

Blogging live via Paranaque City since 2001. A 20-something graduate of DLSU-Manila. An engineer, amateur photographer, graphic and layout artist. Plays the guitar. Always thought to belong to a certain band. Almost got stuck in a mosh pit but rarely in the mush pit. Coffee lover. Former gig-a-holic. Asteeg!