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Posted: 07 Sep 2008, 11:10
by Ghostrider
James Blast wrote:more Stones and Doors for me
would say Stones, Doors and Stooges.. which mixed up brilliantly..
as Radiojamaica, was pulled into the sisters by SGWBM.. although for a lot of the songs on it, even more so i love the early demo versions that i discovered later on...
in that way, i prefer the distorted guitar version of floorshow more than the clean phantomdrum album version..
prefer the faster version of heartland
and i adore the Teachers/adrenochrome medley.. which in my eyes still represent what the sisters are.. inspired by Cohen, and live.. they are 100%
The signals clash
And disappear
The shade too loud
And the sound unclear
and we f**king love em for it..
Posted: 07 Sep 2008, 16:00
by radiojamaica
Nice one Ghostrider!
I'm with you man: the Floorshow demo is awesome and Teachers/Arenochrome at least as much
Posted: 09 Sep 2008, 22:28
by Harvey Winston
I'm a bit annoyed with myself for not liking their version of 1969 so much. the start is excellent, then eldtritch screams and it kinda shudders to a halt. I blame the drum machine, it just doesn't have the rhythm.
Posted: 09 Sep 2008, 23:25
by sultan2075
Harvey Winston wrote:I'm a bit annoyed with myself for not liking their version of 1969 so much. the start is excellent, then eldtritch screams and it kinda shudders to a halt. I blame the drum machine, it just doesn't have the rhythm.
Huh. I generally agree, except that those are the reasons I
like it so much. It takes all kinds I guess.
Posted: 10 Sep 2008, 12:05
by Smallstone
My personal experience (and that of my little gaggle of 15 year old mates back in the day - we're talking 1986-87 here:) was hearing Sisters covers - 1969/Gimme Shelter etc BEFORE hearing the originals.... and then going out and buying Stones / Stooges records and really liking them/getting into those bands. I knew who Iggy Pop was and obviously the Stones - but some of these tunes I hadn't heard. All the best bands turn you onto something else musically.
It's not like today (adopts creaky old voice) where you can quickly google/you tube a band you've wanted to hear/discovered and get everything you want within minutes - back then one had to save up the cash and track down the records ... Ah the good old days.
If I had a top ten covers of all time - Emma and Knocking On Heavens Door would be duking it out thats for sure....