My favourite Sisters covers

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LyanvisAberrant wrote: 04 Jul 2023, 16:33 Here it is!! Hope you guys enjoy. Don't know if this is the right place to put it or not, but yeah. I had fun on this one.
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LyanvisAberrant wrote: 04 Jul 2023, 19:29
sultan2075 wrote: 04 Jul 2023, 18:19
LyanvisAberrant wrote: 04 Jul 2023, 16:33

Here it is!! Hope you guys enjoy. Don't know if this is the right place to put it or not, but yeah. I had fun on this one.
That sounds good. I recall some earlier stuff from you some years back, and I feel like this is kind of a big leap forward on the vocal front (I don't mean that to sound bad; you just sound more... comfortable, I guess?). Your voice also really reminds me of someone else, but I just cannot place it.
Oh I'd love to know who, if you manage to put your finger on it! I have an unconventional voice as far as I'm able to discern.
And thank you for your kind comments. Gosh, those were really almost a decade ago. Time's odd.
Not gonna lie, it is positively driving me up the wall that I cannot place who it reminds me of. I really do like this though - more and more.
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sultan2075 wrote: 06 Jul 2023, 02:54
Not gonna lie, it is positively driving me up the wall that I cannot place who it reminds me of. I really do like this though - more and more.
The voice reminds me of Jose Gonzalez:
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There's A Door is next. Cover coming in a week or so, very much enjoying this one x
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LyanvisAberrant wrote: 07 Aug 2023, 13:41 There's A Door is next. Cover coming in a week or so, very much enjoying this one x
Great news! Really looking forward to hear it! :)
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There's a door is hard. Really unsatisfied with how it's turning out. Lets add another few days to that week x
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THERE'S A DOOR IS DONE!!! well, as done as i can possibly get it.
Really hope you guys like it, let me know what you think x
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LyanvisAberrant wrote: 19 Aug 2023, 08:06

THERE'S A DOOR IS DONE!!! well, as done as i can possibly get it.
Really hope you guys like it, let me know what you think x
Holy f**k. That's incredible. I'd no idea something so fantastic was hiding in that song. Well done.
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Todashi wrote: 20 Aug 2023, 09:20
LyanvisAberrant wrote: 19 Aug 2023, 08:06

THERE'S A DOOR IS DONE!!! well, as done as i can possibly get it.
Really hope you guys like it, let me know what you think x
Holy f**k. That's incredible. I'd no idea something so fantastic was hiding in that song. Well done.
OMG wow, nobody responded and i thought I'd done a really bad job :lol:

That honestly warms my heart so so much, thank you for your kind review. Sending love!
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LyanvisAberrant wrote: 19 Aug 2023, 08:06

THERE'S A DOOR IS DONE!!! well, as done as i can possibly get it.
Really hope you guys like it, let me know what you think x
Another masterpiece by Dollysplit ... :bat: :D :bat: ...
Your acoustic versions of Sisters songs really add something to the original ... :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: ...
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LyanvisAberrant wrote: 19 Aug 2023, 08:06

THERE'S A DOOR IS DONE!!! well, as done as i can possibly get it.
Really hope you guys like it, let me know what you think x
:notworthy: :notworthy: this is also incredibly beautiful! well done. how many songs have you brought out or whatever the term is?
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LyanvisAberrant wrote: 04 Jul 2023, 16:33

Here it is!! Hope you guys enjoy. Don't know if this is the right place to put it or not, but yeah. I had fun on this one.
@LyanvisAberrant :notworthy: :notworthy: you know what? start your own thread promoting your music and band enough have done it in the past and for the future you deserve it!
sound is amazing and your take on this is simply beautiful...your voice or whoever is really stunning!
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LyanvisAberrant wrote: 19 Aug 2023, 08:06 THERE'S A DOOR IS DONE!!! well, as done as i can possibly get it.
Really hope you guys like it, let me know what you think x
Very nice.
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MadameButterfly wrote: 21 Aug 2023, 21:49
LyanvisAberrant wrote: 19 Aug 2023, 08:06

THERE'S A DOOR IS DONE!!! well, as done as i can possibly get it.
Really hope you guys like it, let me know what you think x
:notworthy: :notworthy: this is also incredibly beautiful! well done. how many songs have you brought out or whatever the term is?
carry on doing what you are doing! :hl:
Thank you so much, really means the world to me that you are enjoying it ^_^
Upon your advice, I'll start a new thread to stop clogging up this one. X
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I don't think this one has come up before.

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That’s actually very good!
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That's very good

I'm not sure why, bit it leaves me wanting a cover of the same song in a Madrigal style. Anyone?
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Yeah, I enjoyed it because it did something different with the song, rather than just try replicate the original but with doomier deeper vocals, and a doomier deeper bassline, and doomier deeper drums. When a song can be transposed to a completely different style but still emerge intact, it shows how strong the song was to begin with.
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ruffers wrote: 14 Oct 2023, 21:26 That's very good

I'm not sure why, bit it leaves me wanting a cover of the same song in a Madrigal style. Anyone?
In a "Hey Nonny nonny, hey now now" style? :lol: Give it time... then it's your fault ok? :P
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That was bloomin marvelous. Beautiful
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mh wrote: 14 Oct 2023, 22:38 Yeah, I enjoyed it because it did something different with the song, rather than just try replicate the original but with doomier deeper vocals, and a doomier deeper bassline, and doomier deeper drums. When a song can be transposed to a completely different style but still emerge intact, it shows how strong the song was to begin with.
I really like the violin. I agree with you about the strength of Von's songs - they work really well in many different styles. Somewhere I've got recordings I've done of a bunch of Sisters tunes. No idea if I should inflict 'em on y'all. When songs get stuck in my head I have the habit of picking them apart and recording them as a way of getting them out (I've got two versions of Driven Like the Snow - one done as an acoustic, kind of folksy thing, and one done as heavy rock I guess)
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sultan2075 wrote: 16 Oct 2023, 19:15
mh wrote: 14 Oct 2023, 22:38 Yeah, I enjoyed it because it did something different with the song, rather than just try replicate the original but with doomier deeper vocals, and a doomier deeper bassline, and doomier deeper drums. When a song can be transposed to a completely different style but still emerge intact, it shows how strong the song was to begin with.
I really like the violin. I agree with you about the strength of Von's songs - they work really well in many different styles. Somewhere I've got recordings I've done of a bunch of Sisters tunes. No idea if I should inflict 'em on y'all. When songs get stuck in my head I have the habit of picking them apart and recording them as a way of getting them out (I've got two versions of Driven Like the Snow - one done as an acoustic, kind of folksy thing, and one done as heavy rock I guess)
For the gluttons-for-punishment, I suppose, I've put a bunch of junk up on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aint-nobody

They're all pretty rough mixes; not even remotely polished, and mostly created for an audience of one. All covers (Misfits, Sisters, Cohen, Waits, Devo, and Springsteen... I think that's it) except for "Katabasis" which was written for an album project I've since abandoned. I'm not really a good singer (a source of constant amusement to my lady-friend, who actually is).
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sultan2075 wrote: 18 Oct 2023, 02:46 For the gluttons-for-punishment, I suppose, I've put a bunch of junk up on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aint-nobody
I really enjoyed those, nice work!
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alanm wrote: 18 Oct 2023, 07:30
sultan2075 wrote: 18 Oct 2023, 02:46 For the gluttons-for-punishment, I suppose, I've put a bunch of junk up on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aint-nobody
I really enjoyed those, nice work!
Thank you kindly! I just realized I forgot to include Good Things, so that's going up in just a moment....
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Love the version of Alice. Thanks for sharing.
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