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Post by Buck on Apr 8, 2023 5:02:54 GMT
Yeah, I thought they did a fine job with it. I wish someone else would have a hit with it. Take some of that cowbell onus off it.
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Post by joe on Apr 9, 2023 2:06:13 GMT
I added Stuart Adamson to "The Closing Cord" in honor of his band's creation of the Big Country DFTR cover.
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Post by duckbarman on Apr 9, 2023 22:34:45 GMT
Supposedly Buck did an interview on "Little Steven's Underground Garage" and said this was his favorite DFTR cover. That was only because he hadn't heard this one yet: |
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Post by Espo on Apr 9, 2023 22:40:55 GMT
Supposedly Buck did an interview on "Little Steven's Underground Garage" and said this was his favorite DFTR cover. That was only because he hadn't heard this one yet: And now something completely different.... |
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Post by robreich on Apr 13, 2023 0:30:28 GMT
Still my favorite:
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Post by Buck on Apr 14, 2023 19:57:10 GMT
Never heard that one. It's really good!
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Post by soonerbillz on Apr 14, 2023 20:08:11 GMT
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Post by Espo on Apr 15, 2023 0:02:12 GMT
Honestly outside of Bucks demo versions and BOC studio and live versions, I've never heard a cover of DFTR that I was bananas about.
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Post by Buck on Apr 15, 2023 1:50:57 GMT
Honestly outside of Bucks demo versions and BOC studio and live versions, I've never heard a cover of DFTR that I was bananas about. I'll go out on a limb a bit here. The cover versions of DFTR all have some merit (and my gratitude, it's flattering.) There's been a lot of craft skill, and personality among the many efforts. What I've yet to hear, and I would freak if I did, is someone singing the song, as if they actually UNDERSTOOD what WAS HAPPENING in the song!I've yet to hear a vocal where I truly heard the singer trying to sell the story, and making the premise and setting of the song something you could imagine and see in your mind. |
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Post by robreich on Apr 15, 2023 3:23:30 GMT
Never heard that one. It's really good! The album that it’s on is good, a lot of interesting fun covers. |
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Post by storminator on Apr 21, 2023 1:47:32 GMT
It's not a DFTR, but I'm watching The Winchesters, which is a Supernatural spinoff. When our hero gets questioned my the cops and has to give up his accomplices, one of them is Eric Bloom.  |
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Post by redhouserocker on Apr 24, 2023 0:28:19 GMT
Forgive me if this has been posted...I searched and didnt see so here goes:
Dragstrip....it's a instrumental "surf" version of DFTR I ran across.
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Post by joe on Apr 24, 2023 1:49:07 GMT
< video removed to save space >Forgive me if this has been posted...I searched and didnt see so here goes: Dragstrip....it's a instrumental "surf" version of DFTR I ran across. A different take - I see why it's a surf version. Watch it on YouTube itself and read the description. A long list of other DFTR cover versions shown. It may be a copy/paste from somewhere else, but the poster of the video gets the DFTR premise right. The guitar solo was different but good. The guitarist is a man named Frankie Jova (aka Frankie Camaro Jova and Frankie Camaro). Looks like he received a Grammy nomination for some other track he did: 28th Annual GRAMMY Awards NOMINATION Best Rock Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) Guitar Army (Track) |
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Post by joe on Apr 28, 2023 5:16:32 GMT
This one came out of nowhere tonight - an actual sighting.
One of my wife's favorite shows from Netflix "Firefly Lane". Tonight the remaining half of Season 2 premiered. This is NOT a horror show, it's about two women who grew up together, one a mousy shy girl, one a real extrovert. A "feelings" type show.
The show goes back and forth in time. At the very beginning of the show, before anything else, one of the kids - supposedly in the 70's - puts down the needle on a record on her phonograph with the usual "drop" sound. Then the first 2 or 3 notes told me what to expect next.
Yep, they were playing DFTR loud and proud! That was before any dialogue. The subtitles said:
Don't Fear the Reaper
by Blue Öyster Cult
playing
It goes full volume for awhile, then fades out as the two talk, then back up in volume.
Flash forward years in time, one of the women is receiving chemo in a chair. The subtitles say "Don't Fear the Reaper continues..". The woman getting chemo has an MP3 style player with earbuds listening to it. She takes the earbuds off with DFTR barely audible, then she turns it off or the music just goes away.
All done in good taste. FYI the two kids later auditioned for the part of Juliet. Their new English teacher was teaching "Romeo and Juliet". The show didn't try to make any connection between the song and the play, but we thought it was a subtle "sneak in".
So Buck, add another one to the ever growing list of sightings. Good job.
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Post by soonerbillz on Apr 28, 2023 11:34:21 GMT
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