COVER CONTEST 1 VOTING

Ritz Bitz · Post by **Ritz Bitz** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:12 pm

gravesRR7 wrote:
Ritz Bitz wrote:I say nay to minarets. I think we should try a song that is seldom covered to promote creativity. Maybe Pig or Dreaming Tree?
Is minarets frequently covered? i've never heard a cover of it.
have there been covers on it here. IMO it is a seldom covered song.
but i think to be fair we should put it to a vote. i dont' want to do a frequently done song either, but i thought that by suggesting minarets i was suggesting a song that allowed for a lot of creativity

Well I also meant like a song that isn't normally done by Dave and Tim. Something that requires people to think, and be creative with how they appraoch the song. This will give each entry it's own flavor. I don't think minarets is really a song like that, but that's just my opinion.

gravesRR7 · Post by **gravesRR7** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:58 pm

ah ha. okay, i see what you mean. i agree to some extent, but personally i still vote for minarets

DMBFan63 · Post by **DMBFan63** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:14 pm

I wasn't doubting you made them up, ritz, i was just letting everyone know that there is a 2nd L@LC book

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 11:59 pm

Ritz Bitz wrote:
MWR wrote:I don't want to step on your toes Ritz but tabbing stuff out note for note is the polar oppisite of creativity. Writing you own jam section wouldn't be all that hard either. I really did enjoy the covers a lot. The musicianship was top notch but I will say without hesitation that the creativity was lacking.

I respect the direction that Kanter took with this site but I must say it doesn't encourage creativity. IMO a good cover should have enough of a spin on it that it's not instantly recognizable.
I never said tabbing something out note for note was creative. I said tabbing something out note for note doesn't mean you lack creativity. And doesn't writing your own jam kind of defeat the purpose of the "Jimi Thing Cover Contest"?

There would still be a verse, chorus and bridge. Thats plenty of content to cover.
I don't think I implied that any of you were not creative just that the act in it of itself lacks a lot of creativity. I guess originality would have been a better word.
I think we just have different views, no one is write or wrong.

MWR · Post by **MWR** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 12:01 am

Ritz Bitz wrote:
gravesRR7 wrote:
Ritz Bitz wrote:I say nay to minarets. I think we should try a song that is seldom covered to promote creativity. Maybe Pig or Dreaming Tree?
Is minarets frequently covered? i've never heard a cover of it.
have there been covers on it here. IMO it is a seldom covered song.
but i think to be fair we should put it to a vote. i dont' want to do a frequently done song either, but i thought that by suggesting minarets i was suggesting a song that allowed for a lot of creativity
Well I also meant like a song that isn't normally done by Dave and Tim. Something that requires people to think, and be creative with how they appraoch the song. This will give each entry it's own flavor. I don't think minarets is really a song like that, but that's just my opinion.

Thats an awesome idea.

dmb_tatertot · Post by **dmb_tatertot** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 12:09 am

Hey again,

I am going to start a song poll on Friday of this week.... Below is a list of potentials. If you have another suggestion, reply to this one and i will add.

Potential Songs

Minarets
Dreaming Tree
Pig
What you are
Recently
dodo
Pay For What you Get
You Never Know
Rhyme & Reason

gravesRR7 · Post by **gravesRR7** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 5:49 am

dmb_tatertot wrote:Hey again,

I am going to start a song poll on Friday of this week.... Below is a list of potentials. If you have another suggestion, reply to this one and i will add.

Potential Songs

Minarets
Dreaming Tree
Pig
What you are
Recently

possible suggestiongs : dodo (not drive in drive out), PFWYG, You Never Know

Buck23 · Post by **Buck23** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 12:18 pm

possible suggestions: rhyme & reason

dmb_tatertot · Post by **dmb_tatertot** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 2:21 am

Attention:

Final song possibilities for voting are due by 11:59 Thursday Night... I will start a voting thread at midnight. Please note this.

Secondly, voting for Cover Contest 1 will End Saturday night so please get your votes in and i hope everyone is enjoying this, i am glad to continue it based off the response we have gotten.

Chris

2StepGranny · Post by **2StepGranny** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:25 am

Well, now that I finally have sound back on my computer

I listened to these, and I have to say that all three of you did a hell of a job, it's early in the morning and I would critique how well I thought you guys really did on a deeper level, but I'll see what I can think up when I listen to them again, which I will

But after listening to all of them, my vote goes to Ritz. I was blow away by the solos, and that's what really got me. This is one of the few songs that you don't really need lyrics with, and you filled the no lyrics gap very well! I'm always amazed at what you post, so that's where my vote went. Can't wait to see what is going to happen next time around

charliemike · Post by **charliemike** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:05 pm

If I had to rank them, and I hate doing that because you three had the balls to do it, it would be like this:

Rhythm Guitar - DMBGuitar; very clean and accurate as a cover

Lead - Ritz Bitz - I think you've got rhythm down G, you should work on lead now. You kinda get out of sync a bit.

Singing - Graves ... Mad props for singing, dude. MAD props

What I'd like to hear is DMBG and Ritz do a cover of Jimi Thing together where DMBG does the rhythm and Ritz the lead

Overall, I liked DMBG's version the best only because it sounded most like the original (as a cover) and the lead doesn't detract from the rest of the playing so not being as good at it as RB doesn't really matter.

MaveDatthews · Post by **MaveDatthews** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 3:37 pm

good job to all everyone. All about the vocals though, goodjob Grave!

acousticwaffle · Post by **acousticwaffle** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 6:58 pm

For me, the two instrumentals tied for the best. I really enjoyed the lead on both. Also, I think the next cover should be Minarets.

dmb_tatertot · Post by **dmb_tatertot** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 4:05 pm

New Post available for Cover Contest II voting!

Please vote by Sunday Night.

horsmar15 · Post by **horsmar15** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:02 pm

Well, I finally had time to listen to all of them here's what I thought

dmbguitar: was a solid cover, but needed more variation in the second guitar

ritzbitz: another solid cover, I liked the second guitar track made for alot of variation. Also, I think your rythym track was the best.

graves: I liked the fact that you added vocals. Your guitar was also solid but the solos were kind of cut and dry for the most part. Some of the vocals needed a little work in my opinion. You had a few key problems especially in the chorus

All this being said, I think I would have to go with ritzbitz's version. If dmbguitar added more variation and graves tightened the vocals a bit they would all be really awesome stuff. I'm interested to hear the next contest. Mad props to all who entered this one.

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