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Disturbed does Simon&Garfunkel proud. Sound of Silence. (1 Viewer)

Central Park is heavier than any nu metal. That song never needed to covered. 

But thanks for sharing. It reminds me of how good that song is, and how great they were.  

 
True, Simon and Garfunkel, dont need to be covered. 

But its guaranteed to expose their original stuff to more people. Which isnt half bad.  And the fact that they did it so well, that is half good.

 
BigSteelThrill said:
True, Simon and Garfunkel, dont need to be covered. 

But its guaranteed to expose their original stuff to more people. Which isnt half bad.  And the fact that they did it so well, that is half good.
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True. It's a good cover. I just find Central Park even heavier than Disturbed. Seeing S & G at a free show and just absolutely killing with heavy, heavy questions about life set to angelic voices is so heavy, so hard, I need to ask EG72 if it might even be…metal? 

But Disturbed. That was the Stupify band, right?

Anyway, here's a relevant article. 

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7325412/simon-garfunkel-sound-of-silence-hot-rock-songs-disturbed

 
Loved how Draiman (singer) keeps it in his pants for most of the song and only begins to peel back some of the signature growl later in the song once it's built up a good bit. 
 

 
Loved Disturbed first couple of albums but thought they would fade over time. They seem to be evolving for the better. 

 
Much prefer the Concert in Central Park version with Simon and Garfunkel.

If you can't do the song in your own plain voice, to the level of S&G - don't.

 
As I get older I appreciate Simon and Garfunkel more and more.  Very nice cover.  Thanks for posting.  

ETA - Wish S&G would get back together.  Would love to see them live.  

 
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Loved how Draiman (singer) keeps it in his pants for most of the song and only begins to peel back some of the signature growl later in the song once it's built up a good bit. 
 
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I really liked his non-growling voice.

They've been playing this on the local hard rock station for the past month or so. It's a pretty quality cover.

 
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It's not crazy to argue Draiman may not only be on the level of S&B, but may actually have a better voice... 

 
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Then he should have done it in his own voice instead of putting electronic #### on top of his voice in both versions

 
BigSteelThrill said:
Damn.  :excited:

Live on Conan TBS a week ago = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg

Official Video = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4&nohtml5=False
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Going to see them live this Sunday in a small venue.

They are apparently bringing in live strings and such for this tour and playing SoS every night.

Also been playing their cover of Land of Confusion nightly as well. 
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Do they have the same singer for both songs? Sounds like two different guys.

 
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It's not crazy to argue Draiman may not only be on the level of S&B, but may actually have a better voice... 
 
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I'm now positive those Radiohead threads are shtick. 

eta* Or this is. 

 
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Iconic songs of iconic performers should not be covered by others for a long time, but there is a time after which it is fine to do so.  I am unclear about the time frame, and I think it is variable, depending on the performer of the original song, how intimately the song is related to that performer, and the status of the person covering it, and the nature of the arrangement of the cover. 

Covering Sinatra's My way or New York, New York is fine now, but would have been risky in the 70's.  covering a few Elvis songs, except as a tribute band, a few Beattles songs, maybe the Stones, the Who, or Floyd would all be dangerous until some substantial years have passed.  That said, great music needs to live again, and covering it makes that happen.  I was not concerned when Aretha Franklin covered Bridge Over Troubled Water. Dylan was not concerned when Hendrix covered All Along the Watchtower, nor when Dave mason or the Dead did so as well.  I think George Harrison was happy with the Jeff Healy cover of While my guitar gently weeps. And lord knows, Clapton, Harrison, and Waters seem to like collaboration and covering each other's work.

 
Yeah, the above is right. I'm not griping about the cover -- it's been a long time. I just think that Simon and Garfunkel are so far nonpareil that a cover seems redundant at best. But it's not offensive in the least. Go for it. Glad they brought it back into public consciousness. I love Simon and Garfunkel. 

I know almost all people here will know this, but if they don't, Art's voice is worth a listen.  

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

 
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have had this song in my head the last 2 days. played it at work yesterday and shortly after that my fellow employees were humming it and cursing me for playing it for them. outstanding job of a great song.

 
Ditkaless Wonders said:
Iconic songs of iconic performers should not be covered by others for a long time, but there is a time after which it is fine to do so.  I am unclear about the time frame, and I think it is variable, depending on the performer of the original song, how intimately the song is related to that performer, and the status of the person covering it, and the nature of the arrangement of the cover. 

Covering Sinatra's My way or New York, New York is fine now, but would have been risky in the 70's.  covering a few Elvis songs, except as a tribute band, a few Beattles songs, maybe the Stones, the Who, or Floyd would all be dangerous until some substantial years have passed.  That said, great music needs to live again, and covering it makes that happen.  I was not concerned when Aretha Franklin covered Bridge Over Troubled Water. Dylan was not concerned when Hendrix covered All Along the Watchtower, nor when Dave mason or the Dead did so as well.  I think George Harrison was happy with the Jeff Healy cover of While my guitar gently weeps. And lord knows, Clapton, Harrison, and Waters seem to like collaboration and covering each other's work.
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David Bowie also liked Nirvana cover of "Man Who Sold The World".

Bowie said of Nirvana's cover: "I was simply blown away when I found that Kurt Cobain liked my work, and have always wanted to talk to him about his reasons for covering 'The Man Who Sold the World' and that "it was a good straight forward rendition and sounded somehow very honest. It would have been nice to have worked with him, but just talking with him would have been real cool". Bowie called Nirvana's cover "heartfelt," noting that "until this [cover], it hadn't occurred to me that I was part of America's musical landscape. I always felt my weight in Europe, but not [in the US]." In the wake of its release, Bowie bemoaned the fact that when he performed the number himself he would encounter "kids that come up afterwards and say, 'It's cool you're doing a Nirvana song.' And I think, '#### you, you little tosser!'"
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I heard this out of the blue in a coffee shop a couple weeks or so ago. I was like WTH.... ;loved it, like a lot of things it just pops up out of nowhere.

- Listening to the Conan live version..... I realize that this might be perfect for our confused era we're going through right now. It was so for the year S&G came out with it, and I think this is going to echo through our 'interesting' times, the Official SUMMER OF 16 Theme Song.

 
I thought I would hate it but thought it was actually really good. As an added bonus reading this thread inspired me to listen to the Concert in Central Park cd again. It's been too long.

 
Heard it some time back on streaming radio. Really liked it and shared it on FB and plenty of friends liked it too. Really good job, better voice than I knew he had. I wish he could have kept the "growl" out though. I left a concert early several years ago when they were the headliner. Had grown tired of the "ah ah" crap.

Don't like the cover of Confusion though.

 
Saw this show last night... unreal performance. Being the last show on the "small club" leg of this world tour, they cut loose a bit.

Nearly every show on this tour featured a 12 song setlist with 11 songs being static and rotating one random song into the 7 or 12 slot. They were playing land of confusion and sounds of silence at every show (which they NAILED live).

Last night when they hit the 12th song, you could see the band looking at each other a bit, then they launched into another song... then another... 

At one point they broke into:
"Closer" by Nine Inch Nails > "Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 medley
Followed that with a fantastic version of "Baba o'Riley" by The Who 
After that, they quickly jumped into a room-shaking version of "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine, bringing Elias Soriano (lead singer of Nonpoint) back out. 
After making a joke about covers and talking about playing on beale street, he did the first couple verses of "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis acapella. :lol:

They played a couple more tracks and closed with Down With The Sickness, thanked the crowd for being so into the show, announced "Hope you guys realize you got something special tonight, being the last show on the small club leg of the tour. There won't be another show like this in America for a long long time". Took a big picture with the crowd and bid adieu.

Amazing show... 

 
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Heard it some time back on streaming radio. Really liked it and shared it on FB and plenty of friends liked it too. Really good job, better voice than I knew he had. I wish he could have kept the "growl" out though. I left a concert early several years ago when they were the headliner. Had grown tired of the "ah ah" crap.

Don't like the cover of Confusion though.
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Yeah, the growl is pretty cringeworthy, brings to mind Staind, Limp Bizkit and similar bands. It's not as egregious as a cover of Black by Pearl Jam that I heard from one of the nu metal bands though. I forget who it was, Puddle of Mudd maybe?

 
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Yeah, the growl is pretty cringeworthy, brings to mind Staind, Limp Bizkit and similar bands. 
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The growl type stuff is indeed pretty cheesy at times... not a huge fan. However the rest of the stuff makes them an entertaining listen at times. To be fair, they seem to have a good since of humor about it live... they get it's shtick and play it up. Most fans seem to get the act and have fun with it... some fans maybe take the whole thing a little too seriously. 

Not something in regular rotation for me, but enjoyable when in a certain mood (great for weightlifting or going for a stress-busting run). 

T

 
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