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TJR
Posted 2016-07-17 11:16 PM (#526705)
Subject: Sound of Silence



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Location: Maine		Most have probably heard the very popular "Sound of Silence" - cover by Disturbed

Here's a link to a live HD version with a White Elite as a backing guitar

http://teamcoco.com/video/disturbed-03-28-16

0:05, 2:15, 2:30, 3:20 , 3:40

Enjoy ! TJR
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2016-07-17 11:34 PM (#526706 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		"Very Popular"?
"very popular" does not equal "good".
This is the equivelent of Kanye doing Bohemian Rhapsody

The guitarist has good taste in guitars...
But having a cool guitar doesn't cure poor choice in material.
That cover still sucks. Simon and Garfunkel should sue them.


Edited by Old Man Arthur 2016-07-17 11:42 PM
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Eynowd
Posted 2016-07-18 1:23 AM (#526707 - in reply to #526706)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Canberra, Australia
Old Man Arthur - 2016-07-18 3:34 PM

But having a cool guitar doesn't cure poor choice in material.
That cover still sucks. Simon and Garfunkel should sue them.


I think Paul Simon disagrees with you there, OMA
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2016-07-18 1:38 AM (#526708 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		I stand by my condemnation of that POS rendition.
Not everything can be made better by singing as a dirge.

BTW-- Paul Simon's opinions are.... uh, questionable.


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Slipkid
Posted 2016-07-18 3:36 PM (#526716 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: south east Michigan		From what OMA said I was ready to hate it. ... but I can't.
I like inventive covers. I'd much rather hear this than the c-rap and auto-tuned disasters that are all over the radio.
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photodork
Posted 2016-07-18 3:48 PM (#526719 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Halifax, nova scotia		I enjoyed it. I also like wood box guitars, so some here might question my taste
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Geostorm98
Posted 2016-07-18 4:41 PM (#526721 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: New Hartford CT		Pretty cool TJR - the fact that Paul Simon gave it his stamp of approval shows great camaraderie between very different generations of music.

We used to play some Disturbed back in my rock days...maybe 15 years ago. They are very talented and demonstrated respect with this cover and acknowledgement of Paul Simon's response. Can't ask for much more than that.
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O'Crazy
Posted 2016-07-18 7:21 PM (#526724 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: RE: Sound of Silence


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Location: Georgia USA		I gotta say, I liked it a lot. Finding a song that sounds that good when done by two such diverse artists, to me, only speaks to the quality of the song. I don't like all covers, but this one was powerful IMHO.
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Nancy
Posted 2016-07-18 9:49 PM (#526727 - in reply to #526716)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Slipkid - 2016-07-18 3:36 PM

From what OMA said I was ready to hate it. ... but I can't.
I like inventive covers. I'd much rather hear this than the c-rap and auto-tuned disasters that are all over the radio.


+1 I liked that they made it their own, while still kept the basic song intact. I don't usually like such dark music, but I liked it allot!
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jay
Posted 2016-07-19 12:02 AM (#526730 - in reply to #526727)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Texas

Just a baseline to keep it real...

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nerdydave
Posted 2016-07-19 12:13 AM (#526731 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence


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Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah		Dark??
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2016-07-19 12:25 AM (#526732 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR

How about the original, 52 year-old, version... without old guys tearing their vocal cords?


Quote for YouTube description:
This is the original version from 1964 from the album "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM." Just Simon's guitar and the vocals. The famous version was released in 1966. After "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM" flopped, they split up. Without either their knowledge, electric guitars and drums were added and that version of The Sound of Silence became very popular, reaching #1 on the charts in America on New Years Day, 1966. Because of this, Simon and Garfunkel teamed up again and created three more studio albums, one of which one a Grammy award for album of the year and song of the year (Bridge Over Troubled Water).
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nerdydave
Posted 2016-07-19 12:39 AM (#526733 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence


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Location: Always beautiful canyon country of Utah		OMA you are a historian par excellence!! Do you still busk?
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2016-07-19 12:58 AM (#526734 - in reply to #526733)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR
nerdydave - 2016-07-18 10:39 PM

Do you still busk?

Yup! And I play Sound of Silence in Em.
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MWoody
Posted 2016-07-19 8:14 AM (#526736 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Upper Left USA		I'm enjoying the fact that all y'all are debating the merits of someone communicating with a somewhat unique and diverse approach on a song that taught us that those that can't hear the music are taking a unique and diverse approach to... communicating their song.

Sorry OMA but I'm going to have to write your name on my ballot this year.
The only clear and decisive choice!
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Nancy
Posted 2016-07-19 9:43 AM (#526741 - in reply to #526732)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota
Old Man Arthur - 2016-07-19 12:25 AM

How about the original, 52 year-old, version... without old guys tearing their vocal cords?



Quote for YouTube description:
This is the original version from 1964 from the album "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM." Just Simon's guitar and the vocals. The famous version was released in 1966. After "Wednesday Morning, 3 AM" flopped, they split up. Without either their knowledge, electric guitars and drums were added and that version of The Sound of Silence became very popular, reaching #1 on the charts in America on New Years Day, 1966. Because of this, Simon and Garfunkel teamed up again and created three more studio albums, one of which one a Grammy award for album of the year and song of the year (Bridge Over Troubled Water).


THAT is very interesting!! Thank You OMA!!! I have always loved them, always will, their harmonic voices, music and songs are timeless and iconic. They are like the 'Bacon Lettuce Cheese Sandwich' of the music world, but every once in a while a Ham Sandwich is a nice change too!

(I am making analogies in food, perhaps I should go eat something....)
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Love O Fair
Posted 2016-07-19 1:25 PM (#526745 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: When??		The first time I ever heard this version I liked it.. but sometimes covers that are drastically changed from the original only make an impression the first time or two you hear them and then the taste begins trail off, which, for me, applies to this one. IMO, this is an example of a cover that would have enhanced a certain occasion's application for it, like a film score or special event.. but to just simply sit back and continue to intently listen to it.. no.
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Love O Fair
Posted 2016-07-19 2:07 PM (#526746 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: When??		But wait.. (missed the edit time limit.. lol). It can surely work in the opposite direction, too. I was thinking of some other covers with very drastic changes from their originals that I DO like to listen to intently. One in particular is "Suicide is Painless".. best known as the MASH theme instrumental. All the soft, sappy vocal versions of it seemed to suck. But when I heard Manic Street Preachers cut loose with it in a rock-anthem-type version, it went directly onto my main playlist as a front line fave.

Try this one-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y11f8Oc25AI



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cholloway
Posted 2016-07-24 12:07 PM (#526864 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence


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Location: Atlanta, GA.		I guess I missed the O sighting in that video... but, I'm not gonna watch it again.
Oh well.

Edited by cholloway 2016-07-24 12:08 PM
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red-twins
Posted 2016-07-24 4:51 PM (#526869 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: near Cologne/Germany		Disturbed.... never heard of before. But I live in Germany...

I like the cover, to be honest. Listened to other songs on youtube. Well....guess I am too old for that screaming and shouting....
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2016-07-25 12:07 AM (#526876 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence


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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest		I gotta agree with Paul Simon on this one. I'm a pretty big fan of Simon and Garfunkel, but this was one of those tunes that was just in the "ok" column. Great words, great melody, great poetry, but lacked the impact I thought it could have. I tried a couple times but went too far with it... loud isn't always the answer. Disturbed nailed it as far as I'm concerned.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2016-07-25 12:18 AM (#526877 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Ever notice that all of the thrash metal bands search for songs that are slow and mellow?
Wonder why that is...


Edited by Old Man Arthur 2016-07-25 12:21 AM
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Mr. Ovation
Posted 2016-07-25 10:48 AM (#526882 - in reply to #526877)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence


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Old Man Arthur - 2016-07-24 10:18 PM

Ever notice that all of the thrash metal bands search for songs that are slow and mellow?
Wonder why that is...


You can add more drama and dynamics to a slower tune.
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Darkbar
Posted 2016-07-25 11:22 AM (#526883 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Flahdaw		I kinda liked that cover from Disturbed. Started a little weak, but finished strong
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TJR
Posted 2016-07-25 11:52 AM (#526884 - in reply to #526705)
Subject: Re: Sound of Silence



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Location: Maine		Like the version or not, I posted the video to point out the Ovation guitar being used live on stage. Too bad it was in the shadows. I liked the cover, but it doesn't replace any of the prior S&G versions. BTW, I love the early version posted by OMA .

This modern version has a ton of views, may even be a short term internet sensation? How did I hear of it ? From my 12 yr old daughter who's friends were watching and sharing it. Oddly, not one of them has ever showed me "Me and Julio down by the schoolyard" ... they still don't know who S & G are.

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