Hell is for Children - Pat Benatar cover with Sanger by Brannon

smart ass
always the rebel

I am all for doing covers, as long as were not trying to sell it. I know you can upload covers on you tube and a few other places. let's do it it's just for fun. with a rebel yell we cry more more more.

Eagles- love will keep us alive my version by Echostone

07 Santas Comin' by phoephus

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

Silent lucidity by Echostone

Hey Mini we talked about doing a Christmas album before. We need to hurry so the children have something to listen to when they open their presents. We must do this... ...FOR THE CHILDREN!!!

OMD ENOLA GAY - my recording of it on my MU80 with vocals by leesharp

What I was doing before I joined Kompoz just copying music. i.e. listening to the original then copying each sound I could hear. Long winded but it kept me out of trouble. This was all done on my very old Yamaha MU80.

LIVING ON THE CEILING BLANCMANGE my recording of it using my Yamaha MU80 with vocals by leesharp

My copy of Blancmange - Living on the ceiling. I loved this band back in the 80's. I was quite chuffed with this as no quantise used all by hand which took an age to get close to good.

SOFT CELL TAINTED LOVE - my recording on my Korg Triton. Hard to get the sounds close! by leesharp

The last song I copied before I found Kompoz. This is done on my Korg Triton.

Led Zeppelin - The Ocean by GHawk

Recorded to a backing track with vocals a couple of years ago. Fun way to learn a song.

These are great! I have been considering allowing covers on Kompoz. Will this make Kompoz a better place? A different place? Will covers ruin the "new original music" spirit here? Or is that just a dreamers nonsense? Please weigh in.

Here is one me and Dean did!

The way that I feel about covers is this. Most bands at one time have done a cover. As far as everyone just doing covers I do not think it will happen. I think we all love creating our own tunes too much for that to happen.

No to cover on kompoz. if you want to do cover and dont want to buy a private track to do it, then open a site called Karoke Kompoz and let the Karoke singers/players do there thing over there and not here. Write your own music on kompoz

Legally I think it's a no no to post a cover online without getting the mechanical rights first. So we are all going to prison.

Karoke Rich? really?

I think covers are fun every now and then. The only thing I would worry about is that there would be a flood of them that are simply dupes of the original. I used to have a lot of fun transforming otherwise light songs to Hard Rock.

I lean towards yes with caution I suppose.

I am against covers on Kompoz. My personal ambition is to make original music and if covers were introduced, I am quite convinced there would be a lot of those made here, which would most likely make me lose interest.

Having playing covers for more years than I care to count, I consider 90% of all cover versions of songs pointless. Re-vamping an AlanŽ Jackson? song to Death Metal could be fun of course, but why on Kompoz? Kompoz is a fantastic place for creating music, and my personal preference is that it stays that way.

Start disagreeing with me in 3...2...1... now!

Rock On

B

I'm in the "no" category as well, but it's not going to ruin things for me if there's a covers section either.

I'd probably never do one myself, nor would be inspired to join in on one, but then, who knows: there's some great KISS tunes off their first album that I'd love doing..."Cold Gin"...love that tune.

I have leaned away from yes and back towards no. There were a few things I hadn't considered. I do think there would be a flood of them. enough that the focus and purpose of the site would shift too far away from real creativity.

Cover tune Brannon? yea, if you like singing them, go over to the other sites or do them private on kompoz. keep this site original. probably the only original site left of the web. agree with Bjorn, covers are worthless. reason why you can not do them as private tracks LT?

edit - ok, now you changed your mind? Did you do it?

I have nothing again Cover Tune its also fun sometimes to see other version from a great song, but I have to say "NO" for doing Cover in Kompoz :)

yeah - I've started contacting authors of images when I can find them and have asked for permission. Or I hash up my own using a publicly available image.

I'm a fan of cover songs and even made an EP with some close friends last year. Sound clips of poor quality can be heard at the link below. As Joe stated, you must obtain all mechanical rights first! I say "NO" to covers on Kompoz.

http://allmusic.com/album/copies-covers-catastrophes-r2075524

@Kjelle: cover art? What cover art? It's all in Raf's evidence locker at the "hard disk repair company"... :)

Time for Death Metal! :)

While I do very much enjoy playing 'covers' and even recorded a few, Kompoz is not the place for cover tunes - we create new music here and so very well, I might add.....

I vote NO....

The Bieber has spoken.

Don't hassle the Hoff!

I vote Yes to Quilts, Blankets and Lids

No.
wait. okay. no to covers...yes to quilts, woobies & lids? and i love doing covers...cause i know all the cool 70's stuff. but no. alas...imbalance of the workload would be inevitable, not to mention the rash of bad statements because half the contributors don't practice at home and therefore, the band hashing happening live in comments...lol...no.

YES to Quilts !!!

And someone said BIEBER .........what about a JUSTIN BIEBER CONTEST ? YES ? Can we have ???

d00d...that is so wrong...

I'm in litagation with the Biebs for the hair thing.....

I don't think there's anything wrong with covers.
Kompoz is a social network site..correct? Covers could be a very good way to break the ice and collaborate with others that enjoy the same bands or songs...it's turn key and it could lead to new working relationships. Playing covers doesn't make you a bad musician....good music is good music and talent is talent whether original or cover.

Lets keep it original. This blog didn't stir up much conversation did it.

I vote "no" to covers on Kompoz. but.. "yes" on youtube lol, it gives me something to practice on, and as the blog title say: these are 3 of my covers.. not exactly played perfectly since I am still practicing and not a professional :D













the double bending trick on the 1st video is thanks to Mauro for teaching me!!

no

Telling newbies that cover tunes are not allowed gives me a feeling of superiority. It provides balance to my inferiority complex about my playing.

I'd vote NO to covers on Kompoz. Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing against them, and I've even done a few on icompositions.com.

What was happening was (and still is) after a while, that was all people seemed to gravitate towards. Simply because they're songs that everyone loves and knows. Sure we can re-vamp them, they'd still be covers though. Defeats the whole purpose of creating our own songs and being original.

Ronggo, those hats are too cute! Awesome playing as well... ;-)

Thx Dani :D

Ron: You play fantastic, but look at the camera, please :).

I just realised that the start of that Blue Bossa thingy is almost note-for-note the same as Parisienne Walkways (Gary Moore/Phil Lynott). Hmmmmm. I am assuming Moore/Lynott were the ones who stole it?

Rock On

B

EDIT: I checked, Moore was sued :)

Thx B!! no I am not that good to "not looking" at the fret board lol.

I am just training you to get you ready to appear on KTV. Brannon will coach you on camera angles and lighting :)

You play great, so I will not complain about where you are looking anymore :)

NO to Covers!
YES to Karoke Kompoz!!
MAYBE to Kompoz Guitar Hero
WHAT THE to the silent privority.

NO to Covers.
YES to Meatloaf

NO to YES!!!

Who's with me??

Yes ......NO TO YES ......NO .......YES !

YES ?.............NO ..........moment .......what was the Question ? Meatloaf ? YES TO MEATLOAF !!! And for just 19.95 $ ..........wow wait these are just 13,85 Euro ! WOW THIS IS A NO BRAINER !!!

Minime is with me! Who else? Stand up and be counted!

I'll have to vote no to Meatloaf.

Now that's a cover!! :)

I'm thinking that guy should have covered Margaritaville instead. ;-)

:)

no to opinions...
no to covers unless they are unrecognisable, enhance the original in a new way, have taken a good deal of thought and their inception is to illustrate a point..OR if the person is bereft of creative juice..has hit bottom..because they can be a bit of fun..so in a medicinal context..maybe..
yes to samples and fx from films..maybe yes to snippets of songs or nods to songs...in a frank zappa sort of way...
this is all judgement anyway..but it IS opinion...props to Brannon.

YES to Ben!

@Joe .....NO ? But wait .........are you really really sure ? Think .........you get this Bonus Meatloaf Recipe Book ......you get also the slice and serve knife and then they double the order and you get two for just 19.95 $

Do you know what .......i have order this Super Duper fantastic Meatlof set now for just 19.95 and you get one of the two by E Mail .....complete and for free !

YES ......YES TO BEN !!!

YES to William Shatner covering Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds!

Slice and serve moist meatloaf!!!!

Send me three!!!!!!!!

YES to William Shatner in anything except TJ Hooker.

LOL

I would like to suggest we all cover the same song for 3 months; after which we will be judged and Bjorn will be awarded.

A double double YES to Mr Shattner !Also Yes to Yellow and Green ! A Double YES to Godzila ! YES to a Train in a Station .....hopefully the train is not to late ! Yes to Lucy .......YES to Diamonds but only when i can get them for just 19.95 $ with a Recipe book ,a slice and serve Diamond Knife and not to forget they have to double my order !

And still YES TO NO and YES TO BEN !

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: this is a most unexpected pleasure. I had never expected this, and in my book we are all winners and so forth and so on...

Yes to Brannon ! A Double Yes to LOL ! A Double doubled double YES to Bjorn awarded !

no...no....NO...Lets keep it original.
The last thing I want to hear is another
version of (insert song title here).

I must confess that I really never was considering opening Kompoz to covers. I posted the question just to gauge interest and spark debate. I'm happy that most of you feel (and feel strongly) that covers do not add any real value to the Kompoz experience. Let's keep it cover-less. Original music is what we're all about.

Thanks!

Here is a Kompoz cover of Comfortably Numb from a private project that I put together featuring Metal Man on lead guitar and ConcertA on violin! Covers can be fun Ive got more in the works with group of Kompozers that we've been working on behind the scenes if anyone's interested,

Mr. Kelly, the song won't play. This may be a permissions issue since its from a private project.

EDIT: It works. Good stuff.

I was able to listen to it, wow. That is a killer cover man, whew! I think it's pretty cool that Kompoz does allow "private project" covers. ;-)

Lonnie, true...it's kind of like kicking a Brazilian out of front row seats behind the goal at their own teams World Cup Finals. btw...they refused...okay...ticket...#1...Security!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUTjzuqA2T4

my UN-ReHearsed YouTube cover...while standing in a puddle of water...burning out 3 mics...the mids...in 4 tunes and pissing off the guitar player because apparently, i shocked him a few times.

Awesomeeeeeee ! just subscribed!

VOCALRUN - YOU ROCK !!!

Thanks Ron!!! that's great! oh! a jumping Mini!!! awwwwww!!!... I was wearing a For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge tee. :) That's my hubby behind me...well, he wasn't back then...he's got on that baby drummer tee...i loved that shirt!!!

I vote NO to covers.

This is what every cover song sounds like to me.

just for roomy

Oh bugger it here's one more just for room cause I know he loves this so much

Not a great singer but I can't sing and play that so hats off to him.

One for Mike P. and I rest my case

Ahahah OMG, That is the worst cover of a song ever! Wow. Good one Kevin! I had already posted some footage of past cover bands to my video section. I too have done the cover band thing longer than I care to remember!

Anybody want to help me out with a
Rick Astley cover?

Aa-Uu !

just for you to listen , was a cover I did (2009-Jul-07) as tribute / homage to Michael Jackson

But I say "NO" to covers, let Kompoz for Kompozers...

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson)

i thought that was going to be Iron Maiden. bummer. used to do that one. :)

Whether it's Original, Cover, Home Recording, Live Performance, Internet Collaborations, it's good to do something instead of nothing

I couldn't see covers hurting anything Raf. They should definitely be allowed just not allowed to "Publish".

So who's up for Love is a Battlefield? lol That song rules.

Myron Grumbacher? tall order.

@VocalRun Here's that Maiden you wanted VR! This is such a beautiful cover. Perfection really. Enjoy!



@BullZephyr I wanna see Carl Winslow covering Jimmy Hendrix lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=354MU3l-25M

oh...i can't get my links to work...i'll have to hear it later...but Damone does a great GnR You Could Be Mine. it's perfect!

heard: very pretty.

we kinda did it like this version...my lead player had really long hair...she couldn't see her guitar neck...i'd be ducking...she was wild! minus the two million people and 2 gtrs.

I'm thinking I may start a Trooper cover lol. They're definitely one of my biggest influences if not the biggest.

@Raf You could make Covers a genre on here then the cover projects wouldn't be swamping the originals.

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Dude I almost posted that same picture lol. DID I DO THAT!?!?!?!?

I would think that opening the can of worms that cover tunes represents would be a potentially huge pain in the ass for Raf. There may be some grey legal areas, but overall, there are plenty of licensing/copyright laws that apply which would inevitably come into play. That would not be good for Kompoz or the members who may possibly end up in the legal hot seat. Even one cease and desist order could be bad news. There are already a large number of images being used that are potential copyright infringements. While it may be prevalent all across the internet, that does not make it a good idea. While we are free to make personal choices regarding the usage of images, songs, samples, or software that may not be licensed on our own time and turf, we create a potential legal hassle for Raf if any of those things are carried over to Kompoz. It would seem much simpler just to avoid it altogether.

So I guess you're not game for doing a Maiden cover then are you Kevin? lol

haha! I love that band, but I can't fill those big shoes, man! :D I met Bruce once. A very polite man, indeed.

I say we stick to making our own material and leave the covers to youtube where my video game and movie themes are, covers are for fun......Kompozing is SERIOUS, lol (well kinda serious AND fun but still..)

look at it this way:
Yay, we played someone else's song a little different....woo
OR
check out this song that I co-wrote with people all over the world!!!

"Love Song" by the Cure

"The Scientist" by Coldplay

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I might reconsider if these girls would join Kompoz.

This is the greatest cover ever in the history of music!

Damn Matt, you just killed the crush I had on He-Man! Bummer...

okay...nobody is better at covers than my Tommy...Styx rules covers.

Hey Matt, that was incredible! The cook in the kitchen was truly inspired and reminded me of a cover that I really like! Here...take this and shove it in your crack pipe!

Maybe this should be under Bjorn blog because I'm pretty sure that guitarist is Bjorn in disguise haha.

Also why doe the freezer chest sound like such a good bassdrum? Time to start replacing my kick drums with freezer chest sound effects. Double freezer chest death metal coming up haha.

I agree...and I really need to add a stirring pot to my kit.

I know I'm late to this thread but personally ... I would vote YES to covers. I really enjoy hearing a good cover tune and ... well ... also ... I really want to Cover a Cover of a song with one of the greatest hooks that (IMO) never got near the exposure it should have:

Original:


Cover: