Lynch
Here for the cookies and the tunes
Very tough choice between what I consider to be the two best on the list: Manfred Mann vs Santana.
I think that Santana shredded the original Zombies track. The vocals are better than the original but it's Carlos' guitar work that makes it special. I love where his classic sound comes through at the very end of the first and throughout the second verse. Then we get his first solo at about 1:40 and his 2nd solo at about the 2:39 mark in the song... awesome!
I think that this cover is one of the best covers of all time and a LOT of that is because of the guitar work.
Then we have Manfred Mann... a guy who seemingly made a career out of covering semi-lame early 70's Springsteen tracks and completely making them his own. Spirits on the Night is no exception to that list. One of my favorite covers of all time. Everything on this song from start to finish is epic compared to the original and one of the best recreations I've ever heard.
LOVE both of these songs, it's very hard to choose. After listening to both, back to back, TWICE, I have to give my love to Manfred Mann, by a margin almost too narrow to measure. Both are awesome!
Honorable mention could be either of the following:
Van Halen crushes the Kinks while covering You Really Got Me
Beatles crush The Top Notes and the Isley Bros.
I think that Santana shredded the original Zombies track. The vocals are better than the original but it's Carlos' guitar work that makes it special. I love where his classic sound comes through at the very end of the first and throughout the second verse. Then we get his first solo at about 1:40 and his 2nd solo at about the 2:39 mark in the song... awesome!
I think that this cover is one of the best covers of all time and a LOT of that is because of the guitar work.Then we have Manfred Mann... a guy who seemingly made a career out of covering semi-lame early 70's Springsteen tracks and completely making them his own. Spirits on the Night is no exception to that list. One of my favorite covers of all time. Everything on this song from start to finish is epic compared to the original and one of the best recreations I've ever heard.
LOVE both of these songs, it's very hard to choose. After listening to both, back to back, TWICE, I have to give my love to Manfred Mann, by a margin almost too narrow to measure. Both are awesome!
Honorable mention could be either of the following:
Van Halen crushes the Kinks while covering You Really Got Me
Beatles crush The Top Notes and the Isley Bros.
