Title: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: Mike_S on October 06, 2021, 11:26:25 AM
Post by: Mike_S on October 06, 2021, 11:26:25 AM
So...
I though I would try another Early Years cover. It's a hard task trying to pick one... for a lot of reasons, but I decided to try and give my take on one of ORH's tunes. At first I attempted another track "Just a Song", but after a couple of days of trying and pretending to myself it wasn't too bad, it dawned on me my version was actually pretty dreadful, so thankfully I came to my senses and went back and picked a different track. This one I found easier.
Like the man says... it is what it is. Hope it's ok...
Original here:
https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=687
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: Geir on October 06, 2021, 12:08:06 PM
Post by: Geir on October 06, 2021, 12:08:06 PM
Loving those caveman drums that starts it all off.
James has a very distinctive way of strumming and you've captured it perfectly here and even added your own style to it.
I love how you've arranged it and how it together with your voice gives it a darker edge.
Well done Mike!!! A great tribute
James has a very distinctive way of strumming and you've captured it perfectly here and even added your own style to it.
I love how you've arranged it and how it together with your voice gives it a darker edge.
Well done Mike!!! A great tribute
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: Groundy on October 06, 2021, 12:56:57 PM
Post by: Groundy on October 06, 2021, 12:56:57 PM
Brilliant Mike, what a fantastic tribute, a big thumbs up here. Well done...... Alex
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: cuthbert on October 06, 2021, 04:02:19 PM
Post by: cuthbert on October 06, 2021, 04:02:19 PM
You're on fire lately, Mike! Not an oldrottenhead song I was familiar with, but this version is great. Your vocal and guitar sounds a lot like the man himself.
Going to check out the original next.
Going to check out the original next.
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: Redler on October 07, 2021, 12:12:01 PM
Post by: Redler on October 07, 2021, 12:12:01 PM
I listened to the original first.
Fine song with a dark vibe and the interpretation by you gives some extra flavor. Everything works nicely and the production is just top class!
Fine song with a dark vibe and the interpretation by you gives some extra flavor. Everything works nicely and the production is just top class!
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: TPB on October 07, 2021, 12:14:03 PM
Post by: TPB on October 07, 2021, 12:14:03 PM
Outstanding cover i am really liking the guitar work
Bravo
Tim
Bravo
Tim
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: Jean Pierre on October 08, 2021, 05:48:47 AM
Post by: Jean Pierre on October 08, 2021, 05:48:47 AM
Magnifique! décidément j'aime ce festival!
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: StephenM on October 08, 2021, 11:41:33 AM
Post by: StephenM on October 08, 2021, 11:41:33 AM
Massive wall of sound...and I'm with Cuthbert, you are raising the bar very high lately...
Even though it's a cover it's definitively Mike S rugged unique fantastic sound scape...
Cool cover of a very developed and skilled songwriter
Even though it's a cover it's definitively Mike S rugged unique fantastic sound scape...
Cool cover of a very developed and skilled songwriter
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: BerryPatch on October 10, 2021, 04:33:19 PM
Post by: BerryPatch on October 10, 2021, 04:33:19 PM
Fabulous Mike, great melancholy to this song of James'. Excellent jangly guitar, groovin bass and a real foreboding vocal to top things off.
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 12, 2021, 12:41:19 PM
Post by: Oldrottenhead on October 12, 2021, 12:41:19 PM
Cheers Mike, sorry for being so late to the party but as you know i was on holiday last week. Mike kindly mailed this to me before posting, and i was blown away as i listened on a Spanish balcony watching the sun go down whilst quaffing a lovely Rioja.
Thank you so much Mike, am now back home listening on the PC monitors and blown away again.
Thank you so much Mike, am now back home listening on the PC monitors and blown away again.
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: Bluesberry on October 12, 2021, 08:08:03 PM
Post by: Bluesberry on October 12, 2021, 08:08:03 PM
WOW....really takes a great song and takes it in a deep and dark groove.....so very good...I am loving this
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: Ted on February 07, 2023, 11:19:22 PM
Post by: Ted on February 07, 2023, 11:19:22 PM
A thick, pulsing production! I'm getting a really heavy brooding feeling – like... the Cranberries? Very intense, and well produced.
I don't think I would have guessed this is an ORH cover if I hadn't known. (Of course, if I had to guess, guessing ORH is statistically a good bet.) I'll go listen to the final mix of the original (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?msg=4476) now to see how your version differs.
Shhh... Your version is better in some ways. The final ORH version (after multiple iterations) is very good, but has a "too many cooks in the kitchen" effect. Whereas your version has a single vision of where the song should go. Congrats.
Blackout Bump - week of 6 October, 2021 (https://songcrafters.org/forum/?topic=33018)
I don't think I would have guessed this is an ORH cover if I hadn't known. (Of course, if I had to guess, guessing ORH is statistically a good bet.) I'll go listen to the final mix of the original (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?msg=4476) now to see how your version differs.
Shhh... Your version is better in some ways. The final ORH version (after multiple iterations) is very good, but has a "too many cooks in the kitchen" effect. Whereas your version has a single vision of where the song should go. Congrats.
Blackout Bump - week of 6 October, 2021 (https://songcrafters.org/forum/?topic=33018)
Title: Re: Don't Think... ORH Cover
Post by: SE on March 15, 2023, 05:30:49 PM
Post by: SE on March 15, 2023, 05:30:49 PM
This was an excellent song for ORH which has be reimagined by Mike.
In my opinion should have a much bigger audience.
In my opinion should have a much bigger audience.