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I enjoy hearing someone take a classic song and then make it their own by playing their own rendition of it. I don’t want to hear them perfectly mimic the original artist’s version.



I've got to go with Bob on this one.

I once had to mark a piece at university which was a test of recording skill. The student could have recorded anything, but chose to do a Hendrix number, probably to show off his musical skill as well. He painstakingly tabbed up every single note and every drum beat. He spent hours recreating the exact guitar sounds and got a really good singer to do a brilliant Hendrix impersonation.

When we listened to it, we fell on the floor laughing. It sounded exactly like the original track, but with the life-blood drained out of it. It was bizarre, like Hendrix had recorded it after he died. Now if it had been a different interpretation of the song, it would have been judged on it's own merits, rather than as a xerox copy.

If I want to hear the original version of anything, I'll put on the Jukebox.

ROG.

Last edited by ROG; 10/04/12 06:39 AM.
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