Poll for Cover Challenge

[Guitarpima]

Here is the cover challenge. Thanks to those that participated. Everyone did a fabulous job!

[Guitarpima]

Gimme2 is Jack
Gunnersdream is Bluesgeek
Wish you were a singer is BigDoug

[bigdoug]

Great challenge GP :thumb: All these tracks are great its a tough choice. Jack I loved your take on Gimme2, Zeusse an absolute ripper of a cover, GP that is maybe the best thing I have heard from you and I wish I could vote for it but I cant go past Gunnersdream its fantastic playing and vocals so my hats off to Bluesgeek I'm just happy to be in a challenge as good as this :grin:

[bwdavis99]

Incredible as always, I'm gonna have to go with BigD on this one, I think he really streched it out there and put his heart in it

[daveyravey]

Yep Barry, i'm with you there m8.
Has to be the best i've heard from Neil....yet :-D

[Stempy]

Vote cast, all excellent jobs though.

[bigdoug]

hey thanks guys :thumb:

[Viscolex]

BigD!

[Guitarpima]

I agree BD. This was a good challenge. Everyone did exceptionally well. I think BD and BG stole the show. A shout out for Eric(Zeusse) for doing a fine job on the vocal on my track. Thanks Eric! :thumb: :thumb:

[bigdoug]

Thanks Visco :thumb:

[zombo]

I am amazed at your stuff here its all and I mean all brilliant can't believe I can't make my mind up !

[Highway Star]

Blimey!!!

Jack - I love that cover! Very well made matey! I'd give yo a rep point but.... I already did!! LOL

BG - Hell!!! Full of emotion and the guitaring was spot on! Fantastic!

Zuesse - Very stylish indeed! A superb track! You know this is embarrsing but I have never heard the original!! I shall go seek it ou straight away! I can not think it will be any better than yours though!

Big D - That 12 string was superb! And not a bad voice either!

GP - Another great cover! Loved the lead break and replacing the sax with lead worked well! Niceley done my friend!

After all that is said and, after downloading them all and listening a couple of times.... I will have to go with..... BG! Just edged it for the emotion contained in that fine cover!

Nice one guys! A very high standard!

Norman

[Bluto]

Wow....no words can do this this challenge justice!

Jack, this is defo one of my fav Stones tracks and you certainly did it proud my man. 1st track i downloaded here and it stayed with me all the way thru. Good Job.

BG, this is a special track for me as i remembered so many emotions i got playing this thru some of my bad times i had some years ago. Played beautifully and as Farl has quite rightly commented, you played it with loads of emotion. Bends were spot on, tone was a joy to listen to. Awesome.

Zeusse, another fantastic take on a fantastic track. It never ceases to amaze me that you seem to nail a track down so well. Saying that, i should have expected a result like that as i dont think ive ever heard anything from you that you havent pulled off brilliantly.

BD, wow mate! The 12 string was certainly on fire there. One classic take my friend. Your timing was excellent, you definatley captured the whole feel of the track there and as usual, i ended up singing along with it. Its ok tho', I played it twice so i could listen to it without my cat screech ruining it!!

GP. I love this track also, and again without trying to copy the comments from Farl, i also loved the way you replaced the sax with your playing. Fabulous stuff. Great vocal too!!!

Anyway, Ive cast my vote..every one of these tracks are a total credit to you guys, you must have put hours into nailing them down so well, so congratulations are due to one and all.

I went the BG way as the track not only brought up loads of emotions for me, but mainly for the superb way it was played and executed.

Id give rep points to all here if could. Im gonna try anyway, but in case they dont get thru, i apologise in advance.

Excellent guys, excellent.

[Six]

Excellent entries by everyone involved.

This was another difficult challenge to vote on due to the very... I'll say that again.... VERY.... high standards set.

Trying my best not to be swayed by style, as the styles of music here were very varied, I opted for the one which (to my ears) had the most professional and polished overall sound.
It's kind of funny because I actually don't like the song all that much but I put personal musical taste to one side when I made my choice.

My vote goes to GP's version of 'Money'

[Guitarpima]

Thanks for the kind comments! It is great to be among such good talent.

Bluto don't forget, Zeusse did the great vocal for my track.

[bluesgeek]

Wow guys this is a toughie :lol:

Jack - what a great take on Gimme Shelter!

Zeusse - absolutely perfect take on my fave Ozzy track, I really wish I could play this one ;) my sense of rhythm just won't work on it though dammit!

BD - fantastic playing/phrasing and 12 string tone and not an easy track to cover, well done mate :lol: keep pluggin away at the vocals mate, they were all in tune and thats half the battle!

GP - Great take on a classic, great production and vox from Zeusse! Loved the solos :D

Bloomin' tricky decision to make really - bugger! Can I vote for them all? ok... I'm going to have to go with GP/Zeusse for Money!

Thanks for all the kind comments, The Gunners Dream has long been one of my favourite Floyd songs, RW's writing at its best - and it was always crying out for a guitar solo :lol:

[zeusse]

Another tough decision and seeing that I sang on Roberts track I can't vote for something I participated on because he did do a smashing good job with it...I'm going with Neil because he just kept it real with no special doo hickeys thrown in and vox which are balsy....I thought it was quite special....Jack I give you kudo's for taking a Stones track and spicing it up which was finaly refreshing to hear that track in a different light.... and Bluesgeek dude I gotta say taking a Floyd track that most people have never heard before and going at it and making it a class job was superb....man this was a tough one

[bwdavis99]

When bigD learns to put echo or reverb on those vox look out

[bigdoug]

thanks Zeusse :thumb:

[Guitarpima]

15 votes so far with Bluesgeek in a well deserved lead. I set it so the voting will close in 15 days.

Again, well done everyone!

[bigdoug]

ok guys still time to vote on this..lots of views and only 16 votes

[bluesgeek]

Hey thanks guys, I won one!!! :lol:

[bigdoug]

very well done BG that track was a cracker :thumb: and the others were very good too lol.

[Guitarpima]

Congratulations BG. That was a really good track. Well deseved victory.

Thanks to everyone for participating and making this a really good challenge. Again, special thanks to Eric for the vocals on my track.

:waver:

[bigdoug]

its a bit far to send a packet of strings and a plectrum bluesgeek so go out and buy yourself a pint from me lmao.

[bluesgeek]

better get meself another pint for the ZZ Top one as well then :lol:

[bigdoug]

steady BG steady...dont want you getting big headed now :grin:

[bluesgeek]

or even light headed by the sounds of it :lol: