{"id":124423,"date":"2022-03-27T15:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-27T19:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=124423"},"modified":"2022-03-27T15:57:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-27T19:57:28","slug":"a-cover-and-a-unique-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=124423","title":{"rendered":"A Superb Cover – and an Amazing Original"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got back from a long road trip a couple of days ago. And yeah, I guess that means this article is a musical \u201cwalkabout\u201d. <\/p>\n

You have been warned. (smile)<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve previously discussed the Rolling Stones here at TAH. And yes, during the trip they were one of the artists whose music helped pass the miles.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019m not going to talk about the Stones today \u2013 at least, not directly. Rather, listening to their music reminded me of something I\u2019d run across a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a cover of their tune Sympathy for the Devil \u2013 the tune that literally began what many critics consider the Stones heyday. (And I do mean literally: it\u2019s the first track on their 1968 release Beggar\u2019s Banquet). Stones\u2019 fans might consider this heresy, but I\u2019ll say it anyway: IMO the cover is actually a better performance than the iconic original.<\/p>\n

The cover is by Brian Ferry \u2013 formerly lead singer for Roxy Music, and an accomplished vocalist. It dates from the early\/mid 1970s, during a time when Ferry also was recording solo work.<\/p>\n

A studio version can be found here<\/i><\/a>. While it\u2019s good, the production and extensive reverb on that version is something I find distracting.<\/p>\n

But a live version from 1974 \u2013 recorded at the Royal Albert Hall \u2013 also exists and is IMO better. Here ya go.<\/p>\n

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