Cover challenge 18 - the letter “E”

poopot · February 2022

Onto the next one then!…

the last cover challenge winner @imc1980 has chosen:

”Everlong” by the Foo fighters…

However, as with previous challenges you can choose any song beginning with the letter “E”

But… if you cover either the chosen track you will automatically receive a bonus 5pts as a head start…

And in a bizarre twist… if anyone does “Easy” by the commodores they start with -10 pts… so it better be bloody good!…

* RULES:

Entries to be sent in mp3 format to the following Email address:

covers@thefretboard.co.uk

You may wish to submit artwork to go with your entry. It brightens up the playlist and might subliminally get you more votes but it's not mandatory.

Entries close at 11.30pm on Friday 1st April 2022... get cracking fools!!!!

A playlist (below) of all the entries will also be posted in the voting thread. Vote for your top 3 with 5 points awarded for first place, 3 points for second place and 1 point for third place. Entrants obviously aren't allowed to vote for their own entry.

flying_pie · February 2022

Hahaha. Brilliant.

-10 points it is then

Snap · February 2022

Two good songs. Nice one.
A proto industrial version of Easy might be challenge too far, so I reckon it's Everlong, in some sort of electronic/glitch format.
Hmm, that's got me thinking......

flying_pie · February 2022

I'll pass on the NDH industrial as I don't want to do 2 in a row. It's a shame as Einfach (wie Sonntagmorgen) would have worked brilliantly with the Rammstein formula and it's not often that the German word is the same letter

But if DHL behave themselves today then I'll have a midi keyboard so might as well do something electronic without needing to write everything in the grid. Should have done that years ago!

Habanero · February 2022

I've chosen something that will start me (and probably end me) on 0, but at least that's 10 points more than if I'd taken the Easy option. As for Everlong, I didn't really know it.

Snags · February 2022

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

poopot · February 2022

Snags said:

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

Do it… you have mancave and no excuses

flying_pie · February 2022

Snags said:

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

I'll do two if you also swear to do two

You can't let me down now

Snags · February 2022

poopot said:

Snags said:

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

Do it… you have mancave and no excuses

I have man cave and an unlimited supply of excuses!

flying_pie said:

Snags said:

I'm going to try for a crack at this one (although not Everlong, so I'm expecting a 0 point entry). If I really need to hide from my wife and the new dog I might even turn in two. Or nothing. Life is complicated.

I'll do two if you also swear to do two

You can't let me down now

I'll aim for two. I've identified a short list of three, and no-one will like any of them, so I reckon I'm on to a winner.

poopot · February 2022

done mine... its in the list:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?si=cb97e37d1f6843f1a1d698941a63a9a1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Snap · February 2022

I am part way through Everlong. I have managed to weave in some Peter Hook style bass so far. And synths.

flying_pie · February 2022

Sent.

Cover of Easy in the style of Napalm Death - just because it had to be done. By far the hardest track I've ever tried to mix. You might just make out the I-IV-II chord structure if you listen very carefully and very quickly.

Now onto something slightly more serious.

poopot · February 2022

@flying_pie in the list - Genius

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?si=5c4713f3df784e77ada208efa4a786d5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Springywheel · February 2022

PMSL

fnpt · February 2022

I've put together a few guitar tracks for Everlong over a bass and drums isolated track ripped from the original. It's sounding ok for my limited bedroom "studio" and very limited mixing skills, not to mention playing abilities. However, my singing is simple not up to the challenge. Any suggestions? I could try to play it on the guitar a la Mike Hermans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwnydU1gzvE

flying_pie · February 2022

fnpt said:

I've put together a few guitar tracks for Everlong over a bass and drums isolated track ripped from the original. It's sounding ok for my limited bedroom "studio" and very limited mixing skills, not to mention playing abilities. However, my singing is simple not up to the challenge. Any suggestions? I could try to play it on the guitar a la Mike Hermans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwnydU1gzvE

Just bore the audience with excessive generic singalong chat like Dave Grohl does in every live number these days

Springywheel · February 2022

@fnpt Try using a slide? That’s what I’m doing for my cover of a different song.

fnpt · February 2022

Springywheel said:

@fnpt Try using a slide? That’s what I’m doing for my cover of different song.

That’s actually a very good idea.

flying_pie · February 2022

fnpt said:

Springywheel said:

@fnpt Try using a slide? That’s what I’m doing for my cover of different song.

That’s actually a very good idea.

There's also an acoustic version where DG sings the chorus an octave lower, and in a breathy, speaking style. That would be much easier than belting out the album version vocals

Habanero · February 2022

Sent one in.

stratman3142 · February 2022

Habanero said:

Sent one in.

I'm not sure that @poopot is available at the moment.

You could send it to me using the email address on the Composition Challenge thread and I'll upload it.

Habanero · February 2022

stratman3142 said:

Habanero said:

Sent one in.

I'm not sure that @poopot is available at the moment.

You coud send it to me using the email address on the Composition Challenge thread and I'll upload it.

Cheers, resent to alternate email address as suggested!

stratman3142 · February 2022

Habanero said:

Cheers, resent to alternate email address as suggested!

Added to playlist.

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Snags · February 2022

@flying_pie It's only fair to point out that some changes in personal circumstances mean I might struggle to get two in on time after all. Recently lost pretty much all my free time to a combination of factors. However, I am striving, I am striving ...

fnpt · February 2022

Sent mine too.

stratman3142 · February 2022

fnpt said:

Sent mine too.

If you don't hear anything soon, you could send it to the following email and I'll upload it for you.

Compositions@theFB.co.uk

fnpt · February 2022

Thanks, will do.

poopot · February 2022

Back from my week being pampered in the cooler... the mods give a great foot massage ya know!!!! They really put the effort in....

@fnpt in the list

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/cover-challenge-19-e?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

flying_pie · February 2022

Snags said:

@flying_pie It's only fair to point out that some changes in personal circumstances mean I might struggle to get two in on time after all. Recently lost pretty much all my free time to a combination of factors. However, I am striving, I am striving ...

Strive away. I hope you get at least one in as I really liked the last one and want to hear more.

In the meantime I'l try and resist the temptation to record a third entry as I've almost finished my second

(Not sure the first one really counts as a huge amount of work TBF)

Habanero · February 2022

flying_pie said:

(Not sure the first one really counts as a huge amount of work TBF)

I think I played the first one 3 times trying to work out why nothing was happening!

fnpt · February 2022

Thanks @poopot

A few notes about my entry.

I initially though about doing a cover "in the style of" instead of going the boring route of doing a much lesser version of the original. However, having spent two straight days unable to programme a decent drum track I decided to use a midi track of the original which left no other option than to re-create it.

I tuned everything down 1/2 so I could at least try to sing it in tune as I have a very limited vocal range. Because of that, I've also kept the register in the chorus parts.

Sounds:

Drums: Midi track into Garage Band´s virtual drummer

Track 1: LP > PlexiRanger > Laney Cub 12 > post reverb/ compression/ eq

Track 2: LP > Boosted PlexiRanger > as above

Bass: P bass > DI in garage Band > as above

Vocals doubled and applied different chorus/ flanger effects in each track and reverb.

Overall, it was a nice exercise and I learned a lot in the process. I look forward to next one.

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