I've listened to this about a dozen times now.... And keep in mind, I am super critical of Tom covers. The few I've liked have always been solo covers who have totally changed the tone. Because generally I feel too many try to impersonate Tom, and you just can't do that. I will say your voice really does well. You keep the notes while remaining genuine to your natural voice, not descending into forced grit. The guitar is spectacular, even it has one too many strings, lol. The only criticism I will offer is that the hammer ons get a liiiiiiiittle redundant, but I also don't really see a way out of it, once you've gone down that path. You really have to keep going with, I suppose. While I remain a little meh on the tone of the guitar, I think it strays far enough from the original to remain a genuine interpretation of the song, and not a straight cover... I need you guys to understand that at my very core, I am programmed to HATE Tom covers. And as I listen, my ear wants nothing more than to pick up on things you've missed, or subtleties ignored... But I'm going to go ahead say... Shit, I really like this. I would like to hear just a tad bit more of Keith's chunkiness, maybe a latent sense of heroin use... But, yeah, this is actually fantastic. Phenomenal job, guys! Sincerely yours, A bitter old cynical musician
I feel like maybe Big in Japan should be next? Or if someone wants to go nuts on that keyboard, I've been DYING for a good remake of Tango till They're Sore. (see what I did there?)
I've listened to this about a dozen times now.... And keep in mind, I am super critical of Tom covers. The few I've liked have always been solo covers who have totally changed the tone. Because generally I feel too many try to impersonate Tom, and you just can't do that. I will say your voice really does well. You keep the notes while remaining genuine to your natural voice, not descending into forced grit. The guitar is spectacular, even it has one too many strings, lol. The only criticism I will offer is that the hammer ons get a liiiiiiiittle redundant, but I also don't really see a way out of it, once you've gone down that path. You really have to keep going with, I suppose. While I remain a little meh on the tone of the guitar, I think it strays far enough from the original to remain a genuine interpretation of the song, and not a straight cover...
I need you guys to understand that at my very core, I am programmed to HATE Tom covers. And as I listen, my ear wants nothing more than to pick up on things you've missed, or subtleties ignored... But I'm going to go ahead say... Shit, I really like this. I would like to hear just a tad bit more of Keith's chunkiness, maybe a latent sense of heroin use... But, yeah, this is actually fantastic. Phenomenal job, guys!
Sincerely yours,
A bitter old cynical musician
I feel like maybe Big in Japan should be next? Or if someone wants to go nuts on that keyboard, I've been DYING for a good remake of Tango till They're Sore. (see what I did there?)