Some people might complain about this cover being different from the original.. but this is exactly the purpose of a cover, to bring another dimension to it and this one does it perfectly to me. I'm not a Voivod fan, but I fucking love this cover.
Pretty damn faithful, really. The difference is two decades of heavy rock becoming more aggressive. Floyd attacked the track with an abandon still considered abrasive by most rock and roll fans in '67. As Floyd evolved, other heavy rock and psyche/kraut bands continued pushing the envelope and the gear got more powerful. Voivod and Floyd are different bands is the only real profound variable here. Covers should be like this, near perfect homage, or attempt to elaborate upon another artist's composition by concentrating on their own creative strengths.
It's different from the version released on Piper at the Gates of Dawn, but the structure is identical to the version performed live on Ummagumma, which is brilliant.
One of the best covers I’ve ever heard. Covering Pink Floyd takes fucking balls. They honored the original while giving it their own twist. Just amazing.
... just to make you understand the attention to detail of this Band: at the 4:06 last 3 bits of drums are 3 flame of which 1 of snare and 2 of double kick. Brilliant.
@@psychedelicpiper999 "Early 60's music" as in music made a couple of years before the song was written? You make it sound like that would have been a very novel thing to listen to.
I saw them on this tour back in the 90s... The venue lineup was Soundgarden, Faith No More and Voi Vod as the headliner inside tiny L'Maours Brooklyn. Amazing show. Great band live,
Plusieurs années passées, la première fois que j'ai entendu cette chanson j'ai capoté, Oh wow! Quelle Toune Man!! Un moment donné j'ai entendu la version de Pink Floyd! ahahaha! Belle reprise Rock Québécois! BRAVOOOOOO !!!
I am from Canada. Voi Vod is huge in the metal scene. They go back to 80s. They have changed a bit over time but this awesome. Hard to cover Floyd and do it justice
A cover that kicks the original songs ass. Voivod were waaaay ahead of their time and their music still hasn't dated at all. Brilliant, probably the most underrated band ever.
It's funny, I hadn't heard the original Pink Floyd song when I listened to the Nothing Face album the first time. But like, even before the singing started, I said something like "This sounds like a Pink Floyd song." It's very clearly Voivod, and also very clearly Pink Floyd. Amazing cover.
I remember seeing them on 120 minutes on MTV . Went out and bought the album the next day . My band tried learning it that weekend . We were only 17-18 . What an under appreciated band !
I like to keep thinking that if PF had not been there, the music would not have reached such high melodic spheres. Since my childhood, PF was a revelation for me, my nickname testifies to it. I'm so happy that my favorite band is still on the road today. I have seen many tribute groups, excellent others and very average ones, but the pleasure of hearing again and again this fabulous music live despite the fashions and the passing of time always fascinates me. Fabulous masterpieces have marked many people, but my favorites remain: - the entire Dark side ... - Echoes - Dominated Astronomy (so underestimated, science fiction and psychedelia at its best!) - Dogs - Atom Heart Mother suite - Shine on ... - the whole of The Wall Long live PF !!! It misses the famous flight: Oooooh! (8x) Why? Bravo to this pride of Jonquière !!!
Amazing song by an amazing band! I finally got to see them in Barcelona in 2009 with Sepultura, Municipal Waste and someone else... Away came up to me outside the venue and told me "cool t-shirt" as I was of course wearing the original Voivod t-shirt. Got a photo with Snake as well inside the club. They all seemed like great guys. Long live Voivod!
Even if you didn't like heavy metal or Pink Floyd, you have to admit that song and video are stunning. It was an instant classic when it was released, and still stands up more than 20 years on.
I think this cover is more based on Floyd’s live version from Ummagumma. I agree that this one is better than the original on Piper at the Gates of Dawn but I still like their Ummagumma version better than this cover.
this is the video that got me into Voivod... never looked back. For those interested, they also did a killer cover of The Nile Song on their The Outer Limits record
I started a big thread on a site regarding this very tune by Voivod. Many didn't know anyone covered it. Was happy to expose it. Voivod simply in my eyes did it justice. Bass line is stellar. Still listening to it to this day.
Sono fan dei Pink Floyd ma anche dei Voivod e devo dire che questa cover è stata fatta molto bene. R.I.P. Denis "Piggy" che hai suonato meravigliomente questa cover dei Pink Floyd e tutti gli album dei Voivod fino a quando non ci hai lasciato. ❤️🎸🌹
I can guarantee VV had no intentions beyond paying homage to Syd-era Floyd when doing this cover...and it introduced me as a teen to greatness I wasn't aware existed pre- DSotM. The fact it's a great cover is a by-product of the love that went into making it.
I love the Nothingface album. Nobody else was doing anything like that one at the time. Great cover song 1349's version of "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" is pretty awesome too.
I love thissssss🖤I was just listening to Pink Floyd like an hour ago and I thought “hmm now I feel like listening to voivod” without even knowing they did a cover of this song. Now that I know I can finally die happy.
I believe I saw their first show in the US back in 85 or 86. They opened for Venom at the Ritz and completely held their own with the Masters. After they performed, I was hanging with the singer watching Venom and he kept saying with a heavy accent, "I love America!!!" True story.
In my opinion, that is what Pink Floyd had in mind when they wrote it. But if they had produced such a piece they would have been shot on the spot. But the evolution could not have been better than this cover.... Respect.
Some people might complain about this cover being different from the original.. but this is exactly the purpose of a cover, to bring another dimension to it and this one does it perfectly to me. I'm not a Voivod fan, but I fucking love this cover.
Cat M same
If someone doesn't like this cover, then there is something wrong with you. This version kicks ass!!!!!!
Pretty damn faithful, really. The difference is two decades of heavy rock becoming more aggressive. Floyd attacked the track with an abandon still considered abrasive by most rock and roll fans in '67. As Floyd evolved, other heavy rock and psyche/kraut bands continued pushing the envelope and the gear got more powerful. Voivod and Floyd are different bands is the only real profound variable here. Covers should be like this, near perfect homage, or attempt to elaborate upon another artist's composition by concentrating on their own creative strengths.
It's different from the version released on Piper at the Gates of Dawn, but the structure is identical to the version performed live on Ummagumma, which is brilliant.
as a Pink Floyd fan, I find this version better than the original
As a 60 years old Pink Floyd fan who loves early Pink Floyd : this cover is excellent
Pipers at the gates of dawn is my favorite PF album
One of the best covers I’ve ever heard. Covering Pink Floyd takes fucking balls. They honored the original while giving it their own twist. Just amazing.
... just to make you understand the attention to detail of this Band: at the 4:06 last 3 bits of drums are 3 flame of which 1 of snare and 2 of double kick. Brilliant.
Some of the best sounding basses on any album ever. Voivod is the greatest🔥
This is EXACTLY how you cover a Pink Floyd track!
Syd Barret would be damn proud.
Maybe if they got the lyrics half right
+Ira Nonsense, my dear! It's perfect! 😉
Yes totally perfect!
+WinkenBlinkenAndNod Are You joking? They at least play it in heavy metal style, Sean just fresh it up...
@@psychedelicpiper999 "Early 60's music" as in music made a couple of years before the song was written? You make it sound like that would have been a very novel thing to listen to.
I saw them on this tour back in the 90s... The venue lineup was Soundgarden, Faith No More and Voi Vod as the headliner inside tiny L'Maours Brooklyn.
Amazing show. Great band live,
so did I in st Louis
That was awesome! What a great memory, I bet. And I hope you doing well, this post was 13!! years ago😅
Thank you Voivod for showing us what a genius Syd Barrett was with your amazing cover of his Pink Floyd song
this band is so underrated , i love there old stuff as well
i like there stuff
This is the reason I started playing bass!
Plusieurs années passées, la première fois que j'ai entendu cette chanson j'ai capoté, Oh wow! Quelle Toune Man!!
Un moment donné j'ai entendu la version de Pink Floyd! ahahaha!
Belle reprise Rock Québécois! BRAVOOOOOO !!!
Ils sont pas mal les seuls hélas ds cette catégorie au Kébek !
I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan and for the most part I loathe covers but they knocked this out of the park!!!!!!
I'm with you brother
This is one of my 2 favorite covers with the other being Doro's version of "Breakin the Law" with the orchestra behind her.
Korn does a great pink floyd cover too and I'm not even a big fan of Korn. Voivod rules.
I listened to the Pink Floyd original after hearing this. To me, Voivod owns the song!!!
Seen it live in 91 at the trick in philly
The best Floyd cover ever.
This was absolutely mind blowing to watch on Much Music when it was a brand new release 🤯
I am from Canada. Voi Vod is huge in the metal scene. They go back to 80s. They have changed a bit over time but this awesome. Hard to cover Floyd and do it justice
I just realized that, at around 2:55, the video edition skips the most awesome guitar solo part of the song.
A cover that kicks the original songs ass. Voivod were waaaay ahead of their time and their music still hasn't dated at all. Brilliant, probably the most underrated band ever.
It s not a simple cover, the gave a new dimension of this great song.
Man, I remember seeing this video as a teen. I'm 42 now.
+Jason Gast yep..i am 44 and this is still good as it was back then
me to. still awesome
Me to 42, and i'm from Poland & headbangers ball to:)
im 46.....remember voivod back in the day....fuckin awesome....this cover killed me
Same here. In fact, I might still have this on a video tape somewhere.
It's funny, I hadn't heard the original Pink Floyd song when I listened to the Nothing Face album the first time. But like, even before the singing started, I said something like "This sounds like a Pink Floyd song." It's very clearly Voivod, and also very clearly Pink Floyd. Amazing cover.
Trippy and rocking! They did justice to pink floyd. I love it. 👍🏻👌🏻
Not just a great cover but also an underrated video.
I remember seeing them on 120 minutes on MTV . Went out and bought the album the next day . My band tried learning it that weekend . We were only 17-18 . What an under appreciated band !
I like to keep thinking that if PF had not been there, the music would not have reached such high melodic spheres. Since my childhood, PF was a revelation for me, my nickname testifies to it.
I'm so happy that my favorite band is still on the road today. I have seen many tribute groups, excellent others and very average ones, but the pleasure of hearing again and again this fabulous music live despite the fashions and the passing of time always fascinates me.
Fabulous masterpieces have marked many people, but my favorites remain:
- the entire Dark side ...
- Echoes
- Dominated Astronomy (so underestimated, science fiction and psychedelia at its best!)
- Dogs
- Atom Heart Mother suite
- Shine on ...
- the whole of The Wall
Long live PF !!!
It misses the famous flight: Oooooh! (8x) Why?
Bravo to this pride of Jonquière !!!
I've played in a PF cover band for 13 years and this is still one of the most true to life covers I've ever heard... We steal this version often!
Floyd fan since '73. This is flat-out fantastic. Wish I had heard this one before. Voivod is very intriguing.
Amazing song by an amazing band! I finally got to see them in Barcelona in 2009 with Sepultura, Municipal Waste and someone else... Away came up to me outside the venue and told me "cool t-shirt" as I was of course wearing the original Voivod t-shirt. Got a photo with Snake as well inside the club. They all seemed like great guys. Long live Voivod!
Tabarnak que c'est bon!
Best Pink Floyd cover ever 🤘🏻
j adore voivod produit du Québec a savourer en toute saison ! ce video etait spectaculaire avec les musiciens qui tournent a l envers. fascinant!
Big Floyd fan here . Lots of people talk shit about this song and had to check it out myself - Great Job!
so , aint no shit bro !
Best Floyd cover ever, period. Syd would be proud. Also RIP Piggy, you are deeply missed...
A band way ahead of there time. Voivod are true pioneers.
Best Cover ever
It really is👍
I'm a big Floyd fan and have probably had their version so imprinted on me that I can prefer no other. But this is a damn good one.
One of the best covers of all time. God Voivod is so fuckin underrated.
Wow, Voivod really did this song justice! LOVE!
i love Punk Floyd!
Even if you didn't like heavy metal or Pink Floyd, you have to admit that song and video are stunning. It was an instant classic when it was released, and still stands up more than 20 years on.
Bravo les gars ! pas facile mais vous avez eu le feeling du morceau !
One of the greatest cover versions of any song ever. This one is so amazing that it actually beats the original.
Agreed.
Could have had one of their girlfriends singing some of the backing vocal siren voice...
I think this cover is more based on Floyd’s live version from Ummagumma. I agree that this one is better than the original on Piper at the Gates of Dawn but I still like their Ummagumma version better than this cover.
No it most certainly does not beat the original...
haha no
This is a bloody masterpiece worthy of millions of views...
this is the video that got me into Voivod... never looked back. For those interested, they also did a killer cover of The Nile Song on their The Outer Limits record
Didn't they also do a King Crimson cover?
This only brings good memories, what a band! :)
I started a big thread on a site regarding this very tune by Voivod. Many didn't know anyone covered it. Was happy to expose it. Voivod simply in my eyes did it justice. Bass line is stellar. Still listening to it to this day.
Such a kick ass cover. Bravo!
That drumming though
The bass guitar😜
They are both fantastic. 👏😄
Sono fan dei Pink Floyd ma anche dei Voivod e devo dire che questa cover è stata fatta molto bene.
R.I.P. Denis "Piggy" che hai suonato meravigliomente questa cover dei Pink Floyd e tutti gli album dei Voivod fino a quando non ci hai lasciato. ❤️🎸🌹
One of the best Pink Floyd covers.
Great. Really great job.
Captures the psychedelic mood very well. Talented group and a wonderful tribute to Syd Barrett.
I can guarantee VV had no intentions beyond paying homage to Syd-era Floyd when doing this cover...and it introduced me as a teen to greatness I wasn't aware existed pre- DSotM.
The fact it's a great cover is a by-product of the love that went into making it.
This cover predates the Pulse shows by 5 years.
Rarely do I like covers but one thing metal bands do well is killer covers! This one is one of my favourites! Love you Voivod!
Greatest cover ever, from a great, great, great album.
Awesome
I remember watching this with my friend Maryjane back when I was 16 in 2006 on VH1 Classic. Talk about an expreience.
My favorite cover version EVER!!!! (All songs, all styles, all ages....) This is IT!
Being a fanatic metal fan and a fanatic floyd fan, this cover gave me chills...I fucking love it!
Voivod has been totally revitalized since Target Earth. They knocked it out of the park with The Wake.
They sure did.
Chewie's awesomeness really helps take some of the sting of losing Piggy.
to me the best cover of that pink floyd's classic , i ever heard !!!
Melhor cover do Pink Floyd já gravado
My favorite Floyd song and an absolutely brilliant cover of it. I love Voivod.
I saw this video when it came out, and this version is still epic in 2021🔥
My favorite cover ever. Hands down.
I love the Nothingface album. Nobody else was doing anything like that one at the time. Great cover song 1349's version of "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" is pretty awesome too.
excellent Cover from an excellent Band!
I love thissssss🖤I was just listening to Pink Floyd like an hour ago and I thought “hmm now I feel like listening to voivod” without even knowing they did a cover of this song. Now that I know I can finally die happy.
Très belle version les gars !
As a musician I must say that if metal is still relevant it is because of bands like this.Musicians should be riskier👹
Génial reprise des Pink Floyd ! Excellent ! Great Cover !!
Hmmm... me again. Love it. Speaks for me.
Timeless classic. Wonderful cover.
NOTHING FACE ! one of best cover for Astronomy Domine !
I haven't heard this song in about 20 yrs.still a classic!!
Quando il buon metal si cala nella psichedelia doc il risultato non può essere che stupendo! 👍
I remember watching Headbanger's Ball with the VCR ready to go, hoping they'd play this video so I could record it. Good times!
Famigeratamte FABOLOSA COVER!!!!
Masterpiece cover of the original version! Amen!
Powerful. Brilliant cover.
Awesome band!!! :)
One of the most perfect covers done by an absolute brilliant band.
Syd's smiling, somewhere.
Великолепно!
Man I so adore this! One of my favourite bands ever.
I believe I saw their first show in the US back in 85 or 86. They opened for Venom at the Ritz and completely held their own with the Masters. After they performed, I was hanging with the singer watching Venom and he kept saying with a heavy accent, "I love America!!!" True story.
Why you lyin
Great cover!!! Syd Barrett foverer!!!
One of the best performance videos of all time, all genres.
so savage masterpiece of cover,excellent arrangements
i love their version...a cool band from up quebec way...r.i.p piggy and thanx for a great pink floyd tribute.
Awesome cover, awesome video, awesome album "Nohtingface"!
Thank you Denis D'Amour, you've been a great musician!
Awesome cover!
Very clever cover and a video way ahead it’s time
Voicod is beyond imagination, class and style, awesome band
ONE OF THE GREATEST COVERS EVER!!!!!!
The genre defying metal band of all time. Voivod rules.
always iked VV, but when you make MAGNIFICENT covers of two of my all time favourite FLOYD songs,...man you have some xtra points there :)
In my opinion, that is what Pink Floyd had in mind when they wrote it. But if they had produced such a piece they would have been shot on the spot. But the evolution could not have been better than this cover.... Respect.
Agree with Batt Fink: camerawork is outstanding. Voivod itself an amazing music creature !
i think this is one of the best covers EVER
Nicely done! Excellent cover of a Pink Floyd classic by Voivod!!!!
This is a job well done!! I remember seeing Mission of Burma doing this live, that was amazing as well.