i think this is very good and i think its brave and a good thing to here talk talk covers because its the closest thing to new stuff from talk talk we are going to here. well done live
I'm no music expert but to me the original of this song is one of the best ever written! the space within the song and the timing that leaves you hanging on for the melodic release. no idea how they did it but truly awesome, creating such emotion. Credit to bon ever for bringing it to a wider audience and for seeing its brilliance as well.
Pretty awesome IMO, of course he isn't Mark Hollis but I think this does the original a huge amount of honor. Really tight instrumentation and I think the singer here is very much in the pocket with the song's original mood and atmospheric expression.
I'm surprised at all the pretentiousness here. This song was never meant to be filmed and instead is all about the live performance. Anyone expecting a studio quality version should really check themselves. This is a decent cover.
valiant effort. Given the state of production Spirit of eden went through and his (mark's) exhausting creative emotional process at the time, trying to recreate a fraction of the mood live was impressive to watch. Good for them. This was a mammoth of a track to even consider covering.
I'm sorry mates but Mark Hollis is unique, trying to imitate the timbre of his voice is impossible because it is really innate. In any case, this tribute version to Hollis's musical and interpretive genius is appreciated. Rest in peace dear Mark David Hollis, your legacy only grows with the years.
Thanks for sharing this one. Now the world knows how Great Talk Talk was. From the colour of spring, the spirit of Eden and Laughing stock,,,, these albums are my personal choice for personal critical listening and testing ANY audio Gear.....Very very hard to supersede the legendary original band.......1986,1988,1991....now were 2015!
GOT this one too..... the one w/ the Sardinian easter bread album cover released in 1998... only have the cd flac file though... unlike the 3 albums I mentioned. I got original issue cd all 3 , re-issue flacs from cd and in 24 bit vinyl....
Benj D.B.S. Mark Hollis' back catalog is really up for a reissue. Only LP i could afford was 'Spirit of Eden'. 'Laughing Stock' and 'Mark Hollis' have been out of print so long it's sad. Where's my audiophile, all analog, 180g remasters with CDs and downloads?
Talk Talk started way before 1986. Why dismiss the earlier stuff? Everything has a foundation. If it wasn't for the commercial success of the previous albums, Hollis would never have been able to produce the later. Think about it.
Surely Mark Hollis would approve. A great cover of an even greater song. The environmental movement brought to aural perfection. There is only one Earth.
as a Talk Talk very early listener, I find this version very good because as the song says it's a matter of spirit not of note played or voice sung. Spirit.
What bjcaughlin said. My own favourite song. Period. And a good cover during a live concert which wasn't meant to be filmed or compared with the original. Talk Talk and Mark Hollis are incomparable. Credit to a good band paying homage.
Don't know if Mark would have not at least raised his eyebrows a bit at a guitar solo in there, but kudos all the same, for at least recognizing the immortality of the tune.
Thank you, Ireland. This song is so lovely, and has been bastardized commercially on the net. Thank you, IRELAND! Such a lovely song, such a lovely band. The U.S. remembers them!
@@philrussell5258 Hi Phil, long time since I request; but the answer is no. I am really interested in the Bon Iver version of the song which does it great justice. I f you get luckey please send my way! wish you well on your journey. Roy
@Mural Just like Bill Withers...fuck anyone that criticizes either of them for retiring...individuals have to do what's best for themselves and their families. Answering to the political media machines that includes screaming senses fans is for the birds. Mark Hollis is a genius.
I absolutely love Talk Talk but to everyone who is criticising this attempt, remember this is a cover and if his voice sounded anything near to Mark Hollis that would be great ,but Mark was a one of kind a fantastic voice and song writer. This is meant to be a tribute to Talk Talk's music .I think it is a good attempt using the instruments that they have after all , Talk Talk's music is heavily mixed in a studio it would be hard even for Talk Talk to get anywhere near the original live.
@YonderVillas Mark Hollis retired from the music business so his family could lead a 'normal' life. It's fair enough, really. How many rock stars ended up totally messed up in the end?
Mark Hollis said he could never play the music on The Spirit of Eden live because it would destroy the purity and perfection of the original recording. Besides, playing their latter music in concert would be impossible (for they used an enormous array of instruments for the recording) and the result would probably be just a copy of the album music like you see here.
@TheMarkHollis At least they TRIED to do it live. Which is more than you and your boys ever did. (Assuming you are Mark Hollis, which is unlikely, but if you are I'm pissed off at you for leaving us fans in the lurch and retiring. But hey, it's your life. I won't forget.)
O am going to respond on this song by a phrase from my fellow name holder Mr.Hollis:IF YOU PLAY A TWO TONES,THEN FIRST LEARN HOW TO PLAY ONE AND WHEN YOU PLAY THAT ONE TONE,YOU BETTER HAVE A DAMN GOOD REASON TO PLAY IT!!! Bon Iver should learn atleast the lyrics and the feeling of this song!!!
I appreciate this flawed attempt to cover a great song if it brings fans of Bon Iver to seek out the Talk Talk original. It's maybe a little sad that most of the audience probably had no idea that this was a cover, much less who did the original.
Eddy Van Esch as much as I love Bon Iver, I feel that Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock can't be covered adequately. It's like a lost language which can't be translated, but it's perfect and beautiful for what it is.
sorry but that is not what a cover is about. It is about paying homage your way. Expressing the song with your personality and not being a copy cat but you non musicians want artists to play to the peanut gallery.
the band sounds great they can tealy feel the song SORRY FOR THE SINGER !! i respect you are trying it but its realy nothing i try to mae a mark hollis style instrumental here !
Nice to cover this, maybe some of his fans will find Talk Talk. Sadly, he can´t really shine with voice, it sounds really mediocre but instruments (especially Moog) are spot on.
if there is a way to destroy a supurb song full of feeling and emotion this is it total sacralidge to ruine one of the best songs ever written, by one of the best bands of all time such a shame it came to an end but what a way to finish
Yeah great. Lacks all of the otherworldly depth and space and subtlety of the original. I don't wanna be negative, but please don't cover any more Talk Talk songs. They're not meant to be covered!
there are two rules when you intend to cover a song: 1. play it at least as good as the original - failed, because that's simply impossible 2. if you can't play as good as the original song, play it better or at least in a different style - failed, to close to the original there should be a third rule: Don't cover any TALK TALK song ever, you can only fail
too slow, kick drums are off, energy and nuance of the guitar replaced by looping 2 chords, vocals trying too hard sounds way too bland with no heart or edge, bass doesn't let low notes ride and instead blends them into the kick drum (which are off), keys are off and overbearing, solo section is an entirely different song.
That's exactly the way to ruin a masterpiece. Bad signer with a bad voice (with absolutely no deepness). Bad beat rendering, bad sound. Please dont play that song if you are incapable to express the profound beauty of it.
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Top class cover. We need more of this to keep talk talk alive to the next generation..
The next generation???? Tik -Tok all day mate. Forget them and just take pleasure in the Hollis masterpeice.
@@petermercury Talk Talk & Tik Tok are not incompatible :)
Breaks my heart to listen to Mark's emotion singing this .This tribute is pretty good and I,m getting weepy again.The magic Mark created ✨️
i think this is very good and i think its brave and a good thing to here talk talk covers because its the closest thing to new stuff from talk talk we are going to here. well done live
Don't judge them to hard folks. The're just Talk Talk addicted as we all are.
bolderiks We all know TT covers can't measure up, but I can't blame them for trying.
I'm no music expert but to me the original of this song is one of the best ever written! the space within the song and the timing that leaves you hanging on for the melodic release. no idea how they did it but truly awesome, creating such emotion. Credit to bon ever for bringing it to a wider audience and for seeing its brilliance as well.
I was at this gig, it was bloody brilliant
Great cover, RIP Mark Hollis. I believe in you!
Boys, Los Angeles and the world salutes you for covering this.
A great cover version. I cried with emotion!
the best song ever covered
Bon will love Mark!! Stop, no words anymore,...
Pretty awesome IMO, of course he isn't Mark Hollis but I think this does the original a huge amount of honor. Really tight instrumentation and I think the singer here is very much in the pocket with the song's original mood and atmospheric expression.
I'm surprised at all the pretentiousness here. This song was never meant to be filmed and instead is all about the live performance. Anyone expecting a studio quality version should really check themselves. This is a decent cover.
This is so godamned beautiful.
I like this cover, after all TalkTalk never performed it live, thumbs up to Bon Iver for trying!
valiant effort. Given the state of production Spirit of eden went through and his (mark's) exhausting creative emotional process at the time, trying to recreate a fraction of the mood live was impressive to watch. Good for them. This was a mammoth of a track to even consider covering.
I'm sorry mates but Mark Hollis is unique, trying to imitate the timbre of his voice is impossible because it is really innate. In any case, this tribute version to Hollis's musical and interpretive genius is appreciated. Rest in peace dear Mark David Hollis, your legacy only grows with the years.
There is no test to imitate. It's a cover, and a darn good one!
Thanks for sharing this one. Now the world knows how Great Talk Talk was. From the colour of spring, the spirit of Eden and Laughing stock,,,, these albums are my personal choice for personal critical listening and testing ANY audio Gear.....Very very hard to supersede the legendary original band.......1986,1988,1991....now were 2015!
+Benj D.B.S. Don't forget the 'Mark Hollis' album
GOT this one too..... the one w/ the Sardinian easter bread album cover released in 1998... only have the cd flac file though... unlike the 3 albums I mentioned. I got original issue cd all 3 , re-issue flacs from cd and in 24 bit vinyl....
Benj D.B.S. Mark Hollis' back catalog is really up for a reissue. Only LP i could afford was 'Spirit of Eden'. 'Laughing Stock' and 'Mark Hollis' have been out of print so long it's sad. Where's my audiophile, all analog, 180g remasters with CDs and downloads?
2003 Remaster
Talk Talk started way before 1986. Why dismiss the earlier stuff? Everything has a foundation. If it wasn't for the commercial success of the previous albums, Hollis would never have been able to produce the later. Think about it.
Surely Mark Hollis would approve. A great cover of an even greater song. The environmental movement brought to aural perfection. There is only one Earth.
as a Talk Talk very early listener, I find this version very good because as the song says it's a matter of spirit not of note played or voice sung. Spirit.
AWESOME!
Not easy to sing like Hollis..he had a distinctive voice.
What bjcaughlin said. My own favourite song. Period. And a good cover during a live concert which wasn't meant to be filmed or compared with the original. Talk Talk and Mark Hollis are incomparable. Credit to a good band paying homage.
great quality!
Bravo🎶🎵ooooo❗
Brave of anyone taking on talk talk, prefer the original,but love bon iver and it's a sign of appreciation after all
I loved it , kinda brought a tear to my eye RIP Mark
awesome
Pretty solid cover. What a song.
The balls it takes to even think of covering it...
if i heard them covering this i would go crazy but i guess none of the audience knows who talk talk is :P
Well done
Don't know if Mark would have not at least raised his eyebrows a bit at a guitar solo in there, but kudos all the same, for at least recognizing the immortality of the tune.
I wonder if anyone in the audience knows what they're listening to.
can any please pass me on the tabs for this track, just cant figure it out
This just makes me miss Talk Talk more..Nothing compares with Spirit of Eden or Laughing Stock...Nothing, end of...
Some sacred things are meant to be left untouched.
@TheMarkHollis - agree completely. Give it up.
Thank you, Ireland. This song is so lovely, and has been bastardized commercially on the net. Thank you, IRELAND! Such a lovely song, such a lovely band. The U.S. remembers them!
First rule of Mark Hollis Do not talk talk about Spirit of Eden
The second rule of...
Mark Hollis does not talk talk talk anymore
It's like catching smoke; you can try but you'll never succeed
took me a while to figure out who was singing. Good musical arrangement lads, well done on such a difficult cover.
well done
Fucking superb stuff.
Or if any one could post a tutorial of this great song
Does anyone have the tabs on this for the acoustic guitar, the ones I have seen so far don't make sense to me. Any advise would be welcome
Did anyone ever respond?
@@philrussell5258 Hi Phil, long time since I request; but the answer is no. I am really interested in the Bon Iver version of the song which does it great justice. I f you get luckey please send my way! wish you well on your journey. Roy
@Mural Just like Bill Withers...fuck anyone that criticizes either of them for retiring...individuals have to do what's best for themselves and their families. Answering to the political media machines that includes screaming senses fans is for the birds. Mark Hollis is a genius.
I really impressive effort at covering possibly the best song ever made.....
I absolutely love Talk Talk but to everyone who is criticising this attempt, remember this is a cover and if his voice sounded anything near to Mark Hollis that would be great ,but Mark was a one of kind a fantastic voice and song writer. This is meant to be a tribute to Talk Talk's music .I think it is a good attempt using the instruments that they have after all , Talk Talk's music is heavily mixed in a studio it would be hard even for Talk Talk to get anywhere near the original live.
@cappast
ye...what a shock this is eh, never expected to hear this , and its fuckin brilliant.
well done, 5 *****
does he sing in this..?
Excelente versión
@roscoeellsberry hell yes! say it brother!
@YonderVillas Mark Hollis retired from the music business so his family could lead a 'normal' life.
It's fair enough, really. How many rock stars ended up totally messed up in the end?
I thought I was going to hate this.
Talk Talk are a bit of a sacred cow to me, and their old stuff is regularly butchered.
This isn't butchered.
Pull up the original lyrics and follow this version and you will see all kinds of butchering going on.
Nice try, I love that you acknowledge them… but … anyway everyone should go listen to a Mark Hollis’s solo album
Mark Hollis said he could never play the music on The Spirit of Eden live because it would destroy the purity and perfection of the original recording.
Besides, playing their latter music in concert would be impossible (for they used an enormous array of instruments for the recording) and the result would probably be just a copy of the album music like you see here.
how can talk talk songs can be so effortlessly changed into pink floyd by mistake. talk talk is in another level man.
@TheMarkHollis At least they TRIED to do it live. Which is more than you and your boys ever did.
(Assuming you are Mark Hollis, which is unlikely, but if you are I'm pissed off at you for leaving us fans in the lurch and retiring. But hey, it's your life. I won't forget.)
It's good, but why does he sing the opening verse twice with the same lyrics... ?
O am going to respond on this song by a phrase from my fellow name holder Mr.Hollis:IF YOU PLAY A TWO TONES,THEN FIRST LEARN HOW TO PLAY ONE AND WHEN YOU PLAY THAT ONE TONE,YOU BETTER HAVE A DAMN GOOD REASON TO PLAY IT!!! Bon Iver should learn atleast the lyrics and the feeling of this song!!!
I forgot to say I'll probably never listen to the band there whatever they're called again!
Have a nice day! :o)
Talk Talk cover Is an 'ossimoro'
Rien ne vaut l'original
cool kyes,,,,,,,z
how did they dare to do that...
Good try lads....I certainly would've appreciated it had I been there
thus owls did better job on covering mark hollis. check it out. this thing can be covered!! we can bring it back!!!
I appreciate this flawed attempt to cover a great song if it brings fans of Bon Iver to seek out the Talk Talk original. It's maybe a little sad that most of the audience probably had no idea that this was a cover, much less who did the original.
Not a bad effort at all at very difficult music with a lot of weight behind it
Sorry guys, but that song is simply 'not-coverable'... Nobody does that better than Hollis himself ...
Eddy Van Esch as much as I love Bon Iver, I feel that Talk Talk's Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock can't be covered adequately. It's like a lost language which can't be translated, but it's perfect and beautiful for what it is.
Perfectly stated, Mysterioso.
Thank you😃!!! (If your keyboarder ist looking for the right timing, he could count to 4)
☝️🥸
The drummer is dragging so bad at the top. Once the bass kicks in, he's fine.
+HuntsPointFilms eh?? I don't think so at all - listen to the original again...
Also they missed the line "I buy prejudice for my health." Lame.
if they can do it live, why cant talk talk! fuck sake a very frustrating dose!
If you are going to cover this song, you better nail the shit out of it.
They didn't.
sorry but that is not what a cover is about. It is about paying homage your way. Expressing the song with your personality and not being a copy cat but you non musicians want artists to play to the peanut gallery.
Piss weak this.
Like others have said, uncoverable.
Apprezzo l'impegno. Ma nn ho trovato il senso di questa musica.
the band sounds great they can tealy feel the song
SORRY FOR THE SINGER !! i respect you are trying it but its realy nothing
i try to mae a mark hollis style instrumental here !
Seven minutes of agony and atrocity.
I don't normally comment on youtube......but you just can't cover this song. It's a disaster.
Amen to that, Rich! I agree!
No its not.
No one should ever be allowed to cover a TT song. Mark's voice is unique and superlative.
Vocaly catastrophically compared to the genius Mark Hollis
Buzz off! It's a cover! And a magnificent one. Hollis would be proud.
Nice to cover this, maybe some of his fans will find Talk Talk. Sadly, he can´t really shine with voice, it sounds really mediocre but instruments (especially Moog) are spot on.
WHY MAKE THIS PUBLIC?, BEST KEPT TO ONE'S SELF COVERS LIKE THIS, HE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.
CERTAINLY IT ADDS NOUGHT TO ORIGINAL
ok so he tried but vocaly ,not for me hollis and always will be better
Those are the wrong chords. This whole cover needs to be scrapped and looked at again.
Ok, they tried... The sound is, well, ok. But the vocals... Gawd, it's atrocious.
sorry vocal aint no good,talktalk still better,musics ok,just my opinion
if there is a way to destroy a supurb song full of feeling and emotion this is it total sacralidge to ruine one of the best songs ever written, by one of the best bands of all time such a shame it came to an end but what a way to finish
Yeah great. Lacks all of the otherworldly depth and space and subtlety of the original. I don't wanna be negative, but please don't cover any more Talk Talk songs. They're not meant to be covered!
His voice isn't much really, but kudos for trying talktalk ,don't do it again
Yes.
Ouch.
oh boy fucking awful
there are two rules when you intend to cover a song:
1. play it at least as good as the original - failed, because that's simply impossible
2. if you can't play as good as the original song, play it better or at least in a different style - failed, to close to the original
there should be a third rule: Don't cover any TALK TALK song ever, you can only fail
Axel Vohn I totally agree! And this song is too hard to cover. And in the end I consider any attempt to cover TT music like a vandalic act.
Ouch. Tolerable except for the singing... I'll stick with Hollis' version, thanks.
too slow, kick drums are off, energy and nuance of the guitar replaced by looping 2 chords, vocals trying too hard sounds way too bland with no heart or edge, bass doesn't let low notes ride and instead blends them into the kick drum (which are off), keys are off and overbearing, solo section is an entirely different song.
You go do it skipper at shore.
Bloody awful
No. It just becomes a sort of jazzy off-beat song, not the angelic/tragic EPIC construction that Hollis wrote. No, no, no. Leave his songs alone.
That's exactly the way to ruin a masterpiece. Bad signer with a bad voice (with absolutely no deepness). Bad beat rendering, bad sound. Please dont play that song if you are incapable to express the profound beauty of it.