And one of the kindest, most honest souls you could ever have the grace of meeting and talking face to face with. What a talented and loving human being. I would strongly recommend inviting him on your show for a reaction, maybe a live reaction!
Gotta be honest I’d say yes to this if a friend, while driving said they wanted to play this version…I’d say hell yea. The original, I’d be like yea sure if you wanna. Like a previous commenter when it comes to Smooth Criminal…I prefer the rock version 😬 it’s a yes
And honestly the nicest people I did a meet and greet and they talk to you and are genuinely happy to see you. Do a meet and greet if u can. 100% worth it
Y’all should do a “covers” marathon! Johny Cash: hurt Nirvana: man who sold the world Metallica: turn the page/Tuesday’s gone Korn: wicked Prince: creep Tom petty: asshole And back to back react to the originals
Play4Blood I agree that there are better Metallica covers, like „the wait“ „die, die my darling“ or „helpless“, but I don’t think the ones I suggested are crap, first off, I think it’s cool as hell that they jammed with COC and Blues Traveler, that alone deserves a listen...wouldn’t call it a waste of time. But I hear you
Disturbed always nails covers- Sound of Silence I still haven't found what I'm looking for Land of Confusion FFDP had some good ones as well- House of the Rising Sun Gone Away
They have to pay the royalty regardless of getting permission. And permission is needed from whoever owns the recording rights. Which is not necessarily the band or artist.
Their original stuff is great, his voice is one of the best in rock, “45” is great, “save me” is dope, I love “sound of madness” too and “what a shame” is another personal favorite, just to give you a few good options
My interpretation: in the original, Skynyrd had a special sound. They had a three guitar band, plus a bass player, a piano/B3 organ player, a drummer, a lead vocalist, plus background vocalists. Inspite of their instrumentation and vocals, they gave each other space (in the musical since) to work. Shinedown's version of this song is, comparatively, a stripped back version, where the focus is on the weight of the lyrics. It's an omage, if you will, to the power of the song's meaning. Shinedown does a wonderful job by paying tribute to a powerful band, playing a powerful song, but covers the song in their own way, and reintroduces the song to a newer generation that might not have heard it before. I say "well done."
Their first is absolutely the best!! I love them so much but a little less compared to the first two and especially first. But anything on the first CD is the best. I hope these guys react to 45!
Every time I hear this it always brings a tear to my eye, I've had the luck of seeing them live and they really don't disappoint. One of the most humbling bands I've listened to and one of the few ive stayed consisted with for the past 15 years (29 now).
Call me by Shinedown. I first heard this song when me and my wife were separated. It actually helped me to get her back. We've been married 15 years and going strong!
Former Shinedown guitarist "Jasin Todd" married the daughter of "Ronnie Van Zant", the lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Though it is a cover there is more to it than just that.
Very true. Both bands are from Jacksonville, Florida and when Shinedown started out they used to play a venue called Freebird Live, which was owned by Judy Van Zant, who is Ronnie's widow (and the mother of Melody, who is married to Jasin Todd). Shinedown played this as a thank you to Judy for supporting them and as a tribute to Ronnie. Incidentally, in the official video for this song there is a little girl holding a picture of a man - that man in the picture is Ronnie Van Zant and the little girl is his grand-daughter. The best comment I read about this relationship is "even most Shinedown fans don't realise that Shinedown are Lynyrd Skynyrd family."
There is a version of Brent Smith singing this song acoustically in someone’s living room and it’s freaking amazing. You guys should check it out. It shows just how good his voice is. Love the channel guys 👍🏻
@Pandora Cross Hey guys they've already reacted to "No One Knows" a long time ago! It's still on their Patreon I think, surprised they haven't released it on RU-vid yet. It was even with their old format lol. But they liked the song, said it was playlist for both of them.
Brent Smith is just amazing! His acoustic cover sessions with Zach Myers are crazy good. I'd say 99% of them are at least as good as the originals, if not better.
@Connor G do you even know what "a banger" is, in regards to this channel? Do you know why a song is called a banger? Here is a small hint....... It has nothing to do with the genre.
I’ve heard this done acoustically by them...I’ve never heard this version which sounds Electro-Acoustic. His voice is amazing. One of my favourite songs to sing and play along to because of the vocal range needed
Love both versions. Of course grew up on Lynyrd Skynyrds my entire life cuz it’s older than me, but Brent smith brought so much to add on to the classic for sure. I actually found myself enjoying or jamming into more covers lately.
To me it’s always been the emotion Shinedown pushes. I like Skynyrd, it’s a phenomenal rendition though. Honestly, I actually prefer this due to the emotions portrayed.
Shinedown is my favorite band and has been for years. I reccomend some songs from the sound of madness album like the "second chance" or "the crow and the butterfly." The amaryllis album is also very underrated.
The MOST underrated album of Shinedown is TTS!!! In all honesty I think they could pick pretty much any one of their songs (preferably one of their longer one's) make a list, with the song titles all over the page and just point to one or throw a dart. especially because LIV likes to pay attention to the lyrics. And Brent Smith is a Lyrical Mastermind! What a Shame would be a fantastic song for them to do!
It's awesome that you are finally doing Shinedown, and though I absolutely love their rendition of Simple Man, it's a true shame that you didn't start with one of their amazing originals. And there truly are a lot of amazing Shinedown songs including, but not limited to "Sound of Madness, Diamond Eyes, The Crow & the Butterfly, 45, Bully, I'll Follow You, Through the Ghost, and the list just goes on and on.
Been away from RU-vid for a minute but when I come back you guys are near the million mark! This is amazing. I remember back when you were at the 50k mark.
Oh you should see them do it live....it's friggin AWESOME 💗 Brett recorded this a while back when they were still the best kept secret, he totally nailed this cover. I love Skynyrd but Shinedown took it to another level.
Just came across this and thought and I’d like to share; It's very personal to them. Both bands are from Jacksonville, Fl and Shinedown original guitarist was married to the late Skynard original singer (Ronnie’s) daughter. They also regularly played at a venue called Freebird Live which was owned by Ronnie widowed wife. So it's not only a cover, but a huge tribute to Ronnie (original lead singer) his wife. Crazy!
While you’re doing covers -- Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U Sinead O’Connor- Nothing Compares 2 U Chris Cornell - Nothing Compares 2 U (at Sirius xm studios)
The amazing thing I realized with this comment is I don't believe I have heard Prince sing his own song. I don't see how he tops Cornell though. Cornell has probably two of the best covers of all time with Nothing Compares 2 U and Billy Jean. The dude's voice just adds so much to almost any song.
@@mikestewart2520 Chris Cornell does the song as well. I think that's what they were talking about. Check it out Chris doing nothing compares to you is great
It's not a cover as much as an homage. The bands guitarist at the time was married to Ronnie Van Zant's daughter. Ronnie being the lead singer of Skynyrd, Shinedown wanted to pay tribute to family roots and to their Jacksonville roots.
I love Southern Rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd released this song when I was young. So I have heard it for a long time. I never thought that it was a great song , until Shinedown sang it.
The original guitar player for Shinedown (Jasin Todd)is married to Ronnie van zant’s (original lead singer of lynrd skynrd) daughter. This song was covered as a nod to Ronnie’s wife for all the support the gave Shinedown when they started out.
I love you're guys analysis, even though you guys are rap guys which I'm more of nowadays but I grew up with rock over listening to it, this song being 1 of them you guys nailed this song along with LS version.
I love you guys! I grew up in the 60s with all that it implies. In today's world it seems to me that everyone is too concerned with their differences instead of embracing everyone's differences. I wish everyone had your attitudes. I hope having this attitude brings joy and monetary gain to your life. I tell everyone to subscribe and will check out your other endeavors.
I love the version and I love his voice and don’t mind him singing it powerfully. However I do feel some of the emotion is lost from the original. Put it this way. When I want to get into my signing bag I throw this one on and I sing.... But when I want to feel the song and just listen I put on Lynard Skynyrd.
That video was crazy with that kid with the pollution/operation mask doing his best MJ on the sidewalk! They gotta include the video just for that kid! It was a great cover. I have always enjoyed "punk" covers of pop songs.
Best covers ever: Jimi Hendrix covering Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower;" Johnny Cash covering "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails (even Trent Reznor says it's better in some ways than his original, but you must watch the video to get the emotional gut punch).
I’m a patreon as well as a Shinedown enthusiast. Dig in to their history. When you see “Simple Man” performed by them live, you would absolutely love it. I was suicidal for many years and Shinedown music, along with others, helped pull me back from the edge more times than I can count. I got a chance to meet them at a meet and greet and actually told Brent Smith (lead singer) that and he was amazing. “Burning Bright” was the song that actually saved my life, but “ Save Me” “For My Sake” and “If You Only Knew” are also great contenders for their top spot. Yes, they have gotten commercial with time, but if you heard and experienced them in their prime, you would be a convert. Hands down. I don’t care for much off of their newest album, except for “monsters” , but I’ll follow them and love their music until the day I take my last breath because of what they meant to me when I was at ground zero. I don’t care what you classify them as, to me, they are the band that saved my life. Check them out.
Yees! One of my favorite versions! Not really a technically amazing version, like Shindown, but the recording and voice of Jensen overall is amazing, it's a mellow and soothing version!
LS asked Brent Smith to sing with them the last show before Gary passed away. They sang Simple Man together its on here amazing video and everything came full circle. Ronnie's widow gets the rulities every time SD version plays. He did it completely raw & acoustic at a radio station and it was downloaded 500,000 in 6 weeks than it was put on the album.
If you do the live version of this song by shinedown, you will will have a whole new respect for this singer (Brent Smith) dude is one of the best in the industry .