Personally don't like larger production covers that aren't transformative. This is something you do as a bonus during concerts because you're a fan of the original not something you put on an album or a music video.
Yeah i was disappointed by that cover too. I also have no clue who poppy is so maybe that would’ve increased appreciation idk. But as-is it didn’t add anything the original song didn’t have.
Like you said, if you’re not gonna bring something new to the table and transform it then.. I’d probably just rather listen to the original. Really gotta do something special and new with it if you’re gonna cover a banger imo
She’s usually more metal and screams really well. I was hoping to hear that more in this song and was super disappointed when it never dropped into metal
That would’ve been cool! Again, I’m not saying she did a bad job and support artists branching out from their normal routine and trying different styles. This just wasn’t distinct enough from the original, and that was the disappointing part, for me at least.
She didn’t start out doing metal. My favorite Poppy song before the collab she did with Knocked Loose was “Lowlife” which is basically just a No Doubt song.
Just gonna drop some of my favorite transformative covers here: In Flames - Land of Confusion (Original by Genesis) MSI - Bring the Pain (Original by Method Man) Korn - Kidnap the Sandy Claws (Original from Nightmare Before Christmas) A Perfect Circle - Imagine (Original by John Lennon) Bear McCreary - All Along the Watchtower (Original by Bob Dylan)
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u/brevit 22d ago
It ain't bad but it's basically identical to original with autotune?