"Boots" cover getting better ratings...
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nicv
New Yorker
Thanks, my keyboard is wearing my coffee now.
That has happened to me a few times while reading this forum
After listening, I must say it is a "listenable" song (just created my own word) but it's true it ain't got soul ...........
The fact that people are actually responding to Boots in this way is positive. You normally don't do tributes, mockeries, comedy skits, or whatnot about a band that's 'irrelevant', as some are saying.
Here's another I liked, that came out pretty closely on the heels of the Boots release:
YouTube - Get On Your Boots (U2) on piano
Here's another I liked, that came out pretty closely on the heels of the Boots release:
YouTube - Get On Your Boots (U2) on piano
Sadic
The Fly
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whackjester
Acrobat
I love how they make the "you don't know how beautiful" part sound almost like Alice in Chains.
The music is pretty good, the singing is horrendous.buzzkill27
War Child
Give them a 
for trying,imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
for trying,imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Cactus Annie
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adypole
Refugee
I loved it! thanks!
Sadic
The Fly
i'm the singer... kiss
As far as the first video that began the forum...as someone who does a fair amount of recording/producing, the singer is using a ton of autotune. Part of what makes U2's songs so viscerally impacting is that despite the complex and polished arrangements/production, Bono's voice is for the most part un-autotuned (not counting U23D). Makes them really stick out on the radio from the Taylor Swifts and Jonas Brothers manufactured vocals.
So knock on the later video's "Alice in Chains" sound on the chorus, but at least its really their voice, and a real performance.
So knock on the later video's "Alice in Chains" sound on the chorus, but at least its really their voice, and a real performance.
SBU2
War Child
When i first heard it, it sounded crap, really rusty and messy, but the more times you listen, you like it, i have to admit, the recorded version is bad, the quality is terrible on the intro with the drums and guitar, but in the video and live its alot better, its a grower, just feel from the grammys award it needs more energy live on there tour.
Yeah, the guy sings like an American Idol contestant -- trying to be too cool. However, it's pretty great for some amateur cover band.
AtomicBono
ONE love, blood, life
good point
nice job!
i like how you used the cool intro from the Grammys performance.as for the original post ... boring!! seriously ... Get On Your Boots does not work as an acoustic song. The let me in the sound part was especially bad. I guess that was the Get On Your Boots - Get On Your Sleep Remix...
angelordevil
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It's funny how hand-clapping, piano-playing, and a xylophone can actually make you think twice about a song.
Having worked on this production... I can speak with absolute certainty about 3 things... 1. These guys are huge U2 fans to the core, 2. They are very disciplined musicians, 3. These kids got passion and talent for days... I'm a little confused, isn't the ultimate form of flattery imitation... "isn't every artist a cannibal and every poet a thief" clearly a great number of people have connected positively with The Wrecking's Raw Session cover of "Get On Your Boots"... what you hear is what you get... not better than U2 thats absurd!... but you know what, I am not alone in thinking its pretty darn good
Having worked on this production... I can speak with absolute certainty about 3 things... 1. These guys are huge U2 fans to the core, 2. They are very disciplined musicians, 3. These kids got passion and talent for days... I'm a little confused, isn't the ultimate form of flattery imitation... "isn't every artist a cannibal and every poet a thief" clearly a great number of people have connected positively with The Wrecking's Raw Session cover of "Get On Your Boots"... what you hear is what you get... of course its not better than U2 thats absurd for anyone to insinuate!... but you know what, I am not alone in thinking its pretty darn good
LuvandPeace1980
War Child
i like the original more
this sounds like a Christian Cover
this sounds like a Christian Cover
i like the original more
this sounds like a Christian Cover
No doubt U2 should be considered the highest standard by which bands are measured
Question... how does the cover sound Christian?
BVS
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ultraviolet353
War Child
The best part of the cover is the fact they do not use the worst lyric ever in a U2 song--"sexy boots."
ShanthaDawn
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LOVE this cover! Here's a comment from TW:
Hallucination
Refugee
Some of you guys are hilarious. That was actually pretty good. And to anyone who's thinks it's blasphemy or an insult to cover U2 get off it. It's a compliment when people choose to cover U2's material. It doesn't always pan out but this if you listen objectivly this actually really good. From the comments it seems alot of you had your's predeterminded regardless of how good or bad this would've been. I thought it was pretty cool.
mikal
Blue Crack Addict
The Wrecking cover of GOYB
actually really cool.
YouTube - *NEW* U2 - Get On Your Boots LIVE David Letterman NOW ON iTUNES (The Wrecking)
they provide a link to purchase on Itunes also.
actually really cool.
YouTube - *NEW* U2 - Get On Your Boots LIVE David Letterman NOW ON iTUNES (The Wrecking)
they provide a link to purchase on Itunes also.
blindinglights
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Very nice cover, great musicianship, thanks for posting!
mikal
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i pretty much hate the rest of their music though, lol. 
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