Under the covers

[J E B Stuart]

A number of years ago, I saw Oleander open for Collective Soul. Their cover of a classic Doors tune got a lotta radio play for a while back then. They were from Sacramento, but I don't know much else about them. Here's the cover:

Amen.

[Prof Emeritus at Fawk U]

I was honestly floored when I heard this cover of Neil Young.

Pretty cool and here is the original for comparison.

Epic.   

[J E B Stuart]

These side-by-side cover/original comparisons can be interesting and fun. Here's another cover of a Neil Young song from the same album. In this instance, the cover is by Canadian band, Big Sugar. It's pretty slouchy and ragged and I like it:

Here's Neil's original:

Amen.