Sympathy For The Devil

[fred_carston]

https://twitter.com/RIPLemmy/status/681805135165665280

[ChineseDemocracy2004]

One of the greatest songs ever written imo.

[Len Cnut]

And one of the greatest songs ever desicrated by bands with none of the wit and musical subtlty to execute it as well as Les Fabulous Rolling Stones of Richmond. Literally every cover of it i have ever seen has totally wankered it.

Edited December 29, 2015 by Len B'stard

[Towelie]

And one of the greatest songs ever desicrated by bands with none of the wit and musical subtlty to execute it as well as Les Fabulous Rolling Stones of Richmond. Literally every cover of it i have ever seen has totally wankered it.

It's just one of those songs that shouldn't be touched.

I thought GNR's version was poor, but then I heard Ozzy Osbourne's, which is a whole other layer of excrement.

[-W.A.R-]

Sympathy may have been a nail in the coffin but the break up probably started on it crash course when Izzy left

[Kenan]

I thought it was a pretty good cover. I loved it!

[jekylhyde]

This might sound like heresy, but to me the song, the composition itself is so good, that even the cover versions sound good.

[Cosmo]

GnR's version is pretty good.

[EvH]

Never understood the hate for GNR's rendition of the song. Amazing drumming and tone from Matt, and Slash rips it. Axl oversings it, though.

[Edward Nygma]

There's worst original/classic Guns songs than the Sympathy cover, there's worst new gnr songs, there's worst slash & conspirators songs, there's worst guns n roses rolling stone covers.

Edited December 29, 2015 by Edward Nigma

[Len Cnut]

The value in the original was it's latin sort of beat, the minimalism of it, it was more roll than rock, to paraphrase it's creator, it's an eerie toe-tapper, it does not benefit from being made loud and dense and hammed up by a bunch of dull greasers. In fact it does admirably what a lot of metal tries to do but falls flat at and thats sound kinda eerie, creepy, evil, Satanic, cuz it attempts to do so with brains. It's sounds like some kinda of fuckin' weird voodoo music coming out of some remote Brazilian village somewhere, it feels like it was recorded in humidity or something...and that solo by Keith is just fuckin' brilliant, little sharp bursts of notes, Guns n Roses absolutely ruined it.

[supercool]

that song is like the bastard son of baudelaire and bulgakov.

it's too brilliant to be covered by other musicians.

[fred_carston]

best version ever is by Sandie Shaw

[Cosmo]

Jane's Addiction has a pretty interesting one.

[Philipm787]

Len stop talking outta your ass, there's nothing wrong with Gnr's version to constitute you saying they 'ruined' it, their cover was like a cover should be done, not trying to out do the stones version, just paying their respects to a great tune

[Iron MikeyJ]

I've always loved gnrs version tbh. I love the Stones version as well, id rather not bicker about Which version is better or worse, just enjoy them both for what they are, great bands playing a great song. I do feel that gnr did the song justice (but I feel that way about all of classic gnrs covers), they had a way of capturing the spirit of the original song, adding their own personality to it, and yet retaining the diginity of the original. It's a very difficult thing to accomplish imo, and classic gnr did it every time they covered a song, it's one of those things that made them a really special band.

Not to brag, but I actually am the creator of the top gnr sympathy for the devil music video on YouTube. Here it is in all its glory, watch it, comment, subscribe. ?

Edited December 29, 2015 by Iron MikeyJ

[-W.A.R-]

Stones version is better but i enjoy the the GNR one and probably listen to it more than the Stones version

[Strange Broue]

And one of the greatest songs ever desicrated by bands with none of the wit and musical subtlty to execute it as well as Les Fabulous Rolling Stones of Richmond. Literally every cover of it i have ever seen has totally wankered it.

It's just one of those songs that shouldn't be touched.

I thought GNR's version was poor, but then I heard Ozzy Osbourne's, which is a whole other layer of excrement.

I think GNR's version is far more superior

Of course the Stones original is genius, but not really listenable if you're not on the mood, imho

That is why you Stones purists think that every cover is fucked up

The original song is not meant to be a song that many artists could cover, that's all

if a band try to cover it, a whole totally different vibe and feel is neccessary, because you cannot copy Mick Jagger's anti-singing voice I still think that Mick Jagger cannot sing if his life depends on it, but he is/was one of the best frontmans out there and that is enough. Same applies to Ozzy, imho

Edited December 29, 2015 by Strange Broue

[Tom-Ass]

This was the First Guns recording I didn't like at all.. Yes I liked My World...

[Len Cnut]

Len stop talking outta your ass, there's nothing wrong with Gnr's version to constitute you saying they 'ruined' it, their cover was like a cover should be done, not trying to out do the stones version, just paying their respects to a great tune

None of what you've said disputes or even appears to he trying to dispute what i said, i agree they were paying their respect, i agree they were doing their version, i just think their version is dreadful compared to original, dont shoot me over making the comparison, you sort of invite comparison by doing covers, its interesting you say i'm talking out of my arse but dont actually go so far as disputing my point, which is that their version is inferior, in fact you kinda allude to it with your 'they weren't trying to outdo' comment, so we're at least in 75% agreement, you just dont appear to think 'ruined' is quite accurate, fair enough but thats what i think and I've explained why. To be honest I dont see what you're getting out of your pram about, even a couple of the people who made it think its a piece of shit

I think GnR destroyed most songs they tried to cover, Raw Power, New Rose, Cant Put Your Arms Around A Memory...Since I Dont Have You was good, Attitude was passable, I Dont Care About You was good, Jumpin Jack Flash was good, Human Being they wrecked...so its not like im just on some 'how dare they touch The Stones' kick, I'm not even that big a Stones fan but anyone without shit in their ears can hear Sympathy is a bit of pig, no offence. Its generally a difficult song to cover i think.

Edited December 30, 2015 by Len B'stard

[Todo Poderoso Timão]

And one of the greatest songs ever desicrated by bands with none of the wit and musical subtlty to execute it as well as Les Fabulous Rolling Stones of Richmond. Literally every cover of it i have ever seen has totally wankered it.

I just prefer GNR's version, way better.

[Philipm787]

Honestly Len I don't really care what your post said, I'm too busy being absolutely over the fucking moon with the billboard confirmation, let's all just be happy as one, GUNS N FUCKING ROSES!

[Len Cnut]

Good for you fella, nice one

Edited December 30, 2015 by Len B'stard

[Hell House]

Don't forget, someone was knifed to death while the Stones performed Sympathy at Altamont.

[Estranged Reality]

And one of the greatest songs ever desicrated by bands with none of the wit and musical subtlty to execute it as well as Les Fabulous Rolling Stones of Richmond. Literally every cover of it i have ever seen has totally wankered it.

Jane's Addiction did something interesting with it, but the Stones definitely own that one.

Whereas songs like Dead Flowers have lent themselves to very interesting re-interpretations by guys like Van Zandt, it's hard to reinterpret a tune like Sympathy and improve upon it.