Comments on: 04.18.07 - ELLIOTT SMITH: BETWEEN THE COVERS

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 07 May 2007 22:24:26 +0000

though i am a diehard bright eyes fan, the cover of “the biggest lie” was prosaic. i had never heard of chris garneau before i listened to his cover, which was phenomenal. i had to click “watch again” about several times while i was doing my literature homework because with each play i was even more blown away by it.

By: Levi

Levi — Thu, 03 May 2007 00:17:30 +0000

I thought the Bright Eyes one was pretty good until he messed with the ending, if you know what I mean. Overall I’d pick Chris Garneau’s cover.

By: rob renteria

rob renteria — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 20:29:29 +0000

NO FLAK…..elliott is loved and revered by all genres…….BAYSIDE…..did a great version of baby britian…..it might turn on some kids 2 the brilliance of elliott’s music….so yeah bayside’s cover of baby britian……..last week i saw joshua radin in concert…he covered “between the bars” as an encore……it was really good 2!!!

By: luke

luke — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 16:16:19 +0000

I may catch some flak for this comment, but I liked Bayside’s cover of Baby Britain. I might be biased here because I’ve been listening to Bayside for a solid five years or so, but I liked Baby Britain the best.

By: M

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:12:36 +0000

Wow, this is a tough one, but I would have to give it to Devine. His is simple but beautifully rendered… the vocal harmonies, the guitar, all dead on. As for Garneau & Peyroux, both had stellar interpretations blended with their personal styles. There is palpable emotion from Garneau & Peyroux’s is sleepy & ethereal.The Metrics’wasn’t bad, but a little flat. As for Bright Eyes… I try to cut the guy a break for all the bad press he gets, but this was hands down cringe-worthy. Truly.

By: broken_images

broken_images — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:52:41 +0000

robbie grossman hands down the best ive ever seen . im really pissed
a lot of people do you tube covers of elliott that i think are insults
but not this kid . i dont know who he is but the guitar is dead on
and not a bad singer
you be the judge
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nLpxm_-4Q

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:31:03 +0000

Garneau. Awesome voice, great cover. Love metric, but the cover was lackluster. Bright eyes rocks as well. His voice is beautiful because it is so different. But Chalk this one up to Garneau.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:59:43 +0000

The Bright Eyes performance is crap. That guy is waaaaaaaaay overrated and shouldn’t be allowed to touch anyone else’s good music.

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:09:10 +0000

Peyroux is spelled wrong. It has an e, not an a.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:22:25 +0000

i personally thought that chris garneau’s cover was the best (very touching and original), and bright eyes’ was the worst. (maybe it was the recording, but i wasnt really digging it.) metric’s was good, but it really didnt have any “metric-feel” to it. Madeleine Payroux’s was good, and kevin devine’s was second best. all in my opinion, of course.