Sturgill does Nirvana

[SonnyBassPlayer]

Didn't do it for me either. Jst my opinion of course!

 

[CatSquare]

I heard a cover of Nirvana covering Lake of Fire that was pretty good.

The man who sold the world was a David Bowie song covered by Nirvana....I thought they did a great job myslef...

Absolutely, when Nirvana covered other artists it was an improvement in every case IMO, but I've never heard a cover of a Nirvana song that was anything but a downgrade. Joke covers (Paul Anka, Richard Cheese, Weird Al, etc.) don't really count, they're kind of a separate entity as they aren't trying to capture the spirit of the original, but instead riff off it to a different end.

 

[ShredderMaximus]

The video was interesting, and was actually the only thing that got me through the whole song.

Definitely no "Hurt."

 

[Bunk McNulty]

And Jason Isbell

I don't know what kinda music this is, but I like it a whole lot.

 

[mikew31]

I didn't care for this cover and I'm a huge Sturgill fan. Just seemed very lifeless and uninspired to me.

 

[Funk³]

This is heavily reverbed, whiney and mumbled country cover of an iconic rock song.

I'll pass.

 

[Stranger Danger]

This is heavily reverbed, whiney and mumbled country cover of an iconic rock song.

I'll pass.

Iconic is a little strong but yeah it's a bit mumbly for sure.

 

[Bodeanly]

The Charles Bradley cover of Nirvana's "Stay Away" is a good one:

But I'm not a fan of the Sturgill cover. Sorry.

 

[higain617]

The Charles Bradley cover of Nirvana's "Stay Away" is a good one:

But I'm not a fan of the Sturgill cover. Sorry.

This one blows the other away, in my opinion.

 

[Stranger Danger]

No need to apologize. I didn't make it. I like Sturgill and what he's trying to do. I'm not entirely sure I like it either. I just thought it was interesting.

 

[CTW68]

The only Nirvana cover that's ever really made me smile:

 

[Bass'd on a true story]

I generally like music of every genre, but this was actually annoying. I would rather listen to silence and Nevermind was one of my favorite albums. The only thing that even resembled Nirvana is thag I couldn't understand a word he said.

Sorry for being so honest.

 

[roller]

it's on par with Blake Shelton's "Man In The Box"...

 

[Snakeman1066]

 

[Stranger Danger]

it's on par with Blake Shelton's "Man In The Box"...

Now that's just hateful

 

[Frank Tuesday]

it's on par with Blake Shelton's "Man In The Box"...

Or the Oak Ridge Boys doing 7 Nation Army

 

[MattZilla]

real country

so real country starts around 1965 and ends around '72? It's a fluid pop genre and Sturgill does nothing similar to the original Country & Western sound beyond utilising a steel guitar and imparting a stereotypical hillbilly accent and vocal tone. Heck, that snare sound is straight out of 90's R&B! Sorry for being a d**k, I'm just really sick of hearing that phrase when I'm publicly enjoying Patsy, Chet, Hank Jr, Garth, or Hank III. It's just pop music for rural folk, which, just like other genres here and abroad, mixes and evolves.

 

[GregC]

I like his music but the dude has a serious case of mumble mouth. It doesn't help when they drown it in reverb. I think I liked his cover of When in Rome's The Promise more.

Same here. My wife and I watched part of his set on Austin City Limits a few months ago. Just to set the stage, we are in his target audience as we both like old-school country and what is typically called alt-country or Americana these days such as Jason Isbell and his old band, the Drive By Truckers. And we both grew up in the South; my wife is from rural Virginia and has a pretty clear accent.

And yet, despite really clear sound, neither one of us could make out a damn word Sturgill was singing. Eventually, it drove us nuts and we had to turn it off.

 

[Stranger Danger]

Same here. My wife and I watched part of his set on Austin City Limits a few months ago. Just to set the stage, we are in his target audience as we both like old-school country and what is typically called alt-country or Americana these days such as Jason Isbell and his old band, the Drive By Truckers. And we both grew up in the South; my wife is from rural Virginia and has a pretty clear accent.

And yet, despite really clear sound, neither one of us could make out a damn word Sturgill was singing. Eventually, it drove us nuts and we had to turn it off.

I'm a huge DBT fan myself.

I would like to see him clear things up a bit. When I caught Sturgill at Jazz Fest in NOLA a couple of years ago, he didn't sound so muddy so I believe it's a conscious choice which just baffles me.

 

[mmbongo]

Love some Sturgill, but this cover is very meh. Did not need to be done.

And yes, Jason Isbell is pretty much the king of all things musical these days. Nobody better out there.

And here is the best cover of a Nirvana song ever done. Fact.