Wavegroup covers better than or equal to the originals?

[CloudWolf]

Take for example the cover of Ziggy Stardust. It tossed in a guitar solo that wasn't in the original that worked seamlessly and sounded fantastic.

Yeah, the solo was good, but everybody that claims the cover was better or even equal to the original is crazy. Nothing personal, but no David Bowie cover can ever come close to the original IMO (no, not even Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Sold the World).

[Dadasaurus Rex]

Yeah, the solo was good, but everybody that claims the cover was better or even equal to the original is crazy. Nothing personal, but no David Bowie cover can ever come close to the original IMO (no, not even Nirvana's cover of The Man Who Sold the World).

I have to agree with you CW. I'm kind of a Bowie nut and haven't heard anyone improve on his work. Nirvana's TMWSTW captures the essence (in a heroined out kind of way) but certainly not an improvement. That said, Mott the Hoople released All the Young Dudes, The only song I can think of that he wrote, but did not release himself (except as an outake) that I like.