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Avril Lavigne covers System of a Down's 'Chop Suey', commits musical heresy
Yeah, that sums it up nicely.
If you really want your eardrums assaulted you may find the clip by visiting http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/article.asp?ID=6795&type=NWS (not a direct link to the file itself, just the page where it is)
I know we have some Avril fans around so I'll try and be careful in my wording, but...
OhMyGodThatSucks
(IMO)
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I heard the start of this a short while ago. And I'll say the same thing I did back then.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeww! It's almost painful to listen to.
And I'm saying this as someone who quite likes Avril Lavigne, and has no strong feelings towards System of a Down.
But I know the feeling when you get up to sing a song, and it's not until you've started that you realise what a horrible mistake you've made in choosing the song!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeww!
It's almost painful to listen to.And I'm saying this as someone who quite likes Avril Lavigne, and has no strong feelings towards System of a Down.
But I know the feeling when you get up to sing a song, and it's not until you've started that you realise what a horrible mistake you've made in choosing the song!
Posted: 02:25 Dec 15 2002
SOAD "Chop Suey" is a classic. And really, SOAD have such a unique sound that no one can cover their songs.
Posted: 10:57 Dec 15 2002 
Yes, this may shock some people (
) but it ain't great. And it seemed better when I heard it in person. Like ck has said, it's a hard song to cover anyway and Avril's vocal range isn't suited to it.
Having said that, it was only done on the spur of the moment at the end of the gig so *shrug* I don't anticipate it being a mainstay of her set.
) but it ain't great. And it seemed better when I heard it in person. Like ck has said, it's a hard song to cover anyway and Avril's vocal range isn't suited to it.Having said that, it was only done on the spur of the moment at the end of the gig so *shrug* I don't anticipate it being a mainstay of her set.
Posted: 11:02 Dec 15 2002 Is that for *any* Steps song then?
by PictureOfFlowers
But I know the feeling when you get up to sing a song, and it's not until you've started that you realise what a horrible mistake you've made in choosing the song!
Posted: 11:05 Dec 15 2002
I started to download this at some godforsaken time this morning and had a quick listen to it.. and shockingly enough It didnt get any better after I had a nights sleep.
It didnt get any better after I had a nights sleep.
Posted: 12:56 Dec 15 2002
Well, I tried to not let my inherent dislike of Avril Levigne colour my judgement on this one, & I didn't need to. It's simply bad.
Posted: 16:06 Dec 15 2002
I think it's one thing that she isn't that good live but to cover a song that in it's own right should never be covered, thats just even worse.
Posted: 16:21 Dec 15 2002
Er, she is good live because I've heard her. I just think that this is a case of doing a song that she can't perform live. But they did it as a spur of the moment thing as I've mentioned before (although they'd obviously performed it before.) The rest of her set (performing her own material) was excellent.
Posted: 16:29 Dec 15 2002 I've never even attempted to perform a Steps song. Way out of my vocal range. I ain't *that* stoopid!
by Whistler
Is that for *any* Steps song then?
Posted: 19:22 Dec 15 2002