Paranoid in the Sky

On a sunny summer day, the clouds surrounded the city, showing their power. Their shape reminded me of Paranoid's album cover (Black Sabbath). Well, it is not a perfect copy, yet the sword is there in the sky!

(c) Mihai Midus 2015

(c) Warner Bros., 1970

Resolution

Today I received the following message within an email:

Hi! I see you like metal, I think it will be interesting for you)))

So I gave it (the link) a chance. I was stunned by the powerful sound, and the performance of the artist. The song was a cover of Emigrate's Resolution, and the name of the artist is Roman Varashev.

Below are both the original and its cover. Enjoy! I really did!

Black Label Society vs. Lynyrd Skynyrd

Years ago, while in Timisoara, I used to listen to Radio Stotka, a radio station in Novi Sad, Serbia. One of their shows put together two songs: an original one, and its remake. The listeners sent their votes to the radio station, and counted for each version. In more than 90% of the songs contest, the conclusion was: "Uvek je bolje original!", or "Original is always better!".

For today, I have chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd's "I Never Dreamed" as the original one, and Black Label Society with its cover. Each one has an original approach of the story within the lyrics, so it is quite hard to decide which one to vote for! Speaking of lyrics, Lynyrd Skynyrd say "Daddy", and Zakk Wylde says "Father"!

Which one is your favorite?