The original version of Holy Water

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The original version of Holy Water

Post by steven_crayn » Sun Jul 30, 2017 2:12 pm

The original version of Holy Water reworked on the new album.
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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by pitkin88 » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:03 pm

Already been posted but welcome back.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by Babysquid » Sun Jul 30, 2017 7:12 pm

Steve and Pitkin what do you them about this doing a cover but slightly rearranging it and adding their names to the song credits?

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by pitkin88 » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:43 pm

Babysquid wrote:Steve and Pitkin what do you them about this doing a cover but slightly rearranging it and adding their names to the song credits?

Alice has done this before as have many artists. I guess if all parties are happy about it I don't see a problem.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by Swinger » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:09 pm

At least this time most of the lyrics appears to be changed and not just a line or two.
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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by steven_crayn » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:33 pm

The singer Demi Demaree also did backing vocals on the reworked version and 'The Sound of A'.
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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by Daggers & Contracts » Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:45 am

Does anyone else hear similarities to Buster Poindexter's (David Johanson) version Of "Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well"?
Which was also a cover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHjoOSskivQ *spider*
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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by darkmenace » Mon Jul 31, 2017 5:53 am

The new Alice version of Holy Water is much better.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by guttertrash » Mon Jul 31, 2017 6:07 am

It's not hard to make a terrible song better. The song is so bad though that it just can't be made good.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by dadascot » Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:05 am

guttertrash wrote:It's not hard to make a terrible song better. The song is so bad though that it just can't be made good.
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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by guttertrash » Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:14 am

dadascot wrote:
guttertrash wrote:It's not hard to make a terrible song better. The song is so bad though that it just can't be made good.
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I forget that if I was a super fan and understood Alice like the rest of you, I would have the "right" opinion.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by dadascot » Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:28 am

guttertrash wrote:
dadascot wrote:
guttertrash wrote:It's not hard to make a terrible song better. The song is so bad though that it just can't be made good.
WRONG
I forget that if I was a super fan and understood Alice like the rest of you, I would have the "right" opinion.
Well if you have read some of my previous posts you will see that I regularly criticise some of Alice's decisions so the 'superfan' dig is WRONG! But you stated 'the song is so bad ..it can't be made good' I think that the song is really good, as do plenty of others on here, that is my opinion! But in all your posts, which are mainly digs at Bob Ezrin, you state your opinions as facts. All musical taste is subjective.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by guttertrash » Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:47 am

Agreed. It is subjective. I state my thoughts which are opinions. Mainstream, modern digital production is killing music as an art. Ezrin and Rubin are both perpetrators in this. From what I hear, they both started off young and hungry, and the art of it all has waned for both of them, and their production has become status quo. If others disagree, so be it, but in my opinion, Alice's music would work better with somebody who doesn't buy into the mainstream logic. I would also assume that when speaking of subjectives, it would be understood that it is opinion.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by Voodoo Revolution » Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:13 pm

Personally, I really like Holy Water. I consider it to be the highlight of the album.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by pitkin88 » Mon Jul 31, 2017 11:57 pm

Oh come on!!

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by RemarkablyInsincere » Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:52 am

Alice and Ezrin did this same exact thing with a song called 'Escape'.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by Saint&Sinner » Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:56 am

It doesn't sound different enough to my ears to warrant a writing credit, but whatever.
I wouldn't say I hate it but equally I will never choose to play it ever again.....
the only song on the new album I do not like.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by darkmenace » Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:05 am

They also changed Hello Hooray and made it amazing.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by darkmenace » Tue Aug 01, 2017 2:09 am

Saint&Sinner wrote:It doesn't sound different enough to my ears to warrant a writing credit, but whatever.
Actually quite different in terms of lyrics and arrangement. The first part sounds the same but the original goes off in weird directions after that, I stopped listening, didn't like it. Alice improved the strong, streamlined it.

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Re: The original version of Holy Water

Post by Saint&Sinner » Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:38 am

. The first part sounds the same but the original goes off in weird directions after that
hahahaha ok, I must confess I didn't make it past the first chorus! I didn't like it when alice sang it, I care even less when some other dude does it.

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