Skindred-back in black (AC/DC cover)

[goth1agw1omw]

Don't get me wrong, I'm a Skindred fan, but I do find it hypocritical when people complain about groups like UB40 imitating Jamaican accents (white guy from Birmingham) but have no problem with Skindred doing it (black guy from Wales). Neither one have a Jamaican accent naturally, yet some call UB40 racist but not Skindred, is that not racist in itself?

[rogerbaby222]

Hell yea. Awesome version

[JUStin13636]

the song has nothing to do about skin color its a tribute to bon scott who died and was replaced by brian johnson the back in black refers to peole whering black when they mourne the dead

[Ryukleinchen]

der erste schwarze den ich im rock sehe, also die variante. finde ich extrem cool da mann sowas selten sieht meistens sind diese ja im rap/r&b/hip hop berreich tätig. daumen hoch mir gefällts ! ;)

[malowy]

They did an ok job, was expecting something better though

[78doubledrive]

its good to see a black man in rock rather than rap.

[byJulink]

ta asperisimo el cover suckers!! XD

[siy202]

They got balls to cover this

[PivotFlashVlogsECT]

@siy202 why?

[siy202]

@PivotFlashVlogsECT Becuz AC/DC can demand Skindred Or at least i think so

[PivotFlashVlogsECT]

@siy202 fair enough, i dont think they will though, its a good cover.

[GriefMachine]

@siy202 you realise in order to actually release a cover, they have to have permission to do so right? so ac/dc are most likely aware of this, or the record label have given them the go-ahead anyway.

[phaze44X]

Some serious racial shit here, something has to be offensive to be racist. It's people who point and say "hay that's racist" who end up being the ignorant ones.

[jordonjdubdowney]

its surprisingly not....terrible? i love skindred but i was like no one should cover AC./DC but this is surprisingly decent...the funny thing is.....hes black rofl

[29churchbells]

thats ace, i thought it would suck to be honest but i was wrong :O

[Jcob91]

For those who don't know, the album is called "Back In Black", because it's dedicated to ACDC's previous singer who died, and as you traditionally wear black at a funeral, they are back in black, nothing to do with race :)

[Fruffl3s]

Wasn't Benji always in Black?

Anywho, great cover.

[WTHeezay]

Lol at everyone going on about skin colour, Bands being bands have humour any one knows a bunch of lads coming up with song names for puns is first on the list it was probably an intentional bit of fun between members, but who knows if you want the answer i suppose you can go ask the guys yourself..?

[Youtubican]

@WTHeezay

If I were black, I'd be covering this song.

But yah, I knows what ya mean. My band has a good sense of humour too... We're a punk nerd-rock band and we're called Therefore Aliens and one of our mascots is the Trollface Guy.

[decxtar2]

so fucking blazed :OOOOO

[clairehotty1]

Brian would be great doing reggae, lol

[reidymetalhead9]

the best cover of this song...and YES i do prefer this cover than the actual song!!

[weedobsession]

omfg this is like one of the best covers of back in black i ever heard!

[Whisperflow]

the song back in black has nothing to do with colour of skin.. get over yourselves already.. its like 2011 and we should all be way past that.. back in black..hmm? could be about many things other than skin pigment,,, think amy winehouse or maybe about not being in debt.. fuck the colour of all yalls skin.. lets just not care anymore ok..

[DarkstarRichii95]

@Whisperflow you need to calm yo ass down! everyone is free to say what they want. no one here dislikes benji at all, he'd probably quite like the joke himself.

[Simplejack121]

@Whisperflow Wp



[Akid0Kag3]

@Whisperflow That get over urself part -___- STFU

[Whisperflow]

@Akid0Kag3 I see you are unable.. that's too bad.. for you.

[sjgamble]

Metal Hammer podcast sent me here :3

[doc666ify]

not as good as ACDC,but very good cover.

[MakaFlakaFlame]

@doc666ify ha duuuh, a cover aint supose to match the original XD

[doc666ify]

@MakaFlakaFlame ha dodo He is just backin black.

[rileywatso]

yes i a gree with that one guy. nice word play!

[DisturbedAsylum1994]

I dont think its better than the original but its a very very nice cover. The sound of the guitars is sweet! Vocals seem to be trying to sound like brian johnson a bit too hard. :(

[6650616]

ac/dc is my favorite band of all time,and i still love this.a fitting,well done tribute to the old version,but i will argue no cover will ever be better than the original

[iamnotmadeofrubber]

benji has such a dense and powerful voice

[JDubRedVsBlueFTW]

I like it haha

[NICO8298]

die zwei leute die den song nicht mögen ham einfach keinen geschmack

skindred for eeeeeeever !!!!!!!!

[DjDirtyJUNGLIST]

THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME!!!!! \m/

[IrishRockerDude94]

Maybe they should've called it Back And Black lol

[Smeg6669]

@IrishRockerDude94 LMFAO!!!!!!!!! very nice word play lol

[amorrow794]

its funny cos he is actually black :P

[DarkstarRichii95]

@amorrow794 haha. as ong as that isnt meant offensivley im with ya XD

[amorrow794]

@DarkstarRichii95 hahaha no im against racism really. but come on its true :P

[GameronMaximus]

@amorrow794 why cant u live in 1 peace man.... i hope u knw youtube can ban u for these offensive comments !!! :p

[DarkstarRichii95]

@GameronMaximus not offensive bud, they didnt say black people are bad or anything. just implying its a coincidence :P if you find that racist your wrong

[maddearth]

@DarkstarRichii95 stating that he's black isnt racist. he is black. dont be so pc. jesus christ a blackboard is called a blackboard cause its black. the lead singer of this band is black.

[666Felfire]

Who else thinks that in the intro the drummer sounds like his legs are too small for the drumkit cuz whenever he hits the bass drum he lifts his foot off the hi-hat pedal a bit. :P anyway, this is an amazing cover and I do actually prefer it to the original!

[shitbrickeggs]

in a way this is kinda better than AC/DC because they make it there on style

[DarkstarRichii95]

@shitbrickeggs i disagree, Benji never sounds like this. he is definitly tryin to sound like brian johnson. but i do think that it is a killer cover and at the moment i prefer it to the AC/DC version

[krakmynutz]

@DarkstarRichii95 i dnt think he's tryin 2 sound like him. i jus think tht thts the way he wanted 2 or likes 2 sing the song

[frooooooot]

@shitbrickeggs No cover is ever 'better' than an original. It's an interpretation ;o

[kzaciswan]

@frooooooot ... death metal covers of Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and the likes are better than the originals :P

[danism123]

@frooooooot wrong

[Mercer1503]

@shitbrickeggs That what makes this a good cover. They dont sound like or try to sound like ac/dc so they make this there own and do quite well

[DarkstarRichii95]

i think this is the best cover on the album or the WOLF one (you should check it out, its on my channel) but i wish benji had tried to be a bit more like himself than copying brian johnson. although he does sound like him so i respect benji webbe for having such a variational voice.

[metalmillita666]

i think they did a fukken awesome cover

[demonkillar]

it's deffo different...i like it, their own interpretation of a classic...i think i'll get this month's metal hammer now...hehe