Billy Corgan's Zwan covers 'Number Of The Beast'

Posted by The Saint on January 13, 2003 @ 11:13

Zwan have recorded a cover of the Iron Maiden metal classic 'Number of the Beast'. The Zwan version will be one of the tracks on the forthcoming 'Honesty' single.

Billy Corgan has been prone in the past to interesting covers. The Smashing Pumpkins did Joy Divisions 'Transmission' on their Adore tour but this is about the heaviest he has ever gone.

'Number of the Beast' is a signature tune for Iron Maiden. It was the title track of their 1982 album and follow-up to 'Run To The Hills'.

The 3-track 'Honesty' single will also feature the non-album track 'Freedom Ain't What It Used To Be'.

Tracklisting: Honestly Number Of The Beast Freedom Ain't What It Used To Be

The debut album for Zwan 'Mary Star Of The Sea' will be released at the end of January.

Source: undercover.com.au

5 Comments

Shaman said:

Probably it will suck, Corgan has no voice for that song.

#4482, January 13, 2003 @ 14:14

The Saint said:

You can find a live rendition of that song (live at Glass House, I think). The guitarist is the singer in that.

By the way, Q runs the info as well:

"Billy Corgan's post-Pumpkins band Zwan have recorded a cover of Iron Maiden's satanic tour-de-force, Number Of The Beast, which will be released on the forthcoming single, Honestly. Another track entitled Freedom Ain't What It Used To Be will appear on the three-track single release, and Zwan's debut album, Mary Star Of The Sea, will be released at the end of January. Corgan seems fond of odd cover versions, as the Pumpkins once covered Joy Division's Transmission on their Adore tour"

Source:[url=http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.now.news&fixture_news=280845]http://www.q4music.com/nav?page=q4music.no...ure_news=280845[/url]

Cheers

#4483, January 16, 2003 @ 00:44

Shaman said:

I just got the that live version and it's sucks big time, if that the same version of the single, what a piece of crap(argh!)

#4484, January 17, 2003 @ 16:30

The Saint said:

[quote=Shaman,Jan 17 2003, 05:32 PM]I just got the that live version and it's sucks big time, if that the same version of the single, what a piece of crap(argh!)[/quote]
I've heard that on the live version, it's the guitarist singing. Now I don't know what is happening with the one recorded for the single. We'll now in February !

Cheers

#4485, January 19, 2003 @ 05:12

The Saint said:

Kerrang added its touch to the story:

Zwan get satanic
17 January 2003 3.56pm
ZWAN, the new band fronted by former Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, have recorded a cover version of Iron Maiden’s Christian-bothering classic ‘The Number Of The Beast’.

The track will be featured on the forthcoming single ‘Honestly’ released in late February through Reprise…

Source:[url=http://www.kerrang.com/nav?page=kerrang.news.detail&fixture_news=283526]http://www.kerrang.com/nav?page=kerrang.ne...ure_news=283526[/url]

Cheers

#4486, January 19, 2003 @ 23:48