# The Epic DP Covers Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** All other music\ **Created:** [August 8, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146 "2026-08-08T16:39:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/21 "2026-08-10T14:54:31Z")
Uwe, I agree, but note that is the early 90s iteration with Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan instead of ~~Conrad~~ _Cronos_ and they had twin guitars and better production here 🙂 Best, J.- ---
**Author:** ![Zenos\_toytus](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/f475e1/32.png) [@Zenos\_toytus](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Zenos_toytus)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/22 "2026-08-10T17:03:06Z")
It may be that English is my second language, but “noise merchants” did not, for me and in this context, imply a negative appraisal, but a description. In any case, I’ve enjoyed Venom for what it is, an NWOBHM Satanic Blue Cheer if you will 😉 and this cover is surprisingly spot-on without trying to recreate the original (which, for me at least, is often the first rule of recording a good cover version). ---
**Author:** ![Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/stargazer/32/37_2.png) [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/23 "2026-08-10T22:16:36Z")
Ah, that explains it then, I didn’t know it was NOT Cronos, I heard that there were two guitars of course. The guy who sings has a gruff voice but sounds so much better than Cronos from memory. _NWOBHM_ _Satanic Blue Cheer_ is a brilliant description! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/24 "2026-08-10T22:24:27Z")
> [@Stargazer](#): > > The guy who sings has a gruff voice but sounds so much better than Cronos Yes, but in Cronos’ defense: Did Tony Dolan (or anyone here in this forum) ever get kissed in the lips by a gorgeous 21-year-old Kate Bush? Well, Cronos did!!! > **["She leaned over and kissed me on me lips. My knees went." The day that black...](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/the-day-black-metal-legend-cronos-from-venom-met-kate-bush)** > > "What's not to love about Kate Bush?” ---
**Author:** ![Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/stargazer/32/37_2.png) [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/25 "2026-08-11T06:30:49Z")
😂 Oh man, and why didn’t the Esoteric Beauty and the Black Metal Beast live happily ever after? ![giphy](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/6962b8673ce6e5a42341412a7bea81b05744bc23.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/fla76/32/96_2.png) [@Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Fla76)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/26 "2026-08-11T09:18:00Z")
Gotthard’s groove playing Hush can’t be missed here: [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/76eac61594859071fd9aaf5b58f4a8830f1139d6.jpeg "Gotthard Hush") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nYUxnbAAag) [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/af1bf6d98580c4d9db7f03cb1c26506eb074d0be.jpeg "Gotthard - Hush (Acoustic Live in Estúdio Showlivre 2006)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7cO_Y5ldMw) [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/e63a3466b7a452bb14c3bf30e93a485e2bfe7d6d.jpeg "Smoke on the Water (Live, Acoustic 2018)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UCaox5vt1U) ---
**Author:** ![Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/fla76/32/96_2.png) [@Fla76](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Fla76)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/27 "2026-08-11T09:50:06Z")
[![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/96f6f7701dbb8618d2b685db40f682cba551f591.jpeg "Perfect Strangers (Wake up to the Real World)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX0gk68f2x8) [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/34f269cc0fa0bc5f683fd2cace7a395086c90aff.jpeg "Perfect Strangers (Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London, England, UK, 1/31/1995)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0KD3jaBxAM) [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/846e91182a711dad10f9a664ed1a7e04370fe758.jpeg "Perfect Strangers - Bruce Dickinson") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVI4H1mRSAQ) ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/28 "2026-08-11T12:34:46Z")
Sadly not, Uwe! He went running up that hill, made a deal with the devil. While she, in turn, never toured again in her life. Cheers.- 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/29 "2026-08-11T12:44:37Z")
Thanks Flavio! Interestingly, Bruce’s version is also backed by Dream Theater 🙂 Cheers, J.- ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/30 "2026-08-11T12:55:28Z")
From Kev The Cave’s desk… ![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/optimized/1X/05488ef63b81ed3b26e155092b75dd67c27b522c_2_690x388.jpeg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/pr4EEsiR_Ao?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDpr4EEsiR_Ao ---
**Author:** ![Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/stargazer/32/37_2.png) [@Stargazer](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Stargazer)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/31 "2026-08-11T16:22:54Z")
Maybe she had a fur allergy? It happens. ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/32 "2026-08-14T19:49:30Z")
Oh my, how could I forget the excellent **Martin Miller** and his merry German crew! (And why didn’t Blackers hire _these_ guys instead?) Cheers, J.- [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/5aeedd5aaef98d226c312220e757dac384a6e3e3.jpeg "The Ultimate Deep Purple Medley (Highway Star, Burn, Perfect Strangers, etc.)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHnXxt-4nPI) ---
**Author:** ![mnagoda](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/mnagoda/32/63_2.png) [@mnagoda](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/mnagoda)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/33 "2026-08-15T11:22:15Z")
Now **that** is how you cover Deep Purple!!! Props to Martin for choosing three Morse Era tunes and choosing not to cover Smoke. That was ballsy, and so, so well done! You can tell he’s a die hard fan and loves Steve! ---
**Author:** ![Jesper\_Petrusma](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/jesper_petrusma/32/354_2.png) [@Jesper\_Petrusma](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Jesper_Petrusma)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/34 "2026-08-15T11:42:57Z")
This is, in my opinion one of the best, if not the best covers of Child in Time i’ve ever heard. It’s by Dutch hardrock band Navarone and it’s 15 minutes of sheer musical mastery. [https://youtu.be/EvLpaCSnc4k?is=ebV3WN3w6KQdW-20](https://youtu.be/EvLpaCSnc4k?is=ebV3WN3w6KQdW-20) ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/35 "2026-08-15T14:31:47Z")
Amazing! Thanks Jesper! Checking their other covers now… All the best, J.- ---
**Author:** ![THS\_Svante](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/ths_svante/32/19_2.png) [@THS\_Svante](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/THS_Svante)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/36 "2026-08-15T21:55:44Z")
This is not technically a cover but it’s nice to hear the DP quotes: [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/3097b2beee8ebb9cc90225af902c0e92bbef4dd8.jpeg "Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy - Mr. Big Influences and C") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gvh4Dmm-oY) Yes, it is JLT on vocals and Yngwie on banjo. ---
**Author:** ![Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/julio/32/29_2.png) [@Julio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/Julio)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2026, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/37 "2026-08-15T22:16:55Z")
Another golden oldie [cover], this time from Sweden’s Opeth… [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/aec0c8e72d225d0072d26ab17e46d5919d90e809.jpeg "Soldier of Fortune") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXJ5bZ8hq34) ---
**Author:** ![MarceloSoares](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/marcelosoares/32/434_2.png) [@MarceloSoares](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/MarceloSoares)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/38 "2026-09-08T18:46:30Z")
How about these Thai kids? [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/07b938863e5a7cba6b7ffd510c9ef1e4882ae59e.jpeg "Deep Purple- Highway Star - cover by Nene Royal and ozone band ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OiO4bgTfZw) The drummer is surprisingly good. The guitar is too loud, so I can’t hear properly the keyboards, but the kid is not bad from all I could hear. But the girl who sings AND plays the guitar is the (highway) star here. She has been impressing audiences in some amateur music TV shows, as far as I could tell. ---
**Author:** ![GeorgeinOhio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/georgeinohio/32/32_2.png) [@GeorgeinOhio](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/GeorgeinOhio)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/39 "2026-09-08T21:13:58Z")
Not necessarily my favorite DP cover, but certainly the most amusing. [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/f04cde3c0175cf310a5f5ad9615953462b176344.jpeg "Deep Purple In Rock, if it was recorded in the 50s") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8rVcpTPas0&list=RDZ8rVcpTPas0) ---
**Author:** ![nick](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/user_avatar/forum.thehighwaystar.com/nick/32/18_2.png) [@nick](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/u/nick)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146/40 "2026-09-09T00:22:48Z")
I’ll just leave it here. [![](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/uploads/default/original/1X/abb994be84a3f9f946e00465e66a4b66f080ae31.jpeg "STEVE´N´SEAGULLS - Burn (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbJLEPmuwQk) [Previous page](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.thehighwaystar.com/t/the-epic-dp-covers-thread/146.md?page=3)