Wow! That was EXCEPTIONALLY good! I have not heard the original but this was just damned good. Vocals were great. Guitars were great. Everything was great.
I haven't heard the original either, but I agree this is very good! Really, really, really (did I say really?) love the drum production. I think the vocals could be boosted a touch and maybe add a little saturation to fatten them up but that's nitpicking. Nice work!