Members joshmac Posted December 10, 2012 Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 How many of your songs would be considered "slow" songs. What style of music do you play? I would say we play 1 slow song per 8 fast. Most of our tunes are upbeat and we focus on how dance-able they are. We split up the set with one or two "breather" songs. A chance for the crowd to chill out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted December 10, 2012 Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 I would love to have a list of recommended slow songs that work. I'd say the only three slow songs in our setlist are 'Santeria', 'Soul Sister', 'What's Going On'. We usually play 1 per night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GCDEF Posted December 10, 2012 Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 Right now, none. We play mostly rock from the 80s up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dan88z Posted December 10, 2012 Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 we usually do 1 per set, but usually skip it in the set that is loaded with dance stuff. We rotate these around: At Last- Etta James Songbird- Eva Cassidy version of Fleetwood Mac song I Can't Tell You Why- Eagles Home- Michael Buble Every Time You Go Away- Hall and Oates I'll Be Around- Joan Osborn version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted December 10, 2012 Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'd say zero... the slowest tune we do is Santeria and that's not really a slow tune. We used to have a few in our set: Lonely no more- Rob Thomas, secrets-one republic, First Time- The Script and a few others but they always seemed to kill the mood we are after. So they didn't last long. I did think we did a great version of Lonely No More by again... killed the mood. Since OH started gigging in May 2010 We have been asked for a slow song a total of 1 time. It was a private birthday party we were playing. We didn't know it was also the lady's grandparents anniversary that day. So after we were told this 15 minutes before we started we improvised with a slower version of Just the way you are- Bruno Mars. it was sounded pretty good actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted December 10, 2012 Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 We typically do one a set ... maybe two if the crowd seems to want to head in that direction. We've got a pile of 'em ... and simply rotate them as we see fit. Here's our list of slow tunes: Fooled Around and Fell In Love - Elvin Bishop To Love Somebody - Bee Gees Still Got the Blues for You - Gary Moore Only the Lonely - The Motels Me and Mrs Jones - Billy Paul Eyes of Blue - Paul Carrack Hero - Enrique Inglesius Is This Love - Whitesnake Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye Love Look What You've Done To Me - Boz Skaggs Ooh Baby Baby - Smokey Robinson (Linda Ronstadt) Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers You're Beautiful - James Blunt Wherever You Will Go - The Calling I tend to look at slow tunes as a potential key to getting a dance floor going when playing to a crowd that seems glued to their chairs. If we've hit them with quality up-tempo material and they stay seated ... we'll often switch up and play a slow one. I never ceased to be amazed at how a well placed slow tune can fill the floor. Done right - once they're up, a speedy transition into a quality up-tempo tune will usually keep the majority of 'em. Slow tunes are a great way to prime the pump of a hard to start dance floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmart Posted December 10, 2012 Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 Originally Posted by jeff42 ... the slowest tune we do is Santeria and that's not really a slow tune. Agreed.We do about...one to two Maybe we typically throw one out a night, but the emphasis is largely on uptempo, and that's the lion's share for a reason, etc.Playing a wedding is a different story, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 55fmj Posted December 10, 2012 Members Share Posted December 10, 2012 This is interesting. We are a country band and generally play 2 ( what I would call ) slow songs per set. Many are are medium tempo/ 2 step songs. We have been asked many times to learn more slow songs. We are currently trying to put 3-4 slow songs per set and see how it goes. It must just be the difference with a country crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Potts Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 Originally Posted by wheresgrant3 I would love to have a list of recommended slow songs that work. I'd say the only three slow songs in our setlist are 'Santeria', 'Soul Sister', 'What's Going On'. We usually play 1 per night. Hmmm. Santeria HAS got to be the crowd-pleaser out of those three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members summit111 Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 My Brothers, The ratio is three fast, one slow. The jitter buggers like a slow break and it brings out the shy dancers. Keep the dancers happy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 We have a few. Home by Daughtry Closing Time Every Rose has it's Thorn That's about it. We are a country/classic rock cover band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sventvkg Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 I wouldn't do more than a couple slow songs a night..... To the guy who said Santeria is slow..WTF? We did it upbeat and it always packed the dance floor.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MusicalSchizo Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 80s-based pop-rock party band. The only slow song we play is "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", and we haven't played that one much recently. Oh, and Santeria and Soul Sister are not even close to being slow songs if you play them as recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 Hard rock cover band, and almost nothing is slow. ".45" by Shinedown"Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi"Simple Man" by Lynyrd Skynyrd"Sober" by Tool could be debated as slow, but I don't think that's what the OP implied. But yeah, even then, you need to let the crowd breathe. In between the heavy, faster, high-energy stuff, you need to slip in a chance to catch your breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_7string Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 Very few. We primarily focus on keeping the music upbeat and danceable. These are the ones we rotate through when we do throw some out there: Wonderful Tonight (still a popular song) Imagine (again, surprising esp. due to the "and no religion too" line) Your Man (great for couples dancing) EDIT: Oops, forgot to add "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" to the list. I always play that one, I always enjoy playing it and it always goes over well. Nice to have songs like that in the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nousername Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 Too many. Tomorrow, Wendy When You Say Nothing At All Every Rose Has Its Thorn The One I Love (could be faster, but we play a slow version) Someone Like You Stay (Sugarland) You on My Mind in My Sleep Sonnet XXYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted December 11, 2012 Members Share Posted December 11, 2012 several per set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members capitalist Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 0%. We are an 80s cover band and play songs by INXS, REM, The Cult, The Cure, Psycheldelic Furs, The Plimsols, The Clash, New Order, U2, etc. Most of our crowd are professionals(attorneys, salesmen, realtors, engineers, Ph.d.'s, etc.) and want to dance the night away with the songs from their teen and university years. The bars love us because our crowd buys top-shelf booze and we usually fill up the place. We are a hobby/dad band but we strive to keep the energy level high throughout the evening. We've played weddings and don't play slow songs/ballads at those gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SeniorBlues Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 I Found a Love Into the Mystic Let's Get It On What a Wonderful World When Something is Wrong With My Baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stratotastic Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Although if songs like Santeria are being considered slow (), then maybe one or two in the first set. Actually we play Who Knew by Pink once in a while, so there's that one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nousername Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Originally Posted by capitalist 0%. We are an 80s cover band and play songs by INXS, REM, The Cult, The Cure, Psycheldelic Furs, The Plimsols, The Clash, New Order, U2, etc. Most of our crowd are professionals(attorneys, salesmen, realtors, engineers, Ph.d.'s, etc.) and want to dance the night away with the songs from their teen and university years. The bars love us because our crowd buys top-shelf booze and we usually fill up the place. We are a hobby/dad band but we strive to keep the energy level high throughout the evening. We've played weddings and don't play slow songs/ballads at those gigs. I wish my band could be like yours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmart Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Originally Posted by nousername I wish my band could be like yours... Mine is, at least as far as song/act selection goes.100% what's listed is at the core of our song book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 capitalist, you don't play slow songs at weddings? WTF? Seriously? What does the bride say when she can't have her Father-Daughter dance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbird 13 Posted December 12, 2012 Members Share Posted December 12, 2012 Almost none. We do "Let's Get It On" on a regular basis... and have thrown out "Simple Man" and "Every Rose" has it's thorn here and there.. but we tend to not do slow stuff with the full band. Acoustic, it's a bit of a different ballgame.. but you still don't wanna go overboard with it. No more than 1 for every 7 or 8 mid to uptempo songs.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted December 13, 2012 Members Share Posted December 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Blackbird 13 Almost none. We do "Let's Get It On" on a regular basis... and have thrown out "Simple Man" and "Every Rose" has it's thorn here and there.. but we tend to not do slow stuff with the full band.Acoustic, it's a bit of a different ballgame.. but you still don't wanna go overboard with it. No more than 1 for every 7 or 8 mid to uptempo songs.. "you" meaning you, right? There isn't a blanket policy that works for all bands or solo artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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