Members tlbonehead Posted October 28, 2012 Members Share Posted October 28, 2012 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jw10 Posted October 28, 2012 Members Share Posted October 28, 2012 In the real world I would typically say something like "your mom". but this is HC forums, and doing so could maybe get me banned or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted October 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I'm kinda surprised. I thought this would be pretty popular with the variety bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 It's a song I personally really like (Pretty Hate Machine is one of my favorite albums by anybody, ever) but it doesn't fit with the sort of "variety" gigs my band does. Not exactly a fun, party song. But for bands doing well with 90s grunge/rock, I would think it would be an obvious choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Yup... did it 5-6 years ago. A cool song, but a little too edgy, dark and serious for a party band format. PLUS a ton of synths and sampling. Bass line is cool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted October 30, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Originally Posted by wheresgrant3 Yup... did it 5-6 years ago. A cool song, but a little too edgy, dark and serious for a party band format. PLUS a ton of synths and sampling. Bass line is cool too. yep. Bass line drives it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ckcondon Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Ive done it a couple of times medleyed in with "What I got". Just did a verse chorus thing and on to the next song in the medley. Worked pretty well and wasn't too much to freak people out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 A lot of NiN covers get stripped down to acoustic guitar, or the guitar/bass/drum format. They aren't easy to duplicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 yea, we do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sventvkg Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I remember a friends band playing it all the time about 20 years ago..Worked like a charm. Don't know about it today or even if it's popular anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 We do it and it pretty much kills. There's a fine line of how aggressive to make it, however. It needs to be heavy and aggressive enough to feel the song, but not so abrasive that you scare off the pretty dancing girls. Fortunately, we found that line - a big part of it is how the drums drive, as well. We do an 8 bar drum solo in the middle, too, which is oddly fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 I have seen it done but you really have to have the right crowd. Closer is probably a more popular choice as it is better known. Originally Posted by guido61 It's a song I personally really like (Pretty Hate Machine is one of my favorite albums by anybody, ever) but it doesn't fit with the sort of "variety" gigs my band does. Not exactly a fun, party song. But for bands doing well with 90s grunge/rock, I would think it would be an obvious choice. You continue to astonish me One of my faves also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_7string Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Pretty Hate Machine was one of those albums I got into when a lot of people in these parts were like, "Huh? Who? What?" and "that sounds weird." Pretty much the same people that looked at me funny whenever I cranked up Devo and GODFLESH albums.I can see it going over with the same crowd that would love to sing (shout? scream? ) along with "F*** you, I won't do what you tell me!!!" (Killing In The Name). They would be shouting "I'd rather DIE...than give you CONTROL!!!" instead.I'm intrigued. Maybe I'll give it a go with the lil trio. I'll report back the response (or lack thereof). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Originally Posted by MikeyParent You continue to astonish me One of my faves also. I was blown away when that album came out. And there was a lot of good stuff coming out at that time. I made the bold prediction at the time that that album would go on to become the Gen-X "Dark Side of The Moon". It hasn't really become quite THAT, I don't think, but it's an amazing record nonetheless, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 30, 2012 Members Share Posted October 30, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 I was blown away when that album came out. And there was a lot of good stuff coming out at that time. I made the bold prediction at the time that that album would go on to become the Gen-X "Dark Side of The Moon". It hasn't really become quite THAT, I don't think, but it's an amazing record nonetheless, IMO. One of my Top 10 favorite albums. At the time it was such a departure from anything I listened to at that point. It was a big influence in me becoming interested in synths and programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted October 31, 2012 Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 I was blown away when that album came out. And there was a lot of good stuff coming out at that time. I made the bold prediction at the time that that album would go on to become the Gen-X "Dark Side of The Moon". It hasn't really become quite THAT, I don't think, but it's an amazing record nonetheless, IMO. It was definitely the album that brought industrial rock to the mainstream, opening the doors for Stabbing Westward, Gravity Kills, Powerman 5000, etc. Just a great, great, great album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted October 31, 2012 Members Share Posted October 31, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 I was blown away when that album came out. And there was a lot of good stuff coming out at that time. I made the bold prediction at the time that that album would go on to become the Gen-X "Dark Side of The Moon". It hasn't really become quite THAT, I don't think, but it's an amazing record nonetheless, IMO. Based on your band and posts, I'm surprised you like NiN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamieb Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Originally Posted by Bucksstudent Based on your band and posts, I'm surprised you like NiN. Hate to attempt to speak for David, but I think you'll find that the stuff a lot of us on here listen to is not limited to what our respective bands play.jamieb+++++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members americansinner Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 My bluegrass band used to do it. It sounds like a fundamentalist rant on the evils of money when you do it with a twang. Big fan of NIN Not sure who posted or anything, an awfully distorted Bad recording (though I can usually distort most any mic wif mah volume) but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted November 2, 2012 Members Share Posted November 2, 2012 Originally Posted by FitchFY It was definitely the album that brought industrial rock to the mainstream, opening the doors for Stabbing Westward, Gravity Kills, Powerman 5000, etc. Just a great, great, great album. Gravity Kills... nice - I was a little sad when they stopped making one-word-title albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted November 10, 2012 Members Share Posted November 10, 2012 Originally Posted by Bucksstudent Based on your band and posts, I'm surprised you like NiN. fair enough. But just for the record:1) I've always personally liked a wide variety of music and I hope that always continues. Good music is good music. I've never been tied to only liking certain genres. I would find that very boring I think. Like only liking blondes. Why do that when there are so many beautiful brunettes and redheads out there?2) I play in a cover band and the type of band we are is largely a function of where we live and how old we are. My main concerns with playing in any cover band are A) playing with people I have a good time playing with, B) playing gigs that are fun to play, C) making as much money as is possible while still doing A and B.If I could do all that in a band that plays NiN I might choose to do that instead. But it really isn't possible. There's not really much of a market where I live for 50 year old guys playing NiN. So I play other stuff I enjoy doing instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted November 10, 2012 Members Share Posted November 10, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 fair enough. But just for the record:1) I've always personally liked a wide variety of music and I hope that always continues. Good music is good music. I've never been tied to only liking certain genres. I would find that very boring I think. Like only liking blondes. Why do that when there are so many beautiful brunettes and redheads out there?2) I play in a cover band and the type of band we are is largely a function of where we live and how old we are. My main concerns with playing in any cover band are A) playing with people I have a good time playing with, B) playing gigs that are fun to play, C) making as much money as is possible while still doing A and B.If I could do all that in a band that plays IRON MAIDEN I might choose to do that instead. But it really isn't possible. There's not really much of a market where I live for 38 year old guys playing IRON MAIDEN So I play other stuff I enjoy doing instead. made a little change to reflect how I feel but... agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Austincowbell Posted November 12, 2012 Members Share Posted November 12, 2012 We do it in a mashup with Call Me Maybe... it kills. People usually sing along to the one NIN verse we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_7string Posted November 12, 2012 Members Share Posted November 12, 2012 Originally Posted by Austincowbell We do it in a mashup with Call Me Maybe... it kills. People usually sing along to the one NIN verse we do. Sheer genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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