Members TIMKEYS Posted November 17, 2013 Members Share Posted November 17, 2013 Is there anyone who is doing this type of stuff. Typical stuff that would have been covered by garage bands in the early to mid 60s prior to the soft 60s rock like grass roots , buckinghams, cryan shames etc. We get invaded by winter texans and we started hitting some of that stuff with our roots/ classic rock show. I think we are on to somthing. Its raw , it rocks and it sells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 17, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 17, 2013 ? and the MysterionsThe SeedsLos BravosMusic Machine Love it! This doesn't pertain to your question but... When my original power pop band had some success locally, I'm talking ancient history here, I was 19, I'm 54 now, we'd had a local release and been featured on American Bandstands rate a record and had great press, we needed to get out into the clubs. But with our originals and not be a typical cover band but fill 4 hours. And new wave dancing was in and... So we covered 60s garage rock. We worked all the time providing an alternative to the chart cover bands. I love that stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kevin T Posted November 17, 2013 Members Share Posted November 17, 2013 Little Stevens underground garage radio show has lots of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paste Posted November 17, 2013 Members Share Posted November 17, 2013 TIMKEYS wrote: Is there anyone who is doing this type of stuff. Typical stuff that would have been covered by garage bands in the early to mid 60s prior to the soft 60s rock like grass roots , buckinghams, cryan shames etc. We get invaded by winter texans and we started hitting some of that stuff with our roots/ classic rock show. I think we are on to somthing. Its raw , it rocks and it sells. My reentry back into the cover band world about 6 or 7 years ago was with a band that focused on garage rock/Nuggety stuff and early British Invasion stuff, along with some classic rock tracks from the 70s/80s . Here's some of the pre 70s stuff we did from an old songlist:ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT - The KinksANY WAY YOU WANT IT - The Dave Clark FiveBLACK IS BLACK - Los BravosBORN TO BE WILD - SteppenwolfBORIS THE SPIDER - The WhoCALIFORNIA SUN - The RivierasDEAD FLOWERS - The Rolling StonesFOLSOM PRISON BLUES - Johnny CashGLORIA - ThemHARD DAY'S NIGHT - The BeatlesHEART FULL OF SOUL - The YardbirdsI CAN'T EXPLAIN - The WhoJUST LIKE ME - Paul Revere and the RaidersLOVE POTION #9 - The SearchersMR. SPACEMAN - The ByrdsOUTSIDE CHANCE - The TurtlesPAINT IT BLACK- StonesREAL WILD CHILD - Jerry Lee LewisROAD RUNNER - Bo Diddly/The WhoROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley & the CometsROUTE 66 - The Rolling StonesRUNAWAY - Del ShannonSECRET AGENT MAN - Johnny Rivers7 and 7 Is - LoveSTEPPING STONE - The MonkeesSUBSTITUTE - The WhoSUMMERTIME BLUES - Eddie Cochran/The WhoSURF RIDER - The Lively OnesSURFIN' BIRD - The TrashmenTRAIN KEPT A ROLLING - The YardbirdsWe pretty much only played local dives for $200 to $300, but it all seemed to go over well and we could get a decent amount of people dancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIMKEYS Posted November 17, 2013 Author Members Share Posted November 17, 2013 paste wrote: TIMKEYS wrote: Is there anyone who is doing this type of stuff. Typical stuff that would have been covered by garage bands in the early to mid 60s prior to the soft 60s rock like grass roots , buckinghams, cryan shames etc. We get invaded by winter texans and we started hitting some of that stuff with our roots/ classic rock show. I think we are on to somthing. Its raw , it rocks and it sells. My reentry back into the cover band world about 6 or 7 years ago was with a band that focused on garage rock/Nuggety stuff and early British Invasion stuff, along with some classic rock tracks from the 70s/80s . Here's some of the pre 70s stuff we did from an old songlist: ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT - The Kinks ANY WAY YOU WANT IT - The Dave Clark Five BLACK IS BLACK - Los Bravos BORN TO BE WILD - Steppenwolf BORIS THE SPIDER - The Who CALIFORNIA SUN - The Rivieras DEAD FLOWERS - The Rolling Stones FOLSOM PRISON BLUES - Johnny Cash GLORIA - Them HARD DAY'S NIGHT - The Beatles HEART FULL OF SOUL - The Yardbirds I CAN'T EXPLAIN - The Who JUST LIKE ME - Paul Revere and the Raiders LOVE POTION #9 - The Searchers MR. SPACEMAN - The Byrds OUTSIDE CHANCE - The Turtles PAINT IT BLACK- Stones REAL WILD CHILD - Jerry Lee Lewis ROAD RUNNER - Bo Diddly/The Who ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - Bill Haley & the Comets ROUTE 66 - The Rolling Stones RUNAWAY - Del Shannon SECRET AGENT MAN - Johnny Rivers 7 and 7 Is - Love STEPPING STONE - The Monkees SUBSTITUTE - The Who SUMMERTIME BLUES - Eddie Cochran/The Who SURF RIDER - The Lively Ones SURFIN' BIRD - The Trashmen TRAIN KEPT A ROLLING - The Yardbirds We pretty much only played local dives for $200 to $300, but it all seemed to go over well and we could get a decent amount of people dancing. We got about a 100 songs on the set list of garage rock. It does get people drinking, dancing and tipping the band. God knows you need that in our local no cover bar scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted November 18, 2013 Members Share Posted November 18, 2013 TIMKEYS wrote: Typical stuff that would have been covered by garage bands in the early to mid 60s prior to the soft 60s rock like grass roots , buckinghams, cryan shames etc; Been there, done that. I certainly wouldn't sign up to do it again at this point in my musical life. Granted it's simple material - that can get a great reaction from the right crowd. However, if that's what a band is focused on playing - there's a very limited market for it. Bars in my area certainly aren't looking for that material - the whole "oldies" thing completely petered out around here 10-15 years ago. The "oldies" radio stations (there used to be several) are all gone, as are the "oldies" bands that used to be popular. On occasion we'll play an "oldie" or two upon request - but a playlist based on it? Not a chance.On a personal level - as keyboard player, I just don't find much enjoyment playing the genre. More often than not it's a night of playing "Farfisa-esque" block chords behind way more guitar wankery than I care to be a part of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members New Trail Posted November 18, 2013 Members Share Posted November 18, 2013 I like that music too but does it really go over with the 20-30 year olds that go out to clubs and bars? Does it work if it's a geezer band playing it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIMKEYS Posted November 19, 2013 Author Members Share Posted November 19, 2013 SpaceNorman wrote: TIMKEYS wrote: Typical stuff that would have been covered by garage bands in the early to mid 60s prior to the soft 60s rock like grass roots , buckinghams, cryan shames etc; Been there, done that. I certainly wouldn't sign up to do it again at this point in my musical life. Granted it's simple material - that can get a great reaction from the right crowd. However, if that's what a band is focused on playing - there's a very limited market for it. Bars in my area certainly aren't looking for that material - the whole "oldies" thing completely petered out around here 10-15 years ago. The "oldies" radio stations (there used to be several) are all gone, as are the "oldies" bands that used to be popular. On occasion we'll play an "oldie" or two upon request - but a playlist based on it? Not a chance. On a personal level - as keyboard player, I just don't find much enjoyment playing the genre. More often than not it's a night of playing "Farfisa-esque" block chords behind way more guitar wankery than I care to be a part of. I agree some of it is not much fun to play ,,, but I look at it as though its not about me ,, its about the crowd. In the winter down here on the beach ,,, that stuff is their music. I am not talking 50s stuff. Ya gotta remember mick jagger is 70 so its not as limited as one might think these days. Trust me , I am no artists , i sell beer, hard booze and fried seafood to tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 21, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 21, 2013 It was a random throw away point Dave. But thanks for keeping jd on track. You're awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted November 21, 2013 Members Share Posted November 21, 2013 Lee Knight wrote: It was a random throw away point Dave. Hey, look at that! We agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 22, 2013 Wtf? The amount of times you've gotten so far off point to allow you to argue with whoever it is you're arguing with that day us rediculous. You're just a contrarian who loves to argue.Who are you, the effing internet police making sue everyone stays on point as you see it? You really make a fun thread suck pretty quickly. Thanks man. Backstage with Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted November 22, 2013 Members Share Posted November 22, 2013 Chill out dude. I don't recall ARGUING with anyone in this thread. I simply pointed out that your post was true, but would also be true in a broader context as well because young, hip, good looking, talented players will probably be successful playing ANYTHING. I wasn't contradicting or arguing with you. Just contextualizing. It was you who turned it into an argument by saying what I posted was "not true". Which, for the record, is incorrect. I believe that what I said very much IS true. Just as I agreed that what you first posted was true as well. But hey, if it all sounded like arguing to you, then I extend my apologies. I can be a bit brunt sometimes and forget I'm sometimes dealing with sensitive artist types around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted November 22, 2013 Moderators Share Posted November 22, 2013 I can't deal with you Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted November 22, 2013 Members Share Posted November 22, 2013 Lee Knight wrote: I can't deal with you Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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