Members Kramerguy Posted July 23, 2013 Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 .. regardless of crowd response? If you could play some songs in the band for pure pleasure only, what would you choose?Me, I'd do these (most are guitar centric of course): Hocus Pocus - FocusPhantom of the Opera / 22 Acacia Ave. - Iron MaidenHot for Teacher - VHYYZ / Vital Signs / La Villa Strangiato - RushLamb lies down on Broadway - GenesisAnd Justice For all (title song) - MetallicaUnder the Blade - Twisted SisterHiroshima Mon Amour - Yngwie Malmsteen Man that would be one helluva set ... to clear the venue!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted July 23, 2013 Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ones I really like: Some kind of wonderfulCourageDust on the bottleBeer in MexicoDetroit rock city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted July 23, 2013 Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 There are 100s! I'll pick a few right now based on what I am jamming to:The Clairvoyant - Iron MaidenA National Acrobat- Black SabbathHoly Wars... The Punishment Due- MegadethInequality Street- SkycladI Want Out- Helloween (If I ever win a billion dollars playing the lottery I will be putting a band together that travels the country plays covers that I like... which would be mostly obscure rock and metal tunes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted July 23, 2013 Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 One of the reasons I've become so comfortable with playing "whatever the crowd likes" over the years is that I learned that even my most beloved songs become boring to play after awhile. And that I'd rather suffer performance-burnout over Brown Eyed Girl than, say, Aja. But my favorite guilty-pleasure songs to perform over the years have probably been things like "Behind The Lines" by Genesis, "Roundabout" by Yes and pretty much anything by Steely Dan. Most of which I never got burned out playing because they didn't stay in the setlist long enough to do so.My "dream band" set list would have a lot of 80s synth-pop tracks. A lot of Fixx, Tears for Fears, IceHouse, etc. But I'd hate to hate those songs. OTHO, I've really got no problem getting sick of playing of Katy Perry. Does any of that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted July 23, 2013 Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 I'd be in a Rolling Stones cover band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kl285528 Posted July 23, 2013 Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 Ok, Rolling Stones cover band for me, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted July 23, 2013 Members Share Posted July 23, 2013 I would do a the cure tribute band and play the entire Disintigration album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcpatte2 Posted July 24, 2013 Members Share Posted July 24, 2013 I guess I'm lucky. I get to mostly play exactly what I want, recently, which is modern Top 40 guitar driven country rock (ala Brantley Gilbert, Jason Aldean, Like Bryan, Tim McGraw, Eric Church, etc.) That said, I'm a really big fan of the way electric guitar can mix with acoustic instruments, especially fiddle (see Randy Rogers Band, Pat Green, Roger Creager and a host of other TX singer/songwriters) and if I could find a solid fiddle/auxiliary playing musician to play with it would really compliment my songwriting and performing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JTV59 Posted July 24, 2013 Members Share Posted July 24, 2013 Victim of Illusion - Michael Schenker GroupFind Your Back - StarshipE.T.I. - Blue Oyster CultShadow Boxing - ExtremeFlight of Icarus - Iron Maiden2 Minutes to Midnight - Iron MaidenStand Up and Shout - Steel DragonCan't Live - The ScorpionsLove to Love - UFOJoanie's Butterfly - AerosmithTheme for an Imaginary Western - MountainGypsy Road - CinderellaSwitchblade Serenade - Spread EagleCool the Engines - BostonShoot to Thrill - ACDC To name more than a dozen or so that come to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WynnD Posted July 24, 2013 Members Share Posted July 24, 2013 Gentle Giant's Free hand album's songs and King Crimson's Cat Food and Lady's on the Road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcpatte2 Posted July 24, 2013 Members Share Posted July 24, 2013 I've always kinda wanted to front a Garth Brooks tribute band. I sing his stuff fairly well and it's been so long since he toured, I'd think people would still be hungry to hear his stuff but I might be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MusicalSchizo Posted July 24, 2013 Members Share Posted July 24, 2013 The Grays - "Very Best Years"Jellyfish - Pretty much anything, but especially "Joining A Fan Club" and "That Is Why"Superdrag - "Sucked Out", "Keep It Close To Me", and "Hellbent"Sloan - "She Says What She Means" and "Money City Maniacs" (or pretty much anything)Rush - "La Villa Strangiato" (or pretty much anything that didn't get too much airplay)Van Halen - "Hang 'Em High" (or pretty much anything relatively obscure)Helmet - "Unsung"The Beatles - "She Said She Said" or "Got To Get You Into My Life" (the latter with proper instrumentation)Oh, and ANY King's X, Living Colour, or Extreme tune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted July 24, 2013 Members Share Posted July 24, 2013 I think I'd be happiest in a Delbert McClinton tribute band .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members modulusman Posted July 24, 2013 Members Share Posted July 24, 2013 SpaceNorman wrote: I think I'd be happiest in a Delbert McClinton tribute band .... The drummer I'm playing with this weekend supposedly use to be Delberts drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 25, 2013 Members Share Posted July 25, 2013 mstreck wrote: I'd be in a Rolling Stones cover band. nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 25, 2013 Members Share Posted July 25, 2013 SpaceNorman wrote: I think I'd be happiest in a Delbert McClinton tribute band .... very nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocketking Posted July 28, 2013 Members Share Posted July 28, 2013 Kramerguy mentioned Focus - Hocus Pocus. Man I love that song! I had an idea some time ago: I want to use it as an intro to another song but I never found a suiting song to follow Hocus Pocus. Every other song is a deception with such an awesome intro...Some covers I would play:Beatles - BecauseBuggles - Video Killed the Radio StarGuns N' Roses - Estranged & Civil WarStray Cats - Stray Cat StrutCKY - 96 Quite Bitter BeingsKinks - Sunny AfternoonDoors - Love Me Two TimesKins of Leon - Notion (we actually play Pyro, the whole audience is in awe but no one sings along or dances ofcourse.) just to name a few.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lsits Posted July 31, 2013 Members Share Posted July 31, 2013 All The Young DudesLet's Talk Dirty in HawaiianGolden CountryStone Cold Crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tim_7string Posted August 1, 2013 Members Share Posted August 1, 2013 MusicalSchizo's and Rocketking's lists are closest to mine. I'll list a few songs I'd love to play:Maybe I'm Amazed - Paul McCartneyTimes Like These - Foo FightersEstranged, It's So Easy, Locomotive - Guns N' RosesLike Rats - GODFLESHLet's Get It Up - AC/DCIn The Meantime - HELMETBeautiful World, Jerking Back And Forth, Explosions - DEVOI Die: You Die - Gary NumanUniform Of Youth - Mr. MisterTake Me To The Top, Chance Of A Lifetime - LoverboyThe Good In Everyone, If It Feels Good Do It - SloanDon't Go To Pieces, Stranger Eyes - The Cars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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