Members musicmanmu Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 I guess the question about those bands forming in your area? Are they drawing anyone based on that music. Good question. While I don't ever go see these bands because it's not my thing, the word is that, on the whole, they don't draw that well. Actually, I did fail to mention that there is a crop of more indie-sounding bands coming up in my area - many with country/bluegrass elements (it IS WV, after all...). And they seem to draw better with the college age crowd than the newer metal type bands. However, I won't complain, because the bands I'm in are really the only two bands in my area that are doing the pop/rock, Top 40 stuff (and doing it well, IMHO). Despite that, there aren't a lot of venues for us. I think we'd do better in a larger market, but it is what it is. At this point in my musical life, I do more solo acoustic gigs than anything else. They're easy, and I typically make more money doing those than any full band gig (although the full band gigs are more fun! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 There are 2 cover bands locally that I have seen live that do nothing but heavy rock. (I am sure there are more) They are both very good at what they do, one draws decently one draws terribly. I like some of the stuff but I can't deal with it all night. I am more of a traditional metal lover (iron maiden, dio, sabbath...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamieb Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 ...I would LOVE to add something older and memorable... some song that doesn't necesarily define an era but that most people would know the chorus to and either dance or sing along. Maybe a Stones tune... Had a mention (from a friend) for my cover band to try "Under My Thumb". Given the nature of her normal musical tastes, (mostly country,) it made me wonder if it might have some merit. Still haven't talked the band into it, though... jamieb+++++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarguy19 Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 There are 2 cover bands locally that I have seen live that do nothing but heavy rock Those gigs must be total sausage fests... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 We recently added Hey Soul Sister and Closer to Fine, both are receiving good crowd responses. The "to learn" list for our next practice is ...Sweet Child o Mine ala Sheryl CrowIts a Heartache Teach Your Children WellMovin on - an original I recorded with my previous band. I LOVE Closer to Fine. Thinking about adding it to our acoustic set. Personal opinion here, but I wouldn't touch the Sheryl Crow version of Sweet Child. Stay closer to the original. It's such an amazing song, ALWAYS goes over huge and can easily be "rocked up" or "mellowed out" while still keeping the original feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 It's funny...when I was younger (mid to late 20s), my bands usually worked up more modern hard rock stuff. These days, I'm not digging the new hard rock that's coming out. Most of it seems to be dominated by screamo vocals and very technical guitar work. I find that we're either digging back in time to find tunes, or looking at the Billboard Hot 100 for ideas. Anyone else feeling that way? I guess it's just a product of getting old. Not that I feel 'old' by any standard (I'll be 33 on Monday), but it seems like all the bands forming in my area are playing the new kind of modern rock/metal that I previously mentioned, and I don't dig any of it. I would agree about new hard rock. I personally don't chalk it up to me getting old. I just think we're in a fairly dead hard rock era right now. IMO, there's very little coming out that offers anything that you can't get from older stuff. It kind of reminds me of the late 1990 hard rock or 1995 grunge. I mean in hindsight, I think everyone new the "hair metal" era was dead when Ugly Kid Joe came out and grunge was dead with Bush. Right now, everything sounds like bad rehashed versions of older stuff. I'm sure (or at least hoping) something will come along soon that will shake that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 I heard Nookie by Limp Biscuit on the radio yesterday and though that might have some potential... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pickinatit Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 I to youtube to listen to some of these suggestions (I have to admit I didn't recognize a lot of them by name/artist, but did recognize some when I heard them). Conclusion? I could get sucked into country stuff if I'm not careful LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 Those gigs must be total sausage fests... yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cherri Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 I wouldn't touch the Sheryl Crow version of Sweet Child. Stay closer to the original. Agreed. We'll put our own spin on it instead of copying her version. We do other songs in which we have to omit signature guitar leads. People's cranial jukeboxes fill in the blanks on well known songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 I LOVE Closer to Fine. Thinking about adding it to our acoustic set. Personal opinion here, but I wouldn't touch the Sheryl Crow version of Sweet Child. Stay closer to the original. It's such an amazing song, ALWAYS goes over huge and can easily be "rocked up" or "mellowed out" while still keeping the original feel. Back when we had a female vocalist she insisted we do the Sheryl Crow version... uggh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 I would LOVE to add something older and memorable... some song that doesn't necesarily define an era but that most people would know the chorus to and either dance or sing along. Maybe a Stones tune... "You Can't Always Get What You Want" on occasion we do two very standard stones tunes: Brown Sugar & Honky Tonk Woman. mainly when we have some older/classic rock loving people in the crowd. They like 'em way more than we do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 Agreed. We'll put our own spin on it instead of copying her version. We do other songs in which we have to omit signature guitar leads. People's cranial jukeboxes fill in the blanks on well known songs. Meagan and I do it acoustically, no leads, and it goes over great. It's a fantastic acoustic sing along song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 danzig--mother----people flipped out. has been an awesome tune to do ever since. gorillaz--clint eastwood---n.o one. gave. a. {censored}. hard to handle/man in the box---we do a mash up here and it works solid every time. blur--song 2---people like this for some reason. i don't really because it only takes up about 2 min of a 6 hour set. george michael/seether--careless whisper---we always play this because the other guitarist is an asshole, but i don't recommend it. metallica---sad but true----goes over wwwwaaaaayyy better than enter sandman! thin lizzy--jailbreak---i love this tune, but no one else does. thats all for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rezrover Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 Had a mention (from a friend) for my cover band to try "Under My Thumb". Given the nature of her normal musical tastes, (mostly country,) it made me wonder if it might have some merit. Still haven't talked the band into it, though...jamieb+++++ Ever hear the Sam Kinison version? [video=youtube;z0JpgKt1HeA] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 danzig--mother----people flipped out. has been an awesome tune to do ever since.gorillaz--clint eastwood---n.o one. gave. a. {censored}.hard to handle/man in the box---we do a mash up here and it works solid every time. blur--song 2---people like this for some reason. i don't really because it only takes up about 2 min of a 6 hour set.george michael/seether--careless whisper---we always play this because the other guitarist is an asshole, but i don't recommend it.metallica---sad but true----goes over wwwwaaaaayyy better than enter sandman!thin lizzy--jailbreak---i love this tune, but no one else does.thats all for now. I've been toying around with the idea of adding Mother for quite a while. Still haven't pulled the trigger yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 I've been toying around with the idea of adding Mother for quite a while. Still haven't pulled the trigger yet. my attitude with songs like that (meaning easy enough to bang out in one practice) is go ahead and try it! What's the worst that can happen? It can bomb and then you move on... and the crowd will forget about it 15 minutes later. But if it works... well then you have a new tune in your set that only took an hour or so to work up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 Pictures of Matchstick Men And it's by The Status Quo: CVB covered it Yep. You're right. Sorry! I knew that, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rezrover Posted August 25, 2011 Members Share Posted August 25, 2011 my attitude with songs like that (meaning easy enough to bang out in one practice) is go ahead and try it! What's the worst that can happen? It can bomb and then you move on... and the crowd will forget about it 15 minutes later. But if it works... well then you have a new tune in your set that only took an hour or so to work up. We did it. Crowd got bored with it about a minute into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cjsm Posted August 26, 2011 Members Share Posted August 26, 2011 I would LOVE to add something older and memorable... some song that doesn't necesarily define an era but that most people would know the chorus to and either dance or sing along. Maybe a Stones tune... "You Can't Always Get What You Want" something instanly recognizable. See... here goes my bad song radar: in my head it works... people chilling and shouting out the chorus. In practice: I'm thinking it will BOMB. Care to share? Stones - Get Off of My CloudUnder My Thumb - I wonder if this would get a negative reaction from some chicks, who will think its a misogynist song, while guys will think its a song of liberation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted August 26, 2011 Members Share Posted August 26, 2011 Tonight Tonight- Hot Chelle Rae-Jury's out on this as well... just added it recently. So so. Keenly interested in getting updates on this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted August 26, 2011 Members Share Posted August 26, 2011 If I were doing a stones tune, I'd go with Sympathy for the Devil. I'd bet the Oooo Oooo part you could get the crowd doing and it would be pretty cool. Has a really nice dance groove too.. +1 on that I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted August 26, 2011 Members Share Posted August 26, 2011 blur--song 2---people like this for some reason. i don't really because it only takes up about 2 min of a 6 hour set. Ya its easy though right? Plus we repeat the first verse and chorus after the guitar lead just to pad it a bit. PS: We jokingly said we should call ourselves "The WooHoos" since we seem to do a lot of songs with "woo hoo" in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted August 26, 2011 Members Share Posted August 26, 2011 metallica---sad but true----goes over wwwwaaaaayyy better than enter sandman! Interesting - is this universal? Can anyone confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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