Members RoboCop00 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 It seems like it will go over pretty well in most crowds, and wouldn't be hard to pull off with a three or four peice cover band. Any experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I was in a band that covered that one and "Surrender" a few years back. Both tunes always rocked the house, even with our mediocre singer (the bassist insisted on singing both tunes and he sucked - couldn't carry a tune to save his life). ~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sventvkg Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 It seems like it will go over pretty well in most crowds, and wouldn't be hard to pull off with a three or four peice cover band. Any experiences? Goes over well..It's simple though and I do it now, solo acoustic. Fun tune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I sing and play both "Surrender" and "I Want You To Want Me"..... When I played bass in my band, I used my 12-String ( I play keyboards in my band now ).... "I Want You To Want Me" goes over rather well and they dance to it...."Surrender" is kind of hit and miss for the dancefloor (for that reason, we dont call it that much), but it always gets a big response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob O'Brian Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 the bassist insisted on singing both tunes and he sucked - couldn't carry a tune to save his life. Our drummer insists on singing and, since the new guitarist joined us, he is easily the worst singer in the band. Ouch. We sometimes 'forget' to bring his mic stand or some such, usually cures the problem. If you're playing for money then the band should sound as good as possible, even if it means somebody having to step out of the limelight. I do most of the lead vox but happily let the guitarist sing a lot of tunes that simply suit his voice better. Back on topic, I've been wanting to cover this tune for ages but it's been vetoed as too cheesy.Was there a female vox cover of it a while back- Blondie or some such? Or am I making that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B Money Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 'I Want You to WAnt Me' and 'Surrender' have been staples in out set list for years. They always go over great, women love to sing and dance to IWYTWM. Cheap Trick is an awesome band. We have tried 'Dream Police' and 'She's Tight' but they didn't go over so good. Great songs but i guess too obscure for the average bar goer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gary in NJ Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 We cover it. Our female leads sings it and I developed some cool harmonies for the chorus. I'm surprised that the original didn't have the harmony, its so obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Small Stone Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 We do it! Goes over very well, and it allows lots of headbanging and wild soloing. It's an ass-kicker for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundwave106 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 Goes over well..It's simple though and I do it now, solo acoustic. Fun tune! When I was in a cover band, we did that one. It does go over quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ckcondon Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 "I want you to want me" and "Surrender" could both easily considered "Standards" in this area... Done many times by many bands and usually well received in any dance set.Easy adds that people love. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mfergel Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah, we do both as well. Out of curiousity for those of you that do Surrender, how are you guys handling the keyboard part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members triton76 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 I play a string patch on my synthesizer. On I want you to Want me I came up with a piano arrangement that fits right in. These work well but I want you to want me seems to get the better crowd response of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 It seems like it will go over pretty well in most crowds, and wouldn't be hard to pull off with a three or four peice cover band. Any experiences? It all depends on how good you guys sound - work it up and see. That one's got a real tight, sparse drum beat that's gotta be right in the pocket or it falls off the tracks pretty quick. We'll be playing it at gigs next year - hopefully it'll go over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah, we do both as well.Out of curiousity for those of you that do Surrender, how are you guys handling the keyboard part? I used a B3 patch blended with a transistor organ sample (combi on Triton) and played upper register octaves (16th notes) that outline the chord progression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 "I Want You To Want Me" always goes over well. For years I resisted playing it because I thought it's tempo would be too fast to get any dance action. Wrong! It also works with young country dancers. You know, the ones where the men like to throw the ladies all over (and you hope they haven't had too much to catch them) Just don't try it in a middle age country bar. That hasn't worked out too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members picker13 Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 We play it and it's well liked, especially by the women! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nighthawkdude Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 Dream Police is big for us, too. Cheap Trick rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B Money Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 Out of curiousity for those of you that do Surrender, how are you guys handling the keyboard part? lead gutiarist plays that part. I dunno exactly what he's doing, but it sounds close enough for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kurfu Posted December 17, 2007 Members Share Posted December 17, 2007 A bit of trivia: The studio version of "I Want You To Want Me" was on the album "In Color" and instead of a ripping guitar solo in the middle section, they used a honky-tonk piano solo. Cheap Trick wasn't really fond of the song, and were considering dropping it from their set list right before the live version of the song became a hit. They've been stuck with it ever since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarmikeb Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Covered it plenty of times. For years it seems. Always seems to get the ladies in the crowd going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cooterbrown Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Yeah, we do both as well.Out of curiousity for those of you that do Surrender, how are you guys handling the keyboard part? I have used either an arpeggiator (hard to do, sometimes...you have to hammer-fret the guitar chord, simultaniously, and also might have to mess with the rate knob, which is less than exact) or a sequencer, triggered from a footswitch (still either have to make three seperate sequences or have your transpose parameter at the ready). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 Yeah, we do both as well. Out of curiousity for those of you that do Surrender, how are you guys handling the keyboard part? I'm the keyboard player in my band duh ... I play arpeggiated lines based around a root-5-octave line that isnt exactly like the record, but fits..... I have played it several times without keyboards when I was the bass player, and even though I used my 12-String Bass on it, having a 12-String bass isnt necessary for pulling it off the same way the keyboard part is negligible when it comes right down to it......Just play it like you wrote it and all is good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elbow Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 There's a keyboard part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 There's a keyboard part? Which was my point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted December 18, 2007 Members Share Posted December 18, 2007 I'm the keyboard player in my band duh ... I play arpeggiated lines based around a root-5-octave line that isnt exactly like the record, but fits..... I have played it several times without keyboards when I was the bass player, and even though I used my 12-String Bass on it, having a 12-String bass isnt necessary for pulling it off the same way the keyboard part is negligible when it comes right down to it......Just play it like you wrote it and all is good Ohh, the arpeggiated parts during the break? you don't need no stinkin sequencer (though I'm sure it sounds good) I did those by hand - it's an 8 note pattern IIRC; I would hit the bass root with my left hand and then it was a 1, 3, 5, octave and back down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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