Who here is in a band?

Seems like theres a few musical people on here.

How many of you are in/have been in a band and what did you play? Covers or originals or a mix of both?

I am in a cover band and play rhythm. We are looking at writing some originals and maybe tossing them in once in while.

laxcdn wrote:

I am in a cover band and play rhythm. We are looking at writing some originals and maybe tossing them in once in while.

Cool. What type of stuff do you cover? Just wondering how it compares to the cover bands I see at my pub...

Some tunes are

Tush - ZZ Top
Are you gonna be my girl - Jet
Sound of Love - Danko Jones
I'll Belive in you - Tragically Hip
Business as Usual - Staggered Crossing
High Times - Frank Soda and the Imps
Roxy Roller - Nick Glider
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Boys of Summer - Ataris
The Middle - Jimmy eats World
Not Ready to Go - The Trews
Doing it Right -April Wine
Could have been a lady - April Wine
Hey Baby - Ted Nugent
Remedy - Black Crowes

We are looking at adding a bunch of 80's metal and some lighter rock stuff too. We want to start doign some coporate stuff.

laxcdn wrote:

Some tunes are

Tush - ZZ Top
Are you gonna be my girl - Jet
Sound of Love - Danko Jones
I'll Belive in you - Tragically Hip
Business as Usual - Staggered Crossing
High Times - Frank Soda and the Imps
Roxy Roller - Nick Glider
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Boys of Summer - Ataris
The Middle - Jimmy eats World
Not Ready to Go - The Trews
Doing it Right -April Wine
Could have been a lady - April Wine
Hey Baby - Ted Nugent
Remedy - Black Crowes

We are looking at adding a bunch of 80's metal and some lighter rock stuff too. We want to start doign some coporate stuff.

Similar stuff then

Was.

Many years ago. Originals and covers. Just put two of our songs on YouTube (it's easy to just point people to YT that want to hear your stuff than send out CD's!) so decided to post them here in 'Your Noise'...

...don't seem to be goin down that well tho!!!!!!...

For covers we did various over the years but included:
Queen - We Will Rock You..the Live Killers version
Bauhaus - Crowds
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Sabbs - Paranoid
Prince - The Cross (don't think we ever did this live tho?)
Archers Of Loaf - Toast
Green Day - Basket Case
Sex Pistols - Silly Thing
The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds...really punked up tho!!!
Hanoi rocks - Taxi Driver
The Pixies - Where Is My Mind
The Ramones - Rockaway Beach

there would have been more but that's all I can recall right now!!! Like I said...it was a long time ago!!!

Upscope is a Rapper!!

'Scope

I've been in several over the years. All original music, with the exception of 2 remakes I can remember: Change by John Wait, and Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Yup.... At this time, I play guitar in (2) cover bands Rat Poizon in Missouri and Lethal Judgement in Illinois.

Having a GREAT time!!!!

I was in a original metal band from St. Louis called Conquest back in the early 1990's. They are still together with the replacement guitarist that I found for them 14 years ago.

Best,

A~

Here!

About 8-9 years ago I was in a band. We did write some cool originals, but live we only got to play covers. It was a great time, but then my career called, and we broke up. Oh, well. . .the other guys (mostly) are still doing musical things aside from their day jobs. One of them has a new band that definitely has some promise. Check them out, they're called "Calling Tokyo."

Since before and after, the only other band settings I've been in were very impromptu, "one practice" type gigs. For the last 7-8 years, I've just been playing for the sake of playing. I love music and the guitar, and it's too much fun not to do.

STLKINGV wrote:

Yup.... At this time, I play guitar in (2) cover bands Rat Poizon in Missouri and Lethal Judgement in Illinois.

Having a GREAT time!!!!

I was in a original metal band from St. Louis called Conquest back in the early 1990's. They are still together with the replacement guitarist that I found for them 14 years ago.

Best,

A~

Do you play any Ratt or Poison?

I used to play drums in a covers band back in the early 90's..

We used to cover -

Lick it up
Slide it in
Tie your mother down
sharp dressed man
whole lotta rosie
crazy train
Born to be wild
Fool for your lovin
Save me (Cinderella)
Paranoid
Breakin the law

Matty35 wrote:

I used to play drums in a covers band back in the early 90's..

We used to cover -

Lick it up
Slide it in
Tie your mother down
sharp dressed man
whole lotta rosie
crazy train
Born to be wild
Fool for your lovin
Save me (Cinderella)
Paranoid
Breakin the law

Now you see. That's different from the covers bands I see week in week out. Good stuff.

Matty35 wrote:

I used to play drums in a covers band back in the early 90's..

We used to cover -

Lick it up
Slide it in
Tie your mother down
sharp dressed man
whole lotta rosie
crazy train
Born to be wild
Fool for your lovin
Save me (Cinderella)
Paranoid
Breakin the law

Reform!! Now!!!!

THAT'S a cover band I'd like to see!!!...
None of usual naff Free 'All Right Now' bumpf!

RFFB wrote:

Matty35 wrote:

I used to play drums in a covers band back in the early 90's..

We used to cover -

Lick it up
Slide it in
Tie your mother down
sharp dressed man
whole lotta rosie
crazy train
Born to be wild
Fool for your lovin
Save me (Cinderella)
Paranoid
Breakin the law

Reform!! Now!!!!

THAT'S a cover band I'd like to see!!!...
None of usual naff Free 'All Right Now' bumpf!

PRECISELY!

But there's nothing wrong with Free or All Right Now.

Cheers chaps!

When your'e in a covers band it can tricky at times, you wanna give the punters what they want, but not play the same old shit every other cover band plays. Although "Paranoid" is a killer tune, every fucker does it!..i was pushing for "Never say die" which is just as much fun to play & listen to!



Matty..

That is what we are trying to do. Cover songs of popular bands, but not the really big tunes. I am trying to get an 80's metal set started, with stuff like

Ratt - You think your tough
Cinderella - Save Me
Dokken - Breaking the Chains
Scorps - Hurricane
Tora Tora - Walking Shoes

I sing for a classic rock band - just joined them a couple of months ago. They've got some originals, and we cover:

Sunshine of Your Love
White Room
Badge
Born To Be Wild
We're An American Band
You've Got Another Thing Coming
Rainbow In The Dark
The Rover
Immigrant Song
The Ocean
Never Say Die
Snowblind
Burning Sky
Dirty Women
Too Rolling Stoned
25 or 6 to 4
That Smell

It's a lot of fun - and I get to sing lead on all of the Zep

Matty35 wrote:

Cheers chaps!

When your'e in a covers band it can tricky at times, you wanna give the punters what they want, but not play the same old shit every other cover band plays. Although "Paranoid" is a killer tune, every fucker does it!..i was pushing for "Never say die" which is just as much fun to play & listen to!



Matty..

My band plays Never Say Die. The guys like playing it, but the male singer in the band hates singing it cuz the vocal is so high lol We do Paranoid too, along with Dirty Women.

Cool songs in that setlist.

My old band used to play the following slabs:

1) You Really Got Me (VH version)
2) Every Rose Has Its Thorn
3) Sunshine of Your Love
4) Cat Scratch Fever
5) Bang Your Head (Metal Health)
6) For Whom the Bell Tolls/Guitar Solo (segue to #7)
7) Paranoid (faster than Megadeth speed )
Live Wire
9) Foxey Lady
10) Tie Your Mother Down
11) Fight for Your Right (to Party)
12) Smokin' in the Boys' Room
13) Rock 'N' Roll All Night
14) Paradise City
15) Crazy Train

There were more, but it's been about 8 years, so. . .

Pete wrote:

RFFB wrote:

Reform!! Now!!!!

THAT'S a cover band I'd like to see!!!...
None of usual naff Free 'All Right Now' bumpf!

PRECISELY!

But there's nothing wrong with Free or All Right Now.

But if I never heard another cover of All Right Now I'd be a happy guy!!!!
It's one of those songs that has just been done to death.