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>I’ll go first. >I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. (And I love the song…) >Chuck >www.monkeychild.com
Hit me with your best shot! Pt
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Any Carpenters song. It isn’t that they are bad. It’s just that I have played them and "Feelings" so many times that my stomach begins to spasm when I hear them. Ed Cregger
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I’ll go first. >I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. (And I love the >song…) >Chuck >www.monkeychild.com > Hit me with your best shot! > Pt
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>a: dont play covers… write something.
Almost every musician covers some songs. It’d be hard to name the ones who don’t. Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing, and it’s also not paying the people who influenced you their due respect. And IMO, musicians who don’t do any covers are as boring as musicians who copy songs to the T. The ones who don’t do any covers are too self indulgient to be bothered with, and the ones that copy songs to the T are too mechanical. Neither one is worth my time. Pete — One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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a: dont play covers… write something.
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>I’ll go first. >I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. (And I love the song…) >Chuck >www.monkeychild.com
Born To Be Wild. Love Steppenwolf and love their version. Hope I never have to play that song again. I actually played in a band once whose motto was "songs you don’t know by people you do". Our entire setlist was covers of the really good songs on the albums that you knew from owning the album but the song didn’t get beat to death by radio. Instead of "Cat Scratch Fever" by Ted Nugent we played "Need You Bad". Instead of "The Stroke" or "Everybody Wants You" by Billy Squier we played "Whadda You Want From Me" and so on. It worked great and went over really well. That was my favorite band to play in of all the gigs I’ve ever had. Peter
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> I’ll go first. > I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. (And I love the song…) > Chuck > www.monkeychild.com
"Takin’ Care of Business" by BTO.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->a: dont play covers… write something. > Almost every musician covers some songs. It’d be hard to name the > ones who don’t. > Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing, and > it’s also not paying the people who influenced you their due respect. > And IMO, musicians who don’t do any covers are as boring as musicians > who copy songs to the T. The ones who don’t do any covers are too > self indulgient to be bothered with, and the ones that copy songs to > the T are too mechanical. Neither one is worth my time. > Pete
Pete "Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing" If everyone just played covers what would you cover? Chris
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>I thought playing covers was the be all and end all of playing music?
Chris, It is. Just ask David Lee Roth. "Just cover number one hits and you’re half way there." - DLR Regards, Spike
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> I’ll go first. > I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. (And I love the song…) > Chuck > www.monkeychild.com
I thought playing covers was the be all and end all of playing music? Chris
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um.. Yeah cos ‘just a gigalo’ & ‘california girls’ were so good LOL 
*cough* Not to diss DLR – Panama and Hot for teacher are ageless and rock!
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->I thought playing covers was the be all and end all of playing music? > Chris, > It is. Just ask David Lee Roth. > "Just cover number one hits > and you’re half way there." - DLR > Regards, > Spike
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one of my bands did the kylie minogue cover of ‘cant get you out of my head – but a ROCK version! Pretty funny! check out the mp3 at www.sexbeatrecords.com/fink Another band I am in did ‘I ran’ by flock of seagulls (LOL) – but a glam/goth version www.thedeadthings.com We also play ‘look what the cat dragged in’ by poison, and ‘is that you’ by kiss, but much MUCH heavier & a bit faster. But yeah, total cover bands shit me as for so many years original bands had to fight for gigs due to cover bands riding coat tails and hogging up the circuits. Which in my opinion just aint right. Now we have to deal with poker machines and dj’s – thankfully I have moved to melbourne now (Au) where live music is massive! Shakir www.sexbeatrecords.com/shakir.htm
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >a: dont play covers… write something. > Almost every musician covers some songs. It’d be hard to name the > ones who don’t. > Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing, and > it’s also not paying the people who influenced you their due respect. > And IMO, musicians who don’t do any covers are as boring as musicians > who copy songs to the T. The ones who don’t do any covers are too > self indulgient to be bothered with, and the ones that copy songs to > the T are too mechanical. Neither one is worth my time. > Pete >Pete >"Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing" >If everyone just played covers what would you cover? >Chris
I really wouldn’t want to be in a band that *only* played covers. I’d have to think about what songs I’d like to cover for a while, because I haven’t felt like being in a band for years. I don’t find them to be a very good use of my time. It would be easier to name songs that I *don’t* want to cover. For example, I would quit any band who insisted on covering "Layla". Seriously. I’d be out the door in a minute. But off that same album, I’d love to cover songs like "I Looked Away" or "Bell Bottom Blues" or "Key to the Highway". Same with "Smoke on the Water" (and fire in the sky). I wouldn’t tolerate that song. But I’d love to do "Maybe I’m a Leo". I also can’t stand "Freebird"! (You know, it’s a very long song –DriveBy Truckers). But I’d like to cover "Gimme Back my Bullets" or "Gimme Three Steps" or "I Know a Little". But there’d be the danger that by playing only songs that I’d wanted to play, there wouldn’t be enough of the audience who’d appreciate them. And I stopped listening to the radio for music a long time ago, so I don’t even know what people listen to these days. IMO, you can’t play music for the musicians in your audience. They’re the ones that sit on their hands at the end of the songs, and the whole time they’re listening, they’ll be thinking "I would have played that better". I don’t like the idea of catering to the musicians in the audience. Pete — One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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> I’ll go first. > I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. (And I love the song…) > Chuck > www.monkeychild.com
It’s hard to pick just one, so… Hotel California Freebird Stairway to Freebir..uh,.Heaven. La Bamba
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no – I agree with that PMG! But the thread is about BAD predictable and frankly totally annoying covers that stereotypical ‘cover bands’ or bad buskers who have the latest ‘1000 buskers favourite’s song book would play. Every band I have been in has been an original one but always have 1 or 2 covers in the set – done our own way tho’. Yeah it’s fun.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->a: dont play covers… write something. > Almost every musician covers some songs. It’d be hard to name the > ones who don’t. > Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing, and > it’s also not paying the people who influenced you their due respect. > And IMO, musicians who don’t do any covers are as boring as musicians > who copy songs to the T. The ones who don’t do any covers are too > self indulgient to be bothered with, and the ones that copy songs to > the T are too mechanical. Neither one is worth my time. > Pete > — > One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the > minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy > of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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I don’t think he was saying that he didn’t want to write any music. I think he was saying that not playing any covers isn’t realistic. Even big name acts cover songs from time to time. Just about every show I’ve been to with big name acts they have played a cover or 2 in their set. It kind of helps you connect with the band and see where they came from.This is a list of covers from the last few big name acts I’ve been to: Incubus : De Do Do Do De Da Da Da – the Police 3 doors down : some skynard song, can’t remember which one though Matchbox 20 : Changes – Bowie Fuel : Mary Jane’s Last Dance – Tom Petty
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> >a: dont play covers… write something. >> Almost every musician covers some songs. It’d be hard to name the >> ones who don’t. >> Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing, and >> it’s also not paying the people who influenced you their due respect. >> And IMO, musicians who don’t do any covers are as boring as musicians >> who copy songs to the T. The ones who don’t do any covers are too >> self indulgient to be bothered with, and the ones that copy songs to >> the T are too mechanical. Neither one is worth my time. >> Pete >Pete >"Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing" >If everyone just played covers what would you cover? >Chris > I really wouldn’t want to be in a band that *only* played covers. > I’d have to think about what songs I’d like to cover for a while, > because I haven’t felt like being in a band for years. I don’t find > them to be a very good use of my time. > It would be easier to name songs that I *don’t* want to cover. > For example, I would quit any band who insisted on covering "Layla". > Seriously. I’d be out the door in a minute. But off that same album, > I’d love to cover songs like "I Looked Away" or "Bell Bottom Blues" or > "Key to the Highway". > Same with "Smoke on the Water" (and fire in the sky). I wouldn’t > tolerate that song. But I’d love to do "Maybe I’m a Leo". > I also can’t stand "Freebird"! (You know, it’s a very long song > –DriveBy Truckers). But I’d like to cover "Gimme Back my Bullets" or > "Gimme Three Steps" or "I Know a Little". > But there’d be the danger that by playing only songs that I’d wanted > to play, there wouldn’t be enough of the audience who’d appreciate > them. And I stopped listening to the radio for music a long time ago, > so I don’t even know what people listen to these days. > IMO, you can’t play music for the musicians in your audience. They’re > the ones that sit on their hands at the end of the songs, and the > whole time they’re listening, they’ll be thinking "I would have played > that better". I don’t like the idea of catering to the musicians in > the audience. > Pete > — > One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the > minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy > of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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Thanks man. We recorded those songs in one day for $180 bux(au) Looking for a bass player at the moment… argh…
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->one of my bands did the kylie minogue cover of ‘cant get you out of my >head – but a ROCK version! >Pretty funny! >check out the mp3 at www.sexbeatrecords.com/fink > I like that cover. It’s pretty good IMO. > I like their "Imaginary Girl" too. >Another band I am in did ‘I ran’ by flock of seagulls (LOL) – but a >glam/goth version www.thedeadthings.com >We also play ‘look what the cat dragged in’ by poison, and ‘is that you’ >by >kiss, but much MUCH heavier & a bit faster. >But yeah, total cover bands shit me as for so many years original bands >had >to fight for gigs due to cover bands riding coat tails and hogging up the >circuits. >Which in my opinion just aint right. >Now we have to deal with poker machines and dj’s – thankfully I have moved >to melbourne now (Au) where live music is massive! >Shakir >www.sexbeatrecords.com/shakir.htm > Sounds like a good place to move to. > Pete > — > One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the > minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy > of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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>>I’ll go first. >I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. (And I love the >song…) Chuck >www.monkeychild.com > Hit me with your best shot! > Pt
I like playing this one – especially after I took the 50 hours to learn the solo correctly
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>one of my bands did the kylie minogue cover of ‘cant get you out of my >head – but a ROCK version! >Pretty funny! >check out the mp3 at www.sexbeatrecords.com/fink
I like that cover. It’s pretty good IMO. I like their "Imaginary Girl" too. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Another band I am in did ‘I ran’ by flock of seagulls (LOL) – but a >glam/goth version www.thedeadthings.com >We also play ‘look what the cat dragged in’ by poison, and ‘is that you’ by >kiss, but much MUCH heavier & a bit faster. >But yeah, total cover bands shit me as for so many years original bands had >to fight for gigs due to cover bands riding coat tails and hogging up the >circuits. >Which in my opinion just aint right. >Now we have to deal with poker machines and dj’s – thankfully I have moved >to melbourne now (Au) where live music is massive! >Shakir >www.sexbeatrecords.com/shakir.htm
Sounds like a good place to move to. Pete — One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >a: dont play covers… write something. > Almost every musician covers some songs. It’d be hard to name the > ones who don’t. > Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing, and > it’s also not paying the people who influenced you their due respect. > And IMO, musicians who don’t do any covers are as boring as musicians > who copy songs to the T. The ones who don’t do any covers are too > self indulgient to be bothered with, and the ones that copy songs to > the T are too mechanical. Neither one is worth my time. > Pete > Pete > "Not playing any covers just isn’t very realistic for one thing" > If everyone just played covers what would you cover? > Chris
What we do now… Sweet Home Alabama, Sharp-Dressed Man, and Mustang Sally…
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>I would quit any band who insisted on covering "Layla". Seriously. I’d be out
the door in a minute. But off that same album, I’d love to cover songs like "I Looked Away" or "Bell Bottom Blues" or "Key to the Highway". I’d do "Layla" only if it was shockingly good. I play the other three now and then. Often enough to remember the chords. >Same with "Smoke on the Water" (and fire in the sky). I wouldn’t >tolerate that song. But I’d love to do "Maybe I’m a Leo".
I do not play no Deep Purple, y’all. >I also can’t stand "Freebird"! … But I’d like to cover "Gimme Back my
Bullets" or "Gimme Three Steps" or "I Know a Little". I do not play no Skynyrd, y’all.
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Good luck on the bass player search. Around here, finding a good bass player is about as difficult as finding a singer who’s head isn’t stuck up his ass. Pete – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >Thanks man. >We recorded those songs in one day for $180 bux(au) >Looking for a bass player at the moment… argh… >>one of my bands did the kylie minogue cover of ‘cant get you out of my >>head – but a ROCK version! >>Pretty funny! >>check out the mp3 at www.sexbeatrecords.com/fink > I like that cover. It’s pretty good IMO. > I like their "Imaginary Girl" too. >>Another band I am in did ‘I ran’ by flock of seagulls (LOL) – but a >>glam/goth version www.thedeadthings.com >>We also play ‘look what the cat dragged in’ by poison, and ‘is that you’ >>by >>kiss, but much MUCH heavier & a bit faster. >>But yeah, total cover bands shit me as for so many years original bands >>had >>to fight for gigs due to cover bands riding coat tails and hogging up the >>circuits. >>Which in my opinion just aint right. >>Now we have to deal with poker machines and dj’s – thankfully I have moved >>to melbourne now (Au) where live music is massive! >>Shakir >>www.sexbeatrecords.com/shakir.htm > Sounds like a good place to move to. > Pete > — > One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the > minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy > of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
– One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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hahahahaha that is so true…. ps: I remember you from quite a few years ago helping me with something to do with either my guitar or amp or pickups or something, but I remember you were vey helpful – i think it was on harmonycentral later Shakir
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Good luck on the bass player search. Around here, finding a good bass > player is about as difficult as finding a singer who’s head isn’t > stuck up his ass. > Pete >Thanks man. >We recorded those songs in one day for $180 bux(au) >Looking for a bass player at the moment… argh… >>>one of my bands did the kylie minogue cover of ‘cant get you out of my >>>head – but a ROCK version! >>>Pretty funny! >>>check out the mp3 at www.sexbeatrecords.com/fink >> I like that cover. It’s pretty good IMO. >> I like their "Imaginary Girl" too. >>>Another band I am in did ‘I ran’ by flock of seagulls (LOL) – but a >>>glam/goth version www.thedeadthings.com >>>We also play ‘look what the cat dragged in’ by poison, and ‘is that you’ >>>by >>>kiss, but much MUCH heavier & a bit faster. >>>But yeah, total cover bands shit me as for so many years original bands >>>had >>>to fight for gigs due to cover bands riding coat tails and hogging up >>>the >>>circuits. >>>Which in my opinion just aint right. >>>Now we have to deal with poker machines and dj’s – thankfully I have >>>moved >>>to melbourne now (Au) where live music is massive! >>>Shakir >>>www.sexbeatrecords.com/shakir.htm >> Sounds like a good place to move to. >> Pete >> — >> One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the >> minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy >> of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo > — > One egg left? For a nutritious breakfast, two eggs is the > minimum requirement! And I have but one, which is one shy > of two! And it is two that I need! Curses!!! –Mojo Jojo
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>>I’ll go first. >I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. >(And I love the song…) >Hit me with your best shot!
Hit me with a pork chop! For me it’d have to be Takin’ Care of Business. The Repair Guy http://repairguy1993.netfirms.com/
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I have been in many cover bands through the decades. The biggest problem with all of the bands has been choosing the songs. Who chooses them? Even after almost 40 years of playing in bands things do not change. If you have a front person/singer they should choose the songs they want to sing. But the bass player doesn’t like the song so we don’t do it. Or the drummer can’t grasp it and on and on. One of the bands I am in now shares the songs. None of us are good singers but we can each sing a few songs OK. There are 4 of us and we each sing lead on 10 songs. We sound as good as most cover bands and since we all are singing there are no problems with song choices. We choose our 10 songs and learn the other songs. And we all sing backup and harmony. But still…..I’m a guitar player…I ain’t no singer. Gotta do what ya gotta do. Pt
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> I’ll go first. > I could live without EVER doing Stormy Monday again. (And I love the song…) > Chuck > www.monkeychild.com
Stairway to Heaven Freebirds a close second, but there are actually times when I like doing it. Perhaps in memory of the dead? Most people don’t realize that all the guitar solo parts are played by one person, not three, Allen Collins. RIP. Talk about selling your soul to the devil, think those guys paid enough of a price? Stormy Monday is indeed a chore. cheers… HJA