Spider-dan Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) Hi, Me and my friends are looking to start a band, just for a hobby with potential for small gigs, friends BBQ's etc. We all play at different levels and it's been challenging when thinking of material we can all play that isn't too difficult for one or more members. So i'm looking for suggestions of simple rock songs we can belt out and piss the neighbours off with. Any suggestions? Edited March 23, 2011 by Spider-dan Quote
burray Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) Depends entirely on what kind of music you'd like to be playing. Any ideas? If you're going for the stereotypical beginner band then have a look at the back catalogue of Green Day, Pixies, Blink 182, Weezer, Rage Against the Machine, Nirvana, Offspring... The list is endless. Basically, I'm guessing you'll mostly want to play pop punk stuff that your mates will all know, and there's loads out there. Just make sure you practise. Simple songs are fine, but simple songs played badly are the things that boil my piss. Edited March 23, 2011 by burray Quote
RockfordStone Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 any song from feeder's echo park album, dirt simple but great fun to play and listen to Quote
Spider-dan Posted March 23, 2011 Author Posted March 23, 2011 Well we already play some Queens of the Stone age songs and some Nirvana. We're not massively into pop-punk. We basically want to get a few covers down so we have something to rehearse. We may even introduce a few of our own. But for now the goal is to have fun. . Quote
Muzz Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 Battleship Chains by The Georgia Satellites. Two chords, makes Quo sound like Weather Report... Quote
TommyK Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 [quote name='Spider-dan' post='1173404' date='Mar 23 2011, 03:20 PM']Hi, Me and my friends are looking to start a band, just for a hobby with potential for small gigs, friends BBQ's etc. We all play at different levels and it's been challenging when thinking of material we can all play that isn't too difficult for one or more members. So i'm looking for suggestions of simple rock songs we can belt out and piss the neighbours off with. Any suggestions?[/quote] With my new band we have been practicing fairly hard doing stuff which we all want to do but we have got to the point (learnt 17-18 songs) where we just want to get a few gigs under our belt so we are gonna stick a few real easy ones in there to get going, our prospective list to chose from is: Alright now Sweet home Alabama Twist and shout Anything by the Kinks Just looking- stereophonics Zombie-cranberries There she goes Paranoid Teenage dirtbag There should be a few there....have fun!! Quote
spinynorman Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 [quote name='TommyK' post='1173467' date='Mar 23 2011, 04:11 PM']Anything by the Kinks[/quote] I found "Sunny Afternoon" quite hard. "All Day and All of the Night" is easier, although there's plenty of room for "how many times do I play this riff, and then what happens?" moments. Quote
TransistorBassMan Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 [quote name='Muzz' post='1173438' date='Mar 23 2011, 03:45 PM']Battleship Chains by The Georgia Satellites. Two chords, makes Quo sound like Weather Report... [/quote] Great song though Quote
PaulWarning Posted March 23, 2011 Posted March 23, 2011 this question crops up a lot, then you find some quite difficult songs suggested, the implication being "well I find them easy so I must be an ace player", nobody's going to accuse me of that, anything off the first few Ramones albums Quote
spinynorman Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 [quote name='PaulWarning' post='1173583' date='Mar 23 2011, 05:40 PM']this question crops up a lot, then you find some quite difficult songs suggested, the implication being "well I find them easy so I must be an ace player", nobody's going to accuse me of that, anything off the first few Ramones albums [/quote] For me it's "If I can play it anywhere near right, it must be easy". For a lot of songs, getting it near enough so no one laughs can be easy, getting it dead right is much harder. I'd put All Right Now and Paranoid in that category. And what is easy for the bass may not be so simple for guitar, drums or vocals. It helps if its a song everyone in the band knows well, as in has listened to a lot, even if they don't know how to play it. That overcomes a lot of problems caused by not knowing the structure. Quote
hellothere Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Different people find different things easy so I recommend just having a go at anything you like. If you find a song to hard then jsut try something else. All have a chat and decide what songs you would like to play, then go home and all have a go at learning them. Then next practice rule out all the ones that anyone found completely impossible to play, remember which ones everyone struggled iwth but think they could manage with more practice and the ones which everyone foudn they could play. Then practice the ones everyone could play best for a couple of practices while everyone attempts learning the slightly harder ones at home, then after you have nailed the "easy" ones try the slightly harder ones at your practice. You should have a good few songs under your bely in no-time. This is how me and the people I used to play covers with when I was at school used to do it. But by all means ignore my advice if it dosn't work for you. Quote
Donnyboy Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 [quote name='TransistorBassMan' post='1173582' date='Mar 23 2011, 05:39 PM']Great song though[/quote] Yip, but as has been said before - better get it good & tight - don't mock the one note basslines - play it like you mean it. Dung-a-dung-a dung. Dung-a-dung-a-dung. I remember playing this in the '80's? " ... 20 foot long like a steel driving hammer... " or something - sing along now!! Quote
farmer61 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Mustang Sally always goes down a storm. Everyone on here loves it.... Quote
mrtcat Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 Everything in your target genre is do-able with enough practice. We find that Paranoid by black sabbath bridges many age groups and is mega simple. Blink 182's all the small things is pretty easy too. Quote
Blademan_98 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 [quote name='farmer61' post='1174699' date='Mar 24 2011, 02:26 PM']Mustang Sally always goes down a storm. Everyone on here loves it.... [/quote] Beat me too it Quote
mep Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 There are plenty of Oasis songs to choose from. Should be ok for some BBQ rock. Quote
Lozz196 Posted March 24, 2011 Posted March 24, 2011 (edited) Bad Moon Rising - Credence Clearwater Revival Used to Love Her - Guns n Roses Edited March 24, 2011 by Lozz196 Quote
PaulWarning Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='mrtcat' post='1175270' date='Mar 24 2011, 09:32 PM']do-able with enough practice[/quote] the magic words, trouble is in most bands there are always some people more committed than others Quote
Spider-dan Posted March 25, 2011 Author Posted March 25, 2011 [quote name='PaulWarning' post='1175665' date='Mar 25 2011, 10:11 AM']the magic words, trouble is in most bands there are always some people more committed than others [/quote] exactamundo! We need stuff that everyone can get on with, both interms of their ability and practise schedules. Having a song someone is going to have to spend two hours learning is going to be useless as some of the band have kids/work shifts etc. Whilst some of us would be able to devote this time. Quote
ZMech Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 pretty much any early beatles. Eight days a week is a good 'un. Quote
Bloodaxe Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Bon Scott-era AC/DC is usually pretty straightforward, my current fave is this one from T.N.T/High Voltage: Watch out for this lot, along with Sabbath, Lizzy & SRV they de-tuned a semitone. Quote
alyctes Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Three Doors Down, 'Kryptonite' a bit of a brooder but it works for me Quote
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