INSTRUMENTALS FOR COVERS BAND

[Happy Jack]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSJrGxH9Ni8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSJrGxH9Ni8[/url]

[Len_derby]

Since you say the aim is to give your vocalist a break, why not take a different approach?
One, or more of the rest you take over the singing.

I spent years in the 'can't sing' camp. Like most things, it's down to practise and confidence.

[Happy Jack]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YzH31ZsVnY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YzH31ZsVnY[/url]

[leroydiamond]

[quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1387201393' post='2309226']
Since you say the aim is to give your vocalist a break, why not take a different approach?
One, or more of the rest you take over the singing.

I spent years in the 'can't sing' camp. Like most things, it's down to practise and confidence.
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a good suggestion and we have not ruled this out. However the best thing about the band is the vocalist i.m.o. (Don't tell the guitar player ). so we are shy of letting the standard drop.

[Happy Jack]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szorg5_XDPE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szorg5_XDPE[/url]

[Happy Jack]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B89YC3rmeo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B89YC3rmeo[/url]

[Oopsdabassist]

Cozy Powell, Dance with the Devil?

[xilddx]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1387201205' post='2309223']
Green Onions? With no organ?
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A decent guitarist can sort that little issue surely!

[Happy Jack]

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A decent guitarist can sort that little issue surely!
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Well yes, anyone who can play the guitar well can probably learn to play the organ too ... given time, of course.

[xilddx]

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1387202350' post='2309249']
Well yes, anyone who can play the guitar well can probably learn to play the organ too ... given time, of course.
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[lojo]

Assuming the singer is not the guitarist (or drummer) then can they play anything , keys, sax etc ?

Just because their having a vocal rest , they still maybe able to join in on the instrumentals

[Jonesy64]

CeciliaAnn - Pixies is an instrumental I have always wanted to have a bash at

[Count Bassy]

Can't believe that no-ones suggested "Pick up the pieces".

Edited December 16, 2013 by Count Bassy

[flyfisher]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0L4kPdMFNc


Not sure about the pipe though . . .

[Happy Jack]

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Not sure about the pipe though . . .
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It worked for Duck Dunn ...

[vsmith1]

My suggestions: Pink Floyd's One of these Days, More Blues; The Shadows - Little B, Wonderful Land

[Happy Jack]

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Pink Floyd's One of these Days
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Just be bloody sure you get the delay setting right!

[uncle psychosis]

Its gotta be Wipeout and Apache, surely. Two massive crowd pleasers and not all that tricky.

[jacko]

Theme from Peter Gunn. used to play it to start the second set with my old act. Could never tell whether or not the punters were interested.

[tauzero]

Hocus Pocus by Focus. Probably better remembered than Sylvia. Tricky for your guitarist to play everything that the world's greatest ever guitarist managed to put into it though, but I doubt most people would notice.

[jacko]

That would need a hammond organ to sound anywhere near right though.

[karlfer]

The following is done just bass, drums, guitard. Instantly recognisable to me (I SO want to do it!) Yes I am definitely a fanboi on this!
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbVl3nPbLFE"]▶ Mr Big - Burn (Deep Purple cover - live instrumental) - YouTube[/url]

Edited December 18, 2013 by karlfer

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited February 19, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[White Cloud]

"Captain Nemo" or "Into the arena" by Michael Schenker Group.

[Urban Bassman]

Into The Arena....blimey I haven't heard that in ages....

There are quite few instrumentals on Cozy Powell's solo albums IIRC