RhysP Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1422919158' post='2678510'] You're right, of course. So in the interests of fairness and parity, I list the following songs: If your band covers them, it's minus ten points; if you WANT to cover them, it's minus twenty points; and if you do five of them (or more) in your set, it's PLUS a million points... Free Bird More Than A Feeling Daddy Cool Sweet Child 'O Mine Start Me Up Down Down Money For Nothing Summer Of '69 We Will Rock You Radar Love... and... Mustang Sally. [/quote] Just reading that makes me want to shoot myself in the face. Edited February 3, 2015 by RhysP Quote
witterth Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 I play the cowbell part that's in the verses, it's not hard and I can see what drummers get from hitting stuff all night. Quote
discreet Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1422980666' post='2679113'] Just reading that makes me want to shoot myself in the face. [/quote] With what? Dad Rock, innit? Quote
RhysP Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1422983774' post='2679152'] Dad Rock, innit? [/quote] I know, that's why I never had children..... Quote
discreet Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1422984014' post='2679156'] I know, that's why I never had children..... [/quote] Don't worry - you're still terribly embarrassing, woefully behind the times and very cringeworthy. It's just that you have no-one to point it out to you. Young master discreet shouts 'AAWWWW DAAAADDDD, NOOOOOOOO!!!' about fifteen times a day. Edited February 3, 2015 by discreet Quote
lonestar Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) I once reduced my daughter to the point of tears at the just threat of coming down to the disco on holiday to bust some moves with my Dad dancing. I'm sure she'll be telling her analyst about it in years to come. Edited February 3, 2015 by lonestar Quote
oldslapper Posted February 3, 2015 Posted February 3, 2015 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1422631876' post='2674925'] I guess the "professional" answer would be "Counting" [/quote] No, the professional would be adjusting their music stand...... Quote
Telebass Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 Due to the guitarist not knowing the correct chord, I used to play chords also, above the 12th fret. It took a little of the incorrectness away. Other than that, it's tuning and refreshments time... Quote
Monckyman Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 That list gave me a bad turn. Then I remembered that we do NONE of them and I have killed, sacked, or drugged any members who showed any interest in them. So now it's just you lot to worry about..... Quote
Count Bassy Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 [quote name='oldslapper' timestamp='1422999031' post='2679463'] No, the professional would be adjusting their music stand...... [/quote] Good point! Quote
Count Bassy Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1422919158' post='2678510'] You're right, of course. So in the interests of fairness and parity, I list the following songs: If your band covers them, it's minus ten points; if you WANT to cover them, it's minus twenty points; and if you do five of them (or more) in your set, it's PLUS a million points... Free Bird More Than A Feeling Daddy Cool Sweet Child 'O Mine Start Me Up Down Down Money For Nothing Summer Of '69 We Will Rock You Radar Love... and... Mustang Sally. [/quote] Well a mixture here: We do Mustang Sally. The singer hates it as he thinks it's beneath him (but the audience love it). On the other hand the singer wants to do Sweet Child Of Mine, which we've just started learning, but I think its a bit dull. On the other other hand, I definitely want to do Radar Love. To be honest I don't quite understand why it's on the list - IME you hardly ever hear it being played in pubs (possibly because it's not straight forward) And on the other other other hand the saxophonist/pianist wants to do Free Bird which I also really like and again, round here at least, rarely gets played these days (20 years ago, yes). Quote
TimR Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1423042717' post='2679806'] Well a mixture here: We do Mustang Sally. The singer hates it as he thinks it's beneath him (but the audience love it). On the other hand the singer wants to do Sweet Child Of Mine, which we've just started learning, but I think its a bit dull. On the other other hand, I definitely want to do Radar Love. To be honest I don't quite understand why it's on the list - IME you hardly ever hear it being played in pubs (possibly because it's not straight forward) And on the other other other hand the saxophonist/pianist wants to do Free Bird which I also really like and again, round here at least, rarely gets played these days (20 years ago, yes). [/quote] That's the rub for me. I've not heard bands play those tunes in about 10years plus. Bands DO evolve their setlists. Ours is constantly evolving. If we're bored with the tunes it shows when we play them. You should also be able to gauge audience reaction to them. If people go outside/sit down/ go to the bar in droves, it's time to chop them. Do bands really just trot out the same setlist year in year out and wonder why their gigs are drying up? Edited February 4, 2015 by TimR Quote
BILL POSTERS Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 (edited) [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1422983774' post='2679152'] With what? Dad Rock, innit? [/quote] At 45 years since it was released, it aint dad rock any more. Its more grandad rock Edited February 4, 2015 by BILL POSTERS Quote
discreet Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 [quote name='Count Bassy' timestamp='1423042717' post='2679806'] On the other other hand, I definitely want to do Radar Love. [/quote] It's the only one on the list that I actually like - it's a good song with a great bassline and it's fun to play. Whenever I suggested it in the past it got shot down because 'everybody does it' - which I think is code for 'I don't want to do it', because frankly I've never heard a band cover it in four decades of listening to covers bands. Do you remember seeing it on Top Of The Pops? IIRC, the drummer jumped over his kit at the end! Heady stuff for 1973! Quote
KevB Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 I was in a band once where we decided to make Radar Love a bit more interesting so where it gets a bit tedious in the middle we then swapped over to Twilight Zone (probably the only other Golden Earring tune anyone in the audience would know) for a couple of verses/choruses then back into RL for final verse/chorus. Fun to play but we couldn't get the combination down to less than 7 minutes so it did tend to send people to the bar on occasion Quote
Count Bassy Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1423048096' post='2679909'] Fun to play but we couldn't get the combination down to less than 7 minutes so it did tend to send people to the bar on occasion [/quote] Very much depends on the audience, and how different the inserted song(s) is Quote
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