Worst ever setlist

[razze06]

somebody that i used to know - Gotye

Never was a dancefloor emptied as quickly as the one in the venue we were playing when we started playing this. And it's utter sh!7e to play.
What were we thinking...

[Adrenochrome]

Unas Slayer of The Gods by Nile would probably work. Excellent piece of music but impenetrable to the uninitiated.

You never know though - we did a decent version of Going Under by Evanescence in 2005. It fitted our style very well but cleared the dance floor

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1484600096' post='3216756']
How about Bee Gees and late Cliff stuff?
[/quote]if it's good enough for the Ramones it's good enough for me (Lets Dance and Do You Wanna Dance)

[TimR]

You can never second guess an audience. Some tunes that work with one lot don't work with another lot.

It's painful if you're playing with musicians who have no ability to stop a song at an appropriate place.

Playing a 13 minute ABBA opus medley is bad enough without having to do it to an empty dance floor.

[rushbo]

[quote name='Rich' timestamp='1484610006' post='3216895']
If i hated a crowd, my set list would be:
1. Metal Machine Music, Parts 1 and 2.
2. 4'33"
3. Metal Machine Music, Part 3.
4. Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree.
5. Uruguayan national anthem, played at 1/2 speed.
6. Metal Machine Music, Part 4, twice.
[/quote]

That. Sounds. Brilliant.

[Cosmo Valdemar]

If I really hated the crowd I'd go into an extended version of Bowie's Sense of Doubt.

[mikel]

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1484638969' post='3216974']
Nah, it's about what would be bad on the setlist, whatever the reason.

Most Stereophonics songs is my worst thing to have on a set list. I like Stereophonics to listen to, but not to play.

BTW, I like Agadoo. introduced the niece to it at Xmas & she loves it.
[/quote]

If you read the op he says "Songs you would have on your set list if you hated the crowd" Sounds to me like songs that would empty the room. I love 21st Century, and Thick as a Brick etc, but play them at a pub/club gig and watch the tumbleweed.

[TimR]

Are we going to compile this list so that we can argue over the order.

[xgsjx]

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1484662876' post='3217263']
If you read the op he says "Songs you would have on your set list if you hated the crowd" Sounds to me like songs that would empty the room. I love 21st Century, and Thick as a Brick etc, but play them at a pub/club gig and watch the tumbleweed.
[/quote]
You're right. I still wouldn't play Stereophonics.

[Dropzone]

Dakota - Sterophonics. Good song but I once played a cover band festival and literally every band played it, apart from us as we are metal!!!

[bassbiscuits]

We briefly did Bowie's "Oh You Pretty Things" and it was a total dance floor emptier. People just looked slightly panicked and confused when we started playing it. We dropped it after about two gigs...

[uk_lefty]

My guitarist loves come together by the Beatles and wants to open shows with it. People just stared blankly at a festival when we opened with it. I'd rather not play it at all, or anything that gets wheeled out on X factor every year without fail, including Chris Cornell's Billie Jean.

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1484665702' post='3217296']
My guitarist loves come together by the Beatles and wants to open shows with it. People just stared blankly at a festival when we opened with it.
[/quote]I think that happens in every band, you just have to except that no matter how much you personally like a song it just doesn't work, We've had the same thing with the Ramones Bonzo Goes to Bitberg

[spectoremg]

[quote name='mikel' timestamp='1484604527' post='3216837']

Thick as a Brick. Jethro Tull.
[/quote]I think you'd find your audience really wouldn't mind if they sat that one out.

Coat.

[mikel]

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1484663773' post='3217274']
You're right. I still wouldn't play Stereophonics.
[/quote]

Agreed. You are a man of taste.

[Count Bassy]

[quote name='uk_lefty' timestamp='1484665702' post='3217296']
My guitarist loves come together by the Beatles and wants to open shows with it.
[/quote]

Great song, but I wouldn't class it as an opener.

[Woodinblack]

We opened with it the last gig (we are trying to move things around). It went down very well, I guess it depends on the location, its only on our occasional list.

[tauzero]

[quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1484593104' post='3216650']
Would depend on the crowd. Osmonds covers for bikers, Megadeth for the local old peoples' home and so on...
[/quote]

Mrs Zero and I did a Metallica song in our set at the local old people's home, which went down well.

The song suggestions so far are actually the set you'd put together if you were about to quit a band you really, really hated. To which I'd add Red Red f***ing Whine. All Right Now, and Ma Baker by Boney M.

[FinnDave]

There's not a lot by Can, Amon Duul or Burnin' Red Ivanhoe (all favourites of mine) that would be easy/possible to dance to (maybe some of Can would OK, come to think of it).

[skb558]

'Tonight, Ladies and Gentlemen we'll be playing Trout Mask Replica in its entirety.'

[Winny Pooh]

I would have to be something I'd enjoy too like King Crimson's Thela Hun Ginjeet

[Maude]

Anti-Procrastination Song by Stormtroopers Of Death repeated for the whole set.
Should be able to do it 2400 times in a two hour gig.

If that's not your thing then any set made up of prog rock should piss off an audience, and rightly so

[Cato]

It's a fantastic song and historically quite important (as pretty much the perfect protest song), but...

http://youtu.be/m57gzA2JCcM

... probably won't go down that well at your average jam night.

Edited January 18, 2017 by Cato

[ivansc]

I can sing and play it and have done so at a jam!

You're right!

[Cato]

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1484764495' post='3218273']
I can sing and play it and have done so at a jam!
[/quote]

All 20 odd minutes of it?

Hat doffed.