paul_5 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Shove some Rush in there - pick anything from Hold Your Fire or Power Windows and no one will notice that you haven’t got a guitarist! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyhaw Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, chris_b said: Why does the guitarist leaving mean you can't play songs that were recorded with a guitarist? In my bands we play songs that had brass sections and orchestras on the original recording.! You'll always have to ditch some songs when a key member leaves, but just adapt the set with the keys taking over the heavy lifting. He will play different lines and the dynamic will change but you can chose any songs that you can play. Do them your way and make them your own. 46 minutes ago, casapete said: Totally agree. I think it depends on the audience - if it's a 'listening' environment then anything goes with arrangements. I love to hear a new spin on a great song played by people who treat it with respect. However, if it's a pis*sed audience at a wedding or in a pub, they'll just want to hear the songs as they know them so they can 'dance' or whatever. Thanks chaps. We adapted some songs to re-distribute what the guitar did elsewhere, eg we play Dee Doo Doo Doo by The Police and the bass does the guitar part in the outro. Others we thought would work (Easy by The Commodores) fell down because the guitar solo was, in our view, too integral to the song. Chris - there is a dialogue of sorts in the band just now that reflects your view about putting songs through a "treatment" or whether we just find songs that were recorded on bass/drums/keys. I suspect we would be playing a lot of Ben Folds and little else though, so it'll likely come down to a mixture of the two approaches. Casapete has a good point about the audiences though - this is primarily a drunken pub audience in Glasgow! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 3 hours ago, hairyhaw said: Timing of this thread is good for me. One of my bands parted ways with the lead guitarist recently and we are carrying on as a three, but the setup (bass/vox, drums, keys/vox) means we are scratching our heads a bit for covers that dont feature guitar at all! Ben Folds immediatly came to my mind (and somebody mentioned them further up) but I've been struggling to think of other more well known ones. Keane? (/runs for cover) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Motorhead were a 3 piece in their heyday. Overkill may go down well in the Dog and Duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyhaw Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said: Keane? (/runs for cover) hahahaha...keep running. In fairness, I do like one of their songs. Only one mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teebs Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Bros? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) Beastie Boys ? No guitar on Intergalactic Edited April 4, 2019 by PJ-Bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyhaw Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, PJ-Bassist said: Beastie Boys ? No guitar on Intergalactic The vocals would be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted April 4, 2019 Author Share Posted April 4, 2019 Quick note to those who are troubled by this thread. I know we could cover any song with a trio, I work with a singer who does Bohemian Rhapsody on her own for example. Covering songs only by other three piece bands is just a gimmick. A bit of a fun way to choose a set. Nothing more. I hoped Basschatters would come up with interesting ideas and have fun doing so. This has happened. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrBike Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Semisonic - great band, but somehow not as famous as they should have been Eels - Were certainly a trio in the "Beautiful Freak" era Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyhaw Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 41 minutes ago, DrBike said: Semisonic - great band, but somehow not as famous as they should have been Eels - Were certainly a trio in the "Beautiful Freak" era Good shout - about Eels - I saw them when they toured that album and the bass player had an immense sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Come to think of it when I saw Manic Street Preachers live they were a 5 piece band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Has anyone mentioned Husker Du or Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 55 minutes ago, Crusoe said: Has anyone mentioned Husker Du or Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Yeah Yeah Yeahs, those are them Indie kids with no Bassist right? Might be a reason they weren't mentioned on this here forum. Heathens!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Just thought, Ash were a 3piece when they started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 22 hours ago, PJ-Bassist said: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, those are them Indie kids with no Bassist right? Might be a reason they weren't mentioned on this here forum. Heathens!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 22 hours ago, Lozz196 said: Just thought, Ash were a 3piece when they started They were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Royal Blood, White Stripes (then one of you can go to the bar during those songs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 On 04/04/2019 at 13:00, hairyhaw said: Thanks chaps. We adapted some songs to re-distribute what the guitar did elsewhere, eg we play Dee Doo Doo Doo by The Police and the bass does the guitar part in the outro. Others we thought would work (Easy by The Commodores) fell down because the guitar solo was, in our view, too integral to the song. We used to do Hi Ho Silver Lining (cheesy!) and the keyboard player did the solo 🙂 More suggestions: Green Day, Cream, Grand Funk Railroad, Blink 182. Come to think of it I'd love to be in a band that did Cream and Grand Funk... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 The Big Three and the Peddlers . Latter may be difficult- no guitarist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Loads of good Supergrass songs to choose from. Good fun too! Edited April 5, 2019 by miles'tone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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