Jay TET HQ Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 After a number of years I'm getting involved in an old band that I used to knock around with and, I'm so out of touch, I have no idea of what people might expect to hear from from a pub band these days. I'm hoping Sex on Fire and Valerie have been retired by now? What modern-ish (no more than 10 years old) songs are Basschatters finding go down well? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 6 Share Posted November 6 Disappointment waits for you. 6 19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Edge Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 12 hours ago, Jay TET HQ said: After a number of years I'm getting involved in an old band that I used to knock around with and, I'm so out of touch, I have no idea of what people might expect to hear from from a pub band these days. I'm hoping Sex on Fire and Valerie have been retired by now? What modern-ish (no more than 10 years old) songs are Basschatters finding go down well? Thanks! The one thing I don’t want to hear from a pub band is what every other feckin’ pub band is playing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 We play Adventure of a Lifetime which seems to go down OK, that's from 2015. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Think it depends on the pub too - for instance we play one that has an older, more sitting and watching type rock crowd (a lot of them really know their stuff musically and always have a chat after the gig) so for them we do a mostly rocky set but still throw in newer stuff (they like a bit of Muse and recently loved a Ghost track we do, though had no idea what it was!) In the same town we also play a more 'town centre' type pub with a mixed age dancy/jump around crowd, there we stick more poppy stuff in. Newish material that goes well are our rocky versions of pop songs by The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and a mash up of Cake by the Ocean (newish) and Teen Spirit (old). We often play some Biffy Clyro, Royal Blood and Blackstone Cherry too In both a good smattering of well known classics is needed and you do need a few cheesy trigger tracks. What surprises me is that my daughters (15 and 12) often know the older songs, almost like they absorb big well known tracks from the ether. I have always detested Sex On Fire but we had to learn it for a wedding gig as a special request - the rest of the guys suggested we play it at a gig which I reluctantly did. Fortunately the punters looked as bored by it as I am, so it's not been mentioned again! I'd say just pick really good songs that you can all play well and have fun with and try not to fall too deep into the "Same songs, different faces" bracket that one landlord once described some other cover bands to me as. Stick a few brave choices in too as they seem to be the ones that the regular gig goers will remember and ask you about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Which Black Stone Cherry songs do you do @redbandit599, they’re a great band 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 5 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Which Black Stone Cherry songs do you do @redbandit599, they’re a great band We do 'Like I Roll' - would like to do a few more, but their tuning makes it tricky as swapping guitars is too much of a faff in a pub! We like playing it and it's a decent first set song, a bit of a country feel so it's different to the rest of the set. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Yeah that drop C# needs separate guitars/basses imo. We did a few of their songs for a while but just not doable by tuning down/up on same instrument. And the songs just don’t have the same feel if played in standard tuning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplumber Posted November 8 Share Posted November 8 Playing the same old riffs to the same old riff raff....... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted November 9 Share Posted November 9 @redbandit599 sounds like a good mix of stuff to keep the night going but keep it interesting for the band too, I like it! @Lozz196 agree also, for a long time Black Stone Cherry have been one of my favourites. Unreal live too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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