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I'm trying to put together a song set for a local band (mine- I'm a guitarist and am looking to start running the gig circuit again). The venue is local gigs, some outdoor festival stuff, and the like. I'm looking for input. It can be anything- country, blues, southern rock, rock... metal and jazz may be out of our reach, but we cover a lot of ground.
What you would like to hear if you could jukebox the song list for a local band to play. Think of it as request night. What would be the ultimate 8-10 songs you would want to hear at your local pour-spot?
2002 Bandit 1200/ GSXR cams/ 1277 BB Kit/ Holeshot header and can/ 38mm flatslides/ a good head/lotsa hp/lotsa tq- lots of rear tires...
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#1 Still got the blues for you, ( Gary Moore)
#2 Tight Rope ( SRV) I see your in TX soe any SRV will rock
#3 Drift Away (Dobie Grey)
#4 bringing sexy back (Justin Timeberlake) lol j/k
#4 Love Song (Tesla)
#5 Jimmy Buffet
#6 Highway Star (Deep Purple)
#7 Faithfully ( Journey)
#8 Some ZZ Top..
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Quote:
#4 bringing sexy back (Justin Timeberlake) lol j/k
shame, shame, shame, shame..
2002 Bandit 1200/ GSXR cams/ 1277 BB Kit/ Holeshot header and can/ 38mm flatslides/ a good head/lotsa hp/lotsa tq- lots of rear tires...
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A lot depends on the age group you will be playing to.
I'm busy putting together another MP3 cd for my truck as my son trashed the 130 song cd I had when he borrowed my truck a few times....
I listen to most everything except country and rap, so a list from me would probably not help you much. Besides, a perfect set for my neck of the woods might not be suitable for your neck of the woods....
Narrow it down to age and genre and I might have an idea....I've dj'd a few gatherings in my time.
More flags
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Ok... here is a mix of different stuff...
The Lemon Song ~Led Zeppelin
Electric Angel Blues ~Asight Unseen
Motorcycle ~Love and Rockets
Steppin' Stone ~Minor Threat
Beautiful World ~Brian Healy - D.A.S
What's The Buzz ~Nobody Special
Once in a Lifetime ~Talking Heads
People Are Strange ~The Doors
Never Enough ~The Prayer Chain
Blitzkrieg Bop ~The Ramones
Urban Struggle ~The Vandals
Dig That Groove Baby ~Toy Dolls
Cowboy's in the Graveyard ~The Wednesdays
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Opening tune of last set: Already Gone.
Said Molly to James, that's a fine motorbike.
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I'll just add a few names as anything you pick from them would be awesome: Molly Hatchet Lynyrd Skynyrd Eagles Doors Stevie Ray Vaughn Jimmy Buffet ZZ Top George Strait Alan Jackson Travis Tritt Dwight Yaokum Merle Hagard Trace Adkins Toby Keith Tracy Lawrence Montgomery/Gentry Good Luck getting back into it! 
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Wrap it up Southern style with Whipping Post.
....How good is your group?
Looks like some challenging tunes have been posted.
Heard a three piece classic rock band last weekend. First time I ever heard Eruption done as a cover. Asian dude nailed it.
Al
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Start if off with . Welcome to the planet M/F- White Zombie, and the rest will take care of itself.
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....How good is your group?
Looks like some challenging tunes have been posted.
We can handle most of this. we'll even get into some of the instrumental stuff from Eric Johnson, Gary Moore, Satch, and some others. We get into trouble with the chicken pickers like Brad Paisley, Danny Gatton and Brent Mason. I choke on slide stuff (Allman Bros), too. The challenge is usually in the vocals. The Zeplin stuff is hard to cover.
Thanks folks. Were trying to put together a good party set. Mostly folks just like us.
2002 Bandit 1200/ GSXR cams/ 1277 BB Kit/ Holeshot header and can/ 38mm flatslides/ a good head/lotsa hp/lotsa tq- lots of rear tires...
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Mostly folks just like us.
I can play the radio. 
Soren
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If I slip a couple o' bucks into that there brandy snifter sittin' next to your keyboard player over there, can youse guy play the rock anthem of all rock anthems for me??? (one, two, three, four...baby we were...) "BORN TO RUN"!!! ("The Boss" says it's okay...and so did Wendy) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Holy amazing moment in time. Dwight I just understod your whole post... Ive never done that before.... Your pretty clever when I understand.
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but he forgot the "tramps like us" line...
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Baby we were born to run.
****** just do 10 drunken sing along songs. No sense in making this complicated
Piano man
Born to run
Livin on a Prayer
Jack and Diane
etc and so forth
Last edited by Dill; 10/29/2007 10:56 AM.
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Living Lovin Maid Highway to He** Hey Lawdy Mama Day Tripper Feelin' Alright Blitzkrieg Bop You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Refugee Whiskey River (rocked up) Can't You See Already Gone Cheeseburger in Paradise Pink Houses Uncle John's Band Brown Eyed Girl Lights Black Magic Woman Oh, Well Sunshine of Your Love Tequila Sunrise Born to be Wild Wild Thing Foxy Lady Like a Rolling Stone (Hendrix Monterey style) Honky Tonk Woman Just add alcohol... 
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Last song (when everyone's pis...erm, drunk and in a singy mood)...American Pie by D-Mc...
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well as a big Eric Johnson fan it would have to be Manhatattan or Bristol Shore.
how about....
My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Momma
Red House
Attitudes adjusted while you wait.
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When it's time to end the party:
"Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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Too Rolling Stoned- Robin TrowerCelebrate- Rare EarthCliffs of Dover- Eric JohnsonFrankenstein- Edgar Winter Voodoo Child (Slight Return)- Jimi HendrixLove Reign O'er Me- The WhoFinish Line- Frank Marino & Mahogany RushRock the Nation- MontroseRock Bottom- UFOAce of Spades- Motorhead  Animal- NickelbackToxicity- System of a Down It's a little of this, a little of that, It's what I'd want to hear at the Hole-in-the-Wall bar. I know I got chills just writing the list.  
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yeesh, it looks like oldroadie is the only one who gets the concept...
A LOCAL band, playing small clubs and festival type events = music that the GENERAL population will enjoy and want to listen to.
"Were trying to put together a good party set" That says is all.
Don't have time right now to pitch in so try again guys. BTW NOBODY covers Zeppelin unless they're a tribute band cause anybody that can sing like that is making records! And that goes for AC/DC too.
Ciao!
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If I went UFO I would go with Lights Out but Rock Bottom is good too.
Definitely gotta do Stealin' by Uriah Heap.
An interesting one that I have seen work well in bars is The Safety Dance - Men without Hats
Any SRV will always work.
I like The Who Love Reign O'er Me, one of my all time fav's but probably hard to do in the bar scene. Maybe Baba O'riley or something in that genre would work better.
Ride On!
Airguy
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