Good set list. You guys are any good you should be very popular. Conrats and best wishes.
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New (potential) Band potential Song List...?
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The song I dislike is "Soulshine." I've played it in several bands and it just becomes a dirge and vehicle for what seems to be multiple and endless guitar solos. The song I don't "get" is "Love & Happiness." I don't remember that song at all from the old days and I don't think it was a big enough hit for anyone to remember it, and it isn't a good dance song. One band I was in tried to play it but it was a mess and just didn't work.
Yes, for THEM, but they don't set the rules for every other band in the world.
I guess, but what do people under 50 want to listen to, or dance to, in a bar situation? In my other band old songs like Miss You, Keep Your Hands to Yourself, and Roadhouse Blues still fill the dance floor.
Always an interesting quest getting a set together that a) interests the band, b) they can really get hold of, and c) the audience can relate too.
c) is actually the easiest if the band can hold a great groove. That trumps the actual material, imv.
So apart from a good singer who can actually get audiences attention, you need a good groovy drummer and at least one killer soloist.
Under 50's might gravitate towards 80's bangers and onwards. Audience karaoke has reached gigs now...and that is also a great leveller.
A friends band never actually finish a song vocally because the dodgy lead singer is so good leading audience participation to do it for him.
c) is actually the easiest if the band can hold a great groove. That trumps the actual material, imv.
So apart from a good singer who can actually get audiences attention, you need a good groovy drummer and at least one killer soloist.
Under 50's might gravitate towards 80's bangers and onwards. Audience karaoke has reached gigs now...and that is also a great leveller.
A friends band never actually finish a song vocally because the dodgy lead singer is so good leading audience participation to do it for him.
It's a start. Be prepared to learn a lot more songs that you will ultimately end up playing. Some won't gel, some won't convey live, but some will be positively transcendent! I've played most of those tunes at one time or another and still play about a dozen on a regular. When I stop getting hung up on whether or not I like a song and can focus on what I can contribute as a bassist everybody is better off for it. "Brown Sugar" is fun for me, and I can sing it. I get that it's not PC, though. I sometimes get to play "Live With Me" which is perhaps my favorite Stones tune and is non-PC in a much broader way!
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Or rather it’s being respectful to othersThat is probably a blessing to both of them; they most likely have had enough of the song for decades now and hope some of their other 50+ year old songs are now 'Politically Incorrect' also
Disclaimer: the above post contains my personal opinions in a tongue-in-cheek manner most people miss completely. It's ok if you don't share them.
so you are respectful to religious folk but not black folk? Bizarre!
Yeah - that song is ridiculously offensive to the point that RS doesn't perform it anymore. I'm sorry, but you are out of touch. My band does it - but we re-wrote the lyrics and call it Brown Lager. It's now an ode to beer. It's a GREAT tune musically.
Well - OP's list has a LOT of Tom Petty. I think a little Tom Petty works fine, but 4 tunes? Oof. Same with Eagles tunes....
Definitely a boomer and older list though - good songs, but virtually all really really old. You can have old tunes in the list -but really need to balance with newer songs. Is Learning to Fly actually "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters? If so, it sticks out like a sore thumb - and that tune is from 1995.
What's the intended gig/venue to target for the project?
Definitely a boomer and older list though - good songs, but virtually all really really old. You can have old tunes in the list -but really need to balance with newer songs. Is Learning to Fly actually "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters? If so, it sticks out like a sore thumb - and that tune is from 1995.
What's the intended gig/venue to target for the project?
That's a fun list! You've got some room to stretch out a bit on bass between Something, If You Want Me to Stay, Come and Get Your Love, and Use Me! I agree that you're going to need a good vocalist to pull some of those off. Best of luck!
I'm less respectful to a group of people that produce and celebrate music with lyrics like ""I don't like 'em figgity fat, I like 'em stiggity stacked/You wiggity wiggity wack if you ain't got biggity back.""
Or "And my &^%$ runs deep, so deep/So deep put her #$% to sleep,"
"She knows my @#$%/She call that #$%^ Richard/Prior to me coming/I had to stick my thumb in/Her @$$ one time/Smell my finger, make you vomit."
Bizarre!
Under 50? This list wouldn't work for under 60, minimum.
Have you considered any songs released in this century?
As soon/early as I feel comfortable I'm going to suggest this one, on the charts right now, if nothing else just to see their reaction and interest in something (1) new, and (2) that would take a little work on their part (not that its a hard song).
Yes, if I join them I will suggest newer songs. I hope they're open to new songs.
There are some tough songs on bass on that list, if I intend to do them right. I think the main lead singer guy is pretty good. We'll see.
I never said that Hip hop artists should be banned from making idiotic songs. More like it appears to be a serious double standard, I won't bend to the woke crowd and cower over a 50 year old song lyric.
If the stones were black, my guess is that people wouldn't be making a fuss over them. Seems a bit racist when compared to the lack of accountability in other genres of music.
Love and happiness is pretty much an R&B standard. It was also a dance floor filler for us, but we were a blues/r&b band. Not a lick of rock and roll in sight.
I love playing You Wreck Me. Easy fun song, sounds good and people love Tom Petty?
Curious why you don't like playing it.
I showed this song list to my girlfriend who is also a musician, and we both think it is fairly schizophrenic. I'm all for a diverse setlist, but is this an R&B band? Is it a country rock band, is it a rock band? I think trying to please everyone is probably not going to please anyone
I agree on the setist being all over the place...i tend to think of sets like that as filler which doesn't do it for me, but I think it helps bands that I play in if the songs sit together well.
And your average gig attendee quite likes to know what sort of band you are...a bit of everything doesn't help them get their head around the band...plus bookers are keen to know what you do so they can market it.
They like to vary their offerings so they don't want too many 80's band...but there are always too many 80's bands anyway.
And your average gig attendee quite likes to know what sort of band you are...a bit of everything doesn't help them get their head around the band...plus bookers are keen to know what you do so they can market it.
They like to vary their offerings so they don't want too many 80's band...but there are always too many 80's bands anyway.