steve-bbb

the biggest 'disappointment' with this type of crowd pleasing covers band scenario is sometimes the band themselves and their lack of imagination or creative input in curating their setlist yes, there are a handful of staples which the crowd will expect yes you could do the lazy thing of looking at band discographys on itunes/spotify etc and just pick your entire setlist from the top one or two most popular if you want to be different maybe try and pick the tunes which everybody knows and likes but arent always at the top of the list and hence are [u]much less often covered by other covers bands[/u] - what you're aiming for is those songs where people be all like ... ooh ooh ooh i really like this iknow this one what is it what is it and get all unnecessarily excited as their memory fails them all the way up until the chorus result you still end up playing TRITE OLD sh*te but its not the same TRITE OLD sh*te as all the other local TRITE OLD sh*te bands and the punters hopefully enjoy themselves and leave the gig with the impression of you being 'a bit different from all the other cover bands around here' hope this helps

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[quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1488053502' post='3245493'] Do you: 1. Thank them for the one gig, say nowt but feel a bit put-upon? 2. Say 'No way Jose, you offered me two gigs, that is what we agreed and that is what I'll do? 3. Thank them for the one gig but point out they did ask you if you were free to do both, you cleared your diary for them and now you are going to be out of pocket? 4. Any other suggestions..? [/quote] 1 no - smacks of being a bit precious 2 no - arrogant and presumtuous - you ARE the dep after all not the band member 3 might come across a wee bit passive/aggressive - are you 'actually' going to be out of pocket or is the the hypothetical out of pocket? 4 if you think they are taking the piss then tell them so without beating around the bush - if they are not then whats to lose? its an evening out playing with your expenses covered! is there really something better on the telly???

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The cheesiest of our cheese fest set list is probably this , is quite a tricky bass line to pull off convincingly http://youtu.be/hT_HWIIKbG8

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time for a bump - here's my latest (shameless gig plug to boot haha)

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[quote name='markstuk' timestamp='1485080030' post='3220882'] You can buy the labels quite cheaply online :-) Or about £3 a device.. (PS there is no legal reason to have kit PAT tested, just a bit of a scam IMHO..). See the HSE website for confirmation.. [/quote] also you could bet a months wages that if you were unfortunate enough to have an incident involving a third party there would probably be a firm of ambulance chasing lawyers chasing you down for your PAT and PLI certificates

[quote name='Woodinblack' timestamp='1485080574' post='3220893'] We actually do a cover of that. I hate that song with a passion and was not keen on the idea, but sadly, it really goes down well. <sigh> [/quote] my same thoughts about BLACK HORSE AND CHERRY TREE <mega sigh>

sounds like a job for an an epiphone EB the advantage of getting him a full size short scale will mean he will naturally develop a technique that relies on hand movement before he is unfortunate enough to hear of all this wretched one-finger-per-fret nonsense that so many noobs and learners get inadvertently distracted by

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[quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1484998683' post='3220250'] I agree with nearly all of this except.... "[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Posters are a pointless waste of time"[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]All of our (mostly pub) venues demand and expect them. Some, not all, use them on their Facebook and Website, as do we. All of them use them on the walls to at least give the impression that there are always things going on at the venue. Whether that persuades people to come and see you in particular is an open question, but every little helps. Personally, if we play somewhere and there's a poster up for a band I fancy seeing I'll go if I'm not gigging. Would I be trawling through the listings and pick them out? Probably not. A case in point: was in a local pub last night and spotted a poster for a couple of guys I know doing a Sunday afternoon acoustic in a couple of weeks - I'll be there.[/font][/color] [/quote] this and depends how captivating the poster is too

bump [url="http://youtu.be/BjZjCjJZ0Yk"]http://youtu.be/BjZjCjJZ0Yk[/url]

[quote name='spongebob' timestamp='1483290461' post='3205961'] What about Chaka Khan? The outfit - it certainly 'gained your attention' if you know what I mean! [/quote] brings to mind the old catchphrase.... every stitch doing it's job

we played an established local 'rock' pub last night they thought our singer was joking when she asked if anybody had ever played Girls Aloud there

come along , laugh and point, etc etc

quite a few - i have that sort of tape recorder memory thing for music - which is quite nice

[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1483328417' post='3206249'] That comes from listening. and listening and listening. To all genres. But i think you can really bed down into one and be really good at it. Not many can be a master of all genres. They call them session musicians, but its a bit like calling them a Lakland 55-02. They can get there but they don't really get there. [/quote] no no no its from knowing where the stops and pauses are ... all the notes in between are just filler

fancy... having your hootenanny shortened

nope finally gone lightweight with two hydrive 112's to take over from my hydrive 410 - my back/age decided for me saying that i will probably keep the 410 for posterity (and scaring guitarists)

two nice lightweight hartke hydrive 112's very good january sale bargain price and IMMACULATE condiiton buy/trade with confidence

[quote name='ians' timestamp='1482096910' post='3197656'] Over produced, over compressed and bland as hell. After all these years, the money and all those albums they should have got together on a portch somewhere in the deep south of the USA with birds and neighbours clattering in the background and done a live outdoor acoustic/recording with slide....boy it would have been so refreshing, would have been amazing..imagine it. [/quote] theyll do as theyre told - you dont get be 'Sir Mick' without consequences