Jazzmaster62 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Zeppelin/Who/Sabbath - someone else just sings instead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 32 minutes ago, stewblack said: Yep. If you are only playing Whiskey then ok, otherwise it's a 4 piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Lemonheads? Placebo had a raft of hits too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Joker and the Thief by Wolfmother - we play this and it goes down well even though it's not that well known. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Jazzmaster62 said: Zeppelin/Who/Sabbath - someone else just sings instead! None of those were/are a three piece last time I checked.👁👁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floFC Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 5 hours ago, paul_5 said: Early Cure songs work well as a 3 piece. They were a trio of course in the Three Imaginary Boys era. Songs like Boys Don't Cry and Killing An Arab. We play 10:15 Saturday Night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyhaw Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) Weren't the Foo Fighters a trio for the longest time? At least, I'm sure it was a three-piece that recorded Colour and Shape and Nothing Left to Lose, and I kind of lost interest after those... PS if you can busy-up the bassline during the (generally quite brief) guitar solos, then you can cover a LOT of Creedence Clearwater Revival's back catalogue without a rhythm guitarist. I say this from experience! Edited April 4, 2019 by EliasMooseblaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stylon Pilson Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, EliasMooseblaster said: Weren't the Foo Fighters a trio for the longest time? At least, I'm sure it was a three-piece that recorded Colour and Shape and Nothing Left to Lose, and I kind of lost interest after those... There Is Nothing Left To Lose was recorded as a three-piece, but they had Pat Smear on guitar for The Colour And The Shape. And they've always had at least 2 guitarists when performing live. S.P. Edited April 4, 2019 by Stylon Pilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 When my father was young (maybe some 175 years ago) there was a saying here that a local trio was a man, an accordion, and a chair. Please continue... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkPonyPrincess Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) Bananarama Fun Boy Three Edited April 4, 2019 by PunkPonyPrincess 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Stray Cats, although you'll need a great guitar player to cover some of their stuff. Some Stevie Ray Vaughan / Hendrix stuff too maybe? Same problem with the guitar job though. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 37 minutes 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. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, chris_b said: 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. Whilst I agree in principle, I recently got asked to dep with a guitarless band (which I couldn't do as was already working) who told me their set list consisted of a fair few rock cover standards. Would have been intrigued to see how they coped with 'Alright Now' , 'Sweet child of mine' and 'Sultans of swing' in particular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 46 minutes 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. Look for any keys heavy songs and go with them, no one will miss the guitar parts. Think Procol Harum, Spencer Davis/Traffic, Small Faces etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 25 minutes ago, casapete said: Whilst I agree in principle, I recently got asked to dep with a guitarless band (which I couldn't do as was already working) who told me their set list consisted of a fair few rock cover standards. Would have been intrigued to see how they coped with 'Alright Now' , 'Sweet child of mine' and 'Sultans of swing' in particular. As I say, play them "your" way. Alright Now with a Jimmy Smith Hammond vibe and a different arrangement might just work. At least it won't sound as tired as a million bands trying to emulate the original. I used to play Stevie Wonder tunes with an acoustic guitarist (in a duo). The songs were different but a good song is a good song no matter what instruments are playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Don't Muse and Green day have to have extra musicians to play their music live? Seems like cheating to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mep Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Stereotonics back in the days when Stuart Cable (RIP) was drumming. Plenty of cracking songs from the first few albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 8 minutes ago, jacko said: Don't Muse and Green day have to have extra musicians to play their music live? Seems like cheating to me. Muse have about 30 Macbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkPonyPrincess Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) 15 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Muse have about 30 Macbooks. And sometimes a Fripp or was that Tool? I seem to recall an alliance where Fripp did some live soundscaping with a 3 piece of that ilk. Edited April 4, 2019 by PunkPonyPrincess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, jacko said: Don't Muse and Green day have to have extra musicians to play their music live? Seems like cheating to me. Green Day do have now, but they didn't for a good number of years, may have even been up to American Idiot, Basket Case always goes down well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Medeski, Martin & Wood - double bass, organ, drums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 13 hours ago, mikel said: If you are only playing Whiskey then ok, otherwise it's a 4 piece. The Rocker was also 3-piece, but (like Travelling in style by Free or Relayer by The Who), it's something cover bands never play and no-one ever remembers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 34 minutes ago, chris_b said: a good song is a good song no matter what instruments are playing it. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmaster62 Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 11 hours ago, steantval said: None of those were/are a three piece last time I checked.👁👁 That's my point - guitarist or bassist could cover singing duties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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