elom Posted October 16, 2007 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Hi Phaedrus, We cover quite a few of the same songs. We've wanted to do 'Killing in the Name' for a while but haven't because we've just thought it is a bit too much for a regular pub gig. I'd be interested to know what sort of reaction it gets. cheers elom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedrus Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 RATM & general rock fans go ape for it. As soon as the big opening power strum sounds out (I strum my bass - obviously E is dropped to D - I damp my B and fret 5th on A & 7th on G, so all four strummed strings are ringing D - it's powerful) there's always a big roar. Regular Joe punters usually look like the don't know WTF is going on, but by the end, everybody is leaping around roaring at their wife/boss/parents/police/whoever, "F*!K YOU - I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!" It just seems to work so well. We were dubious about doing it, but after seeing a big covers band (Blue Moose) playing it in a Dublin pup, and how well it went down, we just had to do it. Incidentally, at that gig, the manager/owner pulled the power in the middle of "f*!k you I won't do what you tell me!" cos things were getting quite hairy - like real pros, the band all kept roaring it and the punters picked it up and the whole pub was roaring that line for ages - honestly, it was a hairs-standing-up moment. It was such a middle-finger to "the man". I do keep my eye on the bar manager/owner during all of the heavier songs - if things start to get a bit messy, we just don't play any more of the really heavy songs - these are just pubs, after all, and sometimes the language in KITN isn't appropriate. The funniest time we played it was the first time. The singer's mam & dad come to some of our gigs (his dad was in a band when they were courting), and the singer could just barely bring himself to sing the "f*!k you I won't do what you tell me!" bit, but when the time came for "MOTHERF*"KER!", he turned round to me and shook his head - "I can't do it". Me & guitarist want to throw in Bullet In The Head too. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colda Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 [quote name='elom' post='75372' date='Oct 17 2007, 12:27 AM']Hi Phaedrus, We cover quite a few of the same songs. We've wanted to do 'Killing in the Name' for a while but haven't because we've just thought it is a bit too much for a regular pub gig. I'd be interested to know what sort of reaction it gets. cheers elom[/quote] I know two bands around swindon that have in their set, one a tradition female fronted covers band (that really should become a blondie tribute act) and the other a high school band who play mostly and original set with a few covers thrown in - I've seen both bands on more than one occasion in more than one venue and the song always does down really well. That said I can't say for certain if it's the contrast between singer and song that makes it work - i.e. 4ft 4st fem with an amazing voice or a 15 year old school boy belting it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) its the kind of song i'd love to play, in fact most of RATM makes my hairs stand on end. just can't see some of my band doing it. though i'd love to do take the power back too. Edited October 17, 2007 by lowhand_mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ba55me15ter Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 [quote name='stewblack' post='72413' date='Oct 10 2007, 09:36 PM']Of all the covers we do the one that goes down an absolute storm is All The Things I've Done by the Killers. Dunno why but audiences at all sorts of different gigs really love it.[/quote] Funny, we did it for the first time at a wedding on Saturday and it went down a storm too! (which was good cos a couple of the band were moaning/unsure about doing it). Here's our current set (not in order): She's Electric - Oasis All These Things I've Done - The Killers Hey Ya - Outkast Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson / Alien Ant Farm Hit Me Baby - Britney Spears Money Money Money - Abba Don't Stop Me Now - Queen Misirlou - Various Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson Girls and Boys - Blur I Wish - Stevie Wonder Rock DJ / Love Supreme - Robbie Williams Hard To Handle - Black Crowes Mama Told Me - Randy Newman / Tom Jones I Feel Good - James Brown Superstition - Stevie Wonder Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group Word Up / Lady Marmalade - Cameo / Gun / Patti Labelle / Various I Saw Her Standing There - The Beatles Soul Man - Sam n Dave Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones It Must Be Love - Madness Get Up (Sex Machine) - James Brown So Lonely - The Police Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (We're playing at Mr Lynch in Jesmond, Newcastle on Fri) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Enjoying the setlists - keep 'em coming. Have already written down a few ideas to add to ours. Here's what we do BTW: Monster The Automatic My Generation The Who London Calling The Clash I Predict A Riot Kaiser Chiefs Chelsea Dagger Fratellis Ever Fallen In Love The Buzzcocks Town Called Malice The Jam I Fought The Law The Clash Somebody Told Me Killers Every Day I Love You Less and Less Kaiser Chiefs Teenage Kicks Undertones Really Got Me Kinks Down in the Tube Station The Jam American Idiot Green Day Rocks Primal Scream Can't Explain The Who Basket Case Green Day So Lonely The Police Rebel Yell Billy Idol Back In The USSR Beatles It Must Be Love Madness Dani California Red Hot Chilis Hard to Handle Black Crowes Buck Rogers Feeder Hush Kula Shaker All the Small Things Blink 182 20th Century Boy T-Rex Valerie The Zutons Don't Look Back In Anger Oasis Gangsters The Specials Kids In America Kim Wilde Jean Genie David Bowie Rock N Roll Star Oasis Golden Touch Razorlight Eton Rifles The Jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) [quote name='elom' post='75372' date='Oct 17 2007, 12:27 AM']Hi Phaedrus, We cover quite a few of the same songs. We've wanted to do 'Killing in the Name' for a while but haven't because we've just thought it is a bit too much for a regular pub gig. I'd be interested to know what sort of reaction it gets. cheers elom[/quote] Just checked out the youtube. Powerful stuff ... Might cover that at a later date but I'd change the lyrics. I'm not quite ready to sing the end bit in a public place. I'd add something about hearts and flowers; Moon, croon, spoon, june, dubloon, Lorna Doone .. You're my pride and joy, etcetera .. That sort of thing Edited October 17, 2007 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 These are what we have done / do now. ACDC - Back in Black Black Sabbath - Paranoid Iron Maiden - The Trooper Iron Maiden - Wickerman Killswitch Engage - My Curse Metallica - Master of Puppets Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train Pantera - Cowboys From Hell Pantera - Cemetary Gates Trivium - Entrance of the Conflagration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 The Rusty Sheriffs set list, this can change slightly depending on the venue of course VERTIG0, U2 TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN, QUEEN SUMMER OF 69, BRIAN ADAMS BAD MOON RISING, CREADANCE CLEARWATER SWEET CHILD OF MINE, G & R YOU REALLY GOT ME, KINKS / VAN HALEN ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL, PINK FLOYD PARANIOD, BLACK SABBATH BLACK NIGHT, DEEP PURPLE BREAKIN THE LAW, JUDAS PRIEST AMERICAN IDIOT, GREENDAY SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING, ELTON JOHN TUSH, ZZ TOP DANI CALIFORNIA, CHILLI PEPPERS COMFORTABLY NUMB, PINKFLOYD HOTEL CALIFORNIA, EAGLES PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC, WILD CHERRY LONG TRAIN RUNNING, DOOBIE BROS BORN 2 BE WILD, STEPPENWOLF WANTED, DEAD OR ALIVE, BON JOVI SUSPICIOUS MINDS, ELVIS MY SHARONA, THE KNACK SONG No 2, BLUR FOXY LADY, JIMI HENDRIX I PREDICT A RIOT, KIESER CHIEFS I'M A BELIEVER, MONKEYS ALRIGHT NOW, FREE REBEL YELL, BILLY IDOL GET YOUR ROCKS OFF, ? CHASING CARS, HEY JUDE, BEATLES SHOULD I STAY OR GO, ? SHE SELLS SANCTARY, DAKOTA, ?11 ONE, U2 TOO HARD TO HANDLE, ? RUBY RUBY, KIESER CHIEFS CHELSEA DAGGER, Suffering memory loss for a few of the artists !!! (Old Age) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 [quote name='stingrayfan' post='75508' date='Oct 17 2007, 11:53 AM']Enjoying the setlists - keep 'em coming. Have already written down a few ideas to add to ours. Here's what we do BTW: Monster The Automatic My Generation The Who London Calling The Clash I Predict A Riot Kaiser Chiefs Chelsea Dagger Fratellis Ever Fallen In Love The Buzzcocks Town Called Malice The Jam I Fought The Law The Clash Somebody Told Me Killers Every Day I Love You Less and Less Kaiser Chiefs Teenage Kicks Undertones Really Got Me Kinks Down in the Tube Station The Jam American Idiot Green Day Rocks Primal Scream Can't Explain The Who Basket Case Green Day So Lonely The Police Rebel Yell Billy Idol Back In The USSR Beatles It Must Be Love Madness Dani California Red Hot Chilis Hard to Handle Black Crowes Buck Rogers Feeder Hush Kula Shaker All the Small Things Blink 182 20th Century Boy T-Rex Valerie The Zutons Don't Look Back In Anger Oasis Gangsters The Specials Kids In America Kim Wilde Jean Genie David Bowie Rock N Roll Star Oasis Golden Touch Razorlight Eton Rifles The Jam[/quote] This would make a great CD Hey Stingrayfan, how about knocking off a couple? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikefloyd Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Here are the tunes we play; Acquiesce - Oasis Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz Basket Case - Green Day Big Me - Foo Fighters Celebrity Skin - Hole Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis Country Girl - Primal Scream Crash - The Primitives Crazy - Gnarls Barkley Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen Don't Speak - No Doubt Dreaming Of You - The Coral Golden Touch - Razorlight I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye I Love Rock And Roll - Joan Jett The Importance Of Being Idle - Oasis Indie Rock And Roll - The Killers Ironic - Alanis Morrisette Jolene - Dolly Parton Last Kiss - Pearl Jam Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan New England - Kirsty MacColl No One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age Overload - Sugababes Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes Smile - Supernaturals Soak Up The Sun - Sheryl Crow Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield Standing In The Way Of Control - The Gossip Stop Your Sobbing - The Pretenders Stupid Girl - Garbage Sunday Girl - Blondie Teenage Kicks - The Undertones Thorn In My Side - Eurythmics Vertigo - U2 Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson What's Up - Four Non Blondes Who Knew - Pink Why Does It Always Rain On Me - Travis Zombie - The Cranberries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 [quote name='Phaedrus' post='74454' date='Oct 15 2007, 10:06 AM']Tinman - looks like we could nearly dep for each other at a moment's notice![/quote] Mate, I'd love to dep for you, I really fancy a trip to Dublin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='paul, the' date='Oct 15 2007, 08:10 PM' post='74763'] Does anyone do that "Who likes short shorts?" song? - Love that song. MB1. Thats Freddie and the dreamers that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='paul, the' date='Oct 15 2007, 08:10 PM' post='74763'] Does anyone do that "Who likes short shorts?" song? - Love that song. MB1. Or.......Billie Dont Be A hero!.....Paper Lace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 (edited) [quote name='MB1' post='77986' date='Oct 23 2007, 01:33 AM'][quote name='paul, the' post='74763' date='Oct 15 2007, 08:10 PM'] Does anyone do that "Who likes short shorts?" song? - Love that song. MB1. Or.......Billie Dont Be A hero!.....Paper Lace? [/quote][/quote] Ah a fine punk classic "Billie don't be a hero Don't be a fool with your life Billie don't be a hero Don't become Evenses wife" Edited October 23, 2007 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 [quote name='Phaedrus' post='74454' date='Oct 15 2007, 09:06 AM']Tinman - looks like we could nearly dep for each other at a moment's notice![/quote] As long there were in the same key. i just had to get a Police song together and we had to drop a couple of keys to accomidate the singer.first i learnt in the original key and then i had to drop it a couple and pick it up again . right pain in the arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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