waynepunkdude Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I've been asked to play bass for a production of We Will Rock You. Has anybody done this before? Any advice? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswilliams666 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 learn some Queen numbers? lol [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='816561' date='Apr 23 2010, 07:01 PM']I've been asked to play bass for a production of We Will Rock You. Has anybody done this before? Any advice? Cheers[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 [quote name='chriswilliams666' post='816808' date='Apr 23 2010, 11:04 PM']learn some Queen numbers? lol[/quote] Haha if I'm honest I've never played any Queen (I f***ing hate Queen) and I've only just been asked to do it. I was wondering what songs I'd need to learn and more importantly how to achieve the tone of who ever Queen's bass player is/was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 How did you end up with that gig? how big is the production??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 [quote name='munkonthehill' post='816812' date='Apr 23 2010, 11:10 PM']How did you end up with that gig? how big is the production???????[/quote] Not very big, the guitarist asked me to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswilliams666 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I think Fender Precisions all the way, with Flatwound Strings? Not sure on amps possibly Sunn or Acoustic from what i've seen online. Found this on wikipedia [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Will_Rock_You_%28musical%29"]here[/url]Here is what you need to learn. Good luck... ACT 1 * Innuendo – Freddie Mercury and ensemble * Radio Ga Ga – Ga Ga Kids * I Want to Break Free – Galileo * I Want to Break Free (reprise) – Scaramouche * Somebody to Love – Scaramouche and Teen Queens * Killer Queen – Killer Queen and Yuppies * Play the Game – Killer Queen and Yuppies * Death On Two Legs* (instrumental) * Under Pressure – Galileo and Scaramouche * A Kind of Magic – Killer Queen, Khashoggi and Yuppies * Here Comes Santa! / Don't Stop Me Now - Ga Ga Kids * I Want It All – Brit and Meat * Headlong – Brit, Meat, Galileo and Scaramouche * No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young) – Meat and Bohemians * Crazy Little Thing Called Love* – Brit, Meat, Galileo, Scaramouche and Bohemians * Ogre Battle (instrumental) ACT 2 * One Vision/Radio Ga Ga (reprise) – Ga Ga Kids * Who Wants to Live Forever – Galileo and Scaramouche * Flash – Bohemians * Seven Seas of Rhye – Khashoggi and Bohemians * Fat Bottomed Girls* – Killer Queen and Sex Yuppies * Don't Stop Me Now (reprise) – Killer Queen * Another One Bites the Dust – Killer Queen * Hammer to Fall – Galileo and Scaramouche * These Are the Days of Our Lives – Pop and Bohemians * Bicycle Race* – Bohemians * Headlong (reprise)* – Galileo, Scaramouche and Pop * Brighton Rock solo* (instrumental) * Tie Your Mother Down* (instrumental) * We Will Rock You – Galileo and Bohemians * We Are the Champions – Galileo and ensemble * We Will Rock You (fast version) – Ensemble * Bohemian Rhapsody – Entire cast [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='816809' date='Apr 23 2010, 11:07 PM']Haha if I'm honest I've never played any Queen (I f***ing hate Queen) and I've only just been asked to do it. I was wondering what songs I'd need to learn and more importantly how to achieve the tone of who ever Queen's bass player is/was.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apex Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 It's a pretty extensive list! My daughter's piano copy has (deep breath!) Innuendo / Radio Ga Ga / I want to break free / Somebody to love / Killer queen / Play the game / Death on two legs / Under pressure / A kind of magic / I want it all / Headlong / Only the good die young / Crazy little thing called love / Ogre battle / One vision / Who wants to live forever / Flash / Seven seas of rye / Fat bottomed girls / Don't stop me now / Another one bites the dust / Hammer to fall / These are the days of our lives / Bicycle race / We will rock you / We are the champions / Bohemian Rhapsody I think a fair chunk of John Deacon's 'sound' came from a small home-made amp being used as a pre-amp! Not much of a challenge then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apex Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Outgunned by Wikipedia!! ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I thought it was a reading gig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='Doddy' post='816838' date='Apr 24 2010, 12:00 AM']I thought it was a reading gig?[/quote] A friend of mine has been to see this and says Neil Murray reads it. Monster of a set list with some tricky phrasing in places; hats off to you and huge kudos if you take it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='Sean' post='817017' date='Apr 24 2010, 10:04 AM']A friend of mine has been to see this and says Neil Murray reads it. Monster of a set list with some tricky phrasing in places; hats off to you and huge kudos if you take it on.[/quote] I'm going to give it a go, you get nowhere saying no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthewalrus Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='Sean' post='817017' date='Apr 24 2010, 10:04 AM']A friend of mine has been to see this and says Neil Murray reads it. Monster of a set list with some tricky phrasing in places; hats off to you and huge kudos if you take it on.[/quote] Went to see the stage show at The Dominion in London - we had good seats down the front & I could see Neil Murray playing in the band up on stage left (as you're looking at the stag). I know he uses an ESP PJ bass & I'm pretty sure I saw a Sei 5 or 6 string fretless being used as well. You can't go far wrong with using a P-Bass, I think John Deacon used those for about 95% of Queen's records anyway. Good luck with the gig! Cheers, iamthewalrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='816809' date='Apr 23 2010, 11:07 PM']Haha if I'm honest I've never played any Queen ([b]I f***ing hate Queen[/b]) and I've only just been asked to do it. I was wondering what songs I'd need to learn and more importantly how to achieve the tone of [b]who ever Queen's bass player is/was.[/b][/quote] Sacrilege. I believe that it is a condition of the forum membership that all members must like Queen and know who John Deacon is! Hopefully by the end of the show you will be enlightened and allowed to post on the forum again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='816809' date='Apr 23 2010, 11:07 PM']Haha if I'm honest I've never played any Queen (I f***ing hate Queen) and I've only just been asked to do it. I was wondering what songs I'd need to learn and more importantly how to achieve the tone of who ever Queen's bass player is/was.[/quote] ha ha, my sentiments exactly... as for tone... ? wouldn't worry about it..it is a P-bass. He sometimes played with fingers, thats about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='817025' date='Apr 24 2010, 10:19 AM']I'm going to give it a go, you get nowhere saying no.[/quote] +1 - too true, that's the right attitude! I was just thinking how un punk rock this whole enteprise was until you said that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmpires Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Killer queen has one wicked bass line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD1 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I've done a production of this. Its a great show to play - very enjoyable. In the main its just a load of Queen songs with a story line similar to the Rush 2112 concept - but if you are lugging it rather than reading I'd suggest giving the sound track a good listen as the arrangements are different to the originals. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD1 Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I should have added - If you've not done a show before then more important than tone (btw fender precision if you have one) is watch the MD / conductor like a hawk! Oh yes and enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='JD1' post='817657' date='Apr 24 2010, 10:38 PM']I should have added - If you've not done a show before then more important than tone (btw fender precision if you have one) is watch the MD / conductor like a hawk! Oh yes and enjoy![/quote] I have got a P but I don't think it'd suit the look so I'm thinking my natural Jazz would suit the image better. Cheers I've never worked with a conductor before so I'll need to practice that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 I've played this show on two runs. Generally it's straightforward, some tricky rhythms in places, but lots of fun. And the band have to do a bit of acting at one point! "WE ARE, Killer Queen! ALRIGHT??" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='JD1' post='817640' date='Apr 24 2010, 10:07 PM']...its just a load of Queen songs with a story line similar to the Rush 2112 concept...[/quote] You must be gagging to get cracking on this, Wayne! Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 [quote name='Bassassin' post='817723' date='Apr 24 2010, 11:52 PM']You must be gagging to get cracking on this, Wayne! Jon.[/quote] Haha I'm removing my personal taste from this. I run through some Queen numbers to get a feel for it this morning with finger quite nice to play so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmoore Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Seen WWRY you edinburgh with my girlfriend (whos a HUUUGE Queen fan) and loved it. I like queen myself, some bloody good songs. Good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Nice one Wayne. I'd love to do this. Not a huge queen fan but i do like JD's bass line. As already said, most of its played on a P but a few were done on a SR4. You got one? lol Im sure for a small production any bass will work, just keep the slapping to a minimum ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I played this show a couple of years ago, as a few people have pointed out queen songs held together with a weak story, hugely enjoyable to play as i adore queen an JD is one of my favourite players, it is a reading gig so dont rely on just learning the songs as the arrangements are slightly diffrent and watch the conductor fr que,s he/she will be beating time in case the drummer cant keep it when i did it i used a warwick streamer stage 1 favouring the P pickup, but a warm smooth fingerstyle tone can be had on any bass with a bit of tweaking. If you hate queen thats fine, maybe you,ll appreciate what a great player John Deacon is after doing it, enjoy - all the best - lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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