Bollox!

[saulhudson]

Well after a promising start, followed by five consecutive rehearsals cancelled, a bass player leaving cos' the music wasn't what he really wanted to do, and subsequently let down by another player I have all but given up on our fledgling band!

Just can't be arsed anymore, I guess deep down I too was becoming a little 'uncomfortable' with the direction we were being driven so the issues we've had have only compounded my misgivings I guess.

Any-hoo, one door shuts another one opens and all that y'know, the Bass player we had and i got on really well together it turned out, (Nice when two people who've never met just hit it off isn't it? ) and he wants to initially just jam most weekends, as a three piece, the intention being that if we sound and feel confident enough we play just small venues, (Think biker bars or that kinda ilk.) and do it strictly for fun, which after the last attempt at 'fun' will hopefully be a breath of fresh air!

So what I'm after from you lovely folk out there are suggestions for a Classic Rock three piece to play, it'd have to be able to be carried off with one guitar bass and drums obviously, bikey type rock, (i.e. Classic) although open to more up to date stuff if we like the sound of it, I'm not immensely 'widdly' although I apparently get by, think more Slash, Kossof, Bad company blues rock type style.

We've picked the following initially,

Jailbreak, (Gary Moore's version as a three piece off the 'One night in Dublin' DVD)

Don't Believe a Word, (off the same DVD)

Can't get enough of your love, Bad Company, (I know there's two guitars, but I think it should sound not too bad with one.)

Wishing Well, Free.

As you can see, not many yet, but all ideas gratefully received!

[BlindLemonAde]

Blimey ! The world is your lobster, mate !

You could do practically anything by The Who, Cream, Rory Gallagher, The Faces, Rolling Stones, Hendrix (leaving out the widdly bits if you like), Dr Feelgood, Chuck Berry, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Van Halen...

For a short while I was single guitar in a classic rock band, and we got away with stuff like "The Boys Are Back In Town" without any trouble, when you think it'd die without the harmonies.

If you want song names, I'll dig out our setlist...

[stevefingers]

Bikers love Motorhead: FACT. So Ace Of Spades?

Also:
Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who

Black Sabbath, War Pigs or Paranoid

Deep Purple, Highway Star

You could do more Thin Lizzy with a good harmonier/pitchshifter too.

[saulhudson]

Originally Posted by BlindLemonAde

Blimey ! The world is your lobster, mate !

You could do practically anything by The Who, Cream, Rory Gallagher, The Faces, Rolling Stones, Hendrix (leaving out the widdly bits if you like), Dr Feelgood, Chuck Berry, AC/DC, ZZ Top, Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, Van Halen...

For a short while I was single guitar in a classic rock band, and we got away with stuff like "The Boys Are Back In Town" without any trouble, when you think it'd die without the harmonies.

If you want song names, I'll dig out our setlist...

Cool that'd be handy actually, I wondered about the boys are back, so it sounded ok?

[saulhudson]

Originally Posted by stevefingers

Bikers love Motorhead: FACT. So Ace Of Spades?

Also:
Won't Get Fooled Again, The Who

Black Sabbath, War Pigs or Paranoid

Deep Purple, Highway Star

You could do more Thin Lizzy with a good harmonier/pitchshifter too.

yeah I wondered about using a harmoniser but was worried about tracking issues, or it sounding more like a keyboard synth than two guitars?

[BlindLemonAde]

OK, so we had :

Set 1

Can't get enough of your love
Wishing well
Black Magic Woman
Little Wing
Hard to Handle
Too Tired (Gary Moore)
Knocking on Heaven's Door
Tush
Tie your mother down

Set 2

Boys are back
Rocky Mountain Way
Nothing else matters
Green manalishi (Judas Priest)
How you remind me (!)
Pretty Woman (Gary Moore)
The Hunter (Free)
It's All Over Now (Stones ?)
Delilah (SAHB)

Set 3

Shadow Play (Rory Gallagher)
Good lovin gone bad
Long train running
Keep me hanging on (Vanilla Fudge ?)
Ain't talkin' bout love
Fire and Water
You really got me (Van Halen)
Whole Lotta Rosie

Set 4

Doctor Doctor (UFO ?)
Dead or Alive (Bon Jovi)
J B Goode...

(Bloody hell! Did I play all those? Can't remember half of 'em now!)

[saulhudson]

Cheers for that, some good ideas in there some of which i've played in the dim and distant past myself!

[andrewrg]

Definitely classic pub-rock stuff like Feelgood's, Nine Below Zero etc. What about some punky stuff; Ramones? Also check out Supersuckers for some ideas.