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j b scott
01-03-2003, 05:15 AM
Hey all TBers

A friend of mine is some kind of phenonmenon with a guitar, he's been playing for year and years, but he's not into 'normal' music!

He play all these kind of 'weird' songs (for lack of a more descriptive word) which allow him to play a million different scales and do all these hammer ons and bends and what not...he does like hendirix and a bit of santana, but mention foo fighters, incubus..etc..the guy only barely knows about them, let alone their songs.

This has meant when we jam, we dont do so for long because we know very little of the same songs! and end up eating hot dogs and making milkshakes.

Sometimes we just try to make a progression for him to solo over, but thats not that great, and i dont know much about scales and pentonics and arpeggios and whatever else..i do know the major and minor scales though!

But anyway, he is going to hire a golf course clubhouse for his 18th and wants to play some numbers, and i was wondering if you guys have a nice list (maybe 10) of songs which are always good to cover at a party?

I was thinking:

Gunnes : sweet child, paradise city
hendrix: whichever songs he wants
santana: put your lights on
Foo: big me
Red hots: otherside, scar tissue

But then i get stuck because i would opt for some nirvana or something, and this needs to be happy party music which will allow him to showcase his guitar skills (im content to just be the foundation for his solos, since it is his party)

yeah so if you know some songs witch you think will fit in, and he will like playing and which the audience will like (like what covers always get the crowd going??)

then that would be great!

Phat Ham
01-03-2003, 05:36 AM
Free Bird!!!:D

Gabu
01-03-2003, 11:51 AM
Anything from David Lee Roth's first solo album.

Now that's happy, happy, fun, stuff... ;)

moley
01-03-2003, 01:17 PM
How about Happy Birthday? That's something fun that everyone can join in with... :D

reachjkh
01-03-2003, 01:28 PM
Skynarrrrrrrd! (says the drunk guy at the bar)

jazzbo
01-03-2003, 01:37 PM
Originally posted by j b scott
This has meant when we jam, we dont do so for long because we know very little of the same songs! and end up eating hot dogs and making milkshakes.

It's like some weird gay porno.

reachjkh
01-03-2003, 03:29 PM
*dead silence*

NewWaveBasser
01-03-2003, 03:36 PM
"My Sharona" by The Knack



...and I'm not kidding!

"Start Me Up" by the Stones
Any KISS will do too... well maybe not...
Hey, care for Dire Straits?

Gee what else? Hope this helps ya, and good luck!

Stu L.
01-03-2003, 03:40 PM
Screw happy. "Sucicide Solution" by Ozzy. If your friend doesn't know who Randy Rhodes was, then I pitty him for claiming to be a guitar player.

Microbass
01-03-2003, 03:41 PM
The Who - My Generation, Baba O'Riley (Teenage Wasteland)

He can jam during them, before, and after - that's the who way to do it, yep.. :)

hope that helps :D

moley
01-03-2003, 04:44 PM
Originally posted by stubi19
Screw happy. "Sucicide Solution" by Ozzy. If your friend doesn't know who Randy Rhodes was, then I pitty him for claiming to be a guitar player.

I'm a guitarist. I don't know who Randy Rhodes was. Who was Randy Rhodes?

rabid_granny
01-03-2003, 06:12 PM
I dunno. What does the guitarist want to play? Maybe if we knew what he likes, we could make more focused suggestions.

Ryan L.
01-11-2003, 11:15 PM
Originally posted by reachjkh
Skynarrrrrrrd! (says the drunk guy at the bar)

*winces*

Man, I have heard that wayyyy to many times.;)

cassanova
01-13-2003, 06:09 PM
Originally posted by Ryan Lunneborg


*winces*

Man, I have heard that wayyyy to many times.;)

I cringed when I heard it myself....Im so glad I dont do gigs at dives like that anymore

Stu L.
01-13-2003, 08:15 PM
Originally posted by moley


I'm a guitarist. I don't know who Randy Rhodes was. Who was Randy Rhodes?

You have my pity.:rolleyes: