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09-23-2012, 07:50 PM
| | | | Bumping, because this seems right up my alley, haha
Many of my favorite bassists come from this particular genre, and I didn't really realize that it had seeped into my playing so much until this guy I was jamming with commented that I have an "older, darker, post-punk" style muahaha |
09-24-2012, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Muddslide  I've posted on this thread somewhere, so forgive me if I talked about this before, but I would REALLY love to start a new wave covers band. No slag against 'classic rock" (which I like plenty of) but I feel like there are about 30 bands within a 50 mile radius of anywhere that do 60s-70s radio rock staples.
I think a new wave covers band would go over lake gangbusters in the right area. Do some Devo, Cars, Blondie, Talking Heads, Split Enz and maybe a few "one-hit wonder" tunes like "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors or "Da Da Da" by Trio...perhaps toss in an original or two here and there.
I honestly think this could be a great covers band project. I'm sure it's being done in plenty of places, but I don't hear of it often. | There was/is a band in Seattle called The Retros that did all those songs and bands you mention. They were a big hit and were pretty successful here in the Seattle area. I'm just learning bass, but that would be what I would want to play. I'm a big Duran, early Simple Minds, New Order, and all those 80's bands fan. I think if you did it, you'd have lots of success. |
09-24-2012, 01:11 PM
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12-17-2012, 09:37 AM
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With my man Mik Sweeney on fretless with Classix Nouveaux. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-1XTgJoZAk
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12-18-2012, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ERIC31 | Now that is a random pick. I wouldn't have expected to see CN references on here. :thumbs up: |
12-18-2012, 11:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Maricopa, AZ | | | I've been into that band since seeing the video for 'Guilty' on MTV way back in the day. =) Mik was not only a bassist, he actually built his fretless basses and the chrome Explorer style guitar that their singer Sal Solo played.
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12-18-2012, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by msh26 There was/is a band in Seattle called The Retros that did all those songs and bands you mention. They were a big hit and were pretty successful here in the Seattle area. I'm just learning bass, but that would be what I would want to play. I'm a big Duran, early Simple Minds, New Order, and all those 80's bands fan. I think if you did it, you'd have lots of success. | Doing it here on the Jersey Shore. Band is called 80s waves.
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