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07-16-2008, 04:40 PM
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A buddy of mine and I have been thinking about doing just an acoustic duo to make a few bucks to put towards recording costs, and are trying to come up with some classic rock covers to entertain the crowd.
We've got bands like Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, ZZ Top, and CCR, but after that, I'm kinda stumped. Any suggestions?
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07-16-2008, 06:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas | | | Stevie Ray Vaughan's Pride and Joy always goes over well. Just brainstorming here, but how about some Bob Seger? |
07-16-2008, 07:30 PM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | | Under The Milky Way would sound great in a sparse acoustic arrangement. |
07-16-2008, 07:32 PM
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Owner/Retailer: Jive Sound | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alexandria,VA | | Songs that fit in your vocal ranges. Something easy like Immigrant Song by Zeppelin or Don't Stop Believing by Journey. 
But seriously, no matter how cool a song is, it will suck if you butcher the vocals. Especially in an acoustic duo. |
07-16-2008, 07:39 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arkansas | | | Back in my clubbing days, my favorite acoustic duo did a lot of Jethro Tull, odd as that may seem, especially from the Aqualung LP. It sounded great.
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07-16-2008, 07:40 PM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arkansas | | | And if one of you can really sing, James Taylor is always a good choice.
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07-16-2008, 10:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield MA area | | | How about Fleetwood Mac? Tons of popular songs. I was going to mention Jethro Tull but Scootron beat me to it. Depending on the venue (apparently, every place in Massachusetts), southern rock goes over good, Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, and especially Marshall Tucker have a few that would sound good acoustic. And thinking a little more, the Eagles. |
07-16-2008, 10:14 PM
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07-17-2008, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jive1  But seriously, no matter how cool a song is, it will suck if you butcher the vocals. Especially in an acoustic duo. | This is the answer. If you can sing it, it will work. If you go this route remember that you don't have to do the songs exactly as they were recorded..... you can even change the style or mood, if it suits you.
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07-17-2008, 07:12 AM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | | Anything by the Eagles. |
07-17-2008, 09:11 AM
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07-17-2008, 09:14 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: La Crosse, WI and Mpls, MN | | | This is probably a little overboard, but I play in a classic rock band and I thought I'd just post our set list. Many of these would be great if they were done acoustically...
1. All Right Now
2. Bounty Hunter
3. Can’t Get Enough
4. Cinnamon Girl
5. Come Together
6. I’ll Fix Your Flat Tire Merle
7. Flirtin’ With Disaster
8. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
9. I’m Your Captain
10. Keep Yourself Alive
11. Movin’ On
12. Music Man
13. Pinball Wizard
14. Powderfinger
15. Radar Love
16. Ridin’ The Storm Out
17. Rockin’ In the Free World
18. Run, Run, Run
19. Run To You
20. Stairway to Heaven
21. Stealin’
22. Stone Cold Crazy
23. Stranglehold
24. Tie Your Mother Down
25. Train Kept a Rollin’
26. Under My Wheels
27. We Will Rock You
28. We’re An American Band
29. Whole Lotta Rosie
30. Sweet Emotion
31. Blue On Black
32. Morning Sky
33. Free Fallin’
34. Part of the Plan
35. Space Truckin’
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07-17-2008, 02:45 PM
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07-17-2008, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by scootron Back in my clubbing days, my favorite acoustic duo did a lot of Jethro Tull, odd as that may seem, especially from the Aqualung LP. It sounded great. | Except I would love to be in the right band one day to be able to do all of thick as a brick. |
07-17-2008, 06:50 PM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by jive1 Songs that fit in your vocal ranges. Something easy like Immigrant Song by Zeppelin or Don't Stop Believing by Journey.
But seriously, no matter how cool a song is, it will suck if you butcher the vocals. Especially in an acoustic duo. | LOL! I sing "Rockin' In The Free World" and "Surrender" in my band. Does that count? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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