Your Bands First Cover!?:D

Modern_Myth · #1 07-19-2011, 04:33 PM

Hey Everyone!

Just Wondering, What Was The First Song Your Band Learnt?

My Band's First Was, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' It's A Shame, We've Played It So Many Times I Can't Stand Performing It And I Can't Even Listen To The Original Song Anymore :/

So What Was Yours?
Any Funny Stories To Go With Them?

JTFormula · #2 07-19-2011, 04:54 PM

After Kurt off'ed himself for selfish bs drug induced jerk off reasons I haven't listened to Nirvana since.

Back to the question at hand I think the first cover I learned in a band was Misfits Skulls. Still love the song even though I've played it over 200+ times.

First song I ever learned to play was smoke on the water like 97% of us.

Etchbass · #3 07-19-2011, 05:03 PM

Actually, I pride myself on never having played a cover. Everything we've accomplished so far has been on our own esteem. We're opening up for The Tea Party on friday. I'm really not trying to sound arrogant, but I'm doing a helluva job, aren't I? Anyway, I wouldn't be opposed to playing a cover if it meets two requirements: 1. The original composer is either dead or not playing anymore, and 2. We can reinterpret it and make the song better.
Check out my band here:
The Etchings - Home

Leonard Cohen is still alive and kicking I know, but here is a perfect example of Jeff Buckley taking a song written by someone else, reimagining it, and making it awesome:

‪Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah‬&rlm; - YouTube

Etchbass · #4 07-19-2011, 05:07 PM

Here's another really good example of reinterpreting a cover:

Hendrix playing Dylan's "All Along The Watchtower" Soooooo good.

‪Jimi Hendrix - All Along the Watchtower‬&rlm; - YouTube

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTFormula

After Kurt off'ed himself for selfish bs drug induced jerk off reasons I haven't listened to Nirvana since.

That is debatable.

Etchbass · #5 07-19-2011, 05:10 PM

OK, one more then I'll leave this thread alone for at least an hour, I promise!

Nirvana doing David Bowie:

‪Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World‬&rlm; - YouTube

Mykk · #6 07-19-2011, 05:10 PM

Smashing Pumpkins Silver****

change-jug · #7 07-19-2011, 05:11 PM

Hey Etchbass! Congrats on opening for Tea Party! Awesome,awesome band that I was lucky enough to see a few times!
The only cover I ever played was One Dying wish by Saetia. We butchered it. But it was still a ton of fun to play!

Etchbass · #8 07-19-2011, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by change-jug

Hey Etchbass! Congrats on opening for Tea Party! Awesome,awesome band that I was lucky enough to see a few times!
The only cover I ever played was One Dying wish by Saetia. We butchered it. But it was still a ton of fun to play!

You going to the show? I see you're a fellow Buffalonian!

logicman69 · #9 07-19-2011, 05:27 PM

Well, unlike Etchbass, my band is ALL covers now. :-) I just don't have the time/energy/dedication it takes to do a sucessfull origional band. I admire guys like Etch who put all their heart into their music.

Anyway....One of the first covers I had learned when I was with my origional band was "100%" from Sonic Youth. Me and the drummer were just messing arround one day with it while the guitar player and singer were having a smoke break.

I had another band who had similar requierments for picking covers. The band leader wanted to do songs that people would recognize, but were not that popular. Our first cover there was "Band On The Run" from Wings. We also did "Drift Away" from Dobie Grey, but stopped when Uncle Cracker re-did it (for the record, I think Uncle Cracker did a great job with that song. Bonus points for bringing in Dobie Grey to re-cut the bridge).

Etchbass · #10 07-19-2011, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by logicman69

Well, unlike Etchbass, my band is ALL covers now. :-) I just don't have the time/energy/dedication it takes to do a sucessfull origional band. I admire guys like Etch who put all their heart into their music.

Anyway....One of the first covers I had learned when I was with my origional band was "100%" from Sonic Youth. Me and the drummer were just messing arround one day with it while the guitar player and singer were having a smoke break.

I had another band who had similar requierments for picking covers. The band leader wanted to do songs that people would recognize, but were not that popular. Our first cover there was "Band On The Run" from Wings. We also did "Drift Away" from Dobie Grey, but stopped when Uncle Cracker re-did it (for the record, I think Uncle Cracker did a great job with that song. Bonus points for bringing in Dobie Grey to re-cut the bridge).

Anything Sonic Youth would be fun as hell to cover! For the record, I'm often envious of guys like you making the BIG BUCKS doing cover songs! Seems like thats what a lot of big, PAYING venues are looking for these days!

theduke1 · #11 07-19-2011, 05:39 PM

GLORIA by the Shdows of night When it was new LMAO

basscamel 420 · #12 07-19-2011, 10:02 PM

I think the first cover we did was knocking on heavens door by bob Dylan...

**crustychef** · #13 07-20-2011, 12:42 AM

Carry on my wayward son
By Kansas
We tend to pick covers that are nothing like our music just for fun.
The last one was a whole set of Cars tunes for a The Cars vs The Violent Femmes showcase. That was a fun one.

crj14525 · #14 07-20-2011, 12:44 AM

Tighten up by the black keys.

Depth_Charge · #15 07-20-2011, 02:11 AM

For Whom The Bell Tolls by MetallicA is THE song of firsts for me.

First thrash song I liked, and it was an acquired taste, believe me! (I was mainly listening to Run DMC, 2 LIve Crew and NWA at the time - not bad for a white aussie 16yo!!!)
First song that made me say "teach me bass".
First song I learned right through.
First song I jammed correctly to the CD.
First song I ever jammed with a band on
AND
First song my first band covered.

Now if we are talking a working band, the very first song I played live and was paid for was "I Want To Break Free" by Queen.

crozier247 · #16 07-20-2011, 02:16 AM

Girl Next Door by Screeching Weasel

joban81 · #17 07-20-2011, 02:24 AM

My Own Worst Enemy by Lit ... actually we just started and played our first show July 1st. We are adding more covers to play a gig at the end of the month.

FrenchAK · #18 07-20-2011, 02:44 AM

One band: "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns n' Roses,
The other: "I Got" by Young the Giant.

Samthebassist · #19 07-20-2011, 03:10 AM

Down with the Sickness - Disturbed

makkE · #20 07-20-2011, 05:08 AM

First song I ever played with other people (can't really call it a band, because we only had 3 rehearsals) was Guns n' Roses version of "Knocking on Heaven's Door". I was 14 in 1991, so that was the song to go for

I "sung" it, and did a solo on a very out of tune Bamboo flute. Thank god noone heard us (exept my parents maybe).

Oh fun times, we all felt so awesome lol.