what rock group would be the easiest to cover for a band? say about 10-15 of their songs. lets say said cover band was a power trio - guitar, bass, drum.
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Easy Rock Cover Band
- Thread starter jnevi9nr
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just one band or are you looking for 10-15 easy rock tunes?
also, be more specific with 'rock'... I instantly thought of the stuff my first band played which might be completely different that what you had in mind.
We did stuff like;
Destroyer by the Kinks
Born to be wild by Steppenwolf
Gloria, Two hearts beat as one and New Years Day by U2
Walkin on the Moon and Message in a bottle by the Police
Sunshine of your love and Badge by Cream
Rock & Roll and Heartbreaker by Led Zep
Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Grinder and Breaking the law by Judas Priest
and quite a few others.
also, be more specific with 'rock'... I instantly thought of the stuff my first band played which might be completely different that what you had in mind.
We did stuff like;
Destroyer by the Kinks
Born to be wild by Steppenwolf
Gloria, Two hearts beat as one and New Years Day by U2
Walkin on the Moon and Message in a bottle by the Police
Sunshine of your love and Badge by Cream
Rock & Roll and Heartbreaker by Led Zep
Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Grinder and Breaking the law by Judas Priest
and quite a few others.
one band with 10-15 rock songs. im pretty open to rock, classic rock, southern rock, 90s rock, indie, alt rock, etc.
u2 and police is what I was leaning towards.
u2 and police is what I was leaning towards.
Depends on the "era".
For old guys like me, The Stones.
Even older? Heck, Chuck Barry!
Newer?
Dunno. Green Day?
For old guys like me, The Stones.
Even older? Heck, Chuck Barry!
Newer?
Dunno. Green Day?
A trio? Man, that covers just about everything from Buddy Holly and the Crickets to Muse. I'd go with a variety of songs, like:
Sunshine of Your Love (Cream)
That'll Be The Day (Holly)
Sharp-Dressed Man (ZZTop)
Working Man (Rush)
Any number of blues
Look for what I call some good "strummers", like early Beatles, Stones, and most of CCR's songs. Songs that are easy to learn and play, where the guitar basically strums along, the bass plays root-and-fifth, and the drummer keeps a simple beat.
Also look for some newer songs. I'm a geezer!
Sunshine of Your Love (Cream)
That'll Be The Day (Holly)
Sharp-Dressed Man (ZZTop)
Working Man (Rush)
Any number of blues
Look for what I call some good "strummers", like early Beatles, Stones, and most of CCR's songs. Songs that are easy to learn and play, where the guitar basically strums along, the bass plays root-and-fifth, and the drummer keeps a simple beat.
Also look for some newer songs. I'm a geezer!
Here's another Rockin' Rush tune that's fairly simple and catchy
Best I Can - Rush
Very "power trio"
Very easy on Bass by the way.
Best I Can - Rush
Very "power trio"
Very easy on Bass by the way.
