Ok, I don't want to prejudice people one way or the other by going into the band's current politics - you'll have a fair sense if you've paid attention to things I've posted elsewhere, otherwise don't worry about it. But anyway, I'm in a pop/rock cover band, basically a power trio plus female lead singer. She sings lead on about 3/4 of each set, each set I take one song to sing lead on and the guitarist three or four. We've played a few gigs (been together just under a year now), and aiming to do a lot more and gig as much as possible. So here's the set list: I just curious what you guys feel are its strongest and weakest points and any suggestions for where it ought to go (more classic rock, more current stuff, more what?) to develop from here. Thanks! Ah Leah Donnie Iris All Fired Up Pat Benatar All I Wanna Do Sheryl Crow Alone Again - Dokken Any Way You Want It - Journey Beats so Lonely Charlie Sexton Bitch Meredith Brooks Black Velvet Alannah Myles Bobby McGee Janis Joplin Bombs Away the Police Bring Me Some Water Melissa Etheridge Canary in a Coal Mine the Police Cant Get Enough Bad Company Closer to the Heart - Rush Come to My Window Melissa Etheridge Godzilla Blue Oyster Cult Gold on the Ceiling Black Keys Good Better than Ezra Got Me Wrong Alice in Chains Here for the Party Gretchen Wilson Hit Me with Your Best Shot Pat Benatar House Party J. Geils Band Im the Only One Melissa Etheridge Jenny (867-5309) Tommy Tutone Just a Girl No Doubt Kiss Me Deadly Lita Ford Last Name Carrie Underwood Message in a Bottle The Police Money for the Weekend Alberta Cross One Way or Another Blondie Raise Your Glass - Pink Second Chance - Shinedown Shakin Eddie Money Since U Been Gone Kelly Clarkson Smooth Operator - Sade Soak up the Sun Sheryl Crow Standing Still - Jewel Stone in Love - Journey Synchronicity II The Police Take Me Away Blue Oyster Cult Two Tickets to Paradise Eddie Money Waking Up in Vegas Katy Perry Working for the Weekend - Loverboy Volcano Girls Veruca Salt Who Knew Pink You Better Run Pat Benatar You Learn Alanis Morrissette
Mostly bars and parties. We wouldn't turn down a wedding or corporate gig but haven't done much to plan on marketing ourselves that way. The age of band members range from 25 (drummer) to 40ish (me and lead singer) to 50ish (guitarist), and our most recent conversation was to try and have a flexible repertoire that could lean more recent for 20-30 somethings and more classic for 40-50 somethings, depending on the gig.
Of all the AIC songs to choose, I'm surprised you go for 'Got Me Wrong'. Have you tried one of their perkier acoustic numbers like 'No Excuses', or even a more balls out rocker like 'Dam That River'?
second that Alice in Chains question. That's a weird choice. I don't know the Dokken song (not sure I know any Dokken tunes at all.) I think it sounds like a fun band. I love the police and if you have a good clean guitarist their older tunes can sound like a million bucks. I wonder if maybe canary in a coal mine and bombs away are a little on the obscure side though. ! I'm curious how you handle Ah Leah -- we tried this in my old band and couldn't get it to sound full without two electric guitars (we had one electric player and one acoustic player) or a keyboard. Plus the harmonies are tricky!
You have some great rockin' dance/party tunes, and some snoozers. Just watch the crowd. If a song gets them out on the floor = keeper. If they are on the floor and the next tune sends them back to the table = cross it off the list.
