The Song You Hate Most to Play

[peaveyfiredude]

Yes! It's nice to hear that others hate playing SHA as much as I do. Put that one at the top of my list.

 

[rjhilliard]

I'm gonna start a band called "Velveeta" and play every one of these "Cheez-Whiz" songs!

I'll probably be the top draw in town!!!

There's a band from State College, Pa. called Velveeta doing exactly what you suggested. Seem to be faily popular as well.

My all time favorite hate is Free Bird.

 

[Drop-the-One]

Moondance.

Typically I do a massively overblown Smoke On The Water quote during the bass solo. But then, I do tend to do that on many cover tunes I dislike.

hahaha, awesome!

 

[Drop-the-One]

Summertime... ...

When we're playing stuff like Hair of the Dog @ a Harley Davidson bikerfest and nobody else wants to hear Summertime except the 1 person... WE'RE NOT GOING TO PLAY IT! XD

 

[okcrum]

I had the misfortune that one of the earliest pro rock bands I played in did an endless version of Moondance. Its only rival for my #1 least favorite spot is Proud Mary. However, either played in free jazz style can be fun.

Astonishing to say, I've only played Brown Eyed Girl once in all these years, backing a singer/guitarist at an open mic a couple of weeks ago. I must be living right or just extremely lucky.

Watch, now it'll show up on every gig for the rest of my life.

 

[Absentia]

God damn Team America theme, for some reason the singer always wants to play it "since he doesn;t show up to practice and we often run short on time since he doesn't talk to the crowd.

that movie is how old? and how many people didn;t see it? 90% of the population?
we don't even practice it so it's always a disaster.

 

[Thorsoundcore]

i was in a "band" with my "friends" in 11th grade not long after i just started bass . well they loved the sex pistols so they vowed to cover anarchy in the U.K., so.... that's mine.
hate the sex pistols, hate anarchy..

 

[Thorsoundcore]

As much as I don't want to admit this... I will. I've always hated the song sweet home alabama. So much so, I don't think I ever even listened to it. Was pushed by a band to play it on the spot one night, and pretty much just followed along - doing what you said, playin the same crap, jamming it a little, pretty much just tolerating it and doing the same thing over and over. The song was never a staple in any of the bands I ever played in, so I never really bothered learning it from the recording. Not that long ago I was playing for someone where the stakes were a little higher than usual so I sat down and actually learned the song.

Sweet Home Alabama is a fun, well written, sometimes tricky, and interesting bass line to play. It's not quite the D-C-B song I always though it was. If you learn it note for note there's a whole lot of stuff going on there. And it's well thought out, not just a jamming kind of thing either.

That being said I could easily and happily live out the rest of my life without ever playing 7 Nation Army again.

i'm sorry for this and for the DP, but i can't tell you how much i agree!!! i can't stand sweet home alabama, can't stand free bird...can't stand SKYNYRD!!! it's rediculous.... people act like you just said F*** you to god when you say you don't like skynyrd, but i proudly say "I DON'T!!" when people seem to bring them up around me. oh yeah, here's another one people seem to act the same way with; JACO!!

 

[Bipslapper]

God damn Team America theme, that movie is how old? and how many people didn;t see it? 90% of the population?

Top 5 best movie I have ever seen. Loved it.

My band would want to play it too (well, maybe not the drummer). Now, if we only had time to practice............................

 

[Bassmanbob]

Sweet Home Alabama has lots of licks, I think you're missing it. The back beat on the chorus is great, alternating each measure, and during the solos there are rolling lead-ins that are fun. Take some time and learn the music and you will find it much more fulfilling.

OK. You are the second guy who said that. I'll have to give it another listen.

Thanks!

 

[Billnc]

I had the misfortune that one of the earliest pro rock bands I played in did an endless version of Moondance. Its only rival for my #1 least favorite spot is Proud Mary. However, either played in free jazz style can be fun.

Astonishing to say, I've only played Brown Eyed Girl once in all these years, backing a singer/guitarist at an open mic a couple of weeks ago. I must be living right or just extremely lucky.

Watch, now it'll show up on every gig for the rest of my life.

I was in a band that did a free jazz version of Joy to the World, the Jeremiah was a bullfrog one.

 

[DLKasim]

"Good" by Better Than Ezra. The same five notes for 5 minutes straight, except for the 10 second guitar solo. F**king horrible.

"Low" and "Seven Nation Army" are both tied for second place.

Someone earlier mentioned "Creep". I'm not sure which one, but I don't mind playing the one by STP. It's slow paced, but has some interesting parts in it.

 

[Tony Gray]

Simple Man, American Pie, and anything by Dylan and the Grateful Dead

 

[alembicguy]

Lmao when I read Sweet home Alabama. Although my band doesn't do it I swear I have played it more than Skynard has. So much so that I should get royalties lol!

 

[mindwell]

Since you asked...

"American Band." "Come on dudes--let's get it on!" Just embarrassing.

"Rock and Roll." The zombie anthem that was passe' the instant it was recorded. I like eighth notes as much as the next guy, but ENOUGH.

"Taking Care of Business." Chugga-chugga-chugga; will the second set NEVER end?

"Old Time Rock and Roll." Nostalgia masquerading as authenticity. Compels every middle-aged dork to rush the dance floor and make white guy emoting faces while "dancing."

And the winner is...

"COCAINE." Haven't played it since garage band days, where it served as a pretext for interminable bad penatonic soloing by every douchebag in the neighborhood, while *I* had to keep playing. My hatred for that static f-king riff will never die.

Really, I'm a pretty nice guy. You'd never know it from this topic.

 

[guitarjam6]

I've never played a song I've hated. I just change covers so I like them more. Crowds generally appreciate that stuff. like takin Cissy Strut to Ab on the chorus then going into a super space jam on C... People dig new sounds, even if it's just changing key.

 

[Nofretz6]

I've never played a song I've hated. I just change covers so I like them more. Crowds generally appreciate that stuff. like takin Cissy Strut to Ab on the chorus then going into a super space jam on C... People dig new sounds, even if it's just changing key.

Good point. If I go hear a local band, I'd rather hear their original music or their take on a cover. I just can't pay money to see a clone band (Beatles, Yes, Floyd etc.).

 

[ba$$]

Bob Marley - Stir It Up

 

[busmandan]

Sweet Home Alabama is my best friend's favorite song.

He's a high school baseball coach and has coached at the same school for 30 years. It has become a tradition to play SHA at some point during the game between innings.

I announce some of their games, and happened to be in the booth on the 30 year anniversary game. I went online and downloaded every cover version of SHA I could find (i.e. Travis Tritt, Leningrad Cowboys, The Moog Cookbook, etc.) and played them between every half-inning. He coaches third base when his team bats, and by the second inning he was glaring at me in the pressbox as he walked from the dugout to third base - while some bastard version of his favorite song was playing. Finally - at the end of the game - I played the original.

It took him a while, but he finally admitted it was a great gag.

-- Dan --

 

[Crockettnj]

I dislike playing "funky music". I know, its a staple, but I find that so many times the guitar and key players step on the bass line so horribly that its a mess.

I should qualitfy that I hate playing it someone who doesnt recognize the subtlties of the bass line.