It may have been done before this way, but all I could find by searching was "post your setlist" threads. For all the bassists here who play covers, what are your top five covers that really get the crowd going or are called often? I'm trying to expand my repertoire outside of standards, and thought it would be wise to tap into the wealth of knowledge that is TalkBass.
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Top Five Covers
- Thread starter AmieLouHat
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My band usually gets great responses from RATM Killing In The Name Of, Tools Sober, Foo Fighters Everlong, Smashing Pumpkins Cherub Rock, and with the harder rock crowd Tools Cold and Ugly. We are a hard Rock band and most of our shows have had a harder edge crowd, it all depends on your bands style of music.
this will span a few different bands i play with throughout each week:
Greatest Hits - Sublime
Raining Glass - Suicide Machines
Let's Stay Together - Rev. Al Green
Hinges - can't remember who, some alt.country hoo-ha
Somebody To Love
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane, which i believe was some sort of hover-craft
Greatest Hits - Sublime
Raining Glass - Suicide Machines
Let's Stay Together - Rev. Al Green
Hinges - can't remember who, some alt.country hoo-ha
Somebody To Love
White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane, which i believe was some sort of hover-craft
Freebird
- Yeah we do it just so the crowd will shut up!
Hotel California-The Eagles
Independence Day-Martina McBride
Behind These Hazel Eyes-Kelly Clarkson
Welcome to the Jungle-Guns n' Roses
Yeah I know these aren't metal, but if the singer ain't happy ain't nobody happy.
- Yeah we do it just so the crowd will shut up!Hotel California-The Eagles
Independence Day-Martina McBride
Behind These Hazel Eyes-Kelly Clarkson
Welcome to the Jungle-Guns n' Roses
Yeah I know these aren't metal, but if the singer ain't happy ain't nobody happy.
What Would You Say - DMB
Pur Some Sugar On Me - Def Lepard
Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes
What I like About You/Dancing With Myself/I Wanna Be sedated (We combine the 3)
What I Got - Sublime
Pur Some Sugar On Me - Def Lepard
Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes
What I like About You/Dancing With Myself/I Wanna Be sedated (We combine the 3)
What I Got - Sublime
Texas Flood-SRV
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
(we hate playing it but it gets asked for a lot and gets the audience dancing)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Stones
One Way Out - Allman Bros
Tulsa Time - Eric Clapton (lots of country fans around here and this is about as close to it as we'll get)
Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
(we hate playing it but it gets asked for a lot and gets the audience dancing)
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Stones
One Way Out - Allman Bros
Tulsa Time - Eric Clapton (lots of country fans around here and this is about as close to it as we'll get)
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Lithium - Nirvana
Limelight - Rush
Back In Black - AC/DC
Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix
Covers most bases, something in there for everyone.
Lithium - Nirvana
Limelight - Rush
Back In Black - AC/DC
Stone Free - Jimi Hendrix
Covers most bases, something in there for everyone.
Killing In The Name Of - RATM
I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister (You'd be surprised at the response we get for this song)
Bang Your Head - Quiet Riot
Balls To The Wall - Accept
Shout At The Devil - Motley Crue
Ace Of Spades - Motorhead
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
I know... this is more than five.
I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister (You'd be surprised at the response we get for this song)
Bang Your Head - Quiet Riot
Balls To The Wall - Accept
Shout At The Devil - Motley Crue
Ace Of Spades - Motorhead
Highway to Hell - AC/DC
I know... this is more than five.
It's tough to chose just 5...
Mustang Sally
You Shook Me All Night Long
Sweet Home Alabama
I Want You To Want Me
Brown Eyed Girl
I have to add...
Play That Funky Music
Funky Cold Medina
Born To Be Wild
Brick House
Unchained Melody
Mustang Sally
You Shook Me All Night Long
Sweet Home Alabama
I Want You To Want Me
Brown Eyed Girl
I have to add...
Play That Funky Music
Funky Cold Medina
Born To Be Wild
Brick House
Unchained Melody
Stayin Alive Bee Gees,
Dancing Queen-Abba
Mustang SAlly- Wilson Pickett
Brown Eyed Girl -VM
Khe Sahn- Cold Chisel
We don't Do ANY!!! ;-)
Dancing Queen-Abba
Mustang SAlly- Wilson Pickett
Brown Eyed Girl -VM
Khe Sahn- Cold Chisel
We don't Do ANY!!! ;-)
Help the Poor - Robben Ford
Breakdown Ahead - Boz Scaggs
Hump De Bump - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Amnesia - The Thunderbirds
Ken
Breakdown Ahead - Boz Scaggs
Hump De Bump - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Amnesia - The Thunderbirds
Ken
Rapper's Delight - SugarHill Gang
Movin On Up - The Jefferson's Theme Song
Angel/Joker - Shaggy & Steve Miller
What I Got - Sublime
Faith / Hard to Handle - George Michael/Otis Redding (Black Crowes)
Movin On Up - The Jefferson's Theme Song
Angel/Joker - Shaggy & Steve Miller
What I Got - Sublime
Faith / Hard to Handle - George Michael/Otis Redding (Black Crowes)
Great thread!
Touch Me - Doors
Light My Fire - Doors
Mr. Charlie (the Dead??)
American Band
Sympathy for the Devil
That usually gets our crowd up & wigglin'.
imp.
Touch Me - Doors
Light My Fire - Doors
Mr. Charlie (the Dead??)
American Band
Sympathy for the Devil
That usually gets our crowd up & wigglin'.
imp.
Love Song - Sara Bariellas
Who Knew - Pink
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Here For the Party - Gretchen Wilson
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
Who Knew - Pink
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Here For the Party - Gretchen Wilson
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
Happy - Mudvayne
Dig - Mudvayne
Aeroplane - RHCP
Shinobi Vs Dragon Ninja - Lost Prophets
5th one is tough it alternates between
Killing in the name of - RATM
Guerrilla Radio - RATM
Certain Shades of Green - Incubus
some LimpBizkit numbers :hide:
Dig - Mudvayne
Aeroplane - RHCP
Shinobi Vs Dragon Ninja - Lost Prophets
5th one is tough it alternates between
Killing in the name of - RATM
Guerrilla Radio - RATM
Certain Shades of Green - Incubus
some LimpBizkit numbers :hide:
I am so glad that my band does all originals unless we feel like goofing around and playing something ironic.
I don't mean to act superior to the cover bands, I just much prefer to play something that I can put my own heart and soul into.
I don't mean to act superior to the cover bands, I just much prefer to play something that I can put my own heart and soul into.
We do about 50/50 covers and originals.
The audience always responds well to these:
The Weight - the Band
Cocaine Blues - Cash
Layla - Derek & the Dominoes
Let's Get it On - Marvin Gaye
Hard Times - Ray Charles
The audience always responds well to these:
The Weight - the Band
Cocaine Blues - Cash
Layla - Derek & the Dominoes
Let's Get it On - Marvin Gaye
Hard Times - Ray Charles
Some of the covers we used to do in my old band:
Seperate Ways- Journey
Cum on, feel the noise- Slade/Quiet Riot
Cherub Rock- Smashing Pumpkins
The Spirit of Radio- Rush
Another One Bites the Dust- Queen
Seperate Ways- Journey
Cum on, feel the noise- Slade/Quiet Riot
Cherub Rock- Smashing Pumpkins
The Spirit of Radio- Rush
Another One Bites the Dust- Queen
