Hey guys I found out today I might be playing my first real gig soon because one of my friends in a band need an opening act here is what I was thinking for my set list:

In The Flesh?
Like a Rolling Stone
House of the Rising Sun
Let it Be
Lone Black Line (original)
Wish You Were Here
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Johnny B Goode
Masters of War
Tweeter and the Monkey Man
Folsom Prison Blues
All Along The Watchtower
Thus Passes the Glory of the World (original)
Imagine

has anybody noticed when noobs come into this thread, there's like two or three at once (literally maybe an hour apart) then there's nobody new for like two or three days.

John Mayer Trio!

He needs to do more stuff like Try! I really enjoy that album. I like his cover of Hendrix's "Wait Untill Tomorrow." The first song on that rocks too.

Nice setlist. Does your band have a keyboard/organ player? Cause a lot of those songs have keyboard parts. I mean obviously you want to put your own touch on covers but I'm just wondering if you have a keyboardist.

And I don't like Mayer's voice but he's a very good guitar player. Try is great.

[QUOTE=Seafroggys]has anybody noticed when noobs come into this thread, there's like two or three at once (literally maybe an hour apart) then there's nobody new for like two or three days.[/QUOTE]
Yes, I have noticed it, in fact. They must plan it days in advance.

[QUOTE]In The Flesh?
Like a Rolling Stone
House of the Rising Sun
Let it Be
Lone Black Line (original)
Wish You Were Here
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Johnny B Goode
Masters of War
Tweeter and the Monkey Man
Folsom Prison Blues
All Along The Watchtower
Thus Passes the Glory of the World (original)
Imagine[/QUOTE]

For an opening act, that may be a bit... much.

[QUOTE=Seafroggys]has anybody noticed when noobs come into this thread, there's like two or three at once (literally maybe an hour apart) then there's nobody new for like two or three days.[/QUOTE]
/is one of those noobs.


I posted sporatically here for a while and lurked for a while before having anything decent to post.

Also, about that setlist, I'd take off Imagine. It just seems like one of those tacky cover songs everybody does.

Yea, it is a lot of songs, but I think they're good choices. Even though, like robo said, a lot of them have piano/keyboard, they could still be played well with one person, if it's just you.

I especially like Folsom Prison Blues.

[QUOTE=DDM]/is one of those noobs.


I posted sporatically here for a while and lurked for a while before having anything decent to post.

Also, about that setlist, I'd take off Imagine. It just seems like one of those tacky cover songs everybody does.[/QUOTE]

It's good to have another regular:thumb:

Plus you have a good taste in music and add to conversation. And it always helps to have people who know how to type. And you have Taj Mahal in your avatar (I think) and Taj Mahal completely owns.

Imagine could be good at the end as a kind of quiet and peaceful way to end things.

I like Tweeter the Monkey Man. Something tells me most people won't recognize that though...

[QUOTE=DDM]/is one of those noobs.


I posted sporatically here for a while and lurked for a while before having anything decent to post.

Also, about that setlist, I'd take off Imagine. It just seems like one of those tacky cover songs everybody does.[/QUOTE]

I know a lot of people do Imagine but it, along with a bunch of the songs up there, its a song that has been important in my guitar playing and song writting through the years so its more of a tribute. I might drop it though, I have a feeling I'm gonna have to drop a few because I won't probally play for that long, but having a long set list to edit is better then getting up there and finding you don't have enough songs to fill your slot.

Also I really don't know how this will sound they guys said they would still let me do it but I actually have no band its just me and my guitar. If there was a piano part of something I tried to learn it on guitar. I don't know how it will turn out.

[QUOTE=pigonthewing82]I know a lot of people do Imagine but it, along with a bunch of the songs up there, its a song that has been important in my guitar playing and song writting through the years so its more of a tribute. I might drop it though, I have a feeling I'm gonna have to drop a few because I won't probally play for that long, but having a long set list to edit is better then getting up there and finding you don't have enough songs to fill your slot.

Also I really don't know how this will sound they guys said they would still let me do it but I actually have no band its just me and my guitar. If there was a piano part of something I tried to learn it on guitar. I don't know how it will turn out.[/QUOTE]

Some songs can be more powerful just with guitar. Like House of the Rising Sun for example. The Animals version is awesome with all the sweet organ and such, but Dylan's version of just him and his acoustic is much more powerful.

If you want to play it, go ahead, as long as you are there to have fun and not jsut using it because "hey, it's a song people will know".




Also, yeah that's Taj Mahal in my avatar, and yes, he does rock.

I dream about doing a gig of covers some day. But I have to become passable at some musical instrument first :-/

I envy you pigonthewing82 :upset:

MBS I haven't gotten any albums :(

[QUOTE=BigTrav415]I dream about doing a gig of covers some day. But I have to become passable at some musical instrument first :-/

I envy you pigonthewing82 :upset:[/QUOTE]

Yeah I was really happy I got this gig, last week I wanted to play so bad I could taste it. I was even going to go up for one of those 2 or 3 song open mics at bars just because I wanted to play. You'll get there someday man well to be honest I'm not sure if I'm there yet but I thought it just might be fun to play out. It should be interesting I'm opening for a Punk band so I think what I'm playing will be far from what the people going were expecting to see.

[QUOTE]MBS I haven't gotten any albums [/QUOTE]

That's 'cause I don't have your email. Tell me it now, dammit!

MBS
[url]http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=11649526&postcount=58530[/url]

Np: Led Zeppelin-Communication Breakdown.

[QUOTE=DDM]/is one of those noobs.[/QUOTE]

I always thought you were a regular :confused: Well I still like your avatar either way.

[QUOTE]TRY! stuff[/QUOTE]

I've always been a fan of Mayer's playing, but something has been turning me off of the album. I'm sure I'll give it a long, well-deserved listen when the time is right.

I just got done watching Walk The Line. It was pretty cool seeing Johnny's earlier years.

NP: The Grateful Dead - Easy Wind (live)

[QUOTE=magicbus]I always thought you were a regular :confused: Well I still like your avatar either way.

I just got done watching Walk The Line. It was pretty cool seeing Johnny's earlier years.
[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I just started posting in here yesterday :)

Walk the line was an amazing movie, and I really liked how it showed how he had to deal with his raather unsupportive father for most of his live.



Oh well MX, It's bedtime for me.

G'nite

I love Walk the Line, they do a great cover of It Ain't Me Babe

Ahhh Pet Sounds is cool :)

[QUOTE=magicbus]I just got done watching Walk The Line. It was pretty cool seeing Johnny's earlier years.

NP: The Grateful Dead - Easy Wind (live)[/QUOTE]
No way. So did I. And now I'm listening to the soundtrack. Phoenix does a great impression.

[QUOTE=PinkFreud]No way. So did I. And now I'm listening to the soundtrack. Phoenix does a great impression.[/QUOTE]

For some reason Phoenix hates the album that was put out for the movie, he officially apologized for it in the Mojo magazine on Johnny Cash this month saying he hasn't sung or played guitar sense.

Huh. I think he does great in it. In the movie he was out of tune a lot in the beginning but I think it was part of the movie. Haha.

[QUOTE=PinkFreud]No way. So did I. And now I'm listening to the soundtrack. Phoenix does a great impression.[/QUOTE]

I was just listening to "At Folsom Prison". I don't have the soundtrack though.

NP: John Mayer Trio - Who Did You Think I Was?

[QUOTE=magicbus]I was just listening to "At Folsom Prison". I don't have the soundtrack though.

NP: John Mayer Trio - Who Did You Think I Was?[/QUOTE]

I think At Folsom Prison is one of the best live albums of all time. If anything just for the way Cash interacts with the crowd hes great.

[QUOTE=pigonthewing82]I love Walk the Line, they do a great cover of It Ain't Me Babe[/QUOTE]

I have a Johnny and June Carter Cash album where they do a cover of It Ain't Me Babe. It is pretty damn sweet. And I've never seen I Walk The Line.

Tonight my parents decided to root through my bedroom while I was at work....totally not cool.

Meh, where is Leper when I need him.
Johnny Cash.
:S

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]I have a Johnny and June Carter Cash album where they do a cover of It Ain't Me Babe. It is pretty damn sweet. And I've never seen I Walk The Line.

Tonight my parents decided to root through my bedroom while I was at work....totally not cool.[/QUOTE]
They find any pot?

And my neighbors are moving and they had some stuff they didn't want anymore, so they gave me Thick as a Brick on vinyl.

You guys should all go check out my new Featured Artist on Buckethead, please. I promise it'll be interesting! And leave comments!

[QUOTE=Jacaranda]Meh, where is Leper when I need him.
Johnny Cash.
:S[/QUOTE]

My timing is horrible:(

I can't stand Johnny Cash's cover of It Aint Me Babe. The uptempo beat doesn't blend well at all with the theme of the song IMO.

I like it well enough. The one thing that bothers me about it is how he throws "babe" in at the end of the chorus. It sounds like an afterthought.

I watched a tribute to Leonard Cohen on CBC tonight. Rufus Wainwright was there, and Willie Nelson, and K.D. Lang did an amazing version of Hallelujah.

It made me realize I need to listen to more Rufus Wainwright.

Amazing avatar. One of my favorites.

Rufus Wainwright is great. Did they cover Buckley's or the original?

[QUOTE=EightMilesHigh]I watched a tribute to Leonard Cohen on CBC tonight. Rufus Wainwright was there, and Willie Nelson, and K.D. Lang did an amazing version of Hallelujah.

It made me realize I need to listen to more Rufus Wainwright.[/QUOTE]

Arrgh how do I always end up missing all these good CBC specials?!:angry:

[QUOTE]Did they cover Buckley's or the original?[/QUOTE]

Gee I wonder...:p

[QUOTE=DDM]
Also, about that setlist, I'd take off Imagine. It just seems like one of those tacky cover songs everybody does.[/QUOTE]

Tacky? Screw you.

This song has a lot of religious meaning to me (I don't follow any organized religion by the way), in fact, that song is my holy bible, my commandments.

Nobody does Imagine, and those that do are okay, but nothing compared to what the master himself did. Elton John came close once, as well as Jordis off of the INXS show.

Nice setlist btw.

[QUOTE=PinkFreud]Amazing avatar. One of my favorites.

Rufus Wainwright is great. Did they cover Buckley's or the original?[/QUOTE]

They covered Cohen's original. Rufus did Everybody Knows with a big string section, and Willie did a solo acoustic version of Bird On A Wire.

I wouldn't close with Imagine.

I'm ashamed to say that my band covered Imagine and absolutely butchered it. Wanna know how? We put a self-indulgent guitar solo at the end...yeah.

I don't really like Cohen's original. Buckley's was much better. He's so perfect...

Buckley is a god. Do you guys listen to his dad at all?