mediocrepianist Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 A segway from the "danceable pop tunes thread" that I thought might deserve a thread of it's own to avoid OT. What would be your set-list at an event if you didn't have to pay any consideration for whoever was paying you or the audience, your own ability at that song etc at that event (weddings, christenings etc). Would you just play your own stuff? Would you play some obscure stuff from a genre only you care about? Would you just play you're favourite songs? (I've disregarded whether I can actually play the song at present, although your free to tighten the belt on that). Some of these are there simply to throw the audience. This would probably change depending on mood but 80% of them are keepers. Personally think I'd just go the favourite songs route with a few random songs (if I played to anyone but my dog in the first place): Live It Up - Mental As Anything Don't Stop Believing - Journey Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver All My Best Friends Are Metalheads - Less Than Jake Reel Big Fish - Sell Out AC/DC - Highway to Hell Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor Key to the Highway Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana Year 3000 - Busted Mary Had a Little Lamb I've Been Working on the Railroad Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day My Old Man's a Dustman - Lonnie Donegan Crazy Frog - Axel F Crashed the Wedding - Busted Foo Fighters - These Days Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly Run for Home - Lindisfarne One Day Like This A Year - Elbow Biffy Clyro - Bubbles America - Razorlight Coming Home Newcastle - Ronnie Lambert Closing Time - Semisonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Are you accepting/cashing a check for this hypothetical gig? If you are, then sorry to say, but sod this list..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocrepianist Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Are you accepting/cashing a check for this hypothetical gig? If you are, then sorry to say, but sod this list..... Even if I was attempt to accept a cash for it, the fact it would inevitably be refunded half way through would make that pointless. It's more about what you'd play if all the pressure of needing to earn, needing to please people etc was suddenly lifted and you could do what the heck you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 There are a few songs on there that on regular setlists in bands I play with. I don't understand the term "sod" the audience. Can you explain a bit more? From your initial post it would seem you mean songs I just want to play regardless of anything, but then there seems to still be an element of audience enjoyment which is a different thing. If you can clarify, I have some thoughts. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocrepianist Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 There are a few songs on there that on regular setlists in bands I play with. I don't understand the term "sod" the audience. Can you explain a bit more? From your initial post it would seem you mean songs I just want to play regardless of anything, but then there seems to still be an element of audience enjoyment which is a different thing. If you can clarify, I have some thoughts. This is what I mean, some of mine are on your set-lists because I have a rather mainstream taste in music. (I'm not the type to start playing rather avant garde stuff with such a license as I'm not into, if you are then I can imagine this game would be more fun). That said if you wanted to include a crowd pleaser for your own selfish enjoyment of a good crowd reaction, that's within the rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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J. Dan Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I know some markets have no shortage of this, and even in St. Louis there are no shortage of tribute bands as well as some classic rock bands who do this.....but if I could do a whole night of Styx, Kansas, Foreigner, Journey, and Supertramp, and Boston, that would be cool. My slightly more eclectic mix would be Triumph, Shooting Star, Saga, Jefferson Starship, Manfred Mann, ELO, and others I'm not thinking of right now. I would enjoy a multi-keyboard player and electric drum band doing New Order, Depeche Mode, Information Society, Devo, Sparks, Human League, Duran Duran, Naked Eyes, Soft Cell, etc. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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