This will be the last post for a few weeks.
On Thursday, 4/23/09 we rehearsed from 9:00-11:00 pm. We played through the entire set list, including Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me."
We had fun and mixed it up a bit this time, as Mark played drums and bass on a few tunes, and Matt moved to drums for the songs where Mark played bass.
In related news, Jason announced his departure from the band on Friday, 4/24/09. Jason's going to pursue songwriting and learning the guitar.
Based on Jason's departure, the rest of us have decided to call a multi-week hiatus to think on it and decide whether or not "Flashing UNserious" will live on.
To be continued....
-Andy
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
April 15, 2009 Rehearsal Recap
Jason, Mark, and I rehearsed for an hour or so last night. We focused on vocal harmonies and ran though a good handful of songs. Here’s a list of what was covered-
- Gavin Degraw – I Don’t Want to Be. Jason handled lead vocals, while Mark provided harmony / additional vocals.
- Live – Selling the Drama – Jason handled lead vocals.
- Toad the Wet Sprocket – Fall Down. We focused heavily on 3-part harmony during a couple portions of this song.
- R.E.M. – Texarkana. We ran through the entire song, then focused on 3-part harmony. After we played through several other songs we circled back and focused on the 3-part harmonies for this again. There is room for 4-part harmony when Matt makes his return to the basement. It may take us some time to get the harmonies ‘stuck in our heads’ permanently, but if last night’s performance was any indication, it’s going to eventually sound very good.
- Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
- Poison – Talk Dirty To Me. We focused on the unison vocal parts during the chorus when we played through this. We did one version with Mark on lead, and another with Jason on lead. Good stuff.
- Stone Temple Pilots – Plush. We also played 2 versions of this – one with Mark on lead vocals and the other with Jason on lead vocals. Everyone loves STP!
- Jason and Andy performed a dirty electric version of TBAP’s “Simple Days” while Mark was indisposed.
- Petie rocked the basement and stared at Jason while we performed but ignored Andy and Mark for the most part. Andy and Mark felt slighted.
- Afterwards, Mark and Jason headed to AA for karaoke at “Banned Fields”. Mark I understand you rocked out on Poison’s “Something to Believe In” ? Towers, are you up for busting out some piano for Poison?
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
April 8, 2009 - The Jam Lives On.
Mark and Andy are planning to get together to rehearse some of the same songs that were covered last week, as well as work on harmonies to "Fall Down" and additional songs.
We extended the invite to Jason, however he has plans to rehearse for tomorrow night's karaoke competition after work tonight so he may or may not be available to jam with us after that.
I will update this post later to include more information about all that was covered.
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As promised, here is the update.
Mark and Andy practiced from about 8 to 10 pm last night. We worked on vocal harmonies for "Talk Dirty to Me" and "Fall Down." From the set list, we also covered "It's a Shame About Ray" in amplified acoustic form.
We also played through the following songs (again, in amplified acoustic fashion), which are remnants of the Profound Existence era (Andy and Mark's band from '93-'95):
We extended the invite to Jason, however he has plans to rehearse for tomorrow night's karaoke competition after work tonight so he may or may not be available to jam with us after that.
I will update this post later to include more information about all that was covered.
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As promised, here is the update.
Mark and Andy practiced from about 8 to 10 pm last night. We worked on vocal harmonies for "Talk Dirty to Me" and "Fall Down." From the set list, we also covered "It's a Shame About Ray" in amplified acoustic form.
We also played through the following songs (again, in amplified acoustic fashion), which are remnants of the Profound Existence era (Andy and Mark's band from '93-'95):
- Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove
- The Lemonheads - Into Your Arms
- Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
- Neil Young - Rockin' in the Free World
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Have Lied
- Pearl Jam - Black
- Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
- Eddie Money - Two Tickets To Paradise
- Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
-Andy
Friday, April 3, 2009
April 2, 2009 Rehearsal Recap: Acoustified Concert in the Basement
Due to scheduling conflicts, only Mark and Andy were able to rehearse last night in Brighton. We had dinner at Lu & Carl's, and watched an acoustic performer there for about an hour. We discussed the fact that we might want to sit down as a group to determine the direction of song selection (primarily - do we want to focus our set list selections to a certain crowd?). Mark mentioned the idea of dividing set lists into 70's, 80's, 90's, and 00's music. This is just an idea, and we can brainstorm on other or similar alternatives if we'd like. Andy mentioned the thought that we would build up a complete gig's worth of songs (40 or 50?) and then continue adding to the catalog to build up our diversity and ability to cater to requests (as we see fit).
Afterwards we did an amplified acoustic jam session in the basement for a couple hours, playing through assorted songs. We also learned that many of our set list songs don't seem conducive to an acoustic guitar and vocals, so we did not attempt to play through a large majority of songs on the set list. Below is a list of the tunes that we did play last night.
Mark also suggested the following songs for the Wish List. Note - these are songs that I used to play back in my band during college at MSU (in other words, they should be easier to learn the 2nd time around).
-Andy
Afterwards we did an amplified acoustic jam session in the basement for a couple hours, playing through assorted songs. We also learned that many of our set list songs don't seem conducive to an acoustic guitar and vocals, so we did not attempt to play through a large majority of songs on the set list. Below is a list of the tunes that we did play last night.
- The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
- Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down (including some harmony work)
- REM - Texarkana
- Poison - Talk Dirty to Me
- Several original songs from back in the "Profound Existence" days
Mark also suggested the following songs for the Wish List. Note - these are songs that I used to play back in my band during college at MSU (in other words, they should be easier to learn the 2nd time around).
- Cracker - Low
- Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
-Andy
Monday, March 30, 2009
April 2, 2009 Rehearsal Agenda
For this week we will rehearse once again on Thursday in Brighton from 8:30 to 10:30 pm. Note: we will rehearsal without a drummer this time around as we continue to search for the drummer that fits us best.
Agenda:
-Learn Poison - "Talk Dirty To Me" and run through it a couple of times.
-Focus on the following songs to iron out any problem areas and tighten them up. Examples of what we will focus on include (but are not limited to) vocal harmonies, individual instrument parts (including solos), lyrics, song arrangements (especially beginnings and endings), and tempo.
Agenda:
-Learn Poison - "Talk Dirty To Me" and run through it a couple of times.
-Focus on the following songs to iron out any problem areas and tighten them up. Examples of what we will focus on include (but are not limited to) vocal harmonies, individual instrument parts (including solos), lyrics, song arrangements (especially beginnings and endings), and tempo.
- Green Day - "Longview" (Matt's selection)
- Bush - "Machinehead" (Andy's selection)
- Stone Temple Pilots - "Interstate Love Song" (Jason's selection)
- Toad The Wet Sprocket - "Fall Down" (Mark's selection)
- .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
- Eric Clapton - Cocaine
- Live - Selling The Drama
- Foo Fighters - My Hero
- Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
Friday, March 27, 2009
Flashing UNserious Rehearsal Recap - March 26, 2009.
Thursday night's rehearsal included all 4 original band members, as well as a 2nd audition for a potential drummer. We played through 15/20 songs from the set list, and also jammed Poison's "Talk Dirty To Me" and the Van Halen version of "You Really Got Me." It's guaranteed that we will add "Talk Dirty To Me" to the set list, possibly as early as next week's rehearsal (pending further discussion). For the record, the omitted songs are listed below. We may want to play through these at the next rehearsal just to keep them fresh.
Next week's rehearsal will be Thursday night from 8:30-10:30 pm in Brighton, unless scheduling conflicts arise - if so I will update this blog entry accordingly.
-Andy
- .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
- Eric Clapton - Cocaine
- Live - Selling The Drama
- Foo Fighters - My Hero
- Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
Next week's rehearsal will be Thursday night from 8:30-10:30 pm in Brighton, unless scheduling conflicts arise - if so I will update this blog entry accordingly.
-Andy
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Band Rehearsal Recap for 3/20 & Agenda for 3/26
Band rehearsal this past Friday was a big success. We managed to play through the entire list of 20 songs, which was a first time for a few of the songs (REM, Bush, Green Day). Mark (FINALLY!!) made his return to the band and contributed a ton to the vocals and backup vocals. I think Friday showed some potential for us to be very strong vocally.
Mark suggested to me post-rehearsal that for upcoming future rehearsals we may want to select certain songs and focus on polishing them – we can work on vocal harmonies, arrangements, beginnings and endings. I agree that this is a good idea and we’ve talked about doing this before – I know there are certain songs where we’re guilty of coming in at the wrong spot, etc so it would be good to iron those out and become more consistent. What does anyone else think?
Next rehearsal will be this coming Thursday night from 8:30 – 10:30 pm in Brighton. Does this still work for everyone? No new songs to add – let’s focus on tightening up what we have, especially since Ben will be coming to make a second appearance on the drums.
I’d also like to make a call for Wish List songs. As I mentioned I don’t think we’ll want to add anything new this week but I know all 3 of you have mentioned that you had song suggestions for the future. If you want to reply-to-all on this message, I’ll add those to the wish list on the blog.
Thanks to everyone for your flexibility last week. I know it can be a pain to reschedule, especially at the last minute. I’m glad we were able to get together to rehearse – it was a lot of fun. I think we’re starting to gain some momentum, which is great.
UPDATE: The following songs have been added to the Wish List based on suggestions.
-Andy
Mark suggested to me post-rehearsal that for upcoming future rehearsals we may want to select certain songs and focus on polishing them – we can work on vocal harmonies, arrangements, beginnings and endings. I agree that this is a good idea and we’ve talked about doing this before – I know there are certain songs where we’re guilty of coming in at the wrong spot, etc so it would be good to iron those out and become more consistent. What does anyone else think?
Next rehearsal will be this coming Thursday night from 8:30 – 10:30 pm in Brighton. Does this still work for everyone? No new songs to add – let’s focus on tightening up what we have, especially since Ben will be coming to make a second appearance on the drums.
I’d also like to make a call for Wish List songs. As I mentioned I don’t think we’ll want to add anything new this week but I know all 3 of you have mentioned that you had song suggestions for the future. If you want to reply-to-all on this message, I’ll add those to the wish list on the blog.
Thanks to everyone for your flexibility last week. I know it can be a pain to reschedule, especially at the last minute. I’m glad we were able to get together to rehearse – it was a lot of fun. I think we’re starting to gain some momentum, which is great.
UPDATE: The following songs have been added to the Wish List based on suggestions.
- Matthew Sweet - Sick of Myself
- Semisonic - Closing Time
- The Fray - How To Save A Life
- The Killers - Human
- Ben Folds Five - Army
- Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove
-Andy
Monday, March 16, 2009
Agenda for 3/19/09 Rehearsal (Rescheduled for 3/20)
This week's rehearsal will be Friday 3/20/09 at Andy's in Brighton. We'll run through all 20 songs (if possible). We'll focus especially on playing through the first 4 songs in the list with Ben. The Moz will also be in attendance, albeit in a limited capacity as he still has at least a couple of weeks where he needs to take it easy on the wrist per Dr.'s orders.
All songs are available for download on the FTP site, with the exception of "Longview." If anyone has that, please upload when you have a chance.
Set List A
1. John Mayer – Vultures
2. The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
3. The Refreshments - Mekong
4. Jet – Cold Hard Bitch
5. Gavin DeGraw – I Don’t Want To Be (versions 1 & 2)
6. .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
7. Eric Clapton - Cocaine
8. Live - Selling The Drama
9. STP - Interstate Love Song
10. Steve Miller Band - Rock ‘N’ Me
11. Foo Fighters – My Hero
12. Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
Set List B
1. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
2. REM – Texarkana
3. REM – Orange Crush
4. Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
6. Duran Duran – Rio
7. Bush – Machinehead
8. Green Day - Longview
-Andy
All songs are available for download on the FTP site, with the exception of "Longview." If anyone has that, please upload when you have a chance.
Set List A
1. John Mayer – Vultures
2. The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
3. The Refreshments - Mekong
4. Jet – Cold Hard Bitch
5. Gavin DeGraw – I Don’t Want To Be (versions 1 & 2)
6. .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
7. Eric Clapton - Cocaine
8. Live - Selling The Drama
9. STP - Interstate Love Song
10. Steve Miller Band - Rock ‘N’ Me
11. Foo Fighters – My Hero
12. Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
Set List B
1. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
2. REM – Texarkana
3. REM – Orange Crush
4. Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
6. Duran Duran – Rio
7. Bush – Machinehead
8. Green Day - Longview
-Andy
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Band UNrehearsal Recap - Wednesday, March 11, 2009
This will be short, as there was no band rehearsal to recap.
Here are the highlights-
Next rehearsal agenda:
Here are the highlights-
- Andy spent the evening between Urgent Care and the ER. Arrived home around 1:30 or 2:00 am and finally had Taco Bell dinner at that point.
- Matt couldn't attend the non-existent rehearsal due to sickness.
- Ben the drummer wasn't able to attend due to a family emergency.
- The Moz left a VM for Andy stating he was out for this week (due to commitments to teaching several lessons on Wednesday nights). Also, Mark is still having some remnants of wrist issues and is finally getting it checked out by a Dr. later this week.
Next rehearsal agenda:
- Rehearse the 4 previously agreed upon songs with Ben
- Work on the R.E.M. tunes, likely focusing on vocal harmonies
- Play through the rest of the set lists
- Add 2 new songs - Bush - "Machinehead" and Green Day - "Longview" - I believe this will bring us to 20?
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Band Rehearsal Recap - March 5, 2009 - Night of the StallMobile
Expect the unexpected. Tonight's rehearsal didn't go exactly as planned, but it was productive nonetheless. Jason was unexpectedly taken out of commission for the night due to his selflessness - he was attempting to help a friend fix her car. Unfortunately the car didn't go along with the plan and decided to stall several times during the day, making it impractical for Jason to attend rehearsal. Stalling on some random back road in complete darkness just isn't a good idea if you can avoid it.
Matt and I jammed for quite a while, and here are the songs we covered-
· Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
· Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
· Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
· Duran Duran - Rio
· R.E.M. - Texarkana
· R.E.M. - Orange Crush
· Bush - Machinehead
· Green Day - When I Come Around
· Green Day - Longview
Not too shabby considering we were sans-lead singer! It gave us an opportunity to polish these songs a bit so we should be in better shape for the next rehearsal.
Next rehearsal will be Wednesday, March 11th from 8:30-10:30 pm in Brighton. As of tonight we are planning to have a full band in attendance next week - including Ben (drummer) and The Moz.
In other news, we have made a decision on a band name: Flashing UNserious. The blog has been updated to reflect the new name.
-Andy
Matt and I jammed for quite a while, and here are the songs we covered-
· Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
· Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
· Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
· Duran Duran - Rio
· R.E.M. - Texarkana
· R.E.M. - Orange Crush
· Bush - Machinehead
· Green Day - When I Come Around
· Green Day - Longview
Not too shabby considering we were sans-lead singer! It gave us an opportunity to polish these songs a bit so we should be in better shape for the next rehearsal.
Next rehearsal will be Wednesday, March 11th from 8:30-10:30 pm in Brighton. As of tonight we are planning to have a full band in attendance next week - including Ben (drummer) and The Moz.
In other news, we have made a decision on a band name: Flashing UNserious. The blog has been updated to reflect the new name.
-Andy
Monday, March 2, 2009
Band Rehearsal Recap - February 26, 2009
Thanks for coming up to Brighton on Thursday. Rehearsal is always a good time.
We rehearsed the following tunes -
· Jet – Cold Hard Bitch
· Gavin DeGraw – I Don’t Want To Be
· The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
· .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
· Eric Clapton - Cocaine
· Live - Selling The Drama
· John Mayer - Vultures
· The Refreshments - Mekong
· STP - Interstate Love Song
· Steve Miller Band - Rock ‘N’ Me
· Foo Fighters – My Hero
· Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
· Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
· Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
· Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
· Duran Duran - Rio
No "NEW" tunes for this coming Thursday night. However, we will try REM – Texarkana and/or Orange Crush since they were already on the list.
NEW this past Thursday - a 2nd drummer candidate in attendance - Ben. We will have Ben out for a 2nd time, with a condensed list of songs that we'd like him to work on with us:
-Vultures
-It's A Shame About Ray
-Mekong
-Cold Hard Bitch
Next Rehearsal: Thursday, February 5th from 8:30-10:30 pm in Brighton.
Subsequent rehearsals will be on Wednesday nights, same timeframe, same place. Obviously we'll work out variations each week as needed.
-Andy
We rehearsed the following tunes -
· Jet – Cold Hard Bitch
· Gavin DeGraw – I Don’t Want To Be
· The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
· .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
· Eric Clapton - Cocaine
· Live - Selling The Drama
· John Mayer - Vultures
· The Refreshments - Mekong
· STP - Interstate Love Song
· Steve Miller Band - Rock ‘N’ Me
· Foo Fighters – My Hero
· Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
· Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
· Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
· Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
· Duran Duran - Rio
No "NEW" tunes for this coming Thursday night. However, we will try REM – Texarkana and/or Orange Crush since they were already on the list.
NEW this past Thursday - a 2nd drummer candidate in attendance - Ben. We will have Ben out for a 2nd time, with a condensed list of songs that we'd like him to work on with us:
-Vultures
-It's A Shame About Ray
-Mekong
-Cold Hard Bitch
Next Rehearsal: Thursday, February 5th from 8:30-10:30 pm in Brighton.
Subsequent rehearsals will be on Wednesday nights, same timeframe, same place. Obviously we'll work out variations each week as needed.
-Andy
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Flashing UNserious Wish List
Rather than having to search through various posts to find songs in our wish list, we can use this post as an all-inclusive list.
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Alice Cooper – Be My Lover
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn
The Beatles - Come Together
Ben Folds Five - Army
Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy
Black Crowes – Remedy
Blues Traveler – RunAround
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Buckcherry - Crazy Bitch
Buckcherry - Too Drunk...
Cake - Never There
Cracker - Low
Creed - One
David Bowie - Fame
Eddie Money – Two Tickets To Paradise
Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Going Down
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
Five For Fighting - Superman
Flickerstick
The Fray - How to Save a Life
Green Day - Longview
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Guess Who - Undone
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Hall & Oates - Adult Education
Hall & Oates - Family Man
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
The Killers - When You Were Young
The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
The Killers - Human
Linkin Park - Place For My Head
Live - I Alone
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Matchbox Twenty - Real World
Matthew Sweet - Sick of Myself
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
Michael Jackson - ?
Morrissey - Suedehead
Neil Diamond - Cherry, Cherry
Panic At The Disco - Nine in the Afternoon
Peter Schilling - Major Tom Coming Home
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison - Talk Dirty To Me
Psychedelic Furs - Ghost In You
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Raconteurs - ?
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Ratt - Round and Round
Rilo Kiley - The Moneymaker
RHCP - Under the Bridge
RHCP - I Could Have Lied
RHCP - Dani California
The Refreshments - Sucker Punch
Semisonic - Closing Time
The Smithereens - A Girl Like You
Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove
Steve Miller – The Joker
STP - Sour Girl
STP - Crackerman
STP - Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart
STP - Creep
STP - Plush
Superdrag – Feelin’ Like I Do
Tenacious D - Tribute
Tenacious D - The Metal
Third Eye Blind - Jumper
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Tonic - If You Could Only See
Train - Get To Me
Train - Meet Virginia
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Verve Pipe – The Freshmen
The Verve Pipe – Photograph
Wings - Jet
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
Send additional suggestions (for adds or removals!) to me and I'll get them added to this post.
-Andy
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
Alice Cooper – Be My Lover
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn
The Beatles - Come Together
Ben Folds Five - Army
Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll To Me
Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy
Black Crowes – Remedy
Blues Traveler – RunAround
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
Buckcherry - Crazy Bitch
Buckcherry - Too Drunk...
Cake - Never There
Cracker - Low
Creed - One
David Bowie - Fame
Eddie Money – Two Tickets To Paradise
Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Going Down
Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
Five For Fighting - Superman
Flickerstick
The Fray - How to Save a Life
Green Day - Longview
The Guess Who - American Woman
The Guess Who - Undone
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Hall & Oates - Adult Education
Hall & Oates - Family Man
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes
Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him?
John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
The Killers - When You Were Young
The Killers - All These Things That I've Done
The Killers - Human
Linkin Park - Place For My Head
Live - I Alone
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Matchbox Twenty - Real World
Matthew Sweet - Sick of Myself
Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend
Michael Jackson - ?
Morrissey - Suedehead
Neil Diamond - Cherry, Cherry
Panic At The Disco - Nine in the Afternoon
Peter Schilling - Major Tom Coming Home
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison - Talk Dirty To Me
Psychedelic Furs - Ghost In You
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Raconteurs - ?
Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
Ratt - Round and Round
Rilo Kiley - The Moneymaker
RHCP - Under the Bridge
RHCP - I Could Have Lied
RHCP - Dani California
The Refreshments - Sucker Punch
Semisonic - Closing Time
The Smithereens - A Girl Like You
Soul Asylum - Somebody to Shove
Steve Miller – The Joker
STP - Sour Girl
STP - Crackerman
STP - Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart
STP - Creep
STP - Plush
Superdrag – Feelin’ Like I Do
Tenacious D - Tribute
Tenacious D - The Metal
Third Eye Blind - Jumper
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Tonic - If You Could Only See
Train - Get To Me
Train - Meet Virginia
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Verve Pipe – The Freshmen
The Verve Pipe – Photograph
Wings - Jet
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
Send additional suggestions (for adds or removals!) to me and I'll get them added to this post.
-Andy
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Band Rehearsal Recap - Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
From Matt 2/19/09-
What we’ve decided:
* Anthony Dawson isn’t reliable enough to commit, and Rod Means isn’t viable because of a new baby in the house
* We miss Mark Ross, and we secretly (okay, openly) hope he’ll be there when our set list is ready for prime time.
Our current set list:
· Jet – Cold Hard Bitch
· Gavin DeGraw – I Don’t Want To Be
· The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
· .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
· Eric Clapton - Cocaine
· Live - Selling The Drama
· John Mayer - Vultures
· The Refreshments - Mekong
· STP - Interstate Love Song
· Steve Miller Band - Rock ‘N’ Me
· Foo Fighters – My Hero
· Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
· Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
Considerations for next week (based on our discussion):
· REM – Texarkana -OR- Orange Crush (Will update the blog once we decide for sure)
· Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
· Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss (Future alternatives - Warped, Californication, Under The Bridge, Dani California)
· Duran Duran - Rio (time permitting)
· Any others? Something besides the above listed? See Below.
Other band issues to address:
· Should I approach Andy Christofferson to see if he is interested in drumming regularly?
· What about a band name?
Addendum from Andy 2/22/09
-We will plan on having Matt's next door neighbor (Ben) sit in on drums for this week's rehearsal.
-This week's rehearsal will be THURSDAY night in Brighton from 8:30 - 10:30 PM.
-All of the new song candidates for this week have been uploaded, including a piano-bass-drum-vocal version of Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Want To Be." We are going to try this version at rehearsal this week with Matt on keys and Andy on bass.
-For a future date, do we want to add R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" or "Night Swimming" to the list? These may be options where Matt could play keyboards and we wouldn't need a guitar. Additionally, one of these might be an option where Jason could play bass?
-Assignment for everyone for next week - come up with 3 'serious' suggestions for a band name. We will do this each week until something sticks.
Other songs that have been suggested -
What we’ve decided:
* Anthony Dawson isn’t reliable enough to commit, and Rod Means isn’t viable because of a new baby in the house
* We miss Mark Ross, and we secretly (okay, openly) hope he’ll be there when our set list is ready for prime time.
Our current set list:
· Jet – Cold Hard Bitch
· Gavin DeGraw – I Don’t Want To Be
· The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
· .38 Special - Hold On Loosely
· Eric Clapton - Cocaine
· Live - Selling The Drama
· John Mayer - Vultures
· The Refreshments - Mekong
· STP - Interstate Love Song
· Steve Miller Band - Rock ‘N’ Me
· Foo Fighters – My Hero
· Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
· Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
Considerations for next week (based on our discussion):
· REM – Texarkana -OR- Orange Crush (Will update the blog once we decide for sure)
· Tom Petty – Last Dance with Mary Jane
· Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss (Future alternatives - Warped, Californication, Under The Bridge, Dani California)
· Duran Duran - Rio (time permitting)
· Any others? Something besides the above listed? See Below.
Other band issues to address:
· Should I approach Andy Christofferson to see if he is interested in drumming regularly?
· What about a band name?
Addendum from Andy 2/22/09
-We will plan on having Matt's next door neighbor (Ben) sit in on drums for this week's rehearsal.
-This week's rehearsal will be THURSDAY night in Brighton from 8:30 - 10:30 PM.
-All of the new song candidates for this week have been uploaded, including a piano-bass-drum-vocal version of Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Want To Be." We are going to try this version at rehearsal this week with Matt on keys and Andy on bass.
-For a future date, do we want to add R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts" or "Night Swimming" to the list? These may be options where Matt could play keyboards and we wouldn't need a guitar. Additionally, one of these might be an option where Jason could play bass?
-Assignment for everyone for next week - come up with 3 'serious' suggestions for a band name. We will do this each week until something sticks.
Other songs that have been suggested -
- The Killers "When You Were Young" or "All These Things That I've Done"
- Joe Jackson "Is She Really Going Out With Him?"
- The Raconteurs - ?
- Cake - "Never There"
- Linkin Park - "Place For My Head"
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Pre Rehearsal #4 Info
February 11th's rehearsal is cancelled in favor of having Andy & Jason move drums to Brighton and get the new rehearsal space setup.
Next rehearsal will be Wednesday, February 18th from 8:30-10:30 pm in Brighton. I'll shoot the address and directions later on.
In addition to the 3 songs that were scheduled for 2/11, we will be adding 3 more new songs to the list. Here is the complete list of new songs since last rehearsal.
1. Foo Fighters - My Hero
2. Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
3. Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
4. Jet - Cold Hard Bitch
5. Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want To Be
6. The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
-Andy
Next rehearsal will be Wednesday, February 18th from 8:30-10:30 pm in Brighton. I'll shoot the address and directions later on.
In addition to the 3 songs that were scheduled for 2/11, we will be adding 3 more new songs to the list. Here is the complete list of new songs since last rehearsal.
1. Foo Fighters - My Hero
2. Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
3. Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
4. Jet - Cold Hard Bitch
5. Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want To Be
6. The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray
-Andy
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Band Rehearsal Recap - Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
Hey everyone – here’s a quick recap of the songs we ran through last night;
1. Hold On Loosely
2. Cocaine
3. Selling The Drama
4. Vultures
5. Mekong
6. Interstate Love Song
7. Rock ‘N’ Me
We also played through part / most of these;
1. It’s Still Rock N Roll To Me
2. Sweet Home Alabama
3. No Easy Way Out
4. Jumper - Third Eye Blind
For next week we chose these three songs to add to the list;
1. My Hero – Foo Fighters
2. No Easy Way Out – Robert Tepper (our first of what will likely be an Magical 80’s Movie Montage Set)
3. Fall Down – Toad The Wet Sprocket
If you have any of the above three songs, please upload them to the FTP site and let the rest of us know when they are available.
Added to the Wish List;
1. Cherry, Cherry – Neil Diamond
2. I Don’t Want To Be – Gavin DeGraw
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
4. Jet! – Wings
5. Live and Let Die – Wings
6. The Verve Pipe - ???
7. Linkin Park - ???
8. Glen Phillips - ???
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
10. Michael Jackson - ???
11. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf or Rio
We discussed the possibility of having rehearsal at Andy’s place next week – we’ll leave that as TBD.
Rock on!
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jason Nadon
1. Hold On Loosely
2. Cocaine
3. Selling The Drama
4. Vultures
5. Mekong
6. Interstate Love Song
7. Rock ‘N’ Me
We also played through part / most of these;
1. It’s Still Rock N Roll To Me
2. Sweet Home Alabama
3. No Easy Way Out
4. Jumper - Third Eye Blind
For next week we chose these three songs to add to the list;
1. My Hero – Foo Fighters
2. No Easy Way Out – Robert Tepper (our first of what will likely be an Magical 80’s Movie Montage Set)
3. Fall Down – Toad The Wet Sprocket
If you have any of the above three songs, please upload them to the FTP site and let the rest of us know when they are available.
Added to the Wish List;
1. Cherry, Cherry – Neil Diamond
2. I Don’t Want To Be – Gavin DeGraw
3. Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
4. Jet! – Wings
5. Live and Let Die – Wings
6. The Verve Pipe - ???
7. Linkin Park - ???
8. Glen Phillips - ???
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
10. Michael Jackson - ???
11. Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf or Rio
We discussed the possibility of having rehearsal at Andy’s place next week – we’ll leave that as TBD.
Rock on!
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jason Nadon
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Rehearsal Schedule
Since we'll be changing up the rehearsal schedule in couple of weeks, I thought I'd post a quick note about it.
I'll update this post with the locations as we decide on those.
-Andy
- Wednesday 2/4/09 - 8:30-10:30 pm at Jason's in Chelsea
- Wednesday 2/11/09 - 8:30-10:30 pm, Location TBD - CANCELLED. Instead, Andy and Jason will move drums to Andy's house in Brighton during this time. See you next week!
- Thursday 2/19/09 - 8:30-10:30 pm, Andy's House in Brighton.
- Subsequent rehearsals will be held on Thursdays 8:30-10:30 pm at Location TBD.
I'll update this post with the locations as we decide on those.
-Andy
Friday, January 30, 2009
Songs From Back in the Day
Essentially this is a list of tunes that I used to know, and Mark M. might have known from previous bands that we've played in (Profound Existence...Creatures of The Night...The Heebie Jeebies....and BVT). I'm a bit rusty on a lot of these but I'm sure they would be easier to learn the second time around. This will be a running list as additional songs come to mind. Bolded songs are those that have been added to our set list.
311 - All Mixed Up
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
America - Sister Golden Hair
Alice In Chains - Would?
Alice in Chains - Angry Chair
Alice in Chains - No Excuses
Alice in Chains - Man in the Box
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Barenaked Ladies - Old Apartment
Barenaked Ladies - Alcohol
The Black Crowes - Remedy
The Black Crowes - High Head Blues
Blues Traveler - Runaround
Blues Traveler - Stand
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
Bush - Machinehead
Candlebox - You
Creed - One
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
Dishwalla - Charlie Brown's Parents
Eddie Money - Two Tickets To Paradise
The Cars - Just What I Needed
Eric Clapton - Cocaine
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
Green Day - Basket Case
Green Day - When I Come Around
Guns N Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
The Knack - My Sharona
KISS - Detroit Rock City
KISS - Strutter
KISS - Black Diamond
KISS - Cold Gin
KISS - Deuce
KISS - C'Mon and Love Me
KISS - God Of Thunder
KISS - She
KISS - Do You Love Me
KISS - Shout It Out Loud
KISS - Hard Luck Woman
KISS - I Love It Loud
KISS - Rock and Roll All Nite
KISS - Calling Dr. Love
KISS - Christine Sixteen
The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads - It's About Time
Lonestar - Amazed
Jason Mraz - You and I Both
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Lenny Kravitz - Always On The Run
Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
John Mayer - No Such Thing
John Mayer - Why Georgia
Matchbox 20 - Push
Men At Work - Down Under
Morrissey - Suedehead
Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
The Offspring - Come Out And Play
Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
Pearl Jam - Alive
Pearl Jam - Why Go
Pearl Jam - Black
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
Phish - Down With Disease
Phish - Llama
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance
Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Have Lied
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Naked In The Rain
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mellowship Slinky in B Minor
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers - My Lovely Man
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
The Smithereens - A Girl Like You
Social Distortion - Story of My Life
Social Distortion - Ball and Chain
Spacehog - In The Meantime
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
Stone Temple Pilots - Creep
Stone Temple Pilots - Crackerman
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing
Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline
Soul Asylum - Somebody To Shove
They Might Be Giants - Snail Shell
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
Tonic - Casual Affair
Ugly Kid Joe - I Hate Everything About You
U2 - Desire
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Van Halen - Pretty Woman
Van Halen - You Really Got Me
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
The Verve Pipe - Spoonful of Sugar
Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World
More to come.
-Andy
311 - All Mixed Up
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
America - Sister Golden Hair
Alice In Chains - Would?
Alice in Chains - Angry Chair
Alice in Chains - No Excuses
Alice in Chains - Man in the Box
Barenaked Ladies - Brian Wilson
Barenaked Ladies - Old Apartment
Barenaked Ladies - Alcohol
The Black Crowes - Remedy
The Black Crowes - High Head Blues
Blues Traveler - Runaround
Blues Traveler - Stand
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
Bush - Machinehead
Candlebox - You
Creed - One
Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars
Dishwalla - Charlie Brown's Parents
Eddie Money - Two Tickets To Paradise
The Cars - Just What I Needed
Eric Clapton - Cocaine
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
Green Day - Basket Case
Green Day - When I Come Around
Guns N Roses - Knockin' On Heaven's Door
The Knack - My Sharona
KISS - Detroit Rock City
KISS - Strutter
KISS - Black Diamond
KISS - Cold Gin
KISS - Deuce
KISS - C'Mon and Love Me
KISS - God Of Thunder
KISS - She
KISS - Do You Love Me
KISS - Shout It Out Loud
KISS - Hard Luck Woman
KISS - I Love It Loud
KISS - Rock and Roll All Nite
KISS - Calling Dr. Love
KISS - Christine Sixteen
The Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads - It's About Time
Lonestar - Amazed
Jason Mraz - You and I Both
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing
Lenny Kravitz - Always On The Run
Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
John Mayer - No Such Thing
John Mayer - Why Georgia
Matchbox 20 - Push
Men At Work - Down Under
Morrissey - Suedehead
Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
The Offspring - Come Out And Play
Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
Pearl Jam - Alive
Pearl Jam - Why Go
Pearl Jam - Black
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
Phish - Down With Disease
Phish - Llama
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance
Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane
Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Could Have Lied
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Naked In The Rain
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mellowship Slinky in B Minor
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers - My Lovely Man
Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock
The Smithereens - A Girl Like You
Social Distortion - Story of My Life
Social Distortion - Ball and Chain
Spacehog - In The Meantime
Stone Temple Pilots - Big Empty
Stone Temple Pilots - Plush
Stone Temple Pilots - Trippin' On A Hole In A Paper Heart
Stone Temple Pilots - Creep
Stone Temple Pilots - Crackerman
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
Stone Temple Pilots - Sex Type Thing
Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline
Soul Asylum - Somebody To Shove
They Might Be Giants - Snail Shell
Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
Tonic - Casual Affair
Ugly Kid Joe - I Hate Everything About You
U2 - Desire
U2 - Mysterious Ways
Van Halen - Pretty Woman
Van Halen - You Really Got Me
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
The Verve Pipe - Spoonful of Sugar
Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World
More to come.
-Andy
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Band Rehearsal Recap - Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Info provided by Jason 1/29/2009:
More good times last night.
Updated info below.
Schedule (at JJN’s place):
Wednesday’s for next several weeks.
Thursdays after that potentially.
830-10:30
Current Set List:
Live - Selling the Drama (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
Steve Miller Band - Rock ’N Me (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
Eric Clapton - Cocaine (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
John Mayer - Vultures (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
The Refreshments - Mekong (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
.38 Special – Hold On Loosely (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
Songs we ran through on 1/21 and we could likely run through again on 2/4:
Lynrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock 'N Roll To Me
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
AC/DC - You Shook Me (All Night Long)
Songs on the Wish List (feel free to add to this when you think of a song):
Peter Schilling - Major Tom Coming Home
Hall & Oates - Family Man
Beastie Boys - No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn
Green Day - Longview
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Tenacious D - Tribute
Rilo Kiley - The MoneyMaker
Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy
Psychedelic Furs - Ghost in You
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
David Bowie - Fame
STP - Sour Girl / Crackerman / Trippin’ on a Hole / Creep
The Refreshments – Suckerpunch
Lenny Kravitz - Always on the Run
John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
The Guess Who - American Woman / Undone
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
Live - I Alone
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Ratt - Round and Round
Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Kind Of Life / Jumper
STP - Interstate Love Song / Plush
RHCP - Under the Bridge / I Could Have Lied / Dani California /
Verve Pipe – The Freshmen / Photograph
Black Crowes – Remedy
Robert Tepper – No Easy Way Out
Blues Traveler – RunAround
Alice Cooper – Be My Lover /
Eddie Money – Two Tickets To Paradise
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Steve Miller – The Joker
Superdrag – Feelin’ Like I Do
More good times last night.
Updated info below.
Schedule (at JJN’s place):
Wednesday’s for next several weeks.
Thursdays after that potentially.
830-10:30
Current Set List:
Live - Selling the Drama (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
Steve Miller Band - Rock ’N Me (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
Eric Clapton - Cocaine (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
John Mayer - Vultures (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
The Refreshments - Mekong (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
.38 Special – Hold On Loosely (to rehearse at practice on 2/4)
Songs we ran through on 1/21 and we could likely run through again on 2/4:
Lynrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock 'N Roll To Me
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
AC/DC - You Shook Me (All Night Long)
Songs on the Wish List (feel free to add to this when you think of a song):
Peter Schilling - Major Tom Coming Home
Hall & Oates - Family Man
Beastie Boys - No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn
Green Day - Longview
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Tenacious D - Tribute
Rilo Kiley - The MoneyMaker
Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy
Psychedelic Furs - Ghost in You
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
David Bowie - Fame
STP - Sour Girl / Crackerman / Trippin’ on a Hole / Creep
The Refreshments – Suckerpunch
Lenny Kravitz - Always on the Run
John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
The Guess Who - American Woman / Undone
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
Live - I Alone
Goo Goo Dolls - Slide
Ratt - Round and Round
Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Kind Of Life / Jumper
STP - Interstate Love Song / Plush
RHCP - Under the Bridge / I Could Have Lied / Dani California /
Verve Pipe – The Freshmen / Photograph
Black Crowes – Remedy
Robert Tepper – No Easy Way Out
Blues Traveler – RunAround
Alice Cooper – Be My Lover /
Eddie Money – Two Tickets To Paradise
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Steve Miller – The Joker
Superdrag – Feelin’ Like I Do
Monday, January 26, 2009
Band Rehearsal #1 - Recap Part II
Info provided by Jason 1/25/09:
Below is an edited schedule and wish list, as well as some of the songs we just fooled around with last week.
Let me know if you'd like any changes etc or if you are ok with the list as is...
Schedule (at JJN’s place):
Wednesday’s for next several weeks.
Thursdays after that potentially.
830-10:30
Current Set List:
Live - Selling the Drama (to rehearse at practice on 1/28)
Steve Miller Band - Rock ’N Me (to rehearse at practice on 1/28)
Eric Clapton - Cocaine (to rehearse at practice on 1/28)
John Mayer - Vultures (to rehearse at practice on 1/28)
Songs we ran through on 1/21 and we could likely run through again on 1/28:
Lynrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock 'N Roll To Me
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
AC/DC - You Shook Me (All Night Long)
Songs that we could likely do with little practice:
Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
Blessed Union Of Souls - Hey Leonardo
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Kind Of Life / Jumper
STP - Interstate Love Song / Plush
RHCP - Under the Bridge / I Could Have Lied
Songs on the Wish List (feel free to add to this when you think of a song):
Peter Schilling - Major Tom Coming Home
Hall & Oates - Family Man
Beastie Boys - No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn
Green Day - Longview
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Tenacious D - Tribute
Rilo Kiley - The MoneyMaker
Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy
Psychedelic Furs - Ghost in You
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
David Bowie - Fame
STP - Sour Girl
The Refreshments – Suckerpunch / Mekong
Lenny Kravitz - Always on the Run
John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
The Guess Who - American Woman / Undone
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
Live - I Alone
Goo Goo Dolls - ???
Ratt - Round and Round
Below is an edited schedule and wish list, as well as some of the songs we just fooled around with last week.
Let me know if you'd like any changes etc or if you are ok with the list as is...
Schedule (at JJN’s place):
Wednesday’s for next several weeks.
Thursdays after that potentially.
830-10:30
Current Set List:
Live - Selling the Drama (to rehearse at practice on 1/28)
Steve Miller Band - Rock ’N Me (to rehearse at practice on 1/28)
Eric Clapton - Cocaine (to rehearse at practice on 1/28)
John Mayer - Vultures (to rehearse at practice on 1/28)
Songs we ran through on 1/21 and we could likely run through again on 1/28:
Lynrd Skynrd - Sweet Home Alabama
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock 'N Roll To Me
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Fall Down
AC/DC - You Shook Me (All Night Long)
Songs that we could likely do with little practice:
Better Than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
Blessed Union Of Souls - Hey Leonardo
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Kind Of Life / Jumper
STP - Interstate Love Song / Plush
RHCP - Under the Bridge / I Could Have Lied
Songs on the Wish List (feel free to add to this when you think of a song):
Peter Schilling - Major Tom Coming Home
Hall & Oates - Family Man
Beastie Boys - No Sleep ‘Til Brooklyn
Green Day - Longview
Foo Fighters - My Hero
Tenacious D - Tribute
Rilo Kiley - The MoneyMaker
Billy Joel - Sometimes a Fantasy
Psychedelic Furs - Ghost in You
Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time
David Bowie - Fame
STP - Sour Girl
The Refreshments – Suckerpunch / Mekong
Lenny Kravitz - Always on the Run
John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
The Guess Who - American Woman / Undone
The Zombies - Time Of The Season
Live - I Alone
Goo Goo Dolls - ???
Ratt - Round and Round
Band Rehearsal Recap - Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
1st Band Rehearsal Summary from Matt Towers 1/22/2009:
So, we played through a lot of different songs last night… Good times. Sorry you missed it, Mark. I hope your wrist gets better soon…
J, I’m not sure if you plan on emailing a list of the stuff we went through last night or not, but it probably can’t hurt to at least throw it out there so we can look through it and decide what songs we really think are worth working on.
So far, our song list is officially:
Cocaine
Rock ‘N Me
Selling the Drama (1/2 step up for simplicity – I thought it sounded fine that way)
As far as what to work on, we have the basic songs down pretty well I’d say, so a lot of this is going to be working on song endings, vocal harmonies (where applicable), and just getting a tighter groove in general (this will become a bigger challenge once we have a drummer).
I’m not sure what new songs we are going to work on next week along with these three, as we have a decent list to work with. I’d like to throw my $0.02 out there on at least one of the songs… Let’s try to learn “Vultures” if we can. It has a cool bass line and guitar hook. Vocals will require a pretty high range though, especially if we try to harmonize. Any other songs you guys feel strongly about for next week?
BTW, I had a thought about Jay’s Awesome Mango Martini… I can totally see us introducing ourselves with Jason saying “I’m J”, then Andy saying “and I’m Awesome” followed by a collective “and together we’re… Jay’s Awesome Mango Martini”.
-Matt
So, we played through a lot of different songs last night… Good times. Sorry you missed it, Mark. I hope your wrist gets better soon…
J, I’m not sure if you plan on emailing a list of the stuff we went through last night or not, but it probably can’t hurt to at least throw it out there so we can look through it and decide what songs we really think are worth working on.
So far, our song list is officially:
Cocaine
Rock ‘N Me
Selling the Drama (1/2 step up for simplicity – I thought it sounded fine that way)
As far as what to work on, we have the basic songs down pretty well I’d say, so a lot of this is going to be working on song endings, vocal harmonies (where applicable), and just getting a tighter groove in general (this will become a bigger challenge once we have a drummer).
I’m not sure what new songs we are going to work on next week along with these three, as we have a decent list to work with. I’d like to throw my $0.02 out there on at least one of the songs… Let’s try to learn “Vultures” if we can. It has a cool bass line and guitar hook. Vocals will require a pretty high range though, especially if we try to harmonize. Any other songs you guys feel strongly about for next week?
BTW, I had a thought about Jay’s Awesome Mango Martini… I can totally see us introducing ourselves with Jason saying “I’m J”, then Andy saying “and I’m Awesome” followed by a collective “and together we’re… Jay’s Awesome Mango Martini”.
-Matt
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