OT: I'd love your suggestions

the_blue_bomber · Post by **the_blue_bomber** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:00 am

I'm putting together a cover band, and would like some of your ideas for cool songs to cover. Ideally, these songs would be rock tracks from the last 15 years that would make college-age people say, "I love this song! I used to listen to it in high school, but they don't ever play it on the radio anymore." or "Oh, I remember that one. What ever happened to that band?" I want to highlight the songs that cool people in their 20s know all the words to, but haven't heard in years. I've already got some ideas, but would like to know what songs you all think deserve another play. One-hit wonders, oddballs, all honest suggestions are welcome! I'm bringin' 'em back!

xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx · Post by **xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:10 am

blink182?
i think people will like any song by them. and theyre EASY songs and FUNNN.

xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx · Post by **xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:13 am

also, try to catch one of those "top songs of the 90's" countdowns on vh1.
youll find loads of 90's hits on there

chinese fork tie · Post by **chinese fork tie** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:43 am

pavement, satellite heart-clouds era flaming lips, early spoon, dinojr, neutral milk hotel, mbv, bends-okcomp radiohead...

maybe this music shoots far past the range of what 'college age' cats are listening to now. i guess you should probably stick to blink covers (no dis, tim) and some marcy playground or something.

the_blue_bomber · Post by **the_blue_bomber** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:27 am

Blink 182? I'd have to pick something off of an album before Enema of the State. I've already picked "she don't use jelly," and some early Radiohead tunes. Maybe I ought to have been a bit more clear on the kind of thing I was looking for. So far, I've come up with a bunch of other songs including: Nada Surf, K's Choice, Butthole Surfers, old Smashing Pumpkins, Meat Pupets, Eels, Nirvana (not "Smells like Teen Spirit!" ... maybe "love buzz" or a lesser-known one) Everclear, Lit, Eve 6, Bush, the Wannadies, Marvelous 3, Garbage, the Cranberries, Veruca Salt, Toadies, HUM, Marcy Playground, Better than Ezra, Silverchair, ... et cetera. You see, around here, almost all the cover bands only cover songs from before I was born. (1983) AC-DC's "Back in Black" is about as far forward as anybody seems to be willing to go. Also, the bands that do covers of more recent songs just cover country songs from the past few years. I've made it my mission to change that.

Jaws Theme Swimming · Post by **Jaws Theme Swimming** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:07 pm

you need to throw atleast one song from Third Eye Blind into the mix. great ideas with lit and eve 6! haha. sounds like a cool idea though.
you could also go with obvious ones like Deep Blue Something, Del Amitri, Eels or Gib Blossoms.

Pacemaker · Post by **Pacemaker** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:25 pm

+1 for Third Eye Blind and Gin Blossoms.

Cake, Counting Crows, Collective Soul, Candlebox (all unintentionally beginning with "C"), Faith No More, Presidents Of The United States Of America, Tonic, Seven Mary Three, Cracker, Live, Stone Temple Pilots, Pearl Jam, The Verve, The Verve Pipe.

There are a ton of bands to choose from. Have fun!

TJ_Lee · Post by **TJ_Lee** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:28 pm

Weezer.

boxer · Post by **boxer** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:08 pm

+1 for blink, weezer, and third eye blind

i also think it would be fun to play some early sum 41
(my early high school obsession)

Neiloler · Post by **Neiloler** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:15 pm

Third Eye Blind, Pearl Jam, Jayne's Addiction, basically any of the later "grunge" acts along with the immediate post-grunge era you should be fine. Haha, I'd leave Bling 182 out of it. :p

renton · Post by **renton** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 5:30 pm

Cherub Rock by the pumpkins!!!

GuitarMD · Post by **GuitarMD** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:08 pm

+1 on Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Kind of Life,
Weezer - Sweater Song,
Blink182 - What's My Age Again,
Gin Blossoms - Till I Hear It From You

Consider these to the list as well:
Better than Ezra - Desperately Wanting
Spin Doctors - Two Princes
Semisonic - Closing Time

Do yourself a favor and avoid: Nirvana, Hootie & The Blowfish (too many haters out there, still), Creed

Those are some suggestions off the top of my head.
Good luck,
~GuitarMD~

~GuitarMD~

GuitarMD · Post by **GuitarMD** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:14 pm

Cake would be awesome but most bands don't have trumpet players.
Pearl Jam is a toughy, just like Nirvana because so many people are picky about the vocals not sounding original.
And for whatever reason, it has been my experience that people consider Pearl Jam and Nirvana to be gods... Don't know why.
Nevertheless those people are always the one's shouting in the crowd about stupid this and you guys suck...

+1 on Live, Tonic, The Verve Pipe, and Sum 41.
Also an old Green Day song may be obligatory.

~GuitarMD~

Satanic_Versus · Post by **Satanic_Versus** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:17 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by the_blue_bomber
 Ideally, these songs would be rock tracks from the last 15 years that would make college-age people say, "I love this song! I used to listen to it in high school,
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this is great idea, i wish i could do covers, be fun, but i don't have the patience, be-sides i don't feel as much passion if its not mine.

ANYWAY,, do some G-n-R

used to love her (but i had to kill her)

and Patience,, also No Rain.

welcome to the jungle, Sweet child o mine.

Jon

xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx · Post by **xTRUTHOFMYYOUTHx** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:40 pm

blink is ESSENTIAL in a college-people cover band. EVERYONE in college listened to blink182. i swear theyll love it.

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