People, I'm knocking on 40s door and not along ago resurrected my music
career (cough) - a career that spanned an originals band playing to 6-10
people mid-week - paid nothing - recorded a few demos - yes - played live on
radio once - but then realised we weren't going anywhere and packed it in.

Anyway...I live in a part of England..which to our American cousins is
probably similar to Alabama - you know..people with 6 toes and alot of
inter-breeding.

Playing now with a covers doing the circuit - which BTW is v.popular here
where people do not have much else to do but go to the local and get
pissed - covers bands big business.

Played a biker pub last night - our set currently ranges from Van Morrison
to Cult to Jeff Beck to Quo to ..I describe it as old pop, classic rock,
pissed up rock.

We currently play no AC/DC..(other members in the band vary between being
10-16 years younger than me!) BUT last night biker chick kept screaming for
AC/DC..I teased with Highway/Thunderstruck and on playing the opening riff
to The Jack..man she got out front doing the full 'i'm a stripper' dancing
loving it.

We are booked to go back to this venue - WHAT AC/DC WOULD YOU PLAY..NEAR END
OF EVENING TO A DRUNK AUDIENCE..CONSIDERING YOU'RE PROBABLY DRUNK
YOURSELF???????????????

> We are booked to go back to this venue - WHAT AC/DC WOULD YOU PLAY..NEAR
> END
> OF EVENING TO A DRUNK AUDIENCE..CONSIDERING YOU'RE PROBABLY DRUNK
> YOURSELF???????????????

Rosie always works.

"badlands420" <bung@hole.com> wrote in message
news:4V6xh.36363$AK1.24540@newsfe11.phx...
>
>> We are booked to go back to this venue - WHAT AC/DC WOULD YOU PLAY..NEAR
>> END
>> OF EVENING TO A DRUNK AUDIENCE..CONSIDERING YOU'RE PROBABLY DRUNK
>> YOURSELF???????????????
>
> Rosie always works.
>

I thought this as well but tbh surely it's a song you have to nail 100% to
get the power/energy across - unless both guitars/bass/drums are at it it
could sound weak? - I don't know...

LongYP wrote:
> People, I'm knocking on 40s door and not along ago resurrected my music
> career (cough) - a career that spanned an originals band playing to 6-10
> people mid-week - paid nothing - recorded a few demos - yes - played live on
> radio once - but then realised we weren't going anywhere and packed it in.
>
> Anyway...I live in a part of England..which to our American cousins is
> probably similar to Alabama - you know..people with 6 toes and alot of
> inter-breeding.
>
> Playing now with a covers doing the circuit - which BTW is v.popular here
> where people do not have much else to do but go to the local and get
> pissed - covers bands big business.
>
> Played a biker pub last night - our set currently ranges from Van Morrison
> to Cult to Jeff Beck to Quo to ..I describe it as old pop, classic rock,
> pissed up rock.
>
> We currently play no AC/DC..(other members in the band vary between being
> 10-16 years younger than me!) BUT last night biker chick kept screaming for
> AC/DC..I teased with Highway/Thunderstruck and on playing the opening riff
> to The Jack..man she got out front doing the full 'i'm a stripper' dancing
> loving it.
>
> We are booked to go back to this venue - WHAT AC/DC WOULD YOU PLAY..NEAR END
> OF EVENING TO A DRUNK AUDIENCE..CONSIDERING YOU'RE PROBABLY DRUNK
> YOURSELF???????????????
>
>
>
>
>
You can't go wrong with....
H2H
Whole lotta
I hate to type it but Thunderstruck would prob work as well for popularity.

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> I thought this as well but tbh surely it's a song you have to nail 100% to
> get the power/energy across - unless both guitars/bass/drums are at it it
> could sound weak?

This is true. It's probably not a song you should attempt with people who
aren't used to playing AC/DC.

If you're looking for a play-it-in-your-sleep number that nobody can fuck
up, I'd say TNT or Dirty Deeds, or maybe H2H.

> I hate to type it but Thunderstruck would prob work as well for
> popularity.

Thunderstruck is generally not a song that sounds good if AC/DC aren't the
ones playing it. If the lead guitarist can't pick the main riff properly and
finger taps it instead (as almost everyone does), it sounds fucking
ridiculous.

badlands420 wrote:
>> I hate to type it but Thunderstruck would prob work as well for
>> popularity.
>
> Thunderstruck is generally not a song that sounds good if AC/DC aren't the
> ones playing it. If the lead guitarist can't pick the main riff properly and
> finger taps it instead (as almost everyone does), it sounds fucking
> ridiculous.
>
>
But do you think the haggard MILF at 2am cares while she's shaking her
pathetic drunk ass on the floor & giving TOP the "let's go to the
dumpster & fuck eye?"

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"Doofie©" <upyourass@nospam.com> wrote in message

> But do you think the haggard MILF at 2am cares while she's shaking her
> pathetic drunk ass on the floor & giving TOP the "let's go to the
> dumpster & fuck eye?"

Like that's never happened to you.....

Besides, week old cabbage and rotten banana peels help mask the... oh never
mind.

>Thunderstruck is generally not a song that sounds good if AC/DC aren't the
>ones playing it. If the lead guitarist can't pick the main riff properly and
>finger taps it instead (as almost everyone does), it sounds fucking
>ridiculous.
>
too right there
so many blokes ive seen in pubs playin it with one arm in the air
thinking they sound like angus and it sounds like shit

>
> You can't go wrong with....
> H2H
> Whole lotta
> I hate to type it but Thunderstruck would prob work as well for
> popularity.
>
> --
> Doofie©
> Rock on with your bad self!
>
> Putting the FUN back in FUNeral!!
> http://www.geocities.com/doofie70/index.html
>

Thanks for the ideas.

I have to agree, Thunderstruck would royally suck unless you really can nail
the opening riff using a pick.
I still have my reservations about Rosie - such a great song - and there is
the challenge when you are a fan of the music you are trying to cover it is
hard not to be an ass when it does not sound like the record..

I reckon The Jack and Highway.

I'll keep you posted.

YSMANL every time. Even people who don't think they know it, know it.

--

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Brad 'n Broni wrote:
>> Thunderstruck is generally not a song that sounds good if AC/DC aren't the
>> ones playing it. If the lead guitarist can't pick the main riff properly and
>> finger taps it instead (as almost everyone does), it sounds fucking
>> ridiculous.
>>
> too right there
> so many blokes ive seen in pubs playin it with one arm in the air
> thinking they sound like angus and it sounds like shit

I'm shocked you actually made a post without being your usual self. I'm
rather impressed. I gotta ask you, why can't you do that more often
instead of coming in here & insulting people you don't even know?

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"tomScotland" <tom29@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message

> YSMANL every time. Even people who don't think they know it, know it.

I wuz waiting for YSM to be mentioned. It's the classic DC cover song.

However, if you'd like something that that crowd doesn't know is DC but
would completely blow them away...I'd go with Bad Boy Boogie and insert the
striptease for good measure. They won't soon forget that.

Dave - Toronto

Dave wrote:
> "tomScotland" <tom29@NOSPAMblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>
>> YSMANL every time. Even people who don't think they know it, know it.
>
> I wuz waiting for YSM to be mentioned. It's the classic DC cover song.
>
> However, if you'd like something that that crowd doesn't know is DC but
> would completely blow them away...I'd go with Bad Boy Boogie and insert the
> striptease for good measure. They won't soon forget that.
>
> Dave - Toronto
>
>

Good call hockey boy

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> YSMANL every time. Even people who don't think they know it, know it.

At the same time, though, many people who think they know it, don't.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard some dork play the second part of
that riff G-G-C-G-D-G instead of G-G-D-G-D-G, I'd be fucking rich.