Q: What would u play at an open mike night show? (2 song limit)

[G6add9]

Scenario: You get to play 2 songs (10 minutes total time) at a pub in front of a "college-type" audience.

Q::::: What 2 songs would you play? :confused:

I am kicking around the following ideas:[list=1]
"Blank" - Billy Corgan (http://www.maxlyrics.com/songView/1768)
something by Buffalo Tom :)
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[Welladjusted]

if i have a band behind me...

"cherub rock" by the smashing pumpkins and the nigel tufnel guitar solo

if it's just me and an acoustic, i'd play my own song. and an acoustic nigel tufnel solo

[NoteBOOM]

"**** Her Gently" by Tenacious D.

Twice.

[hot_rats!]

improv with a bunch of pedals and then ween's "homo rainbow", or flaming lips "do you realize??" something well known.

[jamie.pope]

I'd get up there and shake my thing....

Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music

:D

[Doctor J]

With a good band and a good singer?


"Above Me" by Rufio to warm up, and then "NIB" by Black Sabbath to bring the house down.


"Above Me" has this crazy intro riff, and the whole song is pretty fast paced, so it would force the band to get their playing together early, and I have a way building "NIB" up that would be sure to have the folks cheering.

[bloodyvalentine]

"Step Right Up" - Tom waits
"Romeo Is Bleeding" - Tom waits

[Nathan_Adams]

I'm guessing this is just solo, and with a belly full of beer - so something that would work well acoustic and easy to sing along too...

hmmm....

'dreams burn down' - ride
'rock'n roll' - the brilliant green

and I'd probably have 'cherub rock' as a backup.

[Ice age coming]

The Beatles - Blackbird

Radiohead - Knives Out

[heroin]

Originally posted by Nathan_Adams
'rock'n roll' - the brilliant green

ee. :) Brilliant Green...wow that brings back memories.

[Phreak]

Hendrix-Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

Nirvana-Lithium

[Lietz]

You can't follow up Hendrix with...Nirvana.

[apathyisok]

neutral milk hotel - king of carrot flowers pt1 and 2 (go figure)

if there's any time left over

the carrisa's wierd version of suedehead

[Nathan_Adams]

Originally posted by heroin
ee. :) Brilliant Green...wow that brings back memories.

oo.. another fan?
they're a bit of an obsession for me - hence my website (http://www.brilliantgreen.net/)
I chose Rock'n Roll, but some of the Los Angeles stuff works amazingly well acoustic.

[gary]

I'd choose between these four songs, depending on the mood:

Originals
Lie Lie
No Dates or Names

Covers
Extreme - More Than Words
Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows

Are those covers a little cheesy? Yes they are, but generally the ladies love em. I'll be posting a demo of 'Lie Lie' at some point so you can see if you think it would stand up at an open mic night next to those covers.

[G6add9]

Originally posted by gururyan
College pub huh?

...songs about drugs/booze.

Bananas And Blow - Ween (and you HAVE to find steel pans/drums!)
One Toke Over The Line - Brewer And Shipley
Don't Bogart That Joint - Fraternity Of Man
Burn One Down - Ben Harper
Alabama Song - Doors (try to find a harpsichord if you can, lol) Yeah yeah yeah! A new :) !!! THURSDAY OPEN MIKE VENUE !!! :) just opened up
here (usually they do open mike here sun-wed only) in San Diego. Its called "The Red Spot/Hamaya Sushi" Bar, I think. The flyer is back at Mikes Guitar Shop.

for my encore: "Name" by the Goo Goo Dolls (that one is for the ladies...:p)

[apocalypsecow]

Entirely acoustic (or clean electric with some reverb, nothing fancy)....

Little Red Corvette-Prince
Life in a Glass House-Radiohead

[VillageIdiot]

Well... one of the songs would be "Wish You Were Here", Pink Floyd.



Cause EVERYONE loves Wish You Were Here.

[Motorhead]

TV Mama - Johnny Winter (Steel bodied guitar)
Born on the Bayou - CCR (Acoustic version with slide solo)

[crazy_geetarist]

To Bid You Farewell - Opeth
The Drapery Falls - Opeth

that would be an almost 22 minute set lol

[guitardude5489]

Radiohead- True Love Waits

Harry Chapin- Taxi

[VillageIdiot]

Originally posted by crazy_geetarist
To Bid You Farewell - Opeth
The Drapery Falls - Opeth


Dude, are you serious?


With the death vocals and prog metal guitars and ****?


Nice!


Especially if it was all acoustic. That would be mighty impressive.

[crazy_geetarist]

Originally posted by VillageIdiot
Dude, are you serious?


With the death vocals and prog metal guitars and ****?


Nice!


Especially if it was all acoustic. That would be mighty impressive.
i'm quite serious. i think that would kick ass. theres a few parts in both songs i still need to figure out but i can do it :D. i just wish i could sing and growl like akerfeltd (sp?)

[e1wood5150]

we usually do "dead flowers", and after the 2nd chorus, we do 2 verses of "used to love her" before going back to "dead flowers." that usually raises some eybrows in a really cool way.

then we'd do an original called "goddamn shame."

those 2 usually get the best response when we've played open mic nights around here.

[joeinthebox1980]

acoustic, i'd probably play ...

1. an original (one of my more ballad-y tunes).

2. a cover ... probably britney spears. " ... baby one more time"

or something sing-a-long-y.

[G6add9]

Originally posted by Phreak
Hendrix-Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

Nirvana-Lithium LITHIUM rocks! I love that guitar tone!

:cool:

[Cobb]

Swing Life Away By Rise Against

And Creep

word.

[Arg0]

Hmmm... Open Mike? College audience?

Well, assuming with accoustic I'd go for:

Lady In Black - Uriah Heep (A tune I can play no matter how drunk)

Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down (In case I sobered up a bit! :D )

And in case I didn't I'd also go with the Nigel Tufnell solo. It Rocks!

[G6add9]

Originally posted by G6add9
Q: What 2 songs would you play? :confused:
Now, I wanna play:"Stay" (acoustic version) by U2 (as played live in Boston, MA on the "Elevation Tour") :)

The second might be "Pets" by ****o For Pyros :p

....we'll make great pets!

[momo]

I love open mic nights. It depends on my mood and how much I do or do not want to piss off the crowd.

If I do:
1)I play a bitchen version of "what a girl wants" by Christina A. It rules because people all look like they know what song it is, but just can't quite put their finger on it until the chorus. It is funny when a dude sings it.

2)Either F*&^ Her Gently by the D (which I have run the only two people at one open mic night out with) or Chop Suy by System (again, anything works with the right dynamics and arangement.


If I don't want to piss the place off:

1)Paraniod Android by radiohead
2)everything reminds me of her by Elliot Smith(RIP)

[idealflaw]

Lately I'd pick

Back to the Old House -The Smiths

Enjoy the Silence- Depeche Mode

[boyecho]

i have to agree with idealflaw. if i EVER did an open mic night. it'd be enjoy the silence by depeche mode.

and something instrumental.

[lucky13sp]

the clap-yes [try playing that, heh]
blister in the sun-the violent femmes

alternatives:
Everlong -foo fighters [acoustic version]
pardon me - incubus
windowpane-Opeth
down in splendour-straitjacket fits (great band!)
Mist- john butler trio
zebra- john butler trio
pink panther theme song ;)

[airfall]

ohhh boy. i played an open mic night like 3 years ago... just me and a drummer and some guy who told us he could sing. we played

cherub rock
dumb (nirvana)

we SUCKED. luckily there was an attitude that suckiness was expected and we got some props for trying.

now i think i would play

st louise is listening (soul coughing)
riches (jane's addiction)

both of these have lots of room for soloing and having fun.

[landers]

I just did this last night, although I got 15 min,

I chose Nothing Compares 2 U - Mrs. O'connor by way of Prince
Then an Original of mine
and I followed it out with There is a light that never goes out - The smiths

[screamingdaisy]

I'd do a quick acoustic set;

Pumpkin's - Disarm

Nirvana - Pennyroyal Tea

[Dan the Man]

I would also do an acoustic set:

Napalm Death - You Suffer
John Cage - 4'33''

[devankdevank]

Stuff I'd consider acoustic:

•Wish You Were Here
•In The Car - BNL
•Some Beck song from Sea Change, Lost Cause maybe?
•Just Like Heaven - The Cure
•Unintended - Muse
•Super Mario Brothers theme

All of those would be good acoustic.

[heroin]

grandaddys nebraska and qotsa's in the fade, cause my pot'd throat sounds all sexy in the baritone spectrum of soundness. just live till you dieee, the crowd really dug that. and lol @ the ****o for pyros, its a shame that didnt work out.

[manhole]

1. Hammering the Cramps by Sparklehorse, because it would bewilder the Audience: "Is he singing about hitting crabs with a hammer? Sick bastard!"
2. Free Bird by Lynard Skynard, for the obvious reason.

[james teh OG]

Originally posted by NoteBOOM
"**** Her Gently" by Tenacious D.

Twice.

GOD that song is popular at open mike nights. sadly, i seem to be the only one who enjoys it. damn hipsters.

i'd play "Reflection" by Tool on my just doumbek with my vocals. all i need, and i raise some eyebrows, which is always fun.

[albino]

any thing by devo



playing devo songs acousticly is always fun




of course you could always write your own material

[SFP]

Proud Mary-CCR that chord progression is great. dun dund dun DUN dun dun dun DUN oh boy.

Wouldn't it Be Nice- The Beach Boys the song sounds like there's an accordian in the background. wtf?

[DavyBoy721]

Originally posted by crazy_geetarist
i'm quite serious. i think that would kick ass. theres a few parts in both songs i still need to figure out but i can do it :D. i just wish i could sing and growl like akerfeltd (sp?)

That would be pretty wicked....you should do both of "Patterns in the Ivy" ones I think they're called




If I just went up with an acoustic....I would probably just have it in drop d and play Everlong by the Foo Fighters and I Miss You by Incubus

[james teh OG]

Originally posted by momo
I love open mic nights. It depends on my mood and how much I do or do not want to piss off the crowd.

If I do:
1)I play a bitchen version of "what a girl wants" by Christina A. It rules because people all look like they know what song it is, but just can't quite put their finger on it until the chorus. It is funny when a dude sings it.


oh god, you think thats funny, you gotta hear this. this doesn't have to do with open mikes, but it relates to what you do.

when i was in high school, my freshman year at the annual talent show this gay kid did a cheesy carabet-style dance & lip sync to "Sometimes" by Britney Spears. half the kids thought it was a riot, the other half wanted to kick his ass. the sad thing is, as goofy as it was i think he was being totally serious. thinking back i kinda feel bad for him on a lot of levels.