Challenge pitch - the rebels recreate a record

[Armistice]

I would do The Chain, if we were choosing. I did do Dreams in a cover band way way back. Even sang it. Thankfully, this was never documented.

[vomitHatSteve]

I'll have to give the album a listen. Dreams, Go Your Own Way, and the Chain are the only ones I know by name.

[rayc]

I don't like the Rumours album. I don't like that era of Mac - Mac n Squeeze.
The bass outro to the Chain could've/should've been a whole other song.

[Tadpui]

We could go in a meta direction and pick an album that's already all covers. Like Bowie's Pin Ups or something.

[Bubba]

I don't like the Rumours album. I don't like that era of Mac - Mac n Squeeze.
The bass outro to the Chain could've/should've been a whole other song.

Well, we're not going to find something that everybody is interested in participating in. And you don't/can't do covers anyway.

[Greg_L]

Lol Bubba has come out of his hole to be a dick to Ray, again.

[Bubba]

Lol Bubba has come out of his hole to be a dick to Ray, again.

Just reiterating what Ray has stated many times to be the case, on both counts. Unless I'm misremembering.

[Greg_L]

Just reiterating what Ray has stated many times to be the case, on both counts. Unless I'm misremembering.

Lol okay, maybe so.

[vomitHatSteve]

We could go in a meta direction and pick an album that's already all covers. Like Bowie's Pin Ups or something.

Lol! Or we could do covers of a tribute album! Bowiesongs1 maybe.

Ok, I've put in a poll. Everything that had at least 2 people say they'd be down for it (all 3 of those) are in it. I'll update it as more folks chime in. (tho it'll be next week some time as I'm going to a jazz fest this weekend)

[rayc]

I did a cover a few years back, Leonard Cohen's Joan of Arc with CeeBee/Chris.
I had one ready to go for the 50s thing - music sorted etc. but couldn't get the Johnny Ray vocal sorted well enough.
I'm always happy to be the "Oh well, you...anyway" fellow when it comes to clubs though.
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[Lt. Bob]

people who object to doing covers aren't musicians ,,,, just to stir the pot.

[rayc]

people who object to doing covers aren't musicians ,,,, just to stir the pot.

I don't object - it more the case that I can't sing 'em. To cover is to collab for me.

[Armistice]

Likewise, I've never done a cover. It's not an ideological objection but a matter of time. No matter where I've lived, one part of the process - singing - has always been bound by a number of variables I can't control, and gets difficult. So I focus on my own stuff in the time I have.

[Lt. Bob]

I vote either B 52s or Nirvana because I don't know anything about them so that would be interesting.

As for the cover thing .... every single musician I know likes to play music ..... just as happy playing country one night, originals the next and pit band for a play the next.
Playing music is playing music.

If OTOH you want to only play your originals then you're a songwriter.
not a bad thing to be ..... absolutely the best chance to make some real money.
i'm not a songwriter and I don't give the least little shit what I play. I also have no chance of making serious bank like a songwriter does.
A primary goal of most musicians is virtuosity on their instrument .,.... you achieve that best by playing anything and everything.

Also covers don't have to be a slavish recreation of the original ... almost all the jazz greats played their own versions of others songs ( covers)

[rayc]

Also covers don't have to be a slavish recreation of the original ... almost all the jazz greats played their own versions of others songs ( covers)

Yeah, the Standards Books are jazz arrangements of older songs that any up n coming jazz player is expected to master.

[JD01]

I vote either B 52s or Nirvana because I don't know anything about them so that would be interesting.

As for the cover thing .... every single musician I know likes to play music ..... just as happy playing country one night, originals the next and pit band for a play the next.
Playing music is playing music.

If OTOH you want to only play your originals then you're a songwriter.
not a bad thing to be ..... absolutely the best chance to make some real money.
i'm not a songwriter and I don't give the least little shit what I play. I also have no chance of making serious bank like a songwriter does.
A primary goal of most musicians is virtuosity on their instrument .,.... you achieve that best by playing anything and everything.

Also covers don't have to be a slavish recreation of the original ... almost all the jazz greats played their own versions of others songs ( covers)

Bob, if we did Nevermind, you should do a song called In Bloom. It's melodically a little unusual and you could drop a cracking sax solo in it.

[Lt. Bob]

Bob, if we did Nevermind, you should do a song called In Bloom. It's melodically a little unusual and you could drop a cracking sax solo in it.

fine with me ...... let's see what gets picked but I'll be happy to have time to do anything.

[musicturtle]

I would contribute to this.

[vomitHatSteve]

Nevermind seems to be leading but not by a lot. Do we wanna just commit to that then?

[JD01]

Nevermind seems to be leading but not by a lot. Do we wanna just commit to that then?

OK by me. I'd quite like to do a song towards the end of the album called Lounge Act.