Help me pick some new songs for my band (again)

[BenoA]

Hello my friends from JCF,

I know I did ask this a few months back... But since then, we have done a few gigs and I noticed what songs works and those that doesn't...

We had a gig last evening, and again, the same thing happened, some songs are pushing our crowd to go have a beer... :ROTF: I know some bar tenders prefer it that way , but as a musician, it is cooler seeing people having fun and being into the show.

So anyway, here is the set list from last evening... No order here, just the title of the songs that did work great:

A Perfect Circle - Judith
Blare (original song) - If
Blare (original song) - The Creeps
Blare (original song) - Trapped In My Head
Breaking Benjamin - Polyamorous
Breaking Benjamin - So Cold
Chevelle - Humanoid
Chevelle - The Clincher
Deftones - Change
Deftones - My Own Summer
Godsmack - Awake
Godsmack - Speak
Korn - Blind
Korn - Did My Time
Korn - Somebody Someone
Metallica - Seek And Destroy
Seether - Remedy
Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become
Tool - Stink Fist
Tool - Sweat

And here are those that seems less popular with the crowd:

A Perfect Circle - Pet
A Perfect Circle - The Outsider
Breaking Benjamin - Breakdown
Chevelle - Closure
Chevelle - The Red
Chevelle - Vitamin ‘R’
Tool - Sober

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We are planning adding a few other originals in the coming weeks as we have a few in the work.

[Before you say it, there is too many Chevelle's songs in our set list, I know, but 2 of my band mates are huge fans!]

So here is my question, any of you have some ideas for some crowd teasing songs?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[thetroy]

Do another Metallica song everybody likes them.

Other than that you're playing a bunch of stuff I'm not familiar with - too modern for me.

[guitarsjb]

If you're doing covers, everyone should do an AC/DC song.

[themisfit138]

Rattlehead by Megadeth
Raining Blood by Slayer
Got the Time by Anthrax
these might not fit with the rest of your set list but it wouldn't hurt to play some more upbeat songs.

[axeman81]

what Troy said and also, since you already got the Godsmack thing going, I suggest Straight out of Line. That's their best number in my opinion, and it ought to be a good live song (if your drummer can pull the verses off properly, crucial on that one IMO)
Also, APC - The Hollow should be a no brainer
Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man is also very good live. Plenty more to choose from in the Maiden catalog, if you have two guitars that is.

good luck, keep at it

- Rune.

[Gartron]

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Got the Time by Anthrax
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+1, the best thing Anthrax ever did

[NextInLine]

Tool - Sober is pretty popular imo and one great song, I'm sure it will be a lot of fun to play both in the studio and live

[ABSOLUT CHARVEL]

Whole lotta Rosie!!

the Cult: any song would do

[BenoA]

Thanks guys for the ideas...

Adding another Metallica and that Anthrax song were part of my plans!!! Keep the ideas coming!

[MartinBarre]

The only song you guys play that I've ever heard is the Metallica one. Why not add "Jump In The Fire"?

And Def Leppards "Let It Go", "Photograph" or "Armageddon It".
AC/DC - well anything of theirs really.
"Love Me Like A Reptile" by Motorhead.
And "Got The Time" isn't an Anthrax song, they covered it. If I was going to do a Thrax song it'd be "NFL" or "Caught In A Mosh".

[zeegler]

We do similar stuff, but we have a bunch of Alice in Chains in our set list, some Megadeth, and some Sabbath. You really can't go wrong with some Sabbath.

Here's our current setlist

AIC - Them Bones
Godsmack - Bad Religion
Tool - Stinkfist
Megadeth - Angry Again
Sabbath - The Wizard
White Zombie - Thunderkiss 65
Metallica - Harvester of Sorrow
AIC - Man in the Box
White Zombie - Supercharger Heaven
AIC - It Ain't Like That
Megadeth - Sweating Bullets
AIC - Would
White Zombie - Black Sunshine
Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction
Metallica - Fuel
Godsmack - I Stand Alone
Prong - Snap Your Fingers
Godsmack - Awake
COC - Albatross
Godsmack - Speak
AIC - Damn that River
Velvet Revolver - Slither
Tool - Sober
AIC - We Die Young
Sabbath - Warpigs
Megadeth - Train of Consequences
Pantera - Cowboys from Hell
Godsmack - The Enemy

We also throw in 3 or 4 originals.



We've added a few more covers to try out.

Tool - Parabol/Parabola - This is a fairly long combo, and we might cut out the intro (Parabol) to shorten it up a little.

Pantera - Revolution is My Name

Danzig - Mother

Megadeth - Crush Em

[themisfit138]

here are a few Metallica songs that might work
Phantom Lord
Trapped Under Ice
The Shortest Straw
Sad But True

[demeyes]

I think you should do a wider range of bands, you seem to do a good few songs but only covers of a few bands. Most of the time at gigs I see bands doing more varied sets.
Definately add some Black Sabbath and Pantera stuff for starters. Maiden would be cool too but you'll need 2 guitars to really pull it off.

[thunderhead]

Pearl Jam - Even Flow is pretty cool as well IMO.

[BenoA]

Thanks guys for all the ideas. I'll keep ya posted on how it goes.

I've sent my band mates a few ideas I picked up from that threads and see how they feel about them.