Folks in cover bands doing party rock

[BenoA]

After being part of an interesting jam session on stage last Friday (over an hour of improv on various tunes and riffs), I've decided that I need to start a side project that will make the crowd standup, move and dance!

So you, folks, who are in cover bands doing some kind of party rock, I wanna know the songs that hit the people!

I'm thinking starting a project that would aim a crowd of over 30 years old of age. I'm looking for songs playable by a band composed of a drummer, bass and one or 2 guitars with no synth really needed.

So, share with me your songs lists or ideas.

And please, no cheesy music, I'm not looking for corporate/wedding kind of set list. Stuff enjoyable by a various style crowd with a bit of a rockin' edge!

Rock on!

[Hellbat]

Whenever I have seen cover bands that do a variety of music playing the tunes that always seem to get the women out dancing are AC/DC, Back in Black and You Shook Me All Night Long.

[FlyingSkull]

2112 suite.

[horns666]

FREE BIRD.. including the 45 minute guit-o-jam..drunk hillbillies love it!!

[BenoA]

AC/DC... That was already up my list.
Rush 2112... Good idea but I don't want to spend weeks working the song with the band.
Free Bird... Did not think about this one but can make a great jamming song for sure!

Thanks for the help guys! Keep the ideas coming.

[442w30]

Buck Cherry - Crazy Bitch
Cheap Trick - I want you to want me
Lover Boy - Working for the weekend
Tommy Tutone - 867-5398
B-52s - Rock Lobster

[DonP]

Buck Cherry - Crazy Bitch
Cheap Trick - I want you to want me
Lover Boy - Working for the weekend
Tommy Tutone - 867-5398
B-52s - Rock Lobster

Those are all good as well as AC/DC You Shook Me. I don't know about Back in Black.

Maybe some Def Leppard (Pour Some Sugar).

If it's just a drinking / bar party, Iron Maiden tunes go over well.

[skorb]

my cover band plays about half of this list plus some 80's stuff

http://www.987fm.com/iplaylist/playlist.html

we play out just about every weekend.

[OnlineStageGear]

Anything popular by Crue, Godsmack, Metallica, Nickelback, or just turn on your local radio station and that will give you a good idea.

Matt

[quiksilver]

1. Walk This Way
2. Ziggy Stardust
3. Ride On
4. It’s a Long Way to the Top
5. Train Kept A Rollin’
6. Same Old Song & Dance
7. Toys In the Attic
8. Love Shack
9. Feel Like Makin’ Love
10. I Saw Her Standing There
11. Train, Train
12. Jamming
13. Long Haired Country Boy
14. I Want You to Want Me
15. Ain’t That A Shame
16. Soul Kitchen
17. Seven Bridges Road
18. Tequila Sunrise
19. Peaceful Easy Feeling
20. Before You Accuse Me
21. Bad to the Bone
22. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer
23. Cold Hard Bitch
24. Folsom Prison Blues
25. Breaking the Law
26. Shout It Out Loud
27. Detroit Rock City
28. Good Girls Don’t
29. Good Times, Bad Times
30. Kashmir
31. Hey Hey, What Can I Do
32. Oye Mamacita
33. What’s Your Name
34. Saturday Night Special
35. Kill the King
36. Symphony of Destruction
37. Am I Evil?
38. Heart of Gold
39. Old Man
40. Unknown Legend
41. Gets Me Through
42. Higher Ground
43. I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
44. It’s Only Rock n Roll
45. First Cut Is the Deepest
46. Dance, Dance, Dance
47. The Joker
48. Cold Shot
49. Texas Flood
50. The Sky Is Crying
51. Mary Had A Little Lamb
52. Pride & Joy
53. The House Is Rockin’
54. Get It On
55. Free for All
56. Cat Scratch Fever
57. Fred Bear
58. Hey Baby
59. Just What the Doctor Ordered
60. Low Rider
61. Won’t Get Fooled Again
62. Woman
63. Jesus Just Left Chicago
64. I Thank You
65. La Grange
66. Tube Snake Boogie
67. A Fool for your Stockings
68. She Loves My Automobile
69. Cheap Sunglasses

[BenoA]

Wow!!! Thanks guys for all the ideas!!! Awesome

[Larz]

Do a metalized version of Gary Neuman's Cars or some Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' by Journey.

[Hellbat]

Golden Earing - Radar Love (If your tapping is up to speed cover the White Lion cover)
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman In a Black Dress

I'll think of some others later but right now I'm being harrassed by someone to help them.

[Robert Hendrix]

Here in the sticks where I am. there is a really big call for classic and southern rock. Alot of the more modern rock cover bands never seem to last long.
I have found that Tom Petty (or Palm Sweaty) is always a pretty big hit no matter the song.we're currently doing Running down a dream, Mary Janes Last Dance and Breakdown!..

We are also doing...

We're and American band
Born to be Wild
Gimme Three Steps
Rocky Mountain Way
Little Things (Bush)
Combersome
Freebird
Sweet Home Alabama
You Talk To Much (Thoroghgood)
Have Mercy/Jesus just left Chicago
Lagrange
Long Haired Country Boy
Train Train
Highway Song
If the house is Rockin'
Little Sister (Elvis) Believe it or not, the ladies love this one!
Ramblin' Man
Can't you see
Long Train Running
Twilight Zone (Golden Earache)

There's more, but you get the idea

[Cuthbert]

AC/DC... That was already up my list.
Rush 2112... Good idea but I don't want to spend weeks working the song with the band.
Free Bird... Did not think about this one but can make a great jamming song for sure!

Thanks for the help guys! Keep the ideas coming.

To pick up girls you need some power ballads from Aerosmith, I suggest dream on and kings and queens.