Acoustic Cover songs?
 

hey guys, some of you know I play in a cover band that does a lot of party rock type tunes, but I'm also gonna try to get out and do some solo acoustic cover gigs so I need some song ideas

So, what type of songs would you like to hear if you were kickin back with a couple of brews at a bar
I'm thinking stuff like:
U2
Tom Petty
John Mellencamp
acoustic Zepp stuff (maybe hey hey what can I do)

also some modern stuff too, like Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Daughtry....


whatadaya think?

Tambourine man, Times they are a changin' and my back pages by Dylan

City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie

Big yellow taxi - Joni Mitchell

After the gold rush, Helpless and out of the blue/black by Neil Young

Southern Cross, Teach your children - csny

love the one your with - Stills

only you know and Know and we just disagree - Dave Mason

Hello old friend and cocaine - Clapton

Everybody's talkin at me - Harry Nielson

Hard day's night and Help - Beatles, Across the universe, Watching the wheels - Lennon.

Folk will allow you to cover a wider range. Good luck I am grooving already

Chris Cornell has done some nice stuff.

What......No Acoustic Sabbath??? :huh:

Foo = everlong

SRV life by the drop

AIC nutshell

what bars do you play at? In Gloucester?

thanks for the suggestions guys. don't know what baaars I'm gonna play at quite yet, gotta get the repetoire going first. but yeah, I"ll try some gloucester ones, salem ones and maybe even some marblehead ones (well, one!)
I'll take suggestions on that too :D

acoustic sabbath?? yeah, I think NIB would like that!

Zep-Tangerine
John Mellencamp-Paper & Fire
Steve Earle-Copperhead Road
U2-One
Staind-Whatever that big song was
Tull-Jack in the green
The Cars-Drive
Floyd-Pigs on the Wing

:kewl: thanks!

Bon Jovi - wanted dead or alive is awesome acoustic

Beautiful People - Marilyn Manson
Closer - Nine Inch Nails
Anything by Henry Rollins
Sober - Tool.....or Anything Tool for that matter
Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
Freak on a Leash - Korn

How about these for starters :hihi:

Loggins and Messina
Stephen Stills
Bob
Beatles
Tom Rush

I bet I could come up with an acoustic version of "I'm a Liar" by Rollins Band!

here's a you-tube allstar doing an acoustic "killing in the name"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pz7u...eature=related

and do you remember the Johnny Cash version of "Hurt" by NIN?

Now this is how you take Rage against the Machine down a notch....:hee:

YouTube - Richard Cheese - Guerilla Radio (Rage Against The Machine)

And this is Awesome...some Nine Inch Nails - Closer.

YouTube - Richard Cheese-Closer (Nine Inch Nails Cover)

maybe some Nirvana......

YouTube - Richard Cheese - Smells Like Teen Spirit

this stuff is awesome!

YouTube - Chris Cornell - Billie jean (acoustic live)


YouTube - Chris Cornell - Redemption song (Bob Marley cover)

I used to play an acoustic version of bring it on home by led zep years ago. The rhythm guitar in the verse section, after it kicks in, sounds awesome on acoustic. I'd be happy to email your guitar player on how to play it.

For acoustic rock songs, look to the Foo. This is a great version of Everlong, but everything off the Skin and Bones cd is acoustic.

YouTube - Foo Fighters - Everlong (Skin and Bones) Live

Many people covered this tune but these are a couple of my favorites.
YouTube - Hot Tuna w/ David Bromberg: 201 I Know You Rider