TheBand.

I started taking guitar lessons with a new instructor this past Tuesday. He’s helping me in this 2006: year of music. My goal? to play a show before the end of the year, and to be able to wail on the guitar.

Part of my musical homework this week is to come up with a preliminary set list. If you have any song suggestions feel free to leave them in the comments.

we also need a name for our band. Again. suggestions are welcome.

34 thoughts on “TheBand.

  • 2/9/2006 at 9:36 am
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    Any of the following:

    Limp Biscuit
    Lincoln Park
    Corn
    The Deaf Tones
    The Beetles

    These band names will appeal to fans of spelling. They are a dedicated group.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 10:48 am
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    I recommend that you cover “Two Points For Honesty”.

    Just kidding. (inside joke)

    Band names, eh? How about “The S.C.M.O.D.S.”?

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  • 2/9/2006 at 10:53 am
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    wow, that’s really good. I’ll suggest it to the others.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 10:55 am
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    S.C.M.O.D.S?

    Scientific Cultural Modest Orange Destroyer Society?

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  • 2/9/2006 at 12:56 pm
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    You should definitely learn The Stooges – Fun House and have your dad play the sick sax part.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 1:07 pm
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    State County Municipal Offender Data System.

    Don’t you know your Blues Brothers?

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  • 2/9/2006 at 1:07 pm
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    You should cover Soul Coughing’s “Soft Serve”.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 1:17 pm
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    You should cover White Lion – When the Children Cry and name your band The Inkless Squids

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  • 2/9/2006 at 1:26 pm
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    I’ve thought about this more and recommend the following songs:

    Fat Bottom Girls by Queen
    White Man’s World by Tupac (which opens with the words “do you know how hard it is to be a black women is this white man’s world?”)
    Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cindy Lauper
    Faithfully by Journey
    Seventeen by Winger
    Treat Her Like a Prostitute by Slick Rick
    U.G.L.Y by Fishbone
    and Panama by Van Halen

    you’ll bring the house down.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 1:33 pm
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    oh, and definately close on Dancing Queen by Donna Summer

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  • 2/9/2006 at 1:48 pm
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    Alas. I DON’T know the blues brothers. I’ve never seen the movie.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 2:18 pm
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    Blasphemy! This lack should be remedied in the “Year of Music”, without a doubt.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 2:22 pm
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    How about you do the following songs (“Best of the Past”):

    – Ramen VS. Couscous
    – The Peanut Song (“I want to end you, you salty midget.”)
    – The Water Song (“Water: I like to drink it.”)
    – Zsa Zsa Zsa
    – The Mega Man 3 Opening Theme
    – Emilio Estevez

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  • 2/9/2006 at 2:23 pm
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    Also, the Rockapella version of “Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego”.

    Also, “Mexico” by Incubus.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 2:24 pm
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    Who’s in the band?
    Do you need a token “non-musical” member?
    Do you need a roadie?

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  • 2/9/2006 at 2:27 pm
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    Right now it’s myself (guitar), Jesse (bass), and Mike Pindar (drums). TimBaird has informed me that he’ll be the photographer. Roadies are always welcome.

    I’d also like to have a few horns that could jump in now and again for an exciting mariachi tribute.

    these are just my thoughts.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 2:29 pm
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    oh oh oh, can you play Silent Lucidity by Queensryche???!!!!!!!!!!

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  • 2/9/2006 at 2:44 pm
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    For a band name, my first thought, keeping with the Rock theme, was Falling Rock but that sounds negative. What about Rising Rock? or Rock Rising? Burning Rock? Flaming Rock? Lava Rock?

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  • 2/9/2006 at 3:17 pm
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    In light of recent internet awesomeness, I propose the band name of “Crazy Delicious”.

    And yes, I will contribute my photographic abilities to this endeavor.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 5:10 pm
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    You should film a version of your Carmen team singing it, karaoke style, and send it to me. I’ll post it in the final Carmen Sandiego post.

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  • 2/9/2006 at 5:46 pm
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    Song to play:
    -Anything by Boston: Far and away the best guitar ever.
    Band name:
    -The Jon Abads

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  • 2/9/2006 at 5:59 pm
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    Styx: Crystal Ball
    Eric Clapton: Layla
    Iron: Maiden: Aces High (It’d be awesome if your band did this one, though the voice is hard to reproduce)
    Stereophonics: Dakota
    U2: The Fly
    311: Down

    Wail away friend

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  • 2/9/2006 at 9:45 pm
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    band name suggestions:
    -Painted Rock
    -Action Lines
    -Vampire Vegetables (i dont know why…also, you need to do an MSPaint of this)

    Songs to play:
    “You & Me” by Caroline’s Spine
    “Babylon” by David Gray
    any song by Howie Day
    “All Along the Watchtower” by Hendrix
    “Wheel in the Sky” by Journey
    “Beauty of Gray” by Live
    “Clumsy” by OLP
    “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
    “The Freshmen” by The Verve Pipe

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  • 2/10/2006 at 7:08 am
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    Vampire Vegetables makes me think of that kids book Bunnicula… even though it was the opposite.

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  • 2/10/2006 at 10:27 am
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    Covers to play:

    Presidents of the USA – Dune Buggy, Body
    Ozma – Natalie Portman
    Weezer – The Good Life
    Soundgarden – Kickstand
    The Who – Substitute

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  • 2/10/2006 at 10:31 am
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    I Am Ahab by Mastodon… that’s some sweet guitar.

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  • 2/10/2006 at 8:26 pm
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    Yes! I want my very own vampire vegetables!!!

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  • 2/11/2006 at 7:15 am
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    The National Anthem. I haven’t heard a rock version of that ever. Play that.

    Halo opening theme song.

    Band Name: “Rockzilla – The Monster of Music”

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