Water Rats April 19 - Song List

soma1975

Problem is YOU are assuming I'm going to turn it on in the next fortnight. I bought it. That should be enough.

lovestrat74

@munckee Finn does not want to do bass on crossroads, so can you throw it out there to see if there are any takers?

munckee

lovestrat74 said:

@munckee Finn does not want to do bass on crossroads, so can you throw it out there to see if there are any takers?

I will have a look at it if it's idiot simple I will have a go if not I will find someone better! 

munckee

munckee said:

lovestrat74 said:

@munckee Finn does not want to do bass on crossroads, so can you throw it out there to see if there are any takers?

I will have a look at it if it's idiot simple I will have a go if not I will find someone better! 

Surprisingly given its cream (what was I thinking) its way too much for me to learn by April 13th (who knew you could bend a bass note! : ).  Its up to you @soma1975 if you want a simple bass line "inspired" by the original but a repeating 12 bars that fits I will attempt to cobble something together.  If you would like a 'bass' player we need to find somebody. 

I'm still hoping on @Bridgehouse who could play it one handed while playing the harmonica I'm sure but he is a maybe.

Bridgehouse

munckee said:

munckee said:

lovestrat74 said:

@munckee Finn does not want to do bass on crossroads, so can you throw it out there to see if there are any takers?

I will have a look at it if it's idiot simple I will have a go if not I will find someone better! 

Surprisingly given its cream (what was I thinking) its way too much for me to learn by April 13th (who knew you could bend a bass note! : ).  Its up to you @soma1975 if you want a simple bass line "inspired" by the original but a repeating 12 bars that fits I will attempt to cobble something together.  If you would like a 'bass' player we need to find somebody. 

I'm still hoping on @Bridgehouse who could play it one handed while playing the harmonica I'm sure but he is a maybe.

Jack Bruce... one handed... 

Er....

If only he'd have played the same thing twice on each recording of it

It's a massively complex baseline that is full of his style and nuance and much as I could rip off a half-decent go at it there's no way I'll sound like Jack. Sadly. 

If I'm there I might be able to cobble a passable impression together. 

It's a common phrase heard in rehearsal rooms around the country:

Band: "Let's do a Cream cover"

Bass Player: "fuck right off"

soma1975

If Crossroads is a  bit of a ballache I could always choose another tune that might be easier for everyone? Maybe even just another Cream track or perhaps a slightly extended version of Bluesbreakers/Cream Steppin Out?

I recorded me wanking over a backing track of it a while back and listening to it now aside from us not having a hammond organ to hand it all seems pretty simple and straightforward? 



What do you think? 

munckee

Bridgehouse said:

munckee said:

munckee said:

lovestrat74 said:

@munckee Finn does not want to do bass on crossroads, so can you throw it out there to see if there are any takers?

I will have a look at it if it's idiot simple I will have a go if not I will find someone better! 

Surprisingly given its cream (what was I thinking) its way too much for me to learn by April 13th (who knew you could bend a bass note! : ).  Its up to you @soma1975 if you want a simple bass line "inspired" by the original but a repeating 12 bars that fits I will attempt to cobble something together.  If you would like a 'bass' player we need to find somebody. 

I'm still hoping on @Bridgehouse who could play it one handed while playing the harmonica I'm sure but he is a maybe.

Jack Bruce... one handed... 

Er....

If only he'd have played the same thing twice on each recording of it

It's a massively complex baseline that is full of his style and nuance and much as I could rip off a half-decent go at it there's no way I'll sound like Jack. Sadly. 

If I'm there I might be able to cobble a passable impression together. 

It's a common phrase heard in rehearsal rooms around the country:

Band: "Let's do a Cream cover"

Bass Player: "fuck right off"

I suspect that's what @lovestrat74 jr said (but he's not allowed to swear obviously).  

munckee

soma1975 said:

If Crossroads is a  bit of a ballache I could always choose another tune that might be easier for everyone? Maybe even just another Cream track or perhaps a slightly extended version of Bluesbreakers/Cream Steppin Out?

I recorded me wanking over a backing track of it a while back and listening to it now aside from us not having a hammond organ to hand it all seems pretty simple and straightforward? 



What do you think? 

I can't listen to it until tonight, if you want crossroads we'll get it done.  You just may sound more like the version where sid viscious covered the bass part!

soma1975

Thinking about it again, if everyone involved fancied it I’d be more than happy to swap from Crossroads to Steppin Out which is a lot more straightforward. @lovestrat74 what do you and your son reckon? 

munckee

So we need to get these last places sorted.  I have put myself down for bass on Saw Her Standing There.  I have never sung anything in public or anywhere else, for good reason.  However to show willing I have put my name down to ruin mardy bum for the rest of the chaps.  I would like to play on mardy bum which i won't be able to play and sing so if someone could sing it on a second run through that would be useful.

	Song	Lead	Rhythm	Bass	Vocals
Fuengi + jr	Yellow - Coldplay	Fuengi Jr	Fuengi	Munckee	Munckee Jr
Lovestrat74	Hey Joe - Hendrix	Lovestrat74	Soma 1975	Lovestrat74jr	Mark Blagdon
Peteri	You shook me all night long AC/DC	Peteri	McToot	Flanging-Fred
Tone71	Black Magic Woman - Fleetwood Mac - NOT Santana	Soma1975	grappagreen	Sev 112	Sev 112
Flanging-Fred	Another Girl Another Plant - The Only Ones	Springhead	Flanging-Fred	grappagreen	Flanging-Fred
Jonathangus	29 x the pain - Wildhearts	Jonathangus	grappagreen		Mark Blagdon
Sev112	All Night Long - Rainbow	Peteri	Sev112	grappagreen	Sev 112
grappagreen	Times Like These - The Foo Fighters	Grappagreen	Mark Blagdon	Lovestrat74jr	Jonathangus
springhead	I saw her standing there - the Beatles	Springhead	grappagreen	Munckee
MarkBlagdon	Rocks - Primal Scream	Mark Blagdon	McToot	Sev 112	Mark Blagdon
Munckee + jr	Who Knew - Pink	Munckee	Fuengi Jr	Fuengi	Munckee Jr
Soma 1975	Cream - Crossroads	Soma1975	Lovestrat74		Jonathangus
Lovestrat74 Jr	Mardy Bum - Arctic Monkeys	Lovestrat74	McToot	Lovestrat74jr	Munckee
	2nd Hey Joe		Mark Blagdon	Flanging Fred
	2nd Rocks
	2nd Mardy Bum	munckee

@Fuengi @lovestrat74 @peteri @Flanging_Fred @sev112 @springhead @mrkb @soma1975 can we pitch in and fill these gaps please.

I watched the videos from last year the other day, I think it was @jonathangus who sang comfortably numb, if so that was awesome by the way chief.

Edit - as above Crossroads is likely to change to Steppin Out.

lovestrat74

You can have my lead on mardy @munckee ;

munckee

lovestrat74 said:

You can have my lead on mardy @munckee ;

I can't if I'm singing it, if you want to sing it I'll play lead!

soma1975

Dual leads and a vocal duet?

munckee

soma1975 said:

Dual leads and a vocal duet?

Seriously no one wants to be associated with my voice!  

springhead

Can't help with any vocals or bass I'm afraid, less than rubbish at both.

soma1975

^^^ This. Not touched a bass in 15 years or so. 

munckee

springhead said:

Can't help with any vocals or bass I'm afraid, less than rubbish at both.

Its just like guitar but easier : ) (hope bridgehouse doesn't read that - I don't mean it!)

munckee

@springhead what about having a stab at the lead on the second run through of Hey Joe?

mrkb

munckee said:

@springhead what about having a stab at the lead on the second run through of Hey Joe?

I’ll take lead on second hey joe please

munckee

mrkb said:

munckee said:

@springhead what about having a stab at the lead on the second run through of Hey Joe?

I’ll take lead on second hey joe please

Sorry mate had you down for rhythm!  I will play rhythm on that unless springhead fancies it.