Set List Inspiration

chunkmonk

The current covers (3 piece) band I’m in is stuck in a rut on what songs to add to our set list, and in need of inspiration to add new songs to freshen up our set list.

Currently we play a variety of rock songs....with the current set list including Nothin but a Good Time (Poison), Wishing Well (Free) through to Walkin by Myself (Gary Moore),  Love Gun (Kiss), Rock the Night (Europe) amongst others........basically anything that is fun to play and listen to

Ideally we want to add around another 10 covers to freshen up the 30 (ish) songs we already have, and ideally looking  for relatively ‘quick wins’ that are not too technically demanding so we can added them sooner rather than later...

Any recommendations?

flying_pie

(assuming that you don't already play them )

Tush by ZZ Top
Rocking in the free world by Neil Young

And a little more modern would be Figure it Out by Royal Blood (or loads of others by them) 

Roland

How close to the rock theme do you want to stay? Here are some ideas which I’ve played in the last year or so:

All Day and All of the Night
Black Velvet 

Day Tripper
Design For Life

Disco 2000
Friday I’m in Love 

Get Back
Hard to Handle

Hot Stuff
Hungry Like the Wolf

I’m a Believer
Lets Stick Together
Locked Outta Heaven - Bruno Mars

Message in a Bottle
Money for Nothing

Mustang bleeding Sally

Power of Love - the Huey Lewis song from Back to the Future
Running Down A Dream
This Love - Maroon Five

20th Century Boy

You Really Got Me

PhilW1

A few we do that seem to get people going and a bit different from the norm:
Frantic rocky version of the Rezillo’s version of “Glad all over”
“Delilah” with singalong and heavy bits
”Le  freak”
And “Pretty Vacant” to name a few
all good fun.

soma1975

Superstition
Crazy Horses
Custard Pie

Danny1969

Wow your set list is like mine was in the eighties, here's some I can remember we did  in a similar vein 

Fallen Angel - Every Rose -  Unskinny Bop - Poison 
Hysteria - Animal - Pour Some sugar - Rock of Ages -  Def Lepard
Panama - Hot For Teacher - Ain't talking bout love  - Van Halen
Here I go again - Crying in the rain - Fool For your Loving - Whitesnake
Sharp Dressed Man - Legs, Gimme all your loving - ZZ Top
Lick it up - Detroit Rock City, Crazy Nights -  Kiss
Breaking the law - Judas Priest 
Crazy Train -  Shot in the dark  - Ozzy 
You Give Love a Bad name - Bon Jovi
Girls Girls Girls - Dr Feel Good - Smoking in the boys room -  Motley Crue
Gypsy Rose - Save me - Cinderella 

chunkmonk

Danny1969 said:

Wow your set list is like mine was in the eighties, here's some I can remember we did  in a similar vein 

Fallen Angel - Every Rose -  Unskinny Bop - Poison 
Hysteria - Animal - Pour Some sugar - Rock of Ages -  Def Lepard
Panama - Hot For Teacher - Ain't talking bout love  - Van Halen
Here I go again - Crying in the rain - Fool For your Loving - Whitesnake
Sharp Dressed Man - Legs, Gimme all your loving - ZZ Top
Lick it up - Detroit Rock City, Crazy Nights -  Kiss
Breaking the law - Judas Priest 
Crazy Train -  Shot in the dark  - Ozzy 
You Give Love a Bad name - Bon Jovi
Girls Girls Girls - Dr Feel Good - Smoking in the boys room -  Motley Crue
Gypsy Rose - Save me - Cinderella 

Thanks....our aim has always to do mainly 80s rock to be slightly different to the covers band currently on the circuit.

We have a few of the above in the set already such as ‘Sharp Dressed Man’, ‘Crazy Train’ and ‘ain’t talkin bout love’......and strangely we’ve found ‘Lick it up’ does not go down well with the punters for some reason......

hollywoodrox

Danny1969 said:

Wow your set list is like mine was in the eighties, here's some I can remember we did  in a similar vein 

Fallen Angel - Every Rose -  Unskinny Bop - Poison 
Hysteria - Animal - Pour Some sugar - Rock of Ages -  Def Lepard
Panama - Hot For Teacher - Ain't talking bout love  - Van Halen
Here I go again - Crying in the rain - Fool For your Loving - Whitesnake
Sharp Dressed Man - Legs, Gimme all your loving - ZZ Top
Lick it up - Detroit Rock City, Crazy Nights -  Kiss
Breaking the law - Judas Priest 
Crazy Train -  Shot in the dark  - Ozzy 
You Give Love a Bad name - Bon Jovi
Girls Girls Girls - Dr Feel Good - Smoking in the boys room -  Motley Crue
Gypsy Rose - Save me - Cinderella 

Yes I would defo go and see these being played 

Bellycaster

Not all 80's, but seeing as you do some older stuff anyway:

The Cult - Wild Flower/Lil Devil/ Rain/ Fire Woman
Thunder - Back Street Symphony/Love Walked In/Dirty Love
WASP - Wild Child/ Aminal/ Forever Free
Ratt - Round and Round
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Bowie - Rebel Rebel/ John, I'm Only/ Moonage Daydream/Jean Genie
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
Foreigner - Juke Box Hero
Journey - Anyway You Want It
Pseudo Echo's 1987 Rocky Version of Funky Town
Queen - Hammer to Fall
Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane/No One Like You
Sweet - Teenage Rampage/Ballroom Blitz
Terrorvision - Oblivion

If you have Keyboards:

Cutting Crew - Died in Your Arms
Eric Clapton - Behind the Mask
Faith no More - From Out of Nowhere
Loverboy - Turn Me Loose/Working for the Weekend
Marillion - Kayleigh
Tubes - She's a Beauty

Bit of a mixed bag, I admit 

Bellycaster

A few more

Status Quo - Whatever You Want.......any Quo goes down well I expect
Golden Earring - Radar Love
Free - My Brother Jake.......You could work around the Piano bits
Steppenwolf - Born to be Wild

I had a bit of Planet Rock on in the Van today. Good idea would be to go onto "Recently Played" on P.R Website for a few days and things will be presented to you rather than scouring your memory for songs.

hywelg

Drop Wishing Well in favour of Fire and Water as it's a bit boring . If your bass player is up to it Mr Big is fantastic. 

Rory Gallagher, Shadow Play.
ZZTop Jesus Just Left Chicago 
Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man
Purple Rain try Aynsley Listers version, simpler.