Prosthetic Brain Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place to post this but... I'm playing my first gig where we play a majority of our original songs. We're a 3-Piece punk band made up of 18 year olds and we're playing with 5 other bands and our audience is about the same age group, give or take a few years. We are playing a 25 minute set, and we are competing to get regular gigs booked in the future (the audience decides). We figured it'd be a good idea to start with a cover (the only cover that we would play) that would be upbeat and something that 99% of the audience would at least know, this way it could grab their attention for the rest of our set of original songs. We wanted to play a Green Day song for that cover because in our opinion, they are the most similar to our band's style. I'd love to play something from the Dookie era, or even older, but I think it's safe to bet most of the people my age have really only heard American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown (and I'm not necessarily saying it's a terrible thing, I love those two albums as well) Any suggestions on what we should play that would be high energy/upbeat and extremely well known? TL;DR What well known, upbeat/high energy Green Day song should we open with for our set of originals?
DropkickGina Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 The obvious one would be American Idiot, but if you wanted something a little more low key, something like Letterbomb or She's a Rebel might work. Don't know if that helps but...there you go.
Spider Tre Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 American Idiot, When I Come Around or Basket Case i think WICA and especially Basket Case are pretty well known
green day is Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Know your Enemy or Saint Jimmy. Saint Jimmy wasn't a single or anything but it was still on AI, which I haven't known many people who haven't heard the record at least once.
Burnout98 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 American Idiot for sure. The only song my friend knew was Saint Jimmy, so that could be a good choice.
Rebel07 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 probably Basketcase. I don't think I've ever met a person who hasn't heard that song.
aldyofficial Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 I prefer Basket Case goodluck with your show
Burnout98 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 BOBD wouldnt be too bad as well. Except for the fact that it would be hard to make that sound at the beginning.
Silverlight Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Jaded. Use it if you want a really fast song, even though it's not too well know. Or Welcome to Paradise.
Zero. Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 I would go with Holiday, a lot of people know it, great way to pump up the crowd and yeah... but you know it's up to you
oda Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 i think basket case fits your demands quite well if you're looking for something upbeat and well known.
fadi_7 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 i think you should choose 21Guns or AI cause everyone know them good luck with you show
DecanoLP Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Longview, Basket Case or When I Come Around knows everyone. I prefer them over American Idiot for example
euphoric-pareidolias Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Basket case you should definitely do cos I think most people like that song and it's not over played like American Idiot and all
heyohbilliejoe Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 i might have to make a feed like this in a couple of days as i'm going to be doing a gig too. but mines more acousticyy cos i'm not in a band... a safe bet would be american idiot, but that can seem a bit cliche for gigs and stuff sometimes. so maybe holiday (unless you/your singer doesn't want to do the kind of talky bit in the middle) in which case, know your enemy id say
Prosthetic Brain Posted January 11, 2011 Author Posted January 11, 2011 i might have to make a feed like this in a couple of days as i'm going to be doing a gig too. but mines more acousticyyy cos i'm not in a band... a safe bet would be american idiot, but that can seem a bit cliche for gigs and stuff sometimes. so maybe holiday (unless you/your singer doesn't want to do the wierd talky bit in the middle) in which case, know your enemy id say Yeah, I'm the singer, and I actually love the talky bit in the middle! Haha
LMC Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Holidaaaay! This song is not anti-american, it's anti-waaaaar!
sassafrasroots_ Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 basket case i'd say :} never met someone yet who hadn't heard it even the electrician was singing along when i had MTV world stage on ='} and like kingforadaySHOUT said its not as overplayed as AI
Sanity Loan Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 I agree with Holiday. If someone is in their late teens and DOESN'T know that song they've been living under a rock.
St. Vicky Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Basket case or know your enemy They both are well known, upbeat/high energy songs. Good luck with your cover!
xjernpqvrnbfv Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 I'd say Minority or When I Come Around .......or Letterbomb. Yeah Letterbomb would be a good choice in my opinion
JoshLovesMusic Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 I would say Holiday if off AI, but I would go for something off Dookie overall. BasketCase or When I Come Around are good choices. Perhaps Minority?
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