Saturday, December 08, 2012

There's No Rock Like...Geezer Rock!


HairCells?WeDon'tNeedNoStinkin'HairCells
ShatteredCochleiVille
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Update: Was fun, and the geezers were rocking and creaking...Weirdly though, the hit of the night was the opening act with low key Christmas carols backed by straight-up, plunky bass lines and brushes on the drums...
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Had to get up early to beat the hipsters to the rental counter at Long & McQuade this morning, especially given that it 'tis is the season and all that.

But I got the power (see above).

And we're ready, with perhaps one of the most geezereferized, not to mention refried, set-lists of all time:


Set 1
1.  Blues jam - Am/D....F/E/F/G/Ab/A
2.  Early in the morning - G/C/D....CCC....DDD
3.  Handshake drugs - D/G/F....D/G/C...
4.  Someday - A/Bm/D/A....A/E/F#m/D/A, hang on E
5.  Orange crush - E/G/D....Em/B/F#/B
6.  Catapult - G/Em/D...F/C/D...D/Dsus2/D-A
7.  What I like about you - E/A/D/A....G/D/G/A/B
8.  Rockin' in the free world - Em/D/C...G/D/C/Em...AAAA

Break + Christmassy Stuff...

Set 2
1.  Hotel womb - D/Am7/C9...Em/C9/G...5/10/8/6th
2.  Ocean pearl - E/A/E/A...G/B7/E/A/E/A
3.  American Girl - D/E7/G/A X2-A/D/G/Em/A...G/A/D/Bm/G/A/D...G/A/D
4.  Wavelength - C/F/C/F...Am/G/F...D7/G/D7/G...G/F
5.  6th avenue heartache - F/C/Gm/Bb
6.  Always on the run - Em...G/A/Em/G/A....Em...
7.  I shot the sheriff - Gm/Cm/Gm...Cm/Dm/Gm
8.  Jumpin' jack flash - Who cares, will be end of night anyway...



And, ya, I did have to fight with the guys to slip the Tweedy in there.

Will report back later....


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By the way....The UkeFolkFunkFusion-Fest is all set for early in the New Year...Send me an Email if you're interested....

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2 comments:

Ian said...

And a fine Tweedy it is.

RossK said...

Indeed it is Ian....Should be fun.

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