Obscure Covers TB Can Make Their Own

[Vassillios]

I have listened to a few of the songs, and here is my humble opinion:

I liked Larks\' Tongues, I definitely think that song would rock and the Breakfast could easily kick the shit out of that song. It would be cool to see that in the middle of a sandwich instead of a jam, considering it is an instrumental. The spacey strings throughout the song would probably be the most difficult thing to produce, Matt would most likely have to whip out some crazy synths or something.

The Tony Williams stuff I thought was cool, but I found Snake Oil to be a little boring and repetitive. If they really wanted to play instrumental covers they would have the find the perfect places for them to fit in the setlist, and too many would get old without hearing any vocals.

Caravan sounds pretty epic. That would be a crazy cover for them to do, but I am just wondering how that would fit into a setlist. It is the type of song that stands on its own, and I can\'t picture them playing a song like Gladys Pimp and then Caravan and then Scheme or something. It would be weird. Maybe as an encore, but then again i don\'t know.

I think the obscure covers are great, and I think some of these songs are good ideas, but why can\'t they do obscure covers of bands that audience members actually know? Like a rare Hendrix song or Zeppelin... they have so many great songs that you don\'t hear on the radio every friggin day. And not just classic rock stuff, but more modern rock... like soundgarden or audioslave or radiohead.... I think it would kill if the played paranoid android.

Their covers now suck, we all know that. I hate Jump. And it seems like they only have a few covers that they play over in over. Honestly, I\'m surprised they are not sick of playing them. When I was in a band, I got fed up playing the same cover over and over, I always wanted to try something new. They are good enough to break out a new cover at every show, and they really should start doing that, at least until they find ones that are good and they like to play. Obscure ones are definitely ideal and probably will be the keepers, but sometimes you gotta reel the audience in with something that they will know. Mix it, keep them guessing, and keep trying new ones.

[Overexjoesure]

MVP Vasillios. Thank you for your wonderful post man!!  I agree, at this point a healthy mix is the best way to go. As for rare Zeppellin, they would KILL "Ten Years Gone" and "Wearing and Tearing."  Problem is there aren\'t many key parts.

With Larks Tounges Matt would definetly be on the strings, but from what I\'ve heard playing with non-traditional key sounds seems to be his forte.

For Richard would definetly be a standalone. Just another epic song added to the awesome aresenal.  Some of the Tony Williams stuff is repeitive, as those songs are more or less showcases for Tim, Matt and Ron to strut their stuff.

[FreeSpirit]

I listened to a couple of them, woke up an hour later...and posted:

:crickets:

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[Overexjoesure]

"Cosmic Strut" by Mahavishnu Orchestra
http://www.mediafire.com/?dywoe4x1zjh

I first saw this played by The Mahavishnu Project earlier this year and though the Breakfast could have fun with it. Only problem was they didnt have keys. Matt would do a smash up job using the midi horns. It\'d be a fun tune, and definetly a dance floor scorcher....

[leith]

Sorry Joe but Phish did not cover obscure songs because they were obscure. Let\'s take the 2 you mentioned. Funky Bitch written by Son Seals. Covered because Trey digs Son Seals.
Ya-Mar by The Mustangs covered because Mike dug the song as a kid. Neither of these were covered because of their obscurity. I could go into many more of their covers but you get it right? Phish covered songs by musicians they dug.

The Breakfast do the same thing as does TLG as does Widespread Panic as does.....

I also think that if any of you think the Breakfast has a poor selection of covers you recheck the PB covers list. It has many covers from the obscure to the very well known. The rotation of covers may be piss poor but this band has a selection of covers that they tear up that many bands would drool over being able to play. They are human. When you have a repertoire of covers and originals as large as they do you tend to forget songs you know.

Someone give them the PB Covers list and let things take their course.

It\'s a matter of time ha listen to me Mr. Patience over here.

[Overexjoesure]

"Trilogy" by Mahavishnu Orchestra

http://www.mediafire.com/?9mmoz1i1mbt

Tension and release shredfest....

Leith I know Phish covered those songs because they liked them. My point is their obscurity didn\'t STOP them from playing them.  With The Breakfast it seems they don\'t cover the obscure stuff they want to because they\'re afraid of alienating the locals at the bar.

[freddiewaht]

a buncha tunes that nobodys heard of except joe=the recipe to the breakfast success

[Igziabeher]

joe,take a walk..

[freddiewaht]

kudos to your enthusiasm and im glad that you love a ton of obscure music or whatnot,but playing those tunes probably wouldnt make many folks(besides you)any happier than they have been since matt jumped onboard anyways...so whats the use really?

[Overexjoesure]

To win new fans n00b.....

[leith]

To win new fans n00b.....

but that\'s happening with Matt obscure tunes or not. Get it?

[WALSH]

Play some SLAYER!!!

[jocelyn]

First of all, I\'m pretty sure you posted pretty much all of those songs in the short-lived Joe\'s Song of the Day thread.

Please no Cosmic Strut. That has got to be one of M.O.\'s cheesiest songs.

For Richard would be killer.

Tony Williams stuff can get pretty boring. It\'s a lot of the same. Some of the songs would, however, work quite well for The Breakfast. I don\'t know how you can say that we would think by listening to T.W. songs that we were listening to The Breakfast. That is just looney-tooney.

[Overexjoesure]

Style, tone, instrumentation are very similar in regards to Tony Williams.  As for song of the day. I definetly posted For Richard, but I\'m not sure if I posted any Lifetime. Possibly. I sincerely think these songs would be dynamite for the Breakfast.

[Klout]

i think they should focus on matt learning all the breakfast originals before doing anymore covers, obscure or otherwise. then after that I\'d like to see new originals. then maybe some new covers. I don\'t think any of these obscure suggestions are that midnblowing or powerful compositions but i\'d rather hear those than  rockin in the free world or jump  :vomit2: