Author Topic: Advice required from any resident Germanic Rock/Metal fans (Read 8104 times)

Muttley · « **on:** May 04, 2006, 03:12:02 PM »

My new band has been offered some gigs in Germany later in the year (no dates confirmed yet), but what we'll need is to add a few more "classic" rock/metal songs to our set for the occasion.

We'd like the covers to be instantly recognisable, but not necessarily the types of songs that every cover band and their brother do (no Ace of Spades, Enter Sadman, etc.)

So, could any resident German rock/metal fans give me some suggestions that they think will go down a storm in Germany? :D

Muttley

dave_mc · « **Reply #1 on:** May 04, 2006, 03:25:28 PM »

i'm not german, but presumably the scorpions would go down well...

helloween too...

:twisted:

Andy RV · « **Reply #2 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:12:45 PM »

How about some Judas priest, anything off painkiller will do!
Other bands that come to mind for some classic cover songs,
Ozzy, Maiden, any of the classics really.

Dakine · « **Reply #3 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:26:53 PM »

Ich Bin Ein Englander, however,
Accept?
Scorpions?
MSG?

lots more

Oh yeah, and a HUGE selling act in Germany..... David Hasselhof :twisted:

Muttley · « **Reply #4 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:38:29 PM »

Well, a German friend of mine said:

"Ach, I don't think that you'll gonna find any significant difference when it comes to rock and metal classics, since especially the classic songs are quite universal.
Slayer, Metallica, Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, Motörhead, Slayer or Slayer will always work, I think. Smile
If you can assume a more metal oriented audience, you could do some classics of Kreator or Sodom for instance.

Maybe it would be fun if you try a cover of something of the Toten Hosen or Die Ärzte. Assuming that your singer's German is maybe a bit rusty that would be either quite entertaining - or ridiculuos. A bit risky maybe."

But when I suggested some Scorpions he said:

"Uhm, I would think that over again, really.
Unless you're playing in front of a bunch of 40+ old, you know, Volvo driving teachers who think that Genesis really do rock, that is.
The reception of the Scorpions differs a bit in Germany and the rest of the world... "

Muttley · « **Reply #5 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:40:43 PM »

Quote from: Dakine

Accept?

Ball to the Wall looks a distinct pissabolity.

Quote from: Dakine

Scorpions?

See post above

Quote from: Dakine

MSG?

Hmmm. Possible idea.

Quote from: Dakine

Oh yeah, and a HUGE selling act in Germany..... David Hasselhof :twisted:

As cool as the Hoff is (in a "so uncool he's cool kinda way"), he ain't exactly Rcok. ;)

Hmmm. Helloween maybe.

Muttley

Muttley · « **Reply #6 on:** May 04, 2006, 04:41:25 PM »

Quote from: Andy RV

How about some Judas priest, anything off painkiller will do!
Other bands that come to mind for some classic cover songs,
Ozzy, Maiden, any of the classics really.

All good ideas. Thanks. :)

Muttley

Dakine · « **Reply #7 on:** May 04, 2006, 05:17:30 PM »

But with Hof you could wear red swim trunks and a hair wig and behave like a dick and get away with it. May need platforms to get his height though LOL
And ya could travel in a black firebird with a swishing red bar on the front :)

hunter · « **Reply #8 on:** May 04, 2006, 05:32:26 PM »

Hey, I think there's no difference whatsoever.

Classics are everywhere the same, so if you just play some Wildecker Herzbubn, Heino and Dschingis Khan, everything will be fine :D

Shag101 · « **Reply #9 on:** May 04, 2006, 05:49:44 PM »

Quote from: Muttley

Slayer, Metallica, Maiden, Slayer, Megadeth, Motörhead, Slayer or Slayer

Maybe some Slayer....lol

Anyway I'm not from Germany but metal is metal.....lol
One of my favorite bands from back in the day is Faith No More maybe the song Caffeine....
You could also try
Pantera
Stormtroopers of Death
Sepultura
or maybe some Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies

Johnny Mac · « **Reply #10 on:** May 04, 2006, 06:04:09 PM »

Anthrax were big there once and probably still are. How about 'Got The Time'? Monsta chug! :twisted:

Shag101 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 04, 2006, 06:12:09 PM »

Or if you want a laugh, bust out with Manowar "Metal Warriors"...hahaha

If your not into metal, you are not my friend!!!!!!!! HEAVY METAL.....OR NO METAL AT ALL......Whimps and posers Leave the hall....

hahahaha

Dakine · « **Reply #12 on:** May 04, 2006, 06:12:14 PM »

< LOVES got the Time!!!!!!!!!!
Never heard the Joe Jackson original though.

Skybone · « **Reply #13 on:** May 04, 2006, 06:19:31 PM »

You could always dig out some Tankard records and try and figure them out... "Chemical Invasion" would go down well. ;)

There's always the metal version of "Three Lions"... ;)

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #14 on:** May 04, 2006, 07:06:36 PM »

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or maybe some Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies

heh heh, now we're talking - old school, love it!!! That song $%&#'n rules!

Kreator - defo, how about Extreme Aggressions?

Nuclear Assault - maybe a bit more specialised but they were/are one of my faves from the thrash days. 'Equal Rights' would do it for me.

Testament - 'Over The Wall' is a classic (to me), can't go wrong there.

:twisted: