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I'm feeling like a kid in a candy store all of a sudden, but after a band rehearsal/meet and greet tonight... I'm in a band again. I've played in rock, country and 80's bands before, but they've always been guitar driven bands. This band is going to try to do something different than what any bands around here are doing. We're going to focus on the pop side of the 80's. We're going to be playing Men At Work, INXS, Glass Tiger, Billy Idol, etc... I can't WAIT to get this thing off the ground, as I know there's a decent market for it!

I just bought a brand new keyboard tonight for the project that is going to kick some serious ass for live playing. I feel like it's Christmas morning!!! I'll keep you posted on the gigs if any of you are close enough to catch one (or if anyone is interested!).

80s keys....for reals....OH VEY!!

S2M wrote:80s keys....for reals....OH VEY!!

I knew you'd have to say something about that! No, I'm not going to play with modern sounds, and yes... we will be playing everything in the original key!

Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

Alright that made me laugh!

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

Damn Rick, you took a hideous picture and somehow made it worse!!! DAMN you for posting that!

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

Damn Rick, you took a hideous picture and somehow made it worse!!! DAMN you for posting that!

Yeah, I cropped the good looking people out of it.

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

Damn Rick, you took a hideous picture and somehow made it worse!!! DAMN you for posting that!

Yeah, I cropped the good looking people out of it.

FUCK you can't trust people from Texas with anything!!!

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

Damn Rick, you took a hideous picture and somehow made it worse!!! DAMN you for posting that!

Yeah, I cropped the good looking people out of it.

FUCK you can't trust people from Texas with anything!!!

Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!!

Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!!

YAY!!! The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure

G.I.Jim wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!!

YAY!!! The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure

Great songs. You need this one from the '80s too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST86JM1RPl0

Jana wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!!

YAY!!! The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure

Great songs. You need this one from the '80s too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST86JM1RPl0

Awesome song Jana, and it's already been added to the list! We've got about 15 songs on the list so far. These first 5 are just the first ones we're working on for Sunday. This project is going to be a blast! I'd love to add Mindight Oil's "Bed's Are Burning" song. We'll be playing some U2, Glass Tiger, etc... NO CULTURE CLUB just in case someone here was going to ask. Lol!!

G.I.Jim wrote:

Jana wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!!

YAY!!! The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure

Great songs. You need this one from the '80s too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST86JM1RPl0

Awesome song Jana, and it's already been added to the list! We've got about 15 songs on the list so far. These first 5 are just the first ones we're working on for Sunday. This project is going to be a blast! I'd love to add Mindight Oil's "Bed's Are Burning" song. We'll be playing some U2, Glass Tiger, etc... NO CULTURE CLUB just in case someone here was going to ask. Lol!!

Hey, Culture Club put out some fun music. LOL

Well, I had to add one or the other in there, either Shout - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54IN3URG ... re=related
or Everybody Wants to Rule the World onto your list as they signify a specific sound of the 80s to me and great music. I still consider Songs From the Big Chair, with only eight songs, and two of them are really considered instrumentals, a little jazzy, one of the best albums of the 80s.

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

I'm a mog! "A mog?" Yeah, you know, half man, half dog, I'm my own best friend!

Greg wrote:

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

I'm a mog! "A mog?" Yeah, you know, half man, half dog, I'm my own best friend!

If I could bend like a dog does, I'd never leave the house! Lol!!

G.I.Jim wrote:

Greg wrote:

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

I'm a mog! "A mog?" Yeah, you know, half man, half dog, I'm my own best friend!

If I could bend like a dog does, I'd never leave the house! Lol!!

I wonder how many have broken their necks trying?

G.I.Jim wrote:

Greg wrote:

Rick wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:

Rick wrote:Just get the handicam rolling dude. We want some video of this outfit.

Lol! I'm going to grow my hair out "Flock Of Seaguls" style!

I'm a mog! "A mog?" Yeah, you know, half man, half dog, I'm my own best friend!

If I could bend like a dog does, I'd never leave the house! Lol!!

My 80s request............ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jujG5X9iZs

How about these?

Saga - On the Loose
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2glFe0sY_y4

Honeymoon Suite - New Girl Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZOgoLNZDg4

Jefferson Starship - Find Your Way Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok6eIPx5S3U (A. Dunbar on drums)

Remember to get your keytar out of the pawn shop jimbo

Jimbo ...you're not just playing that New Wave crap
are you?!? I can only take so much of that, robotic sounding, short,
punchy, insanity...please noooooooooooooooo!!

Michigan Girl wrote::shock:
Jimbo ...you're not just playing that New Wave crap
are you?!? I can only take so much of that, robotic sounding, short,
punchy, insanity...please noooooooooooooooo!!

Lol! No, we'll be mixing it up some, but we aren't playing any Ozzy or Whitesnake. I've been there and done that, and I get tired of people watching me play songs that you can't dance to. We'll make it fun, I PROMISE!

Do that Man In Motion song from St. Elmo's Fire! I love that! And total 80's!

G.I.Jim wrote:

Michigan Girl wrote:Congrats, Jimbo ...I'll come see you@ Myrtle Beach!!

YAY!!! The drummer I enlisted last night has a TON of contacts at the beach, because that's where he's gigged for the last 5 years mostly. I'm excited as hell to finally get a good group of musicians together after all these years. I was surprised last night to find out that both the guitarist AND the bass player sing lead, and they're both really good! Another cool thing is that there will only be 4 of us, yet there will always be 2 backing vocalists. I'm used to always playing in 6 piece bands, so with 4, we'll be making more money which is always a good thing. We won't have as much equipment to haul around either. These are the first 5 songs we're rehearsing on Sunday...

1. Don't You Forget About Me- Simple Minds
2. Overkill- Men At Work
3. Whip It- Devo
4. Just What I Needed- The Carrs
5. Just Like Heaven- The Cure

I get tired of people watching me play songs that you can't dance to

People dance to the tunes you mentioned above? Little bit lighter than Whitsnake or Ozzy, but still not what I would picture people dancing to. Just sayin

You are correct SF Dano! We definitely have to add more danceable songs. My point though was that we aren't going to be playing hair metal. We'll be playing party, feel-good songs and people WILL like it dammit!

Melissa wrote:Do that Man In Motion song from St. Elmo's Fire! I love that! And total 80's!

Good one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVf4_WglzWA

no A-ha?