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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

One Man Show: Day 4

Today I am going through a list of bands that I might consider covering for the one-man show.

It seems like there is more to be mined from the wonderful wooly world of prog-rock, and a long list of cool bands with iconic songs from that genre. To wit: Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes, Supertramp, ELO, Saga...all these bands have interesting songs that are often big production numbers. All of them just waiting to be reduced down to a solo context, where the musical and lyrical genius can be revealed afresh. So, let's see...

Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb, Hey You, Another Brick in the Wall
Genesis: No Reply at All, Follow You Follow Me
Yes: Roundabout, I've Seen All Good People
Supertramp: Dreamer, Logical Song, Breakfast in America, Give a Little Bit, Take the Long Way Home
ELO: Telephone Line, Don't Bring Me Down
Saga: On the Loose, Wind Him Up

Those are just initial thoughts. I am going to have a go at these today, and see what macaroni sticks to the wall...

1 comment:

Unknown said...

If you do pink Floyd's another brick in the wall you gotta do all three parts and do the happiest day of my life going into part two.