I have a module this term called Sessioning, aimed at preparation for working in a covers band or as a session musician. we basically have to play what were told, with who we are told and to perform them as close to the originals as possible.
I have been assigned the genre Classic Rock. we have to perform 25 minutes of music which has to include 3 from the following list.
white Room, black dog, You shook me all night long, Crosstown traffic, Pinball Wizard, Barracuda, Cherry bomb, Purple Rain, The Chain, Piece of my heart, Born to be Wild, My Sharona, she sells sanctuary and More than a Feeling.
I love these songs but the thought of playing slavish copies breaks my heart.
I am all about the cover version, the music I listen to most these days is loungecore and stuff like Hellsongs and Nouvelle vague, dread zeppelin and Beatallica.
I was really looking forward to some radical reworkings, but i have been told specifically that as someone who was responsible for a Glam Rock version of Spice up your Life and a punk version of Backstreet's Back in previous modules that the tutors are looking for me to absolutely not stamp any part of myself into these versions
I completely understand the rationale behind the module, and how doing it will be immensely good for me as a bass player, but it really sucks donkeys.
so i guess the question is... which of these will be most fun to play considering I'm not allowed off piste at all?