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I don't know why they don't do "Journey to the Stars." I'm blessed
with a tight bassist and drummer so we have no problem with timing.
I love doing those Ventures covers, we are three really square white
guys so its perfect for us. I've heard Man or Astroman, and no
thank you...I'll take my Ventures covers thank you very much, and
anyway if I'm going to cover someone less known than the Ventures
I'll write my own music.
--- In , "Jerry" <jerry.soetewey@b...>
wrote:
>
>
>
> "I'm curious, why wouldn't the other band play "Journey To The
Stars"
> live?"
>
>
> Phil
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Although not from Chicago but from Belgium, we do play "Journey to
the
> stars" live.
> But it's one tune that I always almost wet my pants with. This
song has
> such a precise timing on it, that it's a real effort to do it
right.
> From the 8 times we played it live, it went almost to disaster
about 5
> times, wrong timing, too fast, too slow...etc...
> We did it in a three piece and four piece band setting (I must say
it's
> a bit easier when performed by four)
>
> We also still have a problem with getting the bass part right. And
I
> must admit we sometimes leave out some of the "original Ventures"
> extra's. But it's a song I really like a lot. So we keep playing
it.
>
> But if anyone can help me out with the bass part, I would be
gratefull.
> (Frodo Perhaps?)
>
> Also most covers have a different bass line then the original. For
> example, listen to "The Nebulas" version of "Journey to the Stars"
on
> the live at KFJC CD. And there is also a very tight version
of "Journey
> to the Stars" by "The Revelairs", who also use a different bass
line.
>
> We also sneak in a MAOM cover from time to time while playing
live.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Jerry S.
>
> "The Ohm-men"
