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Classic Rock / Southern Rock / Other

Influences

--- Isaac--- My influences for guitar are John Mayer, Jerry Garcia, SRV, Allen Collins and Duane Allman. I really like John Mayer because of his ballady, blues style. I also Like Jerry Garcia because of his light, complex guitar work and subtle accents. Also, I like Allen Collins because he has a great southern rock style and Duane Allman because of his awesome slide technique. Also, I like Derrick Trucks because he is an unbelievable slide player. Also, even though he plays piano, Ben Folds because he comes up with obscure, cool chords and lyrics. Finally, Bob Weir influences me because of his clean, complex guitar work with the Grateful Dead and Ratdog.

---Brendan--- My greatest influences are Brian May of Queen, Peter Frampton, Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eric Clapton, and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. I like Brian May because he doesnt overplay, and is still amazing at soloing, and rhythm guitar. I am influenced by Peter Frampton because of his ability to write obscure chord progressions and use a talk box like a maniac. I am influenced by Gary Rossington because of his southern rock slide in songs like Free Bird. I like Eric Clapton, because he has an interesting style, and because all of his songs sound very different. And lastly, I am influenced by Jimmy Page because of his overall guitar skill at soloing.

---Riley--- My greatest influences include Billy Joel, Green Day, Freddie Mercury, Billy Powell, and Ray Manzarek. I like Billy Joel because he is a great piano player. Green Day because they were the first good rock band I listened to. Freddie Mercury because Queen has a completely unique style, and sound. Billy Powell of Lynryd Skynyrd because he gave me some southern rock influence. And last Ray Manzarek of The Doors because he has a great organ sound and uses no other insturments. I also love Steppenwolf because of their unique sound.

---Anders--- Although I am influenced by hundreds of drummers, three stand out; John Bonham, Chad Smith, and my drum teacher, John Calarco. First of all, John Bonham of Led Zeppelin influences me mainly for pioneering rock drumming. Also, his precision and speed is unbelievable. Next is Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers influences me because he has got a great groove and feel. The second a Chili Peppers song comes on the radio, you always know because of the feel. Also, he knows exactly when to play the right fill, but most importantly he knows when not to play. Lastly, my biggest influence is my drum teacher John Calarco. Even thought I have only been taking from John for a little over a year, I have already seen a huge improvement in my drumming. John has also helped me start to learn to hold back when the song doesnâ€™t need a fill. All in all, these three drummers have helped my playing greatly, and you should definitely check them out.

---Braden--- My influences are Geddy Lee of Rush, Flea of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine. I like Geddy Lee because he has bass parts that are nothing like the chord progression, but they sound perfect for the song. He can also sing and bass guitar solo at the same time, which is really hard to do. Geddy Lee also has almost perfected a perfect tone for the style of music he plays, which I am still trying to do. I like Flea because he has amazing bass parts that would take hours for me to write. He takes the normal notes and then mashes them, twists them, and experiments with them until they sound perfect. Also, he uses a lot of slap-n-pop bass, which is very difficult, but can be adapted to almost any style. I like Tom Morello, even though he is a guitar player, because he has one of the craziest guitar tones I have ever heard and plays around with every function a guitar has.

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Here are some of the cover songs that we play -

Ain't That A Shame- Cheap Trick
Alright Now- Free
American Idiot- Green Day
Are You Gonna Be My Girl?-JET
Back in Black- AC/DC
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
Born To Be Wild- Steppenwolf
Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Green Day
Can't You See- Marshall Tucker Band
Carol of the Bells- Traditional
Carry on Wayward Son- Kansas
Closing Time- Semisonic
Come Sail Away - Styx
Dimension- Wolfmother
Do You Feel Like We Do?-Peter Frampton
Franklin's Tower- Grateful Dead
Fortunate Son - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Free Bird - Lynryd Skynyrd
Good Time- Leroy
How Far We've Come- Matchbox Twenty
Hump de Bump- Red Hot Chili Peppers
I'm a Believer- The Monkees
I'm Losing You- Rod Stewart
I Just Want to Celebrate- Rare Earth
Joker and the Thief- Wolfmother
Johnny B. Goode- Chuck Berry
Just Like Heaven- The Cure
Just What I Needed- Cars
Le Grange - ZZ Top
Let it Be- The Beatles
Lump- The Presidents of the USA
Magic Carpet Ride- Steppenwolf
Mary Jane's Last Dance-Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Mississippi Queen- Mountain
Misty Mountain Hop- Led Zeppelin
La Grange-ZZ Top
Rock and Roll-Led Zeppelin
Saturday in the Park- Chicago
Saturday Night Special- Lynyrd Skynyrd
Show Me the Way- Peter Frampton
Start Me Up- Rolling Stones
Sunday Bloody Sunday- U2
Sweet Home Alabama- Lynryd Skynyrd
Sweet Child O Mine- Guns N' Roses
Takin' Care Of Business-BTO
The Middle-Jimmy Eat World
The Ocean-Led Zeppelin
Tie Your Mother Down-Queen
We're An American Band-Grand Funk Railroad
What I Like About You- Romantics
Woman- Wolfmother
Wonder Wall- Oasis

We also write our own music -

Get Up - 2nd Thought
New Day - 2nd Thought
Cherry Blossom - 2nd Thought
The Conclusion - 2nd Thought
Soul Sparks - 2nd Thought
Feelinâ€™ Free - 2nd Thought
Outrun the Blues - 2nd Thought
Fall in the City- 2nd Thought
Falling Deeper Still - 2nd Thought
Just Hang On - 2nd Thought
Today is the Day - 2nd Thought
Fork in the Road- 2nd Thought
Hectic -2nd Thought
Lost- 2nd Thought
Runaway- 2nd Thought