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soapyrowssoapyrows Posts: 235
edited June 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
hey, i was wondering if anyone here in a band has done a cover of jeremy? what are your opinions of the difficulty of it......um and what bits are hard etc etc just tell me what you think :D
thanks
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  • brain_of_jasbrain_of_jas Posts: 61
    Originally posted by soapyrows
    hey, i was wondering if anyone here in a band has done a cover of jeremy? what are your opinions of the difficulty of it......um and what bits are hard etc etc just tell me what you think :D
    thanks


    Its fairly easy, the vocals are a bit difficult towards the end but as long as you have a good singer you should be fine. The music is rather easy but like most pearl jam songs its pretty good fun
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  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    We do a cover of Jeremy...and I would tend to agree, the vocals seem to be the hardest part. There are a few changes in the form though and there is kind of a walkdown on the "black-board" part....there is also a time change when the drums come in. There are two guitars playing separate lines on most of the song....so if you are playing it with one guitar player it poses a bit more of a challenge for the guitar player....thats how we play it though, and it sounds fine. If you are picking a pearl Jam song (based on vocals) It probably shouldn't be your first choice....if you are looking for an easy pearl jam song....I've heard alot of singers butcher this one.
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  • suedesuede Posts: 247
    i had to respond to this.
    i tried out for a band years ago & jeremy was the song i had to sing. one of my friends came with me and when i finished the song. they were just kinda looking at me like..."holy shit". one of the band members said he was sorry for messing up a part that i didn't notice, and my friend, matt, was like..."dude, that was fuckin' perfect". one of my prouder moments. on a side note, i did my versionof better man at a bar a few months ago to karaoke. ..even adding in the save it for later tag. i don't think the place knew what hit them. i was with a group of 5 or 6 and they were like..."dude, i didn't know you could sing". yeah, we say "dude" a lot.

    so yeah...still looking to start a band in detroit.
    and yes...i am very pissed off right now about the Pistons loss. we had that game. unreal.
  • 2italy2italy Posts: 39
    to find tab for it:
    http://a9.com/tab%20jeremy%20pearl%20jam

    my philosophy on cover tunes is that people should not do them unles they can do them well but that's just my opinion... :)
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  • Gus_3218Gus_3218 Posts: 59
    I find a pretty easy song, I can do all theh guitar parts on one guitar, the only real issue is u need a good bassist I feel if ur only gonna use one guitar, mainly for the end jam and the outro....

    And yes, a good singer helps..... its pretty much that end jam, can fuck you cos its not a solo, its just sound in the right places and the right sounds..... thats why its such a damn good song....
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