Classic Rock Mandolin tunes

DonoMondo · June 6th, 2008, 10:25 PM

Picked up an Epiphone mandolin to learn "Losing my Religion" for my band - now we're interested in adding some more mando-centic tunes. We play Classic Rock, Alt-Country type stuff. What are some of the more well known tunes featuring Mandolin? I know Maggie May is one - others? I'm looking for more "well known" tunes, not necessarily deep cuts. I'd appreciate any feedback. TIA.

Dono in Baja Oklahoma

Fendrcaster · June 6th, 2008, 10:28 PM

Copperhead Road - Steve Earle

aznrambo481 · June 6th, 2008, 10:31 PM

battle of evermore/Going to California-Led Zep? May be not what you're looking for, but they have a good amount of mando in them.

SixStringSlinger · June 6th, 2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by aznrambo481

battle of evermore/Going to California-Led Zep? May be not what you're looking for, but they have a good amount of mando in them.

A lot of their acoustic-centered stuff has mandolin on it.

RickG501 · June 6th, 2008, 10:43 PM

How about yacht rock?

Loggins and Messina, "Be Free". Back in the day the planatarium used to have laser light/rock shows for all us stoned hippys. This was a staple.

brillocaster · June 6th, 2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SixStringSlinger

A lot of their acoustic-centered stuff has mandolin on it.

Gallows pole. One of my all time favorites of theirs.

architele · June 6th, 2008, 10:47 PM

maggie mae (rod stewart)
summer breeze (seals and croft)

Dono Mondo · June 6th, 2008, 11:53 PM

I love Steve Earle and hadn't thought about that - Duh

I am a big Loggins and Messina fan - spent a lot of time in the 70's listening to "Be Free" in a fairly free state of mind - I've been messing a bit with the tune on the side but I'm not quite the player yet - but what a great suggestion.

You know - I need to immerse myself in some Zep. I was never a great fan, for whatever reason, and I'm not familiar with a lot of their stuff. You've given me motivation to check in on that stuff.

I really appreciate it - keep em' coming.

SixStringSlinger · June 6th, 2008, 11:58 PM

Led Zeppelin III is their most "acoustic" album, though they have other tunes floating around on the rest of their albums.

casterway · June 7th, 2008, 12:01 AM

drewsblues · June 7th, 2008, 12:05 AM

Check out The Band. And, not exactly "Classic Rock," but... I humbly submit The Hooters for your consideration.

dobrodoc · June 7th, 2008, 02:44 AM

"Mandolin Wind"

Twanginator · June 7th, 2008, 02:58 AM

The Battle of Evermore is my all time favorite mandolin tune. Loosing My Religion (which you're already doing) is up there too--catchy mandolin tune for sure.

BTW, great video Casterway--thanks! Zep and Tolkien go together so well.

johnny7 · June 7th, 2008, 04:04 AM

Be prepared when you play Copperhead Road to not laugh when someone in the audience plays their air-drums when the drum part comes in. This happenned to me and I really had to look away from the guy because he was so into it. I nearly buts a gut.

I know that this is a little off topic but I had just had to add this anecdote.

John

ddhr · June 7th, 2008, 09:12 AM

"Cry Love" by by John Hiatt is pretty cool. There are a couple mando-centric tunes on "Walk On".

HoodieMcFoodie · June 7th, 2008, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by drewsblues

I humbly submit The Hooters for your consideration.

You beat me to it. It was gonna say "And We Danced" by The Hooters...

TeleDrifter · June 7th, 2008, 10:15 AM

Love in Vain....Studio version is Ry Cooder and check out alot of Ry's work. He's a great mandolin player......

Fatmanstratman · June 7th, 2008, 10:28 AM

Not quite what I'd call "Classic Rock", but easy to play at the end of the night when your audience has had a few beers and wants to sing along....

Its the old McGuinness Flint version of "When I'm Dead and Gone". Still sounds good after all these years!

Dono Mondo · June 7th, 2008, 02:07 PM

I really appreciate all of the suggestions!

drewsblues · June 7th, 2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ddhr

"Cry Love" by by John Hiatt is pretty cool. There are a couple mando-centric tunes on "Walk On".

+1 on "Cry Love." Great song...

BrianF · June 7th, 2008, 02:23 PM

The Byrds 1973 Re-Union album ("Byrds") has some neat mandolin playing by Chris Hillman
http://www.amazon.com/Byrds/dp/B0002...859334&sr=8-10

Just-Jim · June 7th, 2008, 02:48 PM

Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys

celtobilly · June 7th, 2008, 03:05 PM

Steve Earle's Galway Girl is terrific, as is The Replacements' I Will Dare, featuring a mandolin break courtesy of REM's Peter Buck.

JohnnyCrash · June 7th, 2008, 04:25 PM

Funny you should mention it. I just finished tracking my first Mandolin song. "Writing" a solo was a pain... I guess the mando bug is catching :)

Anyway, I'd suggest mining The Pogues for some great Irish tunes. May not be well known, but EVERYONE loves a rowdy Irish Drinking song when you play bars. Shane MacGowan was in a punk band in the '70s/'80s, so their style of Irish music is a little rowdy - lotsa banjos and mandolins and singalong choruses about whiskey and whatnot :)

I'm sure you could rock them up a bit.

snoglobe · June 7th, 2008, 06:30 PM

Nash the Slash has done a lot of wild covers on his skull-shaped mandolin, loads of fuzz and a wah, including:

19th Nervous Breakdown
Born to be Wild
Who Do You Love
Hey Joe
Psychotic Reaction
Dead Man's Curve

Cheesehead · June 7th, 2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DonoMondo

I know Maggie May is one

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Originally Posted by aznrambo481

battle of evermore/Going to California-Led Zep?

First songs that immediately popped into my head.

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Originally Posted by Just-Jim

Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys

Awesome, awesome tune.

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Originally Posted by TeleDrifter

Love in Vain....Studio version is Ry Cooder and check out alot of Ry's work. He's a great mandolin player......

One of my favorite songs...

June 6th, 2008, 10:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
DonoMondo TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Frisco, TX Age: 52 Posts: 26	Classic Rock Mandolin tunes Picked up an Epiphone mandolin to learn "Losing my Religion" for my band - now we're interested in adding some more mando-centic tunes. We play Classic Rock, Alt-Country type stuff. What are some of the more well known tunes featuring Mandolin? I know Maggie May is one - others? I'm looking for more "well known" tunes, not necessarily deep cuts. I'd appreciate any feedback. TIA. Dono in Baja Oklahoma

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aznrambo481 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla, California Age: 17 Posts: 2,857 6 Photos	battle of evermore/Going to California-Led Zep? May be not what you're looking for, but they have a good amount of mando in them. __________________ Check out my bands, and feel free to PM me comments on them! The Eclectics (guitar/vocals) SLIP (bass)

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Dono Mondo NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2	Thanks guys I love Steve Earle and hadn't thought about that - Duh I am a big Loggins and Messina fan - spent a lot of time in the 70's listening to "Be Free" in a fairly free state of mind - I've been messing a bit with the tune on the side but I'm not quite the player yet - but what a great suggestion. You know - I need to immerse myself in some Zep. I was never a great fan, for whatever reason, and I'm not familiar with a lot of their stuff. You've given me motivation to check in on that stuff. I really appreciate it - keep em' coming.

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RickG501 Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Age: 54 Posts: 933	How about yacht rock? Loggins and Messina, "Be Free". Back in the day the planatarium used to have laser light/rock shows for all us stoned hippys. This was a staple.

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SixStringSlinger Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2006 Location: Miami, FL Age: 21 Posts: 1,268	Led Zeppelin III is their most "acoustic" album, though they have other tunes floating around on the rest of their albums. __________________ "Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus, or just a really cool opotamus?" -Mitch Hedberg

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drewsblues Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 260 9 Photos	Check out The Band. And, not exactly "Classic Rock," but... I humbly submit The Hooters for your consideration. __________________ -- Drew

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dobrodoc Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ware Shoals, S.C. Age: 53 Posts: 385	"Mandolin Wind"

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Twanginator Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 256	The Battle of Evermore is my all time favorite mandolin tune. Loosing My Religion (which you're already doing) is up there too--catchy mandolin tune for sure. BTW, great video Casterway--thanks! Zep and Tolkien go together so well.

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johnny7 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wainwright, Alberta Canada Posts: 55	Be prepared when you play Copperhead Road to not laugh when someone in the audience plays their air-drums when the drum part comes in. This happenned to me and I really had to look away from the guy because he was so into it. I nearly buts a gut. I know that this is a little off topic but I had just had to add this anecdote. John

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ddhr Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 120 13 Photos	"Cry Love" by by John Hiatt is pretty cool. There are a couple mando-centric tunes on "Walk On".

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TeleDrifter Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Age: 52 Posts: 302	Love in Vain....Studio version is Ry Cooder and check out alot of Ry's work. He's a great mandolin player......

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Fatmanstratman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Fatmanville, Cambs., UK Posts: 2,869	Not quite what I'd call "Classic Rock", but easy to play at the end of the night when your audience has had a few beers and wants to sing along.... Its the old McGuinness Flint version of "When I'm Dead and Gone". Still sounds good after all these years! __________________ . . . *"Behind every argument is someone's ignorance."*

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Dono Mondo NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2	Thanks guys I really appreciate all of the suggestions!

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BrianF Friend of Leo's Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Carlsbad, Ca Posts: 2,154 7 Photos	The Byrds 1973 Re-Union album ("Byrds") has some neat mandolin playing by Chris Hillman http://www.amazon.com/Byrds/dp/B0002...859334&sr=8-10

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Just-Jim Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 350	Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys

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celtobilly Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington, DC Age: 41 Posts: 145 1 Photos	Steve Earle's Galway Girl is terrific, as is The Replacements' I Will Dare, featuring a mandolin break courtesy of REM's Peter Buck.

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JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lost Angeles and Orange County Posts: 7,128	Funny you should mention it. I just finished tracking my first Mandolin song. "Writing" a solo was a pain... I guess the mando bug is catching :) Anyway, I'd suggest mining The Pogues for some great Irish tunes. May not be well known, but EVERYONE loves a rowdy Irish Drinking song when you play bars. Shane MacGowan was in a punk band in the '70s/'80s, so their style of Irish music is a little rowdy - lotsa banjos and mandolins and singalong choruses about whiskey and whatnot :) I'm sure you could rock them up a bit.

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snoglobe Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 518	Nash the Slash has done a lot of wild covers on his skull-shaped mandolin, loads of fuzz and a wah, including: 19th Nervous Breakdown Born to be Wild Who Do You Love Hey Joe Psychotic Reaction Dead Man's Curve __________________ Snoglobe "The liver is bad, it must be punished!"