I got to thinking last night that it would be cool to record some Dio songs as a fan tribute. Not sure what I would ever do with such a thing other than just treasure it as a cool tribute and share it with people who would appreciate it. What I would like to do is record a handful of songs with other people who think this is a cool idea an would like to participate.
Back story (feel free to skip this paragraph if you don't have time): Several years ago, when the band Y&T was mostly on hiatus, a group of fans on the Y&T/Dave Meniketti forums came up with a wild idea. Although we had never met before, those of us close enough to participate would get together in a central location some hot summer day and just have a little fan get-together and an open-mic "jam" where we would get up and play our favorite Y&T and/or Dave Meniketti tunes. It came together and a bunch of strangers got together that day and jammed a bunch of really cool rock & roll. We had some trainwrecks. We had some eye-popping moments where we sounded far too tight to have never played together. But most of all, we just had a lot of fun. And the funny thing is, after that day, instead of just being strangers hiding behind internet user names, a lot of us became friends in real life as well. Some of us hang out. Some of us see each other at shows. A handful of us that had played quite a few of the songs decided, "hey, why don't we get together and actually form a tribute band." So we did. And we had another jam the following year. And it's just been an overall positive experience.
I was reminded that such a thing really couldn't have happened 15 or 20 years ago before widespread use of the Internet really caught on. So I thought to myself last night: "Why don't I use this powerful tool called the Internet to see if I can bring some more fans together in a smilar way?"
So here's the deal: I'd like to sing on a song or two (or more if we have an abundance of instrumental parts and a lack of vocalists). I have the ability to record vocals with a friend of mine or a local studio. If others have the ability to record their parts (drums, guitar, bass, possibly keyboards if we do certain songs) and want to participate in this project, post what songs you want to do and post your email in the thread so we can coordinate (assuming this comes together). If you don't want to or have the ability to participate, but still think it is a good idea and want to just encourage those of us who are participating, go ahead and post and egg us on!
Ultimately, I think it'd be great if we could actually put together a 3-6 song EP. But if not, I guess that's okay too.
Here's a "demo" version of an abbreviated Neon Knights cover I did for a contest a while back. The instrumental track was recorded by Queensryche. The vocals are me. It's rough in a few places, but especially given how rushed it was, I'm pretty happy with it. (and, yes, I know I'm not qualified to even hold Dio's...mic bag.
Never said I was. Just a fan who wants to show some appreciation)
https://rapidshare.com/files/389969357/Neon_Knights.mp3.htmlSongs I would like to record:
-Neon Knights (full version)
-Children of the Sea
-Heaven & Hell
-Stargazer
-Stand Up and Shout
-Holy Diver
-We Rock
If anyone wants to do those, great. If people want to do other ones, post 'em. I don't even know whether this idea will gain any traction at all and take off beyond this first post, but it'd be cool if it did.
Topic: Fan tribute to Dio: Anyone want to participate? (Read 8188 times)
