Hey, I agree with Greg on this - cool sounding project - and don't disregard a Sabbath tune.
I'm tellin' ya - if you've got the chops and you can fit the sound to the style,
then you'll get some attention. For me, tired old standards and "common" tunes getting a well-done makeover
makes me as happy as jelly pie! There's already an Indian (Hindi) version (sitar, tabla...) of Sabbath out
as well as Sex Pistols and a few other wonderful absurdities (Dead Kennedys, et al.) that leave a lasting impression.
Gotta love that Nouvelle Vague for what they do too - "new wave" in English and "bossa nova" in Portuguese -
taking popular 80's new wave hits and doin' a Brazilian pop workover to them.
Good luck and keep us up to date.
pop tunes I know we're doing as of the moment:
Eyes of the World (Grateful Dead)
Signe (Eric Clapton)
We're Gonna Groove (Led Zeppelin)
Black Sabbath wise, I'd love to do Changes. Greg, if you heard my last band's disc, then you know I'm perfectly willing to do Metallica tunes in a jazz format. And speaking thereof, I've had a hard-on for Disposable Heroes (Master of Puppets) for a long time now.
Thanks for the tips, gents!
And Sal, some Inventions and Dimensions stuff would be hip!
Ted Nugent's
Stranglehold and Cat Scratch Fever
Rush
Priests Of Syrinx
XTC
Snowman
Dying