JoelB42 + Musician in Cincinnati, OH

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About me:
53-yr old lead guitar player, have been playing since I was 16. I played in mostly original bands back in the 80s/90s. Took a 20-yr break, and then for the past 10 years have been playing in cover bands in the Cincinnati area. Currently with In Real Life (irlband)

Screen name:

JoelB42

Member since:

Aug 21 2011

Active within 1 week

Level of commitment:

Very Committed

Years playing music:

35

Gigs played:

Over 100

Most available:

Nights

Influences

Here is what I personally like to listen to these days: Jimmy Eat World, Fountains of Wayne, Radiohead, Muse, older Black Keys, Cake, Son Volt, Death Cab for Cutie, Foo Fighters, Killers, My Chemical Romance, My Morning Jacket, The Shins, White Stripes, Silversun Pickups, Pearl Jam, etc., plus old 80s/90s hard rock/metal is still in my blood somewhere.

I've played these songs (and many others!) in cover bands over the past couple years:
Sprit of Radio -Rush
Slide -Googoo Dolls
Carry on Wayward Son -Kansas
Comfortably Numb -Pink Floyd
Rock and Roll -Led Zep
Under Pressure -Queen
You Wreck Me - Tom Petty
Gel -Collective Soul
Banditos -The Refreshments
Take on Me -Aha
Take me Out -Franz Ferdinand
Separate Ways -Journey
Pour Some Sugar on Me -Def Leppard
Don't You Forget about Me -Simple Minds
New Sensation -Inxs
Shut Up and Dance -Walk the Moon
Uptown Funk -Bruno Mars
Talk Dirty to Me -Poison
Sweet Caroline -Neil Diamond
I Ran -Flock of Seagulls
Video Killed the Radio Star -Bungles
Song 2 -
Country Roads -John Denver
Just Like Heaven -Cure
Go Your Own Way -Fleetwood Mac
99 Red Balloons -
Dammit -Blink 182
The One I Love -REM
Blue Monday -New Order
Boys of Summer -Ataris
Desperately Wanting -Better than Ezra
Good -Better than Ezra
Rebel Yell -Billy Idol
White Wedding -Bill Idol
Hard to Handle -The Black Crowes
Gold on the Ceiling -The Black Keys
Lonely Boy -The Black Keys
All The Small Things -Blink 182
Summer of 69 -Bryan Adams
Machinehead -Bush
Little Things -Bush
I Want You to Want Me -Cheap Trick
Inside Out -Eve 6
Sugar We're Goin' Down -Fallout Boy
Got You -The Flys
Learn to Fly -Foo Fighters
Everlong -Foo Fighters
Hemorrhage -Fuel
Twilight Zone - Golden Earring
Holiday -Green Day
American Idiot -Green Day
Flagpole Sitta -Harvey Danger
Are You Gonna Be My Girl -Jet
The Middle -Jimmy Eat World
Use Somebody -Kings of Leon
Sex on Fire -Kings of Leon
My Own Worst Enemy -Lit
Harder to Breathe -Maroon 5
Rockin in the Free World -Neil Young
She Hates Me -Puddle of Mudd
Creep -Radiohead
I Wanna Be Sedated -The Ramones
Blitzkrieg Bop -The Ramones
What I Like About You -The Romantics
Talking in your Sleep - The Romantics
Rise Above This -Seether
Cumbersome -Seven Mary Three
Water's Edge -Seven Mary Three
Save Me - Shinedown
Ring Of Fire -Social Distortion
Unglued - Stone Temple Pilots
What I Got -Sublime
I Come From the Water - Toadies
Possum Kingdom -Toadies
Slither -Velvet Revolver
Love Removal Machine -The Cure
She Sells Sanctuary -The Cure
Fire Woman -The Cure
Are you gonna go my way - Lenny Kravitz
Super Freak -Rick James
I Melt with You - Modern English
Times Like These -Foo Fighters
Buddy Holly -Weezer
Heaven nor Hell -Volbeat
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Lump (Presidents of the USA)
That's not My Name (Ting Tings)
New Age Girl (Deadeye Dick)
Cold Hard Bitch (Jet)
Here for the Party (Gretchen Wilson)
Burnin Love (Elvis)
Chain of Fools (Little Caesar)
The Other Side of Me (Gretchen Wilson/Kid Rock)
I Love Rock & Roll (Joan Jett)
Paris Ooh La La (Grace Potter)
Howlin 4 You (Black Keys)
I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles (Proclaimers)
Let's Go Crazy (Prince)
Little Miss Can't be Wrong (Spin Doctors)
Kiss (Prince)
Word Up (Gun version)
Supermassive Black Hole (Muse)
Take It Off (Donnas)
Everybody Talks (Neon Trees)
Runnin Down a Dream (Tom Petty)
Last Nite (Strokes)
I Kissed a Girl (Katy Perry)
She's So Mean (Matchbox 20) (change key)
Bitch (Meredith Brooks)
Gunpowder and Lead (Miranda Lambert)
Here's to Us (Halestorm)
Short Skirt/Long Jacket (Cake)
I Want Candy (Melanie C version)
Fastest Girl in Town (Melissa Lambert)
Footloose (Kenny Loggins)
Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
Play that Funky Music (Wild Cherry)
Human (Killers)
Gimme Some Lovin (Spencer Davis)
Get this Party Started (Pink)
Pump It Up (Elvis Costello)
Hella Good (No Doubt)
Take Me to the River (Talking Heads)
Runaway Baby (Bru Mars)
Solitary Thinkin (Lee Ann Womack)
Le Freak (Chic)
Knock on Wood (Amii Stewart)
Meeting in the Ladies Room (Klymaxx)
I'm a Man (Spencer Davis)
Goodbye to You (Patty Smith)
Santa Monica (Everclear)
Hey Jealousy (Gin Blossums)
My Hero (Foo Fighters)
Just What I needed (Cars)
Like I Roll (Black Stone Cherry)
Keep Your Hands to Yourself (Georgia Satellites)
What I Like about You (Romantics)
Rock in the USA (John Cougar)
Hurts so Good (John Cougar)
Low (Cracker)
Basket Case (Green Day)
La Grange (ZZ Top)
Stacy's Mom (Fountains of Wayne)
Blister in the Sun (Violent Femmes)
8675309 Jenny (Tommy Twotone)
Nothin but a Good Time (Poison)
Aint Talkin 'bout Love (Van Halen)
Jump (Van Halen)
Rock and Roll All Nite (Kiss)
We're Not Going to Take It (Twisted Sister)
Danny's Song (John Denver-Me First)
Enter Sandman (Metallica)
Sad but True (Metallica)
Arabella (Arctic Monkeys)
War Pigs (Black Sabbath)
Crazy Train (Ozzy)
Young Lust (Pink Floyd)
Gimme All Your Lovin (ZZ Top)
Interstate Love Song (STP)
Unglued (STP)
Love Song (Cure)
Far Behind (Candlebox)
Cherub Rock (Smashing Pumpkins)
Working Man (Rush)
Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden)
Open Up Your Eyes (Tonic)
Crackerman (STP)
Follow You Down (Gin Blossums)
Hash Pipe (Weezer)
Desperately Wanting (Better than Ezra)
Panama (Van Halen)
Subdivisions (Rush)
Ocean Ave (Yellowcard)
Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffet)
Square Hammer (Ghost)
Blinding Lights (Wknd)
Buddy Holly (Weezer)

many others I can't think of at the moment (lots of hair metal back in the day)

Instrument experience:

Lead Guitar:

Expert

EQUIPMENT

2001 American Series Double Fat Strat, Fractal AxeFX III, JH Audio custom in-ear monitors, etc.

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