The B List: 10 Soundcheck Vids, Vol. II

1. Phil Collins successfully pulls off the bald-mullet in this clip of Genesis performing Throwing It All Away at a rehearsal

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2. Ronnie Van Sant would generally sit out of Lynyrd Skynyrd soundchecks for fear of hurting his voice. Check out Steven Gaines in his stead singing That Smell at a soundcheck in 1977

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3. Paul McCartney plays a killer Blues Jam at the Electric Ballroom this past June

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4. Mike and John from Dream Theater work out a cover of Alice In Chains’ Would

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5. Bruce Springsteen plays Hank Williams’ Wedding Bells before a gig in 1978

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6. The Misfits do a fine job covering Led Zeppelin’s Communication Breakdown sans makeup

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7. Great footage of Pink Floyd working out Cymbaline in 1970 at St. Tropez

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8. The Dead soundcheck Sittin’ On Top of the World at a couple of different tempos during the Brent years

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9. Umphrey’s McGee used Nemo as a soundcheck for their appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2006

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10. Frank Zappa shows off the taskmaster side of his personality, when his band soundchecks Sofa before a show at the Tower Theater in 1988

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So that’s a total of 20 great soundcheck vids, but there’s plenty more out there. Got any for us? Let us know with a comment below…