• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Cover band set-list conflicts.

TjMetalhead

TjMetalhead

Oct 19, 2011
686
833
New Mexico
#1
This has been on my mind lately because it tends to happen a lot especially in cover bands. I was gonna audition for this cover band and the leader sent me some songs to practice. I wasn't particularly fond of his song choices and voiced my opinion about it. He then proceeded to mock my reading abilities saying I didn't read the bands he had listed in the ad. The bands weren't the issue the song choices were. I've had conflicts in the past with other cover bands I've been in where one of the members and I didn't see eye to eye on the song choices. Needless to say I don't think I got the gig haha. How do you guys deal with that? Do you just play what you're told? or do you speak up if you're not gelling with a song?
 
  • Like
Reactions: saabfender
#4
guy n. cognito said:
If some guy wanted to audition for my band, and led off by critiquing my set list, he’d end up in the nope pile...fast. And I’d spread the word, too.

I have a gig. You NEED a gig. Your leeway to critique is minimal.
Click to expand...
Haha I guess I wouldn't pass your audition. That's the thing I don't need the gig I was looking to play covers for fun. This dude is taking the concept of a cover band way too seriously. I have my own originals band I do, I just wanted to have some fun on the side.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ObsessiveArcher
#6
TjMetalhead said:
Haha I guess I wouldn't pass your audition. That's the thing I don't need the gig I was looking to play covers for fun. This dude is taking the concept of a cover band way too seriously. I have my own originals band I do, I just wanted to have some fun on the side.
Click to expand...

He's apparently embracing the cover band with the same passion you have for your originals project. Not a good match but that's the way things go.

Riis
 
  • Like
Reactions: Winoman, PlatoFunFactory, LowNloud1 and 9 others
#7
TjMetalhead said:
This has been on my mind lately because it tends to happen a lot especially in cover bands. I was gonna audition for this cover band and the leader sent me some songs to practice. I wasn't particularly fond of his song choices and voiced my opinion about it. He then proceeded to mock my reading abilities saying I didn't read the bands he had listed in the ad. The bands weren't the issue the song choices were. I've had conflicts in the past with other cover bands I've been in where one of the members and I didn't see eye to eye on the song choices. Needless to say I don't think I got the gig haha. How do you guys deal with that? Do you just play what you're told? or do you speak up if you're not gelling with a song?
Click to expand...


That's an interesting audition strategy.

How would I deal with it? I wouldn't have to.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RoadRanger, DiabolicLow B, LBS-bass and 7 others
#8
TjMetalhead said:
This has been on my mind lately because it tends to happen a lot especially in cover bands. I was gonna audition for this cover band and the leader sent me some songs to practice. I wasn't particularly fond of his song choices and voiced my opinion about it. He then proceeded to mock my reading abilities saying I didn't read the bands he had listed in the ad. The bands weren't the issue the song choices were. I've had conflicts in the past with other cover bands I've been in where one of the members and I didn't see eye to eye on the song choices. Needless to say I don't think I got the gig haha. How do you guys deal with that? Do you just play what you're told? or do you speak up if you're not gelling with a song?
Click to expand...
Seems like it's always you that has a problem with the songs.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RoadRanger, St_G and pudgychef
#12
TjMetalhead said:
I wasn't particularly fond of his song choices and voiced my opinion about it. I've had conflicts in the past with other cover bands I've been in where one of the members and I didn't see eye to eye on the song choices. Needless to say I don't think I got the gig haha. How do you guys deal with that? Do you just play what you're told? or do you speak up if you're not gelling with a song?
Click to expand...
 
#14
TjMetalhead said:
Elaborate.
Click to expand...


Elaborate on what?

After seeking an audition by immediately having a problem with the songs you're given, as I said, is an interesting way to go about things. It's not normal. It doesn't make much sense to me... unless you think they're going to change their songs for you, who is looking for a band.

As to how I'd deal with your situation... based on the fact that I'd never have that attitude, I wouldn't have to. OTOH you did everyone a favor by doing this early on.
 
  • Like
Reactions: RoadRanger, the yeti, PlatoFunFactory and 13 others
#15
Brad Johnson said:
Elaborate on what?

Audition by immediately having a problem with the songs you're given is, as I said, an interesting way to go about things. It's not normal. It doesn't make much sense to me... unless you think they're going to change their songs for you, who is looking for a band.

As to how I'd deal with your situation... based on the fact that I'd never have that attitude, I wouldn't have to. OTOH you did everyone a favor by doing this early on.
Click to expand...
It would make sense to fall in line with no conflict if I was looking for a paying gig. I'm not, I would think when choosing covers everyone should have a say on what songs would work well. An original band like mine has structure and lack of a democracy. You play what I wrote and how I arranged it simple as that. A cover band I don't see that happening unless I was making money from it.
 
#18
TjMetalhead said:
It would make sense to fall in line with no conflict if I was looking for a paying gig. I'm not, I would think when choosing covers everyone should have a say on what songs would work well. An original band like mine has structure and lack of a democracy. You play what I wrote and how I arranged it simple as that. A cover band I don't see that happening unless I was making money from it.
Click to expand...


Paying or not, they were looking for a bassist and you were looking for a band. And what you want to play is basically the tail wagging the dog.
 
  • Like
Reactions: HolmeBass, obimark, Aqualung60 and 2 others

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back