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Cover band set-list conflicts.

#202
saabfender said:
Not what I got from the OP. He's new and doesn't know the rules. He's also smart enough to know something was amiss and start a thread to get some perspective.

I wouldn't characterize his attitude as "bad" - just clueless. Everybody here was new once.
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The OP came here for advice and instead he got a heaping portion of TB snark. And it’s now degraded into twelve pages of everyone slapping themselves on the back for handling it so well.
 
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#203
thedukeofno said:
The OP came here for advice and instead he got a heaping portion of TB snark. And it’s now degraded into three pages of everyone slapping themselves on the back for handling it so well.
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He got advice , that he should have either played the songs and not rocked the boat at an audition, or not done the audition. Later, when he was in the band (or at least had the offer) he could have brought up the issue. I think that was pretty decent advice.
 
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#204
pcake said:
as i got it, he he did like some of the songs and may have liked alll of them but felt some wouldn't work for an audience.
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As I got it, he answered a guys ad, immediately told him the songs he had wouldn't work before even playing NOTE 1 to see how this guys band even was (which lets be honest they probably sucked anyhow).

Its called paying your dues. Sure I'll suggest new songs, after I'm already in the band and have proven myself. Not on the first phone call (unless I am forming the band)

Also OP doesn't have a clue about what a cover band actually does. Its simple, you play songs the audience wants to hear for money, NOT what you want to hear or think is cool to play. "Yeah man, they really want to hear Seventh Son of Seventh Son down at the local Bar and Grill on a Saturday Night". Try again.
 
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thedukeofno said:
The OP came here for advice and instead he got a heaping portion of TB snark. And it’s now degraded into three pages of everyone slapping themselves on the back for handling it so well.
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That's one way to look at it. Another would be that you don't seem to see the same glaring issues that many of us do. So it would make sense that you feel a kinship with the OP.
:)

In fact, after rereading the OP I'm wondering what you're reading. He has problems with musicians about songs. And he had them again before he even got the gig. IMO this could've been entitled" AmIright... or AmIright?"

;)

If you pretty much want to slant things towards failure when attempting to work with other musicians, this would make a good chapter.

As a band leader, do whatever you want. There are things that can definitely be ill-advised but hey, it's your ball. And failure can be a great teacher. For some.

As a sideman... remember... you're not the frickin' band leader.

Too obvious? Apparently not.
;)
 
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#210
hintz said:
While I agree with many of the responses I imagine the OP "got the point" by now after 11 pages....
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Are you reading his responses? He never got the point as far as I could see. Of course that doesn't mean the thread has to die. He'll go back to running/not trying to run an originals band and others will chime in about the original topic.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

;) Pretty timely, huh?
 
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#213
FunkHead said:
I won't play a bunch of songs I don't like. I play for fun and $$ is just an added bonus. So I wouldn't even bother fighting with BL about song choices. If I don't like the list then I don't audition.
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I agree 100% with this. To me, the first and most important thing is to know yourself and understand this is like buying a car. The only power you have is to walk out of the deal if the songs don't fit your taste. However, if you are looking for some dough, you must be willing to play anything that gets thrown at you.
 
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Brad Johnson said:
Really?
:D

No offense, it seems like you're taking this one side of the story as gospel.
:)
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I see no reason to withhold benefit of the doubt in the OP's case. He's given me no reason to disbelieve what he's saying.

I'll be happy to hear the other party's side of the story, if he should come by and share it.

Makes no difference to me anyway. I got no dog in this fight.
 
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#218
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.
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Yup right here ^ kind like showing up the first day to a new job and telling the boss the way you would like to see the company run.
 

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