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Cover band set-list conflicts.
- Thread starter TjMetalhead
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It appears that you don't really see the problem with this. That's cool.
Good luck.
Good luck.
You are getting a lot of good answers, you just don’t like them.
Doesn't matter. Did he say he was looking for help with his setlist?
You seem to be making it clear that you not liking some chosen songs is an issue. I don't play for fun so I guess I don't really know that dynamic but even if I were, limiting what I played to songs I like? Again... not a issue I'd have to deal with.
For the right money, whatever the BL wants. I went broke leading a band that played music I liked. Now I play music with people I like, with money I like, and audiences I like, and I'm the one trying to get Dancing Queen on the setlist. Life never lets you down.
Yeah, he said we would change it up every show. The songs he picked I didn’t think were crowd pleasers.
For the right money, whatever the BL wants. I went broke leading a band that played music I liked. Now I play music with people I like, with money I like, and audiences I like, and I'm the one trying to get Dancing Queen on the setlist. Life never lets you down.
That’s thing, I wouldn’t mind playing Abba or other crowd pleasers. The songs he was picking I wouldn’t think would work with the scene.
For the right money, whatever the BL wants. I went broke leading a band that played music I liked. Now I play music with people I like, with money I like, and audiences I like, and I'm the one trying to get Dancing Queen on the setlist. Life never lets you down.
This is something that I think a lot of folks miss. And they're typically baffled at why they don't end up in better situations.
I've played "The Chicken Dance" with friends of mine for good money and the audience and the band had a ball with that silly little song.
What's a bigger priority... what you "feel like" playing or what the audience has a good time with? Sometimes they're not the same. Since I don't pay myself to play, I err on the side of what's paying. And I can still have fun.
see that would be a blast doing a hard rock version of the chicken dance. This guy wanted to do turbo lover, round and round songs that the local radio plays to death.
We did it as a polka... with funk elements. Silly as heck. Made for some interesting dancing.
If the guy wants to do songs you aren't interested in, what is the interest in the project?
I was hoping to do more fun songs that the band members could collaborate and make a fun set that everyone could agree on. I don’t make a living off of playing music. It’s a hobby, But it’s obvious most of TB is against me in this matter. I mean it’s just a cover band ffs.
I don't think anyone is "against" you. I'm saying that the way you handled this is not the way I'd handle it because to me, I tried to make sense of it and I can't, knowing what the results would typically be. I'm not sure why you're hung up on the pay aspect... was this advertised as a non-paying arrangement? Maybe I missed that.
Before you even get together with this person you bring a level of what can be seen as negativity. With nothing at stake. That doesn't bode well IME.
It's funny but I was in a band that found my Craigslist ad. I specifically stated No Country. I just can't do it justice because my heart is not in it.
They Recruited me anyway telling me that they played mostly Classic Rock. They said the country songs that they did do were "Rockin" Country songs.
The band was called "Saving Mary" and we did mostly play Classic Rock. I learned to enjoy the 6 or 7 country songs. I loved everyone in the band too.
If it had been 50/50 Rock/Country, I wouldn't have done it. I did learn that I can play country after putting the time in.
Now I would take a country gig but I would need to really woodshed every song before an audition.
Classic Rock is a no brainer for me. There's not many songs I can't already play. But if 75% of the songs didn't make me happy to play then I would pass.
My life is just too short to play mostly un-liked songs. However, I always try to learn the songs presented to me. Many times I end up liking them. It's the ones with a good bass line. I hate playing songs with lame bass lines.
They Recruited me anyway telling me that they played mostly Classic Rock. They said the country songs that they did do were "Rockin" Country songs.
The band was called "Saving Mary" and we did mostly play Classic Rock. I learned to enjoy the 6 or 7 country songs. I loved everyone in the band too.
If it had been 50/50 Rock/Country, I wouldn't have done it. I did learn that I can play country after putting the time in.
Now I would take a country gig but I would need to really woodshed every song before an audition.
Classic Rock is a no brainer for me. There's not many songs I can't already play. But if 75% of the songs didn't make me happy to play then I would pass.
My life is just too short to play mostly un-liked songs. However, I always try to learn the songs presented to me. Many times I end up liking them. It's the ones with a good bass line. I hate playing songs with lame bass lines.
Since you have such strong ideas about what songs should be on your set list, why don't YOU start the band. Then see how it goes when people you audition tell you your set list won't work.
I guess I just have a different way of looking at things. My first band was a cover band and we all picked our top 5 favorite songs we wanted to cover. It worked out great because if we didn't like a song we canned it and picked another one until we all agreed. I'm not even gonna bother with it anymore. I'll focus on my originals. I don't see how changing the set can be seen as a negative thing.
Did your first band have you changing songs before you joined? I honestly don't see how you keep missing this basic point. You're not a band member yet.
As such, you may be right that you should just stick to something else.
