Cover vs Original (I couldnt agree more with this guy

Ehhhh...I'm not going into this again but this example is not a good one. Trust me..I'm a food guy, I like the classics but when I want to take my lady out and spend some money I pay for something I can't make at home..so it's originals for me. The last I went those "originals" restaurants were packed

 

You're took late! It's already been that time of the month for half a week: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f67/why-i-prefer-play-originals-band-879057/

 

Nice attack thread--all the usual stereotypical bashing of one side, just inviting responses in kind from the other side. What a great discussion this will be.

 

Can't we all just get along? I played in original bands for the first 12 years of my gigging. It was fun. I was young. Making records was awesome. Trying to make it was depressing. Now I'm old, love my day job and have no interest in "making it". I don't write my own songs but I still love to play. Now I get to play AND get paid for it! A lot more people come out to our gigs than they ever did for all but a few shows in 12 years as an original band. They dance and follow us on Facebook. I don't see how anyone could get their panties in a bunch about the other unless they haven't done both.

 

It is a completely stupid argument. Almost as stupid as "Pick or Fingers".

Who friggin' cares? Whatever gets you through your life, it's alright.

 

I think the phrase "Don't feed the Troll." applies rather well here.

 

I went to an exclusive restaurant and all they had were meatballs and mashed potatoes. For $40. That for an exclusive restaurant, might have as well purchased frozen food.

Or:

"Honey, it's our anniversary, let's go and eat something really special, a hamburger at McDonalds."

 

Certainly trollish of you to start a whole new thread just so you could state some witty little story... Be in whatever band you want! If you wanna make music, or play music, just do what you want!

 

We need to channel this animosity and point it towards DJ's.

 

Im going to agree with this right here.
I just dont understand the contention on either side.
Put it this way... if it werent for cover bands, the original band market would be harder to get into.
If it werent for original bands, there would be so many coverbands that pay would go down significantly.

Just as pointless to value one artform more than another just because we belong to one camp.

 

+1 The Dj is the real enemy in this battle!

 

Well, we DJs are used to abuse so it won't help...

 

Artform? No I was talking about DJ's. I keed I keed. There are only so many music gigs though and in my neck of the woods DJ's seem to do the job for less than half what any respectable band could get away with. We are in direct competition for work. I think it's fair to attack them. Some of them are artists, most of them just play records.

 

Make up your mind.

 

Who really cares? really? I could care less who likes originals or who likes covers......

 

I like playing covers if the songs are interesting enough. My band covers some Rush, some Who, and some Led Zep. That right there keeps my interest.

I have tried to play in originals bands, but I have never been very successful with it. It might be that my music sucks.

Here's some right here: http://www.reverbnation.com/dbdonlon

But I warned you.

The thing about originals is that people have to want to hear them or that isn't any fun either. I enjoy making the audience happy. So writing originals is pretty much just a hobby for me.