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I have a problem with cover/tribute bands.

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T-Forty

Mar 14, 2008
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I have a problem with cover/tribute bands.

I am in a new band who needs a guitarist to complete the line up and I feel as though we've exhausted every way to look for one. I go through online ads looking for a guitarist and for every 5 or so ads for a cover/tribute band there might be one actual musician/writer looking for a band.

This is me venting. Cover bands are worthless. Write your own music.
 
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I get what you say. But as writing music with people is so difficult and so few people want to do it, I gave up and now I play in cover bands. It is better than not playing and it may one day become an original music band.
 
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T-Forty said:
I have a problem with cover/tribute bands.

I am in a new band who needs a guitarist to complete the line up and I feel as though we've exhausted every way to look for one. I go through online ads looking for a guitarist and for every 5 or so ads for a cover/tribute band there might be one actual musician/writer looking for a band.

This is me venting. Cover bands are worthless. Write your own music.
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LOL...yer funny, everything has its' place & purpose. If you don't understand the hows & whys you have a lot of growing to do. In other words, get over it. ;)
 
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T-40's are worthless. It is a well known fact that you can't take an old bass like that and do original music. That type of effort puts the planets in misalignment, interrupts the karma, and tries to put Ontario in Canada when everyone knows the real one is in California.

You are defeated from the git go. Give it up.


You need:help:
 
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Everyone knows if you want to make money playing music, you play in a cover band. It may actually become your job at some point.

If you want to have fun and play original music, plan on being poor.

I'm sorry, but playing to the same crowds every week, week after week doesn't excite me. Not at this point in my life. I hate bars in general though.
 
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T-Forty said:
I have a problem with cover/tribute bands.

I am in a new band who needs a guitarist to complete the line up and I feel as though we've exhausted every way to look for one. I go through online ads looking for a guitarist and for every 5 or so ads for a cover/tribute band there might be one actual musician/writer looking for a band.

This is me venting. Cover bands are worthless. Write your own music.
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LOL

That's YOUR opinion.

Got a newsflash for ya - Most "original" music not only sucks, it's not very original.

I do the cover/tribute thing and I'm having a ball playing huge gigs for great money.

And you are doing what?
 
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I enjoy playing in front of large crowds wanting to party and get payed well for it by the end of the night.

My friends band is one of the top in our area. They play party cover tunes and throw in their originals once in a while. Works well for them.

Some people may laugh at cover bands but in reality they play often, play at a wider variety of venues, get good crowds, and get paid well.

If you end up hitting it big with your originals then that's a different story. I like how my friends band does both.
 
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QORC said:
And you are doing what?
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Appears he's b**ching because he can't find a guitarist who is willing to play his originals.


Personal experience here around Nashville... show me an artist with original material who can't find musicians to work with and it's one of two things. 1. the originals are not good. 2. the person is a flake and is trying to find new lab rats.
Or a combination of both in many cases.


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I have a problem with Canadians.

I am in a new American band who needs a guitarist to complete the line up and I feel as though we've exhausted every way to look for one. I go through online ads looking for a guitarist and for every 5 or so ads for a Canadian band there might be one actual American looking for a band.

This is me venting. Canadians are worthless. Be American.


LOL the above is purely in jest.
 
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stflbn said:
Appears he's b**ching because he can't find a guitarist who is willing to play his originals.


Personal experience here around Nashville... show me an artist with original material who can't find musicians to work with and it's one of two things. 1. the originals are not good. 2. the person is a flake and is trying to find new lab rats.
Or a combination of both in many cases.


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Its not just in Nashville, and IMO it's almost always both!
 
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T-Forty said:
Cover bands are worthless. Write your own music.
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I'm going out, playing four sets of music, having a blast, drinking free beer, and basking in the adulation of a couple hundred loyal fans tonight and tomorrow night. Oh yeah, I'll bring home home a couple of Benjamin's, and get to share the stage with some very accomplished musicians (My guitar player ROCKS!).

Oh BTW, we do play a couple original tunes people could care less about, but they are so into the show, that they tolerate that too.

Good luck with your "project". :D
 
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T-Forty said:
Cover bands are worthless.QUOTE]

as someone who plays in both a cover and an original band i can tell you that in my area, from the club owner's perspective, the opposite is true. i play original music 'cos i enjoy writing and arranging. i play in a cover band 'cos i enjoy playing and getting paid.

i guess all the symphony players over in the double bass forums are worthless too- those are all cover bands.

i think you should concentrate on what you're doing and not worry about me or anyone else.:)
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