Re: Should Cover Bands Be Concerned?
I respect bands that do original stuff. I agree that it is an art form. I love to hear and even play songs I've never heard before. Unfortunately, the crowd that goes down to the local tavern on Saturday night to drink and party is not usually interested in art, LOL. Many times, they aren't even the type that will sit and LISTEN to a band. If it isn't a simple, danceable song, they arent happy. Like was stated earlier, get the ladies dancing and you got it made.
I actually prefer bands that do covers....but do them their own way. Change it up and make it their own. To me, it's like turning an old car into a hot rod. You inject your own creativity and personality. Let's face it, almost ALL the iconic bands and artists made their name doing plenty of covers. We're it not for early American Blues, where would rock-n-roll be now? The British Invasion was founded on covers of traditional and contemporary Blues.
-Brian
"Too many crappy used drum stuff to list"
Play the SONG......not the DRUMS!!!
"I think that feeling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts." ~ John Bonham
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