Craigp, 12 days ago

Lot of straight-up cover bands in the east. I never got cover bands.

Why exactly recreate someone else's art? Even if you put your own spin on it, becoming successful due to a cover is instant one hit wonder status.

datarama, 12 days ago

@Craigp I've (briefly) played in a cover band, and the answer is: It's fun.

Also, it's a reasonably easy way to get your foot in at festivals and concert venues when you're unknown. Musicians I know who currently play in cover bands don't only play in cover bands, typically the cover band is a side project just for kicks.

Craigp, 12 days ago

@datarama That I can understand.

datarama, 12 days ago

@Craigp One of the more hilarious examples I've seen was at a metal festival a few years ago. One of the bands was a Cirith Ungol cover band from Greece, and half an hour after their set was done, a thrash metal band went on the other stage.

It was the exact same people. Two of them had swapped instruments, though.

Craigp, 12 days ago

@datarama Ohhhh, I wish it had been on the same stage. Imagine being your own opening act, that'd be hilarious.

Craigp, 12 days ago

One thing I really love about listening to amateur and semi-pro bands is that there's always one person who's just absolutely hitting their groove and making the others look amateurish.

But the fun thing is: it's not the same person, song to song!

Their reliability tends to be low, so every few minutes someone else hits their groove and the first person gets sluggish and amateurish.

It's always a ride.