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Is Derivative Always Bad?
Jace:
--- Quote from: StaedlerMars on 20 Nov 2007, 17:39 ---
Back on topic: I was actually just having a discussion with a friend about how I don't get what the appeal is in being a cover band. I mean a band who's sole purpose is to cover songs of some other band. I understand if you like playing songs that are good, but you didn't right, ok, but being 'the best eric clapton cover band in the world' just doesn't make sense to me. Why would you want to be a copy of someone else? (No offense to any one who is in one of those cover bands, maybe you can explain why you do it to me).
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Taking the Eric Clapton example, the song "Wonderful Tonight" by him. If you've listened to Eric Clapton, and heard that song, you know how it goes. If Band A comes along and covers that song, because they are a cover band, and it sounds poor compared to the original, you'll know, its much harder to be in a cover band than a regular band. Therefore, Band B, who isn't a cover band makes up their own songs, and their is no 'poor compared to the original' situation happening because their song is the original. Essentially, being in a cover band holds one to a higher standard of production of their music because people already know how it goes, compared to just making it up.
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Johnny C:
I think I have personally gone to great lengths to prove that covering other artists can be worthwhile.
Inlander:
Johnny, if you actually managed to get me to enjoy a performance of "Wonderful Tonight", I think I would be legally obliged to come to Canada and give you sexual favours. I say this in the knowledge that that song is the most heinous pile of aural dogshit I have ever had the misfortune to hear.
mediumrare:
Wait, what??
People form cover bands to make money, duh.
KharBevNor:
make money and have fun. Seriously, imagine how much fun being in a Motorhead cover band would be. It would be lots of fun.
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