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spoon_of_grimbo:
from the ages of 14 to about 18, i played in a rock/metal covers band (stuff like iron maiden, black sabbath, metallica, rhcp, and at my insistence, a strung out song).  it was my first band, and it was fun (we even had a bit of a following among our schoolmates and got a decent crowd at the few gigs we did), but it was frustrating as the drummer (whose house we practiced at) wanted to pander to audiences and play well-known stuff only, and was against the idea of writing our own stuff because he got bored while the bass and guitar players were collaborating on riffs etc.  basically, band practices weren't the most fun in the world, but gigs really were. 

some of us from that band, plus a few others, are getting together this year to learn a bunch of covers and be the drummer's sister's wedding party band, which is cool, as it's a one-off, but i can honestly say i'd never want to play in a covers band again for anything other than one-offs, especially now i know the amazing feeling you get when you go into a practice room with a few ideas and emerge with an actual song.

A_S00:

--- Quote from: Patrick on 18 Mar 2012, 20:50 ---Walk Off The Earth are the best thing ever

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Holy fuck you're right.  There goes the rest of my day at work.  Thanks.

Patrick:
My bandmate suggested a Bangles cover band and calling it the Dangles.

Turns out, it's been done.

Lummer:

--- Quote from: tuathal on 14 Jun 2012, 15:23 ---I just thought of the most depressive band ever.

Joy division tribute band with a clown as a lead singer.

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This is brilliant.

Other than that, I'm considering suggesting a Joy Division cover to my Grind band, more specifically "They Walked In Line"

Jimor:
Just ran across these guys after a friend posted about them on Facebook. Nothing fancy, just 2 (and sometimes 3) guys sitting in a pizza parlor in Utah knocking it out of the park every time. Also some of the absolute best live music audio I've seen on YouTube.

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