Members DukeOfBoom Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 So friday night comes along. I had heard that there was a rock show with 3 local bands going on in town. I figured this show demanded my presence, and I also figured this would be an excellent opportunity to swallow a neat yet mysterious pill that someone had given me earlier in the week. The bands were all good. However, the pill made me a stuttering idiot and it seemed like everyone was uncomfortably staring at me. The highlight of the show was this: at the bar/club, there were a number of TVs. A few of 'em were tuned to baseball, and a couple of 'em were tuned to a show dedicated to hunting bucks and turkeys. Most of the audience was more captivated by the bucks and fowl on screen than on the stage. I'm thinking I should drop the mic in favor of the rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cjpbarboza Posted July 9, 2011 Members Share Posted July 9, 2011 anyone can have a bad night, the important is that you know you can do better and keep your head high and try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J.Paul Posted July 11, 2011 Members Share Posted July 11, 2011 I'm thinking I should drop the mic in favor of the rifle. The animals will ignore you too,keep the micmaybe start a Ted Negent tribute act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DukeOfBoom Posted July 11, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 11, 2011 The animals will ignore you too,keep the micmaybe start a Ted Negent tribute act i think you may be on to something. instead of having bikini-clad go-go dancers on stage as originally planned, i will have duck and turkey decoys and maybe even a stuffed buck head. cuz thats how we roll in the deep south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted July 11, 2011 Members Share Posted July 11, 2011 This is exactly why I don't do originals anymore, people only want to hear songs they know. Unless you're in a town that has a great local scene...Austin comes to mind, or if you're a highschooler that can bring all your friends to the local VFW for a show, you're {censored} out of luck! Then again, my opinion is very jaded now. I'd rather play covers and make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DukeOfBoom Posted July 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 This is exactly why I don't do originals anymore, people only want to hear songs they know. Unless you're in a town that has a great local scene...Austin comes to mind, or if you're a highschooler that can bring all your friends to the local VFW for a show, you're {censored} out of luck! Then again, my opinion is very jaded now. I'd rather play covers and make money. man, u sold out before u even made it! ur originals are pretty good. u must play them in set. tell the crowd its from another band thats all over the radio and if they haven't heard it yet, its about time they get with it. they wont know a {censored}ing difference once their drunk. add a couple stuffed buffalo heads and duck decoys on stage and ur golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 man, u sold out before u even made it! ur originals are pretty good. u must play them in set. tell the crowd its from another band thats all over the radio and if they haven't heard it yet, its about time they get with it. they wont know a {censored}ing difference once their drunk. add a couple stuffed buffalo heads and duck decoys on stage and ur golden. Hmmm...buffalo heads and decoy ducks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jersey Jack Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 Dude, ditch the covers and go full-on original. Be an artist. If you're persistant and you're good, you will catch on. Cover bands are always compared to the original, and it's hard to compete against a DJ who plays the real thing and who charges less $$$ than a full band. But if your goal is simply to have fun singing in public and perhaps bring in some coin (literally), then Free Bird and antlers will go a long way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rodclement Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 ...or keep the cover band to make money and get familiar with the landscape and start an original project on the side, use the cover gig to promote the original gig and see where it goes! Some of the promoters may know places you can play originals; whatever you do, do not do the bait-n-switch by playing originals during your cover gig, specially since you are a tribute band! Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 Undercut the DJ. I'm in a college town that's all about DJ music. I can't get a gig for free. Wanna-be DJ's eat up crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DukeOfBoom Posted July 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hmmm...buffalo heads and decoy ducks. thats how we roll deep down south. and thats how most of the slobs who visit vegas and piss away their savings roll too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Consume Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 man, u sold out before u even made it! ur originals are pretty good. u must play them in set. tell the crowd its from another band thats all over the radio and if they haven't heard it yet, its about time they get with it. they wont know a {censored}ing difference once their drunk. add a couple stuffed buffalo heads and duck decoys on stage and ur golden. Yeah, just throw the originals in. That is where people mess up. They want to get up there and proclaim,"THIS IS AN ORIGINAL" like their three chord song is a masterpiece. Just play the originals and don;t say a word, if somebody asks, tell them it is a Krokus song that you guys reworked, or even better, if you are in America - tell them one of the former band members brought it in on a CD and they said it is an April Wine song or something like that. LOL The people in the audience will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Consume Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 .... and it's hard to compete against a DJ who plays the real thing and who charges less $$$ than a full band. Isn't that the truth! Playing live rock music is hard to make money because so many people want stuff to sound like a CD. There hear a real drum and go,"What's wrong with that drum? It doesn't sound like any of the snares I have heard on a CD before." I mean, just because it doesn't go "Bwooosh" like a Def Leppard snare sound, they think it is broken or something. Incidentally, if you need a snare to sound like a Def Leppard snare - take the head off, drape a bandana over the entire shell, and put the drum head back on. tighten it to a low-to-medium tension, and roll out the mids on the EQ. Instant Imitation-Simmons/ Def Leppard snare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 Being in a tribute band, throwing in an original wouldn't work...lol. I never said I don't write my own stuff, I just have no desire to play for the door anymore...done that {censored} 10 years. I like getting a flat rate, I like not having to hustle for gigs, and I like the draw I get with a cover band. Yeah there is an over abundance of Djs, but this is Vegas after all. There are plenty of places to play. A Dj can "spin" the original tune, but nothing can compare to an actual show, with a live band. These drunk idiots think you are whoever your covering...it's fun to play rockstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Consume Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 Being in a tribute band So, who do you guys pay tribute to? I knew two guys who were in a Judas Priest tribute band in the Northeast, and they actually made fairly decent money doing it. Killer musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members staticsound Posted July 12, 2011 Members Share Posted July 12, 2011 90s rock/alternative....and the only one up and gigging in Vegas. Everybody else is still doing 80s and mustache rock, places are looking for something fresh...so are tourists. The money ain't bad either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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