Members vulcaniza P Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 #2234: Original Bands don't get paid, or get many gigsReality: Your originals just aren't that good. says the yahoo who plays in a cover band.way to be original. why don't you go and be a karoke dj and then tell us how you gig every night and are rolling in the dough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted September 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 I think the more accurate explanation is that supply exceeds demand. Everyone is in a band, all clamoring to be on a stage. Venues here aren't going to be pay you when there are two dozen other bands willing to play that night for free.But if you got in this for the money, that's your own god damn fault for being disappointed. this sounds more like someone who is trying to comfort their own ego by making excuses for why they don't get paid IME, most venues/promoters will gladly pay for a band that has a good draw before bringing in a free band that doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carrier street Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 BUT WAIT!!! HCFX'S MANAGER JUST SNUCK IN AND HIT ROBO WITH A CHAIR!! **edit**: Never mind. Robo was unfazed and responded by slamming HCFX and it's manager through the Mexican announcers' table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted September 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 the truth is undefeatable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vulcaniza P Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 you're in a cover band cause you can't write anything original worth listening to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members RoboPimp Posted September 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 you're in a cover band cause you can't write anything original worth listening to. you can pretend this is true if it makes things easier for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big_cat Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 rough weekend, robo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members decode6 Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 you're in a cover band cause you can't write anything original worth listening to. And my answer to this: I'm lazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 You think Cover bands make money? Most of my customers who are DJ's make a sick amount of money. And most of them have no idea what they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan. Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 I make plenty of money. None of it comes from my band though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vulcaniza P Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 you can pretend this is true if it makes things easier for you you can pretend that is true if it makes things easier for you to rehash the past while prentending to be someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tron Murphy Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 mad mick foley tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carrier street Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 Robo's finishing move is "The Butthurter". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted September 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 you can pretend that is true if it makes things easier for you to rehash the past while prentending to be someone else. you can pretend you make a good argument full of intelligent observations based in reality instead of talking about imaginary cover bands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Operator Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 this sounds more like someone who is trying to comfort their own ego by making excuses for why they don't get paidIME, most venues/promoters will gladly pay for a band that has a good draw before bringing in a free band that doesn't I'm sure it sounds like that to you, because your experience isn't in a vast metropolis rife with competition. I got treated well in small towns, too. The experience is a little different in big cities. I'm not saying that making {censored}ty music has nothing to do with it, but in a culture where music that you and I would probably agree is pretty awful can be very successful (or unsuccessful, or modestly successful), I don't think the quality of your originals has as much to do with as might seem. I'm not speaking for myself, here. My music probably sucks and I'm incapable of presenting a compelling live performance because performing scares me, because I'm a huge {censored}. I'm talking about friends and acquaintances who make great music that get paid very little, if at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 new Travvybear EP in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t_e_l_e Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 As a Canadian singer-songwriter that tours Europe once or twice a year, with Austria being a common stop, I always wondered about the local scenes. I find I get treated amazingly while in Europe, with good pay, meals, drinks, and hotel/accoms all being provided. There's usually a promoter behind the show as well. It sounds like local scenes are the same everywhere - your Austrian one being what I see as the Canadian one. point is, the local scene is not that bad, but you need to work your ass off, to benefit from it. just being once a week in the rehearsal room for 2 hour isn't enough. sure its fun and entertaining, but will it draw a lot of audience and bring a lots of gigs? no, for that you need to work harder and do more. and a lot of stuff is not done in the rehearsal room either. lots of people think, hey here i am, i write and play great music, now music business do your part. where as in fact they suck playing and their music is really far away from great.and then there are just some who work their ass off and are going at least a bit somewhere, but you know the difference when you hear the one or the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted September 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 I'm sure it sounds like that to you, because your experience isn't in a vast metropolis rife with competition. I got treated well in small towns, too. The experience is a little different in big cities.I'm not saying that making {censored}ty music has nothing to do with it, but in a culture where music that you and I would probably agree is pretty awful can be very successful (or unsuccessful, or modestly successful), I don't think the quality of your originals has as much to do with as might seem.I'm not speaking for myself, here. My music probably sucks and I'm incapable of presenting a compelling live performance because performing scares me, because I'm a huge {censored}. I'm talking about friends and acquaintances who make great music that get paid very little, if at all. this actually is kind of my exact point... Just because I personally think something is "great" I don't make the mistake of believing that it really IS great. And even if I feel something is "{censored}ty" if they are able to get constant work and success then I am able to admit they are obviously doing something right and have appeal to a lot of people. And a truly "great" band would not just be stuck in the confines of a single area, no matter how "vast" it is. IF they are good, they will be playing all over and find it easy to be asked back again and again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heavy_soul Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 neat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 #2234: Original Bands don't get paid, or get many gigsReality: Your originals just aren't that good. While I would love to agree with you, especially knowing how many original acts I think blow chunks, it simply isnt anymore true than saying the only good music in the world is the stuff that sold the most copies in Billboard's Top 10. But nice try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P. Wallace Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 #2234: Original Bands don't get paid, or get many gigsReality: Your originals just aren't that good. It's a lot more fun to play then mustang sally for chump change in your dad band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gonkboy Posted September 12, 2011 Members Share Posted September 12, 2011 When it comes to my band: I'm getting paid, getting laid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reaganomics! Posted September 13, 2011 Members Share Posted September 13, 2011 originality as it pertains to discussions of creating music is a fake concept. As it's being implicitly defined in this thread, most "original" bands are basically just cover bands with different lyrics and slight changes in arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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