The band i'm in at the moment does a mixture of covers and our own original stuff.. We do some decent covers, and we do them well. The kind of covers we do arent mainstream - we do more stuff like Rancid and Suicide Machines, and occasionally Chili Peppers, as opposed to Snow Patrol etc. Over here, though, there arent that many venues where you can play live music and get paid for it. The best paying venue over here (Chambers, az66 will know where i mean) doesnt allow you to play original stuff, its the kind of place where people wanna listen to music they recognize.. So we wanna start playing there - we're mates with a few of the bands that play there and the main band that play there, but we dont just wanna be known for covers, so we're gonna do covers in places that pay well for covers and original stuff in the not so well paying places but we'll do it for fun and coz its what we enjoy. There are quite a few cover bands over here, and they get respected too, so i dunno.. we dont wanna be a cover band, but theres more of a market here for cover bands than original bands.. The 'main' band on the island, Velofax, is probably the best band on the island but hardly ever does gigs because most places here just wanna hear covers.. So, what do you guys think about cover bands compared to original bands?

PS whenever we do gigs, people always really enjoy hearing us play, but i wanna know if they enjoy listening to us, or just enjoy the covers we do, you know?
GHoSToKeR Reviewed by GHoSToKeR on . Cover bands or original bands? The band i'm in at the moment does a mixture of covers and our own original stuff.. We do some decent covers, and we do them well. The kind of covers we do arent mainstream - we do more stuff like Rancid and Suicide Machines, and occasionally Chili Peppers, as opposed to Snow Patrol etc. Over here, though, there arent that many venues where you can play live music and get paid for it. The best paying venue over here (Chambers, az66 will know where i mean) doesnt allow you to play original Rating: 5