stuckincincy Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 I was rooting around YouTube, for a rendition of the Dylan/Cash tune Girl from the North Country from their Nashville Skyline album collaboration.. The citations that I found were labeled as "cover(s). What is meant by the term, "cover"? IIRC hearing about "cover" groups preceding the main act in live performance. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFinkle Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 They sing other peoples music. An AC/DC cover band sings AC/DC songs, but they aren't AC/DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 They sing other peoples music. An AC/DC cover band sings AC/DC songs, but they aren't AC/DC. Thank you - that answers it. I've read posts here on TSW about this or that cover group, by folks that attend live performances. My thought was that they did their own stuff - an older term was the "warm-up" act. Another mystery of life solved for me. Bring back the walnuts avatar come regular season. It was an inspiring springboard for wry comments. Grace us again, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 And you don't need to be a cover band to do a cover tune. Van Halen did a "cover" of the Kinks You Really Got Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Thank you - that answers it. I've read posts here on TSW about this or that cover group, by folks that attend live performances. My thought was that they did their own stuff - an older term was the "warm-up" act. Another mystery of life solved for me. Bring back the walnuts avatar come regular season. It was an inspiring springboard for wry comments. Grace us again, please. Are you saying that you've gotten the impression that a cover band will open up a show, going on the stage before the main act gets up there? I don't think that ever actually happens. Having the opening act, or warm up act as you put it, go out there and play nothing but songs of the band that is about to follow them up sounds like a recipe for disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 Are you saying that you've gotten the impression that a cover band will open up a show, going on the stage before the main act gets up there? I don't think that ever actually happens. Having the opening act, or warm up act as you put it, go out there and play nothing but songs of the band that is about to follow them up sounds like a recipe for disaster. Beats me. I'm ignorant about what a cover band is - hence this post. The poster that first answered my question didn't say that the cover ban played the songs of the main act. Perhaps you misread, misinterpreted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOBILLS78 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 A cover band plays renditions of multiple bands' -- usually popular -- songs. A tribute band plays renditions of one specific bands' songs. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Beats me. I'm ignorant about what a cover band is - hence this post. The poster that first answered my question didn't say that the cover ban played the songs of the main act. Perhaps you misread, misinterpreted? It was the term "warm up act" that you threw out there. I wasn't sure if you were implying that you think they're the same thing. I guess that can happen from time to time, but from what I've seen, I'd say that the cover bands are typically very small acts playing on their own, usually at very small venues. But if a band only covers one or two songs like Chef Jim mentioned, that can happen at pretty much any level, from a big time band like Van Halen all the way down to that group of kids next door in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 A cover band plays renditions of multiple bands' -- usually popular -- songs. A tribute band plays renditions of one specific bands' songs. No? A cover band can be a tribute band. A Rush cover band plays Rush music. The term Tribute Band is used more frequently and probably more recently. In the old days we were cover bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOBILLS78 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 A cover band can be a tribute band. A Rush cover band plays Rush music. The term Tribute Band is used more frequently and probably more recently. In the old days we were cover bands. Weird. I was under the impression you didn't sway far from Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Jean-Baptiste Lully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Weird. I was under the impression you didn't sway far from Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Jean-Baptiste Lully. My musical interest sway from one end of the musical spectrum to the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 My musical interest sway from one end of the musical spectrum to the other. "We got both kinds. Country, and western!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Here is a concept for you Cincy: http://www.monstersofmockmn.com/ And the term "Cover"... I always thought it was because they "cover" the work of others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 "We got both kinds. Country, and western!" Best line in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 They sing other peoples music. An AC/DC cover band sings AC/DC songs, but they aren't AC/DC. We actually prefer "AC/DC ripoff band" over "AC/DC tribute band". Because quite frankly, we are ripping them off, not paying tribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 We actually prefer "AC/DC ripoff band" over "AC/DC tribute band". Because quite frankly, we are ripping them off, not paying tribute. In a way, doesn't AC/DC cover themselves with each new song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 In a way, doesn't AC/DC cover themselves with each new song? Kind of like the way Vivaldi did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I was rooting around YouTube, for a rendition of the Dylan/Cash tune Girl from the North Country from their Nashville Skyline album collaboration.. The citations that I found were labeled as "cover(s). What is meant by the term, "cover"? IIRC hearing about "cover" groups preceding the main act in live performance. Thank you. There is a good cover of that song on the Sons of Anarchy soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_franchise Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Badfish (Sublime), Zoso (Led Zep), and Appetite for Destruction (Guns 'n' Roses) are all tribute bands that play covers. A cover is just another band performing a different bands song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 Kind of like the way Vivaldi did. A seasoned response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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