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That's a very tough question.
it all depends on your sound/style, and what kind of gigs you
want to play.
I know I bring them up alot, but...
The Insect Surfers have 3 cd's of Originals, cept for 1 cover on each
and they can play 3 sets of that if they have to.
Occasionally they will throw in some crazy jam versions of
Jack the Ripper, Mr. Moto, Baja, Batman/Spiderman, etc.
But they play quite often, and get pretty decent money and play
venues that are your typical surf band venue. Of couurse The
Insects aren't your typical surf band. :-)
I'd say if your going for a trad. sound. start off learning
some covers to get the feel for playing together. Then as you get
comfortable start writing tunes that give your style a spotlight.
But keep the covers in rotation, so if you need to do a party
( 2,3,4 sets). You've got those to fall back on to fill up time,
and some General Public people might recognize them, and dance.
Where if you play all original, you'll get people standing there
thinking " who originally did this" ??? ha ha
My perspective from a surf fans point of view
Jeff(bigtikidude)
--- In , snydr@s... wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> As I've mentioned earlier, I'm in the process of putting a band
> together, and it's going well - I'm actually finding people who
want to
> play this music! But there's one question that inevitably comes up
> when discussing the direction of the band: should we play covers
of
> classic surf tunes? A simple question?... no it isn't. Buried in
the
> heart of that question are some more questions, such as:
>
> Do you want to get gigs?
> Do you want to make enough money to cover expenses?
> Is it more important that more people get to hear some of your
> originals, rather than some people hear all of your originals?
> Will you be bored playing songs you've heard a thousand times over
the
> last 30 odd years?
> Will your band-mates get frustrated from not getting a lot of gigs
and
> quit the band prematurely?
>
>
> Music for me is about creative expression and doing something
unique
> (however slightly) and I've found that building the songs are just
as
> much fun as playing them. However, by limiting us to strictly
> originals and covers of songs that we like, I may be "cutting off
my
> nose to spite my face". So I look to my "Brotherhood of the
Springs"
> for their vastly greater experience in these matters and for some
> sagely advice.
>
> Danny Snyder
>
>
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