[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1363796259' post='2017811']
As most of you know I play in an originals band and a "classic rock" covers band.
I joined the covers band, because one of the guitarist who's a good friend of mine happened to mention that their old bass player was leaving and would I be interested in joining? Since my previous band had been doing some covers in their set and for the first time in my musical "career" I hadn't been the main song writer which had actually led to me developing far more as musician, plus the fact that I'd seen his band play and they were a lot of fun, I said "yes".
However at around the same time I met up with the people who eventually became the Terrortones. So I found myself playing both cover and originals. And while the covers is a lot of fun, the Terrortones have turned out to be probably the most exciting and hard working band I've ever played with. After years of playing my own compositions to small mostly indifferent audiences, I'm suddenly in an originals band that has an enthusiastic following, gets gigs all over the country, and actually gets paid for them!
TBH if the Terrortones keep on growing, I can't see myself doing the covers band thing for much longer as I simply won't have the time for it.
So why am I in covers band. Because it's fun and I get to play some great songs from my youth. However no matter how much fun it is it will never match the buzz I get from the Terrortones.
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You're an inspiration and I bet most of us would like to be in your position.
I'd love to be in an originals band, but don't have the talent to start one and there don't seem to be many around looking for a bassist like me.
The covers band I'm in doesn't stick too closely to the originals and completely re-does some songs, but that's the limit of our creativity.