Paid Cover Band Pickup Gig Tonight: Ultimate Sellout?

[Macelind]

Ultimate sellout would be giving up your artistic integrity by allowing a blood sucking record label to turn you into a confused little girl...like Brittney Spears.

[Marc G]

you're only selling out if you're playing shit you don't like.... go for it and have a blast

[JiveTurkey]

Getting paid to play easy stuff...






What's the issue? That bought like half my gear I acquired last year.

Mr. Burgundy is spot on there. It takes a lot longer to save up for a $1500 amp in $20 original band money increments.

You already do worship music. Why would this be any worse?

Ultimate sellout would be giving up your artistic integrity by allowing a blood sucking record label to turn you into a confused little girl...like Brittney Spears.

I never ran in that circle of forumites, but I think I see what you did there

[Dickarms]

positive, supportive thread is positive and supportive.



how much did you rake in, you sellout whore?

[Sasquatch]

I'm so tired of the word "sellout."

Enjoy the gig.

+1

Getting paid > not gettin paid. People who accuse others of selling out are dumbasses that no one wants to hear them play. :lol

[BLT]

fuck em......play. what others think is irrelevant and can step off.

[skoora]

The only sellout that matters is at the front door of the venue...

I would do a cover band in a second. Mainly because you can learn everything on your own time and rehearsal would be just that, rehearsal. Plus less chance of drama about musical direction and who wants to be a rockstar. As long as it's stuff I love to play.

[VTM]

People actually show up for cover shows, so yeah...getting paid to drink beer and play guitar.

Win-win for me.

And if there is a tv mounted on the wall above the band you are golden.

[Bob Savage]

you're only selling out if you're playing shit you don't like.... go for it and have a blast

Why is that considered selling out? How many people work jobs that they don't particularly care for?

At least if you're playing guitar (or whatever) in a band where you don't particularly care for the music, you're still making an income playing your instrument. As far as I'm concerned that's one step better than just outright working a job you don't care for in an industry you don't care for.

[100 watt]

Paid Cover band gig > playing originals a hall show for a crowd of 20 high school kids (mostly made up of by other bands on the bill) who play screamtard punk, or cookie monster bullshit.

[JohnB]

sounds like fun. best of luck with the vocals - people listen to that you know.

[O'Rourke]

If making money while playing guitar, drinking beer and watching girls dance is wrong, I don't wanna be right.

This.

[Dolf]

Oh, so that was fun btw.