3V17C Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 so i've recently had a few jams with a [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxj7IxPmoIw&feature=related"](ex name and old friend) guitarist [/url] and a drummer with a view to getting a Van Halen tribute band up and running. We've banged through a few songs (not all the obvious easy ones!) and its pretty clear that musically we can pull it off no problem. But...while its good fun and enjoyable to play i'm not entirely sure that i want to persue it. I'm really in two minds over this one! I'm already in one rock covers band and normally if i have two bands, at least one has to be original stuff. Plus I don't get alot of spare time to learn the songs as I've got lots of other stuff on the go (art as well as music). But my main concern is that finding a suitable singer/frontman is going to be a looooong, hard process, especially in this neck of the woods. It took my other band about 18 months to get a singer and even then we had to settle on someone a bit less experienced than we'd have liked. I'm also not entirely sure just how popular a VH tribute band would be - they were always really a much bigger, more popular band in the US than over here. ho hum....... goes off to ponder.... peace c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Simon called me up for the job too! The guys are great to work with.. I was unable to give them the time as my own band is taking shape at a rate of knots! I would go for it if I had the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I would either get the tribute guy to sing originals or you could learn to sing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 VH stuff is always lots of fun to play - I'd do it if you have the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markytbass Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Would the singer in your other band be up to the job? I don't know what the music scene is like down there but up here (Co Durham) rock, classic rock and heavy metal seems to be the staple diet of most fans. I'm not a huge fan of VH but I know people who are. If you are enjoying it, stick with it and see where it takes you. I wish I had your dilema, as it is I'm in a band going nowhere fast and struggling to find anything else. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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