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I've played in lots of original and covers bands (currently one original taking a pause and two active cover bands), it's a lot of fun having a better chance of a decent crowd, easier to replace musicians and getting paid - you can have all these with an original band but it's just so much easier playing covers.
Remember that you're auditioning the band as much as they are auditioning you - a lot of the issues in bands are still there: people learning material and being reliable, everyone having decent (i.e. reliable and working) gear, ego's, making sure you get the balance of crowd pleasers and tunes you all like etc etc.
I used to joke that a lot of original musicians would benefit from a year or two playing club gigs - a quick way to learn how to gig professionally or learn the harsh truth ;-)
If it works out right, it can be a lot of fun and the lack of pressure means you can enjoy the show as well as having plenty of drunk girls dancing in front of the stage
That sums it up perfectly!
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A. Because they can't.
B. because they can't be bothered.
C. Because they want to keep things interesting for themselves and the audience.
So i can't understand why a covers band would want to either.
Although it does to a certain extent depend on the song. If a solo is very recognisable like "alright now " I wouldn't deviate to far
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One of the down sides of being a covers band (and I know this is a generalisation, but let's generalise for a minute) is that you will have to provide your own PA and you won't be working with a sound man unless you choose to pay for one yourself.
That said, many folk would see that as a positive.
There's an element of "swings and roundabouts" as what you'll lose in terms of the satisfaction of playing songs you wrote yourself you will gain in the cheers that go up when you play a song that people actually know..admittedly it might be Sex On Fire
If you think " I could never come up with anything remotely as good as that " then copy away!