What if instead of "a Neil Diamond cover band", you were in The Seattle Neil Diamond Symphony Orchestra? Much classier, huh? You aren't going to just be sitting in your friend's garage, getting stoned and drinking tall boys while you interpret and re-interpret the lyrics to "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" - you are at orchestra rehearsal! The only difference is wearing a tuxedo and getting a fancy guy to stand in front of the whole gang that pretends to be a conductor.
2006-02-25
People make fun of cover bands, but they do not make fun of symphonies (I'm not talking about the ones in high school). Do symphonies write their own songs? No, they do not. But rich folks pay lots of money to dress up and stand around and drink wine and then listen to them. Why no cover band has ever exploited this fact, I have no idea.
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