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Monday, November 11, 2013

Neil Diamond Tribute Bands Are Awesome

By Katrina Wheeler


Neil Diamond tribute bands are not surprisingly popular. This perhaps has most to do with the popularity of the singer himself. He is one of the most widely recognized musicians. His music has spanned generations.

The music is categorized as adult contemporary. Beginning in the sixties Neil Diamond can still be heard making music and play live. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Only two other musicians, Barbara Streisand and Elton John, surpassing him in the Billboard List for Adult Contemporary. His most recognized songs include You Don't Bring Me Flowers, Yesterday's Songs and If You Know What I Mean.

A tribute band plays not necessarily to copy music from an artist but rather to play homage to their artistry. It is a show of appreciation although some may think this type of playing is somewhat of a copycat.

Since his music is done almost exclusively by one person it makes creating this type of band easier. The majority of his sound is considered light and acoustic. There are tracks which have more instruments which can complicate replication and of course his mellow singing can be difficult to pull off.

A tribute band of any kind does not have to replicate the music exactly. Some fans might even find the lack of interpretations disappointing. A band can enhance certain sounds of the originals or even delete some lyrics or notes. For example a newly spun song can include instruments not previously implicated.

The tribute band however must know each and every song by the original artist. This is because they are probably going to play for people who are die hard fans and who are more incline to listening to less mainstream numbers. In addition these fans might not take a liking to an interpretation of the music. This is up to the musician to decipher and play accordingly.

This is a great way to make money. This is true specifically for those who love to play music but do not know how to write or make up new songs. On the other hand many striving musicians might use this as a way to make money to support their own musical careers.

Tribute bands should expect to play in venues much smaller than those played by the original artists and to be paid much less. However the opportunity is there to play in places like taverns and low key restaurants. They may even find a spot playing the instrumentals for live karaoke but would be expected to know music from various artists. A Neil Diamond tribute bands can surely find numerous spots to play since he is a widely noted and liked musician. On the other hand, this can cause problems in that his popularity has more than likely inspired many tribute bands. The best piece of advice is to play his stuff as best as possible while having some good imaginative interpretations on hand.




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