11/08/2013

Neil Diamond Tribute Bands Are Awesome

By Katrina Wheeler


It is not a shock that Neil Diamond tribute bands are very popular. It is most likely because the singer has a large fan base. Neil Diamond is perhaps one of the most recognized singers all the way from the sixties to the new millennium.

The music is considered adult contemporary. He started his career over five decades ago and still plays today. Neil Diamond has been conducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He has hit the adult contemporary billboard list as nearly as many times as Barbara Streisand and Elton John. The most popular songs by him are America, If You Know What I Mean and You Don't Bring Me Flowers.

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.

Neil Diamond may be especially easy to play the music of since most of his songs can be played and sung by one person. Most of his songs can be considered sixties pop and use the acoustic guitar. There are some numbers that require more instruments such as bass or drums and of course capturing his mellow alto singing voice can be requires skill.

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.

However the band is expected to know how to play if not almost all than all of the previous musician's songs and not just the ones that got the most air time on the radio. They should expect to be playing for people who are fans who have grown weary of his most popular tracks. These people also may not appreciate an artistic interpretation of the original numbers. The atmosphere is up to the musicians to gauge.

It is a smart and fun way to make extra money. People who love to play music but who do not have the creative inclination to make their own might find this especially enjoyable. Also bands that are trying to fund their own artistic vision may do tributes.

Tribute bands cannot expect to play large stadiums or to charge nearly as much as the original artists. They can however find work in many venues such as restaurants bars and even parties. Tribute bands can also find work playing the back ground to live karaoke. However they should know more the music to more than just one musician or band. A Neil Diamond tribute bands are bound to find many places that would like to hire them since he is widely recognized. This can be problematic since his popularity is sure to have encouraged many tributes to him. Perhaps the best way to go about it is to sound just like Neil Diamond but to also be able to deviate from his original sound.




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