11/08/2013

Neil Diamond Tribute Bands Can Be Very Popular

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.

It is not true that these types of bands play songs exactly as the musician copied would. It is more of a tribute to their overall artistry. They are performance to the artist as a whole although many see this type of music too much like copying.

Neil Diamond's music can be considered among the more easy to play since most of the songs use only a guitar a voice. The band then can have only one member. His sound is relatively simple sixties' pop with a mellow guitar. Some of his songs use more instruments which can require more members and there is his voice which is most important and very melodious.

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.

Whatever direction it takes, the members are expected to know every song by the artist and not just the popular ones. They can expect to be in front of an audience who are hardcore fans and who have tired of the repeated tracks. They may prefer more esoteric numbers. Also they might not appreciate an newly formatted track. It is up to the musician to gauge the atmosphere of the audience.

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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