How Do You Cover Something Great?
Cover bands. The words that come to mind are: “unsatisfactory”, “inferior”, and “eh”. The Beatles? Awesome! The Fab Faux? Ehhh… It’s difficult to argue one way or another since cover bands have rightfully earned themselves a spot right in the center between ecstatic excitement and regretful displeasure. And can you blame them? Cover bands have made it their music mission to emulate a great set of beings that already exist and have existed. It’s not such an easy feat to accomplish. That’s why the competition and expectations for cover bands continues to increase with the talent of the original band being covered. That’s not to say that there aren’t some really incredible cover bands out there. Some of the bands that really strive to honor an original band are really talented. Namely, the Queen Extravaganza. This band has come so incredibly close to Queen itself, undoubtedly one of the most influential rock bands of all time. Because the band has found a group of people who fit together like the pieces of a puzzle, the whole band works. It successfully imitates Freddie Mercury’s flavor but does so in a classy way. The lead singer even has an uncanny and striking resemblance to Mercury himself…
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