Help me interpret this listing

[elser]

Hello to anyone interested,I'm just curious how you would interpret this listing; do they want an original version of the listed material or do they want a sound a like? What do you think?COVERS OF CLASSIC ROCK SONGS - VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTALS are needed by the Music Supervisor of a major cable TV series. They're looking for covers of songs that pay homage to classic artists such as The Beatles, the Kinks, Bob Dylan, Buffalo Springfield, the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Crosby Stills & Nash, Cream, etc. This series has utilized a few TAXI cover arrangements of popular songs from artists such as the ones referenced above before and they are looking for more now. Male or female vocals are OK and all tempos are finel. Excellent performances are absolutely essential. Broadcast quality needed - Great sounding home recordings are OK. Please submit one to three songs and/or instrumentals online or per CD. All submissions will be screened on a YES/NO BASIS - NO CRITIQUES FROM TAXI - and must be received by Monday, April 20, 2009.TAXI #Y090420RK

[ibanez468]

Hey elser!The way I interpret it is (and I could be wrong) they're looking for a sound alike. Considering what it's for, and who it's paying homage to, that's the overall feeling that I'm gettin'. JMO though. HTH!ibanez468

[elser]

Hey 468, One more question. Is that a left handed BC Rich in your picture?

[jetsetter]

Hi. I was wondering exactly the same thing. I sent Robin an email about it and he said somebody would email me to clarify. I'll post here when I get it.

[ibanez468]

Apr 1, 2009, 4:03pm, fretnoise wrote: Hey 468, One more question. Is that a left handed BC Rich in your picture? Nope! That's the Douglas WRL 590 Floyd NA Left Handed geetar from rondo music. They're one of a few that obligingly cater to us southpaws at a respectable price. http://www.rondomusic.com/wrl590left.htmlibanez468

[billg]

kel had asked this same question with a track he posted over in P2P and I told him I would call for him (actually for us all!) but it will have to wait 'till mon. so if you get an email reply please post it up!Also, I have had forwards for what I think is this same listing party and some have been close to exact remakes and some have been different. But since I haven't had any results from the forwards I don't have a clue to what the listing party really wants.

[elser]

Thanks for the reply Bill. I guess the one thing that puts the listing in question for me is the phrase "pays homage to such artists as...", that kind of makes me think they might want an original version of a classic song.

[ciskokidd]

To me the listing is calling for cover versions of classic rock songs. I think they want them done very much in the way they were originally done. This way they can license the cover version that sounds as close to the original as possible without having to pay the large license fee the original recording would command.That's my take.Cisko

[ciskokidd]

I just thought of a good "modern" example:Hit Masters made a nearly exact cover of Kid Rock's "All Summer Long". It would be much cheaper to license the Hit Master's version than it would be to license the Kid Rock version.The Kid Rock version has way more vibe IMO, but for film and tv I would probably choose the Hit Masters version if my budget for music was tight.Best,CiskoBTW - it is so weird to have a cover of a song that basically covers two classic songs in the first place - talk about a clone of a clone.

[ibanez468]

Apr 6, 2009, 12:45pm, ciskokidd wrote:To me the listing is calling for cover versions of classic rock songs. I think they want them done very much in the way they were originally done. This way they can license the cover version that sounds as close to the original as possible without having to pay the large license fee the original recording would command.That's my take.CiskoYep! Mine too! I couldn't have said it any better! Well...actually, I didn't, you did! ibanez468