EnochLight wrote:CaliforniaBurrito wrote: ↑23 Dec 2017
Yeah the clone thing makes it more of a craft rather than art.
See, I completely -
fundamentally - disagree with this, and here's why: learning covers is a fantastic method for developing your own skills as a musician; impersonating celebrities - in this case musicians - truly is an accomplished art form and has been for decades - not everyone can do it, and not everyone can
do it well; finally, I've actually enjoyed watching tribute bands of some of my favorite childhood acts in the past few months more than I have of the actual bands themselves! This is usually because 1. the bands no longer exist professionally, or 2. what they sound like today is
NOTHING like what they used to sound like in their "better" years.
I'm not sure how you can't see celebrity impersonation as an art form in itself. If it's not, then I challenge you to do it yourself, and do a convincing job.
Don't be bothered by the idea of "cloning" an artist in tribute of their work. It can be argued that (people such as) actors and actresses erase every trace of their own personality for a living in the theater. The theater has been one of the most successful forms of human entertainment, art, and culture for thousands of years. Just say'n!
But is it not true as stated: it is MORE of a craft than an art? With a cover band, you must erase your own personality to make it work, but with art you must inject as much of your own personality to make it work.
Note it was NOT stated it takes no talent. Craft takes IMMENSE talent to pull off.
On a side note, you never hear anyone say “I saw this amazing Van Gogh cover artist the other day”. Sure, it would take immense study and talent to duplicate a Van Gogh. But would you still not say “Yeah the clone thing makes it more of a craft rather than art?”.
Same for cloning vintage gear - if you say it sounds like an 1176, it better sound exactly like an 1176. If OTOH, you want an 1176 inspired compressor, that’s cool too - one is definitely “more craft than art” IMO.
So it’s not a ‘slam’ to say cloning is more craft than art - ask any master craftsman if their work is easy!
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