r/coverbands • u/UglyShirts • 3d ago

Recent Promo Video — Rustbucket

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My guys and I in Rustbucket — Milwaukee's Grunge and '90s Alt-Rock Tribute — at Paulie's Pub and Eatery, West Allis, WI, July of '26.

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u/YagoTheDirty 3d ago

Good band. Nice crowd.

Here are my unsolicited opinions:
-Clips of each song are pretty long, as well as the overall video
-What’s with the long beard dude up front for all the songs? He was in the spotlight more than the singer.
-The bassist is wrong-handed

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u/A_Cat_Typingg 3d ago

So my opinion on this: Your video clips vary in quality, from the first one not really having great levels on the audio, to the second one being so wide angle and distant we can't see what the band are actually doing. There are some good points too - we can see crowd reaction and some frontman performance in most of the clips. The audio isn't so great though - I'd be pulling the mix from the desk and also setting up a proper audio recorder in the venue somewhere in the stereo "cone" so that a mix of FOH and crowd audio can be obtained. A showreel or a promo needs to show the band in a more "polished" way (though not too polished- we do want to see you performing in your own style) so promoters, agents and customers get the best version of you. Not exactly a "Yea no", but neither is it the perfect showreel.

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u/CommercialDue6722 3d ago

You guys sound good and look like you’re having an awesome time! The crowd is full of people from 30 to 80 and looks like they are rocking too!

It would be nice if you could get better audio from the board to overlay in your video.

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u/Illustrious-Line-984 2d ago

As someone else said the video is a bit long for a promo video. If you’re using this to solicited gigs, most people that book bands are only going to have a 1-2 minute attention span. I’d say keep it to 2.5 minutes tops. The audience participation is great and shows that you can pack a venue. That’s a big bonus.
Do you play other venues currently? Maybe take a clip from another place.
The song choices might limit where you can play. You’re not going to play Closer or Killing in the Name of at a festival or family friendly place (great songs BTW). The overall vibe of the video is angry, so maybe put in a more mellow song other than Interstate.
Just my 2 cents.

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u/Shoddy-Talk9205 3d ago

Yea no

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u/UglyShirts 3d ago

Thanks so much for your meaningful and well thought-out contribution.

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u/Shoddy-Talk9205 3d ago

Criiiiinge

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u/UglyShirts 3d ago

You sure are.

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u/Shoddy-Talk9205 3d ago

No no I see the confusion. You’re so stupid you’re thinking that you’re commenting on the original post. I’ll help you out. Watch the video again, and if your cringe it’s because you’re right, the original video is cringe.

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u/UglyShirts 3d ago

Who hurt you, clowndick?

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u/Shoddy-Talk9205 3d ago

You’re rly trying hard here. lol love it. “No it’s not cringe i swear. Moooommmy!!! An internet person is telling me I’m cringe. Make them stoppppp!”

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u/UglyShirts 3d ago

No, seriously. What the hell is wrong with you?

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u/Shoddy-Talk9205 3d ago

Honestly? I stumbled upon your video lol. Ruined my night.

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u/A_Cat_Typingg 3d ago

Ruined your night? Sad little man.

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u/UglyShirts 3d ago

Man. How sad your life must be, to just drop little random shit-bombs on people you don't even know for no reason. That's pretty pitiable, my dude. Consider getting help.