The aforementioned "The Smyths" were doing a decent trade in merch too.
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Once saw a group play the whole of Zappa's Joe's Garage. They didn't bill themselves as a tribute band or attempt to impersonate Frank and his Mothers. Just a group of musicians playing music they liked. They were good. There were abut 8 of us in the audience and we were all told to sit at the front.
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- Wrexham... ish
- R. + R. McReynold's Travelling Circus, The Jurgen Klopp Farewell Tour XI, Page's Boys
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I went to school with a bloke who became the Johnny Rotten in quite a prominent Sex Pistols tribute act.
I know Lydon's not the tallest guy in the world but I think he'd be insulted by being represented by Mozza, who stands all of 5' 3".
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The 'straight-up tribute bands'-phenomenon is one thing. The 'hybrid bands deciding to tour another band's work' is quite another.
That I cannot see any appeal in this seems to be a huge struggle for one or two here to assimilate.
Originally posted by Stumpy Pepys View PostHow's that analogous to Astley & Blossoms doing a few gigs playing Smiths songs?
Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View PostYeah I don't know what Jah is on there. That sounds quite compelling. Although the choice of covers lets it down. JAMC & Seal covering James songs? I'm there.
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I generally can't abide full-on imitation bands, but I like the idea of those Classic Albums Live things where really sharp musicians do note-for-note live recreations of Selling England By The Pound and Dark Side of The Moon or whatever. I can't explain why I like one and not the other, though.
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Originally posted by Walt Flanagans Dog View Post
I have largely managed to avoid the whole tribute act thing, except when I was going out with someone who was really into it (she even went to a whole festival of the things.
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A lad I knew growing up is the number one George Michael around, and it is extremely lucrative for him (over £5k a gig and that was several years ago), although it helps that he's a decent singer as well as resembling the man himself. And he can sell out venues that mid range actual recording artists would struggle with.
I also once worked with Meat Loaf, or at least he was in the process of piling on the pounds to "become" him.
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Mate of mine was Benny in an ABBA tribute. He was always complaining the spirit glue he wore for the beard irritated his skin.
Jan Womble's comments on this thread have made me chuckle though. He is really of the opinion THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING. Maybe he's Johnny Marr?
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I saw The Australian Pink Flloyd maybe 15 years back, very heavy emphasis on Wish You Were Here and The Wall, which I hate, and seemed appropriately up its arse. Probably tighter than the real thing.
Saw a Dublin Steely Dan tribute in what was Eamonn Doran's and they were Just Awful. Couldn't have cut it being a Deacon Blue tribute, let alone attempting Aja.
think I saw a Beatles tribute freshers week (who weren't the Bootleg Beatles, or maybe they were, the warm up was that shit comedian who had a cello, and I never got kissed) and that was shit I think.
I have no idea why Jah is taking such umbrage. Loads of bands do incongruous cover versions in their set, some even drag on a guest singer or musician while they are fucking around.
Cover bands, that seems more depressing than anything, same fucking songs at weddings forever, fucking Bob Marley mangled by the whitest musicians on Earth. Galway outside of trad seems to be all about the cover bands, which is just weird.
Johnny Marr seems a bit of a precious cunt for someone who once aided and abetted the rise of Noel Gallagher.
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Originally posted by Lang Spoon View PostI have no idea why Jah is taking such umbrage. Loads of bands do incongruous cover versions in their set, some even drag on a guest singer or musician while they are fucking around.
And yes, loads of bands do do incongruous covers in their sets. It doesn't usually involve a replacement singer, nor make up the entirety of their shows, however. And most would respect the fact that there's a good reason for that.
Anyways, fill your boots. No skin off my nose.
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A complete aside to this - my friend went to Riot Fest and apparently a condition of Morrissey appearing was that all the vendors at the festival stopped serving any meat an hour before he took the stage.
You have to wonder if this influenced their call to stick him on the much quieter Thursday night bill.
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Originally posted by WOM View PostI generally can't abide full-on imitation bands, but I like the idea of those Classic Albums Live things where really sharp musicians do note-for-note live recreations of Selling England By The Pound and Dark Side of The Moon or whatever. I can't explain why I like one and not the other, though.
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Originally posted by TonTon View PostI think I might have seen a Smiths tribute band, on my 40th birthday, but I don't remember.
I checked, there was one playing at the same venue (Kingsmeadow) that night. Still no idea if I saw them, mind. Seems it was The Smyths.
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I saw a mate of a mates heavy metal ABBA covers band three times in the venue opposite Blackhorse Road about 15yrs ago. Abbatoir they were called. Excellent stuff, though less excellent every time. Someone mentioned Robbie Williams wanted them to tour with him and that festival promoters were mad keen. Not sure what happened to them.
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Brian Wilson's backing band, mainly The Wondermints, was I think doing Beach Boys covers (or soundalikes) until he hired them and you could argue that they are still a Beach Boys tribute act who just happen to have a Beach Boy on stage with them not doing much.
Similarly, you have acts with one or even no original members who are effectively tribute acts trading under the name of the original act (Temptations, Four Tops). Or trading without the act's by far most important member (Jam, Slade). There had been a bizarre attempt in 1987 to continue The Smiths without Marr (replaced by Ivor Perry) until the latter consulted his lawyers.
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