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Losov
Posted 2008-12-17 3:01 PM (#6346 - in reply to #6321)
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They're getting paid by the venue. A paid lawyer is a happy lawyer.
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Losov
Posted 2008-12-17 3:02 PM (#6347 - in reply to #6321)
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Besides, doesn't Jacko own that catalog now? Or did he sell it?
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Mitchrx
Posted 2008-12-17 3:05 PM (#6348 - in reply to #6321)
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I've been at BB King's place in Times Square a few times to see tribute bands. The shows were all good. In particular Object Project, a Frank Zappa tibute act was excellent. BB's is a really nice venue and tickets can be bought at the door minutes before the show. For $22 I think it is well worth it.

It is the music business that gives rise to these bands. Stadium concerts cost $100 and up, the seats are far away and for that price I just don't think most bands are worth it. Tribute bands on the other hand play mostly in small venues where you can relax and enjoy the performance. At BB Kings, I can go on a spur of the moment.

This is capitalism. I like tribute bands. If you don't, then don't go to see them. The bands I saw were definitely legit, not pathetic.
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dobro
Posted 2008-12-17 3:41 PM (#6349 - in reply to #6321)
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Guilty as charged. Actually a concern of mine: once you've "covered" a few tunes, it is time to go forward with original material!!!

PS: As far as looks, I'm better in a Penn & Teller lookalike contest than Mahavishnu :)
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schroeder
Posted 2008-12-17 4:02 PM (#6350 - in reply to #6321)
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There are some really entertaining tribute bands. It ain't easy.
Once or twice a year I just love to go out and see The Illegal Eagles or some such and have a bloody good time. No concentration required, 1500 people singing along (me miming), beer flowing. I love it.
A very famous jazzman once said to me "Don't knock what you can't do".
True dat.
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muzza
Posted 2008-12-17 5:10 PM (#6351 - in reply to #6321)
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I think of them as more of a 'show' than a 'concert'.

I'd go to see the Beatles tribute band, because from all reports I've heard, they copy them very well. I didn't see the Beatles when they were in Australia, and even if I did, I wouldn't have heard them.

I think there is a place for tribute bands. Like Mitch says, if you don't like it...

I saw Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Moon tour recently. The people at the back of the venue wouldn't have known for sure whether it was Roger Waters, Peter Sumner or Cliff Doenges playing the bass. When they played the concert I thought I was listening to the album - it was so close. Should we call THAT a tribute band, even though one of the members was in it.

What was even weirder, in my opinion, was the THOUSANDS of faded old Pink Floyd and Dark Side of the Moon T-shirts being worn by the audience - even though it wasn't OFFICIALLY a Pink Floyd concert.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-12-17 5:30 PM (#6352 - in reply to #6321)
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You could do worse...

You can pay big bucks to see Lynyrd Skynyrd do a tribute to it's Old Self...

You can go see Steppenwolf or Black Sabbath with No original members.

Like the Muzza-man said, It's a Show... Enjoy it!
(and save $120! :p ]

Oh, There used to be a Doors tribute band that was consistently Good...
Whereas the Real Doors could be the Best or the Worst band you've ever seen... Depends on the day.
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Jeff W.
Posted 2008-12-17 5:44 PM (#6353 - in reply to #6321)
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I'll give you this, there are some bands that just warrant Tribute Bands . . .

I give you Mini-Kiss



(why don't these guys just form an original band ?)
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Slipkid
Posted 2008-12-17 7:02 PM (#6354 - in reply to #6321)
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A prime example. HERE
Good or bad??? I dunno.
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stephent28
Posted 2008-12-17 11:05 PM (#6355 - in reply to #6321)
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Wow Brad....sure makes you appreciate John. That bass player was horrible!
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Otto
Posted 2008-12-17 11:36 PM (#6356 - in reply to #6321)
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Originally posted by Mitchrx:
In particular Object Project, a Frank Zappa tibute act was excellent.
Got 'em turned around Mitch, it's Project Object. And you're right. EXCELLENT! I got lucky and caught them at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park three years ago. Best part about that night was Ike Willis and Napleon Murphy Brock were with them. :eek: Too cool... Not a Frank concert but just about as close as you're gonna get these days and they were practically playing in our laps the place was so small. Awesome show. I still get the grins just thinking about it.

Project Object may not fit the popular perception of a "tribute" band, I suppose. I mean there was no one disguised as FZ onstage trying to pull off the impossible. (I'm sure I would have been pretty disgusted if there was.) Exception or not, I believe that done well, Tribute bands definitely have their place.

Otto
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Tommy M.
Posted 2008-12-20 6:27 AM (#6357 - in reply to #6321)
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That Who band's performance was laughable. Tribute bands do well cause some of us just can't get enough. In my opinion, they're just an imitation. Last year I went to a Beatle fest, and saw a band called Liverpool. It was interesting to see them pull off the Beatles songs in a live setting. They satisfied my curiosity, but I wouldn't make a point of going to a tribute band concert.
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Losov
Posted 2008-12-20 6:46 AM (#6358 - in reply to #6321)
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Originally posted by Tommy M.:
They satisfied my curiosity, but I wouldn't make a point of going to a tribute band concert.
In the early eighties I was playing a festival, and one of the bands was "The Cast," a group of former cast members from Beatlemania, which had recently closed.

These guys were dead on and it was really interesting - for about ten minutes. I was glad I hadn't paid to sit through two hours of it.
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2008-12-20 6:51 AM (#6359 - in reply to #6321)
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I hadn't watched that 'WHOoligans' clip...
Now I wish I hadn't... That was SAD.
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AussieJames
Posted 2008-12-20 7:12 AM (#6360 - in reply to #6321)
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The "guitarist" should have hit the "drummer" over the head, then it would have ended peacefully
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Jeff W.
Posted 2008-12-20 9:07 AM (#6361 - in reply to #6321)
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Originally posted by stephent28:
Wow Brad....sure makes you appreciate John. That bass player was horrible!
UNDERstatement...
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scooterboy
Posted 2008-12-20 9:12 AM (#6362 - in reply to #6321)
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There's a Beatles tribute band called 1964 that I've seen about 10 times or so. They're very very good at both the music and the stage mannerisms of the Beatles.

I'm not old enough that I ever had a chance to see the real deal live, so I find it fun to go to these shows. I get to see how some of the songs are played, and the band is actually very funny with their between-song patter as well.

Here's a clip of them doing And Your Bird Can Sing, with "George" playing both leads at the same time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjZTvyfR3bI
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