tribute

[songsmith]

There you go, Fiery. It's not that we're stupid, it's that we've been here awhile. As for the Vanna comment, it really must have steamed your veggies. i seldom backtrack in the silly threads like this one, but I seem to remember it being aimed at someone other than yourself.

Unless said people are one in the same?

Hadn't thought of that... well, actually I had, briefly, but it seemed a little too strange.

[Ronnyd]

A tribute band is Playing Saturday at The Railroaders Museum with Half Tempted.I bet they will be stoned to death for it!They play Rush,and and we all Know how easy that is!

[witchhunt]

I got on Stubhub last night, looking for tickets for the Rush concert in NY in Oct. Some of the tix in the front center section are selling for the cut rate price of $3000.00.

[sstuckey]

That's why you do the next best thing...go check out a 'RUSH' tribute band. That's the best part about a good tribute band. If you can't afford to see the real thing you can see that for a large fraction of the cost.

[xero380]

At the end of the day we're all musicians. It doesn't matter if you wear a wig or matching socks or you and your band mates don't match at all...goal is getting the crowd to your shows...playing the best you can play the songs whether you put your own spin on them or exactly like the record.

[witchhunt]

If this is them, they sound pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73VOcWYcJ9s

[f.sciarrillo]

How about Aussie Floyd?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8SuVBBBk6s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j245vafZ ... re=related

Or even Brit Floyd?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7BzMIml ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc15ZII3 ... re=related

[lonewolf]

If this is them, they sound pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73VOcWYcJ9s

The vocalist sounds more like Geddy Lee cca. 1978 than Geddy Lee does today.

[Merge]

How about Aussie Floyd?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8SuVBBBk6s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j245vafZ ... re=related

Or even Brit Floyd?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7BzMIml ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc15ZII3 ... re=related

My wife went to see Aussie Floyd a few years ago, and really enjoyed it.

[f.sciarrillo]

How about Aussie Floyd?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8SuVBBBk6s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j245vafZ ... re=related

Or even Brit Floyd?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7BzMIml ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc15ZII3 ... re=related

My wife went to see Aussie Floyd a few years ago, and really enjoyed it.

I watched a couple of their video's on youtube. They look like they would be a great live show.

[Merge]

David Gilmour booked Aussie Floyd to play his 50th birthday party. They must be doing something right.

[bsaller]

Could of been written by my 4 year old ...but sadly was written by a grown man lol Is Forrest Gump on rockpage?? They should make a kiddie forum exactly for posts like this....you could post how you love apple juice, peas, chocolates......

There's a reason that was said. You just don't have a clue why. BTW, chocolates often follow beans.

I could care less why it was said...like i said could we get a kiddie forum goin for these guys?

My God...don't let Sandusky know!!!

[f.sciarrillo]

David Gilmour booked Aussie Floyd to play his 50th birthday party. They must be doing something right.

That can show two things. One: They are really that good, or Two: David Gilmour loves to see people honor him with a tribute band like that. Or it could be both. I am thinking it is both .... That was really cool of him to do that.

[RobTheDrummer]

Play what you want. Period.

No one can tell you what you can or can't play. If you don't like it, don't fucking listen to it.

[sstuckey]

Play what you want. Period.

No one can tell you what you can or can't play. If you don't like it, don't fucking listen to it.

+1000

[lonewolf]

awww...has this thread devolved into and actual on-topic discussion?

How boring.

[Mysterytrain]

Okay, so here's my opinion.

Whatever you play is fine by me. I may not care for it. Like Rob said, if you don't like it, don't listen to it.

As for tribute bands... if they are digging it and the crowd is digging it then go for it! Whether they dress up or not doesn't matter to me. If it gets the band and crowd into the spirit of the show by dressing up then that's all the better.

I believe the same thing goes for the cover bands as well.

Where I lose respect is when the tribute musicians are off the stage and still act the part. There was a local tribute band years ago around 'toon town and when the singer was off stage he still played the role. Pretty pathetic at that point. To me, you have seriously lost your own identity.


Also, I'd love to see Penntera, those boys seem like they could tear it the F**k up!

[StumbleFingers]

Here's my "guy who plays in tribute bands" perspective....

My artistic background includes a good amount of theater. I've played all sorts of roles, from a random tree in the background to Shakespearean characters.

In most bands I'm just myself... a dude from Altoona who plays guitar. But if someone asked me to portray Alex Lifeson? Or Ace Frehley? Angus Young? I wouldn't view it any differently from playing Hamlet or Dracula or a tree in the background. It'd just be a much more specialized role that requires some actual guitar chops.

[bassist_25]

Where I lose respect is when the tribute musicians are off the stage and still act the part. There was a local tribute band years ago around 'toon town and when the singer was off stage he still played the role. Pretty pathetic at that point. To me, you have seriously lost your own identity.

I know a drummer who was in a Poison tribute band for a while. One time he called the singer to discuss some band business and the singer's wife answered. The drummer asked her if so-and-so was there. When the singer got on the phone, he told the drummer to always refer to him as "Bret" when conducting band business.

[bassist_25]

It'd just be a much more specialized role that requires some actual guitar chops.

Except your Ace Frehley example.

[StumbleFingers]

It'd just be a much more specialized role that requires some actual guitar chops.

Except your Ace Frehley example.

Ha! Well, compared to 99% of the general population, Ace is an exceptional guitarist. There probably aren't many actors that could walk on stage and casually play a set of KISS. Johnny Depp could. Depp has some skills.

[Banned]

It'd just be a much more specialized role that requires some actual guitar chops.

Except your Ace Frehley example.

Ha! Well, compared to 99% of the general population, Ace is an exceptional guitarist. There probably aren't many actors that could walk on stage and casually play a set of KISS. Johnny Depp could. Depp has some skills.

Is Johnny Depp destined to play the lead in the Keith Richards story? That is a movie and actor waiting to happen.

[bassist_25]

I never heard Depp play, but I remember reading an interview from Noel Gallagher and Noel say that Johnny was a bad ass guitarist.

I can't read any Hunter S. Thompson without having Depp's voice as the narration in my head.

[Victor Synn]

Okay, so here's my opinion.

Whatever you play is fine by me. I may not care for it. Like Rob said, if you don't like it, don't listen to it.

As for tribute bands... if they are digging it and the crowd is digging it then go for it! Whether they dress up or not doesn't matter to me. If it gets the band and crowd into the spirit of the show by dressing up then that's all the better.

I believe the same thing goes for the cover bands as well.

Where I lose respect is when the tribute musicians are off the stage and still act the part. There was a local tribute band years ago around 'toon town and when the singer was off stage he still played the role. Pretty pathetic at that point. To me, you have seriously lost your own identity.


Also, I'd love to see Penntera, those boys seem like they could tear it the F**k up!

Space, Penntera's drummer used to drum in Leadfoot. I did some sub work with them a while back and the dude is amazing. He recreated the drum intro for Hot For Teacher. You better know what you're doing to pull that off well.

[Banned]

Not sure if I should answer to this thread, since I'm in a tribute band.

You can do whatever the fuck you want, your VICTOR SYNN!! Anyway, my "opinion" on it is this, if your good at it just do it...if your in a tribute, original or just a cover band. For the original guys, I think it's harder (unless your in a band with Vipond,haha..love ya dudes)....The tribute guys have their material solid (for the most part) and people who go to see them do so BECAUSE they are a tribute. Cover bands are ALWAYS gonna do it because good cover bands play the shit people want to hear even if they listened to it all day on the radio...Hell, I'd even go see a shitty cover band just to hear their take on the songs they play. OK, don't get me wrong, I'm allowed to say "Shitty Cover Band" because well, we smell our own. Anyway, fuck the ranting....ORIGINAL, COVER, or TRIBUTE......just play.
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