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Went to see a Stone Roses tribute band last night. Very depressing - like having a wank over a photo of an ex-girlfriend. It cost me twice as much as when I saw the real thing for the first time as well. Mind you, everyone else seemed to be having a whale of a time.....
No offence to any of the NO/JD tribute-ers on here, obviously, but is it always like this?
I think what I found so sordid about it was the fact that people were gettinge excited by a lame facsimilie (Glaswegians imitating Manc accents!) of a group who only split a few years back, and you can still go and see John Squire churn out a bunch of Roses tunes if you want. I can see the point of Joy Division/Doors/Beatles tributes 'cos (a) they've either been gone for decades or (b) hardly anyone saw 'em play first time round.
Perhaps I just found the reality of auto-nostalgia considerably less appealing than the idea. The Guinness was crap as well, which didn't help....
Originally posted by Doctor Clayhead Went to see a Stone Roses tribute band last night. Very depressing - like having a wank over a photo of an ex-girlfriend. It cost me twice as much as when I saw the real thing for the first time as well. Mind you, everyone else seemed to be having a whale of a time.....No offence to any of the NO/JD tribute-ers on here, obviously, but is it always like this?
I take it the people most into it though were people who never saw the polished (ha ha!) article many moons ago?! It's like a thread I did on BCD a couple of years ago about the Smiths Disco where no one in the room had ever seen the Smiths but they were all going mad to the music?!
Tribute bands have always been a quite emotive subject. Some people love them, some people hate them, and the musicians who take part in tribute bands are so often (and very unfairly) pilloried as being untalented and incapable of doing original material. One of the finest musicians I have ever worked with played John Lennon for many years in a Beatles tribute band called The Beatless, you may have seen them. They got everything down to a T, the clothes, the guitars, the sounds, they even looked like them (never seen a more close resemblance to Macca than Les Ames).
As far as I am concerned, we just like playing the songs, we all learned our instruments by playing these songs. There's no wish to wear the same gear or do the Curtis dance, the fact that I use the same guitars is because they used good ones in the first place (the Vox Phantom is on order to add to the collection). If we could get a Shergold Marathon for Jim, we would do, but the precise instrument isn't that important. If the sound is good and the performance accurate, that is all you can do, trying to do Curtis etc impressions would be embarrassing (and is when done by other imitators !!).
Originally posted by Detweiler Tribute bands have always been a quite emotive subject. Some people love them, some people hate them, and the musicians who take part in tribute bands are so often (and very unfairly) pilloried as being untalented and incapable of doing original material. One of the finest musicians I have ever worked with played John Lennon for many years in a Beatles tribute band called The Beatless, you may have seen them. They got everything down to a T, the clothes, the guitars, the sounds, they even looked like them (never seen a more close resemblance to Macca than Les Ames).As far as I am concerned, we just like playing the songs, we all learned our instruments by playing these songs. There's no wish to wear the same gear or do the Curtis dance, the fact that I use the same guitars is because they used good ones in the first place (the Vox Phantom is on order to add to the collection). If we could get a Shergold Marathon for Jim, we would do, but the precise instrument isn't that important. If the sound is good and the performance accurate, that is all you can do, trying to do Curtis etc impressions would be embarrassing (and is when done by other imitators !!).
Maybe if we get some dates for Known's gigs we could find out for ourselves 
I don't know about you, Tim, but I would love to see Jim in leather trousers, that cap and a v.dodgy 'tache.
For that, I would pay very good money.
The boy would never live that down!
Originally posted by Slippy > Originally posted by Detweiler> Tribute bands have always been a quite emotive subject. Some people love them, some people hate them, and the musicians who take part in tribute bands are so often (and very unfairly) pilloried as being untalented and incapable of doing original material. One of the finest musicians I have ever worked with played John Lennon for many years in a Beatles tribute band called The Beatless, you may have seen them. They got everything down to a T, the clothes, the guitars, the sounds, they even looked like them (never seen a more close resemblance to Macca than Les Ames).> > As far as I am concerned, we just like playing the songs, we all learned our instruments by playing these songs. There's no wish to wear the same gear or do the Curtis dance, the fact that I use the same guitars is because they used good ones in the first place (the Vox Phantom is on order to add to the collection). If we could get a Shergold Marathon for Jim, we would do, but the precise instrument isn't that important. If the sound is good and the performance accurate, that is all you can do, trying to do Curtis etc impressions would be embarrassing (and is when done by other imitators !!).
Maybe if we get some dates for Known's gigs we could find out for ourselves
We are still rehearsing. Having just got a new guitarist (Phil Collins) we need to relearn the set - a lot of the guitar parts that I would ordinarily have played will now be done by Phil, so we need to adjust how certain songs are played. Some sound too full with two guitars, others benefit from it. As we only get one rehearsal opportunity a week, we'll need two or three more rehearsals before we are in a position to do ourselves justice. It's shaping up very nicely, with 3 or 4 new songs being added to the repertoire every week. Autosuggestion will blow your head off ! Once we are happy that we can do a full set to the high standards we are setting ourselves (having 4 perfectionists in the band does obviously make things more difficult !), then we will be out and about gigging. I've got several slots lined up for the summer, which will be publicised when the promoter decides to publicise them. I'm also working on a new demo that involves more multimedia stuff than just 4 songs. It all takes time.
Originally posted by Al Jarvis I don't know about you, Tim, but I would love to see Jim in leather trousers, that cap and a v.dodgy 'tache.For that, I would pay very good money. The boy would never live that down!
I can safely say I have no wish to see Jim in leather trousers at all !!!!!
Have you decided if you're gonna go for the 'mountain climber frozen on a cliff edge, too scared to move' Barney of old, or today's Barney - four year old at a wedding who's nicked his dad's ecstasy and wants to do airplane impressions and make silly noises?!
Or perhaps the late 80's boxercise Barney, occasionally swatting flies with his elbow?
We need to know.
Originally posted by Detweiler Tribute bands have always been a quite emotive subject. Some people love them, some people hate them, and the musicians who take part in tribute bands are so often (and very unfairly) pilloried as being untalented and incapable of doing original material. One of the finest musicians I have ever worked with played John Lennon for many years in a Beatles tribute band called The Beatless, you may have seen them. They got everything down to a T, the clothes, the guitars, the sounds, they even looked like them (never seen a more close resemblance to Macca than Les Ames).As far as I am concerned, we just like playing the songs, we all learned our instruments by playing these songs. There's no wish to wear the same gear or do the Curtis dance, the fact that I use the same guitars is because they used good ones in the first place (the Vox Phantom is on order to add to the collection). If we could get a Shergold Marathon for Jim, we would do, but the precise instrument isn't that important. If the sound is good and the performance accurate, that is all you can do, trying to do Curtis etc impressions would be embarrassing (and is when done by other imitators !!).
Not 100% sure but I think one of Clinic used to be in a Beatles tribute band.
Originally posted by Detweiler > Originally posted by Slippy> > > > Originally posted by Detweiler> > Tribute bands have always been a quite emotive subject. Some people love them, some people hate them, and the musicians who take part in tribute bands are so often (and very unfairly) pilloried as being untalented and incapable of doing original material. One of the finest musicians I have ever worked with played John Lennon for many years in a Beatles tribute band called The Beatless, you may have seen them. They got everything down to a T, the clothes, the guitars, the sounds, they even looked like them (never seen a more close resemblance to Macca than Les Ames).> > > > As far as I am concerned, we just like playing the songs, we all learned our instruments by playing these songs. There's no wish to wear the same gear or do the Curtis dance, the fact that I use the same guitars is because they used good ones in the first place (the Vox Phantom is on order to add to the collection). If we could get a Shergold Marathon for Jim, we would do, but the precise instrument isn't that important. If the sound is good and the performance accurate, that is all you can do, trying to do Curtis etc impressions would be embarrassing (and is when done by other imitators !!).>
Maybe if we get some dates for Known's gigs we could find out for ourselves
We are still rehearsing. Having just got a new guitarist (Phil Collins) we need to relearn the set - a lot of the guitar parts that I would ordinarily have played will now be done by Phil, so we need to adjust how certain songs are played. Wow! THE Phil Collins in your very own tribute band! That's practically royalty. Maybe you can get George Michael to join, too (I hear he's not doing anything lately).
Originally posted by His Holiness, The Pope > Originally posted by Detweiler> > > > Originally posted by Slippy> > > > > > > Originally posted by Detweiler> > > Tribute bands have always been a quite emotive subject. Some people love them, some people hate them, and the musicians who take part in tribute bands are so often (and very unfairly) pilloried as being untalented and incapable of doing original material. One of the finest musicians I have ever worked with played John Lennon for many years in a Beatles tribute band called The Beatless, you may have seen them. They got everything down to a T, the clothes, the guitars, the sounds, they even looked like them (never seen a more close resemblance to Macca than Les Ames).> > > > > > As far as I am concerned, we just like playing the songs, we all learned our instruments by playing these songs. There's no wish to wear the same gear or do the Curtis dance, the fact that I use the same guitars is because they used good ones in the first place (the Vox Phantom is on order to add to the collection). If we could get a Shergold Marathon for Jim, we would do, but the precise instrument isn't that important. If the sound is good and the performance accurate, that is all you can do, trying to do Curtis etc impressions would be embarrassing (and is when done by other imitators !!).> > >
Maybe if we get some dates for Known's gigs we could find out for ourselves
We are still rehearsing. Having just got a new guitarist (Phil Collins) we need to relearn the set - a lot of the guitar parts that I would ordinarily have played will now be done by Phil, so we need to adjust how certain songs are played. Wow! THE Phil Collins in your very own tribute band! That's practically royalty. Maybe you can get George Michael to join, too (I hear he's not doing anything lately). Ho ho ho...never heard that one before - top of the class for originality.
Originally posted by Philip Collins > Originally posted by His Holiness, The Pope> > > > Originally posted by Detweiler> > > > > > > Originally posted by Slippy> > > > > > > > > > Originally posted by Detweiler> > > > Tribute bands have always been a quite emotive subject. Some people love them, some people hate them, and the musicians who take part in tribute bands are so often (and very unfairly) pilloried as being untalented and incapable of doing original material. One of the finest musicians I have ever worked with played John Lennon for many years in a Beatles tribute band called The Beatless, you may have seen them. They got everything down to a T, the clothes, the guitars, the sounds, they even looked like them (never seen a more close resemblance to Macca than Les Ames).> > > > > > > > As far as I am concerned, we just like playing the songs, we all learned our instruments by playing these songs. There's no wish to wear the same gear or do the Curtis dance, the fact that I use the same guitars is because they used good ones in the first place (the Vox Phantom is on order to add to the collection). If we could get a Shergold Marathon for Jim, we would do, but the precise instrument isn't that important. If the sound is good and the performance accurate, that is all you can do, trying to do Curtis etc impressions would be embarrassing (and is when done by other imitators !!).> > > > > >
Maybe if we get some dates for Known's gigs we could find out for ourselves
We are still rehearsing. Having just got a new guitarist (Phil Collins) we need to relearn the set - a lot of the guitar parts that I would ordinarily have played will now be done by Phil, so we need to adjust how certain songs are played. Wow! THE Phil Collins in your very own tribute band! That's practically royalty. Maybe you can get George Michael to join, too (I hear he's not doing anything lately). Ho ho ho...never heard that one before - top of the class for originality.
You've never heard that before?
;)
Originally posted by Garymac Never seen one, but some of the names are sorted.Dread ZepplinBy JoviTo name .....two
Tribute bands' names are usually amusing. I've lifted this from Q magazine, November 2003.
Even Better Than The Real Thing? Er, No. Our current favourite tribute bands PEAT LOAF He does Meat Loaf. He's called Pete.
MINI KISS Just like Kiss, except they're midgets.
TRANSEX PISTOLS Cross-dressing Pistols sound-alikes.
JAH DIVISION Dub Will Tear Us Apart?
KWEEN Phonetically perfect Japanese copyists.
50 SHEKEL 50 Cent with a Jewish twist.
AC/DSHE Kick-ass femme version of the 'DC.
PISS Full-sized air guitar tribute to Kiss.
EXTREME ELVIS He's Elvis. He's naked. He's scary.
ASIAN PRINCE Sexy MF in search of an Asian princess
I like LIVE music and therefore enjoy groups playing tunes i have heard.I am not bothered if the look like them but to sound like them is a bonus.Live everything is so much more explosive and it gives one an insite into how the songs you like could have been played.Beer and a good sounding band is ideal.After all you are usually not shelling out £25-£40 to listen to them and getting a drink is much easier.Mind you if NEW ORDER want to play THE BLOB SHOP i would risk a visit! :D
Originally posted by Al Jarvis Have you decided if you're gonna go for the 'mountain climber frozen on a cliff edge, too scared to move' Barney of old, or today's Barney - four year old at a wedding who's nicked his dad's ecstasy and wants to do airplane impressions and make silly noises?!Or perhaps the late 80's boxercise Barney, occasionally swatting flies with his elbow?We need to know.
Better ask Phil - he's Barney for our JD set, and Gillian for the NO set ! I'm Ian for the JD and Hooky for the NO, Jim is Hooky for JD and Barney for the NO. Jon is the drummer. Keeps it interesring.
Originally posted by ShugZV© > Originally posted by Philip Collins> > > > Originally posted by His Holiness, The Pope> > > > > > > Originally posted by Detweiler> > > > > > > > > > Originally posted by Slippy> > > > > > > > > > > > > Originally posted by Detweiler> > > > > Tribute bands have always been a quite emotive subject. Some people love them, some people hate them, and the musicians who take part in tribute bands are so often (and very unfairly) pilloried as being untalented and incapable of doing original material. One of the finest musicians I have ever worked with played John Lennon for many years in a Beatles tribute band called The Beatless, you may have seen them. They got everything down to a T, the clothes, the guitars, the sounds, they even looked like them (never seen a more close resemblance to Macca than Les Ames).> > > > > > > > > > As far as I am concerned, we just like playing the songs, we all learned our instruments by playing these songs. There's no wish to wear the same gear or do the Curtis dance, the fact that I use the same guitars is because they used good ones in the first place (the Vox Phantom is on order to add to the collection). If we could get a Shergold Marathon for Jim, we would do, but the precise instrument isn't that important. If the sound is good and the performance accurate, that is all you can do, trying to do Curtis etc impressions would be embarrassing (and is when done by other imitators !!).> > > > > > > > > >
Maybe if we get some dates for Known's gigs we could find out for ourselves
We are still rehearsing. Having just got a new guitarist (Phil Collins) we need to relearn the set - a lot of the guitar parts that I would ordinarily have played will now be done by Phil, so we need to adjust how certain songs are played. Wow! THE Phil Collins in your very own tribute band! That's practically royalty. Maybe you can get George Michael to join, too (I hear he's not doing anything lately). Ho ho ho...never heard that one before - top of the class for originality.
You've never heard that before? ;)
Nope! The Pope's the first person to have noticed it!!!!!
If the Scottish Stone Roses tribute band were the Complete Stone Roses, then i saw the same band in November and they were fantastic.
However, if they were the Clone Roses, then i am not surprised they were dreadful 
Originally posted by Detweiler > Originally posted by Al Jarvis Have you decided if you're gonna go for the 'mountain climber frozen on a cliff edge, too scared to move' Barney of old, or today's Barney - four year old at a wedding who's nicked his dad's ecstasy and wants to do airplane impressions and make silly noises?!Or perhaps the late 80's boxercise Barney, occasionally swatting flies with his elbow?We need to know.
Better ask Phil - he's Barney for our JD set, and Gillian for the NO set ! I'm Ian for the JD and Hooky for the NO, Jim is Hooky for JD and Barney for the NO. Jon is the drummer. Keeps it interesring. Definitely 'mountain climber too scared to move Barney'... and 'even more scared to move Gillian'!! I'll happily do airplane impressions and make silly noises too if there's enough demand...
Originally posted by One Brain Tribute bands' names are usually amusing.
I always liked "Limehouse Lizzy" (Thin Lizzy tribute with a Chinese Phil Lynott).
Originally posted by Uncle Liam If the Scottish Stone Roses tribute band were the Complete Stone Roses, then i saw the same band in November and they were fantastic.
No, it was The Complete Stone Roses. It wasn't the band so much as the experience that I found depressing. There were, I admit, a few times when you could close your eyes and it could almost be the real thing. 'Cept the vocals were in tune, of course. But mostly (and I'm certainly no muso) they were nowhere near the fluidity of the original, espec. the drummer and the guitarist.....
Originally posted by Al Jarvis I don't know about you, Tim, but I would love to see Jim in leather trousers, that cap and a v.dodgy 'tache.For that, I would pay very good money. The boy would never live that down!
Easy Al, easy. Friday's, private shows sir.... ;)
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I don't see a problem with tribute bands - if people can play instruments and want to play a certain band's songs (maybe because they don't have the creativity to write their own stuff, maybe not) then fair enough. And if people want to go see it, great.
But, I know what you're talking about. The Australian Pink Floyd must be one of the best tribute bands in the world, truly excellent musicians capable of creating near carbon copies of the original recordings, but still, the enthusiasm of some audience members when I saw them a few months ago was a bit baffling. Still, whatever floats yer boat.
I imagine if there was a JD or NO tribute band playing near me, I'd go seem 'em. But not get too excited.
