Tribute Bands

[wblock77]

This morning I got out my Baritone guitar which I haven't played in a very long time. It seems like every time I pick it up, I always noodle some stuff that sounds Pink Floyd-ish. I guess because of the way the guitar sounds to me and my fondness of all the PF stuff they put out. I'm influenced, I guess. I'd upload my noodling if I knew how. Which leads me to think about Tribute Bands. I always thought they were dumb. I'd see a reference to one and think, "who the H would want to form a Roy Orbison (or whoever) tribute band?". I'm humbled today. I could definitely like playing in a Pink Floyd Tribute band. I just haven't "got it" how other groups may resonate deeply with others like PF does with me. Sending out my apologies to all the others in Tribute Bands. I get it now. If you had to join a Tribute Band, who would it be?

[The Watchman]

One of the most popular around here is an Eagles tribute band. I just went to a local fair where the entire days lineup was tribute bands, including a REO Speedwagon band, a Lynrd Skynrd band, a Chicago band, and a couple of others I dont remember.

[birdsong]

Perhaps I shouldn't confess this but...... I've often fantasized about being in an ABBA tribute band. I can't say why really, other than I've enjoyed many of their songs over the years..... still play the "Greatest Hits" and "Mamma Mia" CD's at home.

[wblock77]

Nothing wrong with that. They have had a huge following over the years.

[KenL]

We have an Eagles, an ABB, and Bob Seger tribute bands that play around the state. Very popular.

I know the guitar player in one of the bands. They work very hard at what they do.

[Murphy Slaw]

Lynyrd Skynyrd IS a tribute band...

[catndahats]

FWIW, one of my old high school acquaintances is in a Beatles tribute band in Houston. They play very popular venues. I think they have been doing this gig approximately 45yrs now...I watched them once when they shared the stage with another national group. Not sure if it is his full time job, but it appears he / they never get out of "character" on or off stage.
To me it was weird.

That said, when I first took up guitar, I spent years "trying" to play and sound like Neil Young...it wasn't til I realized I have my own style/voice and my playing and singing abilities improved greatly.

[Tahitijack]

Our community park has tribute bands throughout the summer months. They are very popular and well paid.

I played in an instrumental surf music band. You might call us a Ventures tribute as our set list covered all their hits and they covered songs other bands recorded, which were also on our set list.

[Riverwolf]

A couple years ago we went and saw "Stones vs. the Beatles".
It was a fantastic concert and both bands were spot on.
We also saw an Eagles tribute that was very good.
And a Tom Petty that was pretty good also.
How else would we see these bands?

[Nymuso]

I got roped into spending thirty bucks a ticket to go see an Eagles tribute band that rates itself very highly among Eagles tribute bands. The short version is they were just a bunch of guys who did Eagles songs.

Vocally they sounded nothing like the Eagles. Nobody was in character except that the bass player had long straight hair, but he didn’t sing anything. Instrumentally they were OK - just.

To my way of thinking, if you’re gonna be a tribute band, be dead-on or be gone.

[Stratcat77]

One that would be fun and is one of my favorites because of their songwriting, harmonies and great guitar work is Little River Band. Not sure if there would be enough interest to warrant the effort to do a tribute band and the reality is, the current band touring as LRB has no original members. That said, they are excellent.

We cover quite a few of theirs in my duo.

I'd love to see Glenn Shorrock, Beeb Birtles & Graeham Goble, the three core original singer/songwriters, but it appears that will not happen.

[Heroditus]

In the last year we've seen two bands come through Reno that did Beatles stuff. First there was Rain, definitely a Beatles tribute band. They had the clothes, the hairstyles, the same instruments The Beatles played, and they very much sounded like The Beatles. An excellent group and about as close as any of us today will ever get to seeing The Beatles, as they were in the 1960's.

The other group was simply a Beatles cover band. I forget their name but they just did a whole show of all Beatles music. That was their thing. They did it well but you'd never confuse them with the real thing.

Given the two choices, Rain was by far the more enjoyable concert. These guys have taken their show to Broadway, toured the world, and are absolute pros. Would go see them again.

At this point, Id say that group touring as The Beach Boys these days is basically a tribute band.

[foxo]

I’m not sure I’d want a “tribute band” per se, but I have spoken to a friend about starting a Bob Dylan cover band as the singer. I sound nothing like Bob Dylan and don’t want to try to emulate him so the songs would be very different to the way he sings them. There’s nobody else in my opinion with such an excellent array of songs and I would hope to endear fans by singing some of the lesser known ones, particularly from his later career.

[Denny B]

Originally Posted by Murphy Slaw

Lynyrd Skynyrd IS a tribute band...

Thanks...that needed saying.

[fretfile100]

Up through college, I was in a Peter, Paul and Mary tribute band . Unfortunately, it helps to be able to sing like PP&M, which none of us came close to. I did learn to scratch from the master himself, Peter Yarrow after a concert.