Tribute Bands
 

Who likes tribute bands?
Do you like them as close to the original as possible or a different interpretation?

I've seen quite a few tribute bands, and most are not too terrible. I have a friend who's in a Slayer tribute band, and he's also in a country band. Go figure. But, being in a city that has quite a few major artists coming through all the time, I get the opportunity to see the real thing. If I wanna see Iron Maiden, I'll friggin go see Iron Maiden. Not a bunch of people trying their best to look/sound like them as I pick apart everything they're doing wrong.

I saw a Slayer tribute band playing in a local pub.
They had a bubble machine too.

Did they play Reigning Bubbles?

Cant see the point of them, if they are capable of duplicating a famous band, why not create something original, and stand on their own merit.

You can do both

I saw Further last year (not a fan but it was fun). Afterwards I found out that the guy who plays and sings the Jerry Garcia parts was in a Dead tribute band. Soooo that is what tribute bands are for. As bands get older and the members die off, there are ready made replacements.

They can't see the point of you.


And the point of them is when they're really good they can be a helluva lot of fun. How that isn't obvious, well, I dunno.

I prefer to listen to the original bands, but tribute bands are great when neither AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd nor The Beatles are on Spotify.

That's the point, at least I think it is. :)