Tribute Bands

cgw · 05-09-2013, 08:10 AM

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

Plankton · 05-09-2013, 12:14 PM

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.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-09-2013, 12:21 PM

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

Plankton · 05-09-2013, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hat€monger ?

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

Did they play Reigning Bubbles?

Paul Smeenus · 05-09-2013, 12:35 PM

Ashra · 05-09-2013, 03:00 PM

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.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-09-2013, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashra

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

cgw · 05-10-2013, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ashra

Cant see the point of them,.

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.

Paul Smeenus · 05-10-2013, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashra

Cant see the point of them

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.

Isbjørn · 05-11-2013, 02:57 AM

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.

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Originally Posted by Ashra

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.

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

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	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. __________________ See location...

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I saw a Slayer tribute band playing in a local pub. They had a bubble machine too. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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Ashra Groupie Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 16	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. __________________ A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers.

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