Tribute bands - where the name is better than the band

[radiophonic]

17 hours ago, fleabag said:

There's an ABCD  trib act.  And a Bon Jovial

Dread Zeppelin are real as stated earlier and i have their first album, and it's a killer. If you haven't seen or heard them,  the singer , Tortelvis , dresses and sings like... well , you know.

They cover mostly LZ tracks but done reggae style.  Weird and brillliant

This cracks me up..

I need to dig my copy of that out - It's in a crate in the cellar somewhere with the rest of my more dubious musical decisions. I do love the mash-up opener though -  'Heartbreaker Hotel'.

 

[Rich]

On ‎27‎/‎06‎/‎2018 at 00:17, casapete said:

Anyone seen the Sex Pis*ed Dolls?

 

Yes, we supported them at the Thekla in Brizzle a couple of months back. They were fantastic. (Playing at the Thekla was a tick off the bucket list too  )

EDIT: here's a dreadful pic I took from our privileged AAA position.

Edited July 3, 2018 by Rich

[thebrig]

In the West Midlands there are a couple of Led Zep tribute bands, one is called Fred Zeppelin, and the other band who is fronted by a female vocalist is called Miss-Led.

[TrevorR]

13 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Wasn't there an Oasis tribute band called No Way Sis...

 

I always liked that one.

Another fave was a cover band I saw advertised called By Jovi.

And I always thought that "Magic - A Kind of Queen" was rather elegant!

[Oopsdabassist]

13 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Wasn't there an Oasis tribute band called No Way Sis...

 

We saw one a few years back called Oasish, they had the whole Schtick down perfect, muddy wall of sound, no charisma between them, gormless looking front man..they were spot on!  😁

[TheRev]

1 hour ago, Rich said:

Yes, we supported them at the Thekla in Brizzle a couple of months back. They were fantastic. (Playing at the Thekla was a tick off the bucket list too  )

Me love the Thekla - finally got to play there last year with the Lancashire Hotpots...

 

Back OT - I briefly played in a band doing Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan covers. We were called Bobby Cash.

[kodiakblair]

Nice to see the sex whizzed doll getting a mention. Gallus Cooper are another great tribute act (gallus means great in Scots). 

[cetera]

The Six Pastilles were a funny Pistols tribute back in the day

[fleabag]

3 hours ago, thebrig said:

In the West Midlands there are a couple of Led Zep tribute bands, one is called Fred Zeppelin, and the other band who is fronted by a female vocalist is called Miss-Led.

Not a funny name but i've seen a Whole Lotta Led ansd they were  sheer class.

There's also a great femal LZ trib called  Zepparella - who are damn good too

 

[Passinwind]

4 hours ago, thebrig said:

In the West Midlands there are a couple of Led Zep tribute bands, one is called Fred Zeppelin, and the other band who is fronted by a female vocalist is called Miss-Led.

There used to be one around here called Stairway Denied.

[Happy Jack]

Silvie and I saw Zepparella live in Brooklyn a couple of years ago. The club was basically a slightly bigger version of The Marquee set in the centre center of Hipster Paradise.

They were really very good indeed. They absolutely nailed the songs, and the musicianship was just top-knotch throughout.

We'd see them again in a flash if the opportunity arose.

 

[uk_lefty]

My mate is trying to get me up to Leeds to see Motorheadache in a few months. I was in an acoustic duo called "Not the Hoople" back in 2006. We did not do any Mott the Hoople (clue was in the name).

Rip off the Machine were unbelievably good back in Scarborough many, many years back. 

[fleabag]

David Blowie

Fat Lizzie

The Fathers of Invention

Robin Trowel

Steeleye Spam

[keeponehandloose]

On 26/06/2018 at 12:32, DaytonaRik said:

A friend of mine has always wanted to form a mariachi band covering rock bands called Juan Jovi!  I'd pay to see that, I really would!

I wanted to form a mariachi band doing only Beatles songs. It wouldve been called John Paul George & Gringo..

[pete.young]

Not a tribute band, but a great name came up elsewhere in this forum: The Old Country Union, now sadly no more.

[Bolo]

1 hour ago, keeponehandloose said:

I wanted to form a mariachi band doing only Beatles songs. It wouldve been called John Paul George & Gringo..

Juan Pablo Jorge & Gringo, Los Beatlos

[ead]

On 26/06/2018 at 20:24, el borracho said:

My favourite is Slack Babbath. They're quite good though.

Yeah, we supported them once.

[BreadBin]

5 hours ago, Passinwind said:

There used to be one around here called Stairway Denied.

Fans of Wayne's World I guess?

[lowregisterhead]

On 26/06/2018 at 13:16, fretmeister said:

Dread Zeppelin are real. And awesome. 

They are indeed. Strangely enough, the artwork that iTunes downloaded when I ripped the CD 'The Best of Led Zeppelin Vol. 1' was the cover of Dread Zeppelin's 'Un-Led-Ed' album. Someone who works with the online database surely has a sense of humour.

[super al]

I love that 1st Dread Zeppelin album, the novelty never wears off in my opinion.

I heard a rumour that Cher is going to tour with a Cher tribute act. The tour is called 'Cher and Cher alike'.

 

I'll get my coat 😂

[lou24d53]

Peat Loaf...

My bands drummer played with him years ago...his favourite line, every gig...

"Are you all having a good time...? We'll if yer no', you can just f*ck off...!!"

[paul_5]

23 hours ago, fleabag said:

Not a funny name but i've seen a Whole Lotta Led ansd they were  sheer class.

There's also a great femal LZ trib called  Zepparella - who are damn good too

 

Really enjoyed that, thanks for sharing!

[Silvia Bluejay]

The bass player is brilliant: Angeline Saris. I hope I'll have the opportunity to interview her one day!

[atsampson]

On 26/06/2018 at 23:04, nige1968 said:

Red Hot Chilli Pipers

Along similar lines, there's Ceilidh Minogue, and The Jimmy Shandrix Experience.

[arthurhenry]

Oasisn't is quite good, as is Status Quote.

How about a PC Brotherhood of Man tribute called Siblinghood of Person?