Rich Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Mykesbass said: Then there's Rutles of course, I watched "All You Need Is Cash" again the other day. Brilliant. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 (edited) Break Wind and Fire....best I’ve ever seen and some 25years ago before tributes were called tribute bands. Edited June 1, 2021 by mybass 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnPatroller Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 28/05/2021 at 17:12, Waddo Soqable said: In the earlyish 2000s there was "Abbatoir" a heavy metal Abba tribute band.. I saw these do a support slot. It was dire. I have got heavy metal running through my veins but even I objected to the girls shouting in place of singing. Worst idea ever. At one point, my mate leant over and yelled in my ear, "This is really shit!" just as the song ended. Oops. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 23 minutes ago, MHMSWC#03 said: I saw these do a support slot. It was dire. I have got heavy metal running through my veins but even I objected to the girls shouting in place of singing. Worst idea ever. At one point, my mate leant over and yelled in my ear, "This is really shit!" just as the song ended. Oops. Ha !.. I'd have to hand it to them that the name's quite good though !. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Rich said: IIRC, that EP was called 'Erasure-ish' and was released as a superb tongue-in-cheek response to Erasure's 'Abba-esque' EP..? Yes, good memory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Asian Metallica tribute, genuinely, Trapped Under Rice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 29/05/2021 at 20:35, Rich said: I watched "All You Need Is Cash" again the other day. Brilliant. Let me spell it out for you C-H-E-E-S-E-A-N-D-O-N-I-O-N 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 Kent's finest exponents of Celtic Soul, Bexley's Midnight Runners 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 30/05/2021 at 16:29, Doctor J said: Asian Metallica tribute, genuinely, Trapped Under Rice That is something you don't normally see, three blokes and a bird, but the bird is on drums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineweasel Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 On 29/05/2021 at 19:00, Mykesbass said: 1988 seems to have been a big year for tribute acts - I thought Australian Pink Floyd may have pre-dated BA, but they were both around the same time. Then there's Rutles of course, way earlier, and a Stones tribute who used to feature on Steve Wright's Radio 1 show. The Bootleg Beatles are the earliest tribute act I remember. Going since 1980 according to Wikipedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyP Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 I wonder if a Pretenders tribute band would just be pretending to be a Pretenders tribute band? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, LeftyP said: I wonder if a Pretenders tribute band would just be pretending to be a Pretenders tribute band? No, they’d just be Kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 41 minutes ago, LeftyP said: I wonder if a Pretenders tribute band would just be pretending to be a Pretenders tribute band? Shame someone had already taken The Real Thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddo Soqable Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Ok, not strictly a tribute band, but I do like "The Disappointer Sisters".. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted June 2, 2021 Author Share Posted June 2, 2021 11 hours ago, LeftyP said: I wonder if a Pretenders tribute band would just be pretending to be a Pretenders tribute band? And would a Placebo tribute be nothing more than a sham? I guess Placebo Placebo.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 11 hours ago, LeftyP said: I wonder if a Pretenders tribute band would just be pretending to be a Pretenders tribute band? Calling themselves Bonnie Prince Charlie would be an unfunny joke that no one would get, but it's the best I can do 😬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smalls Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 34 minutes ago, Beedster said: And would a Placebo tribute be nothing more than a sham? I guess Placebo Placebo.....? Or they could be called Homeopathy, as in no better than Placebo 😁 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said: Calling themselves Bonnie Prince Charlie would be an unfunny joke that no one would get, but it's the best I can do 😬 They could call themselves The Great Pretenders and enjoy the ire when punters figure out there won't be a Fauxddie Mercury 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 16 hours ago, BillyBass said: That is something you don't normally see, three blokes and a bird woman, but the bird woman is on drums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Supernaut said: Ah, this is new. One can say 'bloke', but not 'bird'. Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Dad3353 said: Ah, this is new. One can say 'bloke', but not 'bird'. Hmm... I’m not sure it’s really new........ I think the term “bird” for a woman has fallen out of general usage quite a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 On 27/05/2021 at 19:20, TheGreek said: I was more impressed with "No Way Sis" than the band they were imitating... Oasisn't. On 28/05/2021 at 07:00, Ricky Rioli said: Have there been many other acts which play one band's music in another band style? Depeche Mode played à la Madness would be a fun live experience. James Last – Plays The Greatest Songs Of The Beatles? On 28/05/2021 at 08:52, Lord Sausage said: Not a tribute band but there is a feminist, queer, art rock, party band called Vag Halen! The first tribute band I was aware of were 'Hans Valen'. In Australia back in 1990. On 29/05/2021 at 16:33, inthedoghouse said: There's an Indian guy who does an Elvis tribute called 'Patelvis' 🙂 I remember a Mexican guy doing Elvis, called 'El Vez'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velarian Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 My mate had a Stranglers tribute band called Four More Heroes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon. Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 02/06/2021 at 08:34, Beedster said: And would a Placebo tribute be nothing more than a sham? I guess Placebo Placebo.....? The Placebo Effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 02/06/2021 at 14:50, MacDaddy said: James Last – Plays The Greatest Songs Of The Beatles? Surely 'Paul or Ringo Last' would be more apt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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