warwickhunt Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) My first musical love so it was obvious at some point I was going to form a tribute to them! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-kaRuKaezzBftF4vxyiztwNAlbEzphIM/view?usp=drive_link Edited August 26 by warwickhunt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 No access, JP...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 10 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: No access, JP...? Same here 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 Ah ha... incompetent promoter is to blame. https://www.dropbox.com/t/sm1cgvbSAO8kSdWT https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/m0l90q22yz9f5xamh88g9/2024-08-20-Cheat-Trick-Promo-1.mp4?rlkey=oip4oa4cs57nt14xk2naw6s5z&st=091z1oh3&dl=0 I... sorry 'HE' still probably hasn't got it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Live it, Surrender sounds great 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 1 minute ago, Beedster said: Live it, Surrender sounds great 👍 One of the easiest songs in the world... for a guitarist to NOT get right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Fab… get it on YouTube! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 7 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: Fab… get it on YouTube! I'm literally trying to get all of this done now and 'hopefully' it should all work. Let's see if YT works! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chezz55 Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Excellent - More please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 36 minutes ago, Chezz55 said: Excellent - More please. Agreed 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 19 hours ago, warwickhunt said: My first musical love so it was obvious at some point I was going to form a tribute to them! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-kaRuKaezzBftF4vxyiztwNAlbEzphIM/view?usp=drive_link Would love to hear some of your thoughts on leading a tribute act, especially one performing music by a pretty unique band? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Cheap Trick circa Dream Police were a band I really wanted to be in, albeit I was about 12, as well as The Cars, the latter being the band I’m thinking of doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 2 hours ago, Beedster said: Would love to hear some of your thoughts on leading a tribute act, especially one performing music by a pretty unique band? Ultimately it's a hard sell! If you want to be a Bon Jovi, Fleetwood Mac or one of the BIG sellers you can find gigs despite there being dozens of similar bands; obviously the better ones command the best and most prestigious gigs. You aren't going to get venues offering to give you more money than a regular covers band UNLESS you are going to pull in a crowd and will Cheap Trick, The Cars, Split Enz or whoever, pull in a crowd? We drove 120 miles to a gig which was 80% of ticket sales to us with an advised ticket price of £10 - £15 (we went for £10). The venue was a well respected rock music venue in Edinburgh and we had good feedback that CT would be well received... we made enough money to cover our parking fees! Gutted doesn't cover it but if folk don't want to come out and pay for a ticket, you are stuffed. We genuinely thought there'd be enough fans in and around Edinburgh to at least fill a 150/200 capacity venue but it wasn't to be! On the flip side we did a local rock music venue for a flat fee (same as any covers band) and we had a cracking night with lots of 'fans' coming out to see us. We love the music we play (especially since replacing the guitar player with a genuine CT fan) and making money isn't important BUT playing to a big appreciative crowd is. We did a big bike rally/festival as our first gig and as the opening band on first night we had a blast (approx 1800 people in the tent) but those moments are hard work, needing good connections and luck! I'd say to do the music of a band you love is NOT hard work but you'll need like minded individuals around you. Oh and we haven't even touched upon just how authentic you want to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Early Cheap Trick carries an absolute truckload of great memories for me, but you just don't hear their stuff played any more. I suggested to my covers band that we should do Surrender and was met with blank, puzzled stares ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 4 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: Early Cheap Trick carries an absolute truckload of great memories for me, but you just don't hear their stuff played any more. I suggested to my covers band that we should do Surrender and was met with blank, puzzled stares ... I'm involved in a recent resurrection of one of my old bands and the singer (in his 30's) suggested we do a Velvet Revolver song... Surrender! As anticipated, the guitarist tried to busk through the song and couldn't get the opening chord sorted despite me telling him it was a A# bar chord... but JUST the bar; he also couldn't grasp why you'd key change after the opening chord sequence and then do another key change in verse 3. 'Because it is Cheap Trick and that's what they do!' LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 28 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: Early Cheap Trick carries an absolute truckload of great memories for me, but you just don't hear their stuff played any more. I suggested to my covers band that we should do Surrender and was met with blank, puzzled stares ... Surrender is a classic, you need to explain this to your covers band Jack 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 20 minutes ago, warwickhunt said: I'm involved in a recent resurrection of one of my old bands and the singer (in his 30's) suggested we do a Velvet Revolver song... Surrender! As anticipated, the guitarist tried to busk through the song and couldn't get the opening chord sorted despite me telling him it was a A# bar chord... but JUST the bar; he also couldn't grasp why you'd key change after the opening chord sequence and then do another key change in verse 3. 'Because it is Cheap Trick and that's what they do!' LOL A perennial problem with being in any tribute band is the almost universal requirement for a guitarist 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 Full version of 'Surrender'. I'd like to hope it isn't going to shock anyone but it'll sound a 'bit' like the original... tribute means just that for us. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 That’s a great version! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 6 hours ago, warwickhunt said: Full version of 'Surrender'. I'd like to hope it isn't going to shock anyone but it'll sound a 'bit' like the original... tribute means just that for us. That made me very happy 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Bass needs more strings ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 37 minutes ago, Happy Jack said: Bass needs more strings ... The bassist is always looking for a bass with more strings! I'd rather play a T bird or P bass (as per Tom's early days) than play a Dean or Galveston. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsto Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Are you "Tom"? If so, very impressed with the look (the hat and hair) and the 8 string bass. Big CT fan - met them when they played Nottingham Rock City 15+ years ago and have all their albums. Two things: (1) I'm not surprised you didn't manage to fill a 200 venue in Edinburgh because (2) I feel they've always been held back by their cartoon image caused in large part by Rick. Rammstein manage to muck around but be "serious". But CT have never had that serious tag. Yet even from their brilliant first 4 studio albums this was a band with serious musical chops. If your band has a more serious image then you're doing the original CT a big favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 29 minutes ago, Kitsto said: Are you "Tom"? If so, very impressed with the look (the hat and hair) and the 8 string bass. Big CT fan - met them when they played Nottingham Rock City 15+ years ago and have all their albums. Two things: (1) I'm not surprised you didn't manage to fill a 200 venue in Edinburgh because (2) I feel they've always been held back by their cartoon image caused in large part by Rick. Rammstein manage to muck around but be "serious". But CT have never had that serious tag. Yet even from their brilliant first 4 studio albums this was a band with serious musical chops. If your band has a more serious image then you're doing the original CT a big favour. Agree with all of that 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 4 hours ago, Kitsto said: Are you "Tom"? If so, very impressed with the look (the hat and hair) and the 8 string bass. Big CT fan - met them when they played Nottingham Rock City 15+ years ago and have all their albums. Two things: (1) I'm not surprised you didn't manage to fill a 200 venue in Edinburgh because (2) I feel they've always been held back by their cartoon image caused in large part by Rick. Rammstein manage to muck around but be "serious". But CT have never had that serious tag. Yet even from their brilliant first 4 studio albums this was a band with serious musical chops. If your band has a more serious image then you're doing the original CT a big favour. I am he. I've been into the band since the late 70's and though I swear I've never modelled myself on Tom, he's patently been an influence on me. We are trying to entertain in the first instance and educate in the 2nd but a lot of folk simply want the best of 'Dad;s Rock' CD... regardless of the quality of CT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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