Tribute Bands
By Faye
@FayeHazel (40243)
United States
April 25, 2022 4:35pm CST
What do you think of Tribute bands and are they popular where you are?
I like a good tribute band with the right circumstances. Tributes are often times trying to both look and sound as close to the original band that they are covering. It seems like more often than not around here they are playing theaters or outdoors events. Not so much bar bands.
I've been fortune enough to see Tom Petty, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and Roy Orbison in their tribute forms of course :-)
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Apr 22
Of course nothing beats the real thing, but I've seen quite a few tribute bands in my time. It's a fun way to listen and see live music when you can't get the real thing. Especially from bands that aren't together anymore or have had members pass on.
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@moffittjc (121659)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Apr 22
@FayeHazel I’m going to see a show in a few weeks with Bad Company and Foreigner tribute bands.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
I tend to agree. Tributes are a fun way to see something close to the band you like when perhaps the original group isn't together any more.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
2 May 22
@moffittjc Both great originals, I hope their tributes are good too :-) EnjoY!
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Apr 22
I have not heard a tribute band in a long time, I have heard some really good ones and one time I saw an Elvis impersonator that made it seem that Elvis had come back to life, That kind of shook me though,
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
Wow, that Elvis impersonator must have been really good
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Apr 22
@FayeHazel he certainly was and became quite popular from what I remember but have forgotten the name and do not know what happened to him
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
2 May 22
@RasmaSandra Hm, maybe moved on or something
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
Aw, I hope you'll be able to go see a different one then :-)
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@xander6464 (44387)
• Wapello, Iowa
26 Apr 22
They are very popular at casinos here. I saw a Beatles Tribute Band in Vegas once and they were very good.
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@xander6464 (44387)
• Wapello, Iowa
27 Apr 22
@FayeHazel Nice! At least a good alternative for when the original isn't available or accessible lol
-------------Very true. A lot of these bands, especially The Beatles, don't give many concerts anymore.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
Nice! At least a good alternative for when the original isn't available or accessible lol
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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27 Apr 22
The rutles
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@Fa_Maverick (9487)
• Australia
25 Apr 22
Gotta love a good tribute band or even a bad cheesy one.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
Hi Fellow Fae :-)
good point, sometimes even the "bad" tribute acts are fun
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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26 Apr 22
load of them round here - some good and some bad.There must be a few thousand Chers around,some are even women
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
Ha ha - ah yes, Cher - a popular figure for the drag queen community. Drag is quite fascinating in itself :-) Where is "around here" ?
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
@58lordstreet Wow, Spain is supposed to be just simply beautiful
@58lordstreet (1668)
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27 Apr 22
@FayeHazel I live in Spain and have lived in blackpool uk various Chers were around in both
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
Very true, big difference in quality :-)
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@Chellezhere (5741)
• United States
26 Apr 22
I agree with the songwriters Ashford & Simpson. "Ain't nothing like the real thing, Baby. Ain't nothing like the real thing." But I also appreciate the popularity of tribute bands because "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery." And, @much2say does have a good point about the creativity behind tribute band names.
But I still prefer the real thing. And, if you listen closely to your favorite bands, you can often hear who they are playing tribute to anyway. That's because musicians who influenced them can also be heard in their music. So, in a sense, every band is a tribute band when you stop to think about it.
And, for those of you who may not have ever heard "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing," here is the version by the late Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
27 Apr 22
True, even the best tributes aren't the same.... though a nice substitute for cases when the real thing cannot be had. A most interesting point. Almost everyone has been inspired by someone else and if you listen close enough you can probably pick up on it...
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@58lordstreet (1668)
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27 Apr 22
I like some of the inventive names they give themselves
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
2 May 22
Ah yes, like the Motely Crue tribute we had for awhile around here calling itself "Girls Girls Girls"
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