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buffalo7478
a sad waste of time
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rebelrebel
They can be great fun. The Counterfeit Stones, for example, do what they do with both love and humour. When you haven't seen the original a tribute band can be really authentic. I know I'll be slaughtered for saying that and I've never seen a Stones tribute that I thought authentic but the Bootleg Beatles and Bjorn Again were/are fantastic.
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buffalo7478
a sad waste of time
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Rockman
Opinion mmmmm let's see......They are there if ya need 'em ...
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its good to be anywhere
There's an old saying that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
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Rockman
Opinion mmmmm let's see......They are there if ya need 'em ...
absolutely the best answer
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Naturalust
Lame, just really lame. To put so much energy into trying to be someone else?
I have been in a Stones tribute band. And what we tried was not to be the Stones, but we tried, in a way, extend the Stones. So, let's not copy Gimme Shelter from Philly '72, but let's try to play Can't You Hear Me Knocking as if it was played by the Stones in Philly '72. Let's play Paint it Black, but like the Stones would have done it in Chicago in 1969.
In this way there really is a lot to be explored. And, it is true -while most bands struggle to get a gig once in a while, we hit the tribute band circuit and had to decline gigs, even ones paying lots of money.
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21stcenturystones
they pretty much ALL SUCK
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buffalo7478
a sad waste of time
oh my goodness..yes! If a band wants to play covers, play covers by all means, but pretending to be the band is lame-o. If you missed the real thing, we now have access to youtube -- and the ability to see all the greats at their peak at the click of a button! Tribute bands are the antithesis of rock'n'roll.