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Naturalust
The dressing and acting and playing as close to the band they are impersonating has always seemed silly and strange to me....like an Elvis impersonator show it seems more like circus entertainment than a musical event.
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Naturalust
The dressing and acting and playing as close to the band they are impersonating has always seemed silly and strange to me....like an Elvis impersonator show it seems more like circus entertainment than a musical event.
Not every Rolling Stones fan in Australia can afford $350 or $400 for a ticket to see the real thing, and they only tour here every 5 years or so anyway. Tribute bands fill that gap for people who like to go out with a group of friends to have a meal, a few drinks and see an entertaining show featuring musicians who perform their favourite music. Tribute bands of all kinds of genres are very popular in Australia for that reason. I do realise that the scene might well be different in other parts of the world.
For example, I understand that the Australian Pink Floyd Show, which spends 90% of it's time touring Europe these days, is the highest grossing cover band on the planet - they earn around $5 millions per year, and are Australia's 4th highest earning musical act (AC/DC earned $5.8m) ... [www.brw.com.au]
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Naturalust
Ok, it's a job, I get it. But I'm sure you'd probably prefer to play your own tunes if given the opportunity and the same financial incentive. Or at least play your own style and not have to dress up like Bill Wyman. Rock and Roll is about freedom of personal expression, among other things.
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latebloomer
I've never done the tribute band thing, but a friend just invited me along to see them next weekend. For 16 bucks I figure it will be fun even if it's just for a few drinks and laughs. Tatters, did you go see them, what did you think?
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tatters
Might have a chance to catch them next weekend. Anybody here seen them? Any good? I've never seen a Stones cover band. Curious to know what peoples thoughts are regarding Stones tribute bands and/or tribute bands in general.
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Save ya money. They pose...that's it. Musicianship is a D+