OT or TO: Are Tribute Bands Rock Music's Future?

[SuiteMadameBlue]

Watch the video first and then comment. I'm looking forward to reading the comments. It's funny, I know exactly what a few are going to say - LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY8UDUeFR7Y

[bugsymalone]

I do agree that tribute bands, tribute concerts, etc., will come into play (and prominence) a little further on down the road, say maybe 20 or more years off in the future, as, finally, most of the performing rock bands that are still together just cannot go out an perform anymore.

That seems a good ways off, though.


Bugsy

[yogi]

Is current Styx a Tribute Band ????

[Everett]

Is current Styx a Tribute Band ????

Well seeing is they have 3 of the five members of the classic lineup i'd say no. Foreigner is a different story.

[yogi]

2 of 5.

Chuck rarely plays so all you really have is Tommy & JY.

[Saint John]

Is current Styx a Tribute Band ????

No. Bands are corporations and members/employees change. It may not be your version of Styx (not referring to you specifically), but it's still Styx, regardless of "original" members.

[yogi]

The Little River Band still goes by that name and all I hear they have left from the orginal band is one roadie and 3 groupies.

[froy]

Is current Styx a Tribute Band ????

Well seeing is they have 3 of the five members of the classic lineup i'd say no. Foreigner is a different story.

Now Chuck is in ? Yesterday he could not play bass, Today he's in the band

[Keiferb]

I do agree that tribute bands, tribute concerts, etc., will come into play (and prominence) a little further on down the road, say maybe 20 or more years off in the future, as, finally, most of the performing rock bands that are still together just cannot go out an perform anymore.

That seems a good ways off, though.


Bugsy

I'm not sure it's as far off as you think. I've seen the Australian Pink Floyd twice. Only because I'm a knucklehead to have missed out on the original. Nonetheless, they are quite popular, sell out, and they're quite good. Yeah, they kangaroo'd much of the Floyd video, but they do try to do the original songs justice. Gilmour's even complemented them, and joined them on stage once. In fact, the venue I saw them in (Tower Theater in Philadelphia) is where I saw the Edge of the Century tour in 1990. Styx can no longer sell out that venue, whereas the Floyd tribute band can (packed full both times).

There's another Floyd tribute band (The Machine), and they're highly rated as well. There's a number of Genesis (The Box??), Springsteen, and Beatles bands.

Let's face it, folks want to hear good music, and that's what these acts all provided. Today's music mostly sucks (with a few exceptions here and there).

[Don]

Isn't Jeremey making almost six figures annually now with Frontiers?

[Rockwriter]

I do agree that tribute bands, tribute concerts, etc., will come into play (and prominence) a little further on down the road, say maybe 20 or more years off in the future, as, finally, most of the performing rock bands that are still together just cannot go out an perform anymore.

That seems a good ways off, though.


Bugsy

I'm not sure it's as far off as you think. I've seen the Australian Pink Floyd twice. Only because I'm a knucklehead to have missed out on the original. Nonetheless, they are quite popular, sell out, and they're quite good. Yeah, they kangaroo'd much of the Floyd video, but they do try to do the original songs justice. Gilmour's even complemented them, and joined them on stage once. In fact, the venue I saw them in (Tower Theater in Philadelphia) is where I saw the Edge of the Century tour in 1990. Styx can no longer sell out that venue, whereas the Floyd tribute band can (packed full both times).

There's another Floyd tribute band (The Machine), and they're highly rated as well. There's a number of Genesis (The Box??), Springsteen, and Beatles bands.

Let's face it, folks want to hear good music, and that's what these acts all provided. Today's music mostly sucks (with a few exceptions here and there).

I was in a prog rock band in Atlanta in the early 90s called Roots of Consciousness, and we opened for a Floyd tribute band called The Machine at the Variety Playhouse,which was a 1500-seat venue. I assume it's the same one? They were great, actually. Sold out wall-to-wall back in 1991-2? Somewhere in there.

Sterling

[DerriD]

I do agree that tribute bands, tribute concerts, etc., will come into play (and prominence) a little further on down the road, say maybe 20 or more years off in the future, as, finally, most of the performing rock bands that are still together just cannot go out an perform anymore.

That seems a good ways off, though.


Bugsy

I don't think it's that far off and it will be our generations version of Elvis impersonators. Wish I was kidding.

[brywool]

I was in a prog rock band in Atlanta in the early 90s called Roots of Consciousness, and we opened for a Floyd tribute band called The Machine at the Variety Playhouse,which was a 1500-seat venue. I assume it's the same one? They were great, actually. Sold out wall-to-wall back in 1991-2? Somewhere in there.

Sterling

funny. My band's been called The Machine since 1978. Seriously.

[Keiferb]

I was in a prog rock band in Atlanta in the early 90s called Roots of Consciousness, and we opened for a Floyd tribute band called The Machine at the Variety Playhouse,which was a 1500-seat venue. I assume it's the same one? They were great, actually. Sold out wall-to-wall back in 1991-2? Somewhere in there.

Sterling

funny. My band's been called The Machine since 1978. Seriously.

Here's The Machine Sterling and I were talking about.....

http://www.themachinelive.com/media/?video=54

A little pitchy in spots, but overall, not bad. I've never seen them live, although they are playing about 20 mins from my place on Oct 8th. Maybe I'll go.

There's also their version of Comfortably Numb under the Music section.

[Rockwriter]

I was in a prog rock band in Atlanta in the early 90s called Roots of Consciousness, and we opened for a Floyd tribute band called The Machine at the Variety Playhouse,which was a 1500-seat venue. I assume it's the same one? They were great, actually. Sold out wall-to-wall back in 1991-2? Somewhere in there.

Sterling

funny. My band's been called The Machine since 1978. Seriously.

Here's The Machine Sterling and I were talking about.....

http://www.themachinelive.com/media/?video=54

A little pitchy in spots, but overall, not bad. I've never seen them live, although they are playing about 20 mins from my place on Oct 8th. Maybe I'll go.

There's also their version of Comfortably Numb under the Music section.

To tell you the truth, I can't tell from this video if it's the same group or not. They are dressed very differently, the band we opened for dressed pretty outlandishly in hippie garb appropriate for early Floyd. But that was a long time ago. I had hair to rival David Coverdale at the time, LOL.

Sterling

[Born4adventure]

I was in a prog rock band in Atlanta in the early 90s called Roots of Consciousness, and we opened for a Floyd tribute band called The Machine at the Variety Playhouse,which was a 1500-seat venue. I assume it's the same one? They were great, actually. Sold out wall-to-wall back in 1991-2? Somewhere in there.

Sterling

funny. My band's been called The Machine since 1978. Seriously.

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[kansas666]

I think John Covach is a little confused.

He is referring to tribute bands when he should be talking about cover bands. Cover bands have been around for ever.

Go into a live music club in any town and you will find a cover band playing other bands' music. It's always been done and you don't see anyone dressed like Tom Petty or Kiss.