Are Tribute bands good or bad?

[Sakib]

this question really bothers me. I think Artists should be able to produce their own music NOT cover everything another band has done because that's unoriginal. I dont mind song covers but i do think whats the point with these tribute bands. However, bands that are now dead, tribute bands reproduce their musik to the world to educ8 them about another band. Generally, i aint for tribute bands. What do you guys think??

[Mr. Dick Purple]

I don't know really any tribute band that really deserve the talk, but I think that if any band wants to get in the bussiness the first thing is to make some good cover of some good band 

[axl_rose_700]

i saw a gnr tribute band at the new roscoe in leeds last year called bad obsession and they were fuckin awesome!

[avesia]

Tribute concerts are ok, but a tribute band is a little bit too much...

[Genesis]

Bad.
What's the point in playing somebody else's material all the time?

[Sakib]

Bad.
What's the point in playing somebody else's material all the time?

thats what i think. and why are there tribute bands now that play for bands that are still around such as Metal Minitia who cover Black Sabbath who are still together???

[Dont Try Me]

there's nothing wrong with a cover band. But a 'tribute band' usually try to dress up like the originals, and that's makes it laughable.

[Walk]

Some cover bands are good, like cover bands for AC/DC and Dragonforce. Those bands all play the same song again and again anyway so it's easy to cover, but the fans somehow enjoy it. Sounds good to me! 

[Eduardo]

www.bstreetband.com

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band tribute band... The guy has an awesome voice, this band is sooo great.. Just listen to their mp3 files

[ClintroN]

this question really bothers me. I think Artists should be able to produce their own music NOT cover everything another band has done because that's unoriginal. I dont mind song covers but i do think whats the point with these tribute bands. However, bands that are now dead, tribute bands reproduce their musik to the world to educ8 them about another band. Generally, i aint for tribute bands. What do you guys think??

dude....whats wrong with goin' to the pub n' rockin' out to a band thats playin' tribute to your fav. band.

PLUS...!!!!.....maybe in some cases like you said, but most tribute bands r' only doin' there  job, just for the money!!
my uncle plays cover songs twice a week as a duo and with a drum machine, the motherfucker gets over a grand a gig!!
its a job, take it or leave it!!

[jameslofton29]

this question really bothers me. I think Artists should be able to produce their own music NOT cover everything another band has done because that's unoriginal. I dont mind song covers but i do think whats the point with these tribute bands. However, bands that are now dead, tribute bands reproduce their musik to the world to educ8 them about another band. Generally, i aint for tribute bands. What do you guys think??

The most original cover band ever is Dread Zeppelin. They do Zep covers(some others I think as well) and the lead singer is an Elvis impersonator. I think they might have a few original songs as well though, I'm not quite sure. Its been many years since I seen them.

[journey]

I saw a Marvin Gaye cover band once. They were really good. They were all white guys under the age of 25. So yeah, it was different.

[Gunner80]

Bad, very bad! especially Kiss tribute bands.

[Mr. Dick Purple]

Ever heard about the Iron Maidens? 

[Kujo]

How about a "Cover Band" that has an actual member of the real band?

McBrain Damage. An Iron Maiden cover band featuring Nikko McBrain. Normally they will get together in some clubs right before a Maiden tour starts.

[Evolution]

I am all for them. Good fun night out for fans of a band who don't tour regularly.

[Bono]

I think they're fun for fans. I saw a U2 tribute band in Portland when I went to see U2 in December. It was fun cause the night before the real U2 show at Kell's Irish pub it was loaded with U2 fans who were going to the real deal the next night. It was like a warmup. Then again after the real U2 show the same band(Zoo Station) played the after party at Kell's again. I thought it was great fun. I'm actualy going to see another U2(Zoo2K) tribute next Thursday. The thing I wonder though is I couldn't imagine being a  musician and always playing someone else's music. You'd think they'd want to play their own material. then again who knows maybe most Tribute bands do, do their own thing when they aren't paying tribute.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Ever heard of Lezepplin?  A lesbian tribute band, I read it on cnn.com.  Apparently they're quite good.  And if the tribute band doesn't ruin the songs or really bomb, they're fine with me.

[jameslofton29]

Ever heard of Lezepplin?? A lesbian tribute band, I read it on cnn.com.? Apparently they're quite good.? And if the tribute band doesn't ruin the songs or really bomb, they're fine with me.

I want to hear that. Seriously.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

The CNN story has been removed, but I found it here: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/girl_band_lez_zeppelin_rocks_on.html

By the way, its Lez Zeppelin, not the way I wrote it the first time.  It's a good read, enjoy

[Sakib]

strange

[D]

I think they are the saddest most pathetic people on the face of the planet.


Id rather fail as myself than try and "BE" someone else.


get these posers outta HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

[Timothy]

I think they are the saddest most pathetic people on the face of the planet.


Id rather fail as myself than try and "BE" someone else.


get these posers outta HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

Dude guit using stuff from  Rock Star.



Playimg cover songs is cool but when thats all you play it's sad.

[D]

Nothin wrong with cover songs at all

when u dress up like a band, and u pretend to be them and all that, that becomes pathetic.

[Layne Staley's Sunglasses]

Maybe thats why people come and see them, they probably missed out on the real thing and this is the closest thing to it. (Cover Bands)

[Evil Ash]

Has anyone seen NININ or The Perfect Tool?

They're coming in a month nearby and i'm thinking about checking them out

I've seen NIN a couple of times and Tool once before...

Seems like a good way to enjoy the shows of 2 of my favorite bands very drunk

[Bodhi]

Nothin wrong with cover songs at all

when u dress up like a band, and u pretend to be them and all that, that becomes pathetic.

agree 1,000 percent..i am all for cover bands, but the dress up thing is sad.

[overmatik]

They are very important. Not only for bands that don't exist no more, like the Beatles or the Floyd, but also for people who live in places where international acts will never play.

[westcoast_junkie]

Why are people so critical? It's not like they're thinking they ARE the real deal. They mainly play for fun, and people watch em because they enjoy the songs, and it's maybe a little extra fun watching cover band who take it all the way?

Personally I attended a Guns cover band at the place I live a few months back. They were good, and it was fun to hear the Guns song live. No-one I've heard can sing like Axl, but it was good enough. Though I got a little to drunk and started yelling because they played Slash solo songs and not Chinese Democracy and still called themselves a Gn'R cover band

[fTw777]

It sort of reminds me of when movie theaters show Rocky Horror Picture Show and have a live cast acting out scenes while the movie plays. The people in it realize they're never gonna end up on Broadway from it but to them it's just harmless fun and that's how I look at tribute bands most of them are huge fans and know it's never gonna amount to anything but hey they enjoy it and people have fun seeing them so I have no problem with it.

[metallex78]

Nothin wrong with cover songs at all

when u dress up like a band, and u pretend to be them and all that, that becomes pathetic.

This I agree with

[wadey]

their ok for light entertainment / cheap night out etc
i wouldnt buy their records though