Members troyguitar Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I've thrown around the idea of doing a few different ones but my singing is just not there yet. When it is I'll probably start some sort of Dio and/or Blackmore tribute i.e. Heaven and Hell/Rainbow/Dio or Deep Purple/Rainbow. I could probably pull off Iron Priest better but both of those bands are still touring so I don't really see a point in doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wardjames Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 No. And if you want to make any money doing it (and there is VERY good money to be made) you've got to be in a position to take it on the road, at least to some degree. You're going to do casinos, festivals, fairs, big nightclubs, etc. That means being a regional act. You can't be a Garth Brooks tribute and play the same room once a month. People will tire of it. That's another good point. Travel. My buddies in the Johnny Cash band I mentioned earlier are on the road like a national act, and rarely play San Diego Country more than twice a month or so. Actually they play all over the country. Not realistic for me with a wife, 4 kids, and a great job. The other San Diego tribute acts I've seen that play around successfully are really Southern California Regional Acts and generally go between San Diego, OC, LA, and even Vegas and Phoenix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wardjames Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I've thrown around the idea of doing a few different ones but my singing is just not there yet. When it is I'll probably start some sort of Dio and/or Blackmore tribute i.e. Heaven and Hell/Rainbow/Dio or Deep Purple/Rainbow.I could probably pull off Iron Priest better but both of those bands are still touring so I don't really see a point in doing that. I don't think you need to worry that the bands are still touring. In fact...I was thinking about you the other day when I was watching an Iron Maiden concert on Palladia, and thought...jeez, he should be doing an IM tribute, that's really where a metal band could do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Austincowbell Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I don't think you need to worry that the bands are still touring. In fact...I was thinking about you the other day when I was watching an Iron Maiden concert on Palladia, and thought...jeez, he should be doing an IM tribute, that's really where a metal band could do well. these guys don't tour and make really really good money in Austin. And their looks is pretty perfect. http://www.mysteriouswaysband.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I'm a bit partial to this band.... [video=youtube;KII5cmcMqBs] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dessalines Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I saw a really good tribute band in Hampton Beach N.H., two summers ago, doing Billy Joel stuff. The band was really tight and professional but it was really all about the singer/piano man. You've got to have the pipes to pull Joel's stuff off,. Whether you like it or not, that is true. I think to do it right, you must do more than approach the sound of the band you are trying to pay tribute to, you have to BE them. Frankly, I would not have the patience for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Austincowbell Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Just because I'm a dick.... I'll counter that good cover with the {censored}tiest female AC/DC cover of all time. I double dog dare you to make it 90 seconds into this. [video=youtube;2vgVj3P7cwI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vgVj3P7cwI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Just because I'm a dick.... I'll counter that good cover with the {censored}tiest female AC/DC cover of all time. I double dog dare you to make it 90 seconds into this. You got me. I got only get to 1:04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kmart Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I would love to be in a Clash tribute band. I think that would be alot of fun It is. It's a side-project for everyone involved, but surprisingly requires a fair amount of work (because most of our shows are different from the 'show up and play at the local club'-type), but yeah, it's loads of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Here are some guys I know... they are the only tribute band to be officially recognized by KISS. Skip (the drummer) also appeared in a TV commercial in full makeup with the real band. [video=youtube;UNKNlK4cRQY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNKNlK4cRQY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TIMKEYS Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 You got me. I got only get to 1:04 Yu guys are lightweights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I think that THESE guys pretty much invented the Tribute/Mash Up concept: Hahahah!!! That was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Hahahah!!! That was awesome! Robert Plant thinks so too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 There is a female singer around here named Susan Witchey that absolutely KILLS on Judas Priest songs. I'd love to see her in a tribute band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 There is a female singer around here named Susan Witchey that absolutely KILLS on Judas Priest songs. I'd love to see her in a tribute band. Yeah, but is she willing to shave her head and do the whole Gay-Leather thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mstreck Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yeah, but is she willing to shave her head and do the whole Gay-Leather thing? Honestly, I think she might be. She absolutely loves performing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mutha Goose Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I played guitar in a Motley Crue tribute act for many years. I'm not even a Motley Crue fan, but we got paid awesome and always played to full rooms. The radio stations used to make big deals of us coming to their market. In order to do the tribute thing right, you have to do the whole show right. I always thought of it more as an actor in a musical. Playing out is different too. You have to travel much more than regular cover bands. We played from Maine to Maryland, Boston to Buffalo. Never played in any one area more than once every other month. If you burn-out a scene, you're done there. Here are a couple of videos of that band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nijyo Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 Yeah, but is she willing to shave her head and do the whole Gay-Leather thing? Rob had hair in the early days. Just short and seemingly dyed yellow, iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MickeyKeys Posted June 22, 2011 Members Share Posted June 22, 2011 I saw a really good tribute band in Hampton Beach N.H., two summers ago, doing Billy Joel stuff. The band was really tight and professional but it was really all about the singer/piano man. You've got to have the pipes to pull Joel's stuff off,. Whether you like it or not, that is true. I think to do it right, you must do more than approach the sound of the band you are trying to pay tribute to, you have to BE them. Frankly, I would not have the patience for that. Heard that . . . and I think I've heard the band you refer to - Big Shot (probably). They're based out of Long Island and are awesome. Saw them once myself in - of all places - Allentown, PA - and guess what they played as an encore . . . yep. I've seen Billy about a dozen times over the years and these guys are as close as it gets. Richie Cannata (Joel's former sax player) plays with them often, and IIRC their drummer is now the kid brother of Joel's former drummer Liberty DeVitto. They've even fooled Billy himself (a friend called him on a cell phone and said "check THIS out!"). He thought it was a DJ playing Scenes From An Italian Restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nijyo Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Singer was a bit pitchy, but could get out more words in a row than classic 3-word Vince! This was in the related links bit. This guy nails album-Vince from back in the day: [video=youtube;5OxwcLHuFS8] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MartinC Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Not trying to piss anyone off who does it, but I don't get it. I'd rather be an accountant than play in a tribute band that's full time and tours all over impersonating the members of a famous act. To make a living as a musician impersonating someone else, eh, like I said, I'd rather be an accountant. Guys that just love a band and want to play their music, that I get. But to do it as a career, that I don't get. Your a professional musician and what you bring to the table is the ability to impersonate someone? Are the groupies you get impersonating real groupies? Or are they pretending to screw the "real" guy? The fans, digging the fact that you really looked, moved, sounded, and acted like the "real" person. WTF????!!!!!!!!!! Those girls doing AC/DC. -the girl wearing a short shirt and moving her legs up and down like angus-the singer wearing the brian johnson cap-man that is freakin sad to me. I know others feel differently, but what can I say, it's the way I see it. For that matter, I'd never go see a tribute act. I did once, I saw beatlemania like Tim, and I have to admit it was great. It was more like a broadway show than a club gig. I wouldn't go again. I can't think of a single band or musician who I'd go to see someone impersonate. There's something pathetic about it IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 It's a big world out there. There a lot of gigs I would rather be an accountant than do. I've played music full time and I can make a living doing it; personally I'd rather not. I see these guys doing 5 nights a week in the casino lounges---not for me. Then again, I've got things I enjoy doing more that pay better. If all I had were, say, choosing between working at a gas station or doing a casino gig? I'd probably choose the casino gig. And that's where a LOT of fulltime musicians are at in their life. I know a lot of these casino guys. They really don't HAVE many other good options. The tribute band guys? Who knows their motivation. Some might make great money for relatively little work. Some might not work that much and find it fun. Some might just love pretending to be AC/DC so damned much that they'd do it for free. There's people making good money doing all SORTS of impersonations. You can hire guys to come to your party and do Bill Clinton or girls to do Paris Hilton. Do we need to talk about Vegas and Elvis and Marilyn? Yeah, a tribute band is bit more like a broadway show than a club gig. Some guys would never play guitar in a Broadway show. Some guys make great livings doing those kind of gigs. There's people who wouldn't do what you do or what I do. Obviously there's bands who like doing those gigs and people who like going to see them. Personally, if there was somebody I really looked and/or sounded like, I'd consider doing it, but I think I'd find it too confining and boring after a short while to do the same song and act every night. But if the money was good enough? Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Those girls doing AC/DC. -the girl wearing a short shirt and moving her legs up and down like angus-the singer wearing the brian johnson cap-man that is freakin sad to me. hmmm... not the response that clip was generating with me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nijyo Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Not trying to piss anyone off who does it, but I don't get it. I'd rather be an accountant than be an actor performing works that I didn't write myself. To make a living as an actor impersonating someone else, eh, like I said, I'd rather be an accountant. Guys that just love Shakespeare and want to perform his plays, that I get. But to do it as a career, that I don't get. You're a professional actor and what you bring to the table is the ability to impersonate someone? Sounds kinda silly now, don't it? :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted June 23, 2011 Members Share Posted June 23, 2011 Are the groupies you get impersonating real groupies? Or are they pretending to screw the "real" guy? Very likely. When I was younger I was a skinny guy with long dark hair and wore a Les Paul slung down low. I used to get "you look just like Jimmy Page" a lot. None would ever admit it, but I know I {censored}ed more than one girl who was doing it only because she could imagine she was with Jimmy Page. I had one girl who insisted I had a English accent and I couldn't convince her I DIDN'T. I've had worse problems in my life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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