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Thread: WTF is this tribute band thing?
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07-09-2018, 01:42 PM #101
Totally bald!
not sure if it's a statement, or just genetics.
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07-09-2018, 02:20 PM #102
Plenty of non-cover and tribute stuff out there, although not sure if/when any of these bands/artists tour...
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07-09-2018, 02:24 PM #103
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07-09-2018, 02:49 PM #104Funky But Chic
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I saw them at the club I worked at i DC, it was one of their very first US dates, in '83. "I ran" was at the top of the charts at the time (it peaked at #3, I just checked) and yes, they played it.
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07-09-2018, 03:13 PM #105
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07-09-2018, 03:14 PM #106
Music like FoS are why I was in a punk band.
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07-09-2018, 04:08 PM #107Funky But Chic
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We had Culture Club, Men at Work, Flock of Seagulls, Thomas Dolby and Haircut 100 in like 3 months or something. It was an early-'80s extravaganza!
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07-09-2018, 04:17 PM #108
WTF is this tribute band thing?
Then the mid 80s came along and Yacht Rock finished dying
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07-09-2018, 04:24 PM #109
I was never into AFOS, but this particular drift in the thread caused me to "research" a bit about them.
The lead singer was a hairdresser before starting the band.
They won a GRAMMY for an instrumental song, of all things.
I had never heard this track and find it way cooler than what they are best known for, causing me to think that perhaps they have some interesting deep cuts on their early albums...
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07-09-2018, 04:32 PM #110
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07-09-2018, 07:26 PM #111Funky But Chic
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We had the Ramones a lot, which helped balance things out a bit.
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07-09-2018, 07:46 PM #112
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07-09-2018, 07:52 PM #113
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07-09-2018, 07:58 PM #114
So, last summer I saw Bonham.. Totally a "tribute band" LOL! Funny thing was, I've seen better Zeppelin tribute bands and that's no lie.
Last edited by SumJongGuy; 07-10-2018 at 04:03 PM.
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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07-09-2018, 09:00 PM #115
^^^ The dwarves that do kiss are better singers than Gene Simmons (although, that's not saying much)
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07-09-2018, 09:21 PM #116
WTF is this tribute band thing?
I’m going to go out on a limb and assume also that their guitar player is better than Ace Frehley
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07-09-2018, 11:32 PM #117
ha! again, that's not saying much!
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07-10-2018, 03:58 PM #118
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07-10-2018, 05:46 PM #119Registered User
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07-10-2018, 05:56 PM #120
Someone mentioned Springsteen as not yacht rock. Don't get me wrong, I really dig some of his earlier work. However, mid 80s in college towns it was the yuppy greeks that were the biggest Springsteen fans. The regular burnouts were either classic rock or punk fans, some new wave as well. We all turned our noses up to Springsteen at the time while the silver spoons were eating it up..
Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!
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07-10-2018, 06:32 PM #121
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07-10-2018, 06:41 PM #122
At one time, it was rumored that some called Gerry Rafferty ‘the Scottish Bruce Springsteen.’ I don’t know about that, but I’m 100% sure this song is Yacht Rock:
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07-10-2018, 06:45 PM #123
I've heard Mellisa Ethridge described as the lesbian Springsteen more than once.
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07-10-2018, 06:58 PM #124Registered User
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07-10-2018, 08:50 PM #125
This reminds me of the time my friends were excited that a Ween cover band was coming to our local bar (tiny town) and they were all excited. I had never even heard of Ween. I kept thinking how could a band that I never heard of have a cover band. Ha.
I didn’t go and still have never heard a Ween song.
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