Do you distinguish between "Cover" bands and "tribute" bands?

[Kane Knight]

What the topic says.

Basically, the "difference" is that one plays a specific band's songs, while the other dresses up and emulates the band in question.

[asphyXy]

<font color=969696>Cover bands aren't always restricted to one band while tribute bands are.</font>

[DaveWadding]

No...

but I saw this one really awesome Beatles tribute band in April...Twist and Shout...they were teh awesome.

[da_king]

<font color=969696>Cover bands aren't always restricted to one band while tribute bands are.</font>

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yeah i kinda lean towards this defenition, i don't think cover bands are neccesarily restricted to playing just one band's songs where tribute bands do, in addition to dressing up to emulate them.
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[El Capitano Gatisto]

Yeah, I always understood the difference being that tribute bands play one band's songs, while cover bands play a variety of other band's songs.

I've seen a few tribute acts that didn't try to emulate appearance at all. I saw a really good Thin Lizzy tribute act, called Thin Az Lizzy, whose lead singer was a bald white guy, which is about as far from Phil Lynott as you can get. The guitarists were a couple of massively fat guys with long hair and beards too.

Some tribute bands put on an excellent show. Our student's union booked the Complete Stone Roses for our Rag Ball, and they were brilliant. I've heard people say they're actually better live than the real band were.

[Kane Knight]

I dunno. There are a ton of "cover bands" who only play one act's music. There are a ton of people who don't have a single song they cmposed. They're called "bands."

[Penner]

I dunno. There are a ton of "cover bands" who only play one act's music. There are a ton of people who don't have a single song they cmposed. They're called "bands."
But you don't see them dress up for every song they play for every single band they cover.

[Kane Knight]

No...

but I saw this one really awesome Beatles tribute band in April...Twist and Shout...they were teh awesome.
You ever Heard Beatlejuice?

[DaveWadding]

no? :?:

[Funky Fly]

<font color=969696>Cover bands aren't always restricted to one band while tribute bands are.</font>
Pretty much what I was thinking.

[Kane Knight]

But you don't see them dress up for every song they play for every single band they cover.
So basically, you're saying that the props can change the nature of an act?

[Jonster]

So basically, you're saying that the props can change the nature of an act?
Well they can. Tribute bands are supposed to emulate the band they're tributing, and a big part of that is looking the same as the band.
If they didn't, it wouldn't be a very good tribute.

[Kane Knight]

no? :?:
Tom Sholtz (Boston) is part of the band.

[Penner]

So basically, you're saying that the props can change the nature of an act?
Not entirely. But it is a big part.

[Kris P Lettus]

<font color=969696>Cover bands aren't always restricted to one band while tribute bands are.</font>

:y:

[El Capitano Gatisto]

Well they can. Tribute bands are supposed to emulate the band they're tributing, and a big part of that is looking the same as the band.
If they didn't, it wouldn't be a very good tribute.


No, the main aim of a tribute act is to sound as close as possible to the original band.

[Jonster]

No, the main aim of a tribute act is to sound as close as possible to the original band.
But would you not agree image is an important part of being a tribute band?

Every tribute band I've seen have tried to look like the original.

[El Capitano Gatisto]

Like I said, I saw an excellent Thin Lizzy tribute act whose lead singer sounded EXACTLY like Phil Lynott, but he was white and bald.

I'd rather have a good band, than some idiots in a costume. Some tribute bands are really good. The Complete Stone Roses got invited to play a big festival here in Ireland, they're so impressive.