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Kane Knight 06-17-2004 02:55 AM
Do you distinguish between "Cover" bands and "tribute" bands?
 
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 06-17-2004 03:20 AM
<font color=969696>Cover bands aren't always restricted to one band while tribute bands are.</font>

DaveWadding 06-17-2004 05:46 AM
No...

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

da_king 06-17-2004 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by asphyXy
<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 06-17-2004 10:28 AM
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 06-17-2004 01:35 PM
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 06-17-2004 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 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."
But you don't see them dress up for every song they play for every single band they cover.

Kane Knight 06-17-2004 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveWadding
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 06-17-2004 04:26 PM
no? :?:

Funky Fly 06-17-2004 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by asphyXy
<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 06-18-2004 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Penner
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 06-18-2004 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Kane Knight
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 06-18-2004 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveWadding
no? :?:
Tom Sholtz (Boston) is part of the band.

Penner 06-18-2004 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Kane Knight
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 06-18-2004 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by asphyXy
<font color=969696>Cover bands aren't always restricted to one band while tribute bands are.</font>
:y:

El Capitano Gatisto 06-18-2004 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Jonster
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 06-18-2004 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by El Capitano Gatisto
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 06-18-2004 08:30 PM
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.


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