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 One of the most popular forms of entertainment today is the tribute
band. This trend began with the Bootleg Beatles but has now expanded vastly and there is a superb selection of musical
choices available to suit every taste and pocket. Some of the more well known tributes are Abba (Bjorn Again), (Almost)
Elvis, (Kylie Monique) Kylie Minogue, (Ultimate Robbie) Robbie Williams, (Spirit of) Cher, and
(Mikki Jay as) Michael Jackson. This is only a tiny selection of the choice that is currently available.
Having a band like this at your event can really help to make it special
both for the hosts and their guests. If you like a particular artist but your not
sure if they have a tribute act associated with them; why not
contact a local Tribute Band agency to find out?
After all it would be a shame to book another act and then find
out that your real favourite was available all the time. Once you have attended an event with a tribute act or had your own event with one, then you will probably be hooked on them.
That gives you a perfect excuse to hold another event and try out another different act at that one!
Your guests will probably find that they enjoy lots of music that
they might never have considered otherwise. Many people even book a Live Band for Wedding receptions.
Start planning your event now and see what wonderful acts you can find.
I am sure you will not be disappointed.
Some of these groups strive to replicate every last detail of the group,
from their speech, to their clothes, to their hair, to their
mannerisms while others remain in character throughout entire shows and are
truly awesome to experience. As imitation is the sincerest form of strategy, some bands reenact the Beatles
shtick to the last detail. Although these tribute bands differ in many ways, the share
the common denominator of being appreciated and enjoyed by
any baby boomer loving the classic rock of
the Beatles. Ironically enough, these spin-off
bands began forming even while the original band was still in existence.
More than simply a cover group, these bands were, and still are, deeply devoted
and dedicated to the music of their heroes.
Although the group disbanded in 1970, their legacy still lives on today.
No matter what your age, everyone is familiar with the groundbreaking sound that these
singers//musicians introduced. Fortunately, they have had
such an impact that, even though they are no longer around, we can still hear their music today.
In movies, television, and on the radio, we can still hear
bits of classics like, "A Hard Day's Night" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand".
Their spirit and sounds are also kept alive through the awesome
tribute bands paying homage to them, making the Beatles still one of the most popular
acts in the world today.
All music fans would want to view the ideal efficiencies of several of the finest vocalists and bands.
But then, you additionally need to take into consideration the prices as well as the fact that a
few of your beloved music musicians are not around. For numerous people, being able to view their
beloved songs musician or band live is like a goal become a reality.
When your preferred band has a concert, you will obtain out
of your way just to check out the live efficiency.
Sadly, there are financial elements that you have to consider in viewing
your most admired music artists. Along with so
lots of talented music specialists doing today, you get the
chance to enjoy viewing top quality live efficiencies without reasoning of
the costs.
Relying on your music design and other preferences, you can definitely enjoy viewing live music performances from your beloved artists without having
to shoulder high expenses. From rock 'n roll, ballad to RNB, there are several
music artists that you would prefer to see on phase.
We know that viewing every one of these well-liked vocalists
live would certainly entail you to spend for pricey tickets.
From Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson to the timeless songs of the Beatles, you can absolutely delight in listening to these tracks being played live by these homage bands.
Aside from individual artists, there are is a wide choice of bands
like Meatloaf, Metallica, Eagles and a great deal much more.
Since these homage actions are able to imitate and reproduce the original singers, you may
not find the distinction.
The quality of the singing voice, the over-all performance and the
other specifics are all combined to set up a spectacular efficiency.
Obviously, absolutely nothing can easily still trump the
original yet this is the closest efficiency that you can view
on phase. For those who are into modern music
like RNB and pop, there are also memorial acts focusing on these musical genres.
You reach enjoy fine performances of memorial actions for Adele, Woman Gaga, Beyonce, Pink,
Jennifer Lopez to call a couple of. The great thing is that you can now delight
in viewing the performances of several of your most enjoyed music artists
and bands. Without needing to spend for taking off ticket prices, you can watch live homage actions from extremely professional and musically
talented tribute bands.
First of all we should go over the basics of playing bass on Jimi Hendrix music.
Jimi Hendrix always played in a three piece rock formation.
This means that as a bass player you have room to play
with guitar lines the way Billy Cox did. This way of bass playing requires a
great level of responsibility. The second part of
this article is about understanding playing the music of Jimi Hendrix especially in the time
that he played the Band of Gypsies with Billy Cox.
To be able to play bass in a three-piece rock formation, you
need to understand your position as a bass player. Every note that you play
should be distinct and precise.
This is very important because every note you play will be heard.
There's no way and nowhere to hide. So your bass playing
cannot be sloppy. And it should be and always has to be correct.
You should know and study every change and every part of the lyrics that can help
you play with more authority. Also to do
the necessary bottom rehearsals is very important to
lock with your drummer. I will explain how you can do this in an other article,
because locking with your drummer
is a totally different ballgame. The guitar player must be able to build on a solid bottom in the band.
Mind you that this guitar player should also be the front man, singer, entertainer
and Jimi Hendrix look-alike.
This person will have an amazing job to do, and the last
thing he should be worried about is whether or not the two musicians behind him will be able to deliver.
The responsibility of playing bass in a Jimi Hendrix tribute
band lies mainly in understanding the role and position of a bass player in such a band.
You as a bass player should feel comfortable playing behind the guitar player.
There is no room for any other star on stage then the guitar player.
If you cannot live with that you should choose to play in another band.
But when you love to play the Jimi Hendrix music as much as I do you will not see
this as a problem at all.
For the second part of this article we will cover the spirituality and experience playing the Band of Gypsies album.
This album is actually a live recorded album which is based on a different way of playing music.
Normally an album will be recorded in the studio where you have a chance to do
a song over and over if it's not correct. Since this album was recorded live it became more of a jam session. This is the
beauty of playing the Band of Gypsies album.
And it is a real challenge to capture the groove and the spirituality of that moment.
They played two shows and recorded the second one therefor
you will find that when you compare those two shows none of the songs will
sound the same and will be played the same way.
That is the beauty of playing this music. And what I especially like about playing these songs is that you
learn to go back to the spirit of time and experience the music the way they must have experienced
it at that specific time. Just three guys enjoying themselves
on stage playing around with the music they love.
I currently experience the same energy in tribute band I'm
by playing in right now. And it is not until you actually perform the show live and look at the audience going back into time.
They truly appreciate that we take them back in time and have them experience Jimi Hendrix life on stage again.
Technology for the most part has left me behind, as I continue to
prefer reading physical newspapers and books as well as using a phone primarily to call someone.
I also enjoy listening to bands on vinyl, although I do appreciate
the convenience of digital music. Another facet of technology that I have found convenient
is the DVR, which I have found to be easier to use than all of its analog
predecessors. I thought I had mastered that recording device until
a few weeks ago, when I accidentally taped a program I had no desire to ever
watch. Deciding to give it a preview for a few seconds before deleting it, I was immediately impressed with
the show's musical intro.
It turned out that Lip Sync Battle has chosen as its theme song "20th Century Boy", one of many of my
favorite tunes by Marc Nolan's old glam rock band T.
Rex. Most people know T. Rex for their one hit "Bang a Gong"
or because that group is mentioned in several popular songs by other bands.
Here are seven such tunes, which pay tribute to T.
Rex, including one by the band itself. Michael Stipe admits to practicing his T.
Rex moves and making the scene while getting drunk and singing along with Queen on this track
from the album New Adventures In Hi-Fi.
David Bowie wrote this classic, on which Ian Hunter says he does not need TV because he has T.
Rex. The opening single from Face Dances has Roger Daltrey singing Pete Townshend's line about
drinking himself blind while listening to Marc Nolan and his
band. A frequent songwriting partner of Mike Rutherford of Genesis, the Scottish artist mentioned the glam band in this track from a solo
album. On a rare live recording of their cover of Nolan's funky number, singer and guitarist Richard Barone introduces them
as one of his favorite bands. Unlike what Bowie had written a few decades before, these guys admit to loving both TV and T.
Rex on this title track. Bolan cleverly says "T are E. X." when opening this song from a compilation called Bump n Grind.
House parties and business events can be boring.
But they don't have to put you to sleep, or turn your guests into zombies
from the never lands. You could have the party of the year!
Perhaps your tribute artist will appear as a guest at your event and sign autographs for guests
before performing? Or better yet, appear as if
by accident, asking for you. Surprised to have
arrived during your party? It's your new
best friend, and all is well in the land of simple stardom.
Won't your friends all be impressed? Here's the most exciting
program (and I've stuck it in the middle) to have!
A cover band with compelling music of an era, or themed music, setting the tune for your event and
Madonna is spotted in the crowd? When did she come in?
Was she a planned guest? And again, you'll be the hit of the season. Or make your cover band all part of the program, showing up after your tribute artist has begun the show,
offering up their own specialty with a few guitar players while the band sets up.
When the band arrives dressed in Star Wars costumes, your guest may not be expecting Elvis to be in the room,
or what about Taylor Swift?
The key to mixing up some amazing entertainment is knowing your audience, and bringing in their favorite entertainers, either
in a well planned and coordinated effort, or completely an incoherent mix
of talents that compliment each other and your guests.
Maybe the girls in your audience will go gaga over Las
Vegas Show Bands playing Justin Bieber, but they won't be nearly as impressed as their
plus-one guests will be when Taylor Swift
walks into the room. You decide, but consider the mixture of artists to be a bit of a challenge to find your guests favorites among the best talents available.
Billing itself a "The Premier Linkin Park Experience," the
group pays homage to one of the most successful rock/metal
bands of the past twenty years and has for a few months now.
So what’s it like, then, being a tribute act paying homage
to one of the most dynamic singers of the past
few decades? We checked in with Chris Hodges, who fronts In the End and does
his best to bring Bennington’s music and presence to life each night on stage.
Rock Cellar: How did the In the End project form?
Was it a reaction to Chester’s passing?
Chris Hodges: We’re actually all session musicians, we’re professional sessions musicians.
We’ve been doing that for about fifteen years, so we’ve
played with each other for about ten of those years.
About three or four months after Chester’s passing … he was one of my biggest influences growing up.
That’s kind of who I sound like, who I mimic onstage.
I shot a message to my bass player, Andrew,
like "do you think this would be a stupid idea? This is going to be something that people are missing, they’re needing closure, an experience." Within five minutes he texts me back, like, "Dude, I’ve got all the Instagram handles, Twitter handles, all that.
Let’s do this thing," and that’s basically how we
did it. We played our first show at the Viper Room, didn’t advertise it, had about 75 people come out,
and the rest is history. Have you, as the band members playing the songs, felt
that as well? Chris Hodges: Yeah, man. In the process of
putting the band together, I met with a friend of mine
who’s pretty big in the industry. He actually managed Linkin Park back
before they were called Linkin Park. My friend named Barry Squire.
I met with him for coffee in Sherman Oaks, I sat down with
him and he goes, "Yeah, this could do really well or it could be hypocrisy. It’s one or the other. So I actually rehearsed these songs and the tonalities, what Chester used to do, I rehearsed it for almost eight months before we even tried to play live.
This is something that goes way beyond any type of tribute band, this is an experience that people want and need for healing, for that closure, and I take that responsibility very seriously. LinkinPark, even playing some songs as LP for Chester’s final shows. Yes, every single show that we do, it’s crazy because I have at least 10-20 people coming up to me crying, saying, "I never thought I’d hear that
again," you know? So I take it really seriously. Rock Cellar: And that’s a different element from what you usually see with tribute acts. Maybe that has a lot to do with the fact that this still feels so fresh, but most tribute acts, you go to the show and there’s a novelty aspect to it.
But for something like this, for a band that was so big and had something like this happen so abruptly and suddenly, affecting millions of fans around the world, it feels different. Chris Hodges: I totally agree. A lot of bands have their final farewell tours … Elton John is doing his right now in Los Angeles, for example, the type of tours where you get to say your big elaborate goodbye. But with Chester and Linkin Park, nobody was able to say goodbye. It’s a heavy, heavy weight on my shoulders but I welcome it for sure. Rock Cellar: Did anybody in In the End go to the tribute show for Chester at the Hollywood Bowl?
Chris Hodges: Our guitarist, Yohai, went. He was there, he experienced it, so it was pretty powerful. Rock Cellar: Are there any specific songs in the LP catalog that you find especially tough to pull off, maybe because Chester’s voice was so dynamic? Chris Hodges: It’s a song that we haven’t performed live yet, "One More Light." We haven’t performed it live and we won’t until the Roxy on March 11. Honestly, I can’t get through that song without breaking down. I rehearsed it today, and I broke down. I cannot get through it without breaking down. Man. It’s such a powerful song, and it kind of feels like Chester’s goodbye, in a sense. Rock Cellar: That’s the thing, the album One More Light took on such a different feel and tone in the wake of what happened in a way that most people probably didn’t expect.
Chris Hodges: I agree, you can hear it was almost like a goodbye - I don’t know if he meant it like that, but it sure reads like that after the fact. We’ll have a lot of signed memorabilia that we’re going to be raffling off, giving 100 percent of those proceeds to Change Direction. If anyone knows about the five signs that Change direction talks about, the signs to recognize mental health issues, we’re going to be promoting that and making sure everybody recognizes those. That is the biggest reason why we’re doing this so we can get the awareness out and we can all start recognizing mental health before it becomes a situation where someone’s life ends. That’s the biggest step, the biggest reason why I was adamant to get Changes Direction involved.
If you have a musical hero to which you can claim a passing resemblance, and have an okay voice, you could earn yourself quite a good living as a member of a tribute band. So there won't be the star studded events and the sell out arena tours, but you are getting to play at being your favourite singer and making a bit of money out of it! Tribute bands and singers are nothing new, but they have increased greatly in popularity. The key thing is to not to take them too seriously. There are by far the greatest amount of tribute singers and bands for those who, for whatever reason, or no longer with us. You don't need me to tell who the most copied superstar is worldwide, yep, Elvis.
Unfortunately, for every decent tribute singer, there are 100 fat men in white suits who think they look like Elvis and, even worse, sing like him. Tribute bands take things a lot more seriously, they have to be able to play musical instruments for a start. They also have to be able to play them well enough so that the die hard fans of the original band can appreciate the music without heckling and throwing various items at them. These acts tend to appear in local theatres or venues where there is enough room for all their equipment. The 3 foot square stage in a bar in Majorca may be big enough for Frank Sinatra, but you'd only get a quarter of the Beetles on there. Tribute bands to the Beatles, Queen and Abba are in high demand.
 They put on a good show; everyone knows the words and a good time is had by all. They are finding a niche at evening wedding receptions and are guaranteed floor fillers. These bands go to great lengths to find lead singers, the musicians, let's be honest, can sit at the back in a wig, but the front man must really stand out. There is one Queen tribute act who spent a year finding their perfect Freddie Mercury, now that's dedication, and also shows how serious they were about being a tribute as opposed to a parody, which sadly many are. |
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