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I'm often inclined to take the piss of my brother-in-law's immense liking of the band Green Day. Said piss take usually involves me getting one of my kids to ask B-in-L if he thinks Green Day are the greatest SLF tribute band in the world... ever?
So for shits and giggles, a fun game. Who do you think is the greatest tribute act in the world... ever?
Rules:
1) Format has to be... '(insert name) is/are the greatest (insert name) tribute act in the world... ever!'
2) That's it.
I'll kick off with some low hanging fruit.
Spacemen 3 are the greatest Velvet Underground tribute band in the world...ever!
Lady Gaga is the greatest Madonna tribute act in the world... ever!
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Oasis tried hard to be the greatest beatles tribute band in the world but failed miserably
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
dweezil zappa by the feedback from some friends
..I missed it unfortunately
In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
The Rolling Stones are the greatest Rolling Stones tribute act in the world... ever!
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Yes Are not the greatest Yes tribute band in the world ever.
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In reply to andrew sparks:
> dweezil zappa by the feedback from some friends
> ..I missed it unfortunately
Off to see his recreation of his dad's Hot Rats in Birmingham tonight. I hope your friends are right.
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Not playing by the rules, sorry, but Hayseed Dixie are one of the most entertaining bands you could ever see live. They started out mostly covering AC/DC but they've spread their wings a bit since then..
youtube.com/watch?v=sAWl5peI8HY&
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Australian Pink Floyd are pretty good.
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Marillion are the best Genesis tribute ever, right from quirky Gabriel prog noodlings to MOR Collins pop.
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Are there any tribute bands that are/were so good that they spawned tribute bands?
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
The Counterfeit Stones came to Bodmin almost 20 years ago.
'Keef' had a cigarette pinned to the neck of his guitar, ' Mick' joked about their age, even way back then.
They were great. We were right at the front and I loved it. I'd seen the actual Stones at Wembley way before that, but I think the tribute band was more fun.
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In reply to Hyphin:
I think there are tribute bands that give a nod to The Bootleg Beatles and The Australian Pink Floyd.
In reply to Stuart (aka)
> Spacemen 3 are the greatest Velvet Underground tribute band in the world...ever!
How very dare you! ; )
ok here’s one
Field Music are the greatest Gentle Giant tribute band in the world....ever!
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In reply to andrew sparks:
> dweezil zappa by the feedback from some friends
They were right! (Currently the interval after a superb performance of Hot Rats.)
In reply to Andy Clarke:
Gutted I missed out on the tour especially as Hot Rats is my favourite Frank recording .
Hopefully he will be back in a couple of years with another tour.
Glad you are enjoying it.
Andy S
In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Philip Glass
In reply to mbh:
The Counterfeit Stones were let down by the quality of their live performance. Too good to be the real Stones
In reply to graeme jackson:
That honour goes to the Anderson, Wakeman, Rabin version
In reply to Hyphin:
Embrace are the probably not the best Oasis tribute band ever. They focus on the boring whineyness of Oasis, rather than the good bits that Oasis ripped off from the Beatles.
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In reply to Pedro50:
Brit floyd are even better in my humble opinion.
In reply to deepsoup:
I confused Hayseed Dixie once at the Gloucester Guildhall by asking them to sign my chest.
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In reply to Puppythedog:
I'm slightly confused just hearing about it here.
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In reply to Colin Scotchford:
> That honour goes to the Anderson, Wakeman, Rabin version
I just saw their recent version of Heart of the Sunrise live and it sounds absolutely phenomenal.
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Not quite a band, but William Shatner must surely be the best cover artist ever.
He's done them all! You name a famous song and he's covered it.
Bohemian Rhapsody. The original was amazing, but perhaps a bit predictable. Shatner really brings it to life.
youtube.com/watch?v=rmPOWJtsEGc&
Go on YouTube and indulge on his sheer genius...
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In reply to kwoods:
> I just saw their recent version of Heart of the Sunrise live and it sounds absolutely phenomenal.
I'd go along with that. Lee Pomeroy makes a superb Squire stand-in. Saw the official YES in Glasgow last year and they were dire.
In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Nirvana, 2nd rate Killing Joke tribute band.
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In reply to FactorXXX:
He’s doing a stage appearance in London next year, guessing a bit of raconteur stuff and the occasional song. Preceded by a screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath Of KHHHAAAAAAANNNNN!
I think it is on March 16. I dare not look at prices
In reply to Hyphin:
> Are there any tribute bands that are/were so good that they spawned tribute bands?
I once watched a showaddywaddy tribute band. Kind of meets your criteria.
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In reply to graeme jackson:
Just a pity they can't get Steve Howe to jump ship. For me Rabin doesn't quite nail the finer details on the classics before his time.
In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Fred Zeppelin, can you guess who they tribute?
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In reply to Blue Straggler:
> He’s doing a stage appearance in London next year, guessing a bit of raconteur stuff and the occasional song. Preceded by a screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath Of KHHHAAAAAAANNNNN!
> I think it is on March 16. I dare not look at prices
Thanks for the information, but at about £100 I think that I will give it a miss...
In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Must be my age but listening to Radio 6 triggers a lot of "that sounds like" but too many of the to remember.
Franz Ferdinand, 3 Johns
Savages, a poor siouxsie and the banshees
I heard a suicide clone recently but the name passed me by.
In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Ok, I now disagree about the inference about Marillion/Genesis, although depending how tribute band is interpreted, maybe some tribute is being paid.
accepted sense of tribute band G2 are a treat for fans of early Genesis.
The Darkness; a tribute to every rock band from the 70s and early 80s and bloody good at it.
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In reply to FactorXXX:
No, that would be Right Said Frank (as featured on Phoenix Nights)
In reply to Presley Whippet:
> Nirvana, 2nd rate Killing Joke tribute band.
No chance! other than the Eighties riff being borrowed for Come as you Are that’s about the start and end of the comparison -
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In reply to Tobes:
Yeah, you're right. 3rd rate then.
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Ceilidh band from Stirling area called Ceilidh Minogue. Used to know the drummer. Not sure if it is still on the go.
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
A valiant effort but looks like 80% of contributors are now missing the point 😳
In reply to Blue Straggler:
Ok, in an attempt to make up for going off at a tangent:
The Murder Capital are the greatest Joy Division tribute act in the world...ever!
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In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Ok to be serious for a moment
Coldplay are the greatest Throbbing Gristle tribute band in the world, ever!
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In reply to Presley Whippet:
> Franz Ferdinand, 3 Johns
Was going to say Franz Ferdinand, Talking Heads.
I hadn't heard of 3 Johns until your post but I see (Googled but haven't listened to them yet) that they were active around the same time as TH, might be why they've ended up in our suggestions.
In reply to Fruitbat:
Yeah, I could have chosen from a few from that era, mekons, fire engines.
You flatter FF comparing to TH.
In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
That’ll be the band who sang “The Greatest Song In The World Ever”.
In reply to Presley Whippet:
> You flatter FF comparing to TH.
I thought the idea was to flatter the 'tribute' band, not claim that they are as good as the original - I may have misunderstood the thread, though. For clarity, I certainly wasn't ranking FF alongside TH, they are nowhere close.
In reply to Stuart (aka brt):
Well, I'd say Dirty Harry are the greatest Blondie tribute band in the world...ever! And they have a reasonably amusing name too.
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