pete Townsend = child molester

[jadetree]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Celeste:<BR><B> there is a whole world out there that does not follow the demographic model of the DC metro area...for example, my experiences seeing these types of cover bands in the midwest included crowds of mostly working class blue collar folks...so I guess it all depends<P></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I have never been to a Zep cover show, but I would have to agree with you there, when I think of Zep fans in Missouri they are not frat boy types

[Henry Dark]

Blue collar=classic rock where I grew up. I don't even think I heard the word "yuppie" growing up in Upstate NY. Then again, I was probably done growing up before the word ever existed, I'm so old.

[G.Love]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Henry Dark:<BR><B>Blue collar=classic rock where I grew up. I don't even think I heard the word "yuppie" growing up in Upstate NY. </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Hey what a coincident, Rhett grew up in Upstate NY, maybe you know him!<P>What if the a couple of band members go off and continue to do songs from the original band but no new stuff, are they a cover band? for example Rossington-Collins band doing all the Lynryd Skynyrd tunes, or Roger Waters after Floyd, or David Weave Roth?  I would say the singer is the one that gives it authenticity, because the other musicians can be easily immitated.

[Henry Dark]

Actually, Rhett Miller grew up in Dallas, Texas. His dad is a lawyer, and he went to a private school, so I doubt he had much in common with the blue collar set.<P>   You bring up an interesting point in your second paragraph. What about bands where someone other than the lead singer is the principal songwriter. Take Los Lobos for example. The percussionist is the guy who writes most of the lyrics, not the two guys who sing the songs. If the two singers went dolo and did Los Lobos songs, would they have more credibility than Los Lobos with different singers?<P> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by G.Love:<BR><B> Hey what a coincident, Rhett grew up in Upstate NY, maybe you know him!<P>What if the a couple of band members go off and continue to do songs from the original band but no new stuff, are they a cover band? for example Rossington-Collins band doing all the Lynryd Skynyrd tunes, or Roger Waters after Floyd, or David Weave Roth?  I would say the singer is the one that gives it authenticity, because the other musicians can be easily immitated.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>

[ratioci nation]

Jerry Cantrell was the main songwriter for Alice in Chains yet is having trouble finding as much success without Layne.

[poorlulu]

i saw purple reign in vegas..............<P>they were a great prince tribute band.......<P>even better than the real thing

[markie]

Poorlulu, how drunk were you/would you have paid to see them?

[poorlulu]

well i dont know ........i never thought about it.............my husband said he'd pay 20 bones to see em at black cat though.........<P>maybe i'd have paid $10.............

[ggw]

<P>What about Kween -- The Japanese Queen Tribute Band?

[markie]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by poorlulu:<BR><B>20 bones to see em at black cat though.........<P>.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>20 bones, well there are 206 bones in the human body. So thats nearly 1/10th of a corpse.....<P>Which is amusing as most tribute bands seem to be flogging a dead horse, and I have no idea how many bones a horse contains.

[poorlulu]

kween are kwool..............

[Celeste]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by G.Love:<BR><B> I would say the singer is the one that gives it authenticity, because the other musicians can be easily immitated.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>to a degree, yes, but if the band members are especially skilled at playing, or the music is more complex, then, the band members are not so easily imitated...like when Rhett Miller of the Old 97s played solo with his little temporary band The Instigators and they did some Old 97s songs, it was fun, but much was missing musically!<P>

[jadetree]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by markie:<BR><B> I have no idea how many bones a horse contains.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>205

[Fico]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Celeste:<BR><B> to a degree, yes, but if the band members are especially skilled at playing, or the music is more complex, then, the band members are not so easily imitated...like when Rhett Miller of the Old 97s played solo with his little temporary band The Instigators and they did some Old 97s songs, it was fun, but much was missing musically!<P></B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Rhett Miller should drop the make-up and become Ryan Adam's roadie..maybe then some real rockstardom and talent might rub off on him...<P>

[Henry Dark]

Fico, just now jumping on the Ryan Adams bandwagon. Fico, where were you in 1997?