if you were in a cover band, who would you do?

Cafe Society
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I’d have to do The Ramones tribute band thing, because when I let my hair grow, I look like a Ramone, plus, I can do justice to the vocals. Imitating Joey is easy. Put your hair over your face, strike a cool pose and look bored.

I’d like to start a covers band doing obscure 70s and 80s punk tunes much like all those 80s garage bands like the Fuzztones, who made a living doing obscure 60s covers.
I don’t mean covering them the way all these boy-band bubblepunk bands cover them, but in ways that stay true to the spirit of the original.

Jon

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I have long wanted to learn to play “Reelin’ In the Years”, specifically so I could go to an open mic night someplace and play under the name I thought up for my Steely Dan cover band: Aluminumy Steve.

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Well, I am in a cover band, and these are some of the songs we play:

  • Green Day - Longview
  • The Knack - My Sharona, Good Girls Don’t
  • Elvis Costello - Pump it Up
  • Foo Fighters - Times Like These
  • Lenny Kravitz - Are you Gonna Go My Way, Fly Away
  • Pretenders - Middle of the Road, The Wait
  • The Cars - Best Friend’s Girl
  • Fountains of Wayne - Stacy’s Mom, Bright Future in Sales
  • Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
  • Aerosmith - Walk this Way, Adam’s Apple
  • Ramones - Rockaway Beach

There’s plenty more, but you get the idea. Good stuff. At least, the crowd seems to like it.

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Algernon, if early Chicago defines your generation, then I’m there too.

If we’re talking tribute bands, I’d love to do:
Jethro Tull
Who
Elvis Costello
The Bobs

If we’re talking bands that do covers of lots of bands, I already have one of those. We do our own material (3 CDs worth) as well.

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KidCharlemagne I find that after I’ve played a couple of Who numbers I can’t hear Steely Dan over the ringing in my ears

How about a Steely Dan tribute band that plays (only) Who songs.

Or a Who tribute band that only plays Steely Dan songs? I’d pay to see that.

Or a Smiths band that does Zep’ covers…