Arctic Monkeys Hospitality

Why is the different between the Silver and Gold packages £50? The only difference is 3 drinks. Beer, Lager or House Wine. Wow. £17/pint (y).

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And a starter. My bad
 
DCI_Gene_Hunt said:
I hate tribute bands.

Look at the venues they are playing, they'll make good money living off other people's songs/talent/identity.
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I'm not keen on tribute bands myself but I don't mind see a good band playing covers in the local social clubs/pubs.

As for the Arctic Monkeys, saw them at the House of Blues many years ago, they were absolutely dreadful, we lasted about 45 minutes before scattering. Really disappointed because I'd heard great things about their appearances round here. The sound was really poor. Hope they've got that sorted for the prices they're now asking.
 
DCI_Gene_Hunt said:
I hate tribute bands.

Look at the venues they are playing, they'll make good money living off other people's songs/talent/identity.
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I don't like tribute bands, and my thoughts are go and spend your money going to see an original band
But I have heard it said that tribute bands get people into venues and keeps them going so they can put on original bands.
 
I think I've paid to see two. The Bootleg Beatles and (whispers) The Musical Box performing Genesis' "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" with the original staging in its entirety. Neither band were coming out of retirement to do that.

Otherwise you might as well stay at home and play the records and bellow along with them rather than pay £20 for the privilege.
 
atomicloonybin aka ALB said:
I think I've paid to see two. The Bootleg Beatles and (whispers) The Musical Box performing Genesis' "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" with the original staging in its entirety. Neither band were coming out of retirement to do that.

Otherwise you might as well stay at home and play the records and bellow along with them rather than pay £20 for the privilege.
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I paid to see Atom Heart Floyd at the Georgian. Note perfect, but I thought it was all rather sterile. I see a lot of covers bands, most of whom do have some original material, but small venues really can't afford anyone bigger (more expensive).
 
For me it depends if the original band/artist are still around and touring. I can understand the appeal for the likes of Queen, Beatles where you can't see them live but not so sure when it's an active, touring artist.

The proliferation of tribute bands at decent sized venues (o2 academies etc) these days is a sign of the slow death of live music imo.
 
DCI_Gene_Hunt said:
I hate tribute bands.
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No good reason to. A lot of very good musicians top up their earnings by playing in tribute bands. Tribute bands get punters into small independent venues that would otherwise fold and if the original artists are no longer touring and/or pushing up the daisies, should their music die too?

Top tribute bands include the London Symphony Orchestra and damn good they are too!
 
NYboro said:
I paid to see Atom Heart Floyd at the Georgian. Note perfect, but I thought it was all rather sterile.
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That's the problem isn't it. Once upon a time, before the masses had access to recorded music, live performance was the definitive version of a piece of music. The venuw was part of the expereince, and the acoustics and atmosphere had a major impact. We are now in a world where the recorded media is the definitive version, and cover bands have a problem, they can play it note perfect, which as you say is sterile, or they can put their own personality into it, making it more pastiche than tribute.

I've never been interested in the tribute acts, and never will, because I don't want note perfect, I want the personality of the band to come through giving me a different perspective on the emotion of a song and what it means to the band. That can only really come through from those who wrote it. I want to feel that what I've witnessed is the definitive version of that song, not what's on spotify/vinyl
 
atomicloonybin aka ALB said:
I think I've paid to see two. The Bootleg Beatles and (whispers) The Musical Box performing Genesis' "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" with the original staging in its entirety. Neither band were coming out of retirement to do that.

Otherwise you might as well stay at home and play the records and bellow along with them rather than pay £20 for the privilege.
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I've seen The Musical Box a few times and I think they're more akin to The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment than a tribute band, playing music of a particular period on the instruments of a particular period. The singer's recreations of Peter Gabriel's storytelling interludes with all the correct intonations, rhythms and pronunciations in his second language astonishes me every time. Think they're touring UK again early next year.
 
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