WTF is this tribute band thing?

**dookeyXXX** · 07-09-2018, 02:20 PM

Plenty of non-cover and tribute stuff out there, although not sure if/when any of these bands/artists tour...

**El Chupacabra** · 07-09-2018, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by pisteoff

Mike Score, the singer from flock of seagulls lives in Florida, and still plays clubs (possibly a one-man show). And he steadfastly refuses to play I Ran. Since the only reason people would even go to one of his shows is to hear that song, they've been known to "request" it - mostly by yelling it from the audience - which gets old Mike more and more agitated, until he goes into meltdown mode.

I'd almost endure an hour of pretentious synth-pop just to see that.

I saw Flock of Seagulls a few years ago at an 80s retro fest thing -- it was a greatest hits sort of setlist, ending with I Ran.

I wonder if the refusal to play the biggest hit is just for solo shows?

**iceman** · 07-09-2018, 02:49 PM

I saw them at the club I worked at i DC, it was one of their very first US dates, in '83. "I ran" was at the top of the charts at the time (it peaked at #3, I just checked) and yes, they played it.

**Ted Striker** · 07-09-2018, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by El Chupacabra

I wonder if the refusal to play the biggest hit is just for solo shows?

Don't know. He might have just decided to go with the money.

**Ted Striker** · 07-09-2018, 03:14 PM

Music like FoS are why I was in a punk band.

**iceman** · 07-09-2018, 04:08 PM

We had Culture Club, Men at Work, Flock of Seagulls, Thomas Dolby and Haircut 100 in like 3 months or something. It was an early-'80s extravaganza!

**Self Jupiter** · 07-09-2018, 04:17 PM

Then the mid 80s came along and Yacht Rock finished dying

**dookeyXXX** · 07-09-2018, 04:24 PM

I was never into AFOS, but this particular drift in the thread caused me to "research" a bit about them.

The lead singer was a hairdresser before starting the band.

They won a GRAMMY for an instrumental song, of all things.

I had never heard this track and find it way cooler than what they are best known for, causing me to think that perhaps they have some interesting deep cuts on their early albums...

**Ted Striker** · 07-09-2018, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

We had Culture Club, Men at Work, Flock of Seagulls, Thomas Dolby and Haircut 100 in like 3 months or something. It was an early-'80s extravaganza!

The local Rite Aid had a run on hairspray.

**iceman** · 07-09-2018, 07:26 PM

We had the Ramones a lot, which helped balance things out a bit.

**dunfree** · 07-09-2018, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by pisteoff

Mike Score, the singer from flock of seagulls lives in Florida, and still plays clubs (possibly a one-man show). And he steadfastly refuses to play I Ran. Since the only reason people would even go to one of his shows is to hear that song, they've been known to "request" it - mostly by yelling it from the audience - which gets old Mike more and more agitated, until he goes into meltdown mode.

sounds kinda like the frat douche at the Ryan Adams show who started yelling for "Summer of '69" and Ryan melted down.

**Ted Striker** · 07-09-2018, 07:52 PM

^^^ lol, with good reason.

Originally Posted by iceman

We had the Ramones a lot, which helped balance things out a bit.

FKNA!

**SumJongGuy** · 07-09-2018, 07:58 PM

So, last summer I saw Bonham.. Totally a "tribute band" LOL! Funny thing was, I've seen better Zeppelin tribute bands and that's no lie.

**Ted Striker** · 07-09-2018, 09:00 PM

^^^ The dwarves that do kiss are better singers than Gene Simmons (although, that's not saying much)

**Self Jupiter** · 07-09-2018, 09:21 PM

I’m going to go out on a limb and assume also that their guitar player is better than Ace Frehley

**Ted Striker** · 07-09-2018, 11:32 PM

ha! again, that's not saying much!

**Benny Profane** · 07-10-2018, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by iceman

I saw them at the club I worked at i DC, it was one of their very first US dates, in '83. "I ran" was at the top of the charts at the time (it peaked at #3, I just checked) and yes, they played it.

Were you sporting a mullet?

**FLS** · 07-10-2018, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by pisteoff

Music like FoS are why I was in a punk band.

New wave drove you to punk?

**SumJongGuy** · 07-10-2018, 05:56 PM

Someone mentioned Springsteen as not yacht rock. Don't get me wrong, I really dig some of his earlier work. However, mid 80s in college towns it was the yuppy greeks that were the biggest Springsteen fans. The regular burnouts were either classic rock or punk fans, some new wave as well. We all turned our noses up to Springsteen at the time while the silver spoons were eating it up..

**Ted Striker** · 07-10-2018, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by FLS

New wave drove you to punk?

Just the hair.

**Self Jupiter** · 07-10-2018, 06:41 PM

At one time, it was rumored that some called Gerry Rafferty ‘the Scottish Bruce Springsteen.’ I don’t know about that, but I’m 100% sure this song is Yacht Rock:

**Benny Profane** · 07-10-2018, 06:45 PM

I've heard Mellisa Ethridge described as the lesbian Springsteen more than once.

**FLS** · 07-10-2018, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by pisteoff

Just the hair.

Pics or it didn't happen

Just thinking to myself. Back in the day, when everybody was smoking (often indoors) you would have thought there would have been more big hair band explosions.

**El Kanone** · 07-10-2018, 08:50 PM

This reminds me of the time my friends were excited that a Ween cover band was coming to our local bar (tiny town) and they were all excited. I had never even heard of Ween. I kept thinking how could a band that I never heard of have a cover band. Ha.
I didn’t go and still have never heard a Ween song.

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