I'm not sure where lamp posts come in the list of most effective
advertising media but an A3 poster tied to one in Derry made me aware
that Mumford and Sons were coming to a small bar in Donegal. Sorry,
Mumford and Sons tribute band. Don't get too excited. Not that
Mumford (or his sons) are my cup of meat. But the poster did make me
think. Whatever happened to coming up with witty names to call your
tribute band ? No Way Sis, Bjorn Again, Hayseed Dixie - there was at
least some mental effort involved there. Just adding the words 'band'
and 'tribute' shows a lack of effort, chaps. What really struck me,
though, was the realisation that Mumford and Sons haven't been around
long enough to warrant a tribute. Their first LP only came out last
October, with twelve songs on it. So its not as if this tribute band
has a huge list of songs to learn, either. The early pioneers, Bjorn
Again and the Bootleg Beatles, filled a need as Abba and The Beatles
weren't likely to be appearing at your nearest large stadium any time
soon. In Australia, they made up for the lack of international
acts by coming up with their own. But there's no excuse for a Mumford
And Sons tribute act. Not yet, anyway. By the way, Derry can claim
to have the first tribute act in the world. In the middle 1970s, there
was a band called Quo 2. They played Status Quo songs. Never heard
them, never saw them, don't know their names, I just read the ad in the
Derry Journal. I didn't realise then that what I thought was a lack of
imagination would actually be a genius move in the world of live music.
Shows what I know, doesn't it ?
I always thought 'Not the Jam' was a great name. "Good evening, we are 'Not the Jam'" - genius! Little did I know that a few years later they would be followed by 'From the Jam' peopled by Rick & Bruce erm....from The Jam! Surely the most qualified tribute band ever?
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At 31st Aug 2010, swede wrote:I always thought 'Not the Jam' was a great name. "Good evening, we are 'Not the Jam'" - genius! Little did I know that a few years later they would be followed by 'From the Jam' peopled by Rick & Bruce erm....from The Jam! Surely the most qualified tribute band ever?
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At 6th Sep 2010, swede wrote:Stop Press! Just discovered a Cure tribute band based in Norwich called, wait for it....Liqueur! Marvellous.
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