Hey people! First time poster here! :laugh:

Just wondering if anyone in the New York/New Jersey area would be interested in going to see The Machine. I'm trying to get a group together to go this concert...true Floyd fans that will appreciate this. It's at Nassau Coliseum and it's only $15 for general admission. Provide your own transportation.

Anyone interested, feel free to e-mail me at iri5hprincess@yahoo.com or IM me at WhimsicalEclipse.

PS- I need to ask this of real fans...am I crazy for getting the marching hammers tattooed on my shoulder??

i can also attest to their greatness. you will not be dissapointed, you'll be addicted

Ok, this is the latest update I have recieved from Joe...

The Chance show was changed to Friday the 21st of May.

If anyone here is from the area, please consider going. If you have seen them before or never seen them, it's worth every penny you pay & every mile you travel. :love: :p

dude, they're sooooooo much better then a cover band
the kkkeeerrr-aaaazzzyyy world of the machine being awesome :Oo:

JENNIANN475 Wrote:

wowser Wrote:the crazy world of New Jersey cover bands, eh ! :upside:

They are not from Jeresy. And they are not a "cover band", we perfer to call them America's Premier Pink Floyd Tribute Band. :p

W1P Wrote:Yeah, "tribute bands" are sensitive about being called "cover bands" Here in the US, a "cover band" is what you might expect to see at the local Holiday Inn or at a wedding playing "top 40" or the "hits of the day" to an audience more interested in drinking than listening. A "tribute band", by contrast, plays the music of only one artist as a "tribute" to that artist. On the evolutionary scale, a "tribute band" is a couple of steps up from the "cover band" Hold the tomato please :laugh:

wowser Wrote:

W1P Wrote:Yeah, "tribute bands" are sensitive about being called "cover bands" Here in the US, a "cover band" is what you might expect to see at the local Holiday Inn or at a wedding playing "top 40" or the "hits of the day" to an audience more interested in drinking than listening. A "tribute band", by contrast, plays the music of only one artist as a "tribute" to that artist. On the evolutionary scale, a "tribute band" is a couple of steps up from the "cover band" Hold the tomato please :laugh:

a cover band plays the songs - end of story
a tribute band attempts to 'be' the band in question (eg a PF tribute may wear the boiler suits from The Wall) and puts on a show in a way the actual band might. i prefer cover bands - there is no point pretending yer seeing the real thing.

this is in addition to what is said in the quote above

W1P Wrote:

wowser Wrote:

W1P Wrote:Yeah, "tribute bands" are sensitive about being called "cover bands" Here in the US, a "cover band" is what you might expect to see at the local Holiday Inn or at a wedding playing "top 40" or the "hits of the day" to an audience more interested in drinking than listening. A "tribute band", by contrast, plays the music of only one artist as a "tribute" to that artist. On the evolutionary scale, a "tribute band" is a couple of steps up from the "cover band" Hold the tomato please :laugh:

a cover band plays the songs - end of story
a tribute band attempts to 'be' the band in question (eg a PF tribute may wear the boiler suits from The Wall) and puts on a show in a way the actual band might. i prefer cover bands - there is no point pretending yer seeing the real thing.

this is in addition to what is said in the quote above

If a band that plays "covers" is a "cover band" then that means The Temptations, Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen and a host of others are "cover bands" It's simply a matter of what the label has come to mean and "tribute bands", as I said, are sensitive about being lumped in with a "lesser" crowd.

"Tribute," a documentary about "tribute bands" is called "Tribute" and not "Cover" http://www.tributethemovie.com :laugh:

wowser Wrote:

W1P Wrote:

wowser Wrote:

W1P Wrote:Yeah, "tribute bands" are sensitive about being called "cover bands" Here in the US, a "cover band" is what you might expect to see at the local Holiday Inn or at a wedding playing "top 40" or the "hits of the day" to an audience more interested in drinking than listening. A "tribute band", by contrast, plays the music of only one artist as a "tribute" to that artist. On the evolutionary scale, a "tribute band" is a couple of steps up from the "cover band" Hold the tomato please :laugh:

a cover band plays the songs - end of story
a tribute band attempts to 'be' the band in question (eg a PF tribute may wear the boiler suits from The Wall) and puts on a show in a way the actual band might. i prefer cover bands - there is no point pretending yer seeing the real thing.

this is in addition to what is said in the quote above

If a band that plays "covers" is a "cover band" then that means The Temptations, Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Linda Ronstadt, Bruce Springsteen and a host of others are "cover bands" It's simply a matter of what the label has come to mean and "tribute bands", as I said, are sensitive about being lumped in with a "lesser" crowd.

"Tribute," a documentary about "tribute bands" is called "Tribute" and not "Cover" http://www.tributethemovie.com :laugh:

no. cover bands are bands that purely do their own versions of someone else's songs (that have already been made popular)

therefore, none of tjhose bands u mention fit that category

BritRowBrickCo Wrote:TM is a tribute band, but they don't try to "be" floyd. they play the music with a few of their own twists, and its all done incredibly well. they project as much fun and love for floyd that the fans have had for years. you really have to see them to understand and get the vibe. i've lost count of how many times i've seen them, and its always a great time.

wowser Wrote:

BritRowBrickCo Wrote:TM is a tribute band, but they don't try to "be" floyd. they play the music with a few of their own twists, and its all done incredibly well. they project as much fun and love for floyd that the fans have had for years. you really have to see them to understand and get the vibe. i've lost count of how many times i've seen them, and its always a great time.

then they are a pf covers band. linda ronstadt. i dunno much about her, sorry, but it sounds like she does a lot of covers, but she could hardl;y be called a covers band

That's true of Which One's Pink? too -- we've been described by the LA Times as "decidely low tech" Frankly, all those bells and whistles just cost too much money. Better to focus on the music

CaptainClearChannel Wrote:You said it, W1P

"The Machine look nothing like Pink Floyd, but that doesn't matter--they sound exactly like Pink Floyd, and that's what counts. " Spin Magazine

And that's precisely what makes playing a PF tribute so different and enjoyable, IMHO. No impersonation required. If you wanna use a screen, crash a plane, float a pig, etc...go for it. But that's still just the gravy. Simply focus on the music and all will be well.

cheers,
stabbim
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