"We're sort of like musical anthropologists."

"There's still a lot of low-hanging fruit even four years in. There's no end to what we can do."

"It's our joy. We're hearing it come together for the first time. The gigs are great, of course, but those Mondays are our secret little thing."

"There are some things that are more difficult and commercially successful. Writing original songs is more gratifying on some level. But this is so much damn fun because we invented it and perfected it. The fact that we let the music speak and then poof! -- it's gone -- manages to somehow give us artistic integrity in a cover-band framework. We've got something magical here, and we have to protect it. We don't want to suck any of the joy out of it."

"We consider ourselves to be the Civil War re-creationists of music. We're paying tribute to the song and the artist, but we serve the song. At first, we were sort of like a secret club but now it's not so secret anymore."

"We're sort of like musical anthropologists."

"There's still a lot of low-hanging fruit even four years in. There's no end to what we can do."

"It's our joy. We're hearing it come together for the first time. The gigs are great, of course, but those Mondays are our secret little thing."

"There are some things that are more difficult and commercially successful. Writing original songs is more gratifying on some level. But this is so much damn fun because we invented it and perfected it. The fact that we let the music speak and then poof! -- it's gone -- manages to somehow give us artistic integrity in a cover-band framework. We've got something magical here, and we have to protect it. We don't want to suck any of the joy out of it."

"We consider ourselves to be the Civil War re-creationists of music. We're paying tribute to the song and the artist, but we serve the song. At first, we were sort of like a secret club but now it's not so secret anymore."

That is fine if you think that I just don't see why get on the band thing so hard due to the other stuff.

I can tell you where my negative opinion comes from. Musicianship-wise and everything, I'm sure they are very good. I just cannot stand how pretentious Grimace comes across about it. And how he hypes it. And how he acts like he just did 4 nights in a row at MSG and has to take 3 days off as a result of doing some bar gig. It's just a fucking cover band. There are about 1000 of them around town. There's just an arrogance that comes from him about it. I got news for you Grimace, you aren't that fucking special.

I just cannot stand how pretentious Grimace comes across about it. And how he hypes it. And how he acts like he just did 4 nights in a row at MSG and has to take 3 days off as a result of doing some bar gig. It's just a fucking cover band. There are about 1000 of them around town. There's just an arrogance that comes from him about it. I got news for you Grimace, you aren't that fucking special.
Post Posted: Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:38 pm

"We're sort of like musical anthropologists."

"There's still a lot of low-hanging fruit even four years in. There's no end to what we can do."

"It's our joy. We're hearing it come together for the first time. The gigs are great, of course, but those Mondays are our secret little thing."

"There are some things that are more difficult and commercially successful. Writing original songs is more gratifying on some level. But this is so much damn fun because we invented it and perfected it. The fact that we let the music speak and then poof! -- it's gone -- manages to somehow give us artistic integrity in a cover-band framework. We've got something magical here, and we have to protect it. We don't want to suck any of the joy out of it."

"We consider ourselves to be the Civil War re-creationists of music. We're paying tribute to the song and the artist, but we serve the song. At first, we were sort of like a secret club but now it's not so secret anymore."

Put me in the same camp with Frank, pittmike and a few others. So what if he says Tributosaurus "becomes" somebody? Just words to inform you on what band they're doing. And before you knock 'em, try 'em. Very, very talented. I wish I could go to more of these things. Tonight, for example, would be a great chance to get the Led out, but I'm with Patrick for the last time in a week and that's priority. It's an all-ages show, but my guy -- as much as he likes music --couldn't handle the decibel level. The guys in Tributo, especially Chris Neville, are good guys and they often do shows for charity. Some of you should lighten up on "Grimmace" for this one. I do have to laugh at that nickname, though.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

manages to somehow give us artistic integrity in a cover-band framework.

"There are some things that are more difficult and commercially successful. Writing original songs is more gratifying on some level. But this is so much damn fun because we invented it and perfected it. The fact that we let the music speak and then poof! -- it's gone -- manages to somehow give us artistic integrity in a cover-band framework.

We don't want to suck any of the joy out of it."

I've seen him and the band. With you. Ya knob.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

That's the one that always got me.

Even though he can't explain it, no other cover band has artistic integrity.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

He should track how often they play "Joey" by Concrete Blonde in two months. Maybe someone will get the hint.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

Meat is really something else. He's got less self awareness than Laurence.

Think about that for a minute and consider how true it is. Less self awareness than Laurence Holmes.

Spiegel is one of the few people, maybe the only person, Laurence can be partnered with who makes Laurence seem likable by comparison.