BEST COVER BAND NAMES THAT REFERENCE THEIR HEROES

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Crystal Ship
Back Doors
Dissident Agressor

― poi, Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:32 (twenty-two years ago)

The Best I've seen:

AC/DSHE (three guesses what their gimmick is)
Alice in Cooperland

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:38 (twenty-two years ago)

AC/DSHE (three guesses what their gimmick is)
Alice in Cooperland
I've see ads for the AC/DShe band but not the Alice cover though I do like their name.

― poi, Thursday, 29 January 2004 15:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought that GABBA, the Ramones-style tribute to Abba was pretty funny.

― NickB (NickB), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:05 (twenty-two years ago)

I always thought that a good Belle and Sebastian covers band could reference their heroes and f*ck off as well!

― Captain Bongo, Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Blushing Brides

― Davlo (Davlo), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

I gotta hear that GABBA band!

― backbeat escapist, Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:10 (twenty-two years ago)

There's Half Man Half Biscuit tribute band called "It Ain't Half Man, Mum".

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a band around here called Stealing Dan

― Dan I. (Dan I.), Thursday, 29 January 2004 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I like Hell's Belles better than AC/DShe, personally :)

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Steve Garvey's Hair (Devo cover band about 15 years ago)

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

The Red Stripes ownz!

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― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

they're absolutely terrible by the way, in that they singularly fail to do the one thing it says on the can: that is, be reggae. Otherwise, not such a bad idea.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Gabba used to do 'Gimme Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment After Midnight'. Where are they now?

― Snotty Moore, Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh yeah, well the Red Stripes did a punky cover of UB40's "Rat In Me Kitchen", believe it or not. Fools.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Weener

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Cheap Chick

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Nowaysis, The Stoned Roses, The Scottish Sex Pistols (terrible name but did feature Johnny MacRotten :D ), T-Rextacy, erm...

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Not a cover band but a good 'secret gig' name

Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds (aka Gaye Bikers On Acid)

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I like Hell's Belles better than AC/DShe, personally :)

OTM

― dean! (deangulberry), Thursday, 29 January 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Hayseed Dixie do country-style AC/DC covers...there's a canadian Sex Pistols cover band with a singer called Rotten Johnny...my favorites still Japanese Queen tribute "KWEEN"

― winterland, Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Hayseed Dixie is exactly who I was gonna post on here. Their CD is fucking perfect. It's almost like those songs were written fer pickin'.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 29 January 2004 21:17 (twenty-two years ago)

There's a Beautiful South/Housemartins cover band called, perhaps predictably, The Beautiful Southmartins.

Also, some local tribute acts include R.E.E.M. and the even-less imaginative Meat Loaf 2. The latter sell t-shirts at their shows. No, I have not been to one.

― Colin Cooper, Thursday, 29 January 2004 22:16 (twenty-two years ago)

The Scottish Sex Pistols (terrible name but did feature Johnny MacRotten :D )

... plus Sid MacVicious, Paul MacCook and Steve MacJones. But the best one was their manager, Malcolm MacMacLaren :)

― OleM (OleM), Thursday, 29 January 2004 22:24 (twenty-two years ago)

High On Maiden
Mentallica
Alike Cooper

all clog up the Walthamstow Royal Standard / Croydon Cartoon etc on a regular basis. Running a rehearsal studio as I do, I've had a few tribute acts here - The Red Stripes (see upthread), The Dud Kennedys and Avid Bowie spring to mind. I know there's been more but their names have obviously been too shit to stick in my memory.

― udu wudu (udu wudu), Thursday, 29 January 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I always liked Dread Zeppelin (the reggae Zep cover band)
and Cubensis (the Grateful Dead cover band, for being obv but not immediately obv)

― Orbit (Orbit), Thursday, 29 January 2004 23:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Norwegians Det Betales (translates as "it's getting payed" or something like that) is a classic for us who live here in the cold North.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 30 January 2004 00:20 (twenty-two years ago)

AC-TweeC!

― The River Kate (kate), Friday, 30 January 2004 03:02 (twenty-two years ago)

there was a VU covers band in Melb called "edie sedgwick's overdose"

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 30 January 2004 03:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Ultrasuede

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Friday, 30 January 2004 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I always wanted to be in a Belle & Sebastian cover band called "Seeing Other People."

― Douglas (Douglas), Friday, 30 January 2004 04:31 (twenty-two years ago)

obesis

― mullygrubber (gaz), Friday, 30 January 2004 04:41 (twenty-two years ago)

it was actually just one guy dressed up like a fat liam and playing beatles tunes on a piano while singing oasis lyrics.

or was it the other way around?

― mullygrubber (gaz), Friday, 30 January 2004 04:42 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.sympathyrecords.com/catalogue/images1/SFTRI111.gif

― Kim (Kim), Friday, 30 January 2004 05:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Oi Division

― ken taylrr, Friday, 30 January 2004 07:08 (twenty-two years ago)

ok, i actually made that one up. dumb, admittedly.

― ken taylrr, Friday, 30 January 2004 07:11 (twenty-two years ago)

FATT

5 overweight guys playing Ratt.

― Rocco, Friday, 30 January 2004 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

MINIKISS!
http://www.blogar.com.br/pass/fotos/2003/minikiss.jpg

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 30 January 2004 15:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Jewdriver

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, 30 January 2004 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Velvet Underpants

― Mark Trick, Friday, 30 January 2004 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Mandonna

www.mandonna.com

― Joseph McCombs, Friday, 30 January 2004 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Are We Them

REM

It's funny.

― harveyw (harveyw), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:08 (twenty-two years ago)

And please don't forget... BEATALLICA!!!

BEATALLICA: Beatles songs done Metallica style (well-done, sounds just like 'em). MP3s

― JP Almeida (JP Almeida), Friday, 30 January 2004 22:36 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

A friend of mine and I started a 3-piece Sabbath tribute called Fairies Wear Boots. We all wore chain mail. We played one show in some guy's basement and drove them fucking crazy.

― Mike Sullivan, Sunday, 14 August 2005 07:59 (twenty years ago)

Sex Lion Tamer: A Funk Tribute to Wire

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 14 August 2005 09:34 (twenty years ago)

Jah Division

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Sunday, 14 August 2005 09:38 (twenty years ago)

I used to know a guy called Pete who had a Meatloaf tribute act. Can you guess what his act was called?

Recently saw a poster in Glasgow for Non Jovi.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 14 August 2005 09:54 (twenty years ago)

Irn McMaiden - Scotland's premier Iron Maiden tribute band. Perfect!

― Stew (stew s), Sunday, 14 August 2005 09:58 (twenty years ago)

Never heard 'em, but I'm pretty sure that the Tex Pistols DON'T actually play Sex Pistols songs hayseed-style. (But wouldn't it be GREAT?)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Monday, 15 August 2005 00:49 (twenty years ago)

minikiss, omg

― älänbänänä (alanbanana), Monday, 15 August 2005 01:22 (twenty years ago)

The Post-Modern Lovers formed for a covers show around here

― matlewis (matlewis), Monday, 15 August 2005 05:14 (twenty years ago)

The Dung Beatles. Apparently now they are just "the Beetles".

― patita (patita), Monday, 15 August 2005 19:54 (twenty years ago)

Anderson Council

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Monday, 15 August 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

The Be@les

The Beagles (yes, they cover Beatles + Eagles)

― casey (t. fiend), Tuesday, 16 August 2005 01:57 (twenty years ago)

There's a Pogues cover band here in Cleveland called "The Boys from the County Hell." Not a funny play on words but still a kickass name. And they probably put on one of my top 5 favorite shows of all time.

― PB, Tuesday, 16 August 2005 02:11 (twenty years ago)

Bjorn Again

― late adopter, Monday, 29 August 2005 05:58 (twenty years ago)

three years pass...

Lidl Boots.

― James Mitchell, Saturday, 23 May 2009 14:08 (seventeen years ago)

by jovi

― a somnambulist in an ambulance (r1o natsume), Saturday, 23 May 2009 15:25 (seventeen years ago)

Fake That

― ailsa, Saturday, 23 May 2009 15:29 (seventeen years ago)

Jewdriver

― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Friday, January 30, 2004 3:26 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol was just about to write this

― S-Ban Hour Best Hit Parade (DJ Mencap), Saturday, 23 May 2009 15:35 (seventeen years ago)

irony man

― 6335, Saturday, 23 May 2009 19:49 (seventeen years ago)

(sabbath covers)

― 6335, Saturday, 23 May 2009 19:49 (seventeen years ago)

If this is a cover band, they are teh awesomeness:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_euNuTT14Ecg/SANgfx8zK2I/AAAAAAAAARA/zY2LSYbN_Hs/s400/thewillsmithsey.jpg

― "alt-black" (Pillbox), Saturday, 23 May 2009 21:07 (seventeen years ago)

OK, mentioned five years ago upthread, but here they are: GABBA

― StanM, Saturday, 23 May 2009 21:38 (seventeen years ago)

^^^ Pile of shite that, eh what?

― Enemy Insects (NickB), Saturday, 23 May 2009 22:06 (seventeen years ago)

four years pass...

Saw a listing today for a cover band called With Or Without U2.

― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 7 August 2013 16:09 (twelve years ago)

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