The Last Bass Outpost
Main Forums => The Outpost Cafe => Topic started by: godofthunder on January 03, 2016, 08:54:49 AM
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This may be to soon to consider but the bands touching request to keep Motorhead's music alive made me revisit this idea. I have the Rickenbacker, Marshalls (I can put up a sizable wall) voice (in the late 80's I had a original band and my voice was compared to a melodic Lemmy haha) and dare I say attitude. I'd like to put together a 1-2 hour show with seasoned local pros. I greatly value your opinions on this matter. Thanks, Scott
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i think a better way to keep motorhead and lemmy in your heart is to listen to the REAL music the band produced. tribute bands can't come close to instilling that feeling no matter how good they are. lemmy was a true original and can't be duplicated or imitated, unless this is just a vanity project for you.
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I didn't like their music enough to listen to it. Regardless, it's always a shame to hear about the passing of a fine musician. Does the tribute idea have enough fans to make it worthwhile? I'm a poor judge.
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Thanks guys why I asked. I'll just file it under my dumb idea column
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Maybe others will chime in. I found myself wondering if they were a big enough band in the scheme of things to make the project worthwhile.
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Well I wasn't expecting to make money, I thought I might be able to do it justice, my only goal really. Big headed of me I know I certainly don't mean any disrespect. Like I said dumb Idea.
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Not a dumb idea and not bigheaded of you. You want to pay tribute and I know you have the ability to do it. You'd be doing it for yourself and the fans, however many or few there are doesn't matter. Besides, even if it's only a one-off, Rochester must enough fans who would appreciate it.
Go for it.
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If there's enough music I certainly think it's a good idea Scott.
A well done tribute can be very cool - I really like Aussie Mark's Stones Tribute a lot, part of that is the attention to detail in clothes, amps, guitars etc. It's certainly worth some serious thought!
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Just do it Scott. If you want to pay tribute to Lemmy and your way is to play his songs and sing them in a memorial concert, it is completely ligit in my opinion.
Follow your heart and ignore nay-sayers.
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Just Because 2 guys don't like Motorhead and tried o talk you out of it is NO reason to bag it. I say..If you feel it, Do it.
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It couldn't hurt to try a few tunes and see if it feels right. If you're having fun, why not go for it?
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If you can do the music justice, go for it. This is the most important point.
Lemmy's estate will enjoy any royalties from recordings that are purchased as a result of you introducing people to his music.
His music is not my cup of tea, but it works for many people.
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If your gut says yes, you've already answered the question...
If you need to have another reason, do it initially as a charity gig, with all profits going to cancer charities... no... on second thoughts, for the hard of hearing...? :mrgreen:
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I have the Rickenbacker, Marshalls (I can put up a sizable wall) voice (in the late 80's I had a original band and my voice was compared to a melodic Lemmy haha) and dare I say attitude.
Sounds like you've got it going on... almost.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Warts-Pimples-and-Moles-Prosthetic-Halloween-Accessory/26980656
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Is this what you mean...?
Something I created for my buddy in Devon some years ago... he always thought it a perfect name for a bar... :mrgreen:
(http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu280/kjrstewart/Humour/thelemmyswart2.jpg)
We both grew up on Hawkwind and Lemmy...
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Think UK pub sign or "beer" mat...
pps
Fullers' beers, especially London Pride, is one of his favourite tipples...
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Actually if I put this together I'd call the band Bomber.
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hey baz, i did not say i didn't like motorhead. i own some of their stuff and listen on occasion although i'm not a hugh fan. i suggest you get the facts straight before you post something. :o
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Whether or not (and how much) you like Motorhead is irrelevant to the point you were trying to make, which applies to tributes generally. And really to Baz's as well, though he didn't write it out proper longform. I'm sure there was was no malice in it; it was more like wait for the rest of the gang to vote, it's only been two.
Personally, I say do it... eventually. It is too soon right now (but not to soon to start putting it together and jamming). You've got a year to get the right guys, jam it out, pick the rights songs, and get solid on those. Book the venue well in advance to make sure you get the best date. Other people in your area will think to do this on the first anniversary (or his birthday; not that I know when that is) too, but likely not be as prepared. You have the advantage on venue, date, promotion and lineup.
I'm with nofi that I generally don't feel tribute bands as much. One cool thing a local promoter would do is to have a whole pile of bands not all to similar do 3 songs each; quick change on a shared backline. That way you get a lot of different interpretations of the band's music and it's more interesting to me, both as spectator and participant. But that's just me.
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As long as you can do it justice, I say go ahead and do it. Can you sing while staring up at the ceiling and playing rhythm guitar on the bass at the same time?
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Gonna slap a Thunderbird pickup in that Rick? ;)
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i reckon there are some cracking lesser known songs that lemmy played on- the right stuff(robert calvert)the watcher,motorhead,born to go(hawkwind) .Etc...
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A Lemmy tribute, go for it! Song wise I'd include Hawkwind, but that's just because I find Motorhead songs somewhat boring in length. They have some good rock songs, though. I was in an AC/DC tribute band for some years, and the singer could do a passable Lemmy imitation. We ended up doing 'killed by death' for fun on some shows.
Just stay away from that whisky and coke! Uh.. Vodka and orange juice :)
And if anybody needs an overwound Rick bridge p/u for a Lemmy tribute, I'd be happy to donate one.
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No great Motörhead fan ever (too samey and lemmy's non-voice grates quickly with me), I much preferred his work with Hawkwind whose music also had a jammy aspect I like (Motörhead didn't jam, they had a punkish non-jam ethos which in part explained their popularity in these quarters). Not a fan of tributes either, I find the concept confining though its market has obviously grown (too much! if you ask me!!!). But you want to do this as a one- or two-off and you actually met the man, you also like your bass overloud :mrgreen:, so it's all good to do it. You need a nipple-taped chick though for that one song with Wendy O Williams.
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Flash thought: Of course, the subheading on the flyers of Bomber would have to be " A Tribüte to Motörhead"!
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Bomber...? Nope... should be bömber in the Blackletter font, all lowercase, as per the original... I'll post it asap in a suitable font...
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... like these two... just search for Motorhead ttf font and download for free...
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Knowing Scott, he'll probably use a Douglas Invader rather than a Heinkel 111 as a lighting rig!!!
(https://www.scalemates.com/products/img/5/5/6/147556-11185.jpg)
(http://2e7fd430838d304f1516-467f5d9f2ca7b7b12f8a116e60ea9c1d.r77.cf3.rackcdn.com/catalog/product/cache/2/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/i/airfix-a06014-1-72-heinkel-he111p-2-pack.jpg)
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Awwwww....... getting shot down by the RAF on the box art - Total bummer!
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Goes to show what a lumbering sitting duck the Heinkel 111 was that even a Skua - of all British aircraft - could down it!!!
While the pilots' names don't match, the "shot down by a Royal Navy Skua over Norwegian mountains"-scenario (as claimed on the Airfix box) is very reminiscent of the "Into the White" film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpcFKka5MEI
It's based on a true story, the Skua had to crashland too (shortly after downing the Heinkel) and the Brit and German crews collaborated to survive in the nearly arctic cold. Schopis (the Heinkel pilot) and Patridge (the Skua pilot) became friends after the war which they both spent in the enemy's POW camps (Schopis was immediately shipped to a Canadian camp - not to his regret, he didn't like participating in the war at all and was a rather unmilitary person, he would later say that Patridge "saved my life by shooting me down" given the casuality rates of Heinkel crews as the war dragged on), Patridge went back flying but was again shot down on another sortie - a Skua, I tell you! - and went then to a German POW camp.
(http://www.schwaebische.de/cms_media/module_img/1543/771736_1_article660x420_771736_1_org_B821245784Z.1_20130424182832_000_GD7152JFV.2_0.jpg)
The life-size Heinkel prop (made from aluminum) from the film can still be seen in Norway close to the hotel where the film was shot (not too far away from where the actiual crashes took place in WW II). The hotel owner asked the film crew whether he could keep it and they said yes, it's now a tourist attraction, I stumbled over it a few years ago when we were vacationing in Norway, initially believing it was a real wreckage (the real Heinkel was pretty much shredded to smithereens as erosion took its course, it crashlanded in an area where it could only be retrieved - small parts of it - decades later). The Skua landed on ice and then sank into a lake in the spring, where it remained pretty much intact until it was salvaged decades later.
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Heinkel_111_copy_used_in_the_movie_%22Into_The_White%22.jpg)
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I think you mentioned "Into the White" sometime ago, I watched it on Netflix - Quite good!
The ignominy of being shot down by a Skua!
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Do it!
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Back when Bon Scott died my band worked up an entire set of AC/DC and performed it as a dedication at our gigs for about a month or so. You could do something similar and see what kind of response you get. If it is very positive you could go on to a full blown tribute.
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You'll need to commit to growing the mustache otherwise it would never work ;D
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Mark will no doubt assist in sourcing one other essential item... ;)
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It has to have real warts and all though!
BTW also my recommendation for the band name "Warts 'N' All", Bömber is a bit profane. Alternatively: "No Sleep 'Til Rochester".
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If you can do it well, and find band members who are as committed as you are, I say go for it. Even if there's not enough of a market in your local area for a full blown 2 hour tribute show, perhaps you could join forces with another rock tribute band/s and do a one set Motorhead tribute as part of a multiple tribute band show? That way, less than hard-core Motorhead fans will be able to get into the "best of" Motorhead without sitting through two hours of obscure album tracks.
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Thanks for all the replies guys. I was leaning toward a He-111 on black backdrop caught in search lights, it would be a great graphic for T shits. I know I would have to commit to facial hair, the missus is not to keen we will see. I know it is early to talk about this subject but I figure within six months I can have it going, I have already had some eager inquiries from potential band mates. I think cutting it down to a hour is a very good idea. Though much love for Motorhead is being professed online I wonder at least how maney in this area can take 2 hours. As for attire about all I really need is a hat and 50 cal. belt.
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that would be .30 cal. A friend sent us a video of a led zep tribute band she saw. the music was excellent and the guys and drum kit looked 'correct' but some of the amps were wrong. details like that do make a difference.
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If your wife objects to facial hair, go to a theatrical costume shop and buy some. It's not as if anyone will expect you to look like Lemmy when you're offstage.
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Please don't make it a cabaret.
Play /sing the songs as good as you can. Don't be a fake Lemmy.
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Good point...
That reminded me of something... someone near where I lived in London was putting together a ZZ trib and even had a "furry explorer" and "false beard" for use by the bass-player ... I did think that was taking it a bit too far...
As Rob said... maybe just concentrate on the sound and not the "replication of the image..." ? Remember that they ran as a four-piece for nearly a decade too... just offer a good overview of his career with maybe even the inclusion of Silver Machine...
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As I said before If I can't do it right I won't do it, no cabaret act here. I am already having nightmares about being pelted by beer bottles from unforgiving fans.
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Go for it!
My singing voice is in the same ball park, in fact singing everything in the style of Lemmy was what got me over the hump of believing I could sing at all, so he will always have a special place in my pantheon
one of my first thoughts when I heard he'd gone was to imagining a tribute concert A la Freddie Mercury, closely followed by... "Hell if i put out the word on the local metal scene for bands to play a handful of motorhead covers at a charity gig i would be beating them off with a stick."
If I weren't already struggling to fit college and a full time job into my life I probably would have done it