Your thoughts. Motorhead tribute

leftybass · January 04, 2016, 02:16:21 PM

Do it!

Basshappi · January 04, 2016, 03:46:29 PM

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.

66Atlas · January 04, 2016, 06:30:45 PM

You'll need to commit to growing the mustache otherwise it would never work

Highlander · January 05, 2016, 02:22:36 AM

Mark will no doubt assist in sourcing one other essential item...

uwe · January 05, 2016, 04:57:03 AM

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".

Aussie Mark · January 06, 2016, 09:40:50 PM

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.

godofthunder · January 09, 2016, 05:53:50 AM

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.

nofi · January 09, 2016, 08:55:21 AM

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.

Dave W · January 09, 2016, 01:12:51 PM

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.

Basvarken · January 09, 2016, 03:47:13 PM

Please don't make it a cabaret.
Play /sing the songs as good as you can. Don't be a fake Lemmy.

Highlander · January 10, 2016, 05:41:07 AM

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...

godofthunder · January 10, 2016, 07:07:05 AM

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.

wellREDman · January 10, 2016, 03:10:32 PM

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