Shades of Billie Eilish

[john_g]

Plus, who wants to play in a tribute band of band they've never heard of?

This right over hmmeere.

Why would they go to the trouble to respond to a CL ad for a tribute band they dont know? Nigeria scam I bet =)

Anyway, unrelated but kind of related, I have a 15 year old son and older teenage nephews and noticed they know alot less about what came before them than I did at their ages. I think its because they are bombarded by so many different media sources. ABC, CBS, and NBC and a couple of local stations when I was a kid. Radio and movies and that was it. Now...kids dont know what was what from 7/8 years ago because there is just too much info coming at them.

 

[Kmonk]

I love when people place an ad looking for musicians for tribute bands but can't spell the name of the original band. I've was recently contacted by someone who said they were doing a tribute to Lyndard Skyndard.

 

[DavidG]

Duh, who's Billie Eilish?

 

[Polish Thunder]

Most kids these days consider Nickelback to be classic rock/oldies, have no idea who Kurt Cobain or Nirvana is, and you are expecting them to know Steely Dan?

To put that in perspective, that'd be akin to putting out an ad for a Glen Miller Orchestra tribute band in the 1980s.

Some folks would consider Nirvana as Classic Rock...
Uh, Kurt Cobain and Nirvana is NOT classic rock. It is grunge and/or alternative rock. Same with Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots.

10 Best Grunge Bands of All Time

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Nirvana is Not Classic Rock

 

[BassFishingInAmerica]

When I was growing up in the 70s, I knew about:
Abbott and Costello
The little rascals
Jimmy Stewart
Red Skelton
Roy Rodgers
The members of The Rat Pack
The Andrews Sisters ... etc.
... without help from the Internet.
Okay ... now give me the "okay boomer."

 

[Pings Bass]

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[Ewo]

When my daughter (who was born in 1986) was in middle school, she came home one day and said, "Hey, dad--you gotta listen to this new group called Led Zeppelin."

So I replied, "Cool name for a band..."

 

[LBS-bass]

I'm trying to round up quality players for a Steely Dan tribute act. Placed a CL ad.

A singer replied with: "Who is Steely Dan?"

I don't think he'll make the cut.

If you decide you don't want to do this, can I be in your band?

 

[gln1955]

You must be a lot younger than me. Steely Dan was all over the radio in the seventies, at least around Boston. I wish I was young enough to not remember them.

I'm not a lot younger than very many people.

Aside from "Reelin' in the Years", "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and "Hey Nienteen", I can't think of a SD tune that got air play. I wasn't a fan duirng those days, but have since come to rate SD as one of my all time favorites.

 

[LBS-bass]

Most kids these days consider Nickelback to be classic rock/oldies, have no idea who Kurt Cobain or Nirvana is, and you are expecting them to know Steely Dan?

To put that in perspective, that'd be akin to putting out an ad for a Glen Miller Orchestra tribute band in the 1980s.

Sort of. But I think there was a sea change in popular music that started in the 50's with the advent of Rock & Roll (I know, it has its roots in music that happened earlier but I'm talking about what most people heard on the radio then) and by the time the 70's rolled around, almost no one in the younger generation at the time would be caught dead listening to big band music. Whereas subsequent generations have typically had a lot more exposure to their parents music via classic rock radio and their parents collections, and it's not unusual for younger people to cite these older bands among their influences or favorites.

So yes and no. I would expect more people to know who Steely Dan is but I know a lot of people wouldn't care. I've seen SD in concert several times and its always been a bunch of gray haired geezers singing along with Don't Take Me Alive. So what? They had the $200 to get in and they tend to still be voracious consumers of music, even though older. I think a good SD tribute would make a lot of money, especially if you can get into concert venues for shows that start early. The one that plays around here does pretty well.

 

[31HZ]

People post on here about bands I never heard of every day it seems. Some of its damned good. I guess I haven't spent my entire life listening to more obscure stuff. Not that SD is obscure, but aside from a very few radio hits, they had a niche appeal.

40 million records in sales worldwide.

 

[LBS-bass]

I'm not a lot younger than very many people.

Aside from "Reelin' in the Years", "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" and "Hey Nienteen", I can't think of a SD tune that got air play. I wasn't a fan duirng those days, but have since come to rate SD as one of my all time favorites.

They did have quite a few hits in the day. My goodness, off the top of my head there's "Do it Again," "Deacon Blue," "Josie," "Peg," (those last three all from the same album), "Kid Charlemagne," "My Old School," and probably several more that aren't coming to mind at the moment. The well is pretty deep, actually.

 

[iiipopes]

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I'd love to play in a Glen Miller band

Just don't jump the fourth note in the opening motif to Little Brown Jug and ruin the effect of the push on the fifth note. Remember that what made Miller swing was his acute attention to what notes were on the beat, not off.

 

[socialleper]

I'm trying to round up quality players for a Steely Dan tribute act. Placed a CL ad.

A singer replied with: "Who is Steely Dan?"

I don't think he'll make the cut.

To be fair, Steely Dan hasn't done anything of note in 40 years. The only reason I know the name is because of my dad, who would have been 75 this year.
Not the most timely reference.

 

[SteveC]

I'm trying to round up quality players for a Steely Dan tribute act. Placed a CL ad.

A singer replied with: "Who is Steely Dan?"

I don't think he'll make the cut.

Good luck. Not sure where you live, but there would never be players to do that here - let alone any venue to play on any kind of regular basis.
I would play in a SD tribute band in a heartbeat. My 10 YO son knows a few SD tunes as he's in the next room playing with Legos when I'm practicing. He can sing the the horn hts, background vocals, all kinds of stuff from SD and a bunch of other bands. He sings Frank Sinatra in the shower. He's not your average kid, and I don't force any of this on him. He likes all kinds of music which is awesome.

 

[gln1955]

They did have quite a few hits in the day. My goodness, off the top of my head there's "Do it Again," "Deacon Blues," "Josie," "Peg," (those last three all from the same album), "Kid Charlemagne," "My Old School," and probably several more that aren't coming to mind at the moment. The well is pretty deep, actually.

Absolutely great stuff, but I'm going by what I remember from the time, where I was. We were dependent on what the local radio was playing. No interwebs or even big packaged radio networks to drive it. SD may have well had more exposure on the coasts than in the midwest.

 

[SteveC]

I'm happy to say I know from whence that line came without even looking it up.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I got a gal in Kalamazoo...

Looks like Lou Costello on bass and the lead male singer looks like Lurch from The Addams Family:

This is a great old tune. Without looking it up I believe that's the Glenn Miller Orchestra with the Moderaires and the tenor sax/vocalist is Tex Beneke. Just imagine, people used to go out for an evening and listen and dance to this all the time. Great music like Steely Dan used to be on the radio. Now it's Lizzo. Crazy how things change.

When I was in college (30 years ago) the jazz bands used to do a fundraiser dance at the Holiday Inn ballroom. It was called "Remember When" and it was a blast. We'd have vocalists sing with us, play all the standard fare and people of all ages would dance the night away. It was so fun.

 

[LBS-bass]

Absolutely great stuff, but I'm going by what I remember from the time, where I was. We were dependent on what the local radio was playing. No interwebs or even big packaged radio networks to drive it. SD may have well had more exposure on the coasts than in the midwest.

Yep, that's possible. I grew up on the east coast near a fairly big city so was exposed to a lot of music. Looking at Wikipedia, the ones that charted in the top 10 overall were rare. But where I grew up there were stations that played music in subgenres, like progressive rock and album oriented rock (AOR), where SD did much better at topping the charts. It's likely you were only hearing the ones that charted to the top 40 overall.

I don't know where I would find a list that would show chart positions in those sub genres, but I expect you'd see much better numbers on the AOR chart, for example. AOR is what today's 'classic rock' grew out of, BTW.

 

[dave64o]

Most kids these days consider Nickelback to be classic rock/oldies, have no idea who Kurt Cobain or Nirvana is, and you are expecting them to know Steely Dan?

To put that in perspective, that'd be akin to putting out an ad for a Glen Miller Orchestra tribute band in the 1980s.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I'd love to play in a Glen Miller band

I'm happy to say I know from whence that line came without even looking it up.

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I got a gal in Kalamazoo...

Looks like Lou Costello on bass and the lead male singer looks like Lurch from The Addams Family:

I guess it's technically a tribute band since it started a few years after his death, but there is The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra. They've been going since 1950-ish and tour worldwide almost year round. My nephew just left the band but played tenor sax, clarinet, and flute for about a year. He's 31 and it's surprising how many of the members are around his age. Nickelback and Nirvana might be oldies to most people his age, but they're probably too new for the kids in that band!

 

[Michedelic]

When my daughter (who was born in 1986) was in middle school, she came home one day and said, "Hey, dad--you gotta listen to this new group called Led Zeppelin."

So I replied, "Cool name for a band..."

What does she think of Greta Van Fleet?