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I've collected about 300 tribute band videos on my youtube account. I've gone through thousands looking for an artist that not only sounds like, but looks like the artist they are portraying and prefer getting a performance before a live audience. Here are a few of the better performers I pulled out of my collection you might enjoy;

U2 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Cover [Live Under Skin Tribute Band] - #19 - YouTube

The Police The Police Station tribute band - tributo a The Police - clip - YouTube

Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" by "Shaking the Tree" tribute band / live @ SOS Recording - YouTube

Prince Purple Experience Controversy Wheeling Island Casino WV 9/30/2016 - YouTube

Bon Jovi Bon Giovi - Runaway (Bon Jovi Cover) - YouTube

Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7rY..._ibZu&index=29

INXS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21TT...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roTK...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqun...PhD64_grc_ibZu

The Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVWI...PhD64_grc_ibZu

David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUoy..._ibZu&index=57

Fleetwood Mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzJi..._ibZu&index=62

Def Leppard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCoI..._grc_ibZu&t=0s

Whitesnake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFv..._ibZu&index=96

Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utIr...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Depeche Mode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY8r...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAir...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Ozzy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwE0...agsUqu8kexP21o

Kiss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia6T...xP21o&index=22

AC/DC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlac...xP21o&index=26

Pink Floyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkNf...agsUqu8kexP21o

Jimi Hendrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLT...xP21o&index=54

Led Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eG3...xP21o&index=95

The Doors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlZw...P21o&index=151

Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Ql...agsUqu8kexP21o
No one is better than this guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IdXtvYvhzU
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No one is better than this guy.
The FAB FOUR - Here Comes The Sun - YouTube
Then, of course, there is Gary Gibson who is older now.
John Lennon Tribute (Gary Gibson) - YouTube
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Then, of course, there is Gary Gibson who is older now.
John Lennon Tribute (Gary Gibson) - YouTube
My friend Tim Piper is also very good, but he's also getting to be too old.

TIM PIPER'S "JUST IMAGINE" SHOW AT THE "NOHO" CENTER 11/14/09 - YouTube
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I've collected about 300 tribute band videos on my youtube account. I've gone through thousands looking for an artist that not only sounds like, but looks like the artist they are portraying and prefer getting a performance before a live audience. Here are a few of the better performers I pulled out of my collection you might enjoy;

U2 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Cover [Live Under Skin Tribute Band] - #19 - YouTube

The Police The Police Station tribute band - tributo a The Police - clip - YouTube

Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" by "Shaking the Tree" tribute band / live @ SOS Recording - YouTube

Prince Purple Experience Controversy Wheeling Island Casino WV 9/30/2016 - YouTube

Bon Jovi Bon Giovi - Runaway (Bon Jovi Cover) - YouTube

Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7rY..._ibZu&index=29

INXS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21TT...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roTK...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqun...PhD64_grc_ibZu

The Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVWI...PhD64_grc_ibZu

David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUoy..._ibZu&index=57

Fleetwood Mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzJi..._ibZu&index=62

Def Leppard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCoI..._grc_ibZu&t=0s

Whitesnake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFv..._ibZu&index=96

Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utIr...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Depeche Mode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY8r...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAir...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Ozzy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwE0...agsUqu8kexP21o

Kiss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia6T...xP21o&index=22

AC/DC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlac...xP21o&index=26

Pink Floyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkNf...agsUqu8kexP21o

Jimi Hendrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLT...xP21o&index=54

Led Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eG3...xP21o&index=95

The Doors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlZw...P21o&index=151

Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Ql...agsUqu8kexP21o
Where are the following:

Earth Wind & Fire

George Benson

Michael McDonald

Ambrosia

Hall & Oats

Barry White and the Love Unlimited Ochestra

Kool & The Gang

Barry Manilow

Anita Baker

Joni James

Earl Bostic

Shirley Bassey

England Dan and John Ford Coley

on and on and on..........

But hey the above is " Quality Sounds " .

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Check out some of these songs!

Lexington Lab Band
What I listened to was a lot of Screaming and very Loud backup, not my taste. Typical semi Hard Rock... Ear Plugs Please.
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Try Wild Child, best Doors tribute band I have heard. Sometimes Robbie Krieger sits in when they play in California.
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Feels Like The First Time - Lab Band - YouTube
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Sweet Emotion - Lab Band - YouTube
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The Warrior (Cover) | Lexington Lab Band - YouTube
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Excellent Finds!

Check this out...No instruments.

Perpetuum Jazzile - Africa - YouTube
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I've collected about 300 tribute band videos on my youtube account. I've gone through thousands looking for an artist that not only sounds like, but looks like the artist they are portraying and prefer getting a performance before a live audience. Here are a few of the better performers I pulled out of my collection you might enjoy;

U2 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Cover [Live Under Skin Tribute Band] - #19 - YouTube

The Police The Police Station tribute band - tributo a The Police - clip - YouTube

Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" by "Shaking the Tree" tribute band / live @ SOS Recording - YouTube

Prince Purple Experience Controversy Wheeling Island Casino WV 9/30/2016 - YouTube

Bon Jovi Bon Giovi - Runaway (Bon Jovi Cover) - YouTube

Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7rY..._ibZu&index=29

INXS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21TT...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roTK...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqun...PhD64_grc_ibZu

The Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVWI...PhD64_grc_ibZu

David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUoy..._ibZu&index=57

Fleetwood Mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzJi..._ibZu&index=62

Def Leppard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCoI..._grc_ibZu&t=0s

Whitesnake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFv..._ibZu&index=96

Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utIr...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Depeche Mode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY8r...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAir...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Ozzy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwE0...agsUqu8kexP21o

Kiss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia6T...xP21o&index=22

AC/DC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlac...xP21o&index=26

Pink Floyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkNf...agsUqu8kexP21o

Jimi Hendrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLT...xP21o&index=54

Led Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eG3...xP21o&index=95

The Doors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlZw...P21o&index=151

Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Ql...agsUqu8kexP21o
Check out Gavin Pring as George Harrison in the Fab Four

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGoKAr6D9_w
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Excellent Finds!

Check this out...No instruments.

Perpetuum Jazzile - Africa - YouTube
That is awesome! Now you got me hooked looking up more of their performances.
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I've collected about 300 tribute band videos on my youtube account. I've gone through thousands looking for an artist that not only sounds like, but looks like the artist they are portraying and prefer getting a performance before a live audience. Here are a few of the better performers I pulled out of my collection you might enjoy;

U2 U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name Cover [Live Under Skin Tribute Band] - #19 - YouTube

The Police The Police Station tribute band - tributo a The Police - clip - YouTube

Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" by "Shaking the Tree" tribute band / live @ SOS Recording - YouTube

Prince Purple Experience Controversy Wheeling Island Casino WV 9/30/2016 - YouTube

Bon Jovi Bon Giovi - Runaway (Bon Jovi Cover) - YouTube

Queen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7rY..._ibZu&index=29

INXS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21TT...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roTK...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Heart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqun...PhD64_grc_ibZu

The Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVWI...PhD64_grc_ibZu

David Bowie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUoy..._ibZu&index=57

Fleetwood Mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzJi..._ibZu&index=62

Def Leppard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCoI..._grc_ibZu&t=0s

Whitesnake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSFv..._ibZu&index=96

Journey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utIr...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Depeche Mode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY8r...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Michael Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAir...PhD64_grc_ibZu

Ozzy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwE0...agsUqu8kexP21o

Kiss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia6T...xP21o&index=22

AC/DC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlac...xP21o&index=26

Pink Floyd https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkNf...agsUqu8kexP21o

Jimi Hendrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNLT...xP21o&index=54

Led Zeppelin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eG3...xP21o&index=95

The Doors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlZw...P21o&index=151

Metallica https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Ql...agsUqu8kexP21o
And of course there is the incomparable Gary Gibson as John Lennon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRnnDm8CxsQ
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Just spent the last hour listening to their stuff.. They just may be the best cover band I have ever heard.. Thanks for posting this..
I second this! Amazing music!!
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