I had to take a bit of Beatles Break after this thread wound down. Actually fired up a few other channels on the SiriusXM for once. Then my wife saw something about a free concert with a Beatles tribute band last night so we drove 90 minutes to check it out. And now I'm back in full Beatles mode. No other band does that to me.
I know Beatles tribute bands have been discussed in the various threads. While I truly enjoy them, the concept is still a bit weird to me. These people aren't just playing the Beatles music, they are actually pretending to be the real-life person down to the last detail while they are doing it. I have never seen a tribute band for another act; do they all do this? I know obviously there are Elvis impersonators, but are there Stones bands out there with someone dressed up to look 156 to be Keith Richards? Are there Kiss bands out there where they find the guy with the longest tongue they can find and throw him in some makeup to be Simmons? Or is this just a Beatles thing?
This band was called The Reunion Beatles. The idea is what it would have been like if they all lived and reunited for concerts when they were 60ish. So, they did Beatles tunes but also a few Wings joints and solo songs as well. Their musicianship was pretty strong and it was an enjoyable show. It was kind of weird though that the "Paul" had the haircut of 1965 Paul, while George looked like 1998 George and Ringo looked like Ringo has looked since 1992. Strangely, even though it's never been one of my favorites, the song I have in my head all morning after hearing it last night is "Starting Over".
I miss talking Beatles with everyone. I can't wait to hear about K4's Liverpool trip. That has definitely become a bucket-list item for me.