Beatles Abby Road Medley performed LIVE in studio by "The Fab Faux"

I saw them this past October do the entire White Album (yes, including Revolution Number 9 with only a few "samples").

I already have tickets to see them this coming October where they will be doing Magical Mystery Tour and selected other songs.

They put on a great show. It's all about the music for them.

Randy, probably coming to a town near you! 
Fab Faux Tour 2012.  http://www.thefabfaux.com/wap/mobile-live.php 


I would love to see The Magical Mystery Tour!

That was cool. Besides the great musicianship, you could see the importance of the tech, handing out the needed instruments, tuning up the guitars. If he was a little bit late, the soloist wouldn't have anything to play, or there would be letters asking "where were the bongos? That song has bongos in it. You suck!"
 
The string and horn players: I could see they were reading, but I wonder if they were familiar enough with the music to pretty much know when to come in? Had they ever heard the songs before?
 
Who did the score? Given Will Lee's (and maybe others's) pull in the industry, did someone call up George Martin or Apple and say, "hey, could you send over ther sheets for Abbey Road?" and it was done, or did somebody write them out by ear? <insert image of man with pencil in ear>
And what were they doing with Patti Smith's amp cabinet?

Why not more Elvis impersonators? Didn't do it for me, not the Beatles!

Can't talk correctly can you with someone who has perfect pitch? Stick it yourself. And by the way I am probably older than you also. It just did not make the Beatles in some places. There was another band doing a cover for some Beatles songs over in the song section. I think off hand they sounded a bit better.

Oh I haven't got doubt one that yor waaaaaaay older'n me...at least mentally.  Couldn't say as to physically or spiritually.  And I cain't talk correctly with anybody...let alone somone with perfect pitch;-)

WOW....

J

57Gregy


... or did somebody write them out by ear? <insert image of man with pencil in ear> 

Ok, not sure why you'd want one, but here you go anyway!
 

musicman100


The Faux Four A bunch of professional musicians who are ENJOYING what they are doing, much more than the money and glory, and paying a tribute to icons of rock and roll.

I'll +1 that!

oh, I did not mean to imply that they are bad. Maybe it was the choice of songs I heard. I just have reservations on who is going to go hear them "live" if it will be that much of an opportunity. As to not making any money with it and doing it just because of it being all tribute - I say "no", if any money will be made then it will be, and all of it costs to do in the first place. Perhaps they are rich, but then I doubt if anyone doing mainly anything anymore is not about the hope of making money because of it. Maybe it is because for the first five years after someone retires, you are not allowed to make much money at all. I just doubt if the people are going to flock to them as much as some people may think on this forum anyway in the end.

It took five of them, but only four Beatles... 






Still very good though.

It's an interesting point about "tribute" or "cover" bands making money and whether people will want to go see them.  If this were Bach or Chopin the question would never arise, but being contempory music the first thought is "Why should I pay to see someone else playing it?"

Karyn


It took five of them, but only four Beatles... 






Still very good though. 
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But you are forgetting there WAS a "fifth Beatle". Billy Preston was often called that.

And a 7th and 8th,  Yoko has to count for two more shirley...

All top NYC session aces.  That's Will Lee on bass Mike, ol pal.  And as to remuneration, I'm sure they make their expenses but this is and has always been a labor of love for these guys.  Especially Will.

mike_mccue


I was wondering if Will uses some type of special picking technique for this gig?

???

He picks backwards.  But he does it so well, who cares?