TRIBUTE
2001

Northern California Premiere
March 1, 2002
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
USA
English

Funny documentary about tribute bands and the fans that love them. Kiss. Queen. The Monkees. What kind of person loves a band so much that they would follow around a band that pretends to be the beloved band?

The famous story of the new Judas Priest singer is mentioned as some sort of impossible dream that all the interviewees aspire to. We drive with Queen self-described "superfan" to the houses of the surviving members of Queen in Los Angeles. Its funny to see the egos of the fake band members echo their real counterparts. Apparently, one gets an instant big head by playing bass in either Kiss or a Tribute to Kiss.

Those people who know me know that I am a huge fan of U2. I've seen them 30 times and have spent thousands of dollars on them. I have friends who have collections that a single room can't contain. When I saw this guy "superfan" and his Queen collection, I had to laugh as he really didn't seem to have accummulated many Queen items. If this guy's a Queen superfan, then my U2 friends should be institutionalized. Although I love the band, I have never seen a U2 tribute band perform and have no desire to. We'll see if I feel the same way when they break up or stop touring.

There was great sing-along music by the above-mentioned bands as well as Journey.