The Fab Faux are without a doubt the
most musically satisfying Beatles tribute band on the scene today. Boasting the high visibility of TV
star/musicians Will Lee from The Late Show with David
Letterman and Jimmy Vivino from Late
Night with Conan O'Brien; five strong lead vocalists (including Rich
Pagano, Frank Agnello, Jack Petruzzelli) and a commitment to the accurate reproduction of the Beatles'
repertoire, this is the band to see if you want to know what it might have been like had the Beatles toured
behind their later albums (with a healthy portion of the early guitar-based stuff that most tribute bands
play). Imagine hearing complex material like "Strawberry Fields Forever", "I Am the
Walrus" and "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" performed
in complete part-perfect renditions;
or such harmony-driven songs as "Because", "Nowhere Man" and "Paperback
Writer" reproduced not only note-for-note, but with extra vocalists available to achieve a
double-tracked effect!
Since their formation in the spring of
'98, the Fab Faux have created a buzz among Beatle fans in the New
York City area, packing The
Bowery Ballroom, The
Bottom Line and The China
Club with high energy shows for an audience liberally sprinkled with
fellow musicians, celebrities and fans alike.
Apparently, people have taken notice,
as the group was featured in a full-length profile on CNN
last October that was broadcast all over the world on several of that network's programs; and participated
in a CD of original material by Beatle tribute bands, recorded in London at
Abbey
Road Studios! The past two Augusts, the group has performed in Liverpool,
England, where they played three shows each year for that city's annual Beatle Week festivities, including
an outdoor concert for over 35,000 people on the Apple-sponsored
Yellow Submarine stage.
So, for Beatle fans (and music fans)
the choice is clear: if you want to hear songs recreated that were written, arranged and performed with a
genius and talent sadly missing from today's music scene; if you're too young to remember what all the fuss
was about; or if you just want to see one of the best live rock bands performing today, look no further than
the Fab Faux....
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