Tribute bands sometimes get given a hard time, but they
shouldn’t. They are merely playing composers’ music in the same way a classical
orchestra plays Elgar etc. I added another Pink Floyd tribute band to my list
on Sunday when I saw Manc Floyd at Bury
Met Theatre.
They were good, although the stage was too small to accommodate all eight
of them and the screen, which made it all a little cramped and took away some of
the joy in being able to see all of the musicians at their instruments.
There were several moments when I got that amazing buzz,
adrenalin rush, floating feeling that such music can produce, especially live,
which made my evening complete.
The one photo I took at the gig was at the start- then I put
my phone away so as to not annoy fellow audience members. Shine on you Crazy Diamond
with bassist and vocalist
As it’s the 40th anniversary year of Wish you Were
Here they played the album in full. Then in the second half played The Division
Bell, See Emily Play, Astronomy Domine, One of these Days, Lucifer Sam, Time, Money,
The Great Gig in the Sky, Another Brick in the Wall. The encore started with
Run Like Hell, but I missed anything further or I too would have had to run
like hell to catch the last tram (an archaic Sunday service – "24 hour city"? my
foot - means the last tram Bury to Manchester
city centre was at 2259).
IMHO the best Floyd tribute bands by far are Brit Floyd (as
well as seeing them in concert I recommend their Live at Red rocks DVD, only a
fiver!) and Australian Pink Floyd. Others, such as Manc Floyd and Darkside
are good enough for a Pink Floyd live concert experience to remember, and a lot cheaper to see. Only £12 for this one.
Taking part in Our
World Tuesday.
A friend of a friend arranged something similar in Stockholm a while back.
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ReplyDeleteWe had motofest last year on the Isle of Man for the TT races. Some home grown original bands and all the headliners where cover bands. Some of them are absolutely fantastic, and when you live on an island you don't get stadium bands play, but we do get to hear their music live still and do the photoshoots. Great post for me. Love anythnig Pink Floyd related.
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