Ok so they are a cover band. Seen one seen them all? Cheap
imitation. Fluff. Whatever. I almost pulled out going to see these guys,
Australian Pink Floyd. It was a Sunday night. Early work in the morning. I was
going alone to a concert, again. It was a cover band after all. However I said
fuck it. I love Pink Floyd so why not go and enjoy their music? So at the last
minute, I hopped into the truck, drove to the Boston Commons (free parking on a
Sunday night in Boston), walked a short but pleasant hike through the Common to
the Orpheum, went to the ticket office, ticket in hand and made my way to the
balcony which to my surprise, a very nice view. By the look of it, the show was
close to sold out as very few seats seemed empty. So at 7:30 they came on and from the first notes of Shine on you
Crazy Diamond, I was hooked. They blew me away with their precision to detail
from the electronic sounds, the saxophone, the back up singing girls, the
lightshow and of course, the music. The giant air Kangaroo during One of These
Days was very cool. If I closed my eyes it was like I was really at Floyd. They
were perfect for the Orpheum which only enhanced the sound the way it bounced
off the ceiling and down upon us, meaning the audience. Anyway, I was in such a good mood afterwards
I even gave a bum two bucks. I would certainly go again. I hadn’t really
planned on doing much filming but at times I just got carried away and whipped
out my camera. During Comfortably Numb, the camera stopped for some reason but I
got most of it. Of course in order to make the videos fit within the blog’s allotted
file size, I had to water them down a little.
Sign me up for the next journey to the heart of the sun.
- Set 1:
- Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V))
- Learning to Fly
- What Do You Want from Me
- Coming Back to Life
- Time
- The Great Gig in the Sky
- Money
- The Happiest Days of Our Lives
- Another Brick in the Wall Part 2
- Set 2:
- Run Like Hell (encore)
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