{"id":24683,"date":"2016-07-04T22:13:13","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T03:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hmmagazine.com\/dvanpelt\/?p=24683"},"modified":"2016-07-04T22:14:11","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T03:14:11","slug":"concert-review-brit-floyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hmmagazine.com\/dvanpelt\/concert-review-brit-floyd\/","title":{"rendered":"CONCERT REVIEW: Brit Floyd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brit Floyd
\nCedar Park, TX
\nJune 29, 2016<\/p>\n

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Tribute bands are an interesting breed. On one hand, you\u2019ve got a guy like the Chris \u201cIzzy\u201d Cole (played by Mark Wahlberg) character in the movie Rock Star<\/em><\/a>, living someone else\u2019s dream. On another hand, you\u2019ve got talented, real musicians performing hits for an appreciative audience \u2013 many times playing songs that no one can hear anywhere else (with the original bands long gone or not touring). In the case of Pink Floyd music, if you want to hear the hits, you might wait several years or never hear it again.<\/p>\n

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Though I\u2019d heard good reviews of this particular touring outfit, Brit Floyd<\/a>, I proceeded with caution. One off-key vocal or an unnatural guitar tone would send me running. This was in a mid-sized arena capable of seating 8,500 people. You wouldn\u2019t put a Kiss or Iron Maiden tribute band in a place like this, would you? No way! At best you\u2019d hope to fill a club with such a show \u2013 if and only if they had a good reputation or a fiercely loyal audience.<\/p>\n

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Cue the giant video screen. Cut the lights. The crowd roars. A keyboardist comes out and a giant round video screen at center stage projects some water scenes under various color hues. \u201cSigns of Life\u201d set the concert into motion and we were all transported skillfully into the world of Pink Floyd. At no point did I full feel like I was watching Pink Floyd, but not for an instant did I feel like I was being bored by a bunch of musical hacks. This was stellar entertainment at a high level. I was impressed.<\/p>\n

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Various eras were preceded by a video image of a year and\/or album cover. Tunes like \u201cLearning to Fly,\u201d \u201cShine On\u201d and \u201cMachine\u201d were faithfully reproduced at full volume.<\/p>\n

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The thing I liked best about the evening was not the vocals \u2013 though they were stellar no matter who was doing the singing (bassist Ian Cattell did the lion\u2019s share and guitarist and musical director Damian Darlington sang lead on several \u2013 not to mention the lovely and incredible vocals of the backup singers that danced and hit some beautiful notes). It was the guitar tones. The sonically perfect tones and soaring guitar lines written by David Gilmour really put Pink Floyd in a category all their own. Well, guitarists Darlington and Edo Scordo have that perfect tone I was expecting and hoping for. Bravo!<\/p>\n

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Coupled with the awesome visuals (each song had video accompaniment or killer intellibeams), this was an enjoyable experience. I wasn\u2019t sure if this was going to be a laser lightshow or what, but I was pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBrick in the Wall Part 2,\u201d \u201cMother\u201d and \u201cPigs\u201d got the audience roaring with approval. The trippy \u201cEchoes\u201d was performed in its lengthy entirety and the tail end of the show included hit after hit: \u201cTime,\u201d \u201cGreat Gig in the Sky,\u201d \u201cMoney,\u201d and \u201cComfortably Numb.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Each of these songs were incredible high notes. \u201cGreat Gig in the Sky\u201d got a standing ovation with the atonal vocal histrionics of Angela Cervantes. Her voice was as magical as the amazing guitar tones heard two songs later in \u201cComfortably Numb.\u201d Definitely an emotional high.<\/p>\n

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The band left the stage, but no one was fooled. Two encores were given: \u201cWish You Were Here\u201d and \u201cRun Like Hell,\u201d which was packed with layers of sound. Quite a grand finale.<\/p>\n

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So, it wasn\u2019t the real deal. Nevertheless, it was a great show.<\/p>\n

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Stay tuned for reviews on One Bad Pig, Stryper and Dashboard Confessional.<\/p>\n

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