Domenica 19 Ott 2008, 11:21

Sat 18 Oct – The Australian Pink Floyd Show
So, I went to see them last night. They were absolutely great. The set list was:

Main Concert:
In the Flesh?
The Thin Ice
Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 1
The Happiest Days of Our Lives
Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2
Mother
Goodbye Blue Sky
Empty Spaces
Young Lust
One of my Turns
Don't Leave Me Now
Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 3
Goodbye Cruel World
*Intermission*
Hey You
Is There Anybody Out There?
Nobody Home
Vera
Bring the Boys Back Home
Comfortably Numb
The Show Must Go On
In the Flesh
Run Like Hell
Waiting for the Worms
Stop
The Trail
Outside The Wall

Encore:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Full)
The Great Gig in the Sky
Wish You Were Here
Meddle
Brain Damage/Eclipse

First of all, I have to say, this band is AMAZING. They're a cover band, but they sound almost EXACTLY like the original. The concert starts with musicians (not the actual band) on large pedestals playing Folk-like music while the band prepares. About 15 or so minutes in, the band starts the concert with the roaring opening chord of In the Flesh?. They played it exactly like the album version. I believe the animation starts on this song. Now, they didn't follow the album, they followed the movie. The animation featured a stuffed dummy that represents Pink. The Thin Ice was played perfectly as well, not too much special about the performance. The band then breaks right into Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 1, which was played note for note. On the large screen behind the band, the animation features a man clad in Crocodile Hunter-esque clothes, and a reproduction of the church scene during this song from the movie with a boy who looks like Harry Potter. This led straight into The Happiest Days of Our Lives and Pt. 2, which featured the entrance of the amazing backing vocals of Emily Gervers, Oia Bienkowska, Jacquie Williams, and Amy Smith. During Pt. 2, the band went into an improvised jam. The jam started with a very Jazzy keyboard solo, followed by a SRV-like solo and tapping galore. The song was topped off with a short drum solo and Colin Wilson (Bass, Vocals) nailing the schoolmaster's laugh and lines perfectly. Soon after, Steve Mac (Guitar, Vocals) starts playing the intro to Mother, much to the crowd's delight. Wilson did especially well on this song. The crowd also responded to the lyrics, taking the role of "Mother":

Wilson: Mother, should I run for president?
Random People: WHY NOT!?
Wilson: Mother, should I trust the government?
Audience: *Lots of boos*

They then broke into my favorite song off the album (Aside from In the Flesh), Goodbye Blue Sky. Not much to say it about this song except the fact that they did it perfectly. Meanwhile, on the large screen, the wall continues to build, which leads the band into Empty Spaces. This was followed by Young Lust and half of the audience yelling "I am just a new boy, stranger to this town!" This was followed by One of my Turns and Don't Leave Me Now, which sounded very similar to the studio version. Unfortunately, I can't tell you anything about ABitW Pt. 3, because I had to use the restroom.