After a few recommendations I decided to take a look at Think Floyd in Birkenhead, as it's not too far from me. I wasn't dissapointed, and I would certainly recommend going to see them if they're near you at all soon. Firstly, the venue was an arts centre, quite small with a capacity of around 500, and I'd guess that a crowd of around 200+. turned up to watch. It was cold, and it was like an old industrial unit with a stage & bar opposite one another.
Onto the band.......Excellent musicians, virtualy spot on, musically, they were perfect, vocally, they're not sound alikes, although you wouldn't expect that. All four band members take turns in having a go at the vocals. I'd say the guitarist was a better singer than the bass player, who did most of the vocals. There were a couple of minor mistakes in the guitar and keyoard solos as they were played at a higher tempo than the rest of the song, although it was corrected very quickly. This in no way detracted from the performance as it was a very enjoyable night. The backing singer was fantastic - and gorgeous - and her rendition of Great Gig was met with huge cheers & applause. As there were only the four musicians on stage, any 2nd guitar parts & sax were played by the keyboard player, and to be honest, you didn't notice, he was that good.
The Set List
1st Set
Astromine Domine
In The Flesh
Lucifer Sam
Arnold Layne
Young Lust
What Do You Want From Me
Sheep
Welcome To The Machine
Have A Cigar
Wish You Were Here
The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
Another Brick In The Wall pt 2
Run Like Hell
20 minute Intermission during which some tosser decided to get on stage & play drums, only to be ejected
2nd Set
Dark Side Of The Moon in it's entirety
Encores
Shine On You Crazy Diamond pt 1-5
Shine On You Crazy Diamond pt 6-9
Comfortably Numb
If you're looking for a budget night - Ticket price ?13.50 - featuring Pink Floyds music, then these guys are well worth it. Don't expect any lazers, Mr. Screen, inflatables, etc. Just four guys playing the music they love.
Daz
