One thing that I've noticed in today's live performances is that the music often becomes lost in the flurry of lights, props, and general visual effects. The best shows for me are the ones where the set is simple and the artist relies on their music to set the mood. Last night may have been the best example of that type of performance. Classic Albums is a group of musicians who tour around the world and play some of the greatest albums in history in their entirety. Albums such as Abbey Road, Nevermind, and Led Zeppelin II have all been played in the concert series. The artists are not a cover band in the sense that they don't try to act like the band their covering. They simply play the music and let their excellent musicianship speak for itself. I honestly thought it was the best "cover" performance I've ever seen. They're interoperation of Dark Side of the Moon was incredible and they performed it with the upmost attention to the way the music sounds on the record. The musicians are all highly talented and for me it felt like being at an actual Pink Floyd concert. After they finished the album, the band continued their performance by playing some of the well known songs of the band. Their versions of "Wish You Were Here" and "Comfortably Numb" were phenomenal and I think everyone in the audience was blown away by just how good these performers were. I wasn't expecting much from this show but it turned out to be one of the most enjoyable nights of the whole summer. They played just about as much Pink Floyd as I would like and they really gave it their all for every song. I will most definitely look for them if they ever come to LA so I can see them play some of my other favorite albums. A truly great evening.
The other great part about this night was that it was about as easy as can be. The crowd was pretty big on the lawn but overall they weren't any problems and there wasn't much for me to do. The hardest part of the night was getting people to leave the lawn after the short show. The beautiful night didn't help matters and it took longer than expected. Even that couldn't ruin my night and I was all smiles for most of the evening. As always, looking forward to more shows in the future!
My favorite part of the night was when they closed their show with "Comfortably Numb" Already one of the greatest guitar songs of all time, the guitarists brought the house down and really epitomized how great the music of Pink Floyd can be.
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| Waters, Wright, Mason, and Gilmour would've been proud |
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