Off The Wall (Floyd tribute) - Progressive Rock Music Forum

The lighting show is amazing, they even have camaras on the keyborads and steel lap guitar so you can see them fretting away

Good Tribute Group OFF THE WALL I've seen them live in 2002, they are helish talented!

CYMRU AM BYTH

Going to see these guys in Hull [UK] city hall next month, I'm looking right forward to it.

Tell me guys, what was the visual experience like with the lighting and video screen like?

'Man was created in 1 day, it took him the other 6 to create Prog'

So i saw some posters around York about a floyd tribute coming to town and playing at the Grand Opera House. Me and my mate love floyd so we got some tickets and went down.
Got there about an hour early just waiting outside and met up with the lead guitairst (Who looked like Gilmour ) Anyway we helped him take some stuff on stage and he gave us a free cd (Which i'm listening to right now) and a free program. We then met up with two of our other mates and proceeded into the opera house, We were 3 rows from the front, great seats. Anyway the band opened with a fantastic rendition of Shine On You Crazy Diamond which lasted 13 minuets and was met with a thunderus aplause. They then played 2 Syd Barret songs: Arnold Layne and Bike which i have never heard but i loved. I think after that came Time, which was played a little shorter i think but still damn good, especialy the sax! To be honest i can't remeber the order after that but i do remeber the other songs played:
Run Like Hell: Brilliant Fantastic, is all i can say, it was played with such precision, the guitar blew me away, possibly my favourite song of the night
One Of These Days: Never heard this song but i loved the bass intro and was complettly freaked out by the vocals "One of these days i'm gonna..." It was so freaky but i loved the song
Great Gig in the Sky: Well this was a real highlight, Stella the rythm guitarist and steel lap guitar, 12 string and 6 string acoustic player, was just so good at singing this song! Really really good. After the first singing part everyone aplauded and she thoughly deserved it, hit every note perfectly! Also on their big screen behind them showing videos and that type of thing they had the Wizard Of Oz being shown which was really cool for those ppl who know about it.
Money: the bass line was a bit ify but it was enjoyable just to the hear song being played, and they did a very cool breakdown into Black Night by Deep Purple which i was surprised and thought was very smart as both songs use pratically the same notes!
Young Lust: First time i heard it, very good though
Echoes: Fantastic
Us and Them: Very good vocals and a nice mellow song they pulled off very well.
Coming Back To Life: Very nice, enjoyed by all
What do you want from me: Good
Learning to Fly: Really cool
I think thats all, they ended with Another Brick In The Wall upon which everyone sung and i was one of them. Proud to have done as well, jolly good fun.
They went off and came back on with Wish You were here and Comfortably Numb, Both very good and songs everyone wanted to hear, only real complate was Numb was a bit too heavy for that song.

However if you ever get the chance to see these guys and you love Floyd I urge you to go see them for a great night out.
All in all I give it a 9/10

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GPFR Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 05 2005 Status: Offline Points: 760	Topic: Off The Wall (Floyd tribute) Posted: October 22 2005 at 14:40
	Sounds really good, always in the mood for a good Floyd show.
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Cygnus X-1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 06 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 653	Posted: October 20 2005 at 14:44
	The lighting show is amazing, they even have camaras on the keyborads and steel lap guitar so you can see them fretting away


MikeEnRegalia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 22 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 21136	Posted: October 18 2005 at 10:48
	slightly off topic: Do you know the tribute album Back Against the Wall? I've read a review about it, and apparently it has already been released, but I can't find it anywhere.
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PROGMAN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: February 03 2004 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 2664	Posted: October 18 2005 at 10:42
	Good Tribute Group OFF THE WALL I've seen them live in 2002, they are helish talented!
	CYMRU AM BYTH

laztraz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 22 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 216	Posted: October 17 2005 at 19:39
	another good floyd cover band is Several Species. Play in the USA.

Pingree Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 27 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30	Posted: October 17 2005 at 19:28
	Going to see these guys in Hull [UK] city hall next month, I'm looking right forward to it. Tell me guys, what was the visual experience like with the lighting and video screen like?
	'Man was created in 1 day, it took him the other 6 to create Prog'

Empty Spaces Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: July 06 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 16	Posted: September 23 2005 at 13:54
	Wooooo! Me and Cygnus get to be off the wall roadies, rock on! Can only back up what he said though, it was a fantastic show
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Cygnus X-1 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 06 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 653	Posted: September 23 2005 at 13:35
	So i saw some posters around York about a floyd tribute coming to town and playing at the Grand Opera House. Me and my mate love floyd so we got some tickets and went down. Got there about an hour early just waiting outside and met up with the lead guitairst (Who looked like Gilmour ) Anyway we helped him take some stuff on stage and he gave us a free cd (Which i'm listening to right now) and a free program. We then met up with two of our other mates and proceeded into the opera house, We were 3 rows from the front, great seats. Anyway the band opened with a fantastic rendition of Shine On You Crazy Diamond which lasted 13 minuets and was met with a thunderus aplause. They then played 2 Syd Barret songs: Arnold Layne and Bike which i have never heard but i loved. I think after that came Time, which was played a little shorter i think but still damn good, especialy the sax! To be honest i can't remeber the order after that but i do remeber the other songs played: Run Like Hell: Brilliant Fantastic, is all i can say, it was played with such precision, the guitar blew me away, possibly my favourite song of the night One Of These Days: Never heard this song but i loved the bass intro and was complettly freaked out by the vocals "One of these days i'm gonna..." It was so freaky but i loved the song Great Gig in the Sky: Well this was a real highlight, Stella the rythm guitarist and steel lap guitar, 12 string and 6 string acoustic player, was just so good at singing this song! Really really good. After the first singing part everyone aplauded and she thoughly deserved it, hit every note perfectly! Also on their big screen behind them showing videos and that type of thing they had the Wizard Of Oz being shown which was really cool for those ppl who know about it. Money: the bass line was a bit ify but it was enjoyable just to the hear song being played, and they did a very cool breakdown into Black Night by Deep Purple which i was surprised and thought was very smart as both songs use pratically the same notes! Young Lust: First time i heard it, very good though Echoes: Fantastic Us and Them: Very good vocals and a nice mellow song they pulled off very well. Coming Back To Life: Very nice, enjoyed by all What do you want from me: Good Learning to Fly: Really cool I think thats all, they ended with Another Brick In The Wall upon which everyone sung and i was one of them. Proud to have done as well, jolly good fun. They went off and came back on with Wish You were here and Comfortably Numb, Both very good and songs everyone wanted to hear, only real complate was Numb was a bit too heavy for that song. However if you ever get the chance to see these guys and you love Floyd I urge you to go see them for a great night out. All in all I give it a 9/10