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Article: COVERING THE MUSIC AND THEATER OF PINK FLOYD
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2006
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Playing in a band is tough; playing in a tribute band may be even
tougher.
Sure, the pressure is off to write songs and create new sounds.
But you're always playing in the shadow of a band whose music is so
well-known, it's probably used in car commercials.
British experimental rockers Pink Floyd have made music since the
late 1960s, and in their wake, countless bands formed to resurrect
the sound that rocked the world with albums like 1973's "The Dark
Side of the Moon" and 1979's eternal "The Wall."
Locally based Pink Voyd, a theatrical tribute band, covers Pink
Floyd, from well-known songs like "Comfortably Numb" to obscure
recordings and soundtracks. They will appear in Acton Saturday as ...