They call themselves The Pink Floyd Experience, and what an experience it was. From the moment you step into the theater, you can see the haziness on the stage, as if it were a Pink Floyd concert. I have seen The Australian Pink Floyd Show and Think Floyd USA, and in my opinion, these guys did what those other two tribute bands can't do. The Pink Floyd Experience is made up of 6 guys. Tom Quinn on lead guitars and vocals, Howard Pattow on lead vocals and guitars, Gus Beaudoin on bass and vocals, Jesse Molloy on saxaphone, keyboards and vocals, John Cox on keyboards and vocals, and John Staten on drums. Wait, there's no female backup vocalists? That's right. These 6 guys did all the vocals themselves. These guys showed those other Pink Floyd tribute bands what you can do when you have 6 guys doing everything. Besides, less is more. The only drawback I had was I was waiting for the lasers, but they had a cool light show, and the videos were phenomenal. They started off the night playing the entire album of “Animals” from front to back. Personally, I'm not the biggest fan of that album. I've always been a “Dark Side of the Moon” fan. But the guys really pulled it off. The best song they performed off that album in my opinion was “Dogs”. There's just so much emotion in that song. After they performed the entire album, they took a 15 minute intermission.

The second set was unbelievable. The guys played all sorts of Pink Floyd songs from their catalog. They were playing everything from “Time” and “Money” to “Run Like Hell”. The performances of each of these players was very unique. Howard Pattow on lead vocals was a pleasure to listen to. His vocal range is unbelievable! He was able to mimic Roger Waters perfectly. To be honest, it's hard to find good vocalists who can sound like Gilmour and Waters. But these guys were able to do it really well. Jesse Molloy on saxaphone really blew me away! I've seen other sax players playing Floyd, but this guy outdid them all. He blasted through “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” and “Money”. The lead guitarist Tom Quinn looked and sounded like Dave Gilmour. The biggest highlight of the night was “Comfortably Numb”. These guys rocked the hell out of that song! With the disco ball whirling and the dazzling light show, everyone was cheering, because they knew the words. There were about 1,500 people at this concert. All Pink Floyd fans. It felt like you were at a Floyd concert. There was the stench of marijuana and alcohol everywhere, screaming fans and audience sing-a-longs. It was like being at a huge party. By the end of the night, they closed with “Another Brick in the Wall Part 2” from “The Wall”. All topped off by a giant inflatable pig being thrown into the audience, which was very cool. Overall, The Pink Floyd Experience lived up to its name and was a great experience.

To find out more, check out their website: www.thepinkfloydexperience.net