![]() Homage to the originals but this is how we want to play them! All the original effects, motorbike and all, were there as they were in the first set’s final piece, Set the Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, which was played with all the mysticism and frenzy of the original. Lee Harris’ bluesy guitar bits seemed funkier than the original, showing the SOS arrangements of our favourite classics is the essence of what they are about. ![]() The baroque style keyboard playing and the choral parts replicated by the keyboard wizard Dom Beken was a feature of this. Sandwiched between the beginning and end of If came excerpts from Atom Heart Mother. Ī pair of Syd Barrett’s quirky tunes Let’s Roll Another One and Vegetable Man followed with interesting anecdotes that the former was re-titled to suit TV fussy execs and the latter was never completed, hence the sudden ending. It was startling that there were multiple guitar changes by Lee, Guy and Gary as all three changed guitar on the first three pieces of the set. A long cosmic sound effect opening brought up the underrated Obscured By Clouds with some stunning slide guitar from Gary Kemp.Īs we made another visit to the Meddle album with Fearless, the Kop crowd singing You’ll Never Wall Alone received mild respect from the Manchester crowd. ![]() ![]() Gary Kemp took the lead vocals for Arnold Layne as the focus remained on Nick with a hairier, younger Nick dominating the backdrop. Japanese artist Hokusai’s artwork adorned the stage, drum kit, and T-shirt to set the atmospheric scene as the countdown merged into the familiar opening to One Of These Days with some wonderful slide pedal steel guitar work from Lee Harris and Nick’s driving beat provided the impetus for a grand opening. ![]() ‘Games For May’ – Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – Manchester Apollo – 6th May 2022 ![]()
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