(Progressive Rock/Psychedelic) Various Artists - A Fair Forgery Of Pink Floyd - 2003, MP3 (tracks), 320 kbps

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1. Fearless (Tom Freund) - 5:20
2. Wish You Were Here (Sally Semrad) - 4:30
3. Money (Yortoise) - 3:18
4. Comfortably Numb (Graham Parker) - 3:56
5. See Emily Play (James Combs) - 3:22
6. Mother (Quetzal) - 5:22
7. Breathe (50 Cent Haircut) - 2:13
8. Young Lust (John Law) - 4:15
9. Time (Kelsey Wood) - 3:05
10. Have a Cigar (Ira) - 4:41
11. Bike (Harvette) - 1:42
11. Another Brick In The Mason's Wall (Big Lee) - 3:58
13. Nobody Home (Courtney Fairchild) - 3:24
14. Paintbox (Jimmy Caprio) - 4:24
15. Lucifer Sam (Billion Stars) - 3:39
16. San Tropez (Dave Chapple) - 3:12
17. Childhood's End (Becca & Pierre) - 8:06

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01. High Hopes (Shark & The Smoke) - 7:28
02. Astronomy Domine (Mike Keneally Band) - 3:52
03. Corporal Clegg (Samarin, Morgan and Hull, LLP) - 4:19
04. Let There Be More Light (Glass) - 4:24
05. Pigs on The Wing (Tortfeasor) - 4:57
06. Dogs (Which One's Pink?) - 13:58
07. Sheep (Numira) - 10:11
08. In the Flesh (Shaun Guerin) - 2:56
09. Hey You (S.A.M.) - 5:45
10. Goodbye Blue Sky (Tim Myer) - 2:21
11. What Shall We Do Now? (Which One's Pink?) - 3:39
12. Is There Anybody Out There? (TBL feat. Stevie Z.) - 2:44
13. Not Now John (North Green) - 4:07
14. "5 Minute Version" of The Wall - 3:35

A Fair Forgery Of Pink Floyd is a two CD compilation of Pink Floyd covers released in 2003 by Stanley Recordings then of Venice, California and now of Santa Monica, California.
Label: Stanley Recordings
Catalog: SR106
Country: U.S.A
Background
A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd was conceived by members of Pink Floyd tribute band Which One's Pink? in response to inquiries from fans asking whether the tribute band had recordings for sale. The band decided to release its own covers of Pink Floyd songs in the context of a collection of "interpretative" covers that were performed in different styles and genres. As a result, most of the covers on A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd sound very little like the Pink Floyd originals. The compilation consists of two CDs -- one entitled US and the other entitled THEM, a reference to the song "Us and Them" from Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon.
A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd has interesting connections to Pink Floyd and a unique mix of contributors. Tim Myer (covers Goodbye Blue Sky) is a guitar tech with Roger Waters' touring band.[2] Pierre DeBeauport (of Becca & Pierre, who cover Childhood's End) is a guitar tech with the Rolling Stones and co-author of the Rolling Stones song Thief in the Night which appears on the Bridges to Babylon album. Shaun Guerin (covers In The Flesh) is the son of Joni Mitchell drummer John Guerin. Big Lee's Another Brick in the Mason's Wall is a derivative work composed from Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 and was licensed as such by Warner Chappell Music -- the administrator of the copyright the compositions. The 5 Minute Version of the Wall by Rat Bat Blue contains a section from every composition that appears on Pink Floyd's album The Wall. Mike Keneally (covers Astronomy Domine) was a member of Frank Zappa's touring band and later a member of Steve Vai's band. Rat Bat Blue regularly performed The 5 Minute Version as part of its live set. Tortfeasor's Pigs on the Wing contains paraphrase from the opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in the case of Fowler v. Board of Education, 819 F. 2d 657 (6th Cir. 1987) which upheld a school board's action in suspending a teacher for showing her class the film Pink Floyd: The Wall. Full opinion available here link Shark of Shark 'N The Smoke (covers High Hopes) is a member of the American Alternative band Wild Colonials [3]. Dave Chapple (covers San Tropez) was a member of the touring band Love founded by Arthur Lee. Producer John Would (as John Wood) was a member of Warren Zevon's touring band in the early 1980s [4]
Title
The title of the album comes from a quote from Roger Waters 1987 Rockline interview in response to a callers question about his opinion of Pink Floyd's then new album A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. He described it as 'A pretty fair forgery'.
Reviews
Why the hell do we need yet another Pink Floyd tribute album? Because we desperately needed this one. First of all, this is a localized project involving bands from the U.S. West Coast that all recorded their versions in the same studio, ensuring steady quality standards. Second, the artists come from various backgrounds, anywhere between metal and country-folk. Third, they cover all of the group's career, not just the sacrosanct trilogy (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall, in case you really needed to ask), including many of Syd Barrett's buried treasures ("Lucifer Sam," "Bike," "Corporal Clegg"). And when's the last time you saw a song from The Final Cut ("Not Now John," fantastically unrecognizable thanks to North Green) pop up on a tribute album? Disc one is devoted to artists already tied to Stanley Recordings. It is the most satisfying one, since almost everyone takes serious liberties with the original songs. In a bold move, Yortoise stripped "Money" from its bass riff, revitalizing it in unbelievable ways. 50 Cent Haircut gives "Breathe" a double-speed alt-hillbilly treatment, while Quetzal dives into a heart-ripping country rendition of "Mother" (cajon, accordion, and a beautiful violin solo) and Graham Parker sits down with his guitar and pulls off an acoustic folk reading of "Comfortably Numb." The list goes on and on, each track reinvented. After that much excitement, disc two is a bit disappointing, but only because most of the artists chose to emulate the original versions. But there are nice finds, like Mike Keneally's "Astronomy Domine," the aforementioned "Not Now John," and S.A.M.'s "Hey You" -- very heavy, with a sharp contrast between verse and chorus and a doom-laden coda. But the cherry to top it all off is the closing track, a "'5 Minute Version' of the Wall" (actually six and a half minutes long) by Rat Bat Blue, where each track from the album is touched while keeping lyrics logical, keeping track of rhymes, and retaining the overall feel of a song. A tour de force!
François Couture
Pink Floyd has built a career creating lyrics that hone in on the human condition with razor sharp precision. From the frenetic genius of Syd Barrett to the awesome lyrical talents – and burden- of Roger Waters/ David Gilmour, Pink Floyd’s introspective dissection of humanity revealed every flaw with a spotlight. Attach those lyrics to a group of talented musicians and the words become something other than songs; they become poetic philosophy.
However, this review does not reflect on actual Pink Floyd output but rather a spread of PF compositions as interpreted by other bands. This 2CD set, A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd, released by Stanley Recordings, represents that interpretation.
V/A tribute albums have little appeal for a frugal record buying public. So it stands to reason that they are usually for fans of the band. The acid test for a tribute album, this one especially, is that it must work extraordinarily hard to manufacture the same chill that you receive listening to the original. Otherwise, it’s an album of barking dogs; of fingers digging across the finish of a chalkboard. In short, it must connect.
There are a total of 30 songs performed by 29 artists on this set. The coverage of Pink Floyd’s long career is well-covered. And with 29 artists, the set becomes quite a showcase in style and diversity. One of the artists is the fairly well known Graham Parker who offers up his interpretation of “Comfortably Numb”. The interesting aspect of this album is its mesh of genre. Some of the artists are country flavoured while others use rock, folk, and other styles to create something different. This makes for an interesting mix.
This set has a few cuts that absolutely bond with the listener. There are two incredibly done tunes, both by Which One’s Pink, that are otherworldly in that they provide the same emotional response that one would get from hearing the originals. The songs, “Dogs” from the Animals album and “What Shall We Do Now?” from The Wall/Movie. Both are near perfect replications of the original tune that may have you wondering at times and haunting enough to bring you back for subsequent listenings.
Numira’s “Sheep” fares well here with its slightly harder edged rendition that somehow maintains a kinship with the original. Quetzal’s “Mother” is another great effort. But not everything here climbs lofty places. Sally Semrad’s “Wish You Were Here” is a bit anemic while Yortoise’s rendition of “Money” is more of a reinvented and thus bastardized version that would have been better served in a live setting and not an album such as this.
Kelsey Wood’s version of “Time” reminds one of The Go-Gos while Ira’s take of “Have a Cigar” sounds like a breathless exercise and like Yortoise’s “Money”, would have been best excised from this collection. If you like the Beatles, Dave Chapple’s version of “San Tropez” should satisfy a curiosity (if you ever had it) on how Floyd’s material would work as a Beatles cover.
If you go through the steps of releasing an album such as this, you need to put the best cuts of each song on it. This set is for fans of Pink Floyd, especially those interested in hearing various stylistic versions of their favourites. There are some throwaways, some average renditions and some brilliant pieces available here.
I would have loved to have heard Barrett’s “Apples and Oranges” on this set. Damn. Nothing’s perfect.
Matt Rowe
This epic double CD is a mindbending journey through all of the periods of Pink Floyd
A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd is a 2 CD compilation of 30 Pink Floyd obscurities and classics performed by 29 different bands most from the Los Angeles area. AFFoPF has more than 2 hours of music done in a wide variety of styles with songs 1 through 16 are more “indie and interpretive” whereas songs 17 through 30 tend to be more “traditional or prog” Although not streamed here, the current version of AFFoPF includes “Another Brick in the Mason’s Wall” — a hip hop reworking of Another Brick in the Wall by Big Lee who describes his experiences with public education in Southern California (”You ever wonder why they call LA the melting pot? They added pistols, cracks and Aids just to see what it’s got.”)
XM Radio picked up A Fair Forgery! AFFoPF was played several times in its entirety on the “67:89″ Program on XM Radio Unsigned Channel 52 in March, 2004 and Radio Unsigned continues to play tracks from AFFoPF.
A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd was ranked No. 20 in the Gagliarchives radio program’s poll of the the top 100 progressive CDs of 2003. Gagliarchives is heard on WBZC FM 88.9 Southern New Jersey and over the internet.
The versions appearing on AFFoPF range from faithful reproductions to “way out” genre bending interpretations. Included on this record are a progressive/metal take on Astronomy Domine by The Mike Keneally Band (featuring Mike Keneally of Zappa and Steve Vai), a Latin folk rock version of Mother by Quetzal, a very Floydian interpretation of High Hopes by Shark and the Smoke (featuring Shark of the Wild Colonials), a stark and beautiful acoustic version of Comfortably Numb by legendary British rocker Graham Parker, a rich southern tinged Fearless by acclaimed solo artist Tom Freund (former bass player with Ben Harper and Graham Parker), a happy yet powerful take on Syd Barrett’s Bike by Harvette (featuring Danny Allen on vocals and Dave Chapple of Baby Lemonade and Arthur Lee & Love on bass), a Brian Wilsonesque version of San Tropez also by Dave Chapple, a psychobilly version of Money by Yortoise (featuring former Warren Zevon touring guitarist John Would), a gorgeous version of Childhood’s End by Becca & Pierre (featuring Pierre de Beauport, co-author of the Rolling Stones’ “Thief in the Night” and wonderful B3/Mini-Moog from Becca Shropshire who has recorded with Lauryn Hill, Lucious Jackson, Wu-Tang Clan), an infectious version of See Emily Play from renowned rocker James Combs, an alt/rock version of Sheep by Numira, a Genesis meets Floyd version of In The Flesh by talented solo artist Shaun Guerin, two tracks by LA’s Pink Floyd tribute band Which One’s Pink? (Dogs and What Shall We Do Now?), a sultry version of Wish You Were Here from Texas alternaroots rocker Sally Semrad, a GoGoish/Shakira version of Time by 14 year-old Kelsey Wood and the “5 Minute Version” of the Wall by former Atlantic Records artist Rat Bat Blue.
The evidence on A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd is
incontrovertible, the reviews are in, here’s the verdict:
Why the hell do we need yet another Pink Floyd tribute album? Because we desperately needed this one. First of all, this is a localized project involving bands from the US West Coast that all recorded their versions in the same studio, ensuring steady quality standards. Second, the artists come from various backgrounds, anywhere between metal and country-folk. Third, they cover ALL of the group¹s career, not just the sacro-saint trilogy (Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall, in case you really needed to ask), including many of Syd Barrett’s buried treasures (Lucifer Sam, Bike, & Astronomy Domine). And when¹s the last time you saw a song from The Final Cut (Not Now John, fantastically unrecognizable thanks to North Green) pop up on a tribute album? Disc one is devoted to artists already tied to Stanley Recordings. It is the most satisfying one since almost everyone takes serious liberties with the original songs. In a bold move, Yortoise stripped Money from its bass riff, revitalizing it in unbelievable ways. 50 Cent Haircut gives Breathe a double-speed alt-Hillbilly treatment, while Quetzal dives into a heart-ripping country rendition of Mother (cajon, accordion and a beautiful violin solo) and Graham Parker sits down with his guitar and pulls off an acoustic folk reading of Comfortably Numb. The list goes on and on, each track reinvented. . . . [T]here are nice finds, like Mike Keneally’s Astronomy Domine . . . and S.A.M.’s Hey You — very heavy, with a sharp contrast between verse and chorus and a doom-laden coda. But the cherry to top it all off is the closing track, a “5 Minute Version of The Wall” (actually six and a half minutes long) by Rat Bat Blue where each track from the album is touched while keeping lyrics logical, keeping track of rhymes and retaining the overall feel of a song. A tour de force!