14/03/03 ...  "Fans Think" gets an upgrade.  The interactive area of this website "Fans Think" has been upgraded to address some issues that arose with its functionality. The much improved version is now online and is regularly monitored by the band who frequently respond to posts. Your comments are most welcome on this discussion board, but,  please remember this is a public site so language should be moderated no matter how well intended. Thank you. Webmaster.

 

04/04/03 ...  FOCUS has waned a little recently, but STEELY DAN is still popular. We still listen to gigs we've recorded (a professional chore) and ROUND THE HORN has been very popular of late. VELVET UNDERGROUND was not popular, but DAVE EDMONDS, BEN FOLDS FIVE, DIVINE COMEDY & STEVIE WONDER have been raising our spirits. We're delving into FRANK ZAPPA next tour - watch this space!    Think Floyd

 

08/04/03 ... Sultans of Swing.... With a day to spare in Llandudno and the rain pouring down, the whole band treated themselves to an evening of Big Band swing at the North Wales Theatre. The power and excitement of a full brass section swinging it away has to be heard live to be believed. Sinatra classics were handled superbly by vocalist Andy Prior, but the rhythm section stole the show for us! Naturally a curry finished off the evening!

 

08/04/03 ... Think Floyd banned from guesthouse horror!!!... Well there has to be a first time, but we have obviously been very naughty boys. We have been barred from a certain accommodation address for "drink, smoking, girls an' all, and loud bongo music". Actually there was a Mexican Pizza, some small quantities of wine & vodka, a couple of friends and Steely Dan playing very tastefully in the background. And Pete & Wig were innocent...

 

08/04/03 ... This is TF's top list compiled during a long journey... This comprises each band member's top three jumbled into alphabetical order. We are willing to take requests on any "top 12" topic. Just leave a note in the 'Fans Think' section and we will come up with a list on out next gig.

 

08/04/03 ... What's Playing in the Think Floyd Tour bus Pt. 2... This week we are mostly  hearin' Kula Shaker, Steely Dan (again) & Louis Prima.

 

28/04/03 ... Think Floyd back  from break...Think Floyd are about to embark on the second part of their Spring tour. Rick & Pete fled the country for Easter but are back now ready for the rest of the Spring tour. May is going to be one of the most intensive months we have ever toured with fifteen gigs covering Wales, the North, the South-West & the Home Counties. We look forward to our second visit to the Isle of Wight who gave us a fantastic welcome last year.   Those of you who are regulars at the Wychwood ( Ashton-Under-Lyne ) know that our set there is always different to theatres. With a standing crowd who never fail to participate loudly & enthusiastically we like to pull out some old favourites as well as a couple of more obscure tracks for the hardcore Pink fans. See us there on Saturday 3rd May (details in the gig list).   Theatre audiences, of course, have been enjoying our second year of performing The Wall album as a concert piece. However, anybody out there notice the slight differences (musical & dramatic) which have been added to the show? O.K., the standard lamp's gone (that's for free).   Finally: Lewis, Rick & Dave (our talented, stalwart, meditative yet strangely raspberry-flavoured Sound Engineer) would like to thank their hosts for the serious partying we were treated to after the Birkenhead gig and would like to assure our fans out there that we will follow a bottle of red wine back to ANYONE'S after a gig with no shame whatsoever..

18/5/03 ... Think Floyd Unplugged on the Isle of Wight!...No, not the acoustic set in part2 of the show. Think literal; think power cables; think Thin Ice with no P.A...

 

18/5/03 ... Top 12 Floyd Tracks... In response to a request, we list below our top 12 Floyd tracks. Actually we only ALL agreed on Echoes which we put at the top of the list. The rest are in alphabetical order and comprise 7 tracks we roughly agree on and four which our own individual choices.

 

03/06/03 ... Taxiless in Warrington... O.K., it's a learning curve but no-one told Rick & Lewis that Taxis are rare beasts in Warrington. Late-night currying & socialising is O.K., but if it's going to take asking policepersons of dubious gender, hooking up with college women walking the streets of a town they don't really know too well, walking the streets in a random direction without a compass and THEN waiting over 1 hour for a taxi to get to the digs...

 

	03/06/03 ... Whats playing in the Think Floyd tour bus Pt.3 ... We seem to have spent most of the last two weeks in the van, so our CD player has become a must for all journeys!  The complete "Julian & Sandy" collection has been very popular of late, Focus always proves to be popular, Frank Zappa, Gentle Giant, KIng Crimson, The Beatles & Ben Folds Five have all had a fair listening, but the new Led Zeppelin Live CD was hated by all except Lewis!
	05/06/03 ... Communication Breakdown in Barnstaple...Last week's tour of the South West took us on our last night to Barnstaple - well, 'us' being the band & lights: the P.A. truck had broken down somewhere not far from Falmouth. We were early anyway, so many more pints were sunk at the Wetherspoons across the road before Dave & Lee finally trolled in. All hands were quick to help out (special Scouts award to Pete Marland) & after a speedy soundcheck the show went up only half an hour late. The actors & dancers were absolutely superb (hi to Spiky, Pretty Squiggle & Batman) and the show went a storm. UNFORTUNATELY Pete's acoustic refused to cooperate & our 'mellow' section had to be done on electric. Someone up there is not a Floyd fan..
	09/06/03 ... What's Playing in the Think Floyd Tourbus Pt.4 ...This week we are mostly bin hearin' Round the Horne, Deep Purple, Genesis, Divine Comedy, Ben Folds Five & XTC.
	24/06/03 ... Top Guitarists... Following the request to list our top guitarists, we came up with the following:-

	We were also asked which songs we’d wished Pink Floyd had covered – very tricky this. On balance, we felt that Pink Floyd played the music they’d created perfectly and it was unsatisfactory to imagine them playing other bands’ music. A possible exception might be early Floyd (with Barratt) covering tracks like Itchycoo Park or middle-period Beatles songs. Of course, there’s that U2 cover on Division Bell…!
	23/07/03 ... Mizens Missin' !!... Think Floyd would like to officially confirm that founder member and lead guitarist PETE MIZEN has now retired from the band, and will in a very short time be jetting off to become a native of Spain!    The expatriate life will suit Pete down to the ground, he already has a home there and is looking forward to his permanent new life as a Spaniard! At the end of the last date of the Spring tour in Fareham, the band toasted Pete on-stage with some bubbly, and it was a somewhat emotional occasion.  As you can probably imagine, Wiggy, Lewis and Rick have been looking forward to Pete’s departure with some trepidation. Pete has been an enormous influence on everyone, both musically and as a super companion and all-round spiffing chap.  Everyone connected with Think Floyd wishes the old rascal (and wife Jan) all the very best. Filling the shoes of somebody of Pete’s calibre has been a challenge! The band have been meticulous in choosing the new guy. There were many applications, and from a short list of outstanding candidates, the boys are now delighted to unveil our new guitarist. He’s a devout Floydie, an outstanding musician, and a smashing bloke! His name is Richard Morse. Richard starts rehearsals with the rest of the band very shortly, and it is going to be a very exciting time for us all. Everybody connected with Think Floyd would like to wish him every success. We’re convinced that you will absolutely love his musicianship, and that he will bring much pleasure to our audiences. To read about our new Lead Guitarist Click here
	1/09/03 ... Peterborough Beer Festival...  After the summer break, Think Floyd are back in action with their new guitarist, Richard. The first gig was last week at the Peterborough Beer Festival, and it went down a storm!  It's thought that there was nearly 3000 people by the stage loving every minute! Mike Lane, the festival organiser said, "I was amazed to hear over two thousand people singing their heads off. The Performance was faultless, the sound was great, the choice of tracks suited the festival atmosphere!  All the songs featured were performed to perfection, the style & stage presence was just right & in typical Floyd fashion!"

5/09/03 ... Think Floyd play the Liverpool Empire... We were privileged to play this lovely theatre last week as the opening to our autumn Wall tour. A large audience were most enthusiastic & welcoming and convinced us (if we needed it after Peterborough) that our sound was as powerful as ever. We will be back at St. Helen's later in the tour so hope to meet up with some of you again. Much less will be said of our hotel which didn't bode well for the night after we spotted a "Football Supporters Stay for Half-price" sign in reception...

19/09/03 ... What's Playing in the Think Floyd Tourbus pt 5: Yee-Hah... Well it's all gone considerably weirder since Pete "Mildly-Irritated-of-Waddon" Mizen left the band. Finally the ban on Jon Anderson "horrible voice, should be bolied in his own snot slowly" has been lifted and Yes has crept in, together with The Cardiacs, Steely Dan (again), Simon Warner, 80's Guitar Heroes (don't ask...), Steve Hackett, Gong and some old Floyd bootlegs. Nothing, however, has compared with the hilarity and admiration we displayed on hearing 'Rebuild the Wall' by Luther Wrong & the Rights. Described (quite accurately) as a Bluegrass version of the entire wall album, we have slipped a couple of tracks into our preset music for those of you who like to get to their seats 15 mins before curtain-up. We heartily recommend this album to all our fans (except those with no sense of humour), together with our other recent find: The Dub Side of the Moon (you guessed it - whole of Dark Side done reggae style). Perhaps it is wise to assure our audience that we will continue to reproduce Pink Floyd on stage in it's more traditional guise. However, Rick & Lewis have a recording project in mind which may yet rival these CD's; watch this space...

	11/11/03 ... Our set... Think Floyd are well into the last leg of ‘The Wall’ tour. As there have been several questions about this, we’ll try to enlighten (Shine?).. We ARE performing the whole album in the first half of the show, but in order to bring it in at a reasonable time, a couple of songs have had to be cut. To be fair, very few people have told us they were missed (though no doubt there are some fans out there whose favourite Floyd track is Bring the Boys Back Home…). However the story is intact from In the Flesh to The Trial and shortening it a little allows us to pack in as many favourites in the second half as possible. Our philosophy is to play the tracks as near to the Floyd originals as possible, whilst ensuring the show is exciting live – this may lead to different endings or improvisations – anyone familiar with live Pink Floyd sets know that flexibility with material was one of their trademarks. Have a listen to the new soundclips from the Wall songs to judge – and if you’re worried you won’t get to see the whole show, Think Floyd will be staging some special Wall shows next season (due to popular demand) alongside their brand new set (to be announced). Watch this space…
	02/12/03 ... If the band you're in starts playing......you'll count yorself grateful! Recent audiences may have noticed odd sounds in Goodbye Blue Sky and a more-than-usually mobile Lewis gesticulating and disappearing off stage. His brand new acoustic guitar (we omit the make, reluctantly, for fear of litigation issues) started playing up and cutting out. So he returned it and got a replacement. Which also played up & made funny noises. So he returned it and got a replacement. Which was still no good. So he returned it and got a replacement. Again. (Even thoroughly road-testing it in the shop). Same problem (this was Aylesbury, detail-fans). Fuming, Lewis trolled off back to the shop to return said instrument for good, borrowing a friend's instrument which worked PERFECTLY. Unfortunately his bass guitar played up that night (Dorking). And the next gig (Birmingham) along with the monitor. Lewis has decided to spend the Christmas break recovering from his nervous breakdown with a case of red wine and a Led Zeppelin DVD. We wish him well. Incidentally, that was not Gollum crawling around on the stage at our last gig, but Leroy our monitor engineer trying to fix Lewis's sound...
	02/12/03 ... What's playing in the Think Floyd Tourbus pt 6... Apart from the rugby final: Roxy Music, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Gerry Colvin, new Beatles CD, Wig's compilation (would you believe Nazereth, Sting, King Crimson and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band all on one tape?) and yet more Steely Dan.