Anderson Council

The Anderson Council or Anderson Council (sometimes spelled Anderson Counsel) is or was the name of several small music bands, mostly Pink Floyd tribute bands.

Overview

Pink Floyd having derived their name from joining the first names of bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, many bands thought of joining their last names into "Anderson Council".

They include, chronologically, at least:

* Anderson Council, a 1970s US tribute band to Pink Floyd.

* Anderson Council (Virginia - 1993 - 2001) Founded in Richmond, VA as a garage band by Lance Grandis (drums), Andrew Lipke (vocals, guitar, keys), Brian Sprouse (bass, vocals), and Kevin Glenn (guitars, vocals), doing classic and modern rock covers made unique by some improvisational extensions, and notable originals by Andrew. By 1997, Andrew and Brian were replaced by Charlie Cohen (bass, vocals), and Rob Moore (guitars). This line-up was to become the core of an improv/jam focus which found some success in Richmond, and even more in the jam-band fertile Harrisonburg, VA, home to James Madison University.

* The Anderson Council or TAC, a short-lived 1990s college band (apparently from California) with Rick Salsman, Phil Mack, and Alex Salazar, covering Pink Floyd among others .

* Anderson Council, aka The Pink Floyd Live Experience and The Pink Floyd Experience (not to be confused with the homonymous Canadian and New Zealand bands), a small 1990s Dutch tribute band covering Pink Floyd .

* The Anderson Council, a 1990s rock band from Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The band played a number of Pink Floyd songs, other covers and own work as well. In 1997 drummer Bauke Hüsken and bassist Bart Rijpers formed

* ANDERSON COUNSEL, an emerging band from Miami FL. Lending themselves, as well as their talents, John Austen and Xavier Hevia, wield their raw guitar work over non-fiction lyrics, while Samir Vasquez, and Josey Hernandez (Monte Rosa) make up the rhythm section of this all-original rock group.

* The Anderson Council, a 2000s US band from New Brunswick, New Jersey that plays all-original music - but pulls a strong influence from Syd Barrett-era Floyd and other UK 60s groups. They describe themselves as "psychpowerpop". Current members include:
Peter Horvath - Vocals/Guitars; Dave Whitehead - Guitars/Vocals; Rob Farrell - Bass/Vocals; Joe Chyb - Drums.
History: 2001 Saw the release of their debut CD "Coloursound" which received airplay across the US and Canada on Little Steven's Underground Garage. "Sitting on a Cloud" was chosen by Little Steven to be the "Coolest Song in the world" in April of 2002. Coloursound is now out of print, but is expected to be re-issued in a limited pressing sometime soon.
In 2006 the band released their second full length CD "The Fall Parade" (Groove Disques). The First single off of the album "Pinkerton's Assorted Colours" entered the Billboard Garage Rock singles chart at number one on July 23rd, and the album entered at #9 on the Billboard Garage Rock album chart. Little Steven featured "Pinkerton's Assorted Colours" as the Coolest Song in the World that same week. Ths single and album stayed in the top ten for three months. In the fall the band played to sold out crowds at Irving Plaza in NYC w/ The Zombies , The Woggles and The Mooney Suzuki, and The Borgata in Atlantic City, NJ with The Charms and The Romantics. The Second Single - "Strawberry Smell" has been well received and is getting airplay from The Underground Garage and college radio, "Strawberry Smell" was on the soundtrack to the film "I'm Reed Fish". The band has returned to The House Of Vibes to start recording their 3rd full length album.

* ANDERSON COUNCIL, a 2000s Italian tribute band to Pink Floyd. . Founded in 2002 by Andrea Achilli and Antonio Protano, Anderson Council has performed live for the first time in January 2004 (their repertoire at that time included the three complete albums (Dark side of the moon, Wish you were here, Animals) and some songs from The Wall. In July 2005 Anderson Council played in Monza (Italy) a three-our-long free concert. Since 2006, they're performing live concerts with quadriphonic system (a stereophonic sound reproducing system using four separate channels). The current line up includes Andrea Achilli (voice, guitars, and special sound effects), Fabio Lorenzini (drums and percussions), Giulio Cozzuto (voice, guitars), Marco Casaletta (bass and voice) and Giovanni Angarano (piano, organ, keyboards). Their repertoire now includes also songs taken from all the others Pink Floyd albums.

* The Anderson Council, a metal band formed in 2003 in the small city of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Members include Ryan Chip, Tommy Medina, Rafael Medina, and Alex Podruchny.

* The Anderson Council, a 2000's New Orleans area-based tribute band to Pink Floyd. The Anderson Council plays 3+ hour concerts featuring Pink Floyd's music and spanning the band's entire career from the Barrett era through the Gilmour era. This band is a must-see for any avid fan of Pink Floyd, as their renditions of the band's music are done in the spirit of Pink Floyd. The band includes Jon Arceneaux (drums and percussion), Thomas Bivens (bass, vocals, gong), Ben Caston (keyboards and horns), and Chris Lenox (guitars, vocals, gong). This same band also performs original art rock music as "The Living Tree."

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