Michael Troy

What a great show! Michael Troy started his show with Funeral for a Friend/Love lies bleeding, then went right into the Billy Joel song "Half a Mile Away." It's uncanny that he actually SOUNDS/SINGS and PLAYS PIANO like BOTH guys! I have heard him solo and duo, but the energy with his 7 piece band is amazing. Near the end of the first set Michael did Elton's "Amoreena" and "Burn down the Mission" with just his drummer (Craig Tramack of Spike the Punch & Men in Black) and bass player (Tim Archibald of RTZ, Ernie and the Automatics and Peter Wolf) to bring us back to the debut of Elton John in the US when he was with Nigel Olsen and Dee Murray at the Troubadour Club in 1970. During "Burn down the Mission" he flipped the piano seat over and played on his knees with his hands up over his head...I guess he can really play the Piano blindfolded! After the break he opened with The Bitch is Back, talk about upping the energy! He also did some great Billy Joel tunes - with actual horn players. He played for almost 3 hours with a 20 minute break partway through. He even came out to greet audience members after the show. Michael is also a Singer/Songwriter in his own right and he has a CD out called "Unveiled." He performed 2 songs from this work...a song about his hometown of Waltham, MA called "Rose Hill Way" and a love song called "The Simple Things" both are worthy of a purchase..apparently available on CD Baby and itunes. He ended the performance with "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" and was rallied back for an encore of "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" His lead guitar player is Nate Comp (of the Josh Logan Band), Synthesizer was played by Mark Retallack (of the band Jumpstreet) and his backup vocalist is Karen Carr (Berklee College of Music professor). Seriously, if you closed your eyes - you'd think you were listening to Billy Joel or Elton John...what a fabulous night of entertainment!

Great show, Michael Troy rocked the house. His 7 piece band was superb. If he is in your area you need to get out and see him. Michael does a Great tribute to two great artists, while mixing in his own music. He's definitely a showman.