Eddie Perfect with Tripod. FORGET reality TV karaoke contests. If you really want to experience just what an exceptional instrument the human voice can be, turn your big red chair around for Perfect Tripod. After their rendition of Paul Kelly's Meet Me In The Air became an online hit, singer/actor Eddie Perfect and Australian musical comedy trio Tripod have joined forces to create a collection of vocal arrangements of iconic Australian hits. The end result is a highly entertaining mix of music and hilarious comedy. Brisbane is lucky enough to host the group's first shows outside of its home city of Melbourne where they enjoyed a sold out season. They've already had to add extra shows to their original Queensland dates, and it's easy to see why. Perfect, Scott Edgar, Simon Hall and Steven Gates have been successfully plying their trade in Australia for more than 16 years and their individual vocal abilities are second to none. They deliver pitch-perfect versions of classic tunes, delivered in barbershop, doo wop style, that are a joy to behold. After opening with Waltzing Matilda they launch into a lush version of Gotye's Heart's a Mess. Other highlights include a hilarious Spaghetti Western-style version of Lanie Lane's That's What You Get for Falling in Love With a Cowboy that wouldn't seem out of place on the soundtrack to Quentin Tarnatino's Django Unchained. Kylie Minogue's Better The Devil you know is another standout. Local heroes The Bee Gees get a look in with How Deep Is Your Love, which provides a perfect opportunity for Perfect to ham it up with a tape measure thrown onto the stage by a member of the audience. The group finishes with John Farnham's You're The Voice (highly appropriate), Paul Kelly's Up in the Air and an audience sing-along of Archie Roach's Little By Little. The music is good enough to satisfy the fussiest music connoisseur and the jokes the most jaded comedy critic. Perfect Tripod's Australian Songs is highly recommended. The group has three more shows at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Get a ticket if you can. PERFECT TRIPOD - Australian Songs Brisbane Powerhouse - May 3, 2013