Pink Floyd's Gilmour Gives Walls to the Homeless

[isobar]

I knew Waters and Mason had somewhat reconciled, but I hadn't heard that about Rick Wright. That surprises me. And also renews some hope that anything's possible.

They're one of the few bands who sounds even better live than in the studio. And their shows have left lasting impressions on people, right breeze? I've not had that privilege, but I have the concert videos: Pulse, Delicate Sound of Thunder, and In the Flesh. Nothing exists (legally) that I'm aware of them before Waters' departure in the mid-80s.

This is a really good site:

http://www.pinkfloydonline.com/

I post on their message board occasionally under the name "steel breeze".

[Aslkahuna]

in stores of their Concert in Pompeii before they came out with DSOTM. Neither Waters nor Gilmour see any signs of reconciliation between the two of them nor do they see any signs of a reunion concert. The success of Floyd after Waters left shows that in the Post Syd Barrett era of the group that Gilmour's guitar work was more crucial to the sound of Pink Floyd than were Roger's lyrics-especially after The Wall and in fact, so was his music writing ability though as a lyricist he wasn't all that good. The Pulse and Delicate Sound of Thunder Concert videos were both done after Roger left the group. Those two tours, BTW, were the biggest money makers in history until recently. Nick Mason is the only one of the group to stay on all of the way through with Gilmour replacing Barrett, Waters leaving in the 80's and Wright being ousted for a while after the studio production of The Wall. Wright came back when Gilmour took over and began recording again.

Steve

[breeze]

"The Wall" is my favorite album of all time! Nothing else comes close.

J, I saw "Yes" in concert, as well, just after "Big Generator"
was released. I was on the second row, center-stage, and could see
into Jon Anderson's eyes! Ahhhhh.......

[j]

"The Wall" is my favorite album of all time! Nothing else comes close.

J, I saw "Yes" in concert, as well, just after "Big Generator"
was released. I was on the second row, center-stage, and could see
into Jon Anderson's eyes! Ahhhhh.......

do yourself a favor...see them again, this time without Trevor Rabin! It won't be this year because Jon Anderson broke his back in December and the whole tour for 2003 got shuffled. Unfortunately, the US will miss out because Yes is committed to honoring the tour dates in Australia and other places that were cancelled due to his injury. The band that is together now is Classic Yes...and they are playing better than ever. When Rick Wakeman and Steve Howe are together, nobody can touch them.

A little sidenote on Jon Anderson (and Yes)...this is one mystical guy. I saw a concert back in '89 or '90 that was on PPV, or HBO I forget. It was AWBH. They followed Jon Anderson from his Tee-Pee off stage, (he does some serious meditating prior to going on stage), to an entrance somewhere near the back of the arena. He entered pretty much un-noticed until the camera's and lights caught everyones attention. It was just one of theose magical moments to watch the parting of the crowd as he made his way to the stage. Yes Fans are of a different breed and they show the utmost respect for the band members. This includes, politely sitting and for the most part being quiet during numbers. They listen, they enjoy, and when the song is over, they show their appreciation. They settle back down and wait for the next song.

Back to Floyd..I pray they give it another shot, and this time I won't miss them.

[TexasStooge]

BTW, I heard Pink Floyd's album "The Dark Side Of The Moon" (recorded and live versions) during art class.

[isobar]

Nice art class, Stooge!

Yes Steve, I forgot about Pompeii. That was back when it was all about the music and the sheer enjoyment of playing. I read that Gilmour was so into jamming that his hair was hanging in his face, blowing in his mouth, and he just didn't care about brushing it away. Like you said, this was of course before DSOTM, which launched them into the "stadium band" category. Waters clearly had much distaste for stadium concerts and a lot that went along with that level of success. All you have to do is listen to "Welcome to the Machine" and "Have a Cigar" from their subsequent album "Wish You Were Here" to hear the cynicism in his lyrics. Also fast forward to "The Wall", in which the band played almost the entire show behind a 25 ft brick wall, separating himself from the mob, so to speak.

You're 100% right about Gilmour's work after Waters' departure. Even though Momentary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell don't have Waters' edgy lyrics, he's got the Floyd sound and fantastic guitar work.

A while back, Nick Mason wrote a book about the band. I think I'll put that on my birthday list also.

P.S. I always liked Yes.

[j]

I've got a bootleg live recording of The Grateful dead doing Wish You Were Here. It's awful , but pays homage to a great work.

[isobar]

kewl beans, j.

[Pro-Storm]

Has anyone of you ever heard of playing the dark side of the moon album while watching the wizard of oz?? Start the album (or CD, of course) the moment the lion roars at the beginning the 3rd time, the un-intended coordination is truly amazing! :38:

[isobar]

Sure have Pro. Although I must've been slightly off, because I only noticed a couple synchronized things. I LOVED Great Gig in the Sky while the house was being carried by the tornado!

[isobar]

"The Wall" is my favorite album of all time! Nothing else comes close.

breeze - If you don't have "Is the Anybody Out There?" yet, it's a must! It's the live version of The Wall, and blows it out of the water. The studio version was recorded with the movie in mind. It also includes lots of neat info about The Wall production. I could listen to that version of "Mother" all day long.

[breeze]

"Mother, do you think she's dangerous.....?"

LoL, one of the coolest songs on the album!

An old friend of mine had "Is There Anybody Out There",
and, I have to agree that the work is awesome!

Pro, I'm gonna have to try that "Dark Side..." and "Oz"
thing!