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I heard Roger talking on the commentary for the Wall film about how the ending is about a new generation starting with promise. But it does hint of that promise being squandered with the looping track (which I always forget about because I almost always listen to the live album anymore)

I hope not. I like to think that The Wall had a happy ending

Final Cut to me sounds like the The Wall b-sides

The original working title was "Spare Bricks" according to Mason.

I've actually not yet made it through the whole of the album, that or Momentary Lapse. My copy of The Final Cut has never been played.

Give me time, I'm still taking in 1968-1979

And Animals, and Dark Side, and Wish You Were here and the final cut and...

There is a terrible picture of it that makes it seems lopsided. The prism was made of what looked like thin neon bars. Then a laser/projector shot a white light out of one side and a rainbow of lasers out of the other, recreating the album cover which spun above the audience and bathed the loge and mezzazine in light. Dope as hell.

Ok so my special brownies landed me in the ER with second degree burns and made me about an hour late for the show. I am usually a good cook but I've been on a mean ruining food streak. In a moment both frightening and hilarious an inferno insued and I ended up splashing said weed-oil-on-fire all over my unclad legs. I was pretty hot under the collar at that point. Well we stopped in at the show on the way home from the ER during "Wish You Were Here" and it was AMAZING! We caught all the show after that up to the final solo of Comfortably Numb. I knew it was the last song and I figured I'd like to beat the rush what with my legs still killing me. Floyd is a definate contender for my favorite band of all time but I'm not going to be part of the herd just to hear this dude live vicariously through David Gilmour for four minutes. It was an amazing show and the final of the first set with "Sheep" and the floating pig really made me feel like I was in 1977.

There was a moment where I walked with my girlfriend as close to the stage as we could before someone stopped us. He then led us around to our seats the long way so for a good minute I stood about twenty feet from a person who has defined my listening and writing since I first heard his band. Surreal as hell! Anyway it was a charge to see him pick up the bass on "Sheep" since he had been playing guitar or singing solo since we walked in. He didn't really put it down after that. I am a big fan of his stripped down playing and watching him work was a real treat. The big ass "holographic" prism at the finale wasn't half bad either.

I'm going in July w/ special brownies, will report back.

Had Barrett stayed in he would have driven the band into the ground, and they would have either broken up in the 70s or replaced him anyway.

I have a dcumentary on the making of dark side, complete with old and new interview footage, parsons and gilmour both at mixing desks breaking down the tracking. It's awesome and learned me good on some basic stuff when I first started recording.

Download "Live At Pompeii" if you can for their older stuff, and songs from "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" for even older. Good stuff, yes. Korn cover was uninspiring. Listen to "The Wall" for the real story. It's probably like $15 on itunes, well worth it.

Animals is my favorite Floyd album I think. Not sure if I ever thought of it as "arena" rock, not compared to the horrid affairs that were to come after The Final Cut. Moody yes but not arena.

I've snooped (no pun intended) around for those recordings but never found them before, at least ones that worked. Saved by youtube again.

Listening...

He's got a point. It's not a damn AC/DC show.

I never really liked Pigs on a Wing.

This IS a really good rendition of Pigs (TLO). Damn they were an amazing live band. Too bad, really.

Waiting for the spit....

Nice breakdown, damn.

Here it comes...

Wow, this all makes for a really creepy song in the finished product...

They audience probably thoought it was part of the show.

I'd like to hear the next two minutes backstage. That's what the breakup of Pink Floyd sounds like.

One of the big reasons Roger got all piss-and-vinegar in the 70s and eventually spat on a dude was that the crowd was increasingly full of "radio" fans just there to hear Money with no interest in numbers like Us and Them and Granchester ****ing Meadows. So it's not a suprise the Floyd fanbase wasn't completely aware of songs like Heart of the Sun and Have A Cigar (which bombed as a single in the US). But more power to them, and DAMN you for getting to see that fantastic set list live. Though I'd have liked him to skip Comforatbly Numb unless he had Dave and maybe do The Tide Is Turning (the ONLY good track off of Radio K.A.O.S.)

Dogs and Sheep didn't "fit" and by now Roger had become set on the idea that every album had to be a concept album. If Animals (minus pigs on a wing) was added to WYWH it would be perfect as a record.

Oh and cut about 10 mintues off of Shine On if you're not going to do anything.

Dark Side has just plain stood the test of time and will continue to. As long as there is pot..

Sweet video. I love how they just have all their **** piled up to make it seem like there is a huge amount of equipment there. And I'm jealous of their Leslie

I've only heard about it, but I'd love to see them do it. (But who's playing keys?)

I had to resist the urge to spray

DAN

PROFITT

BOSTON

all over my **** after watching Pompeii

(for the uninitiated)

Live At Pompeii isn't dated at all. Check out the director's cut with the film restored to better quality. Ironicly the trade off is that it has cheesey computer effects in it that are.. well, dated.

Ummagumma's studio disk is wonderful for 2CE or mushrooms

Live At Pompeii hands down followed by the rest of them in this order:

1. Piper at the Gates

2. Is There Anybody Out There (The Wall Live)

3. Animals

4. Dark Side of the Moon

5. Wish You Were Here

6. Meddle

7. A Saucerful Of Secrets

8. Atom Heart Mother

9. Ummgumma

Let's just leave Division Bell, Momentary Lapse, and Final Cut out of it shall we?

And why not mention Dark Side and The Wall? It's not like those albums are played out or anything. I don't listen to the radio much but a "Comfortably Numb" here and a "Money" there isn't really enough to get people sick of it, is it? I mean, they once played the "Thong Song" for 12 hours.