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I received a terrific gift not long ago, Remember That Night David Gilmour Live At The Royal Albert Hall on DVD. I'm a big Pink Floyd fan, and did get an opportunity to see them in Sacramento about 20 years ago minus Roger Waters at Hughes Stadium. It was an amazing show. Timeless really, a 1989 Delicate Sound of Thunder tour, which Floyd seems to always personify at each marking point along the journey. Watching this DVD of David Gilmour without the giant albatross of Pink Floyd expectations by audiences is a real treat. He has some unlikely guests, Graham Nash and David Crosby, to accompany the band and bring a new perspective to some old classics. The great guitarist from Roxy Music, Phil Manzanera, is part of the band along with longtime friend and Floyd mate Rick Wright, who only last September passed away suddenly after losing the battle against cancer. This DVD showcases the last major tour David Gilmour undertook in 2006 to promote his On An Island cd and to pay some final homages to Pink Floyd's original songmaster, Syd Barrett. The concert footage is wonderful and David Bowie makes an appearance singing Comfortably Numb and Arnold Layne. Enjoyable high fidelity concert sound and vision. The real treat for me with this 2-disc DVD set, however, are the three documentaries included on the second disc. You feel like a guest on tour with very unpretentious and cool people you would like to hang out with. It is striking to also see a real commitment to very worthy causes from David Gilmour and crew. There are special humorous, inspirational and touching moments throughout the documentaries. I don't want to give away great surprises but the use of wine glasses and an appearance by an old chum rehearsing in a separate sound stage at the same studio facility as David Gilmour's group is very cool. For much of the world this music still is the right stuff, and retains the power to cast wonder over audiences in the east and in the west. David Gilmour and his music remain a very special gift people should indulge in more frequently. Here is a link to David Gilmour's website. He has released a separate set on DVD and CD from the tour's last destination, Gdansk, Poland. Check it out.
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posted by
montfred
on Feb 24, 2009 at 05:59 PM
Thanks for the great post! I loved Pink Floyd, was fortunate enough to get backstage passes when they were at the Anaheim Stadium, I had not heard of Remember That Night David Gilmore Live At The Royal Albert Hall the but just did a YouTube search and found several tunes to listen to, right after I watch our President hit another one out of the ball park, loved the art work pdf file you shared also. posted by
gsisola
on Feb 25, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Great post Adam... I did get my copy of "On an Island" as soon as released... Gilmore is indeed a "huge" talent... as a true Floyd fan I highly recommend you see "Which One's Pink" the next time they come to town... they played Fishlips on 12-13-08... what a killer show.... check them out on YouTube. Thanks for the heads-up on the DVD of the Albert Hall gig... I will have to check it out. Thanks again. posted by
adampayne
on Feb 25, 2009 at 06:27 AM
Montfred and Gsisola, great to see kindred Pink spirits. I hope you explored the David Gilmore link provided up in my post above. The "Now Showing" strip contains very high quality sound and video footage of full length song performances as well as two very poignant television clips from British television with an interview and song done on the Jools Holland program. I will also check out "Which One's Pink" when they come back to town. Really appreciate the heads up!!!! posted by
CatherineBaker
on Feb 25, 2009 at 08:23 AM
I am so jealous of you guys! I can only imagine how cool it would be to see Pink Floyd in concert. And Graham Nash and David Crosby! Wow. It's interesting too, Adam, that you said the documentary showed that the people on tour were cool and unpretentious. I think it's often the case with musicians of real talent who have a sincere love of music. Their enthusiasm for music is infectious, and before you know it you're wishing you hadn't given up those piano lessons as a teenager after all! Thanks for the great post.
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