) they show just why Gilmour, Mason, and Wright were able to carry on with such aplomb, critics be damned, while Roger Waters struggled for recognition on histour. They had the circular screen, the lasers, the pig, and, perhaps most important, Gilmour’s voice and guitar. Some of the re-arrangements still sound anemic but the sheer grandiosity of it all was likely breathtaking for any of the gathered masses. They also had the Pink Floyd name.
Curiously absent, of course, is remastered footage of the band’s glorious 2005 reunion with Roger Waters at the Live 8 concert in London. In fact, the thing that seems to hold the box set back is a lack of extra material., was a treasure trove of never-before-released Barrett-era artifacts and films showing how the band got its footing as conceptualists .
One of the greatest bands ever!
There are good guitar players, there are great guitar players, there is God of guitars, and then there is David Gilmour 🙏
The Floyd albums after the split are better than the post split Waters albums.
No matter what music we all love, music will always be beautiful...
Such a thoughtful and researched article- that is until the very last line - 'but it’s enough to make you wish you were there.'. Dammit, you were so close!
Pass. No waters no floyd.
SO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And what a show.