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David Gilmour - Live at ­Pompeii *
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29 September 2017

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45 years after Pink Floyd's David Gilmour filmed 'Live at Pompeii' in the legendary Roman Amphitheatre there, he returned for two spectacular shows, part of his year-long tour in support of his No. 1 album 'Rattle That Lock'. The performances were the first-ever rock concerts for an audience in the stone Roman amphitheatre, and, for two nights only, the 2,600 strong crowd stood exactly where gladiators would have fought in the first century AD. 'Live At Pompeii' is an audio experience on its own, while the audio-visual spectacle features lasers, pyrotechnics and a huge circular screen on which specially-created films complement selected songs. Paramount, however, is the incredible music: the show includes songs from throughout David's career, as well as many Pink Floyd classics.

Album: David Gilmour - Live at Pompeii * (CD)
# Song Title   Time
1)    5 A.M. More Info...
2)    Rattle That Lock More Info...
3)    Faces of Stone More Info...
4)    What Do You Want from Me More Info...
5)    The Blue More Info...
6)    The Great Gig in the Sky More Info...
7)    A Boat Lies Waiting More Info...
8)    Wish You Were Here More Info...
9)    Money More Info...
10)    In Any Tongue More Info...
11)    High Hopes More Info...
12)    One of These Days More Info...
 
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Album: David Gilmour - Live at Pompeii * (CD)
# Song Title   Time
1)    5 A.M. More Info...
2)    Rattle That Lock More Info...
3)    Faces of Stone More Info...
4)    What Do You Want from Me More Info...
5)    The Blue More Info...
6)    The Great Gig in the Sky More Info...
7)    A Boat Lies Waiting More Info...
8)    Wish You Were Here More Info...
9)    Money More Info...
10)    In Any Tongue More Info...
11)    High Hopes More Info...
12)    One of These Days More Info...
 
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45 years after Pink Floyd's David Gilmour filmed 'Live at Pompeii' in the legendary Roman Amphitheatre there, he returned for two spectacular shows, part of his year-long tour in support of his No. 1 album 'Rattle That Lock'. The performances were the first-ever rock concerts for an audience in the stone Roman amphitheatre, and, for two nights only, the 2,600 strong crowd stood exactly where gladiators would have fought in the first century AD. 'Live At Pompeii' is an audio experience on its own, while the audio-visual spectacle features lasers, pyrotechnics and a huge circular screen on which specially-created films complement selected songs. Paramount, however, is the incredible music: the show includes songs from throughout David's career, as well as many Pink Floyd classics.

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0889854649524
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USA
Studio/Live
Live
Label
COLUMBIA RECORDS GROUP
Dimensions
1.5 x 12.4 x 12.4 centimeters (0.06 kg)
Performer Notes
  • Personnel: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar); Chester Kamen (vocals, guitar); Chuck Leavell, Greg Phillinganes (vocals, keyboards); Guy Pratt (vocals, double bass); Steve DiStanislao (vocals, drums); Lucita Jules, Louise Claire Marshall, Bryan Chambers (vocals); Joao Mello (guitar, saxophone).
  • Audio Mixers: David Gilmour; Andy Jackson .
  • David Gilmour's two concerts assembled for Live at Pompeii mark the first time that the amphitheater has hosted a rock gig since Pink Floyd played there in 1971. They didn't play for an audience, however, they were filmed for Adrian Maben's documentary Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii. Gilmour's gigs -- some 45 years after Floyd -- bests their gig historically: It hosted a paying audience assembled from all over the globe, and it was the first time an audience had occupied the site since 79 AD. This double-disc set is the movie's soundtrack. Pompeii was just one of the historic sites Gilmour played on the tour, others included amphitheaters in Verona and Nmes, Circus Maximus in Rome, a chateau in Chantilly, and five nights at London's Royal Albert Hall, none of which held quite the weight of history like this one. Accompanied by a sextet that included keyboardist Chuck Leavell, bassist Guy Pratt, and a trio of backing vocalists, the repertoire is heavy on material from the guitarist's Rattle That Lock -- the album he was touring at the time, 2006's On an Island -- and Pink Floyd material in all of its incarnations.
  • The sound is excellent, and Gilmour is obviously inspired. One of the many highlights is an electrifying performance of "One of These Days" at the close of disc one. The only song here that was also performed in 1971, it features Gilmour just tearing it up on slide guitar. Most of the rest of the first disc spends its real estate on tunes from Rattle That Lock, all of them more kinetic and impassioned than their studio counterparts -- especially the gorgeous take of "Faces of Stone." There are also excellent versions of Pink Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky" (preferable to the one Roger Waters tours) and "Wish You Were Here." "Money" is also included but its workmanlike run-through could have easily been left off without consequence. Thankfully, a nine-plus-minute version of "High Hopes," from the band's 1994 album The Division Bell, offsets it. Disc two boasts a 12- and-a-half minute version of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)" as an opener. Its gradual pace over an extended intro creates expectation and delivers in spades. It's followed by "Fat Old Sun" from 1970's Atom Heart Mother. Its breezy acoustic lyric base gives way to a heavier yet more lyrical electric guitar solo than the original. "Coming Back to Life" (The Division Bell) is imbued with energy and cautious optimism as it gives way to a screaming take of "On an Island." The final three tracks are all Floyd classics: "Run Like Hell" (The Wall) with excellent improvised guitar pyrotechnics, a dynamic "Time"/"Breathe (In the Air)," and the majestic closer "Comfortably Numb," which sprawls over ten minutes. Live at Pompeii might be better served with its video counterpart due to the stunning visuals created by Marc Brickman, but on its own, this set offers ample pleasure. ~ Thom Jurek
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