
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. ‘David Gilmour 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, including 'One Of These Days', the only song that was also performed at the band’s 1971 show. Both concerts also saw very special performances of 'The Great Gig In The Sky' from 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' which David rarely plays as a solo artist. The Deluxe Blu-ray 4-disc box contains the 2xCD version, the 1xBlu-ray version, and a full 207 minutes of extra footage: 11 live performances and 5 documentaries, plus bonus collectables. ‘David Gilmour Live At Pompeii’ shows an artist at the top of his artistic game, performing incredible material with his world-class band, in a unique setting on one very special occasion. Review: Absolutely stunning Blu-Ray show - great venue, audio mixing and editing - Just for once an item posted out by desertcart arrived the day before release. I have just watched the Pompeii concert and it is absolutely stunning. Do not believe the "review trolls" giving this film 1 star and the thumbs down for quick editing and sloppy guitar playing etc. Have watched a lot of concerts on Blu-Ray by Yes, Peter Gabriel, ELP, Rush & Led Zeppelin etc and this definitely stands up as one of the best. Filmed in Pompeii across 2 nights in July 2016, the Director and Editor, Gavin Elder, has done a fantastic job. Obviously DG and band shine on through but the other star of the show is the Pompeii Amphitheatre which looks stunning when lit up. It adds a lot of character, ambience and atmosphere to the show that you wouldn't have gotten from an average rock venue. You also get the intimate feeling from a small crowd compared to his larger venues. The set list is well balanced. Tracks from Rattle That Lock stand up well against Floyd classics. I felt the only period missing was something from his first couple of solo albums. It would have been nice to get Blue Light or something. Good to also see the old classic Floyd circular screen brought back for back screen projections. The main thing though is the audio mix which I read from other reviews is brilliant and I cannot agree more. Clear and crisp with plenty of depth. Blu-Ray 1 Concert - Pompeii - 2hrs 32 min Documentary - Pompeii Then And Now - 7min Blu-Ray 2 Concert - South America 2015 - 35min Concert - Wroclaw 2016 - 29min Documentary - Europe 2015 - 12min Documentary - South America 2015 - 14min Documentary - North America 2016 - 15min Documentary - Europe 2016 - 16min Documentary - Wider Horizons - 1hr 11min CDs 1 & 2 - Complete Pompeii Concert In closing, I feel the only 2 flaws were the price which I paid £43.96 including postage at the time it first appeared on desertcart back in July. I feel it should have been a few quid cheaper but I can't really complain. 2 Blu-Rays and 2 CDs. Saying that you do get a booklet and some postcards. You decide. The other thing is it would've been nice to get more footage from the other shows. I know his voice was strained a bit on the Wroclaw 2016 (with orchestra) show but why not add a complete concert say from South America since it was filmed? An interesting note is I showed it to my die-hard, old school, Floyd mate, Mr Furious, who is highly critical of everything. He is never happy. Once we finished watching it I asked for his thoughts. "Pretty good" said Furious. A first. No complaints from him. Can definitely recommend this to all solo Gilmour and Floyd fans. Nice to see a bit of a line up change also. Brilliant show, set list, lighting playing and production. Review: FANTASTIC - Decided to purchase the full concert, after watching edited highlights on the bbc. I have to say that David is fantastic, and still sounds & plays superbly at 70. He has a superb band behind him, & the picture & sound quality are both excellent. As a result of him playing a few tracks from his current album (Rattle That Lock), I have since ordered that, too. The box set obviously includes the cd version, a disc of bonus features, including separate concert footage from two other concerts, various short tour footage, an extensive 71 minute interview with Alan Yentob, 4 postcards, the tour poster & a hard cover book of a few stills from the tour. All in all, I am delighted with my purchase & DG still rocks. Post Review comment: After purchasing this only last week, desertcart have now reduced the price by over £3.50 - have overpaid, I feel, thanks desertcart.
F**E
Absolutely stunning Blu-Ray show - great venue, audio mixing and editing
Just for once an item posted out by Amazon arrived the day before release. I have just watched the Pompeii concert and it is absolutely stunning. Do not believe the "review trolls" giving this film 1 star and the thumbs down for quick editing and sloppy guitar playing etc. Have watched a lot of concerts on Blu-Ray by Yes, Peter Gabriel, ELP, Rush & Led Zeppelin etc and this definitely stands up as one of the best. Filmed in Pompeii across 2 nights in July 2016, the Director and Editor, Gavin Elder, has done a fantastic job. Obviously DG and band shine on through but the other star of the show is the Pompeii Amphitheatre which looks stunning when lit up. It adds a lot of character, ambience and atmosphere to the show that you wouldn't have gotten from an average rock venue. You also get the intimate feeling from a small crowd compared to his larger venues. The set list is well balanced. Tracks from Rattle That Lock stand up well against Floyd classics. I felt the only period missing was something from his first couple of solo albums. It would have been nice to get Blue Light or something. Good to also see the old classic Floyd circular screen brought back for back screen projections. The main thing though is the audio mix which I read from other reviews is brilliant and I cannot agree more. Clear and crisp with plenty of depth. Blu-Ray 1 Concert - Pompeii - 2hrs 32 min Documentary - Pompeii Then And Now - 7min Blu-Ray 2 Concert - South America 2015 - 35min Concert - Wroclaw 2016 - 29min Documentary - Europe 2015 - 12min Documentary - South America 2015 - 14min Documentary - North America 2016 - 15min Documentary - Europe 2016 - 16min Documentary - Wider Horizons - 1hr 11min CDs 1 & 2 - Complete Pompeii Concert In closing, I feel the only 2 flaws were the price which I paid £43.96 including postage at the time it first appeared on Amazon back in July. I feel it should have been a few quid cheaper but I can't really complain. 2 Blu-Rays and 2 CDs. Saying that you do get a booklet and some postcards. You decide. The other thing is it would've been nice to get more footage from the other shows. I know his voice was strained a bit on the Wroclaw 2016 (with orchestra) show but why not add a complete concert say from South America since it was filmed? An interesting note is I showed it to my die-hard, old school, Floyd mate, Mr Furious, who is highly critical of everything. He is never happy. Once we finished watching it I asked for his thoughts. "Pretty good" said Furious. A first. No complaints from him. Can definitely recommend this to all solo Gilmour and Floyd fans. Nice to see a bit of a line up change also. Brilliant show, set list, lighting playing and production.
B**B
FANTASTIC
Decided to purchase the full concert, after watching edited highlights on the bbc. I have to say that David is fantastic, and still sounds & plays superbly at 70. He has a superb band behind him, & the picture & sound quality are both excellent. As a result of him playing a few tracks from his current album (Rattle That Lock), I have since ordered that, too. The box set obviously includes the cd version, a disc of bonus features, including separate concert footage from two other concerts, various short tour footage, an extensive 71 minute interview with Alan Yentob, 4 postcards, the tour poster & a hard cover book of a few stills from the tour. All in all, I am delighted with my purchase & DG still rocks. Post Review comment: After purchasing this only last week, Amazon have now reduced the price by over £3.50 - have overpaid, I feel, thanks amazon.
D**D
Five big fat old suns
Five big fat old suns !!!! Hats off to Mr Gilmour for another outstanding Live Album and Blu-ray. It is well fantastic wish i had the chance to see the tour. But my gig days are over now glad i see Pink Floyd a few times Though. And the mix of his own songs with that of Pink Floyd's blend in wonderfully. Also the Documentries are well cool it is lovely to see Polly and the kids following him on the tour. The sad thing is the absents of Rick Wright on keyboards after seeing him with David on the On An Island tour and the song A Boat Lies Waiting is a very touching tribute to the wonderful man. Please don't be in any doubt about buying this its fantastic i have the Deluxe Box Set its wonderfully presented with a poster and postcards also a hardback book and of course two Blu-ray disc and two CDs BUY IT NOW !!!!!
M**D
As good as ever.
At 70, David Gilmour is already older than David Bowie ever was. And that, at this point in his life, Gilmour has nothing he needs to prove to anyone. Even if you were the type of person with something to prove, he's done that already. “Live at Pompeii” might be his final statement, and as such, it's a glorious reminder – and capturing – of an artist nearing the end with is powers intact. There's a broad selection of both newer solo songs and classic Pink Floyd songs, as well as (on the deluxe edition) a wealth of extra documentary material. Visually it is immaculate and sonically precise and exact. There's a knowledge in every moment, even if only felt for the briefest moment before quenched, that this – whatever it is – good and bad, won't last. And so, whilst in the moment, it feels like this could happen a thousand times again, I know it won't. The end is nearer than the beginning. But here, on film, it will last forever. With a set built on the majority of the most recent album “Rattle That Lock”, Gilmour is moving gracefully into a new, reflective phase of his life, where names move out of address books, where the knowledge is there is less ahead than behind. But with this, Gilmour also articulates it with the kind of fascinating depth few others do. We have Chester Kamen on guitar and Greg Phillganes on keyboards. Chester, in particular, is a perfect fit : a lively, and clearly engaged player who compliments him completely, switching effortlessly between lead and rhythm, and also chosen by the exacting Roger Waters as guitar player : being chosen by two members of Floyd to play in their solo bands is a high accolade. The sound is solid, the performance valid, and ultimately, it feels more like Gilmour's solo band – whereas the 2006 live line up was barely removed from the final touring period of Pink Floyd. Even though that band may no longer exist, there is still much of their spirit and style here, there's a connection between this now and that then, between the fact that Gilmour is playing note-perfect, emotionally correct versions of songs from all periods of Pink Floyd's career with flair and wit : during a barnstorming “One Of These Days”, which has only been performed a handful of times since The Floyd's end as a touring unit, the fluency with which this 70 year old man dispatches songs he wrote when he was 25 is glorious. What is also not insignificant is that the set is stuffed with the newer stuff – older, wiser, and more mature, more considered and thoughtful – the sound of a man inside his time moving with an awareness of not only his own mortality, but also of the position one has within one's own life and the life of others. Several songs from his latest album fit effortlessly into the set, as do the majestic “The Blue” and the title track from “On An Island”. It's music that stands the test of time because its taken time to make. Musically as well, as with everything Gilmour touches, there's an elegant precision that betrays an enormous amount of thought, a taste, around which every song appears to have a large number of options explored, and every step that's taken is the perfect, and best one, of all the options, if anything, it's around … an unhurried consideration of the choices and the most enduring one being taken. It may seem like nothing very much, but blistering takes on the obscure “Fat Old Sun” to the crescendo of “Comfortably Numb” - of seeing a happy and comfortable Gilmour bashing drums or playing clarinet or merely peeling out precise solos – is like seeing a magician in front of you. These may only be guitars and instruments, but they are tools to build new worlds. If this is the final Gilmour live document, then it stands equal to anything from his career. The time is gone. The song is over. Thought I'd have something more to say.
J**A
David
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
C**E
>>> The voice, guitar and soul of Pink Floyd <<<
David Gilmour - proving once again,as f we didn't know, that here is no one like him. The first person on planet earth for over 2000 years to play the Colosseum in Rome where the gladiators of the past were seen, and Gilmour revisits Pompeii - this time without the rest of the band we love and know as Pink Floyd, to play like only he can. I missed the cinematic release of this - it must look magnificent on the big screen - I guess I just have to be satisfied with my 65" for the time being. Gilmour can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned - you must get this if you are a fan of his, he does not disappoint, he never does, and at over 70 years old, he proves that there are still some real rock greats who are not washed up and just going through the motions. A true and awesome legend, shine on David, thank you. Magnificent.
M**2
Good recording of a great musician
I hate to say this, but it sounds like the albums. That is to say its note perfect. I normally prefer something that sounds a little rougher when live but in this case I just love the Pink Floyd sound. I wish I had been there. The DVD is good but I found the sound a bit distorted on track 1 but track 2 was better. Perhaps that is just my PC set up. Only real criticism of Mr Gilmour is that he didn't introduce the other members of the ensemble. And they contributed a lot to a great show.
T**S
Great quality, slight rip off price mind you
This is pricey probably at least a tenner too pricey when you compare similar releases from other artists, but you do get a quality product. The sound is stunning quality for a concert and the visuals match. I saw no artefact in my bluray copy. Given the age of the man, his voice still sounds superb. Yes, of course you miss Rick Wright but the band is excellent. If you are Pink Floyd/ DG fan the deluxe version is probably worth seeking out purely for the quality of the footage. It stands up there with DG`s other live releases in recent years.
H**K
Gilmour is Pink Floyd
Absolutely killer concert. The performances are exceptional and the sound quality is hard to believe for a live, outdoor venue. Along with some of the newer stuff from "Rattle that Lock", DG pulls out all the stops on some classic Floyd. I've heard "Comfortably Numb" countless times but hearing this version was truly exhilarating. I din't like saying "this is the best version" of anything when comparing different recordings; but that is exactly what I was thinking whike listening to comf. numb from the Pompeii disc. It's a stretched out jam that demonstrates why David Gilmour is a living legend on guitar. If you're a fan of Pink Floyd in any of their incarnations, you need to have this BluRay/CD deluxe set in your collection. If everyone kept their performance at this level and the cost of deluxe box-sets at >$65 CAD ($50 USD) I'd have much less problem buying deluxe sets from all my favourite artists. Thanks to the seller "1788hill" for a smooth transaction at a great price.
T**R
Review of LIVE AT POMPEII
The Bluray LIVE AT POMPEII by David Gilmore is a very important Music Document. The Musicality, the Harmony, the Emotionality of the Music Show is awesome. Highly recommended !!
P**T
Historisches Ambiente, historische Performance
Nachdem David Gilmour 2015 das Album "Rattle That Lock" veröffentlicht hatte, ging er 2015 und 2016 endlich mal wieder auf eine Tournee. Dabei trat er unter anderem auch im Amphitheater von Pompeji auf, wo Pink Floyd einst Teile ihres legendären Films "Live at Pompeii" aufgenommen hatten. Damals war der Clou dabei, dass die Band ohne Publikum spielte. Bei David Gilmours Konzerten waren jedoch eine Menge Zuschauer anwesend, sodass das Livespektakel tatsächlich als erste Publikumsveranstaltung im Pompeji'schen Amphitheater seit der Antike gelten muss! Die Bandbesetzung hatte sich verglichen mit 2015 an mehreren Positionen verändert: Anstelle von Floyd-Veteran Jon Carin und Kevin MacAlea spielten nun die nicht minder legendären Greg Philinganes (u.a. Eric Clapton) und Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones, ebenfalls Clapton) Keyboards, und an der zweiten Gitarre hatte Roxy-Music-Gitarrist Phil Manzanera Platz für Chester Kamen gemacht. Sechs Aufnahmen von 2015 finden sich auf der zweiten Blu-Ray Disc. Ich habe David Gilmour ebenfalls auf dieser Tour erleben dürfen und war zwar insgesamt zufrieden, aber die Stimme war deutlich angeschlagen. Man merkt es einem Sänger eben doch an, wenn er jahrelang kaum singt und dann eine anstrengende Tour in Angriff nimmt. Als Gitarrist ist David Gilmour aber unzweifelhaft immer noch einer der ganz Großen. Technisch mag er sich nicht mehr weiterentwickeln, emotional aber schon! Vielleicht liegt es ja auch daran, dass er sich seiner Endlichkeit und der Tatsache, dass seine Livekarriere sich dem Ende zuneigen könnte, immer mehr bewusst wird. Oder es ist einfach generell die Lebenserfahrung an sich. Woran auch immer es liegt, es gibt auf dieser Doppel-CD kaum einen Ton, der nicht mit vollster Überzeugung gespielt wird. Er hat viel zu erzählen, und seine Gitarre ist das Vehikel dafür. Auch sein Gitarrensound ist fast ausnahmslos sensationell und unglaublich intensiv. Die Box ist ähnlich aufgemacht wie die zu "Rattle That Lock"; das Format könnte von mir aus gerne Schule machen. Zum absolut fairen Preis bekommt man hier 2 CDs und 2 Blu-Ray Discs, dazu ein kleines Hardcover-Booklet mit Livefotos, ein zweiseitiges Poster, vier Postkarten (DAS Lieblings-Pink-Floyd-Gimmick), und ein kleines Heftchen, in dem Mary Beard (Professorin für Altphilologie an der University of Cambridge) ein paar Worte über das Amphitheater verliert und darüber, was man über Musik aus der Zeit der Römer weiß. Kein teurer Schnickschnack, und wer Vinyl will, muss eben Vinyl kaufen! Auf den Inhalt der Bonus-Blu-Ray-Disc will ich jetzt nicht genauer eingehen (Liveclips von im Pompeii-Konzert nicht vertretenen Songs, teils mit Orchester, und mehrere Dokumentationen), hier soll es in erster Linie um die Doppel-CD gehen. Die Blu-Ray ist jedoch optisch wie akustisch absolut hervorragend, geradezu Maßstäbe setzend, also: wer das Equipment hat, sollte sich diesen Leckerbissen nicht entgehen lassen. (Nur bei einem der Bonusstücke fehlt im 5.1-Mix ein Kanal…) Mit "5 A.M." beginnt das Studioalbum genauso wie die Live-Setlist. Das atmosphärische Instrumental hat live mindestens so viel Tiefe wie in der Studioaufnahme und ist als Opener gut geeignet. "Rattle That Lock" hat in der Studioversion für meinen Geschmack mehr Charme, da es dort schön simpel und funky klingt. Das Live-Arrangement wirkt deutlich "aufgeblasener", und Gilmour spricht den Text teilweise mehr als das er ihn singt. "Faces of Stone" hat auch nicht ganz die bodenlose Tiefe des Originals, kann sich aber durchaus hören lassen. "What Do You Want From Me" war eine der positiven Überraschungen der Setlist. Der Song vom "Division Bell"-Album klingt für mich aber auch hier immer noch etwas befremdlich, da Gilmour das eröffnende Gitarrenmotiv abgewandelt hat. "The Blue" ist nett, aber ein Song, den ich bis heute ein bisschen überschätzt finde. Trotzdem geht etwas Magisches von dieser Version aus. "The Great Gig in the Sky" war eine Überraschung, aber keine positive. Als Tribut an Rick Wright ist diese Version m.E. nicht gelungen. Zwar stimmt das Tempo, verglichen mit den zu langsamen Versionen der späten Pink Floyd, aber der Gesangspart klingt grausig. Der Satzgesang passt überhaupt nicht und ein Mann sollte bei "Great Gig" schon gleich gar nicht singen. Mir wäre es deutlich lieber gewesen, wenn man die Abfolge von früher beibehalten hätte: Erst singt die eine, dann die andere, und gut is. "A Boat Lies Waiting" ist dafür schön stimmungsvoll geraten. Zuvor richtet Gilmour ein paar Worte an das Publikum. Gewohnt wortkarg, würdigt er dennoch kurz seinen verstorbenen Bandkollegen. "Wish You Were Here" wirkt an der Stelle des Programms ein wenig deplatziert, war es doch früher gerne mal eine Zugabe. Man hat das Gefühl, Gilmour hat den Song auch ein wenig über... die Fans jedoch nicht, die laut und deutlich mitsingen. "Money" hatte David Gilmour mit Ausnahme der Live-8-Reunion seit der "Division Bell"-Tour nicht mehr live gespielt und es wurde von den Floyd-Fans mit Freude aufgenommen. Leider ist hier Sand im Getriebe: Man hört beim Einsatz des Schlagzeugs sofort, wie die Band direkt hinter den Loop fällt (der ja eigentlich das Tempo diktiert). Steve DiStanislao - man kann es nicht anders sagen - ist definitiv kein Nick Mason. Der 7/4-Takt scheint ihm große Schwierigkeiten zu machen, sein Drumspiel klingt total zaghaft und zögerlich und lässt die ganzen fantasievollen Fills vermissen, die Mason in dem Song immer untergebracht hat. Beim Wechsel in den 4/4 wird es sofort besser und schneller. Aber als es zurück in den 7er geht, bleibt das Stück fast stehen! Dabei sollte das Tempo am Ende doch eigentlich flotter sein als am Anfang… Joao Mello hatte wohl auch keinen so guten Tag erwischt, sein Saxofonsolo klingt etwas rostig. Das Antikriegslied "In Any Tongue" war eines der Highlights auf "Rattle That Lock", was live mit Einschränkungen gilt. Der Song ist weiterhin genial. Das Problem: Gilmour überlässt die schwierigen Gesangsparts komplett Bryan Chambers. Und dessen Stimme ähnelt der Gilmours nicht im Entferntesten, seine aufgesetzte Vokalakrobatik macht hier den echten emotionalen Ausdruck ziemlich kaputt. Ich glaube, da wäre mir Greg Phillinganes als Sänger deutlich lieber gewesen, der hat nämlich Soul in der Stimme. Das Gitarrensolo entschädigt aber für alles. Erwähnenswert noch: Die subtil eingeflochtenen Zitate aus "On the Turning Away". Mit dem brachialen "One of These Days" hat ein weiterer Pink-Floyd-Liveklassiker seinen Weg auf die Setlist gefunden. Der Track lässt kaum Wünsche offen, abgesehen davon, dass es DiStanislaos Drumming erneut etwas an Fills mangelt (Nick Mason hat einfach diese Fähigkeit, einen Song unerbittlich nach vorne zu prügeln). Interessanterweise ist das das einzige Stück, das in jüngerer Zeit live von Gilmour, Roger Waters UND Nick Mason live gespielt wurde... "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Teil 1-5) fängt praktisch perfekt an (Synthesizer-Sound 1:1 wie die Studioversion), bis Gilmour anfängt, beim Gitarrensolo zu improvisieren. Muss man nicht gut finden, kann man aber. Eher missraten ist dagegen das Saxofonsolo (in Wiesbaden klang es besser). Das etwas obskure "Fat Old Sun", einen seiner ersten wirklich wichtigen Beiträge zu Pink Floyd, hat Gilmour auf der 2006er Tour für sich wiederentdeckt und auch diesmal wieder untergebracht. Diese Version ist am Ende sehr rockig geraten. Live klang mir das schon zu lärmig, hier kann man die Töne besser auseinanderhalten. Auch schön: Ein kleines Orgelsolo (bei Pink Floyd wurde der Song ja gerne mal 15 Minuten lang!). "Coming Back to Life" gehört zu Gilmours Lieblingssongs (und auch zu meinen), klang für meinen Geschmack aber live nie so gut wie in der Studioversion. Diese Aufnahme schlägt sich angesichts der angegriffenen Stimme zumindest respektabel. Trotzdem ist es irgendwie schade, dass man für den Audioteil nicht etwa die Auftritte aus der Royal Albert Hall verwendet hat, bei denen Gilmour offenbar wieder hervorragend gesungen hat. Hier hört man eben doch deutlich, dass die Tonhöhe und -Länge Probleme bereitet. Das schwelgerische "On an Island" ist vielleicht Gilmours größter Solohit und daher auch relativ unverzichtbar. Auch ohne Crosby und Nash klingt der Satzgesang betörend. Chester Kamens Gitarre beim Gitarrenduell ist mir persönlich etwas zu verzerrt. "The Girl in the Yellow Dress" ist bis heute umstritten bei Gilmour-Fans, ich habe den Song live aber als willkommene Abwechslung empfunden und das entspannte Jammen genossen. Insofern finde ich es schade, dass der Song sowohl auf CD als auch auf Blu-Ray fehlt. Zumindest findet sich eine Version von einem anderen Konzert im Bonusmaterial. "Today" ist eine weitere angefunkte Nummer, die live zwar nicht ganz so gut groovt wie in der Studioaufnahme, aber durchaus unterhaltsam daherkommt und durch einen netten Jam-Abspann (mit E-Piano) besticht. Danach folgt eine der freudigsten Überraschungen der Tour: "Sorrow" vom ewig unterschätzten "A Momentary Lapse of Reason"-Album. Alleine der Anfang mit dem tiefen dröhnenden Synthesizer und Gilmours Gitarre, die klingt, als ob sie eine ganze Bergkette abreißen würde, ist ein Erlebnis für sich. Ohne die programmierten Elemente klingt der Song an manchen Stellen ein bisschen leer, aber alleine die Gitarre (und Gilmours Stimme, die in der tiefen Lage weiterhin großartig klingt) macht das wieder wett. Das Solo am Ende von "Sorrow" ist einer dieser magischen Momente, in denen einfach alles passt. Die Band gibt alles (sogar DiStanislao scheint aufzutauen), um ihren Leader zu Höchstleistungen anzuspornen. Und der bietet sie: Gilmours Gitarre schreit oder wühlt tief in den Eingeweiden. Kein Wunder, dass das ansonsten höfliche Publikum sich noch vor Schluss zu Begeisterungsrufen hinreißen lässt. Einziges Manko: Der Song könnte noch länger sein! Wie, was, er läuft schon zehn Minuten? Allen Ernstes?! Auch "Run Like Hell" fängt absolut extravagant an - Gilmours Telecaster schleudert akustische Feuerwerkskörper in das Rund, quietscht oder scheint fast zu rülpsen (!). "Run Like Hell" ist ein weiterer Song, den David Gilmour nach dem Ende von Pink Floyd bis dahin nicht mehr wiederbelebt hatte, der aber nichts von seiner Wucht verloren hat (und im Mittelteil ist immer noch Roger Waters zu hören!!). Wie schon auf den 80er- und 90er-Floyd-Touren teilen sich Gilmour und Bassist Guy Pratt den Gesang auf, was immer noch richtig, richtig fies klingt (und live vom ständigen Zoom auf die sonnenbebrillten Gesichter kongenial untermalt wurde). Einzig an das etwas zu jazzrockig-angeberische Synthiesolo will ich mich nicht recht gewöhnen. Rick Wright war halt schon ein außergewöhnlich geschmackssicherer Keyboarder… Am Ende gibt es dann natürlich echtes Feuerwerk. "Time/Breathe Reprise" war live einer der fantastischsten Songs, und auch hier ist das Stück eines der absoluten Highlights. Sehr nahe an der Originalversion, und Greg Phillinganes' Stimme kommt der von Rick Wright erstaunlich nahe. Einfach nur grandios! Und was kann nach so einem Klassiker nur noch folgen? Richtig, ein weiterer Klassiker und die natürliche Schlussnummer eines jeden David-Gilmour-Konzerts, "Comfortably Numb". Der "Doctor"-Part von Roger Waters wird diesmal von Chuck Leavell übernommen, der sicher kein großer Sänger ist, aber seinen Job ordentlich macht. Der Gitarrensound – und da waren sich, glaube ich, alle einig – ist besonders hier einfach nur unbeschreiblich. So dermaßen fett und doch klar und deutlich... ein wahrer Höhepunkt. Und ich weiß zwar nicht, wie er es macht, aber Gilmour kann dem Solo immer noch neue Facetten abgewinnen. Hier kamen dann auch endlich die Laser zum Einsatz, was viele Fans etwas schade fanden, denn bei "Sorrow" hätte es sie eigentlich auch gebraucht. Und was kann man dann am Ende noch sagen? "Thank you very much indeed!" Indeed. "See you one of these days" – sure, David!
V**E
Spectacular at the Spectaculum
David Gilmour: Live at Pompeii may even surpass PULSE as the quintessential and penultimate Gilmour experience. Everyone is at the top of their game in this performance. It's great to see Guy Pratt and Steve DiStanislao again, they're amazing. Chester Kamen, Chuck Leavell and Greg Phillinganes fit in seamlessly. Bryan Chambers, Louise Clare Marshall, Lucita Jules are spot on. Joao Mello nails it. And Marc Brickman, Colin Norfield, and Andy Jackson once again work their magic in light and sound. Seeing David and the band enjoying themselves and smiling is simply precious. I couldn't help but smile myself throughout the concert. Director Gavin Elder concentrates on filming the band's performance, so we do miss out on much of that iconic Mr. Screen footage. However, seeing such great footage of the performance and the venue more than make up for it. And it would have been great to see Phil Manzanera and Jon Carin, of course. But this band doesn't disappoint. David's guitar tone is phenomenal as always, especially on 5AM. His introduction and performance of A Boat Lies Waiting tears me up. He really soars on Faces of Stone. Guy rocks One of These Days. And I am so glad they play Run Like Hell... amazing! Thank you, Mr. Gilmour and to all who worked so hard on this. A truly spectacular show filmed in 4K with PCM or DTS audio options and juicy behind-the-scenes extras. Sit back with a glass of red wine and enjoy an evening with David Gilmour!
B**N
Fantastic Concert
Fantastic Quality Concert the bluray plays very well.
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