Assuming it gets the full Steven Wilson treatment the 1975 bootleg got last year, which show would you pick?
I say pre-1974 as I'm sure everyone will pick Oakland 1977 otherwise.
My pick is Montreux 1970, which I'm sure is probably the obvious answer.
I know its a hypothetical question but one that has several directions. If you look at Syd not declining and Dave never getting the call.....Do The Pink Floyd become household names or do they disappear with the Psychedelic scene? Syd never appeared to want the success that the others craved. Would Roger find his conceptual voice and breakaway to chase that success?? What are folks thoughts??
>At one time, Pink Floyd was far-out, freaky even. Their work in the electronic capabilities of rock was more advanced than most people recognize. [...[ Pink Floyd used sounds no one else thought of and could make them lyrical besides. Their last album, Ummagumma, while a bit drawn-out, had all their best elements.
>Atom Heart Mother is a step headlong into the last century and a dissipation of their collective talents, which are considerable.
>Side one is a suite, almost a symphony. [...]. The best that can be said for it is that it’s craftsman-like [...] as a whole it’s awful schmaltzy and a little vapid.
>Side two is generally worse. “If” is English folk at its deadly worst. It’s soft and silly. Ditto “Fat Old Sun
>The only redeeming feature on this side is the last cut, “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast” and then only partially so. The part is not the music, but the integrated Arising and Breakfast sounds.
I bolded some of the hottest takes there!
I read that there was a good recording that wasn't a bootleg and that someone in the band rejected the release of it along with the 2018 remix of Animals (which we got still). It's a legendary tour, why the hell can't we hear such an amazing rendition of Animals with the soundscape of a stadium or arena.
I made myself a Dark Side / Artemis II wallpaper and thought others may want to use it. Enjoy!
Link to full size in case Reddit compresses it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M0-p6NqiXiqKpMvJjQV_QtX4BOoZNkPu/view?usp=drive_link
It's that Time where we show appreciation to the greatest band in all the land! Were you dressed properly for work today?
To help end your Floyd Friday, I am leaving you with Pink Floyd's Love Scene Version 2 side two, track 12 of Devi/ation from The Early Years
Having owned and heard the entire discography of officially live recordings and listening to those live bootlegs especially from 1974-1981 it seems the official releases kinda of sanitizes and tones down how wild it could get at a Pink Floyd gig at the peak of their powers. As choreographed as ‘The Wall’ shows were those raw bootlegs show those shows still had that air of unpredictability that was common for that era from both band and audience. Honestly from those audience recordings it’s heartwarming to hear those enthusiastic cheers from an audience that actually had their minds blown in real time that is lost on the official live recordings. I also just love hearing those random Roger rants during those shows and not giving a fuck about what anyone thinks. Anyways just my observations going through the bootlegs.
It's that Time where we show appreciation to the greatest band in all the land! Were you dressed properly for work today?
To help end your Floyd Friday, I am leaving you with Pink Floyd's Take Off, Version 2 side two, track 11 of Devi/ation from The Early Years
