Pink Floyd @Live8

Totally emotional and fantastic. I am gobsmacked at how good the floyd were. Well exceeded expectations.

Thought The Who were stunning - camera work didn't really do them justice - missed Rogers microphone antics.
Thought the Floyd would be a let down after that but weren't they stunning?

Ditto.

I was blown away too. Lets hope this isn't a one off. Maybe they could even write another album....... who knows...

It's odd, normally, when I'm really looking forwards to something (as much as I was to this) it tends to be a let down, but not here. Brilliant.


regards,

Tam

Girls don't lose your nickers.

According to an interview with Wright this afternoon this was a once for only once reunion.

Lets get to brass tacks, they played in tune and on time, but that was about it.

Ear check for garyi.

You must mean the gary that has seen them live and with every album they have done?

Or perhaps you are thinking of a Gary that wouldn't know better?

As it ends they were great, in tune, not killing each other, but otherwise blah.

6 Tunes would have been better!

Plus the same old same old. Perhaps something from Final Cut would have been appropriate?

Was it really 24 years since the Berlin Wall came down? IIRC it was that concert in Berlin when they last played together.

I do agree that the reunion was fantastic.

Was also impressed by The Killers.

Andrew

I thought they were fabulous although for me their set was not quite the one for that point of the concert. By that time I think the audience was looking for a load of greatest hits bopping stuff. Amazing to see them together again though and Gary I think you're being a bit unkind in your assessment. Remember this wasn't a Pink Floyd concert so it was inevitable they were going to play some of their most recognisable stuff. Let's face it they never were a mass-market band and they were right to take the popular approach in this case.

I was expecting them to be crap, but well, I thought they were great. Not the best PF performance ever, but I felt quite emotional by the end of it, and maybe that's the point.

BTW, Gary, I've seen the Waters PF three times, and the Gilmour PF 10 times (give me the Waters PF anytime) I think you were a little harsh. I thought for a band that hasn't played together for 24 years, they were pretty good.

I thought it was great that it was just the four of them, plus a back-up guitarist (Tim Renwick, perhaps - anyone know?), good old Dick Parry on sax and a girl backing singer, rather than that vast entourage the Fat Dave-led Floyd used to drag around in 87, 88, 89, 90 and 94. It was particularly good not to see that arsehole percussionist.

Interestingly, I noticed that Gilmour didn't look at Rog once; and it was Waters who seemed to enjoy the whole thing the most. Perhaps Fat Dave is worried that Captain Bombastic is going to take "his" old group back, after two decades at the helm himself (Waters is an egomaniac, but DG is no shrinking violet either).

That in itself may prevent a reunion. And can you imagine Big Rog performing any of Dave's material from "Division Bell" or the ineffably feeble "Momentary Lapse"? I think not.

Cheers

Kev

I think Pink Floyd superfans should feel really lucky. I like them them but I'm not a fanatic. Led Zeppelin were my main choice and if I'd been able to see the original band like this, play such a tight set I'd have passed out.

Well I'm fucking knackered!!!

But BOY was it worth it!!

I'm working off-shore at the mo, and had to get up at the usual 05.15, just over an hour ago...
Stayed up last night to watch what will probably be my only chance to see the old tribe play together. I felt quite privileged to be honest.....

I agree with most of the comments above - Pink Floyd, re-united after 24 years, have been asked to play not even a handful of songs.....they're not likely to pick A saucer full of secrets are they....although all 13 odd minutes of Echo's would have been cool.....
No, for what they did I think they delivered.

I'd have to say I'm in the Gilmour camp, although I own a Water's album, but then I've only just turned 30 - so am not an 'original' listener....
Oh, and I don't know about all of you.....but I can't wait for the 'Pulse' dvd.
Watching their performance last night just fed my hunger for it.....

Also loved, U2 amazing as always, Madgie's set was cool, and Dido almost brought a tear to me eye with her Youssou N'Dour duo doing 7 seconds....

Well worth the lack of sleep!

Cheers,
Ali.

I was sounding unfair and I didn't mean too.

They were great and I really enjoyed seeing them. However with waters back in the fold I think they should have had a few more tunes.

Seriously who wouldn't have want careful with that axe for a final tune of the evening? (Fuck macca)

I thought Pink Floyd were pretty good last night too but apropos Kevin's post I couldn't help thinking that Dave Gilmour appeared less than enamoured at being on the same stage as Roger Waters and I agree also that Waters did seem to enjoy it more than the others.

A reunion that might last beyond last night? I doubt it.

Agree with gary's last point re macca though!

Cheers,

Jon

Agree with what's been said about Gilmour not seeming too enthusiastic.

Also, worth noting that the concert from the berlin wall was Waters but none of the rest of the original band.



regards,

Tam

Well, I enjoyed it.

After recently 'celebrating' the big 5-0 and having seen PF live a number of times, I watched it all with a big lump in my throat.

I clearly remember the relief when the stadium rock thing came to a natural end but that was good stuff.

I'm happy to take it as it was presented. If nothing else, it served as a reminder of how fast the pace of life is nowadays and the futility of long running personal disputes.

RE Paul McCartney . . .

Did I miss something . . . ?

Why was PM so important to Live 8? One of the presenters suggested that he was the lynch pin of the event - which meant he got the top slot. Has he contributed something special to the organisation of the event, is he doing stuff for Africa 'behind the scenes' Am I missing the point here?

OK he was a member of the Beatles and played at Live Aid - but from memory his performance was a damp squib (due to his mic not being turned on) - but so what? He wasn't the only to play both concerts.

Personally I can't stand PM, he displays a smug self-righteousness that makes me gag (matched only by David Bowie - but that's another story!). I felt the natural end to Live 8 would have been after Pink Floyd's climactic finish . . perhaps with a bit of a thank you from Bob et al.

Mind you I have to say (grudgingly) he did play well . . .

Doug

Doug,

When I was watching McCartney last night I was thinking that he is probably richer personally than the total GDP of all the countries Live8 is presumably trying to help!

Cheers,

Jon

Surely it would be more accurate to say that last night was when Roger Waters re joined the rest of the band, rather than a complete reunion. Interesting how Dave Gilmour did most of the vocals and the look of sympathy he gave when Waters struggled a bit on Comfortably Numb.
But cut to the chase, Brilliant performance. Money sounded better than on the album.
To lower the tone, Robbie Williams gave a barnstorming performace (what a guitarist) and the the audience (well the female half anyway) in the palm of his hand. Helped that he was the biggest younger UK performer. Shame that he didn't mention the 'issue' like most other artists did.

Floyd were absolutely great - I agree DG looked uncomfotably numb at times, but his perfomance was engaging nonetheless. Shame they didn't do my favourite track - but I guess they aren't about to play a song about Emily (vegetable man, where are you?). Still Breathe, Money and Wish You Were Here were delivered better than I could have hoped for - it shows the difference between a great band and the others, sounded much more polished to me. Though I loved the Who, of course, who did play a favourite in Don't Get Fooled Again - what a great song.

Don't agree with the comments about PM - Long and Winding Road was superb IMHO.

Can't really comment on U2 as I fell asleep while they were on - they seem to have that effect on me.

Shame there was no Half-Man Half-Biscuit, but you can't have everything.

All in all - a really good day.

ROTF

Can't wait to hear how the Floyd were from my mates who went !
We're only youngsters -well 25 /26yr olds! But we love the old Rockers! Especially enjoyed the entire show - 1 / for such an important cause , proud to be part of a generation that cares 2/ for getting a chance to see that much gr8 live music on TV for once!!

Hightlights for me were Youssou N'Dour & Dido was an unexpected pair for me but very moving, I thought Madonna was totally amazing and her performance of Like A Prayer with that girl next to her made me cry ( don't agree with the comments about her being cold , I think I saw her wiping a tear from her eye- she's not a diva , she just not about pretense , she says exactly what she thinks and is who she is) ...also I totally loved the Killers and Razorlight as these are two amazing bands of the moment for me !

R.E.M - McCartney , Coldplay, The Who - all legends really, how can you possibly say anything of the acts were bad as it really was the cream of the crop!

having seen pink Floyd in 1980/81 (the wall) and 1988 (momentary lapse..)FWIW they were better with Roger, that is why I haven't seen them since
It was nice to hear comfortably numb sung correctly for the first and last time in 24 years
if it was thought Waters took over the band for the 5 years or so up to 1982,i think gilmour definately finnished them off with Division bell.

I saw glimour and waters on solo tours back in '84, both excellent and still believe that should have been end for pink floyd.

I missed the Floyd, it was the only thing on the whole rosta that I wanted to see but I went out with the other half instead! I caught Macca at the end; obviously his powers are waning at 63, but compare his achievements with the rest of the line up and it had to be him closing the show. It was an unusual choice of numbers and I could have done without GM flouncing on with his perma tan and inane handclapping routine!

All we got to see here (the US) was, depending on which network you watched, either a snippet of "Comfortably Numb" (MTV/VH-1 et al) or a slice of "Money" (ABC?). I was disappointed, to put it mildly. I wanted to bask in the emotion of it the whole set*! If the set is available on the DVD, I'll buy it...oh, I get it.

This was the most historic reunion since the Beatles Anthology project, what's wrong with the f*****g media?

*Ageing Boomer Alert!

bhazen there is a fair few torrents knocking around of the performance.