This is the ultimate critical guide to the work of Pink Floyd in concert on record and on film. Here is everything you ever needed to know about Pink Floyd in an informative two disc set. Using the actual words of the band and critics Inside Pink Floyd is the definitive critical journey through of the music of Pink Floyd from the Syd Barret era to Pulse.
Atom Heart Mother was Pink Floyd's first number 1 album. Ambitious and challenging the main title piece was an extended instrumental suite co-written and arranged by avant-garde composer Ron Geesin. 36 years on Ron Geesin revisits the work and describes the circumstances surrounding the creation of the album. We also hear the views of David Gilmour Roger Waters Richard Wright and Nick Mason. This comprehensive DVD features the only known footage of a performance of atom Heart Mother with the complete brass and choir conducted by John Aldiss from the Bath Festival of 1970. Also included are performances of the prototype work ""The Amazing Pudding"" performed by Pink Floyd without the orchestra from radio and television archives and a rare radio archive performance of Floyd performing ""Fat Old Sun"".
DVD 1 - The Syd Barrett Years DVD 2 - In Development DVD 3 - The Halcyon Years (1971 - 1977) DVD 4 - Momentary Lapses (1979 - 1994)
Disc 1: Momentary Lapses DVD This is the independent film history of Pink Floyd. The controversial twists and turns of the Floyd story is told in a unique series of interviews featuring Roger Waters David Gilmour Nick Mason and the late Richard Wright. The recollections of the band are compared and contrasted the views of the insiders who worked with Pink Floyd in the studio and on the road. The war between the late Norman Smith and Syd Barrett is laid bare. Original producer Joe Boyd recalls his frustrations over losing the band to EMI Ron Geesin gives a blunt appraisal of the making of Atom Heart Mother. EMI Studio engineer Peter Mew remembers the Ummagumma debacle. Vocalist Clare Torry reveals the truth behind The Great Gig In the Sky while Snowy White and Andy Roberts from Floyds surrogate band recall the surreal backstage environment on The Wall live shows as the poisonous rift between Waters and Wright reached its zenith. This unaligned and autonomous film is unauthorised. It was made with complete editorial freedom and has not been vetted or approved by members of Pink Floyd. Disc 2: The E-Book Plays on all PCs Macs Sony E-reader Kindle and all leading makes of E-readers which use the epub format. The full- length companion e-book contains a complete review of the work of Pink Floyd from the Piper At The Gates Of Dawn in 1967 through to their final appearance at Live 8 in July 2005 .
This is the ultimate review of the music of Pink Floyd on record on film and in performance. Drawing on rare concert films and penetrating interviews with the critics this is the definitive exploration of the Pink Floyd phenomenon. Featuring extensive archive recordings the key Pink Floyd works from the halcyon days of Syd Barratt through to Pulse are revisited and critically assessed. This independent film was made with complete editorial control. With no outside influences of ap
Piper at The Gates of Dawn stands alone as the only Floyd album on which Syd Barrett wrote the bulk of the material and performed as lead vocalist and guitarist. This independent film review draws on rare film of Pink Floyd performing these songs which make up Piper. In addition to the reflections of the band themselves the film also features a unique interview with Joe Boyd who discovered Pink Floyd and produced the Arnold Layne single. We also hear the views of Norman Smith the album's producer and John 'Hoppy' Hopkins the original Floyd promoter and pioneer of the famous UFO club in addition to the incisive views of a leading team of music critics and writers. Atom Heart Mother was Pink Floyd's first number one album. Ambitious and challenging the main title piece was an extended instrumental suite co-written and arranged by avant-garde composer Ron Geesin. Thirty-six years on Ron Geesin revisits the work and describes the circumstances surrounding the creation of the album. We also hear the views of David Gilmour Roger Waters and Nick Mason. This comprehensive DVD features the only known footage of a performance of Atom Heart Mother with the complete brass and choir conducted by John Aldiss from the Bath Festival in 1970. Also included are reviews of performances of the prototype work The Amazing Pudding performed by Pink Floyd without the orchestra from radio and television archives and rare radio archive recordings of Floyd performing of Fat Old Sun.
Atom Heart Mother was Pink Floyd's first number one album. Ambitious and challenging the main title peice was an extended instrumental suite co-written and arranged by avant garde composer Ron Geesin. Thirty five years on and Gessin re-visits the work and describes the circumstances surrounding the creation of the album. We also hear views from David Gilmour Roger Waters Richard Wright and Nick Mason. This comprehensive DVD features the only known footage of a performance of Ato
Track Listing: 1.Introduction 2.Space Oddity - David Bowie 3.Saucerful Of Secrets - Pink Floyd 4.Fie! - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown 5.Eight Miles High - The Byrds 6.White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane 7.We Know What We Mean - Soft Machine 8.The End - The Doors 9.Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead 10.Mardi Gras Day - Dr. John 11.The Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity 12.Space Cowboy - The Steve Miller Band 13.Intersteller Overdrive - Pink Floyd 14.Sunshine Of Your Love - Jimi Hendrix 15.I Feel Free - The Cream 16.Psychedelic Reaction - The Introverted
Dark Side of The Moon' stands amongst Pink Floyd's greatest achievements as well as being the biggest commercial success. This seminal album explored powerful concepts and experimented with new recording techniques in an entirely ground breaking way leaving many firm in the belief that this remains the band's defining work. This film brings you the first hand recollections of the band members selected from film and radio archives worldwide alongside classic performance footage. To complement the bands insights are the candid views of Floyd insiders intimates and members of the original production team including Clare Torry the vocalist behind the magnificent vocals on the majestic track 'The Great Gig In The Sky' and George Hardie Pink Floyd contemporary and the designer responsible for the classic refracting prism artwork.
Following the departure of founding father Syd Barrett in 1968 Pink Floyd was forced to reassess its position on the musical map. By the time Meddle was released in 1971 - the album Dave Gilmour considers 'the start of the path forward' - the band were demonstrating an expert grasp of the new sonic territories they had been exploring. The 1973s mega-selling Dark Side Of The Moon would have sounded a whole lot different had it not been for its groundbreaking predecessor. Pink Floyd - Meddle: A Classic Album Under Review offers a hitherto un-achieved level of insight into the band during the build up recording and aftermath of their most significant musical turning point. Via the use of rare performances obscure footage long forgotten photographs contributions from friends and colleagues review criticism and insight from a panel of esteemed experts - and lots lots more - this film delivers the long awaited critical review of a world class band at their creative peak. Live and studio performances from the Meddle era reassessed by a panel of revered experts. Obscure footage and unseen photographs. Review comment and criticism from; Pink Floyd producer and Beatles engineer Norman Smith; Floyd's 1960s touring partner and Soft Machine bass player Hugh Hopper; founding member of Yes Peter Banks; Floyd author and rock writer Mark Blake; Classic Rock magazine's Malcolm Dome; author and Mojo journalist Mark Sturdy; ambient music expert Mark Prendergast; Wire magazine's David Stubbs and many others. Footage of and comment on Pink Floyd's musical influences at this pivotal point in their career.
Disc 1: Rock Milestones - Wish You Were HereShine On You Crazy Diamond with its majestic introduction is arguably the finest recording in the entire Pink Floyd career. On this flawless album every track pulls its weight and the title track Wish You Were Here has gone on to achieve classic status. This is the long awaited critical review of the album featuring rare live performances by Pink Floyd alongside rare archive interviews with the band. Also featured are the views of a leading team of critics, working musicians and musicologists. Disc 2: Rock Milestones - The WallIn the words of the band and their critics then and now, this is the independent critical review of a milestone in popular culture, which strips away the prejudice to produce the ultimate retrospective on one of the most important and iconoclastic popular works of the twentieth century. Disc 3: Rock Milestones - Momentary Lapse of ReasonA pivotal moment in the history of Floyd is carefully analysed by a leading team of critics and journalists, amongst others, producer Rob Corich and Chris Salewicz, legendary music journalist and writer. We also have the fascinating insights of one of the few musicians to tour with a solo Waters and later with Gilmour after the split, Tim Renwick, who also provided backing guitar for the legendary reunion set at Live 8. With rare archive performance and interview footage, we follow the steadily building momentum that ultimately led to the triumphant return to form.
Pink Floyd: Momentary Lapses - The True Story Of...
Meddle is still considered top be the first album without Syd Barrett to really work as a whole. with a fantastic crew of insiders including John 'Hoppy' Hopkins; founder of the UFO club and guitar legend Andy Roberts who played with Floyd plus excellent archive performance footage we explore the album both Gilmour and Mason saw as the true beginning of Pink Floyd.
Disc 1 - Pink Floyd's Piper At the Gates of Dawn: Pink Floyd's debut album Piper at the Gates of Dawn epitomized the remarkable year of 1967 and is today considered to be a prime example of English psychedelia. The album's tracks predominantly written by Barrett showcase poetic and surreal lyrics often referring to folklore (such as The Gnome). Recorded at Abbey Road the album reflected the new technologies in electronics through its prominent use of stereo panning and electric keyboards. Disc 2 - Pink Floyd's Atom Heart Mother: Atom Heart Mother was Pink Floyd's first number one album. Ambitious and challenging the main title piece was an extended instrumental suite co-written and arranged by avant-garde composer Ron Geesin. Thirty-five years on Ron Geesin revisits the work and describes the circumstances surrounding the creation of the album. We also hear the views of David Gilmour Roger Waters and Nick Mason. Also included are reviews of performances of the prototype work The Amazing Pudding performed by Pink Floyd without the orchestra from radio and television archives and rare radio archive recordings of Floyd performing of Fat Old Sun. Disc 3 - Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here: Wish You Were Here was released in September 1975 as the follow up to Dark Side Of The Moon - a pretty hard act to follow but in many respects this amazing new album outshone its illustrious predecessor. Shine On You Crazy Diamond with its majestic introduction is arguably the finest recording in the entire Pink Floyd career. On this flawless album every track pulls its weight and the title track Wish You Were Here which was revived for Live 8 has gone on to achieve classic status.
This unique book and film review draws on archive concert film of Pink Floyd in performance and documentary footage from television and radio archives around the world. We also hear the first hand accounts of insiders from the Floyd camp including Clare Torry who sang on Dark Side Of The Moon the co-composer of Atom Heart Mother; Ron Geesin and Snowy White and Andy Roberts the backing guitarists from The Wall Live show. A team of leading journalists and musicians help strip away the layers of sensationalism and half truths to produce the ultimate critical review of Pink Floyd up close and personal. The 72-page book features a track by track analysis of every studio album Pink Floyd recorded and is illustrated with many colour photographs from the early days to Live8. The DVD features highlights from: Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Cymbaline Grantchester Meadows Careful With That Axe Eugene Atom Heart Mother Astronomy Domine The Scarecrow Let There Be More Light ... and more!
This is the ultimate review of one of the greatest bands in history Pink Floyd at their finest. In one exclusive collectors addition you can own: Pink Floyd In Their Own Words a penetrating film bringing together the best interviews with the band members in person from archives worldwide. The definitive critical review of the first and only Syd Barrett led album Piper At The Gates of Dawn one year on from the founding Floyd members sad passing. The ultimate overview of Floyds first number one album Atom Heart Mother with fascinating insights from both the band and the composer of the title piece Ron Geesin not to mention outstanding performances. The final word on the album both Gilmour and Rock Wright see as Floyds best Wish You Were Here. Fantastic footage and first class analysis.
Concepito dalla mente di R.Waters, il progetto ambizioso di The Wall non si รจ fermato al solo doppio album, ma anche ad un live spettacolare ed a un film controverso non risparmiato dalla feroce critica. In ogni caso rimane un icona nel panorama musicale di tutti i tempi e come tale, sottoposta ad ogni sorta di recensione. Interviste ad Alan Parker e Gerald Scarfe contribuisono ad approfondire la conoscenza della Band.
This is the independent irreverent Pink Floyd interactive DVD. On Disc 1 you can watch the exclusive Pink Floyd documentary...then you'll be ready to take the ultimate challenge. Use your DVD remote control to choose the correct answer to a range of 1500 multiple choice questions on Pink Floyd ranging from newcomer level to super fan level. The interactive quiz requires no special equipment and plays on all DVD players. Your remote control is all you need. The Pink Floyd Music Challenge also works on Play Station 2 and on any PC with a DVD drive. Music Challenge Levels include: -Spot that Pink Floyd lyric-Name that Pink Floyd album-Photo Round
This is the definitive review of the music and career of Pink Floyd brought together in one amazing collection. The two remarkable DVDs are jam packed with extensive rare concert footage and in depth archive interviews with the band plus the insights and the views of a team of leading journalists and musicologists. The DVDs eature highlights from: Arnold Layne See Emily Play Astronomy Domine Interstellar Overdrive Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun Careful With That Axe Eugene Cymbeline Grantchester Meadows Atom Heart Mother One Of These Days Breathe Money The Great Gig In The Sky Shine On You Crazy Diamond Wish You Were Here Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) Hey You Comfortably Numb and more....
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