Delicate Sound of Thunder (2019 Remix) (Live)

Pink Floyd

Released on 22/11/88 by Legacy Recordings
Main artists: Pink Floyd
Genre: Rock

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While the end of the 80s signalled the end for a lot of great bands who had been around for the last ten or fifteen years, it meant rebirth for Pink Floyd. The group had already lived two lives – one with and one without Syd Barrett. When Roger Waters left in 1985 he tried as hard as he could to stop the band from using the same name for future projects. After a long legal battle, Gilmour, Mason and Wright won the right to carry on using Pink Floyd. A Momentary Lapse of Reason came out in 1987, the first post-Waters album. A phenomenal tour followed which gave us the live album Delicate Sound of Thunder the following year. The album was different from the group’s other records for a number of reasons. Firstly, it was Pink Floyds first real live album (yes, there was Ummagumma but that was made up of two discs - one studio, one live). Secondly, it was a hugely successful tour, largely thanks to their use of both audio and visuals – images had long played a crucial role in their music (the film Live at Pompeii released 16 years earlier is a good example of this). And finally, it was the first album to ever be played in space thanks to the Soviet astronauts who took it aboard the Soyuz TM-7 shuttle when travelling to the Mir space station. This completed remixed re-release takes the acclaimed live album into a new era.

Having stood out before for its (almost too) perfect sound recording and mixing, Delicate Sound of Thunder can now be enjoyed in a remixed hi-fi version that makes you feel like you’re right there in the mobile studio doing the live recording. It’s a unique experience for the senses, even if it does slightly do away with their psychedelic touch. Pink Floyd now belonged to Gilmour and he chose to focus a large part of the concert on A Momentary Lapse of Reason before going for an all-too-short segue into their best hits, mostly coming from Dark Side of the Moon. Despite this decision (which might be a bit annoying for die-hard fans) there are enough classics from albums like Shine On You Crazy Diamond, One of These Days and Wish You Were Here to keep you satisfied. In 1988, media formats forced the band to remove some songs from their tracklist due to a lack of space. This remixed version restores the forgotten tracks to reveal a complete concert with the addition of 7 songs and guitar solos that were shortened in the first version. This gives added flavour to a performance that went down in history alongside their other live album Pulse which was released in 1995 and was met with resounding success. This record just goes to show that Pink Floyd’s concerts really were immersive experiences. © Chief Brody/Qobuz

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Delicate Sound of Thunder (2019 Remix) (Live)

Pink Floyd

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Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5) (2019 remix [Live])

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Guy Pratt, Bass Guitar, Vocal - Robert Hrycyna, Engineer - David Gilmour, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Vocal - Roger Waters, Composer, Lyricist - Damon Iddins, Engineer - Andy Jackson, Engineer - Dave Hewitt, Engineer - Pink Floyd, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Wright, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Vocal - Nick Mason, Drums - Scott Page, Saxophone - Tim Renwick, Guitar, Vocal - Jon Carin, Keyboards, Vocal - Gary Wallis, Percussion - Durga McBroom, Background Vocal - Rachel Fury, Background Vocal - Margret Taylor, Background Vocal