David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (2017 - Progressive rock) [Flac 24-96]

David Gilmour - Live At Pompeii (2017 - Progressive rock) [Flac 24-96]







Live at Pompeii Review by Thom Jurek



David Gilmour's two concerts assembled for Live at Pompeii mark the first time that the amphitheater has hosted

a rock gig since Pink Floyd played there in 1971. They didn't play for an audience, however, they were filmed

for Adrian Maben's documentary Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii. Gilmour's gigs -- some 45 years after Floyd -- bests

their gig historically: It hosted a paying audience assembled from all over the globe, and it was the first time

an audience had occupied the site since 79 AD. This double-disc set is the movie's soundtrack.

Pompeii was just one of the historic sites Gilmour played on the tour, others included amphitheaters in Verona

and Nîmes, Circus Maximus in Rome, a chateau in Chantilly, and five nights at London's Royal Albert Hall, none

of which held quite the weight of history like this one. Accompanied by a sextet that included keyboardist Chuck

Leavell, bassist Guy Pratt, and a trio of backing vocalists, the repertoire is heavy on material from the

guitarist's Rattle That Lock -- the album he was touring at the time, 2006's On an Island -- and Pink Floyd

material in all of its incarnations.



The sound is excellent, and Gilmour is obviously inspired. One of the many highlights is an electrifying

performance of "One of These Days" at the close of disc one. The only song here that was also performed in 1971,

it features Gilmour just tearing it up on slide guitar.

Most of the rest of the first disc spends its real estate on tunes from Rattle That Lock, all of them more kinetic

and impassioned than their studio counterparts -- especially the gorgeous take of "Faces of Stone." There are also

excellent versions of Pink Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky" (preferable to the one Roger Waters tours) and

"Wish You Were Here." "Money" is also included but its workmanlike run-through could have easily been left off

without consequence. Thankfully, a nine-plus-minute version of "High Hopes," from the band's 1994 album The Division

Bell, offsets it. Disc two boasts a 12- and-a-half minute version of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5)" as an opener.

Its gradual pace over an extended intro creates expectation and delivers in spades. It's followed by "Fat Old Sun"

from 1970's Atom Heart Mother. Its breezy acoustic lyric base gives way to a heavier yet more lyrical electric guitar

solo than the original.

"Coming Back to Life" (The Division Bell) is imbued with energy and cautious optimism as it gives way to a screaming

take of "On an Island." The final three tracks are all Floyd classics: "Run Like Hell" (The Wall) with excellent improvised

guitar pyrotechnics, a dynamic "Time"/"Breathe (In the Air)," and the majestic closer "Comfortably Numb," which sprawls

over ten minutes.

Live at Pompeii might be better served with its video counterpart due to the stunning visuals created by Marc Brickman,

but on its own, this set offers ample pleasure.



Artist...............: David Gilmour

Album................: Live At Pompeii

Genre................: Progressive rock

Source...............: WEBQ

Year.................: 2017

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Tracklist:



  1. David Gilmour - 5 A.M. (Live At Pompeii 2016)          

  2. David Gilmour - Rattle That Lock (Live At Pompeii 2016)

  3. David Gilmour - Faces of Stone (Live At Pompeii 2016)  

  4. David Gilmour - What Do You Want From Me (Live At Pompeii 2016)

  5. David Gilmour - The Blue (Live At Pompeii 2016)        

  6. David Gilmour - The Great Gig in the Sky (Live At Pompeii 2016)

  7. David Gilmour - A Boat Lies Waiting (Live At Pompeii 2016)

  8. David Gilmour - Wish You Were Here (Live At Pompeii 2016)

  9. David Gilmour - Money (Live At Pompeii 2016)            

 10. David Gilmour - In Any Tongue (Live At Pompeii 2016)    

 11. David Gilmour - High Hopes (Live At Pompeii 2016)      

 12. David Gilmour - One of These Days (Live At Pompeii 2016)

 13. David Gilmour - Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Pts. 1-5) (Live At Pompeii 2016)

 14. David Gilmour - Fat Old Sun (Live At Pompeii 2016)      

 15. David Gilmour - Coming Back to Life (Live At Pompeii 2016)

 16. David Gilmour - On an Island (Live At Pompeii 2016)    

 17. David Gilmour - Today (Live At Pompeii 2016)            

 18. David Gilmour - Sorrow (Live At Pompeii 2016)          

 19. David Gilmour - Run Like Hell (Live At Pompeii 2016)    

 20. David Gilmour - Time / Breathe (In The Air) (reprise) (Live At Pompeii 2016)

 21. David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb (Live At Pompeii 2016)



Playing Time.........: 02:28:28

Total Size...........: 2990,49 MB