Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band who initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. They are known for philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. One of rock music's most successful acts, the group have sold over 200 million albums worldwide including 74.5 million albums in the United States alone.
Pink Floyd had moderate mainstream success and were one of the most popular bands in the London underground music scene in the late 1960s as a psychedelic band led by Syd Barrett; however, Barrett's erratic behaviour eventually forced his colleagues to replace him with guitarist and singer David Gilmour. After Barrett's departure, singer and bass player Roger Waters gradually became the dominant and driving force in the group by the late-1970s, until his eventual departure from the group in 1985. The band recorded several albums, achieving worldwide success with The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977), and The Wall (1979). In 1985, Waters declared Pink Floyd "a spent force", but the remaining members, led by Gilmour, continued recording and touring under the name Pink Floyd. Although they were unsuccessfully sued by Waters for rights to the name, they again enjoyed worldwide success with A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) and The Division Bell (1994). Eventually they reached a settlement out of court with Waters allowing them use of the name. Waters performed with the band for the first time in 24 years on 2 July 2005 at the London Live 8 concert.
P•U•L•S•E (the album)
P•U•L•S•E is a live double CD by Pink Floyd, released on May 29, 1995 in the UK and on June 6, 1995 in the US, containing songs from their albums The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and The Wall.
The album was recorded during the band's Division Bell tour in 1994, specifically the UK and European leg, which ran from July to October 1994.
The album includes a complete live version of The Dark Side of the Moon and features a booklet with many photos from performances on this tour. It also features "Astronomy Domine," a Syd Barrett song not performed since the early 1970s, as a tribute to the original Floyd guitarist.
Unlike Delicate Sound of Thunder, David Gilmour and producer James Guthrie have stated that no parts of the songs were re-recorded in the studio. However, the band and Guthrie fixed songs that had bad notes (as heard on some bootlegs) by lifting solos and corrected vocal lines from other performances as the band recorded most of the European leg.
In the U.S., Pulse debuted at 1 on the Billboard 200 in June 1995 (briefly dethroning Hootie and the Blowfish's Cracked Rear View for a week before Hootie regained the 1 spot in the U.S.) and was soon certified Double Platinum on July 31, 1995.
The cassette issue had two bonus tracks: "One of These Days" and a 22 minute ambient piece that was played prior to the 1994 concerts.
The vinyl version comes in a 4-LP box and includes "One of These Days" as well as a large version of the photo booklet.
The original CD cover features a "eye-like" machine that has clock pieces inside, there is a planet in its center, and on the outside it shows evolution as it moves backwards. It starts in the sea, moves to the bacterias which evolve into fishes, then into egg type creatures, then into eggs that hatch birds, and birds follow the trail of an airplane. There are six pyramids in the desert, and in the bottom of the sea, you can observe a city in the shore.
P•U•L•S•E (the concert video)
P•U•L•S•E is a Pink Floyd concert video taken from the October 20, 1994 concert at Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, in The Division Bell tour, originally released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1995, which is currently available on DVD.
There was considerable delay in the release of the DVD edition of Pulse, with new features announced with each setback. The cause of the delays was reputed to be the continued modifications and additions in order to produce a high-quality release. The previous planned release date of 22 September 2005 for the two-disc DVD set was changed to 10 July 2006 for the UK and Europe, and 11 July 2006 everywhere else.
In the actual concert, "Another Brick in the Wall, part 2" and "One of These Days" both immediately preceded the Dark Side of the Moon set; on the DVD, they were moved to immediately after, for space/continuity issues (Note: the track order is correct on the latest DVD release).
P•U•L•S•E (DVD) Track Listing
--(Disk 1)--
1.1. "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" (Concert version) (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)
1.2. "Learning to Fly" (Gilmour/Moore/Ezrin/Carin)
1.3. "High Hopes" (Gilmour/Samson)
1.4. "Take It Back" (Gilmour/Ezrin/Samson/Laird-Clowes)
1.5. "Coming Back to Life" (Gilmour)
1.6. "Sorrow" (Gilmour)
1.7. "Keep Talking" (Gilmour/Wright/Samson)
1.8. "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" (Waters)
1.9. "One of These Days" (Gilmour/Mason/Waters/Wright)
--(Disk 2)--
2.1. "Speak to Me" (Mason)
2.2. "Breathe" (Gilmour/Waters/Wright)
2.3. "On the Run" (Gilmour/Waters)
2.4. "Time" (Gilmour/Mason/Waters/Wright)
2.5. "The Great Gig in the Sky" (Wright/Clare Torry)
2.6. "Money" (Waters)
2.7. "Us and Them" (Waters/Wright)
2.8. "Any Colour You Like" (Gilmour/Mason/Wright)
2.9. "Brain Damage" (Waters)
2.10. "Eclipse" (Waters)
--(Encore)--
2.11. "Wish You Were Here" (Gilmour/Waters)
2.12. "Comfortably Numb" (Gilmour/Waters)
2.13. "Run Like Hell" (Gilmour/Waters)
*Information on Pink Floyd taken from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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