PINK FLOYD: "Delicate Sound Of Thunder"

Original released on Double LP EMI 79.1481.1

(NETHERLANDS 1988, November 22)

 

 

 

 

In one respect, it's hard to fault David Gilmour for retooling Pink Floyd as a neo-oldies act with "Momentary Lapse of Reason", since Roger Waters took the band over the brink with his obsessive, nonmusical "The Final Cut". Fans were eager for an album that sounded like classic Floyd, which is what "Momentary Lapse" was. But what they really thirsted for was a live spectacle from Floyd, where they could hear the old tunes and see all the old stunts. That's what they got on the 1987/1988 Pink Floyd world tour, which is documented on this double-disc set "The Delicate Sound of Thunder". Gilmour's reunited Floyd was intent on recreating the sound and feel of classic Floyd, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that the oldies feel like the classic records, only with Gilmour taking each vocal. He and Floyd deliver well, but this is a recreation that makes less sense on record than it did on-stage, where the nostalgia was justified. Here, it feels passable but never compelling. This is professional, competent, and, often, even enjoyable music, yet, like many souvenirs, it never once feels necessary. (Stephen Erlewine in AllMusic)

NOTE: The files were directly transfered from the remastered vinyl album, with some improvements in digital software, to obtain the best possible sound. Enjoy!

FEATURES 8 SONGS IN BOLD NOT INCLUDED ON THE ORIGINAL CD RELEASE

DISC 1 (PART 1) 1. SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND PARTS 1-5 2. SIGNS OF LIFE 3. LEARNING TO FLY 4. YET ANOTHER MOVIE 5. ROUND AND AROUND 6. A NEW MACHINE PART 1 7. TERMINAL FROST 8. A NEW MACHINE PART 2 9. SORROW 10. THE DOGS OF WAR 11. ON THE TURNING AWAY

DISC 2 (PART 2) 1. ONE OF THESE DAYS 2. TIME 3. ON THE RUN 4. THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY 5. WISH YOU WERE HERE 6. WELCOME TO THE MACHINE 7. US AND THEM 8. MONEY 9. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL PART 2  10. COMFORTABLY NUMB 11. ONE SLIP 12. RUN LIKE HELL