Gracefully directed with minimal intrusion by veteran music video and concert director David Mallet, and shot on video during Pink Floyd's two-week stint at London's Earls Court Exhibition Centre in October 1994, this 145-minute performance (from Pink Floyd's The Division Bell tour) is a sonic marvel to behold. Under a massive arch festooned with then-state-of-the-art laser, lighting, and projection systems, the 1987 incarnation of Pink Floyd (guitarist David Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright, and drummer Nick Mason—minus Roger Waters) and their stellar supporting band kicks off with "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" (a loving tribute to Floyd co-founder Syd Barrett, who died in 2006), followed by four tracks from The Division Bell, two from 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and "Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)" from 1979's magnum opus The Wall, before leading into an intermission with an absolutely stunning performance of "One of These Days," the timeless opening track from 1971's Meddle. The centerpiece of the second disc is a near-perfect performance of 1974's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1, DVD extras here include "Bootlegging the Bootleggers" (featuring surprisingly good-quality "boot" video performances of "What Do You Want From Me?," "On the Turning Away," "Poles Apart" and "Marooned"), music videos for "Learning to Fly" and "Take it Back," as well as "Tour Stuff" (including maps, itineraries, and stage plans for the 1994 tour), playful backstage video (mostly involving the production staff's ongoing quest for a good pint of beer), and Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan joining Gilmour and Wright for a moving acoustic performance of "Wish You Were Here." Highly recommended. Aud: P. (J. Shannon)
Pink Floyd: Pulse
(1994) 2 discs. 145 min. DVD: $24.98. Sony Music (avail. from most distributors). Color cover. ISBN: 0-7389-0550-X. Volume 21, Issue 6
Pink Floyd: Pulse
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