Floyd's OG Quadraphonic PA
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TSJMajesty
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When the airplane effect went across the sky at RFK, during MLOR tour, every head in that stadium looked up! It was one of the coolest things I ever saw/heard.
Of all the shows I've seen, PF was the best, in terms of sound and visuals, together. Muse was a close 2nd, but they had the advantage of coming 30 years later.
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They were panning insect sounds around the stadium when I saw them, I can just imagine how much that fucked with everyone tripping balls.
I have this playing in the background right now, the video quality isn't so great but the audio is from the soundboard and this could just as easily be released as a live album without touching a thing-
Seeing Floyd for the first concert kinda messed with my perspective a bit, I remember being bummed at the G3 and STP shows I saw after that Floyd show because the light show wasn't impressive.
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That RFK show was 37 years ago, yesterday!
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I was at the show(s) where they recorded TDSOT album. I had seen Floyd many times but that was something special. They told the audience that they were recording and filming and everyone was excited to be a part of it.
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Damn. Seen a lot of great shows, but not seeing Floyd and Van Halen are my 2 biggest whiffs/failures
in concert-going. Oh, and The Operation Mindcrime Tour. I can't even recall the sorry excuse for not
going.
I think it is cool as hell as so much of this stuff is going to go down as some of the most epic historical
artifacts of our time here on Earth.
in concert-going. Oh, and The Operation Mindcrime Tour. I can't even recall the sorry excuse for not
going.
I think it is cool as hell as so much of this stuff is going to go down as some of the most epic historical
artifacts of our time here on Earth.
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Saw the Division Bell tour. Legendary stuffDamn. Seen a lot of great shows, but not seeing Floyd and Van Halen are my 2 biggest whiffs/failures
in concert-going. Oh, and The Operation Mindcrime Tour. I can't even recall the sorry excuse for not
going.
I think it is cool as hell as so much of this stuff is going to go down as some of the most epic historical
artifacts of our time here on Earth.
Only time I saw VH was iirc during OU812 and I was at the height of my contrarian angry guy thing. I sat there yelling at Hagar all night for playing 'I Can't Drive 55' and 'Where Eagles Fly' (and other assorted atrocities on man) instead of playing, you know; Van Halen songs 
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I have that tour program!!! I have it sealed in a bag somewhere as my dad was the curator for a while and unfortunately, allowed it to get soaking wet several times. The only difference is that it says America Tour inside.
That must have been a treat and the PULSE dvd, regardless if you were there or not that night, surely serves as a pretty good memory!!
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Saw the Division Bell tour. Legendary stuff
Shocking!
(I would have to.... )
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Saw the Division Bell tour. Legendary stuff
Was that the headset mic tour, or was that 5150 I’m thinking? Cuz I’d probably yell at the headset mic, despite being a pretty big Sammy fan.
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I wish it was 5150! I searched for the setlist to find the date and it was Sept. 24th 1995 on the Balance tour. Not OU812. Thank god I got to hear Give To LiveWas that the headset mic tour, or was that 5150 I’m thinking? Cuz I’d probably yell at the headset mic, despite being a pretty big Sammy fan.
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1995 Guitar World Interview with EVH.
www.guitarworld.com
Very relatable.
Also goes on about shredding, Cobain, drugs, suicide, Wolfie, and why he cut his hair.
1995 Guitar World Interview: Eddie Van Halen Regains His 'Balance'
Edward Van Halen welcomes me to 5150, his legendary 24-track home studio, with a handshake and a slap on the back. For a split second, I am unable to return the warm greeting, as I am dumbstruck: standing in front of me, it seems, is not Edward but his evil twin.
Very relatable.
Also goes on about shredding, Cobain, drugs, suicide, Wolfie, and why he cut his hair.
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I saw The Wall show in Earl's Court in 1981, and as a young Punk thought it all a bit of a overly-theatrical wank. I preferred Siouxsie and the Banshees live.
Over the next couple of years I became a Floyd nut and thought The Wall a masterpiece and how could I have had that attuitude?!?
As an old man, I now consider it a bit of a rock-star wank again, especially the movie. As Rick Wright said about being fired for it: I dont share Roger's junvenille obsessions of war (his father), education (his mother) or madness (Syd).
Over the next couple of years I became a Floyd nut and thought The Wall a masterpiece and how could I have had that attuitude?!?
As an old man, I now consider it a bit of a rock-star wank again, especially the movie. As Rick Wright said about being fired for it: I dont share Roger's junvenille obsessions of war (his father), education (his mother) or madness (Syd).
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I have the Pulse dvd. Great concert dvd, except for the fact that it was shot in 4:3 aspect ratio. Would have been great to have it in 16:9.
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I have the Pulse dvd. Great concert dvd, except for the fact that it was shot in 4:3 aspect ratio. Would have been great to have it in 16:9.
Yeah, they’ve cleaned it up over the years and it’s a bummer that spectacle wasn’t captured with higher quality, but it also adds to the nostalgia I feel when watching it by bringing me right back to the 90’s.
