doug Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 For anyone who is interested, I came across this review of opening night in NYC of David Gilmour tour"Last night, David Gilmour kicked off the North American leg of his On an Island tour with a two-set performance at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Similar to his recent European outing, Gilmour used the first half of his performance to showcase material from On An Island, dipping into Pink Floyd’s canon later in the evening. Performing with a streamlined version of The Division Bell-era Pink Floyd, including founding keyboardist Rick Wright, Gilmour ran through a breadth of material, ranging from Syd Barrett’s “Dominoes†to his own “High Hopes.†During Pink Floyd classics like “Breathe†and “Comfortably Numb,†Gilmour and Wright traded verses, bringing the audience to their feet. On a set-closing version of “Echoes,†Gilmour also debut a new laser show, washing Radio City Music Hall’s balconies in bright green light. Reprising their On An Island cameos, David Crosby and Graham Nash supplied backing vocals on “The Blue†and the album’s title cut, returning at the start of Gilmour’s second set for “Shine on You Crazy Diamond.†In between “Wish You Were Here†and a show-closing “Comfortably Numb,†Crosby, Nash and Gilmour also performed an a cappella version of “Find The Cost Of Freedomâ€, from CSNY’s live LP Four-Way Street. Gilmour will return to Radio City Music Hall tonight for a second performance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenenbaum Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 hot damn, he's playing echoes!i also read somewhere he busted out "Wut's... uh the deal" ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay sanislo Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 ECHOES! Man if he plays this in TO im gonna be really jealous of the peop;e who got tixs. (wasnt easy ya know). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 At 9pm tonight on Q107, they are playing his live show from London, England in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Echoes has closed each and every second set of his world tour so far. It will most certainly be played in Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 Anyone know if it's the full Echoes or a truncated version?Can't wait for some tapes to start showing on the torrent sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 At 9pm tonight on Q107, they are playing his live show from London, England in March.Sweet thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 that echoes i downloaded that he played some time either beginning of this year, or late last year, had him playing about a 14 minute version.....so, most of its there....but the studio version is quite a bit longer than that....at least i think so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay sanislo Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 for sure longer than 14 minutes but none the less would be great to see.I guess i should of looked at his recent setlists about echoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyK Posted April 6, 2006 Report Share Posted April 6, 2006 how do you guys like the new album? i think it's absolutely fantastic - pretty mellow, but i love it. "on an island" is super catchy and has amazing harmonies. anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 I am quite disappointed with it. Sorry but that's my take on it.His guitar playing is absolutely sublime though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 I am quite disappointed with it. Sorry but that's my take on it.His guitar playing is absolutely sublime though. That's pretty much my assessment of everything he's come out with since The Final Cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 I enjoy quite a few of the tracks off of On An Island.As for the upcoming show on Monday (3 more sleeps!!!), I can't wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 As for the upcoming show on Monday (3 more sleeps!!!) You know, if you stay up all night tonight (or Saturday night), it'll only be two more sleeps. Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 good strategy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 The show will be phonemenal, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Aye. Will enjoy vicariously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyK Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 That's pretty much my assessment of everything he's come out with since The Final Cut. w..w..w..w..whaaat? division bell has some sublime moments! high hopes? keep talking? and momentary lapse has some classic moments too. besides, like gilmour had ANYTHING to do with the final cut except for laying down a couple guitar solos he probably only showed up for the last 3 days of recording at the studio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 (edited) wow marco, we agreed on something else....i must be growing up.....(but dont worry, the beatles still reak) Edited April 7, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 ps, i LOVED the Division Bell..... a great album that i still play.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 wow marco, we agreed on something else....i must be growing up..... (but dont worry, the beatles still reak) what do we agree on? Gilmour's disappointing album or that the show will be great? And I predict one day you'll have Beatles posters all over your walls and downloading bottlegs from their Hamburg shows in '61. Respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyB Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 Two more wake ups until David Gilmour at Massey Hall!I don't want to be greedy but... I hope that David Crosby and Graham Nash decide to make the trip form New York City with Gilmour to perform at the Toronto gigs as they did in the Big Apple.Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted April 7, 2006 Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 division bell has some sublime moments! high hopes? keep talking? and momentary lapse has some classic moments too. I don't dispute that - I think he's a brilliant and sensitive musician; he never plays a note that shouldn't be there, and pushes music to the richest heights. I just think in terms of songwriting he comes off a little limp. besides, like gilmour had ANYTHING to do with the final cut except for laying down a couple guitar solos he probably only showed up for the last 3 days of recording at the studio Probably! That album was definitely Waters with the guys from PF as background musicians; I love it to this day, but it was definitely a signal that the band was in its last, centrifugal moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 here's the Echoes (22:29) from the other night, 2006/04/04 Radio City Music Hall, NYC, NY Echoes (mp3) - YSI Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Brilliant - thanks!Listening to Echoes really loud on a sunny afternoon... mm mm good!What's a more effective way to describe the crowd than "exuberant"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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