Pink Floyd's Pulse

Hello everyone. The week has gone by pretty fast and by extension, that means it has been a quiet week on the blog here. However, the work week is winding down this afternoon and I wanted to take time out and let everyone that reads know about the recently released "Pulse" DVD.

Now, this concert of Pink Floyd was recorded in 1994 - the year I passed out of high school. To me that seems like yesterday but it has now been 12 years!! I guess my '94 is like Bryan Adams' '69. Anyway, back to Pulse - I have always wanted to see the concert in its entirety and when it was recently released on DVD, I added it to our Netflix queue and promptly moved it to the top spot.
Last weekend, I eagerly awaited the first disc (yes, it takes 2 DVDs!) and had a hell of a Sunday evening watching DVD 1.

I had seen bits of the concert on (M)TV a few times but was still amazed by the show that Floyd put on. As an avid Floyd fan, I was able to sing along to every song. If found myself mesmerized by the awesomeness of the music and just the way all the members of the band came together to sing all their classics. Since this performance was just after the release of their last album Division Bell, there is a bit of all their best stuff.

Looking at David Gilmour lean back and grin at his bandmates while he performed some of the most amazing riffs on a guitar that anyone could, was (please excuse my limited grammar) awesome! The lights show that accompanied the performance was without parallel in any other performance I have ever seen and while the video quality of the DVD seemed on the lower end, the audio was top notch on our home theatre system. I'm not sure if the lights and colours of the concert were stretching the limits of the DVD format or the original recording itself was lacking but I really hope it's the former because I would love to see this concert on a Blu-Ray disc! :)

I had a day's break before I got to watch DVD 2 on Tuesday night and again, it was an experience par none. If I ever doubt the need for a HDTV or a home theatre audio system, please remind me of these 2 nights. The second disc was a non-stop performance of the complete Dark Side Of The Moon album - including all the little sound effects in the original album. Simply amazing, with a surprisingly satisfying encore. I heartily recommend this DVD set to all Pink Floyd fans and indeed, all rock music aficionados.