Blu-ray edition. Live At Pompeii is the project from David Gilmour, and follows his critically acclaimed studio album Rattle That Lock from September of 2015. Following the release of Rattle That Lock in 2015, David Gilmour set out to play a series of concerts in historic venues across the world. On July 7th and 8th, 2016, David Gilmour performed two spectacular shows at the legendary Pompeii Amphitheatre in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, 45 years after he first played there for Adrian Maben's classic film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii. The concerts were the first-ever rock performances played to an audience in the ancient Roman amphitheater, which was built in 90 BC and entombed in ash when Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. David Gilmour is the only performer to play to an audience in the arena since the time of the gladiators, almost 2,000 years ago. Speaking about the Pompeii shows David Gilmour commented 'It's a magical place and coming back and seeing the stage and the arena was quite overwhelming. It's a place of ghosts...' Includes songs from throughout David's career including the title tracks of his two most recent #1 solo albums: Rattle That Lock and On An Island. Also included are other solo and Pink Floyd classics such as 'Wish You Were Here,' 'Comfortably Numb' and 'One Of These Days,' the only song that was also performed by the band in 1971. Both concerts also saw extraordinary performances of 'The Great Gig In The Sky' from The Dark Side Of The Moon, which David rarely plays as a solo artist. The concert performance film, David Gilmour Live at Pompeii, was shot in 4k by director Gavin Elder and includes highlights from both shows. The concert is a spectacular audio-visual experience, featuring the famous huge circular cyclorama screen as well as lasers, pyrotechnics and stellar performances from an all-star band.
W**B
David Gilmour returns to Pompeii for an incredible concert!!!!
Absolutely fantastic to see Pink Floyd's spectacular "guitartist "go back and perform for a arena filled with a blessed crowd to witness this volcanic event!!A lot of classic Floyd and David's solo music on this show.To me it seems he actually gets revved up as the show goes on.One great Blu-ray with really great camera work capturing all the lights, colors and sound from an amazing David Gilmour and the ensemble of great musicians he has to join him on stage.Whether you're a Floyd or Gilmour fan this show will satisfy you immensely!!
R**B
Music by masters GOAT
A Masterpiece of music. Exemplary. We will listen to this performance and watch the performance until the lights go out. So very glad we bought this truly genius of musicians performing.
J**A
David Gilmour Live at Pompeii
This was absolutely magnificent. Everything about this incredible concert was remarkable and left my husband and I in complete awe! It gave me goosebumps and moved me to tears. A must have, not just for David Gilmour/Pink Floyd fans but for any music lover who truly appreciates talent at its best. One has to see this for oneself to even grasp just how brilliant Mr. Gilmour Is along with many amazingly talented artists. A truly unfathomable audio and visual experience! I have been a huge fan of David Gilmour and Pink Floyd for almost 50 years! This performance has given me a deeper appreciation and respect for Mr. Gilmour as a legendary writer, singer, guitarist and producer. He continues to deeply move and inspire so many, especially me! He is by far one of the greatest of all time! đź’“
J**H
Pompeii comes back to life.......
First and foremost, I want to say my wife and I are diehard Floyd and Gilmour fans. Everyone who knows me knows Floyd/Gilmour is my “go to” music, “anytime’. In March 2016, we traveled to the Hollywood Bowl and LA Forum from Seattle to watch the Craftsman perform all three shows. I was and am hoping the Hollywood Bowl shows are released sometime. As some of the pics below show, they were unique shows.We saw the movie at the one night only Sept 13th showing (by the way I won a movie poster at a silent auction. Now framed and hanging on my wall). I was somewhat disappointed because it did not show the entire show. I am a stickler for set lists and was somewhat dismayed when some songs were omitted or played out of order.That being said, I received the CD and video of David Gilmour’s Live at Pompeii the day of release. Just tonight, we watched the Blue Ray. OK, WOW! I felt like I was there. Although; I would have donated a kidney to be there those nights, I actually felt like I was in the crowd.The mix, was good but as one reviewer pointed out the bass was somewhat missing. I hardly noticed because of the mix of the other instruments. I noticed as another reviewer pointed out, the subtleties of catching certain notes on the mix. Very impressive to catch those.In all, MW is right. It’s not Pink Floyd at Pompeii. It’s a musician who had the honor and privilege to play in the Pompeii arena, not once but twice and the first since the Gladiators to perform in front of an audience. Nor is it Remember That Night. On that tour, David played with his long time friend, Rick Wright. And above all else it’s not PULSE. All directed by different people at different times. I have all of David’s and Floyd’s videos and still enjoy them very much.So, come on Haters, give people a chance. Give David Gilmour Live At Pompeii a chance. He is in the twilight of his career. As all know by now, we Lost Tom Petty yesterday. I had the privilege to see him perform just once in my life this last summer and consider myself lucky. I have seen David with Floyd once and four times on solo tours and consider myself Honored.Watch both Live At Pompeii and Remember That Night. Yes David is a decade older between the two but aren’t we all one day older every morning? Don’t judge, pour a beverage or three, dim the lights, turn it up to 11 and just sit back. I guarantee you will not be disappointed.
B**E
Nice enough (if not terribly exciting) addition to the Gilmour/Floyd catalog
I'm a big Pink Floyd fan, but I probably wouldn't have bought this if it weren't for my wife - she likes Gilmour's solo work as much as I like Floyd. So this Blu-ray was a perfect Christmas present for her, and on New Year's Eve we settled in with a bottle of champagne, a big screen TV and a surround-sound system and watched it.The pros: Great picture and sound quality. The surround sound is well done, making you feel like you're at the concert. It's also used creatively for the menus and end credit music. It's also neat to see Gilmour playing again at the site of the Floyd's "Live in Pompeii" movie, and the Blu-ray includes a short documentary about Gilmour's return to the city. The light show that accompanies the concert is occasionally impressive (reaching its peak with a laser freakout during Run Like Hell), but for the most part it's just tasteful colored lights shining down from the rim of the coliseum. There are just enough "rare" songs in the set list to make the purchase worthwhile to fans who already own other Gilmour/Floyd videos, like A Boat Lies Waiting, Fat Old Sun and Sorrow. The band, while it doesn't contain any other members of Pink Floyd, is serviceable and includes the unexpected choice of a male backing vocalist in amongst the usual female singers.The cons: Overall the set list, particularly the first set, leans a little too heavily on the same Pink Floyd songs we've all heard dozens of versions of already (One of These Days, Money, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Run Like Hell, Comfortably Numb, etc). There's also too much material from The Division Bell and Rattle That Lock for my tastes (I'm not a big fan of either album). My wife on the other hand likes both those albums, so she'd probably list that as a pro. Her complaint is that he didn't do anything from his self-titled first solo album or About Face.All in all the disc made for a pleasant evening's viewing, but I doubt I'll watch it again. If I want to see Gilmour at Pompeii, I'll watch the original Floyd movie.
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