Much has been made of the DVD release of the extended 2003 Director's Cut of Live at Pompeii, but I actually prefer the 'Concert Footage' option in the features section of the DVD...
Following the departure of the Late Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's psychedelic sound was consolidated with the album Meddle (1971), and three tracks on Live at Pompeii come from this album. The epic song, 'Echoes', is presented in two parts and has poetic lyrics: "Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air... And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves... The echo of a distant tide... Comes willowing across the sand... And everything is green and submarine."
The atmospheric 'One of These Days' features the line "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces" sung by drummer Nick Mason. And a blues number, 'Mademoiselle Nobs', features a howling Russian wolf-hound and Dave Gilmour on Harmonica.
Two excellent tracks were later released on the 1973 smash hit album Dark Side of the Moon: 'Us and Them' and 'Brain Damage'.
Also featured are 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun' and 'A Saucerful of Secrets' both from the 1968 Saucerful of Secrets album. And there is one other fascinating track: 'Careful with that Axe Eugene'...
Trivia: Pink Floyd was named after two blues musicians: Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.
Following the departure of the Late Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's psychedelic sound was consolidated with the album Meddle (1971), and three tracks on Live at Pompeii come from this album. The epic song, 'Echoes', is presented in two parts and has poetic lyrics: "Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air... And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves... The echo of a distant tide... Comes willowing across the sand... And everything is green and submarine."
The atmospheric 'One of These Days' features the line "One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces" sung by drummer Nick Mason. And a blues number, 'Mademoiselle Nobs', features a howling Russian wolf-hound and Dave Gilmour on Harmonica.
Two excellent tracks were later released on the 1973 smash hit album Dark Side of the Moon: 'Us and Them' and 'Brain Damage'.
Also featured are 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun' and 'A Saucerful of Secrets' both from the 1968 Saucerful of Secrets album. And there is one other fascinating track: 'Careful with that Axe Eugene'...
Trivia: Pink Floyd was named after two blues musicians: Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.