![]() ![]() Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon has become legendary for a lot of reasons, including the 741 weeks it spent on the album chart, the iconic cover art and the urban-legend connection to The Wizard of Oz. But when we went into the studio we all knew the material. David Gilmour reckons that playing the songs live beforehand made a big difference. The recording was long – they spent six months in the studio in between tours of Europe, America and Japan – but it wasn’t laborious. For a while Pink Floyd called their planned album Eclipse, but when Medicine Head’s album failed to make any impact they reverted to Plan A. Released in March 1973, over a year after the band had previewed most of the tracks at London’s Rainbow Theatre, Dark Side Of The Moon caught the prevailing feeling perfectly. And like porn, men can go back to Dark Side Of The Moon over and over again. Maybe it’s the simplicity of the ideas that appeal to a generation going though puberty and trying to make sense of it all. There’s certainly something in Roger’s theory, particularly if you accept (as most women do) that most men never get much further than puberty. “The music’s quite compelling but I think there’s something more. Roger Waters, who was the dominant – though not yet dominating – force in the band when they recorded Dark Side Of The Moon, has his own theory. The most notable of these is “ The Dark Side of the Moon”, which achieved a level of commercial success far beyond that of any other progressive rock album before or since. They’d go on to explore some of ‘Moon”s themes - music-business greed, Syd Barrett‘s mental breakdown on later records.released four concept albums during the 1970s The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals(1977), and The Wall (1979). And they marked the occasion with their best concept album, a ‘2001’-like mind-expanding look at the fragility of life, time and sanity through the lens of their own experiences. Pink Floyd‘s eighth album, more or less, was a symbolic break from their past - the moment where their long, drawn-out prog tendencies gave way to tighter, shorter and more focused “song”-oriented tracks. The concert, previously unreleased until it appeared on 2019’s “ Later Years” box set, is now available as CD or double vinyl set for the first time as a stand-alone album. Michael Kamen Keyboards on Comfortably Numb, Run Like HellĬandy Dulfer Sax on Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Money Michael had contributed so much to PF over the previous ten years, it’s great to have something of his playing on the recording.” David Gilmour and Andy Jackson have remixed the audio and the album features new artwork shot by Floyd collaborator Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell of Hipgnosis and designed by Peter Curzon of Storm Studios.Ĭlare Torry Backing Vocals (Lead Vocals on The Great Gig In The Sky) ![]() We also had our dear friend Michael Kamen guesting. As a North London boy this was almost a home game, but with the added delight of being the re-assembly of the band after a fairly mega tour that had lasted for well over a year. It was also an opportunity to get the wonderful Candy Dulfer to play – I had been a fan of hers for quite a while, and it was just a shame we didn’t have an opportunity to utilise her for more. “We all still have fond memories of playing there in the 70’s, and this show was no different. “There is something special about Knebworth,” recalls drummer Nick Mason. On the day Pink Floyd – David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright were joined by guest musicians including sax player Candy Dulfer and keyboard player and composer Michael Kamen, backing vocalists Clare Torry (the original “ The Great Gig In The Sky” vocalist), Sam Brown and her mother Vicki, and Durga McBroom, and touring band including Guy Pratt, Jon Carin, Tim Renwick and Gary Wallis. The concert was broadcast globally on MTV. all in aid of the Nordoff Robbins charity, profits from which went towards setting up the BRIT School. The concert was part of the star-studded 1990 Silver Clef Winners performance at Knebworth House, which Pink Floyd headlined. The concert, on a wet and windy June 30th, included performances from Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, Genesis, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler, Robert Plant (with Jimmy Page), Cliff Richard, Eric Clapton and Tears For Fears in front of a crowd of 120,000. Pink Floyd have announced the release of Pink Floyd Live At Knebworth 1990 for the first time on CD, double vinyl and digital platforms on April 30th. ![]()
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