Pink Floyd: Delicate Sound of Thunder (1989)

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Good story, Not enough for a whole film

A Masterpiece!

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

OK, so having been at this concert my opinion is slightly biased, but it was like being at Devil's Tower for the final scene of Close Encounters of The Third Kind FOR REAL! This was 1988 and no band or any multimedia presentation since has come close! The Olympics and Superbowl have had some good multimedia displays, and that video of the building in Germany I think when they used a projector to make some 3D images, the Tupac hologram, and some of the videos of Christmas lights are cool, but this was 2 hours of that stuff combined with the clearest 3D surround sound music you've ever heard at a live event! Tickets were $25 when most tickets were $15, but it was well worth it! The concert is on YouTube and if you haven't seen it check out "One of These Days" or "Run Like Hell" if you want to see why a light show is called a light show! I have no idea how promoters are getting people to pay $450 for floor seats now! $25 back then was 2 tanks of gas and now 2 tanks of gas is $100 and if a band isn't giving a multimedia presentation equal to this for $100 you're being financially raped! I bought like 8 copies of this on VHS back in the day. I had to replace them because the VCR ate them, or because friends borrowed/stole them, or because I played them so much they wore out. The CD doesn't have "One Slip" but the DVD doesn't have "Money"! Can you imagine releasing a Pink Floyd video and cutting out "Money"?

Definitely the best live Floyd out there...I saw this Tour in L.A. Ca., and it was the first and only time i got to see them live :-(.I thought it was a great concert then, but now that i've seen it on video... it's even better.I also have a few other videos of them live (dvds :-)_, including "Pulse". And a few David Gilmore dvds, but this tops'em all.It's definitely a must have.ps - can't wait for it to come out on DVD though. pss - I think that it was released on laserdisk at one time.see ya, Ted.

`The Delicate Sound of Thunder' is stunning. David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, supported by outstanding musicians and backing vocals, and a great selection of songs, give a marvelous 90 min. concert. Although without Roger Waters - the creative soul of the group, this show is stunning. It is difficult to highlight a song, but `The Great Gig in the Sky' in the voices of Margret Taylot, Durga McBroom and Rachel Fury and the saxophone of Scott Page in `Us and Them' are unforgettable. The light and choreography, together with the performance of the stars works perfectly in this video. `Comfortably Numb' is fantastic. My vote is ten.

Well, "Delicate Sound of Thunder" is at least, a very provocative name. Actually this is Pink Floyd's first major concert since Waters left and I must say, lots of changes have occured for a typical Floyd show. Of them the good ones are- 1) Inclusion of other instrumental performers besides the original three, 2) The use of a round background screen for graphics; really excellent, this one. But what annoyed me is the use of three female background vocalists. They literally spoiled the show... completely destroying the psychedelic effect which was the trademark of the band.Ultimately the heart and soul of the show became Gilmour's guitars. Brilliant... in one word. The best of the songs performed must be "Money" as it appeared to me a bit different from the original one in tunes. Wayne Isham directed the show quite well... though not as in the level of Metallica's S & M. But in all, this show is a must-see for all Floyd fans.