Re: David Gilmour: Live at Pompeii
Originally Posted by
Ffosse
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Oddly perhaps to some, my favourite Floyd album is
The Final Cut.
Hi Ffosse.
I know exactly what you mean by that, but it's great that you mention it.
The Final Cut is an absolute masterpiece in my opinion. Very underrated when it came out because it had to follow the grandiose masterpiece that was The Wall, together with the bitter fall out that Pink Floyd were going through as well. Despite its no.1 placing it went by largely unnoticed by most except Floyd fans.
Basically, it was a Roger Waters solo album in all but name. Gilmour contributed a little, as did Nick Mason but Richard Wright had long departed the band, hence very little of the 'classic Floyd sound' was present. In his place, a sumptuously orchestrated soundscape.
What we did end up with was a magnificently bleak concept about the perils of war. Lyrically dark but extremely poetic, I rate The Final Cut as one of their best albums.
But as we mention it in this thread, we will never see David Gilmour playing tracks from this album, in the same way perhaps we don't hear him play Animals.
Luckily for me though, I expect Roger Waters will add a couple of numbers to his set next July when I see him live.
Thanks Ffosse