Delicate Sound of Thunder |  | Artist: Pink Floyd
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  132 reviews
Sales Rank: 7,667
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 1
UPC: 074644448429
EAN: 0074644448429
ASIN: B0000026NC
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Shine on You Crazy Diamond | | • | Learning to Fly - Pink Floyd, Carin, Jon | | • | Yet Another Movie | | • | Round and Around | | • | Sorrow | | • | The Dogs of War | | • | On the Turning Away |
Disc 2
| • | One of These Days | | • | Time | | • | Wish You Were Here | | • | Us and Them - Pink Floyd, Waters, Roger | | • | Money - Pink Floyd, Waters, Roger | | • | Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2 - Pink Floyd, Waters, Roger | | • | Comfortably Numb | | • | Run Like Hell |
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Product Description
Original Release Date: November 22, 1988
Track Listing:
Disc: 1
1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond
2. Learning To Fly
3. Yet Another Movie
4. Round And Round
5. Sorrow
6. The Dogs Of War
7. On The Turning Away
Disc: 2
1. One Of These Days
2. Time
3. Wish You Were Here
4. Us & Them
5. Money
6. Another Brick In The Wall Part II
7. Comfortably Numb
8. Run Like Hell
Amazon.com
In the late 1980s, Pink Floyd came roaring back with a decent studio album and an awesome stadium tour. Delicate Sound is a postcard from that tour that has the impossible task of capturing the spectacle of flying pigs and crashing beds. Also without the brood and bass of the departed Roger Waters, even a large backing band can't recreate the majesty of the original recording of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond." Still "On the Turning Away," from A Momentary Lapse of Reason, sounds better than the studio version and a smattering of Floyd's best cuts from The Wall and Darkside of Moon make this live album a decent collection. --Greg Emmanuel
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 Obscured by p*u*l*s*e December 9, 2005
Miguel Poo Pantoja (Mexico, DF Mexico)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
As the years went by, PULSE somewhat made a lot of people to "forget" this jewel.
Of course Pulse has been more publicized in the media, has more songs and the complete performance of DSOTM, but...
Delicate Sound of Thunder was released by the time legal conflicts were still ongoing against Roger Waters. So the remaining Floydians, Mason and Gilmour had the enormous challenge of completing a new tour without Waters and originally Wright, and the not-less-important task to cash in on pretended success to cover expenses originated from the numerous legal affairs occuring at the same time (Mason had to sell one of his many collection cars to finance part of the tour, a sad goodbye for him to one of his most beloved -and expensive- collector items).
Rick Wright was legally separated from the band previously by Roger's attorneys and had to appear as a contractor, rather than as a permanent member of the band, situation that was corrected later, in time for the release of The Division Bell.
So, against all odds, Pink Floyd (read Gilmour & Mason + Wright and a whole bunch of session musicians) returned with a vengeance, the most successful tour of 1987, even more than the Roling Stones'.
All that sort of repressed anger became loose and transformed itself into unbelievable playing that, luckily for us, was trapped in Delicate Sound of Thunder.
If you had (I hope you will) the chance to watch the VHS of the same name (when will we have the DVD? Now that Pulse has been announced for DVD release, my hope returns), you'll notice that Gilmour has a big smile on his face most of the time, you can tell they are enjoying themselves and having fun. That sort of environment is felt in its audio portion, the CD.
Go buy it in case you're still "one of the few" "obscured by clouds". Unless you have "brain damage" or have been "eclipsed" by Pulse, you gotta get your hands on this excellent item.
A Live Album With a Purpose is a Rare Thing September 20, 2004
Bud (Seminole, Texas, USA)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
What "Delicate Sound of Thunder" has that "Pulse" doesn't is originality, and more notably, a purpose. Released in 1988, in the wake of the post-split trauma and legal battles with former member Roger Waters, this ably recorded double live set was the group's first release of live material since the psychedelic-era "Ummagumma" in 1969. After the phenomenal success of "Dark Side of the Moon" in 1973, Pink Floyd became an essential live act, their grand stadium/arena shows becoming a musical and visual spectacle that aficionados went so far as to call "a necessary experience in life." So naturally, after the bitter split with Waters, who had asserted himself as the band's principle visionary, Pink Floyd was presumed dead, until longtime members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and (slightly later) Richard Wright regrouped (but not without a fight). A resulting studio album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" hit the Top 10 in both the US and UK, and the next step was a no-brainer; Floyd had proved they were still alive in the studio, now it was time for a 200-date concert tour to regain their territory as live kings.
"Delicate Sound of Thunder" contains many features that make it an essential piece in the Floyd catalog. The first disc is mostly made up of material from the "Lapse" album, and what makes them so spectacular is that the presence of Mason and Wright is much more abundant and notable than they were in the studio versions (due to that album's long list of session players). Mason's skilled drumming is "all over the album" as Gilmour proudly put it, and Wright's keyboards make these songs sound much more like Pink Floyd music than they did on the studio album. 'On the Turning Away' is given such a magical treatment that is becomes a full-blown stadium anthem. The second disc is dedicated to familiar Floyd classics, and the results are predictably startling. Session player Scott Page's saxophone compliments and makes variations on the original sax contributions of Dick Parry, and Guy Pratt's bass is much more flexible and notable than that of Roger Waters (especially on 'Another Brick in the Wall Part 2'). It's interesting to see 'Us and Them' placed before 'Money' due to the fact that on the original "Dark Side" album, the latter segued into the former, but it still works and sounds great. The midsection of 'Money' is turned into a much more funky, loose jam, complete with fitting female backing vocals. Speaking of vocals, the verses of 'Comfortably Numb' replace Waters with a more slow, haunting, ghostly-melancholy rendition, which is very appropriate to the mood of the song, making it the best live version of the Floyd classic, complete with Gilmour's extended, emotional guitar solos. The closing crowd-pleaser 'Run Like Hell' even features synthesizer work in short notes that replicates high pitched strings.
This is the document of a great band reclaiming their place in music, and reminding everyone of the power and startling feeling each musician placed into his performance. 1995's double live "Pulse" contained several of the same songs featured here and a less than perfect live rendition of "Dark Side of the Moon" (and the first pressings had a blinking light on the packaging for extra measure), but it was nowhere near as inspired as "Delicate Sound of Thunder," an essential document that saw a legendary band breathing with new life.
The reason why DSoT is better than Pulse is simple October 30, 2004
Bryce Burnet (Sunnyvale, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I own both sets, and listen to them regularly. I even went to see Floyd live during the Division Bell tour. But, the bottom line is the sound of David Gilmour's guitar is much better on Delicate Sound of Thunder. Gilmour's work on Pulse is way over-processed, and that's his doing (you should see the TWO racks of digital processing equipment he uses.) Don't believe me? Do a side-by-side comparison of "Sorrow", "Time" or "Money". His guitar just sounds bigger and clearer on the DSoT versions.
Additionally, he sings with much more passion (compare the versions of "Money", for instance) on this older release. Often times, Gilmour sounds bored on Pulse, even though his playing is as fiery as ever.
While I was a bigger fan of The Division Bell (and the songs from it) than Momentary Lapse of Reason, Delicate Sound of Thunder remains the definitive live Pink Floyd document.
Surprisingly good. December 16, 2004
Shadowgraphs
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I didn't expect to love this album. The egalitarian live dynamic that made Pink Floyd so incredible from 1969 to 1972 was completely lost by the time this was recorded, with David Gimour dominating the sound, Rick Wright and Nick Mason in the background, and Roger Waters replaced by a studio bassist. The setlist is a combination of stuff most would consider the Floyd's "greatest hits;" good pop songs, but certainly nothing like "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" or "A Saucerful of Secrets," which made the live disc of Ummagumma one of the best albums in my entire collection. Oh. And did I mention that this was performed in front of a giant arena crowd that may or may not have cared all that much about the music? Yipes. Doesn't sound like much fun to me.
I was pleasantly surprised.
Disc 1 especially stands out. It starts off with the absolute BEST version of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" I've ever heard. David tackles the vocals briliantly and the sax solo goes places I never thought it could. Then, the AMLOR material, which sounded just OK on the album, is brought to life in the most spectacular manner possible. I honestly could not believe that such... well... tacky songs could sound so good and be performed so tastefully. Of special note is "On The Turning Away," which has won a special spot in my heart as a true Floyd classic due mainly to this album. The lyrics... the music... it's just phenominal that the Floyd could pull it off without Roger Waters.
Disc 2 is decent, but certainly not on my "frequent play" list. Except for "One of These Days" (which I'm convinced is impossible for any incarnation of Pink Floyd to mess up), it mostly sounds like a cover band of some sort; I don't really feel that special vibe the way I do on Disc 1. Out of the "classic" songs, I'd say "Money" and "Comfortably Numb" are probably the best-rendered, but I've heard much better versions of each.
I was tempted to give this four stars because this is, in essence, a five-star CD and a three-star CD packaged together, but Disc 1 is just so amazing that I feel the need to inflate my rating a bit.
Delicate Sound of Thunder August 19, 2006
Judy Alden (Beverly Hills, Florida United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is absolutly the best CD i've ever heard by Pink Floyd.
i listen to it all the time
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