David Gilmour Live - DVD

Samus Aran · 11-10-2002, 05:07 PM

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David Gilmour live - DVD and VHS.
Release date: October 21st, 2002 (Europe) /November 5th, 2002 (US)
Released by EMI / Capitol Records

David Gilmour live performance of 16 songs filmed at the semi-acoustic Meltdown Festival concert at London's Royal Festival Hall in June 2001

Track listing
Meltdown Concert:
Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts 1-5
Terrapin
Fat Old Sun
Coming Back to Life
High Hopes
Je Crois Entendre Encore (from opera by Bizet: The Pearl Fishers)
Smile
Wish You Were here
Comfortably Numb
Dimming of the Day (by Richard Thompson)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond parts 6-8
Great Day for Freedom
Hushabye Mountain (from the film musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, 1970. Lyrics and music by Sherman)

Bonus songs:
Don't (From a the tribute cooncert to Lieber and Stoller. Originally sung by Elvis Presley.)
I Put A Spell On You (by Screaming Jay Hawkins's. Performed with Mica Paris and Jools Holland)
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day (set to music by Michael Kamen)

Extra features (DVD)
Home movie - Gilmour rehearsing with the choir, filmed by Polly Samson
High Hopes - choral version performed by the choir at the Royal Festival Hall
Lyric Sheets for all the songs performed
Spare Digits - Guitar solos filmed in close-up
Bonus songs
5.1 surround sound test

The Band
David Gilmour - guitar and vocals
Michael Kamen - piano and English Horn
Chucho Merchan - double bass
Caroline Dale - cello
Dick Parry - saxophone
Neill MacColl - guitar and vocals
Nic France - drums and percussion

Singers: Sam Brown, Chris Ballin, Pete Brown, Margo Buchanan, Claudia Fontaine, Michelle John Douglas, Sonia Jones, Carol Kenyon, David Laudat, Durga McBroom, Aitch McRobbie, Beverli Skeete

Guest appearances by Richard Wright, Robert Wyatt, Bob Geldof at the 2002 concert.

Has anyone else picked this up? VH1 aired some parts of the concert yesterday and will again on the 14th, I believe.

Synd D`nys · 11-11-2002, 01:38 AM

First that I've heard of it but I'll be making a point to look for it at Best Buy and Media Play like, soon. Gilmore is one of my absolutely all time favorite musicians. Pink Floyd pwns.

Samus Aran · 11-11-2002, 05:40 PM

I checked out Best Buy and Mediaplay today, neither of them have it. I had to order mine off amazon.com.

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Synd D`nys The root of all evil Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hockeytown, U.S.A. Posts: 548 +0 Internets	First that I've heard of it but I'll be making a point to look for it at Best Buy and Media Play like, soon. Gilmore is one of my absolutely all time favorite musicians. Pink Floyd pwns. __________________ EverQuest free since 7/03

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11-11-2002, 05:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Samus Aran Sons of the Storm Heal Bitch Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 771 +1 Internets	I checked out Best Buy and Mediaplay today, neither of them have it. I had to order mine off amazon.com.