Today, when we see something like a concert film that defines a genre Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Gimme Shelteror Ziggy Stardust and the Mars spiderwe look at the audience with just as interesting as performers. But Pink Floyd never did things exactly the same as any other rock band of that era. In 1972, they put out a concert film with no audience at all, replacing it with a visual intriguing ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii. Pink Floyd of Pompeii – McMlxxii It has been recently restored and can be viewed Trailer for upcoming global films and re-release of IMAX On top of that.
Even without the unpredictable elements of attendees (except for a few local kids sneaking in), production was challenging. Floyd was musically strict and insisted on playing live on actual tour gear.
Only then was it discovered that the amphitheater had not enough power to power it all. This ultimately required us to run a half-mile extension cord to the town hall. Although it was barely impressive, the resulting footage did not reach the length of the feature. This required supplemental shooting in a fairly small studio at Paris’ historic studio Europasonor.
Pink Floyd of Pompeii – McMlxxii Originally, it was meant to promote rait releases at the time. Meddle. The album is best remembered for “Echoes,” which takes up the whole of Side 2. The film divides it into two parts. One opens it and the other opens to close it. You can get a taste of this live rendition Clips above. Between the two halves of “Echoes”, songs like “That x, Eugene, Eugene,” “A Seceucerful of Secrets,” and “Mademoiselle Nobs,” along with footage from the studio band, joining the next project. Dark side of the moon.
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Based in Seoul Colin marshall Write and broadcasting stationTS about cities, languages, and culture. His projects include the Substack Newsletter Books about cities And the book The Stateless City: Walking through 21st century Los Angeles. Follow him on social networks previously known as Twitter @colinmarshall.
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