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''Live at Pompeii'' is a
live album
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and
film
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by
David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour ( ; born 6 March 1946) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and member of the rock band Pink Floyd. He joined as guitarist and co-lead vocalist in 1967, shortly before the departure of founding member Syd Barrett. P ...
, the guitarist of
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
. It was recorded at the
Amphitheatre of Pompeii
The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is one of the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatres. It is located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, and was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, that also buried the city of Pompeii and the neighbouring tow ...
. It documents his
2015–16 world tour to promote his album, ''
Rattle That Lock
''Rattle That Lock'' is the fourth solo studio album by former Pink Floyd singer and guitarist David Gilmour. It was released on 18 September 2015 via Columbia Records. The artwork for the album was created by Dave Stansbie from The Creative Cor ...
'' (2015). The concert was directed by Gavin Elder. The album was released on 29 September 2017
and is available on
CD,
LP,
digital download,
DVD
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,
BD and deluxe box set containing the CD album and BD, plus a bonus exclusive BD of extras.
Promotion
A digital single, "Rattle That Lock (Live at Pompeii 2016)" was released to promote the album on 28 July 2017. "One of These Days (Live at Pompeii 2016)" was also released as a single on 8 September 2017, and "Run Like Hell (Live at Pompeii 2016)" was released as a single on 29 September 2017.
Gilmour's official
YouTube
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channel released preview videos during the period leading up to release.
The full video for "Rattle That Lock" was uploaded on 2 August 2017.
An excerpt from "One of These Days" was also uploaded on the same day.
Later, on the 9 August an excerpt from "A Boat Lies Waiting" was uploaded.
An excerpt from "Today" was uploaded on 23 August 2017.
On 30 August 2017 an excerpt from "Time" was uploaded.
As well as preview videos an
electronic press kit
A press kit, often referred to as a media kit in business environments, is a pre-packaged set of promotional materials that provide information about a person, company, organization or cause and which is distributed to members of the media for pr ...
(EPK) was uploaded in three parts to the channel.
On 8 September 2017 the full video of "One of These Days" was uploaded to the YouTube channel,
followed by "Run Like Hell" on 29 September.
Promo videos for "Dancing Right In Front of Me",
"Wish You Were Here",
"The Great Gig in the Sky",
"The Girl in the Yellow Dress"
and "Comfortably Numb"
were all added during the days before the album's release.
Cinema
On 13 September 2017 there was a worldwide cinema screening of ''Live at Pompeii'' prior to its 29 September release. The cinema version omitted some of the songs which feature on the full release.
Cinema track listing
# Intro film featuring rehearsals and interviews.
# "5 A.M."
# "Rattle That Lock"
# "What Do You Want from Me"
# "The Great Gig In the Sky"
# "A Boat Lies Waiting"
# "Wish You Were Here"
# "In Any Tongue"
# "High Hopes"
# "One of These Days"
# "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
# "Sorrow"
# "Run Like Hell"
# "Time / Breathe (Reprise)"
# "Comfortably Numb"
# "Beauty" (end credits) (studio recording)
The songs "Faces of Stone", "The Blue", "Money", "Fat Old Sun", "Coming Back to Life", "On an Island" and "Today" were omitted from the cinema version.
Television
On 22 December 2017 a 60-minute TV version of ''Live at Pompeii'' premiered on ''
Arte
Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture.
It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...
'',
a Franco-German broadcaster. The tracklist included "Faces of Stone" and "Coming Back to Life", but was greatly edited, cutting out portions of "Sorrow" and "Comfortably Numb".
TV track listing
# "5 A.M."
# "Rattle That Lock"
# "Faces of Stone"
# "The Great Gig In the Sky"
# "Wish You Were Here"
# "In Any Tongue"
# "Coming Back to Life"
# "Sorrow"
# "Comfortably Numb"
Track listing
CD, LP and download
DVD and BD
*Concert footage
# "5 A.M."
# "Rattle That Lock"
# "Faces of Stone"
# "What Do You Want from Me"
# "The Blue"
# "The Great Gig In the Sky"
# "A Boat Lies Waiting"
# "Wish You Were Here"
# "Money"
# "In Any Tongue"
# "High Hopes"
# "One of These Days"
# "Shine On You Crazy Diamond"
# "Fat Old Sun"
# "Coming Back to Life"
# "On an Island"
# "Today"
# "Sorrow"
# "Run Like Hell"
# "Time" / "Breathe (Reprise)"
# "Comfortably Numb"
# "Beauty" (closing credits) (studio recording)
*''Pompeii Then and Now'' documentary.
Deluxe box set
The boxset contains the 2-CD album and the film on BD. It also contains the following:
Bonus BD of live material and documentaries
* South America concert footage:
# "
Astronomy Domine
"Astronomy Domine" (alternative "Astronomy Dominé") is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd. The song, written and composed by the original vocalist/guitarist Syd Barrett, is the opening track on their debut album, ''The Piper at the Ga ...
"
(Syd Barrett
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and primary songwriter, becoming known for his ...
)
# "
Us and Them
Us and Them may refer to:
*The sociological concept of in-group and out-group
*'' Us & Them'', an American television series
* ''Us and Them'' (Australian TV series), a 1994 Australian comedy television series
* "Us and Them" (song), by Pink Floy ...
"
(Wright / Waters)
# "Today"
# "Time" / "Breathe (Reprise)"
# "Comfortably Numb"
*
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
, Poland, June 2016 with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra concert footage:
# "5 A.M."
# "Rattle That Lock"
# "Dancing Right In Front of Me"
(Gilmour)
# "The Girl In the Yellow Dress" (with
Leszek Możdżer
Leszek Możdżer (Polish pronunciation: born Lesław Henryk Możdżer, 23 March 1971, Gdańsk) is a Polish jazz pianist, music producer and film score composer.
Life and career
Możdżer was born on 23 March 1971 in Gdańsk. He began to play t ...
)
(Gilmour / Samson)
# "In Any Tongue"
* Europe 2015 documentary
* South America 2015 documentary
* North America 2016 documentary
* Europe 2016 documentary
*
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...
documentary: ''David Gilmour: Wider Horizons''
Collectables
* 24-page hardback photo book
* 8-page Pompeii guide titled ''The Amphitheatre at Pompeii – An Interview with Mary Beard''
* 4 postcards
* 2-sided poster
(the obverse replicates the album artwork, the reverse is a replica of the posters used to promote the Pompeii shows)
Personnel
Pompeii and Wrocław
*David Gilmour – electric guitars (including
the Black Strat
The Black Strat is the nickname for a black Fender Stratocaster guitar played by David Gilmour of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. It appeared for the first time with Gilmour at the 1970 Bath Festival. Gilmour stated in an interview pri ...
), acoustic guitars,
classical guitar
The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...
,
console steel guitar
The console steel guitar is any type of electric steel guitar that is built in a frame supported by legs. It may be a lap steel or a pedal steel. Console steel guitars are typically heavier instruments that have multiple necks and/or more than six ...
, lead and backing vocals, cymbals on "One of These Days",
whistling
Whistling without the use of an artificial whistle is achieved by creating a small opening with one's lips, usually after applying moisture (licking one's lips or placing water upon them) and then blowing or sucking air through the space. The a ...
on "In Any Tongue"
*
Chester Kamen
Chester Kamen (born in Hackney, London) is an English session guitarist, whose work has included performing with Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Bob Geldof, Madonna, Duran Duran, Robbie Williams, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Seal, Massive Attack, Ki ...
– electric guitars, acoustic guitars, classical guitar,
12-string acoustic guitar, high-strung acoustic guitar on "Comfortably Numb", backing vocals, harmonica on "The Blue"
*
Guy Pratt – bass guitars, double bass, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Run Like Hell"
*
Greg Phillinganes
Gregory Arthur Phillinganes (born May 12, 1956) is an American keyboardist, singer-songwriter, and musical director based in Los Angeles, California. A prolific session musician, Phillinganes has contributed the role of keyboards to numerous alb ...
– piano, keyboards, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Time"
*
Chuck Leavell
Charles Alfred Leavell (born April 28, 1952) is an American musician. A member of the Allman Brothers Band throughout their commercial zenith in the 1970s, he subsequently became a founding member of the band Sea Level. He has served as the pri ...
– organ, keyboards, accordion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Comfortably Numb"
*
Steve DiStanislao – drums, percussion, backing vocals,
aeoliphone on "One of These Days"
*João Mello – saxophones,
clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...
, additional keyboards on "The Blue", high-strung acoustic guitar on "In Any Tongue"
*Bryan Chambers – backing vocals, lead vocals on "In Any Tongue" and "The Great Gig in the Sky", tambourine
*Lucita Jules – backing vocals, lead vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
*Louise Clare Marshall
(Pompeii only) – backing vocals, cowbell, lead vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky"
with:
*
Leszek Możdżer
Leszek Możdżer (Polish pronunciation: born Lesław Henryk Możdżer, 23 March 1971, Gdańsk) is a Polish jazz pianist, music producer and film score composer.
Life and career
Możdżer was born on 23 March 1971 in Gdańsk. He began to play t ...
– piano on "The Girl in the Yellow Dress" (Wrocław, 25 June 2016)
*
Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
Zbigniew Preisner
Zbigniew Preisner (; born 20 May 1955 as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski) is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis as we ...
(Wrocław, 25 June 2016)
South America
*David Gilmour – electric guitars, lead and backing vocals
*
Phil Manzanera
Phillip Geoffrey Targett-Adams (born 31 January 1951), known professionally as Phil Manzanera, is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music, and was the lead guitarist with 801, and Quiet Sun. ...
– electric guitars, acoustic guitars, backing vocals, high-strung acoustic guitar on "Comfortably Numb"
*
Jon Carin
Jon Carin (born October 21, 1964) is a musician, singer, songwriter and producer who has been a longtime collaborator with the bands Pink Floyd and The Who, and the solo careers of David Gilmour and Roger Waters, Pete Townshend, Eddie Vedder, Kate ...
– piano, keyboards, electric guitars, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Time" and "Comfortably Numb"
*
Kevin McAlea
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).
The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...
– keyboards
*Steve DiStanislao – drums, percussion, backing vocals
*João Mello – saxophones
*Bryan Chambers – backing vocals
*Lucita Jules – backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
*
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii
Notes
References
External links
Gilmour's homepage
{{Authority control
David Gilmour live albums
David Gilmour video albums
Albums produced by David Gilmour
2017 live albums
2017 video albums
Live video albums
Pompeii in popular culture