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| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 07:47 galste wrote: 8.9 average rating... nuff said. Clearly this is great nostalgia. I don't understand the negative comments. Are you too young to have experienced a Pink Floyd concert? Someone's age has very little to do with their liking or disliking this tune. Generally, when one writes "nuff said" in a statement, there should not have to be any more words following it. |
| Sasha2001 (I can see Zabars from my window) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 16:01 coding_to_music wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Torry
"The Great Gig in the Sky"In 2004, she sued Pink Floyd and EMI for songwriting royalties on the basis that her contribution to "The Great Gig in the Sky" constituted co-authorship with keyboardist Richard Wright. Originally, she was paid the standard flat fee of £30 for Sunday studio work. In 2005, an out-of-court settlement was reached in Torry's favour, although the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.<5> All releases after 2005 credit 'Richard Wright/Clare Torry' for the "Great Gig in the Sky" segment. Fitting and well deserved tribute and restitution. Far too often musicians blame the moneymen for screwing over the hired help. It shouldn't take lawyers for them to figure out how to do the right thing. |
| Larry_Rosenow (Bend, OR) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 15:58 Wow....I purchased the album in 1975, watched my high school kids in Phoenix, OR paint the side of the gym to an identical replica of the cover...and today this sure is sounding so, so good. Thanks, RP. |
| StoneyG (Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th) | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 15:40 Very cool that y'all're playing the Empire Pool performance of this! |
| ycb661 | Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 15:36 here we go - turning the speakers up to 11 |
| tupicetti (At the verge of the desert, literally...!) | Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 18:40 I gave a 12 to this. Given that the top rating is ten, I have 2 to spare... will give it to next song, that way I will be in peace. |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 18:17 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Torry "The Great Gig in the Sky"In 2004, she sued Pink Floyd and EMI for songwriting royalties on the basis that her contribution to "The Great Gig in the Sky" constituted co-authorship with keyboardist Richard Wright. Originally, she was paid the standard flat fee of £30 for Sunday studio work. In 2005, an out-of-court settlement was reached in Torry's favour, although the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.<5> All releases after 2005 credit 'Richard Wright/Clare Torry' for the "Great Gig in the Sky" segment. |
| Oidos (Behind the Zion Curtain) | Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 18:14 this is a magical recording. Excellent sound and great performance. |
| stunix (Narrowboat nr Caen Locks) | Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 17:59 Art_Carnage wrote: It's a shame that Clare Torry had to sue, in order to get the credit she deserved on "Great Gig...". I doubt she sued, she sang with Dave recently, I would imagine it was just a sence of fairplay on the part of the band < edit >whatever Wikipedia says!< /edit >. |
| myersei (Denver, CO) | Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 23:20 why must the scale go only to 10? so worthy of an 11 here. |
| linzie | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 22:58 f—-ing yummy... |
| andreicio (Bucharest, RO) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:46 Nooooooooo...... When the piece started I prepared for one hour of splendor. Only to have Bill's voice bring me down hard saying "we won't be hearing the whole piece today". Pity... |
| ksua | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:44 GOT TO LOVE ALL THINGS LIVE!!!! keep'm coming!! |
| Gwarmerdam (Leeuwarden, The Netherlands) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:43 Excellent choice Bill !! |
| ploba (the other coast and hang a left) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:43 had to skip it - twice! |
| anjo (Geneva, Switzerland) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:34 ziakut wrote: Oh no...the Pink Floyd orgy. Whenever I hear a track from this and see this album cover...I know we're in for a long...overdrawn set of Pink Floyd. I like PF greatly...but this is like celebrating 1st place in a pie eating contest and indulging in the first place prize...more damn pie.  If this were regular radio...I would assume that the DJ needed a diarrhea / cigarette break. Completely agree with Ziakut. The music is nice, but once a year is enough. Can't you break it into pieces and just play a slice at a time? There is no "Play something Different" that stands the lenght of this song. :-/ |
| vanmas (Leiden, Netherlands) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:30 Love this! Please more of them live! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:30 ziakut wrote: Oh no...the Pink Floyd orgy. Whenever I hear a track from this and see this album cover...I know we're in for a long...overdrawn set of Pink Floyd. I like PF greatly...but this is like celebrating 1st place in a pie eating contest and indulging in the first place prize...more damn pie. If this were regular radio...I would assume that the DJ needed a diarrhea / cigarette break.   |
| macbags (atlanta) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:30 8.9 means ????? This is not music and i can't wait for it to end. |
| Seahunt (Parent's Basement) | Posted: May 09, 2012 - 04:28 Wow. This is really trippy even on my S%*##y work computer speakers! |
| galste (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 05:53 8.9 average rating... nuff said. Clearly this is great nostalgia. I don't understand the negative comments. Are you too young to have experienced a Pink Floyd concert? |
| Ericocean (Cumberland, Maryland) | Posted: Apr 15, 2012 - 05:42 Old, worn out and never ending song. |
| oldsaxon (Wales via Vancouver, BC.) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:59 acamon wrote: Occasionally I hear some PF and it sounds experimental, atmospheric and interesting, I begin to think I've misjudged them. Then the 'song' starts and we're back in boring, MOR, blues funk. I guess it was experimental enough for the public at the time, but I wonder what they could have been like... Obviously, their gazillions of fans disagree. Well yeah, but a big part of your argument is a result of the age of the song...a song that anyone who has ever listened to a rock radio station is familiar with. The result is that over time, what we heard as quite unique now feels quite familiar. Best thing to do is probably what they did and package a few versions of the old material up so we can get a sense of both the complexity and the difficulty of reproducing such truly amazing studio energy. |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:55 It's a shame that Clare Torry had to sue, in order to get the credit she deserved on "Great Gig...". |
| acamon | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:51 Occasionally I hear some PF and it sounds experimental, atmospheric and interesting, I begin to think I've misjudged them. Then the 'song' starts and we're back in boring, MOR, blues funk. I guess it was experimental enough for the public at the time, but I wonder what they could have been like... Obviously, their gazillions of fans disagree. |
| oindjr | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:51 There are few things better than Pink Floyd Live! Goose Bumps everytime! |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:48 The more I listen to this box set, the more I like. Must. Have.  |
| ziakut (The Windy City) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:46 Oh no...the Pink Floyd orgy. Whenever I hear a track from this and see this album cover...I know we're in for a long...overdrawn set of Pink Floyd. I like PF greatly...but this is like celebrating 1st place in a pie eating contest and indulging in the first place prize...more damn pie. If this were regular radio...I would assume that the DJ needed a diarrhea / cigarette break. |
| coloradojohn (Mile High on the Colorado Vibe, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:45 Oh, it's speaking to me, and well, as I enjoy a big ol' salad bowl of Pre-'98 Bubba Kush, Planewreck, and Deep Space Full Melt...nothing like PF, RP, and Rocky Mountain Way! |
| misterbearbaby (Marina del Rey, California) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:45 Ticking away the moments that make up the dull day... |
| RoaringGirl (Afloat) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:45 Just loving this! |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Apr 07, 2012 - 10:43 Yes!!!! |
| mike_chouinard | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:40 And we're back. |
| godspeed (maui) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:34 Great set Mr. B....thank you! Next best thing to seeing them live...well, almost.;-) |
| ckcotton (Adding snarky comments since 2007) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:31 HAS to be THE LONGEST song RP plays... And thats a GREAT thing... LOVE IT |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:26 thewiseking wrote: if you ever wondered if a guitarist could fall asleep in the middle of a solo, the answer is apparently yes. Ok, we get it, you have no musical taste and like to shout it out, broadcast it indefinitely over the interwebs. Type it out until your fingers bleed. Instead, I would suggest saving your time and changing the station. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:16 if you ever wondered if a guitarist could fall asleep in the middle of a solo, the answer is apparently yes. |
| Sasha2001 (I can see Zabars from my window) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:12 I just raised a lighter over my head this song is so good only to set the fire alarm off. Oh well, at least the battery's still good. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:11 let's see, root canal, a visit to the Department of Motor Vehicles or listening to Pink Floyd's "classic" Money again? Think I'll take the root canal. |
| sbegf (Manchester, Maryland) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:10 Ok, I have to get this box set! |
| suntreader | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:08 This is like time travel. |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:05 heh, heh, hey man, it's the Giant Pig, COOL!!! ya gonna smoke that? |
| Roguewarer (Southfield, MI) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:05 11.5 |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:05 here we go, wake up stoners, the screeching Star Search Contestant is running vocal scales again.....zzzzzzzzzzzzzz........zzzzzzz |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:03 I LOVE LOVE LOVE Pink Floyd, but this is really hard to listen to. I'm going to need to turn this off and put in the studio recording. ...a little addendum...I saw the Wall concert back in 79-80? it was pure genius, flawless. This dark Side doesn't even come CLOSE . |
| jules44 (Sunny North Carolina) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:03 ..........bored.................. |
| jcoleman (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:03 Are you twelve? Shut up and enjoy. Or better yet, go play in your haunted house! thewiseking wrote: must have had auto tune back in the day cause these wasted blokes are singin way off key |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:02 must have had auto tune back in the day cause these wasted blokes are singin way off key |
| sneff (NY) | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:02 Not the best version to be sure... |
| katiediddler | Posted: Mar 14, 2012 - 14:01 thewiseking wrote: could this be any cheesier? sounds like the sound effects from the Rye Playland Haunted House I was wondering when the yang to the yin of my child-like exhuberance would show up. Now could you let me know where to download that Rye thing?  |