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Pink Floyd: Pink Floyd At Pompeii MCMLXXII
by Doug Collette
Listening to any Pink Floyd these days, now over fifty years since the release of Dark Side of the Moon (Capitol, 1972) compels all manner of 'What if?...' hypotheses. And hearing At Pompeii MCMLXII, work preserved for posterity during the gestation of the aforementioned breakthrough album, evokes particularly thought-provoking notions about the evolution of this quartet (or subsequent line-ups) if the musicians had retained the proclivity to improvise as in their earliest days as a band. It is ...
Continue ReadingPink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon: 50th Anniversary Remaster (CD)
by Doug Collette
Following by roughly seven months the release of a mammoth box set issued in recognition of the 50th anniversary of The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, the standalone (CD, vinyl and Blu-ray) remasters of the iconic group's eighth studio album are testament to the loyalty of the fanbase (not to mention the mercenary nature of staggered releases). And yet hearing the album with the benefit of hindsight, it's difficult to know what to make of ...
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