After each take, they listened to the playback on headphones. Watch Now: David Gilmour – Live At Pompeii (Full concert on YouTube for a week) Posted on 9th May 2020 by Sean Pincombe Pink Floyd’s final upload for the YouTube Film Festival, in the form of David Gilmour’s Live At Pompeii concert, is live now for the next week. Pink Floyd fans have great news awaiting them. To fit in with the theme of the earlier work in Pompeii, the filming around Boscoreale, along with stock footage of waterfalls and lava and various shots of Roman mosaics and drawings from the Naples National Archaeological Museum were added into the Paris footage. After his original plan of mixing the band with assorted paintings had been rejected, Maben went on holiday to Naples in the early summer. "[42] The Beastie Boys claimed in interviews that the song and the video came about from their desire to progress from being a straightforward hip hop group and add vintage instruments and old sound equipment to their repertoire. [14], The rock band Korn filmed a similar show, Korn Live: The Encounter, in June 2010 to promote their ninth studio album, Korn III: Remember Who You Are. It included all the original footage, including the interviews, along with some additional filming of the Apollo space program. [3] The film earned considerably more in the US, where, by October 1974, BoxOffice reported that the film had already grossed over $2 million. Careful with That Axe, Eugene - Pink Floyd - Live at Pompeii Directed by Adrian Maben. [8] O'Rourke delivered a demo to Maben in order for him to prepare for the various shots required, which he finally managed to do the night before filming started. Their roadie, Peter Watts, suggested that the 8-track recorder[2] would produce a sound comparable to a studio recording. The video ends with a message that reads, "This video is dedicated to the memory of all the people who died at Pompeii. [25] Lawrence Van Gelder of The New York Times dismissed the film as "a fan-magazine article dressed up as a movie, with lots of close-ups of its heroes and an off-screen interviewer who occasionally drops in a question or a comment—about their equipment or their compatibility—and is satisfied with whatever he is told. Pink Floyd had already experimented with filming outside the context of a standard rock concert, including an hour-long performance in KQED TV studios in April 1970. 10:01. [13], Running at 80 minutes,[14] this latest version premiered on 10 November 1973, at the Alouette Theatre in Montreal, the release organized in part by George Ritter Films,[15] and Mutual Films. [44] According to bassist Colin Greenwood, his brother Jonny made the whole band watch the film, saying "now this is how we should do videos," Colin, however was critical of the direction, which he described as "Dave Gilmour sitting on his arse playing guitar and Roger Waters with long greasy hair, sandals and dusty flares, staggers over and picks up this big beater and whacks this gong. ... Live at Pompeii - Pink Floyd by Julio Juliovich. At some point, an employee of the owners, MHF Productions, decided this footage was of no value and incinerated all 548 cans of the original 35 mm negatives. Watch Now: Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii (on YouTube for 24 hours) Pink Floyd - A Fleeting Glimpse Posted on 25th April 2020 by Sean Pincombe 25th April 2020 Pink Floyd’s second upload for the YouTube Film Festival, Live at Pompeii, is live now for the next 24 hours. "[26], However, more recent reviews have been favourable. In addition, the natural echo of the amphitheatre provided good acoustics for the recording. [11] In early 1973, Maben was fly fishing with Waters, and suggested the possibility of improving the film by watching them at work in a recording studio. Coming up next Friday will be the 1970 KQED broadcast, An Hour With Pink Floyd. [9], Maben was concerned that one of the problems with the film was that it was too short. "[22] The Hollywood Reporter called it a "fully structured concept which stands on its own quite beyond its function of recording a live rock concert. "[24] Meanwhile, Billboard was not enthusiastic about the 1974 release, thinking it looked dated, and stated that the film was "dull, unimaginative and hokey, and does not do justice to the Pink Floyd Vision". [6] This problem plagued filming for several days, and was finally resolved by running a lengthy cable from the local town hall. [3] Additional footage filmed in a Paris television studio the following December was added for the original 1972 release. In 2017, Gilmour’s Live at Pompeii was released alongside a companion live album. Maben was particularly happy with this footage, feeling it captured the spontaneous humour of the band. The band has uploaded Live at Pompeii to YouTube today, which will be available to stream for 24 hours only. The film has subsequently been released on video numerous times, and in 2002, a Director's cut DVD appeared which combined the original footage from 1971 with more contemporary shots of space and the area around Pompeii, assembled by Maben. Subsequently, Maben was invited with a small crew using a single 35 mm camera to Abbey Road Studios to film supposed recording sessions of The Dark Side of the Moon, as well as interviews conducted off-camera by Maben, and footage of the band eating and talking at the studio cafeteria. Listen free to Pink Floyd – Live at Pompeii (Echoes Part I, Careful With That Axe, Eugene and more). The choice of material was primarily the band's, but while Maben realised it was important to include material from the band's new album Meddle, he was also keen to include "Careful with That Axe, Eugene" and "A Saucerful of Secrets", as he felt they would be good numbers to film. Billboard reviewed a video release in 1984, and on this occasion, Faye Zuckerman, while not particularly keen on the footage in the Abbey Road canteen, stated it was "vastly superior to most other concert movies". Youtube; Echoes (Live at Pompeii 1972) Pink Floyd. a.k.a. 10:01. "[23] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film three stars out of four and wrote, "The interviews with Pink Floyd are too scattershot to achieve any significance; we are left with the music, which is extremely fine. The concert was directed by Gavin Elder. [43], Radiohead were noted for being fans of the film and regularly watched it when on tour. Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe Eugene by Floydian72. This week’s installment, however, … [16] It was a financial success in Canada, and according to Billboard, the film "did such amazing business in its first week in Montreal that the original number of prints ordered for Canada has doubled. Maben knew Madonna Bouglione, daughter of circus director Joseph Bouglione, who was known to walk about Paris with a dog called Nobs. Maben closed all the entrances to the amphitheatre, but a few children managed to sneak in and were allowed to watch the filming quietly from a distance. [5] One of Maben's contacts at the University of Naples, Professor Carputi, who was a Pink Floyd fan, managed to persuade the local authorities to close the amphitheatre for six days that October for filming. Access was secured after payment of a "fairly steep" entrance fee. [27] Reviewing the Director's Cut DVD, Richie Unterberger said the film had "first-rate cinematography" and was "undeniably impressive",[28] while Peter Marsh, reviewing for the BBC, stated it was "my favourite concert film of all time", though his opinions of the new computer generated imagery were mixed. [7] Mason recalls the reason for that is that the reel of film featuring the other members was lost attempting to assemble the original cut. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, "In Depth Analysis and interview with Adrian Maben", "Live at Pompeii: In-Depth Analysis, part one", "Pink Floyd Detail Massive 27-Disc 'Early Years' Box Set", "Prog – a genre that still has a firm grip on the British psyche", "David Gilmour Returns to Pompeii After 45 Years", Is There Anybody Out There? Gilmour's full performance was recorded for a concert film entitled Live at Pompeii that is now available to view on YouTube for free.. Please remove LP from the jacket to avoid seam splitting … The show took place in a crop circle in Bakersfield, California, and had no audience beyond the crew workers. Siskel, Gene (August 8, 1974). Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a 1972 concert documentary film directed by Adrian Maben and featuring the English rock group Pink Floyd performing at the ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy. In July 2016, David Gilmour put on a special two-night concert event in Pompeii reminiscent of Pink Floyd's show there 45 years earlier. Recommended to you based on your activity and what's popular • Feedback For the live performances, the band recorded portions of the songs in sections, which were later spliced together. The Wall Live 1980–81, The Best of Pink Floyd: A Foot in the Door, Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pink_Floyd:_Live_at_Pompeii&oldid=1001684162, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun", Based on an idea and directed by Adrian Maben, Road managers: Chris Adamson, Robert Richardson, Brian Scott, Production directors: Marc Laurore, Leonardo Pescarolo, Hans Thorner, Special effects: Michel Francois, Michel Y Gouf, Post production: Auditel, Eclair, Europasonor, This page was last edited on 20 January 2021, at 20:35. [20], A director's cut version of the film was released in 2002. David Gilmour’s Live at Pompeii concert film has now been made available to watch for free on YouTube. [7] The equipment was carried by truck from London and took three days to reach Pompeii. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here by Jim Hu. In July 2016, David Gilmour returned to Pompeii for a special two-night concert event.His appearance came 45 years after Pink Floyd staged a similar production, the footage for … Van Gelder, Lawrence (August 22, 1974). [40], The hip hop group the Beastie Boys made a music video for their song "Gratitude" that appears to be a homage to the film. "[11], Reviewing the 1974 release, Audience regarded the film as "a handsome visual production. Pink Floyd "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" Syd Barrett Tribute by Jim Patterson. [7], The first section of footage to be filmed were montage shots of the band walking around Boscoreale, mixed with shots of volcanic mud,[5] which can be seen at various points in "Echoes" and "Careful with That Axe, Eugene". Accordingly, Nobs was invited into the studio, where the footage was filmed. He is the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965. The film was then re-released in 1974 with additional studio material of the band working on The Dark Side of the Moon, and interviews at Abbey Road Studios. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, 1972 [Part 1] by Antoine Théberge. And now Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii is this week’s instalment. [29], Due to the lack of time in filming, no tracks were filmed that were unreleased, but several alternative shots and outtakes were held in the Archives du Film du Bois D'Arcy near Paris. Ridiculous."[45]. Pink Floyd's classic 1971 performance at an ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy. The version of Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii seen on The Early Years box set (re-edited with the full version of Echoes as one) will be available to watch, on demand, for 24 hours - a great way to start the weekend! With David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason. 5:59. [7], The performances of "Echoes", "A Saucerful of Secrets", and "One of These Days" were filmed from 4 to 7 October 1971. 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