"It felt like it was a very special gig to be doing, we were in a run of fairly special gigs, but this one was more nerve-wracking and more exciting. (Pink Floyd filmed a concert at Pompeii in 1972, but there was no audience.) I don't worry about that too much."Īccording to the press release, Gilmour's performance at the ancient amphitheater was the first with a live audience since Romans gathered there to watch gladiators battle, nearly 2,000 years ago. If you can't see where your hands are going, it's quite tricky.
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I couldn't see my guitar neck at all during that moment and in 'Run Like Hell' there are quite big jumps and things that you have to do. "With the flashing, it makes your brain do strange things and it's very, very easy to forget where you are and lose all your thought processes. "There are the strobes and lights that using at that moment and you actually cannot see a thing," says Gilmour in a press release. It's worth noting: The sunglasses you see Gilmour and other band members wear during their performance of "Run Like Hell" aren't a fashion statement. 29, was shot back in July of 2016 and features a mix of Pink Floyd songs and some from Gilmour's solo work. The concert video, being released on DVD and Blu-ray Sept. So it's a rare thrill to get to see guitarist David Gilmour stretch out (for more than a minute) on the singular opening riff to Pink Floyd's "Run Like Hell," in a new video from his 2016 concert at Pompeii.
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The music was carefully composed, tightly orchestrated and, apart from a free jam during the song "Money" or a few extended guitar solos, the band mostly stuck to the playbook. It's hard to overstate how remarkable Pink Floyd's live shows were back when the band still toured, not just for the giant disco ball and laser show (or the pig), but for the lengths the group went to to recreate their wild soundscapes and grooves on stage as precisely as they'd recorded them in the studio.