It's one of those little ironies of life that Pink Floyd release I have anticipating for years falls on the same day as one of the saddest in the bands career.
First, the sad.
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett passed away on the 11th. Sources report that it was due to a diabetes complication. BBC. Syd was the creative mastermind behind the band in its early stages and has a remained a powerful influence on them through their career, even if he had no direct contribution to it. Syd will be missed by me at the very least.
And on to the good. I've long considered P.U.L.S.E. to be the crowing achievement of Pink Floyd's long illustrious career and now it is finally, FINALLY available on DVD. I missed the boat on the VHS but the CD still holds a place at the top of my list of favourite albums. I can't think of a single other thing that has left me as profoundly awestruck as some of the performances on those discs, and now I can watch it at my leisure. The only thing that could make it better is if it was a widescreen release, but at this point I don't really care so long as I can see that huge mirror plated flowering disco ball descend on the crowd during the climax of comfortably numb.
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