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Pink Floyd In Concert: Delicate Sound Of Thunder [VHS] | ![Pink Floyd In Concert: Delicate Sound Of Thunder [VHS]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JCB0C3JML._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Wayne Isham
Actors: David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, Jon Carin, Tim Renwick
Studio: Sony
Category: Video
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Rating:  102 reviews
Sales Rank: 1995
Format: Live, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301334175
UPC: 044744901933
EAN: 9786301334174
ASIN: 6301334175
Theatrical Release Date: June 13, 1989
Release Date: July 1, 1991
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 102
 Something Missing? October 3, 2009
T. Dixon (Dayton, OH)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
During "One of These Days" you see a pig suspended in the air twirling around. It provokes images of the Stonehenge set in Spinal Tap. David Gilmour also has a female version of The Pips singing background. The last straw was the reggae version of "Money" Gag.
 Unmatchable Moments September 21, 2009
Christopher Johnson
I own this on VHS tape and have just watched the DVD of Pulse.
The one thing DSoTM (delicate sound of thunder movie!) has which cannot be matched or even approached by the Pulse version is: Great Gig in the Sky. That alone is worth their putting it out in addition to Pulse. In the newer concert, the Great Gig singers are apparently post-diva and well aware that they're performing to a huge crowd- and without exception, they butcher the track by over-singing it and troweling on lots of flash and melisma. The emotional core of Great Gig is lost.
On Delicate Sound of Thunder, it's quite the other thing.
Rachel Fury starts off Great Gig in the Sky, and she's good but not extraordinary, wailing against imagery of war and destruction. It shifts gear into a softer, mellower mode, and Durga McBroom slips up to the mic and gives out a crooning performance of great tenderness and gentleness, absolutely beautiful (not suggested by her performance on Pulse, which is a lot edgier and tighter). On Delicate Sound of Thunder, her voice is luscious and sensuous. You wonder how anything can follow that- and then Margaret Taylor is up. She's seen shaking her head, biting her lip as Durga sings, as if wondering herself how she can follow that... and all too soon, the spotlight is on her. And you forget everybody else. Taylor sings as if she's about to literally die the second the song is over- her voice stabs through you like a beautiful dagger, transfixes you with high pure passionate notes without a bit of vibrato or one unnecessary frill. It's absolutely riveting, unforgettable.
Pulse has this to say for itself- once its inferior Great Gig is finished, everything else is fantastic and sometimes a huge improvement over Delicate Sound of Thunder. But some of the earlier tracks, such as Sorrow, actually come off stronger on Delicate Sound of Thunder.
They really should put out DSoT as a proper DVD just on the strength of Great Gig in the Sky, though it's understandable that Floyd feels Pulse is stronger. For the members of Floyd, it is, no question. There's just this one detail...
 A Classic! June 19, 2009
Ricky Milner (Brooks, GA, USA)
This one is hard to find, and I wish they would release it in NTSC format on DVD, but this video tape is one of my favorites! David Gilmour and crew put on a great show, even without Roger Waters. I was only disappointed that it didn't last longer! Great performance! Wish I were there!
BEST GUITAR SOLO EVER RECORDED, TRUE......... September 27, 2008
milo mccowan (KANAB, UTAH)
What am I saying?
Yes, On the Turning Away done live on this album is without question the summit of great lead guitar work. Gilmour bleeds his Strat and blends it with power chords that weaken the knees. Best lead guitar song ever recorded. Stack it against any, and I mean any, guitar solo. There seems to be a "how fast can he play?" or "how complicated can he get?" mentality in music in the past decades. On the Turning Away is hard evidence that quality and craftmanship cannot be rushed. Gilmour was voted Number 1 Guitarist of All Time in a UK Billboard poll a couple of years ago. Here is the proof. It is PURE MAGIC.
Excellent live Floyd video November 12, 2007
Terrence J. Reardon (Lake Worth (a west Palm Beach suburb), FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pink Floyd's second concert video entitled Delicate Sound of Thunder was released in June of 1989 (the satellite album was released in November of 1988).
The album (and video) was recorded and filmed over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum in New York in August of 1988 (the end of the regular Momentary Lapse tour '87-'88 and directed by video director Wayne Isham (Bon Jovi, Rolling Stones, Queensryche, etc.).
The band would tour Europe again in 1989/90 in support of Delicate Sound with the tour called Another Lapse.
The band first attempted to record a live album and video in November of 1987 in Atlanta, GA but the band were not up to par. Subsequently, they tried again in the summer of 1988. As a result, a great live album and video.
The album and video has superb live versions of "On The Turning Away" and One of These Days". The fans' much reviled track "The Dogs of War" is superior to its studio counterpart with Nick Mason playing drums this time and Rick Wright playing on keyboards like he did in the old days (the two are the only two original Floyd members who did every tour) and of course David Gilmour's vocals and superb guitar work. The film on this track is breath taking with the German Shepard dogs running with the yellow eyes as if they were possessed by Satan himself. Other standouts are "Wish You Were Here" and "Learning To Fly". Some tracks are slightly edited like "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" and "Comfortably Numb".
The video features material not on the album like "Signs Of Life", "On the Run", a spellbinding "The Great Gig in the Sky" and of course the superb "One Slip". "Money" was available on only the US and Canadian video versions of Delicate Sound but not the UK edition.
This video is unfortunately now out-of-print and the group have no plans to release this film which is a sacrilege as some liked this better than 1995's PULSE!!!!
The video did well for a live concert video as it went Multi-Platinum and is a great document of Floyd's reunion tour.
I first got this video in January of 1993 and went through two copies and am holding on to them.
Highly recommended
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