Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii - 1972
More Than a Movie! An Explosive Cinema Concert!
Director(s)
Adrian Maben
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Michèle Arnaud associate producer (as Michele Arnaud)
Alex Darbyshire executive producer (director's cut)
Mark Fenwick executive producer (director's cut)
Reiner Moritz associate producer
Stephen O'Rourke executive producer (as Steve O'Rourke)
Nick Ryle associate producer: Universal Pictures Visual Programming (director's cut)
Cast
David Gilmour - Himself (guitar, vocals) (as Pink Floyd)
Nick Mason - Himself (drums) (as Pink Floyd)
Roger Waters - Himself (bass, vocals, percussion) (as Pink Floyd)
Richard Wright - Himself (keyboards, vocals) (as Pink Floyd)
Review by Jack Gattanella
Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1972)
Breathtaking documentary of the legendary group in their prime,
Not only does Live at Pompeii accomplish the assignment of documenting early Pink Floyd (though not early enough to have Syd Barrett), but it's directed by Adrien Maben with such an electric, slow to quicker and back to slow pace that even non-Floyd fans should take a look at this.
The film starts off with a bang- "Echoes", part.1, as well as the concluding part.2, rivals the version on their Meddle album, and in my opinion is their best, most free-wheeling (yet not in overtly psychadelic) improvisational piece. Along with this are the spooky "Careful with that Axe Eugene", the menacing "One of these days (I'm going to cut you into little pieces)", the mind-blowing "Saucerful of Secrets", the serene "Set the controls for the Heart of the Sun", and even a wonderful piece with a dog on vocals and Gilmour on Harmonica called "Mademoiselle nobbs". These early noteworthy tracks from Floyd's pre-Dark Side catalog is also incorporated with studio footage of the group recording sections of that LP, as well as interview footage where Waters, Gilmour, and Mason explain some of their opinions on the current scene of music (at the time), if they really take drugs (personally, I don't trust them), and how synthesizers help their iconoclastic creations.
In truth Live at Pompeii was made more for the main fan base of Floyd fans, and for those looking for a "Floyd Fix" it's a must-own (I pray they release a DVD of this because of the noticeable pan and scan format on VHS), however for those who like music videos in general there are camera tricks and such different splicing and editing that it can boggle and possibly enlighten the mind. Unique: A++
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