Re: USCHO Music Thread 4: Songs She Sang to Me, Songs She Brang to Me
Pink Floyd - 6/18/75 Boston
Early versions of a couple of songs from Animals to open the show and then Shine On>Have a Cigar>Shine On to close out the first set.
This is a nice audience recording - quite nice. The fun part is hearing a few of the people sitting near the recorder talk before each set, probably not knowing that a recorder is near them... forever preserving a little vignette of this June night in 1975. I don't know why I find that to be so cool, but I do.
Two things if I can put my finger on it... something random is preserved. A little snippet of life that would have disappeared into the ether. Also - I'm not just listening to a concert, I'm in a seat. A very specific seat surrounded by people I don't know - yet specific individuals - and sharing a part of an experience that they had 42 years ago.
Deeeeep.....
Before the first set, joints are mentioned.
Before the second set, clearly there is something staged going on before the band starts DSOTM and the arena is cheering and I can hear people saying "What is that?" "Is that a train?" Louder cheering and then "Wows!" and "No ways!"
Wish I had a clue what they were looking at.
Second set is DSOTM.
Ha ha... after On the Run, joyous laughing and "This is SO good!" "Nice!" "Nice!" more joyous laughing.
Banter can be annoying and distracting on these recordings but in this case, it's not right into the mic and it's people enjoying the show, not talking about random other BS or how wasted they are. Also and most importantly, can't hear them during the music.
Loving this as I plod through the final hours of the work week...
Oh and what is on now?
Time
Of course.
