My copy of Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii arived from Amazon.com yesterday and like a child with a new toy, I ripped off the packaging and popped it in the DVD player. I had read mixed reviews about the DVD, as it's the Director's Edition, which is a bit funky and has both good points and bad points.
I really enjoyed actual concert footage of the movie and I also enjoyed the added interviews and footage from the recording of Dark Side of the Moon. I, however, was a bit put off with the stock footage and computer animated space scenery. Note that there is the uncut and un-altered 4:3 original movie on the DVD. I watched both until Michelle had enough and made me turn it off ;).
That being said, it was really my first introduction to the band as individuals. That is I've never really watched any interviews or footage of them as people. I've enjoyed the music, and seen music videos and such... but now I have faces to the sounds and words, and it has made listening to certain things a bit of a different experience. I don't know what to make of it yet.
Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii
Posted on April 14, 2005
