Chicago
| Data: 8 April 2016 Miejsce: United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
CD 1 1. 5 AM 2. Rattle That Lock 3. Faces of Stone 4. Wish You Were Here 5. What Do You Want From Me? 6. A Boat Lies Waiting 7. The Blue 8. Money 9. Us and Them 10. In Any Tongue 11. High Hopes CD 2 1. Astronomy Domine 2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts I-V 3. Fat Old Sun 4. Coming Back To Life 5. On An Island 6. Band introductions 7. The Girl In The Yellow Dress 8. Today CD 3 1. Sorrow 2. Run Like Hell 3. Encore break 4. Time => Breathe (reprise) 5. Comfortably Numb |
Location: Side stage, 17th row
Note: This is a 24/44.1 file set, which in most cases can't be burned directly
to CD without downsampling to 16-bit. A 16-bit, CD-friendly version will be
posted separately. The recording is seamless; the disc breaks above are merely a
suggestion.
David Gilmour's 3rd night in Chicago, previously featuring a night at the United
Center and an interlude at the (relatively) intimate Auditorium Theater, where
Pink Floyd had performed legendary sets in the early '70s. Having caught the
Auditorium show two days earlier, I will admit that the set grew on me; the
first half (which was heavy on the newer material) was much lower-energy but I
found myself appreciating the intracacies of the arrangements. The second half,
which basically amounted to a greatest-hits set, was much more engaging to the
crowd and a fun performance. I think the set was identical to the earlier nights
in Chicago.
In terms of performance, I thought it was solid but lacking in some of the "deep
tracks" that were featured on the 2006 tour (for example, I would have killed to
hear "Echoes"). If you're a fan of David Gilmour (and I will say that I got a
new appreciation of what a guitar virtuoso he is during the two shows I saw),
you will be satisfied with the performance. The recording quality surprised me;
I was aghast at how inattentive my neighbors were during the show, and the
couple from Brazil next to me spent literally the whole show Face Time-ing their
friends back home (a first for me) -- the husband was very focused on sharing
his real-time reactions with his Facebook friends list but very little time
focusing on the show. Somehow most of the loud chatter is absent from this
recording except for the quietest parts of the performance.
I'm sure the pros will be posting their recordings
in the days that follow, but I was pleasantly surprised with how good this one
sounds. I was in a near-ideal taping spot under the right stack, which
fortunately drowned out most of my neighbors' chatter.
Go buy David's new album. There's some good (though mellow) stuff on there. It
was an honor to see him for (probably) one last time in North America.
Dodano: 24.4.2017
