Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe (In The Air) 3. Time 4. Breathe (In The Air) [Reprise] 5. Castellorizon 6. On An Island 7. Blue, The 8. Red Sky At Night 9. This Heaven 10. Then I Close My Eyes 11. Smile 12. Take A Breath 13. Pocketful Of Stones, A 14. Where We Start
DISC 2: 1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 2. Astronomy Domine 3. Fat Old Sun 4. High Hopes 5. Echoes 6. Wish You Were Here 7. Great Day For Freedom, A 8. Comfortably Numb
DISC 3: 1. Castellorizon 2. On An Island 3. Blue, The 4. Red Sky At Night 5. This Heaven 6. Then I Close My Eyes 7. Smile 8. Take A Breath 9. Pocketful of Stones, A 10. Where We Start 11. Astronomy Domine 12. High Hopes 13. Echoes 14. Great Day For Freedom, A 15. Comfortably Numb 16. 36 Minute Film Documenting the Solidarity Concert Events
| Details | | Producer: | David Gilmour, Phil Manzanera | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: David Gilmour (vocals, guitar, saxophone); Guy Pratt (vocals, guitar, bass guitar); Phil Manzanera (vocals, guitars); Jon Carin (vocals, lap steel guitar, keyboards); Richard Wright (vocals, keyboards); Steve DiStanislao (vocals, drums); Dick Parry (saxophone, keyboards). Additional personnel: The Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra In Gdansk. Programmer: Jon Carin. Audio Mixers: Damon Iddins; David Gilmour; Devin Workman; Andy Jackson. Audio Remasterer: Doug Sax. This 2006 concert took place at the Polish shipyards were Lech Walesa and his Solidarity Movement made their first impact in 1980, and it celebrates the spirit of that revolution. It also celebrates the spirit of Gilmour's former band, Pink Floyd. The show opens with Gilmour leading his band through a batch of tunes from Floyd's classic DARK SIDE OF THE MOON before launching into his most recent solo album, ON AN ISLAND, in its entirety. The second disc returns to the Floyd catalog, cherry-picking Syd Barrett-era psychedelic gem "Astronomy Domine," prog-rock epic "Echoes," and staples like "Wish You Were Here" and "Comfortably Numb." LIVE IN GDANSK also ended up as an unintentional elegy to Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright, who joins Gilmour here, and died days before the release of this, his last recorded performance.
Editorial Reviews 5 stars out of 5 -- A suitably impressive backdrop for an equally impressive audio and visual extravaganza, the 2-CD set runs to nearly 160 minutes... Record Collector
4 stars out of 5 -- Gilmour coolly reestablishes his credentials as British cosmic blues guitarist numero uno, nowhere more so than a formidable 25-minute version of Floyd's finest hour, their post-psychedelic odyssey 'Echoes.' Mojo
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