Pulse [Slipcase] by Pink Floyd (CD, Jun-1995, 2 Discs, Columbia USA)

Over time, this has become one of my favourite albums. As a rule, I don't go much for compilation albums. However, this double album, taken from a Floyd concert (and happily unflawed sound-wise) has a real life of its own. This remains true even though the tracks are all taken from former albums which I love to listen to all by themselves. Often when you hear a song out of its original album context, you miss the support it derived from the pieces that went with it. This is particularly true of bands like the Moody Blues, who made albums rather than just songs, and it ought to be true of Pink Floyd. Yet "Pulse" works and it works well; I find myself playing it more and more often with real pleasure, even though I have most of the original albums on CD now as well. For me, it has taken its place in the Floyd catalogue and is well worth owning. I wouldn't buy it for the packaging alone, but I have to admit that's impressive also, and somehow typical of the group.

Thos is one of the best Pink Floyd Albums I have ever owned. It has a bit of the past brought into the present. I purchased this CD because I also own the Pulse Concert DVD and wanted it for my personal sound system in my truck. A great addition to any collection.

Ahh! The nostalgia!! An excellent live performance. The Gilmour tracks are the stand out, showing that Gilmor/Wright/Mason were every bit as Floyd as Wright/Gilmor/Wright/Mason ever were. The pictures in the book recall for me the Division Bell tour of the USA in 1987. Highly recommended. I have owned the LD of Pulse for many years, but wanted something more portable!! ;-)

Pink Floyd's twenty first overall and second double live album PULSE was released in June of 1995.
This double live album was recorded on the European leg of Pink Floyd's 1994 world tour to support their chart-topping album entitled The Division Bell (which is their last studio album to date).
The reason for the PULSE album and its off-shoot video (later DVD) was at the end of the North American and Canadian leg of the tour (I saw them in Foxboro, MA in May of 1994 with 55,000 fans embracing them on one of their three nights sold out nights at Foxboro Stadium in Mass), they decided to resurrect something they had not done since their 1975 US Tour, their 1973 classic Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety.
PULSE was superbly produced by singer and guitarist David Gilmour and longtime engineer James Guthrie whom also engineered and mixed the album. Some songs had solos dubbed in from other shows because either the playing was awful or the solo came in a bar late or a vocal was flubbed. Hence, the album was not re-recorded in the studio unlike many live albums but edited from other shows as technology today allows fixings to come from a click of a mouse.
The first disc is a potpourri of material of classic Floyd tracks like the Syd Barrett era classic "Astronomy Domine", "Hey You", "Shine on You Crazy Diamond (pts. 1-5 and 7)" and a stellar "Another Brick in the Wall(pt.2)" (with teasers of part 1 and Happiest Days thrown in for good measure) and post-Roger Waters material which were stellar readings of the Momentary Lapse tracks "Learning to Fly" and "Sorrow" (better on PULSE than on Delicate Sound of Thunder) and the tracks from The Division Bell starting with "What Do You Want From Me", "Keep Talking", "Coming Back to Life", "A Great Day For Freedom" and a spirited "High Hopes".
The second disc is the complete Dark Side of the Moon album in its entirety plus encores of "Wish You Were Here", "Comfortably Numb" and "Run Like Hell". Except for the jam in the middle of "Money", the whole of Dark Side of the Moon sounds just like the studio LP, but almost better in some cases like "Time" (with Gilmour playing stellar leads here), "The Great Gig in the Sky" (I apologize but Sam Brown did the first part way better than Clare Torry IMHO and Durga McBroom and Claudia Fontaine were impressive) and "Us and Them". The rest is superb as well ("Speak to Me", "Breathe", "Any Colour You Like" and "Brain Damage"/"Eclipse").
On the cassette version of the album you had two extra tracks which were a killer "One of These Days" and a 22 minute ambient piece.
The PULSE album, when first released, originally came packaged with a blinking light on the spine of the CD artwork. Also, the album was an instant smash hitting #1 in both the US and UK in its first week and selling over three million copies in the US alone immediately.
Sales aside, this is the best live album ever as the songs are SUPERB and the performances are top-notch!!!!
My Top 10 Live albums:
1)Pink Floyd - PULSE (1995)
2)Supertramp - Paris (1980)
3)Genesis - Seconds Out (1977)
4)Queen - Queen Rock Montreal (2007 though recorded in 1981)
5)The Who - Live at Leeds (Deluxe Edition from 2001) (recorded in 1970)
6)Jethro Tull - Bursting Out (1978)
7)Rush - Different Stages (1998)
8)Yes - Yessongs (1973)
9)Iron Maiden - Live After Death (1985)
10)Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same (1976, though recorded in 1973)

If you like Pink Floyd, this is one to get. Aside from the nice, sturdy packaging, though, nothing is too amazing. Of course all the songs are good, but there is nothing too spectacular here. Most of the songs are note for note from the studio recording, which offers nothing new, and because it is live, the quality is less than studio-grade. There are a few songs that jam for a few extra minutes, but not enough to overcome the repetition of the other tracks.

Overall, this is good for the fans who want to hear a little more, but there was definitely room for improvement.

If you like Pink Floyd and don't own this album, you haven't heard Floyd in reality.A MUST buy for any Floyd fan!

the album is so perfect it sounds like it was dubbed in a studio. the performance is flawless. if you are a fan of pink floyd you will enjoy it with out a doubt. it has most all their greatest (popular) songs.

Pink Floyd Pulse, my favorite live album, by my favorite classic rock group. What I really like about Pink Floyd is that they sound almost identical on the CD as compared to live, no studio magic here, just talent and years of practice. Disc one starts with "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" a classic. Moving into a Syd Barret tune "Astronomy Domine" one of my favorite tracks. Then they do some of the standout tracks on the new album at the time titled "The Division Bell". With tracks like What Do You Want From Me", "Coming Back To Life", "High Hopes", and "A Great Day For Freedom". With some tracks from "The Wall". Disc two is the complete "Dark Side Of The Moon". With a little playing around on "Money" with a little jazz influence. With two more tracks from "The Wall". A well played "Comfortably Numb", and "Run Like Hell". If you are a Floyd fan get this CD.

This CD is something that I have wanted for a long time and I have shopped around and decided to buy this one because it had the light at the end of the CD,I could have bought it for the same price but without the light at the record store,The seller did well because he wanter to send is UPS and I have a post office box so I told him he could send it by regular mail,and it was worth it because this cd was new never opened.

OH how I wish I could have seen this tour. I do hope Pink Floyd gets back together and does some more shows. I do hope Roger Waters isn't insane! This concert is truely awesome. Full Dark Side Of The Moon, and an awesome Comfortably numb. HEy, even if you're just getting into PInk Floyd, this is a disk to get. Get the one with the blinking light though.

Love this cd. Lost my first copy. Now the pulsing red light case is back. Pink Floyd is the best. This live set combines the best of several cd's.

fast shipping, everything ok without complaints, well packaged and in good shape. will do business again

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This concert was in Tampa, Fl. and I missed going for lack of funds and pre-planning. I dragged my girlfriend with me to the concert location and we peeked inside to see the light show and view the stage from the side. I could have stayed in this position for hours...but she was "above" watching from the outside.....in. We left and have wanted both the DVD and CD for all of these years. The music is fantastic...some of the musicians are nolonger living. It is a piece of history and I now have it long term. I wanted the "blinking" case and my ebay seller did not fully discribe the item. I was delighted upon arrival to find the case took batteries and upon application...worked just like the day it was purchased new. I could not be happier with my purchase.

This is a replacement for the original disca that my wife bought me in 1995, As a great Floyd fan I wore out the discs,

This was a great replacement

I was expecting less than i received, but when i saw the slipcase i was really surprised. I loved the product. Ah! It also came with a blinking light inside the case which you can find it at night. The CD is really amazing as always, and a really good quality.

Thanks for the business.

I LIKE THE CD VERY MUCH PINK FLOYD 1995 AND I ENJOY IT A LOT I WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU LATER ON.JPENA57

It is one if not the best live recording that is not a bootleg of Pink Floyd. The Band is real tight.

This product was is excellent shape. the seller was honest and very fast as well. I was looking to replace my 2 CD's as I had worn them out and these were great! I would recommend this seller's products to anyone.

The cd is great. I received it in a short period of time. It was just like advertised. Fast shipping. I love the case that it came in and it is great quality. There are cool pictures in the inside pamphlet.

Cd is in great shape, no scratches and it plays flawless. Item was shipped fast and was fairly well protected. You should feel confident with your purchase from this seller.

It was almost as good as new. I received it about two weeks after i payed for it because he sent it from Portugal to Argentina.