Sound Quality: A
Performance: A+
Overall: 5
I had reviewed another bootleg from this concert before so I knew it was a great performance but that one had issues so I was really hoping to get a clean boot, waiting for it to all go belly up. There was an issue with 'Have A Cigar' which, for about, 30 seconds or so we have a switch to what seems to be a different source or something gets changed the music is seamless so if it does switch to an alternate source and back it is really well done. It is still listenable and the source is only a little worse.
The vocals are amazing clear especially during the often hardships of 'Raving and Drooling' and 'You Gotta Be Crazy', the music is crisp and sounds very low generation a really great, bright recording.
The performance was simply stunning throughout, each song was a great version and some exceptional.
Track Breakdown...
Raving And Drooling: Long intro with tuning, song starts after about 3:30. Fantastic version, About 1:30 of tuning at the end of the end of the song. Vocals are so crisp and clear.
You Gotta Be Crazy: Great performance again here, the lyrics in the pre-cursor to 'Dogs' are more difficult to sing and get the timing right and Dave does a good job. The vocals again are crisp, there is a little bit of frequency distortion during one section but barely noticeable at all. Again about 1:30 of tunings at the end of the track.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5): Its hard to describe the main solo section, it is that clean, shard sound that is Daves signature but yet it has a real blues edge thats really great.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6-9): Some nice improvisation during this one, nice work all around.
Time: I dont understand why the metronome sound starts then stops, then we get the clocks going off then back to the metronome, just a little pet peeve of mine.
Money: Nice version, good funky feel which is always appreciated on this track.
Us And Them: Nice intro from Rick before the familiar keyboard notes start, another good rendition
Any Colour You Like: An often undervalued part of 'Dark Side Of The Moon' this track really comes into it's own played live with both good sections by Dave and Rick, this also had really great bass work on it.
Echoes: Takes a couple of minutes before the song starts and this performance is very good, not as exceptional as some other I have heard but still great.
Go out and find it, now! Awesome bootleg great stuff.
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Original info
PINK FLOYD
Cruel But Fair
Los Angeles Sports Arena,
April 26, 1975
Extraordinary stereo audience recording
Disc 1:
1. Sheep (Raving And Drooling)
2. Dogs (You Gotta Be Crazy)
3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 1-5
4. Have a Cigar
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 6-9
Disc 2:
1. Speak to Me
2. Breathe
3. On the Run
4. Time
5. Breathe - Reprise
6. The Great Gig In the Sky
7. Us and Them
8. Any Colour You Like
9. Brain Damage
10. Eclipse
11. Echoes
David Gilmour - guitar, Nick Mason - drums, Roger Waters - bass, Richard Wright - keyboards
According to some, this is the very best Pink Floyd bootleg ever.
This is the same disc as Dogs And Sheeps
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