Pink Floyd, Last Brick Blues. Improvisation Live Feb 1980
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2023
- Pink Floyd at their best during The Wall tours of 1980-81
Last Brick Blues
Blues improvisation from Another Brick In the Wall, part 3 or the Last Few Bricks.
Live at Nassau Coliseum, New York, 25 February 1980 and
Live at Memorial Sports Arena, LA, 13, 12, 8 & 7 February 1980.
These are the only dates when this was performed.
0:00 Nassau Coliseum, 25 Feb 1980
1:45 Memorial Sports Arena, 13 Feb 1980
3:35 Memorial Sports Arena, 12 Feb 1980
4:48 Memorial Sports Arena, 8 Feb 1980
8:01 Memorial Sports Arena, 7 Feb 1980
Any Brick You Like
people complaining all their improvisations sound like any colour you like but thats great for me cause its my favorite song
This one is the very last inch of floydian musical essence.
It sounds like the baseline to Breathe, has the tempo of breathe, it sounds like a Jam to the sound of Breathe
It's the final breath of that classic early Floyd sound never to be seen again at this strength.
@@madcap_9539 Definitely. You have just hooked the target.
I was at the Feb 7 opening night show. The first time The Wall was played in it's entirety live. The infamous show where the curtains caught on fire from the plane crashing on stage. They were unable to keep the show going, so shortly after the bit where the animation of "Der Fucking Flowers" happens, Roger stopped the show, so more attention could be put on stopping the fire. Once things were settled, Rodger had the crew start up the show again before the "Flower" animation, so we got to see the video twice along with the great music to Empty Spaces.
I saw opening night in New York,2/24/1980. I was standing between lower and upper bowls.
When Comfortable Numb came on, David was DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM ME!
It's quite remarkable how this band went from playing sets of almost completely improvised music to playing improvisatory music which is written with sections to be improvised in, then all of a sudden after Dark Side they started to synchronize their playing with a video of cash registers and coins.
From then on more and more visual effects were employed until we end up with Pink Floyd On Ice in the 80s and 90s. This band had a synchronized video for almost every song and every new song added sequenced percussion, synths, etc and leaving no room left for improvising.
However, many props to Rick Wright. Every night they shut down the video screens and sequencers and left room for him to stretch out a few times. Every night he played something noticeably different. Rick Wright ruled.
I love this band but they changed into a whole new band.
These recordings in a way represent the last breath of the Band's flair for improvising.
When did PF ever really improvise? I don't count blues jams. That's not real exploration.
@@floepiejane When Syd was in the band their live sets were primarily improvised or played songs with long improvised sections. Have you ever heard Intstellar Overdrive?
There were many other songs that left plenty of room for non-blues based improvisations like Careful with that Axe, Saucerful of Secrets, Echoes, Any Colour You like, and Shine on You Crazy Diamond to name a few.
@@manonthemoog none of those were improvised. What do you consider improvised? Really, we need some links here with timestamps.
@@floepiejane Maybe I wasnt clear. I listed those songs as examples of songs with sections where there were usually non-blues based improvisations from Gilmour and or Wright. During money, for example, Dave usually improvised blues-based solos in the middle and end of the song.
Technically a lot of their music was first conceived while jamming live or in the studio, but that is not the point I am trying to make.
@@manonthemoog that's not improvisation. Listen to some jazz, or some Grateful Dead. THAT'S improv. Some variant on a blues lick is just that.
this is a slow down version of Any Colour You Like
Great job here, dude. The greatest band of the century.
Absolutely...EPITOME OF MUSIC 🎶
(SHINE ON 💎)
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This is yet another precious brick in the wall
I like this better than half the Wall and all the Final Cut
Remember breath 1972, live...guitar David wonderfull...ever, ever, forever
I was there on 2/28/80! It was unbelievable esp for those days.
I wish one of these was included in "Is There Anybody Out There"
Actually is included, the name is The Last Few Bricks.
(PINK FLOYD THE EPITOME OF MUSIC)
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This jam feels (as amazing as it sounds and we can hear it here, extraordinary thanks to the uploader) like the last cry for the freedom of spontaneity and improvisation by the mighty band, occupied by the Machine. I can understand now why David Gilmour so desperately tried to restore the "musical balance" (after Roger left Pink Floyd) and also released The Endless River. This was an act of liberation of this mighty band.
How? They never jammed after roger left. David also refuses to release these performances (every US 80 show is circulating in collector circles lol)
@@Dillpickles_ They jammed when they were making The Division Bell. This album arose from those jam sessions in Nick Mason's and David Gilmour's studio "for two weeks" as he described this process (here: ua-cam.com/video/HvRnsRmq0G8/v-deo.htmlsi=fGjpOWvupF3NLM73) and the press widely reported. The Endless River was also a part of this process.
It's Roger who holds the final veto for anything Wall-related, not David.
@TerrencesClassicRockCorner24 One song being slightly altered in the middle doesn't really amount to much when every tour up till 1977 had their own quirks and basically changed the songs for the better. The money "Jam" only serves to lengthen an already long song, a curse which had bestowed money since like 1977 lol. Even back then it was getting toooooo long.
Saying David Gilmour would release stuff is pretty stupid when you consider that David hasn't released any of their recordings from the vaults, which I would argue are more important than the wall concert. David only releases stuff when it fits in with his revisionist agenda to keep the band an "enigma". David refuses to release the countless Soundboard recordings and Open Air Recordings that are in their archives due to the simple fact they can't be edited in any way. On top of that, there are rumors of every show being filmed via VTR post 1975 and that some collectors have these films.
Even the live stuff we did get from their golden era are pure fabrications. Wembley 1974 is an autotuned mess with different nights spliced in to correct for David's mistakes. Quite frankly roger was right about ITAOT... It's quite frankly the worst thing James Guthrie ever put together, its filled with Frankenstein'd songs with different nights for every fucking word in some cases. Another thing, David was the one who vetoed any live release for the Animals 2018 mix, Andy Jackson prepared a release for it and was turned down by David. David Gilmour is just as guilty as roger for hating the band's legacy.
@TerrencesClassicRockCorner24 The agreement says Roger owns The Wall. ITAOT would not have happened without his consent. He contributed to the liner notes, he gave interviews about it and he even signed copies for an EMI giveaway in Europe. As for the artwork - he will have signed off on that just like he did on the Animals Remix artwork, which was also done by Storm's colleague Aubrey Powell (based on an idea by Roger).
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I've heard all of these shows but dam that last version in this video had me movin'. Have a blessed rest of your week.
Thanks a lot for compiling thse recordings ! :o))
The first few instances of these instrumentals feel right in the context of The Wall and places where they are in the first half of the performance.
The last example is very nearly a boogie though.
It’s a strange way to herald Pink’s descent into hell.
This remind me Any Colour You Like
Whatever song it ‘sounds like’ its is Floyd and it is a little throwback to earlier days which I think juxtaposes the intensity of the first half of the wall excellently. Even though I love the last few bricks too
this is liquid gold
Similar a breath and any color you like..
2/24/1980, Nassau Coliseum. Scalpers prices started at $200
WOW!
Pink Floyd ❤
Brick,Brick in the air....
Was there at one of the shows. Not there first for sure.
i was at one of the los angeles shows,can't remember which. i paid $25 a piece for 2 loge seats from a ticket agency. best $50 i ever spent! it seemed like a lot of money back then. today i guess seats like that for a show like this would be in the hundreds of dollars. 43 years later, it's still the best concert i've ever seen.
I was at the second show of that tour and sat in a loge seat with some friends. We paid $16.00 for our seats and thought that was alot. Still for us then and now, the magnum opus of concerts.
Sounds like a slower any colour
Amazing how Rick wasn't a full band member at this point any more and yet here he is, playing quite well and contributing at least as much to the atmosphere and general feel of this jam as anybody else.
And, ironically, the only 'member' of the band to make any money from this tour😂 Karma.
Rick was the soul of this band. And they still let him stretch out during the "PF on Ice" tours after Roger left. At every show, there were a few moments when they turned off all the sequencers, tapes, and videos and let Rick blow for a minute or two.
15$ per ticket... Even with inflation, today's tickets are 6,7x more expensive. But the real downside is, now you get only one floydian.
This section of show was much better on 1990 Berlin show.. much more suspence..
Last PF jam😎
Hell, yes! That's a pretty good rock band they had there.
Any Colour you like
The last few bricks
Can't you upload the rest of it?
I suppose I could but there's plenty of versions of that last one to be found on youtube.
Well that ended abruptly
I don't think this track cames from the 1980's concerts. Because every song was synchronized with the construction and demolition of the wall on stage, so how was it possible play for 14 mins. of improvisation?
It was right near the end of the first half with only Goodbye Cruel World before the interval, so therefore didn't interfere with anything else that was synchronised. It was only because the wall builders were quite a way behind with where they were supposed to be that the band started improvising. 7 Feb 1980 was the first night of the the tour and the same night the fire broke out and they stopped at What Shall We Do Now. Full recordings of all these dates can easily be found on UA-cam.
Surely the whole point of this section was to allow time for "the extra bricks" to be added (and thus improvised to allow for the extra time required).
I prefer the medley
Yeah, except on those 5 nights that medley wasn't quite long enough....
thats not the wall isn't it? thats any color u like...
The full concert for all of these dates can be found on UA-cam. See for yourself....
@@andygookey i definitely could have phrased that better, I meant more it sounds like any color you like. Great music either way, thank you for posting it.
Any Colour You Like over and over again)). With all due respect they never were flexible musically, live. David as soloist, and Rick as well.
Curious thought, especially when for most of their careers they've been miles ahead of their time....
That's somewhat true. David doesn't go much beyond minor blues scale, aeolian and dorian modes. Occasionally he shines on the major scale, like in the first solo of Comfortably Numb. But that's about it. He noodles around live without much freedom with phrasing. Rick is even more limited. But they've always done a fantastic job in studio, where they can craft the solos and distill the improvisations. I think their greatest skill was in crafting songs, creating atmosphere and using beautiful tones. Their playing served the music, which is the right approach. In other words, they had great taste.
@andygookey
They were of course. But more as the visioners and architectors of sound.
I was talking about their playing abilities, which is shown during melodic improvisations. They were great at soundscapes, yes. But listen to Dave's soloing on live recordings from Shine On 2 from 1977 tours or Rick's soloing on live Another Brick 2 from 1980-81. Or Blues from 1970-71. One word - limited, rather.
They were great as Pink Floyd, definitely!)
@@andre.1984 Exactly my thoughts
@@shlomopolonsky Also, to be fair, we have to look at them in context. Those were the sounds and styles of the time, many of which they created themselves, co-creating the soundtrack of a generation. Their legacy is huge, and many guitar/keyboard virtuosi don't have the privilege of belonging to that category. The music of Pink Floyd speaks to many.
Awesome edit, why does it cut off at 15 minutes?
Because that's the time limit on UA-cam unless I upgrade to premium which I'm not intending to do...
@@andygookey Understood. What a heartbreaker, though.
I was there the 2nd night Nassau Coliseum. Exciting times!
@@andygookey Upgrade to a premium service??? I never heard of that, all I had to do was verify my account through my phone
@@dalekofdoom maybe I should investigate further, thanks...
This Sounds like the " Embryo " live over many Bootlegs, and nothing at all to do with the " Wall " Concerts.....
They've been doing the same "improvisation" for over 13 years at that point. I'm a huge fan of them, but improvisation isn't their biggest strength.
and yet masterpieces like Interstellar Overdrive and virtually everything pre Dark Side was all improvisation, the very reason their live bootlegs were always so popular...
@@andygookey Did you ever listened to pre DSOTM shows?
The only period when their shows were mostly improvised was arrond late '66 to early '67. Then they started playing structured songs, most of them were extended compared to the studio versions. But that is what most rock bands do at the time.
@@rc4a0frios I've listened to everything that still exists from the earliest demos ('65/'66) and the earliest gigs, (including those in really poor quality). The only gig that still exists from early '67 was from Roundhouse in Feb and only snippets at that.
При всем уважении к творчеству этих парней, эта аранжировка двух аккордов в одной тональности - полный отстой.
Careful With That Axe, Eugene
Any Brick You Like