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notes:
wonderful version but wrong speed, does exist a
speedcorrected version of this RoIO (Echoes From The Past Speed Corrected Series
006 / Original off by 5%) that's the remaster I prefer so far.
NB: there should be around many different versions from the master, though
lately there's the rumor around that the master was never actually transferred
digitally, so this is likely 1st or very low gen.
notes as they came with the files:
There are many Pink Floyd RoIOs out there. Most of them are audience
recordings and pretty diffcult to listen to. This one, however, has to be the
best audience recording of an old Floyd show ever. This rivals the Boston Garden
show for quality,IMHO. If your a Floyd fan, don't miss this one!
The Digital Dan Review:
An incredible audience show from the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California on
April 26, 1975. This is the complete master tape source, so complete that you
here the taper testing the mics as the show starts. The sound is nothing short
of astounding. Incredibly clear and quite devoid of almost any fan noise. The
bass is well captured, deep and powerful with no distortion whatsoever. The
highs are also very crisp and not the least bit of harshness. In other words,
the mix is just about perfect as if it were a soundboard. I think I have a good
idea who taped this show and it explains a lot. There are a few things that make
this recording truly unique. First, the pre-release versions of Sheep (Raving
and Drooling) and Dogs (You Gotta Be Crazy). Raving and Drooling is much
different instrumentally during the jam sections than is the album version,
including some rhythm guitar that sounds like disco-funk! The lyrics to You
Gotta Be Crazy are quite different from the album version of Dogs. Even Roger
calls it a rather "mean" song. "Any Colour You Like" is the great jam version
and this is the last tour with performances of "Echoes" in its entirety. All and
all this recording is absolutely amazing for its age and one that you will
definitely want in your collection.
NB: mind that there are tons of different versions from the Millard's master
around, each has something missing, some are missing entire songs, some just
small audience stuff, some have songs edited; none is 100% complete for sure, if
you ever heard about who Miller was you get it.
transcription kindly by frostbrent:
[TAPER: Hello. Testing. One, two.]
[ROGER: Good evening. Hello. Hello. Ok. Are we ready? I think we're ready, I
think we're ready, I think we're ready. I think we're ready. This is a song
called 'Raving And Drooling I Fell On His Neck With A Scream'. It's a new one, I
hope you like it.]
Raving And Drooling
ROGER:
Raving and drooling I fell on his neck with a scream
He had a whole lot of terminal shock in his eyes
That's what you get for pretending the rest are not real
Babbling and snapping at far away flies
He will zig zag his way back through memeories of boredom and pain
Raving and drooling I fell on his neck with a scream
Was caught in the middle between the illusion of safery in numbers
and being brought down to his knees
[ROGER: Ok, here's the next one. Oh finished? You basically wanna stop, you want
me to turn around Syd? You either get it or you won't. There it is.}
You Gotta Be Crazy
DAVE:
You gotta be crazy, you gotta be real mean
Is it my right, are your kids bright, do you keep your car clean
You know you must keep moving on, keep yourself fit
Gotta keep on smiling, taking all this shit
Must have been [...] no one, need to be a big shot
Must have had a tough time, to get to be the tough guy [...]
Need to be trusted, have to tell lies
[...] when you narrow your eyes
You gotta keep one eye looking over your shoulder
Gonna get harder, harder and harder as you get older
Pack up [...] gonna go down south and hide your head in the sand
Cause you're only an old man and you're dying of cancer
ROGER:
And when you lose control
ROGER/DAVE:
You'll reap the harvest you have sown
And as the fear grows
The bad blood slows and turns to stone
And it's too late to lose the weight
You used to need to throw around
So have a good drown
As you go down
All alone
Dragged down by the stone
DAVE:
Gotta admit that I'm a little bit confused
Something keeps telling me I'm just being used
Gotta stay awake, gotta try and shake off this creeping malaise
Get up and climb down, down to the whole ground, somewhere outside of this maze
And you, you're in it too, but you just keep on pretending
Everyone's the same as you and no one has a real friend
Everything to gain, and you can be the winner
Cause that's the way it really is, everyone's a killer
ROGER:
Who was born in a house full of pain (born in a house full of pain)
Who was trained not to spit in the fan (trained not to spit in the fan)
Who was told what to do by the man (told what to do by the man)
Who was broken by trained personnel (broken by trained personnel)
Who was fitted with bridle and bit (fitted with bridle and bit)
Who was given a seat in the stand (given a seat in the stand)
Who was forcing his way to the rails (forcing his way to the rails)
Who was offered a place on the board (offered a place on the board)
Who was only a stranger at home (only a stranger at home)
Who was ground down in the end (ground down in the end)
Who was found dead on the phone (found dead on the phone)
Who was dragged down by the stone
Dragged down by the stone
[ROGER: It was a cruel song, but fair. Next tune we're going do is another new
number. And it's called 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', it has something to do
with Syd Barrett, who some of you might know and some of you probably won't.]
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5) >
ROGER:
Remember when you were young
You shone like the sun
ROGER/DAVE/RICK:
Shine on you crazy diamond
ROGER:
Now there's a look in your eyes
Like black holes in the sky
ROGER/DAVE/RICK:
Shine on you crazy diamond
ROGER:
You were caught in the crossfire
Of childhood and stardom
Blown on the steel breeze
Come on you target for faraway laughter
Come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon
You cried for the moon
ROGER/DAVE/RICK:
Shine on you crazy diamond
ROGER:
Threatened by shadows at night
And exposed in the light
ROGER/DAVE/RICK:
Shine on you crazy diamond
Well you wore out your welcome
With random precision
You rode on the steel breeze
Come on you raver, you seer of visions
Come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!
Have A Cigar >
ROGER/DAVE:
Come in here, dear boy, have a cigar
You're gonna go far
You're goona fly high
You're never gonna die
You're gonna make it if you try
They're gonna love you
Well I've always had a deep respect
And I mean that most sincerely
The band is just fantastic
That is really what I think
Oh by the way, which one's Pink?
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy
We call it 'Riding the Gravy Train' ><
Everybody is just green
Have you seen the chart?
It's a helluva start
It could be made into a monster
If we all pull together as a team
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy
We call it 'Riding the Gravy Train'
And did we tell you the name of the game, boy
We call it 'Riding the Gravy Train'
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6-9)
ROGER:
Nobody knows where you are
How near or how far
ROGER/DAVE/RICK:
Shine on you crazy diamond
ROGER:
Pile on many more layers
And I'll be joining you there
ROGER/DAVE/RICK:
Shine on you crazy diamond
ROGER:
And we'll bask in the shadow
Of yesterday's triumph
Sail on the steel breeze
Come on you boy child
You winner and loser
Come on you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!
[GUY: David.]
[ROGER: We're gonna come back soon and do another set. And when we do I'd
appreciate it if you people in yellow shirts stop fucking wandering about in
front of the stage. Hanging the fucking shit out of you, allright?. So just sit
down somewhere and enjoy the show if you can and leave everybody alone,
everything will be allright.] ><
Speak To Me > Breathe > On The Run > Time > Breathe (Reprise) > The Great Gig In
The Sky > Money >
Us And Them > Any Colour You Like > Brain Damage > Eclipse
[ROGER: Thank you very much.]
[DAVID: Thank you. Good night.] ><
[ROGER: Ok. If, if you lot up here could bob down a bit so you don't block
anyone behind that would be nice. And this is called 'Echoes'. Thank you for
coming.]
Echoes
[DAVID: Thank you. Good night.] |
