Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E.

La machine Floyd repart sur la route et le public adore ça. Le Pink Floyd reste avant tout un groupe de scène au formidable pouvoir d'attraction visuel et sonore. Le spectacle est tout simplement époustouflant par son ampleur et ses innovations scéniques et prouve que le Floyd reste le maître incontesté des méga-shows.

La tournée AMLOR semble ridicule au regard de ce qui semble être la plus grosse tournée jamais entreprise par un groupe de rock. Débauche de lasers, vidéos, pyrotechnie et son de très haute qualité. Malgré tout les deux tournées se ressemblent beaucoup et Gilmour reste toujours aussi creux... Le répertoire ne change pas tellement et s'articule toujours de la même manière : extraits de DB et reprises du répertoire classique. A noter l'apparition surprenante de "Astronomy Domine" du premier album, clin d'oeil à une époque ou le Floyd était synonyme de délire et d'irrespect.

Les morceaux de DB prennent ici plus d'ampleur et se libèrent un peu. D.Gilmour semble plus relaxe que sur DSoT et nous offre de magnifiques plages de guitare très aérienne avec de belles improvisations. L'ensemble est vraiment agréable et plus détendu que DSoT. Le trio semble vouloir vraiment se faire plaisir et son assurance confère aux interprétations une sobriété retrouvée.

Les musiciens sont les même que pour la tournée précédente sauf le choristes et Scott Page qui est Ô surprise remplacé par le grand Dick Parry (DSOTM) qui est le seul musicien avec Snowy White à pourvoir vraiment s'intégrer dans le son Floyd.

Cet album sonne comme un "best-of" de la carrière du Floyd et n'apporte finalement pas grand chose de neuf. DSOTM est rejoué pour la première fois en entier et l'ombre de Waters plane sur cette interprétation relativement aseptisée.

Le son est parfait, mixé en Q-Sound avec un remarquable design du coffret. Ce dernier, réalisé par Storm Thorgerson, se présente sous forme d'un volumineux boîtier cartonné affublé d'une "led" rouge qui clignote rappelant les pulsations de DSOTM. A l'intérieur un magnifique livret cartonné protège les CD et nous offre des photos de la tournée.

Cette tournée a battu tous les records d'affluence : plus de 6 millions de spectateurs! au quotidien floyd consomme 1000 oeufs, 20 miches de pains, 200 litres de lait, 1200 pochettes de thé. L'organisation est revenue à environ 700.000 $ par jour (environ 3 500 000 FR), 200 employés plus 500 intermittents par concerts, et une recette nette de 300 millions de $!

P.U.L.S.E. - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Durée : 13:34

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on 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.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!

Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Pile on many more layers and I'll be joining you there.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
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!

Part 1 : Wright, Waters, Gilmour
Part 2 : Gilmour, Waters, Wright
Part 3 : Waters, Gilmour, Wright
Part 4 : Gilmour, Wright, Waters
Part 5 : Waters
Part 6 : Wright, Waters, Gilmour
Part 7 : Waters, Gilmour, Wright
Part 8 : Gilmour, Wright, Waters
Part 9 : Wright
© Pink Floyd Music Publ. Ltd. / Chappell Music Ltd

P.U.L.S.E. - Astronomy Domine
Durée : 4:20

Lime and limpid green, a second scene,
A fight between the blue you once knew.
Floating down, the sound resounds
Around the icy waters underground.
Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda
And Titania Neptune, Titan
Stars can frighten...

Lime and limpid green, a second scene,
A fight between the blue you once knew.
Floating down, the sound resounds
Around the icy waters underground.
Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda
And Titania Neptune, Titan
Stars can frighten...

Blinding signs flap, flicker, flicker, flicker
Blam pow, pow.
Stairway scare Dan dare who's there?

Lime and limpid green
The sounds surround the icy waters under
Lime and limpid green
The sounds surround the icy waters
Underground.

Written By Syd Barret
Published by © Westminster Music Limited 1967

P.U.L.S.E. - What Do You Want From Me ?
Durée : 4:09

As you look around this room tonight
Settle in your seat and dim the lights
Do you want my blood, do you want my tears
What do you want
What do you want from me
Should I sing until I can't sing any more
Play these strings until my fingers are raw
You're so hard to please
What do you want from me

Do you think I know something you don't know
What do you want from me
If I don't promise you the answers would you go
What do you want from me
Should I stand out in the rain
Do you want me to make a daisy chain for you
I'm not the one you need
What do you want from me

You can have anything you want
You can drift, you can dream, even walk on water
Anything you want

You can own everything you see
Sell your soul for complete control
Is that really what you need

You can lose yourself this night
See inside there is nothing to hide
Turn and face the light

What do you want from me

Music : Gilmour - Wright / Lyrics : Gilmour - Samson
© 1994 Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Learning To Fly
Durée : 5:15

Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction holding me fast, how
Can I escape this irresistible grasp?

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted Just an earth-bound misfit, I

Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought I thought of everything
No navigator to guide my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone

A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night

There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, A state of bliss
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

David Gilmour - Anthony Moore - Bob Erzin - Jon Carin
© 1987 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Keep Talking
Durée : 6:52

For millions of years mankind lived just like animals
Then something happened which unleashed the powers of our imagination
We learned to talk.

There's a silence surrounding me
I can't seem to think straight
I'll sit in the corner
No one can bother me

I think I should speak now
I can't seem to speak now
My words won't come out right
I feel like I'm drowning
I'm feeling weak now
But I can't show my weakness
I sometimes wonder
Where do we go from here
Why won't you talk to me
You never talk to me
What are you thinking
What are you feeling
You never talk to me
What are you thinking
What are you feeling

It doesn't have to be like this
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.

Why won't you talk to me
You never talk to me
What are you thinking
What are you feeling
I feel like I'm drowning
You know I can't breathe now
We're going nowhere
We're going nowhere

Why won't you talk to me
You never talk to me
What are you thinking
Where do we go from here

It doesn't have to be like this
All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.

Music : Gilmour - Wright / Lyrics : Gilmour - Samson
© 1994 Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Coming Back To Life
Durée : 6:56

Where were you when I was burned and broken
While the days slipped by from my window watching
Where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless
Because the things you say and the things you do surround me
While you were hanging yourself on someone else's words
Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun

Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted
Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but irresistible pasttime
I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life

I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the waiting had begun
And headed straight . . . into the shining sun

Music and Lyrics : Gilmour
© 1994 Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Hey You
Durée : 4:39

Hey you !
Out there in the cold,
Getting lonely, getting old,
Can you feel me?

Hey you !
Standing in the aisle,
With itchy feet and fading smile,
Can you feel me?

Hey you !
Don't help them to bury the light.
Don't give in without a fight.

Hey you !
Out there on your own,
Sitting naked by the phone,
Would you touch me?

Hey you !
With your ear against the wall,
Waiting for someone to call out,
Would you touch me?

Hey you !
Would you help me to carry the stone?
Open your heart, I'm coming home.

But it was only fantasy.
The wall was too high, as you can see.
No matter how he tried he could not break free.
And the worms ate into his brain.

Hey you !
Out there on the road,
Always doing what you're told,
Can you help me?

Hey you !
Out there beyond the wall,
Breaking bottles in the hall,
Can you help me?

Hey you !
Don't tell me there's no hope at all.
Together we stand, divided we fall.

Roger Waters
© 1979 Pink Floyd Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - A Great Day For Freedom
Durée : 4:30

On the day the wall came down
They threw the locks onto the ground
And with glasses high we raised a cry for freedom had arrived

On the day the wall cane down
The Ship of Fools had finally run aground
Promises lit up the night like paper doves in flight

I dreamed you had left my side
No warmth, not even pride remained
And even though you needed me
It was clear that I could not do a thing for you

Now life devalues day by day
As friends and neighbours turn away
And there's a change that, even with regret, cannot be undone

Now frontiers shift like desert sands
While nations wash their bloodied hands
Of loyalty, of history, in shades of gray

I woke to the sound of drums
The music played, the morning sun streamed in
I turned and I looked at you
And all but the bitted residue slipped away . . . slipped away

Music : Gilmour / Lyrics : Gilmour - Samson
© 1994 Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Sorrow
Durée : 10:48

The sweet smell of a great sorrow lies over the land
Plumes of smoke rise and merge into the leaden sky :
A man lies and dreams of green fields and rivers,
But awakes to a morning with no reason for waking

He's haunted by the memory of a lost paradise
In his youth or a dream, he can't be precise
He's chained forever to a world that's departed
It's not enough, it's not enough

His blood has frozen & curdled with fright
His knees have trembled & given way in the night
His hand has weakened at the moment of truth
His step has faltered

One world, one soul
Time pass, the river rolls

And he talks to the river of lost love and dedication
And silent replies that swirl invitation
Flow dark and troubled to an oily sea
A grim intimation of what is to be

There's an unceasing wind that blows through this night
And there's dust in my eyes, that blinds my sight
And silence that speaks so much louder that words,
Of promises broken

David Gilmour
© 1987 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - High Hopes
Durée : 7:52

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun

Along the Long Road and on down the Causeway
Do they still meet there by the Cut

There was a ragged band that followed in our footsteps
Running before times took our dreams away
Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tie us to the ground
To a life consumed by slow decay

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
When friends surrounded
The nights of wonder

Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us
To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side
Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again
Dragged by the force of some sleeping tide

At a higher altitude with flag unfurled
We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world

Encumbered forever by desire and ambition
There's a hunger still unsatisfied
Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon
Though down this road we've been so many times

The grass was greener
The light was brighter
The taste was sweeter
The nights of wonder
With friends surrounded
The dawn mist glowing
The water flowing
The endless river
Forever and ever

Music : Gilmour / Lyrics : Gilmour - Samson
© 1994 Pink Floyd Music (1987) Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Another Brick In The Wall - Part 2
Durée : 7:07

We don't need no education.
We don't need no thought control.
No dark sarcasm in the classroom.
Teacher, leave the kids alone.
Hey, Teacher, leave the kids alone!

All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.

Roger Waters
© 1979 Pink Floyd Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Speak To Me
Durée : 2:29

(Instrumental)

Nick Mason
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Breathe
Durée : 2:33

Breathe, breathe in the air
Don't be afraid to care
Leave but don't leave me
Look around and chose your own ground
For long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be

Run, run rabbit run
Dig that hole, forget the sun,
And when at last the work is done
Don't sit down it's time to dig another one
For long you live and high you fly
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
You race toward an early grave.

Waters, Gilmour, Wright
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - On The Run
Durée : 3:47

(Instrumental)

Gilmour - Waters
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Time + Breathe (reprise)
Durée : 6:46

Time

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then the one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desparation in the English way
The time is gone the song is over, thought I'd something more to say

Mason, Waters, Wright, Gilmour
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

Breathe (reprise)

Home, home again
I like to be there when I can
When I come in cold and tired
It's good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

Waters, Gilmour, Wright
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - The Great Gig In The Sky
Durée : 5:52

(Instrumental)

Richard Wright
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Money
Durée : 8:54

Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay and your O.K.
Money it's a gas
Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash
New car, caviar, four star daydream,
Think I'll buy me a football team

Money get back
I'm all right Jack keep your hands off my stack.
Money it's a hit
Don't give me that do goody good bullshit
I'm in the hi-fidelity first class traveling set
And I think I need a Lear jet

Money it's a crime
Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie
Money so they say
Is the root of all evil today
But if you ask for a rise it's no surprise that they're giving none away.

Roger Waters
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Us And Them
Durée : 6:57

Us and Them
And after all we're only ordinary men
Me, and you
God only knows it's not what we would choose to do

Forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died
And the General sat, and the lines on the map moved from side to side

Black and Blue
And who knows which is which and who is who
Up and Down
And in the end it's only round and round
And round

Haven't you heard it's a battle of words
the poster bearer cried
Listen son, said the man with the gun
There's room for you inside

Down and Out
It can't be helped but there's a lot of it about
With, without
And who'll deny that's what the fighting's all about

Out of the way, it's a busy day
I've got things on my mind
For want of the price of tea and a slice
The old man died.

Waters, Wright
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Any Colour You Like
Durée : 3:21

(Instrumental)

Gilmour - Mason - Wright
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Brain Damage
Durée : 3:45

The lunatic is on the grass
The lunatic is on the grass
Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs
Got to keep the loonies on the path

The lunatic is in the hall
The lunatics are in my hall
The paper holds their folded faces to the floor
And every day the paper boy brings more

And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

The lunatic is in my head
The lunatic is in my head
You raise the blade, you make the change
You re-arrange me 'til I'm sane
You lock the door
And throw away the key
There's someone in my head but it's not me.

And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
You shout and no one seems to hear
And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon

P.U.L.S.E. - Eclipse
Durée : 2:37

All that you touch
And all that you see
All that you taste
All you feel
And all that you love
And all that you hate
All you distrust
All you save
And all that you give
And all that you deal
And all that you buy
beg, borrow or steal
And all you create
And all you destroy
And all that you do
And all that you say
And all that you eat
And everyone you meet
And all that you slight
And everyone you fight
And all that is now
And all that is gone
And all that's to come
and everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

Roger Waters
© 1973 Pink Floyd Music Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Wish You Were Here
Durée : 6:35

P.U.L.S.E. - Comfortably Numb
Durée : 9:29

Hello.
Is there anybody in there?
Just nod if you can hear me.
Is there anyone at home?

Come on, now.
I hear you're feeling down.
I can ease your pain,
And get you on your feet again.

Relax.
I need some information first.
Just the basic facts,
Can you show me where it hurts?

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child I had a fever.
My hands felt just like two balloons.
Now I got that feeling once again.
I can't explain, you would not understand.
This is not how I am.
I have become comfortably numb.

Ok.
Just a little pinprick.
There'll be no more Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
But you may feel a little sick.

Can you stand up?
I do believe it's working, good.
That'll keep you going through the show.
Come on it's time to go.

There is no pain, you are receding.
A distant ship smoke on the horizon.
You are only coming through in waves.
Your lips move but I can't hear what you're saying.
When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse,
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone.
I cannot put my finger on it now.
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb.

Roger Waters - David Gilmour
© 1979 Pink Floyd Publishers Ltd.

P.U.L.S.E. - Run Like Hell
Durée : 8:36

You better make your face up,
In your favorite disguise,
With your button-down lips,
And your roller blind eyes.
With your empty smile,
And your hungry heart,
Feel the bile rising,
From your guilty past.
With your nerves in tatters,
As the cockleshell shatters,
And the hammers batter,
Down your door,
You better run.

You better run all day,
And run all night.
And keep your dirty feelings deep inside.
And if you're taking your girlfriend out tonight,
You better park the car well out of sight.
Cos if they catch you in the back seat,
Trying to pick her locks,
They're gonna send you back to mother,
In a cardboard box.
You better run!

Roger Waters - David Gilmour
© 1979 Pink Floyd Publishers Ltd.