It's not difficult at all. You're the one (and the other guy who shall remain nameless) who seems to be offended that I would have the gall to post that it would be nice to have the Live 8 footage included in the box. I made a simple statement, one in which many (most?) Floyd fans would agree. Instead of either ignoring it entirely, or (perish the thought) agreeing with me, you choose to argue. The thrust of your points being that it would be "out of place" or it "doesn't belong." I pointed out that it's simply your opinion. Now you've taken umbrage at that.
don't make assumptions, if i didn't actually come out and state it, it isn't the case, right? Remember, we don't speak for others.... Ive no umbrage whatsoever, you give me too much credit. Its actually quite ok to not have the same view as others, but it shouldn't be a lot to ask to extend the same gratitude toward others views that you are expecting of your own
I wonder if petty, silly, trivial and misperceived slights were how Floyd started coming apart. They seem to happen so easily.
The single cd set has a very nice flow to it. I picked it up for that reason as much as the material that's missing on the 5 cd collection. It fits nicely in the box. I toyed with the idea of adding another foam dot to the back of the cd book but opted against it since it fits in with the dvds/blu rays
True, but still: Pink Floyd with Gilmour at the helm, and Waters as a guest. Plus it's also part of the Later Years, no matter what.
Perhaps the rights to publish the performances of the participants belong not to the participants themselves, but to Bob Geldof ?
I didn't disagree with your point that it would have been nice to have. I'm just pointing out why it was probably not included.
what a great solo all the early 1994 versions of CN were excellent solos in those first 3-4 months, light show slightly different
I keep getting blown away by how great the early version of High Hopes is. David's almost whispering of "the grass was greener.." lines makes the track so haunting. The end guitar solo being played on a regular guitar rather than a lap steel also gives the song an amazing feel. It is easily the highlight of the highlights disc! With respect to the omission of Live 8, it is purely David's decision. An argument could be made either way for its inclusion but what we got is finally how Pink Floyd want their later years represented. Personally, after listening to the demos and unreleased tracks from this set and the other one, I'm now getting to a point where a nicely polished release gives me more joy than bits of non-starters and random noodling audio tracks. I now realise that I would probably never enjoy The Big Spliff as much as I would enjoy The Endless River (which in itself is the least enjoyable Pink Floyd album for me). I still do enjoy the early versions of songs though - like the early studio version of TDSotM from the Immersion set, the aforementioned early version of High Hopes and of course, the Extraction versions from WYWH and Animals! About the Later Years box set, there is a little text under the Knebworth CD, DVD, Blu-ray credits about an additional contribution being made by the performers. Does anyone know if that from the time of the performance, i.e. 1990, or is it an additional contribution made recently for including the show on the box set?
Just an FYI, Pink Floyd's entire Live 8 set is available for small money used at Amazon as part of the 4 DVD set. https://www.amazon.com/Live-8-Bob-Geldof/dp/B000BHHVPO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1US7VX0KDUQE4&keywords=live+8+dvd&qid=1580131707&sprefix=live+8,aps,158&sr=8-1
Nordiff Robbins gets a piece of Knebworth, so it's not such a hassle to pay royalties for the rights. They didn't include it because Gilmour didn't want to, plain and simple
This takes some adjusting if you - like me - have just been re-watching the In The Flesh dvd. Yes, I know it's been 20 years already, but ol' Rog looks like a whole different person...
