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Pink Floyd reunion @ Magny Cours?

Started by jonpollak , Feb 28 2006 00:34

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#1 jonpollak

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 00:34

http://www.theaustra...5E23770,00.html

ROGER Waters, a founding member of British rock band Pink Floyd, will stage a concert to mark the centenary of the French Formula One Grand Prix.
Waters, with the band's drummer, Nick Mason – a committed motor racing fan – will perform the group's mythic 1970s album Dark Side of the Moon on Bastille Day, July 14. "Nick's going to be my co-driver," said Waters at the unveiling of the plans for the race's birthday celebrations.

Traditionally held at the start of July, this year's edition has been moved to July 16 to avoid clashing with the World Cup finals in Germany, which winds up on July 9.

July 14, France's premier public holiday, is an appropiate date for the concert given that Waters has written an opera about the French Revolution.

"I'd planned to take this summer off until they approached me about Magny Cours and July 14 which makes a lot of appeal to me," he said.

Whoa....
Anyone wanna go?

More info would be great.

Jp

#2 mclarensmps

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 00:35

thats pretty awesome, i wish i was in france around that time! :up:

#3 jonpollak

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 00:40

I am calling Abby Rosen (Rogers scenographer) now for the skinny on this.

Jp

#4 f1rules

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 00:49

he is doing the same at roskilde festival this year in denmark, and quess were im from :smoking:

#5 Kaiser

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 01:31

Waters wasn't a founding member of Pink Floyd

#6 Pilla

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 01:37

Originally posted by Kaiser
Waters wasn't a founding member of Pink Floyd

edit:
Yes he was, the original line up was Syd Barret, Rodger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright

#7 Witt

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 02:02

My two passions in life - F1 & the music of Pink Floyd - coming together. :love:

Isn't Dave Gilmore a car nut the same as Nick Mason?

Perhaps only in my dreams, but a slim glimmer of hope that the french gp could be the catalyst that gets all of them back together for one last world tour???

Kinda OT, a few years ago some genius made an Ayrton Senna tribute to the music of Shine on You crazy diamond Pt II. Did anyone else see it?

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 02:13

Originally posted by Witt
My two passions in life - F1 & the music of Pink Floyd - coming together.

Isn't Dave Gilmore a car nut the same as Nick Mason?

Perhaps only in my dreams, but a slim glimmer of hope that the french gp could be the catalyst that gets all of them back together for one last world tour???

Kinda OT, a few years ago some genius made an Ayrton Senna tribute to the music of Shine on You crazy diamond Pt II. Did anyone else see it?

Personally they can cancel the half reunion and get PULSE out on DVD and SACD, ASAP. Too long have I waited for this recording and I am still mega pissed that I was never able to get one of the limited edition DSOT Laser Discs in the early 90's. I have only ever seen one copy and the owner of that was never going to part with it.

#9 Sith

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 02:38

Originally posted by jonpollak
I am calling Abby Rosen (Rogers scenographer) now for the skinny on this.

Jp

Jp! Given the people that you know (in high places) in that industry, see if you can arrange for Dave Gilmour to join them.....

#10 jonpollak

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 04:29

Seems you are right...
No intention of a reunion....its a Roger show only.
http://www.gpfrancef1.com/gpf1/
http://www.brain-dam...ws/0602272.html

Jp

#11 zac510

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 07:57

How many reunions can they have anyway?

#12 TT6

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 09:51

Originally posted by zac510
How many reunions can they have anyway?

Ask The Who. :clap:

#13 Mox

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 18:20

Originally posted by TT6

Ask The Who.

Who?`

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Posted 28 February 2006 - 20:42

This is great news!

I've always avoided Magny Cours as it's usually one of the duller races of the year, and in the middle of one of the less exciting parts of France, but an exception could be made for this!.... there's still time for Messrs Gilmour and Wright to come around to the idea (though it's probably unlikely)

#15 chauncey

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Posted 02 March 2006 - 14:42

Mason bought Gilles 79 Ferrari which was driven by Jacques at last years Goodwood festival. :up:

#16 Ali_G

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 19:18

Originally posted by f1rules
he is doing the same at roskilde festival this year in denmark, and quess were im from

Ditto. he's playing the Marquee in Cork in July too. This reunion certainly isn't on.

#17 le chat noir

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 00:41

Originally posted by Witt
Isn't Dave Gilmore a car nut the same as Nick Mason?

Have you ever seen David Gilmour and Patrick Head in the same place at the same time?
I have my suspicions!;)

(Yes he is. And he and the band have long followed f1 and been in the paddock. Don't think they ever played tho, they let the Quo do that, didn't they? Plus, of course, Damon and EJ (With Herbert on the tambourine IIRC).)

#18 santori

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Posted 15 July 2006 - 16:40

Was anyone there? What was said about Syd Barrett?

#19 Hiatt

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Posted 15 July 2006 - 16:54

Originally posted by santori
Was anyone there? What was said about Syd Barrett?

Scary - I was just listening to Syd Barret!

Maisie. Not a favourite, but it happened to be on.

#20 Jackman

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Posted 15 July 2006 - 17:23

I'm not a Floyd fan, but I've got to say that was an awesome concert.

#21 dolomite

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Posted 17 July 2006 - 23:19

Originally posted by santori
Was anyone there?

No, but I was at the gig they did in Hyde Park a couple of weeks ago. Bloody fantastic.

#22 Rubens Hakkamacher

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Posted 18 July 2006 - 08:03

So did it happen....? At least in the Waters/Mason/Wright sense....? It's a shame they've got the onus of being PINK FLOYD, anytime they just want to get together and play. While I'd love to see them play live again, it would be just as well if they'd bury the hatchet enough to keep putting out studio material...

Jon: I'd be honored if you glanced at my Floyd Dark Side of the Moon tribute band's "light show" - at least long enough to have a laugh at my expense:

http://video.google....d chip mcdonald

The only "cues" were hastily scribbled notes for theme colors per song and my cobbled together ghetto rear projection footage... The slop and Pure Low Brow Photonic Crassness should have you rolling on the floor...

/ F1 Floyd content: To start the show we played "Astronomy Domine"; I made a rhythmic collage out of radio transmissions from F1 for the intro... Damon Hill talking about his brakes going into the Abbey chicane, Ralf complaining about something, a few other things, for that quasi "NASA" effect (*I* knew it wasn't NASA radio transmissions, but it was close enough and more fun...

// We also did "Run Like Hell": in place of the screeching car sounds in the middle I made a 4 channel quadraphonic pass-by of a Ferrari F2002 test recording... That was probably pretty cool if you were standing in the middle of the audience since we had a quadraphonic p.a. setup: seemed like a few grins broke out in the audience when the car "flew" through the room...

#23 Jackman

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Posted 18 July 2006 - 10:12

It wasn't a Floyd concert, it was a Roger Waters concert. But Nick Mason did turn up and play.

#24 green-blood

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Posted 18 July 2006 - 19:57

can I ask what Roger had to say on Syd, he has always been fond of Syd and wanted to bring him back in more than once, not to mention helping out with Syds solo efforts

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 02:38

Originally posted by Rubens Hakkamacher

Jon: I'd be honored if you glanced at my Floyd Dark Side of the Moon tribute band's "light show" - at least long enough to have a laugh at my expense:

http://video.google....d chip mcdonald

Hey Chip...
It was frickin great!!!!
The guitar player is really good too...
In that video the singer looks like Jarno Trulli on acid :drunk:

Best part of all...the lighting did NOT detract from what was happening on stage!!!!
The projection content was hysterical...loved it

A success I reckon :up:

Compared to the production and management drama's we are having on the normally placid Steely Dan Tour... this looks like fun fun fun

Jp

#26 Jackman

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 08:01

Originally posted by green-blood
can I ask what Roger had to say on Syd, he has always been fond of Syd and wanted to bring him back in more than once, not to mention helping out with Syds solo efforts

He didn't really say anything - he mumbled something before the song and then played, and they had a massive screen above the stage full of old, tripped out footage of Syd playing, mixed with footage of deep space, and at the end Roger just turned to the screen and saluted fondly.

#27 Rubens Hakkamacher

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 09:08

Originally posted by jonpollak

The guitar player is really good too...

In that video the singer looks like Jarno Trulli on acid

.... (figuring out how to explain to the guy the next time I see him why I'm looking at him funny)...

Best part of all...the lighting did NOT detract from what was happening on stage!!!!

The projection content was hysterical...loved it A success I reckon

Man, all that coming from you is heavy! Thanks!!

Steely Dan Tour...

Now THAT'S a show... During "Hey Nineteen"? I like the warm temp key lighting (cued on that lyric, backup voc./horns?) against the saturated blue/lavender soft wash.. The asymetrical stage is cool, too...But - they're not using in-ears...?

(apologies for the reflexively musician geekiness) Thanks again for taking the time!

#28 Rubens Hakkamacher

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 09:24

Originally posted by Jackman
It wasn't a Floyd concert, it was a Roger Waters concert. But Nick Mason did turn up and play.

So Wright wasn't there, then, as rumoured....?

I wish Waters would try doing something with non- "Tacitly Accepted as Very Facile and Professional, Albeit a Bit Droll musicians. Mason's languid swing would be cool to hear with Waters... but then again, Wright's Hammond would be nice as well... at which point one should really ring up Mr. Gilmour...

BUT still.... Roger Waters collaborating with Mason or Wright IMO would be better than just Waters alone, and any little morsel of hope they might do something audibly creative in the presence of recording gear is a Good Thing to grab onto. IMO.

How many cars does Nick Mason have these days, anyway?

Was that 250 that Mark Knopfler wrecked at Goodwood a few years back one of his or Knopfler's?

/ fun talking about Floyd and cars in a place where people might actually know what you're talking about

#29 Jackman

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Posted 19 July 2006 - 10:47

I don't think Wright was there, unless of course he's grown a substantial beard, grown his hair long, and taken to wearing a dress. Not that there's anything wrong with that. And I'm not sure that there would be much benefit in getting the old gang together, as the best musical moments were provided by the rest of the band, while Waters occassionally did the shouty bits, and played a bit of bass on a couple of songs, along with the other bass player.

#30 umma gumma

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Posted 20 July 2006 - 07:01

I have tickets to see Waters in Toronto, can't wait :up:

#31 umma gumma

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Posted 20 July 2006 - 07:08

hey Rubens, that was frickin' great!!

nice playing....hard to pull that stuff off convincingly, nice backup vocals etc too

what kind of gtr gear/fx do you use?

ps I dig the G&L the bassplayer is using, they kick ass :up:

I have an SB-1

cheers, thx for the link :clap:

#32 dolomite

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Posted 20 July 2006 - 21:25

Originally posted by Wolbo
There was never any intention of Wright being there but Mason made a one-off appearance being the car nut that he is.

Not quite a one-off, he was at the Hyde Park gig on 1st July as well and I've heard he is doing a few of the other European dates too.

These are some pictures I took at Hyde Park:

#33 Rubens Hakkamacher

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Posted 24 July 2006 - 01:20

Originally posted by umma gumma
hey Rubens, that was frickin' great!!

nice playing....hard to pull that stuff off convincingly, nice backup vocals etc too

Thanks! Tried to put together people that would "get" it, you know...?

what kind of gtr gear/fx do you use?

Fairly simple. For that gig the guitar I used was a Suhr Standard.... The amp was a Randall/Egnater MTS 50 with the Tweed and Vox Top Boost modules.. L6 DL4 for delay, Dunlop Univibe, Chandler Tube Driver (Han Soloed)... May have had my Boogie Formula preamp (ha, F1 content!) on a few things.

ps I dig the G&L the bassplayer is using, they kick ass

I dug it so much I bought it (years ago...)... That bass rules, warm and fat all over the neck, no dead spots at all. Weighs a ton, but no dead spots...

cheers, thx for the link

Thanks for the compliments! That was yet another "empty pockets" gig, so that makes it worthwhile...

ob F1 content: bought the Mesa Formula preamp right after I got into F1 really big. Bought it for a particular sound it does, never thought about the name until years later... The owner of Mesa Boogie Engineering, Randall Smith, is apparently enough of an F1 fan that he bought a Brabham BT49....

#34 lukywill

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Posted 25 July 2006 - 18:55

a great concert i had the fortune to see june 2. i supose it was the first audition.
widely well stared earlier by a fantastic santana.

all this at rock in rio 2006 lisbon.
it´s classic rock at it´s best. who says sixty people don´t have it?
they do. :up: