{"id":383,"date":"2006-04-10T12:01:55","date_gmt":"2006-04-10T20:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lefsetz.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/archives\/2006\/04\/10\/e-mail-of-the-day-gilmour-in-nyc\/"},"modified":"2006-04-10T12:02:26","modified_gmt":"2006-04-10T20:02:26","slug":"e-mail-of-the-day-gilmour-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefsetz.com\/wordpress\/2006\/04\/10\/e-mail-of-the-day-gilmour-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Mail Of The Day – Gilmour in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From: Nick Porcella<\/p>\n

I don’t know if you have plans to go when he makes it out your way, but it might be in your best musical interests if you did.\u00c2\u00a0 I just saw the Radio City show in NYC – InFuckingCredible.\u00c2\u00a0 I was born 15 years too late so I was never able to see Floyd in its 1970’s glory on the sands at Pompeii, now it doesn’t matter. <\/p>\n

Gilmour’s playing has aged like fine wine and only gotten better.\u00c2\u00a0 The show started w\/tunes from the new album (first hour or so) – like the album it was a bit slow, but played with such intense emotion that you couldn’t help but be enthralled.\u00c2\u00a0 He apparently has found a new friend in the Sax, his playing was filled with the same presence as he has on guitar.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, just to take the show over the top CROSBY AND NASH appear on stage to do the accompanying vocals!!\u00c2\u00a0 How great is this….and it was only starting.<\/p>\n

Obviously the crowd was there for the Floyd stuff, and there was no disappointment there.\u00c2\u00a0 After a break, he came back w\/an acapella intro to Shine on You Crazy Diamond (with Crosby and Nash continuing to sing backup).\u00c2\u00a0 A great twist on an old classic. Wots…uh the deal???\u00c2\u00a0 Come on, this just keeps getting better.<\/p>\n

ECHOES!!!!\u00c2\u00a0 ALL 20+ MINUTES….LAZERS!!!!\u00c2\u00a0 IN RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL!!! OMFG!!!!\u00c2\u00a0 This was like taking the best part of past Floyd performances and putting it basically in your living room.\u00c2\u00a0 The entire show drew you in and didn’t let you out – there was nothing and nobody else in the world at this point except for me, Dave, and Rich Wright – I wasn’t on any "trippy" substances (lsd no, pot…yes, but just being IN the place you could get high) but between the music and lighting it wasn’t needed. Then for the encore, Wish you were here – I haven’t heard that sung in unison by 6k people before, quite an experience.\u00c2\u00a0 Then, an in harmony version of CSNY’s Find the cost of Freedom.\u00c2\u00a0 And to close it out, Comfortably Numb.\u00c2\u00a0 Now, I have at least 10+ bootlegs of this performed live.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe it was the acoustics, live show, or something else, but I have never, ever heard anything that approached the solo at the end from ANY artist.\u00c2\u00a0 It was so good, I will never be able to listen to any other version, ever.\u00c2\u00a0 What I heard on Wednesday probably changed me forever. It almost brings tears to my eyes just typing and thinking about how damn good the performance was.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n

What happened to music??\u00c2\u00a0 Why isn’t there some band today that can elicit this kind of response?\u00c2\u00a0 Heck, forget band, this was one guy (well actually 2 if you include Wright, who was fantastic and well appreciated by the fans w\/a standing ovation) that brought a theater to its knees and left it begging for more.\u00c2\u00a0 And Gilmour doesn’t even play the fast riffs ala G3 – its all about the emotion – he can play one note that will make you cry.\u00c2\u00a0 Despite the whining over the small venues leading to lack of tickets, it was an excellent choice.\u00c2\u00a0 A stadium show just couldn’t have conveyed the emotion and intimacy that the small theater show did.\u00c2\u00a0 I paid $250 for decent orchestra seats (about 30 rows back on the Right side, but no bad seat in RCMH).\u00c2\u00a0 Price shouldn’t be an issue for this show, clear out the savings account – you can’t put a price on a life changing experience.\u00c2\u00a0 My only regret is that I only went to the Wednesday show – going back I would have broken the bank for tickets to BOTH nights.<\/p>\n

Sorry for the long rant, but none of my friends can appreciate something of this quality and after reading your stuff for a while now, I know that you would have some sense of appreciation for the experience.\u00c2\u00a0 Keep up the great writing, and go on CL to find tickets, you won’t be disappointed.<\/p>\n

Regards,
Nick<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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