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Amsterdam Rock Circus is another in a line of Siréne releases, which
also include Racial Violence and Damn Braces:
Bless Relaxes, where they utilize every available piece of both
audio and video tape to present the most complete
picture of the event.
Here they present the most compete
picture of their appearance in Amsterdam a day after their
appearance at the
Open Air Festival in Germany and documented on the Siréne release
Double Bubble.
There are two tape sources for this
gig, neither of which are very good.
This is the first tape source which
is the complete set and better sounding.
The second source is marred by
people talking and is missing the encore “A Saucerful Of Secrets”.
The first tape source circulated on
the cdr Rock Circus (Genuine Space Jewel Production GSJ-008) but
with the
incorrect sequence.
Siréne have corrected this by
placing the encore in it’s rightful position.
Sound quality on the audience
recording is mediocre at best.
It’s distant and sometimes
disturbing.
This is for the Pink Floyd
collector only.
Casual collectors would find this
too much to handle.
Once your ears adjust it can be
enjoyed and you can hear a fantastic performance by the band.
Amsterdam Rock Circus was a
festival where Pink Floyd were the headlining attraction and they
played their
truncated festival set without Dark Side Of The Moon or any material
from Obscured By Clouds.
“Atom Heart Mother” is played without orchestra.
“Careful With That Axe Eugene” is one of the heaviest versions on
record.
The bonus DVD is the only footage
to surface from the event.
It’s a strict no-frills one camera
video tape that begins with some serious tracking problems.
Once that is cleared up the picture
becomes somewhat clear, focuing upon Roger playing the cymbals and
Nick on drums.
The camera then focuses upon the
giant, flame encircled gong with lots of kalidoscopic effects for
the flames that look groovy.
By the end of the tape we get some
shots of Dave and Rick in classic Pink Floyd poses before the abrupt
end.
Hopefully someday a more compete
tape in better condition can surface because this only offers a
tantalizing glimpse
into a classic early 70’s performance.
Until that day never arrives we
have this release from Siréne that is the definitive collection for
this festival. |
