PINK FLOYD

 
 Bells From Notredame



 LBR 033/2 The Last Bootleg Records
 

Matrix Disc 1:  CD COMPANY ITALY LBR 033/2/A

Matrix Disc 2:  CD COMPANY ITALY LBR 033/2/B
 

(P) 1994     Made In Italy

 

 

 


 

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Comments from www.pf-roio.de:

This is a digital source with the bulk of the signal in the high end, it seems, though the bottom end of the signal is well represented nonetheless.
The stereo effect is nicely preserved and the feeling of "being there" is captured.

The main drawback to this otherwise very nice recording is the incessant arhythmic clapping and tuneless singing by the enthusiastic people near the mics.
All tracks were recordedin their entirety despite a few mic movements at the predictable points in the show with accompanying slight drops in recording level.
Luckily, these disturbances are the best kind--few and brief.
What we have here is yet another great '94 tour 2CD set.
Yes, there's some crowd noise, but the performance is certainly "up there" on the inspiration and improvisation scale, and the recordingitself is really quite good despite the noise.

Gilmour seems to be in a fine mood (wouldn't you be?) and speaks French 95% of the time, appearing to speak to the crowd more than usual and sounding quite comfortable with the foreign language.
The show ends with a few bars hinting at the Who's "My Generation"-- It's that kind of night!

All three principal members shine at various points in the proceedings, and the entire ensemble turns in another phenomenal night's work.
The band is a well-oiled machine by this point, having been touring vigorously for 4 months,and the performance shows the benefit of lots of rehearsal.
Gilmour and his mates are definitely enjoying playing for European audiences for the first time in several years, and they reward those assembled with a smooth and tightperformance.

The crowd is justifiably appreciative, and even entertains us a bit themselves when things are a little quieter--listen for the beginning of ABITW as an example! However, this gets to be a bit annoying, though this crowd is certainlynot nearly as intrusive as the average American audience.
The quiet, introspective fans of the early seventies have sent their children to view this tour, and the kids make a lot more noise than their parents did.
Why didn't mom and dad teach them the virtue of quietly listening to a performance and saving the yelling, clapping, whistling and other noise for the breaks between songs?
At least we still have the tapes mom and dad helped make so great! :)

If you are going to be bothered by crowd noise (sometimes quite close to the mics) that doesn't necessarily overwhelm the music but is definitely evident, then you may want to look elsewhere. However, if audience noise doesn't bother you as much, then this is a fine performance that you will
certainly enjoy.
This isn't necessarily the first '94 set you should get, but there are certainly worse ones out there
than this.

If you already have a couple or a few '94 CD's and you like the ones you have, this one would not be a bad choice, since you know basically what you're going to get.
I collect these more recent shows for the source quality, but I find I listen to the older shows more frequently because the performances are not as closely tied to click tracks, light cues and computer programs.
Sometimes the term "Comfortably Numb" comes a bit too close to describing these recordings --
but they sure can blow the minds of the naive. "Bells From Notre Dame" will do the job and look
good doing it.

I thought that the sound quality was very good, albeit a bit quiet.
The fan noise, I thought, only added the "being there" feeling.
I know that this did not annoy the band as well because during the next night's show (which I attended) the band took the liberty to play along with the crowds chanting for about 15 or 20 secs. Overall, good sound quality and stong sense of being in the crowd. Worth buying, in my opinion.

Great show from Paris.
Sound quality is excellent.
However, there is a lot of audience clapping on this disk, especially at the begin and end of the songs. Fortunately, Floyd plays loud to drown out the crowd. Disk from CD Music Co, same as Kiss The Stone.
The Who's "My Generation" is actually part of RLH finale (small portion).
BTW, do we really need that much detail about the cover art? Nice picture disks.
Anyone translate the French from Gilmour



  Disc 1: Time:
   
  1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond 1-5 12:27
  2. Learning to Fly   6:10
  3. What do You Want From Me   4:20
  4. On the Turning Away   7:13
  5. Take it Back   6:40
  6. Coming Back to Life   6:29
  7. Sorrow 10:58
  8. Keep Talking   7:31
  9. One of These Days   7:39
10. Astronomy Domine   4:27
11. Breathe   3:20
   
Total Time: 66:34
   
   
   
  Disc 2: Time:
   
  1. Time & Breathe Reprise   6:47
  2. High Hopes   7:55
  3. The Great Gig in the Sky   5:47
  4. Wish You Were Here   5:57
  5. Us and Them   6:22
  6. Money   9:33
  7. Another Brick in the Wall (Pt.2)   7:17
  8. Comfortably Numb 11:18
  ENCORE  
  9. Hey You   5:23
10. Run Like Hell   9:32
   
Total Time: 76:01
   
 

 

Band:

David Gilmour
Nick Mason
Richard Wright
Jon Carin
Sam Brown
Claudia Fontaine
Durga McBroom
Dick Parry
Guy Pratt
Tim Renwick
Gary Wallis

 

 

 

30 July 1994

Live at Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France

 

 

 

 

 

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