FLASHBACKS
Since Indiepixie's inspired a bunch of flashbacks regarding Pink Floyd, thought I'd share one.
I've been a lucky mofo when it comes to catching great live stuff over the years. Besides doing sound in CBGB's in NY in the 70's and 80's (don't need to name bands here), some of the "vintage" gigs i've caught included archived shows such as "The Song Remains the Same" and "Yessongs".
My "home away from home" back then was the Academy of Music in NY, a theater where EVERYONE played and there were two shows a night plus a great party in the bathrooms.
But there was this other venue in Jersey City NJ called Roosevelt Stadium where I caught a ton of amazing shows. Here's someone else's "memory blog" that i found about a Pink Floyd show i was at. I might have had to go to a movie theater to see "Live at Pompeii", but this show was awesome.
PINK FLOYDPink Floyd played Roosevelt stadium just after the release of a little album theyhad just recorded called " Dark Side of The Moon...." after an intermission, on part 2 of that concert, Pink Floyd did the whole Dark Side of The Moon album... in Quadraphonic Stereo ! ! ! (remember that?) they had set up mountains of speakers in all four corners of Roosevelt stadium and the band started off the Dark Side of the Moon set by setting off a rocket withsparklers that was strung and "flew" along on a string that went from the top of the overhang to behind the stage in centerfield .... the place went bezerkAnd It was SO loud... "Dark Side of the Moon" then begins slowly with the sound of Heart beat...and the quadraphonic blasting out of a heart beat thumpingslowly but surely that became so intensely loud that the wholestadium was shaking to its foundation with each ThumpTHUMP... ThumpTHUMP...Anyway... one of the most incredible sights I'd ever seen was when the full moon had risen up between the twin towers at sunset that night..just before the Pink Floyd concert began..the sold-out Roosevelt Stadium Pink Floyd audience rose up and gave thefull moon a rousing standing ovation...Pollution was much worse in those days..(.there on 440 next to the Turnpike)The full moon rising was a glowing silver and sky was pink I swear. The Twin Towers looked off-yellow through the haze of turnpike smogwhat a concert ! ! ! !
I've been a lucky mofo when it comes to catching great live stuff over the years. Besides doing sound in CBGB's in NY in the 70's and 80's (don't need to name bands here), some of the "vintage" gigs i've caught included archived shows such as "The Song Remains the Same" and "Yessongs".
My "home away from home" back then was the Academy of Music in NY, a theater where EVERYONE played and there were two shows a night plus a great party in the bathrooms.
But there was this other venue in Jersey City NJ called Roosevelt Stadium where I caught a ton of amazing shows. Here's someone else's "memory blog" that i found about a Pink Floyd show i was at. I might have had to go to a movie theater to see "Live at Pompeii", but this show was awesome.
PINK FLOYDPink Floyd played Roosevelt stadium just after the release of a little album theyhad just recorded called " Dark Side of The Moon...." after an intermission, on part 2 of that concert, Pink Floyd did the whole Dark Side of The Moon album... in Quadraphonic Stereo ! ! ! (remember that?) they had set up mountains of speakers in all four corners of Roosevelt stadium and the band started off the Dark Side of the Moon set by setting off a rocket withsparklers that was strung and "flew" along on a string that went from the top of the overhang to behind the stage in centerfield .... the place went bezerkAnd It was SO loud... "Dark Side of the Moon" then begins slowly with the sound of Heart beat...and the quadraphonic blasting out of a heart beat thumpingslowly but surely that became so intensely loud that the wholestadium was shaking to its foundation with each ThumpTHUMP... ThumpTHUMP...Anyway... one of the most incredible sights I'd ever seen was when the full moon had risen up between the twin towers at sunset that night..just before the Pink Floyd concert began..the sold-out Roosevelt Stadium Pink Floyd audience rose up and gave thefull moon a rousing standing ovation...Pollution was much worse in those days..(.there on 440 next to the Turnpike)The full moon rising was a glowing silver and sky was pink I swear. The Twin Towers looked off-yellow through the haze of turnpike smogwhat a concert ! ! ! !
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