Comments on: Press from Poland http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2008/09/press-from-poland.html Blogging since 2005 and still not David Gilmour Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:18:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keith Nelms (Chicago) http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2008/09/press-from-poland.html/comment-page-2#comment-57021 Keith Nelms (Chicago) Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:57:45 +0000 http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/blogedy/?p=523#comment-57021 Hello FEd, Jabeye, David & Band, After going thru the whole deluxe set, the package is simply amazing! The show/music/5.1 OAI, living room live quality! The booklet/poster/pick/passes/pix/tix, great souvenirs! The Webpass/PDFs/Easter Eggs, BIG SURPRISES! Gifts that keep on giving! Once again, I'll say; "This justly deserves a Grammy/Music/Film Award, for an outstanding endeavour,,, for all who participated!! This project was excellently conceived, filmed and produced!! Kudos to David/Phil/Gavin"! To me, this Labour of Love, is the most fitting tribute to our fond memory of Mr. Richard Wright!! Enough said; keep the faith, and carry on with your great work!! Keith Nelms Hello FEd, Jabeye, David & Band,

After going thru the whole deluxe set, the package is simply amazing! The show/music/5.1 OAI, living room live quality! The booklet/poster/pick/passes/pix/tix, great souvenirs! The Webpass/PDFs/Easter Eggs, BIG SURPRISES! Gifts that keep on giving!

Once again, I’ll say; “This justly deserves a Grammy/Music/Film Award, for an outstanding endeavour,,, for all who participated!! This project was excellently conceived, filmed and produced!! Kudos to David/Phil/Gavin”!

To me, this Labour of Love, is the most fitting tribute to our fond memory of Mr. Richard Wright!!

Enough said; keep the faith, and carry on with your great work!!

Keith Nelms

]]> By: Michèle http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2008/09/press-from-poland.html/comment-page-2#comment-57020 Michèle Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:37:24 +0000 http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/blogedy/?p=523#comment-57020 [Do you have your copy of 'Live in Gdańsk' yet? Whether your thumbs are up or down, speak to me. - FEd] Just to let you know that I preordered a 5CD longbox at alapage.com on mid September for a friend of mine who has no internet, and I just received an e-mail today (26 September) telling me that my order is cancelled ("rupture de stock et pas de date prévue pour réappovisionnement"). Michèle [Il y une couille dans le potage, je pense. (Lorraine, these expressions are perfect. Thanks again.) - FEd] [Do you have your copy of 'Live in Gdańsk' yet? Whether your thumbs are up or down, speak to me. - FEd]

Just to let you know that I preordered a 5CD longbox at alapage.com on mid September for a friend of mine who has no internet, and I just received an e-mail today (26 September) telling me that my order is cancelled (“rupture de stock et pas de date prévue pour réappovisionnement”).

Michèle

[Il y une couille dans le potage, je pense. (Lorraine, these expressions are perfect. Thanks again.) - FEd]

]]> By: Arjay http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2008/09/press-from-poland.html/comment-page-2#comment-57019 Arjay Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:46:07 +0000 http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/blogedy/?p=523#comment-57019 Anyone having trouble with the pdf files should just check that they've downloaded Acrobat 9 - there's a link on the same page - the thing won't work with previous versions of Acrobat. Hope this helps. Anyone having trouble with the pdf files should just check that they’ve downloaded Acrobat 9 – there’s a link on the same page – the thing won’t work with previous versions of Acrobat.

Hope this helps.

]]> By: Michael A. Adashefski http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2008/09/press-from-poland.html/comment-page-2#comment-57018 Michael A. Adashefski Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:32:10 +0000 http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/blogedy/?p=523#comment-57018 I watched the concert DVD last night and was very impressed by a few things. First the audio mix is incredible! For a live concert disc to sound this good is like having the band play in front of you with the best seats in the house--namely mine! Secondly the band plays like a house on fire! Turn your amp up and crank this baby because it's a great performance. The orchestra adds some great atmospheres to the arrangements and all of the band members play just incredibly. Astronomy Domine cooks on all burners and this is the absolute best live Echoes that you'll ever hear anywhere--period! The interplay between David & Richard is stunning and had me in tears again! My only question is now what will happen to this band? With Richard now absent some of this music can't be performed without 2 keyboard players as Jon Carin played slide or additional keys alongside Richard, and Richard's absence in both body and soul will seriously affect the musical dynamic of the band. What happens next? I watched the concert DVD last night and was very impressed by a few things.

First the audio mix is incredible! For a live concert disc to sound this good is like having the band play in front of you with the best seats in the house–namely mine!

Secondly the band plays like a house on fire! Turn your amp up and crank this baby because it’s a great performance. The orchestra adds some great atmospheres to the arrangements and all of the band members play just incredibly. Astronomy Domine cooks on all burners and this is the absolute best live Echoes that you’ll ever hear anywhere–period! The interplay between David & Richard is stunning and had me in tears again!

My only question is now what will happen to this band? With Richard now absent some of this music can’t be performed without 2 keyboard players as Jon Carin played slide or additional keys alongside Richard, and Richard’s absence in both body and soul will seriously affect the musical dynamic of the band.

What happens next?

]]> By: cerebus http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/2008/09/press-from-poland.html/comment-page-2#comment-57017 cerebus Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:57:22 +0000 http://www.davidgilmourblog.com/blogedy/?p=523#comment-57017 FEd, thanks for the info on the 5-disc availability, there seems to be an awful lot of misinformation coming from the various stores here in Australia, from being told it's been deleted, to having an online order charge and then refund an order as it's not available....one store gave me a figure for the number of the 5 disc set that came into the country, and it wasn't even into 3 figures! I've now got orders with two stores, but no idea if they'll ever be able to get it for me....from what you're saying though it sounds like it will come good, which I'm keeping my fingers crossed for. :) Thanks for doing an excellent job. :D [I'm afraid to say anything, to be honest, because I never know if the information I've been given is up-to-date. But people want the five-disc set, so, as there's money to be made, I'm quite confident that everyone will be able to get one eventually; they'll just have to waste a lot of time and energy finding a copy, for which I truly am sorry. Now that I'm ranting, I'd like to add that I'm particularly sorry for those who do not live in Europe (well, the catered-for parts, anyway) and North America, because it always seems as though you don't matter quite as much. In a twisted sort of way, and really not meaning to cause any offence to those who are still waiting for theirs, I hope you've allowed yourself to chuckle at how better-served fans are now getting a taste of what you've always had to put up with. It'll all come good in the end, I'm sure. - FEd] FEd, thanks for the info on the 5-disc availability, there seems to be an awful lot of misinformation coming from the various stores here in Australia, from being told it’s been deleted, to having an online order charge and then refund an order as it’s not available….one store gave me a figure for the number of the 5 disc set that came into the country, and it wasn’t even into 3 figures!

I’ve now got orders with two stores, but no idea if they’ll ever be able to get it for me….from what you’re saying though it sounds like it will come good, which I’m keeping my fingers crossed for. :)

Thanks for doing an excellent job. :D

[I'm afraid to say anything, to be honest, because I never know if the information I've been given is up-to-date. But people want the five-disc set, so, as there's money to be made, I'm quite confident that everyone will be able to get one eventually; they'll just have to waste a lot of time and energy finding a copy, for which I truly am sorry. Now that I'm ranting, I'd like to add that I'm particularly sorry for those who do not live in Europe (well, the catered-for parts, anyway) and North America, because it always seems as though you don't matter quite as much. In a twisted sort of way, and really not meaning to cause any offence to those who are still waiting for theirs, I hope you've allowed yourself to chuckle at how better-served fans are now getting a taste of what you've always had to put up with. It'll all come good in the end, I'm sure. - FEd]

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