Pink Floyd/CA,USA 10.16.1971

In the fall of 1971, following Bruford’s solo performance in Pompeii and England, the North American tour started at Winterland on October 15th and took place for about a month to promote his new work “Meddle.” The second day of the tour was October 16th. It is a high-quality audience recording that confirms the master quality of the Santa Monica performance on Sunday, and is completely recorded and appears for the first time for 2 hours and 23 minutes. The surprisingly restrained and controlled performance that can be heard in each song can be described as cool and indifferent, and it is the ultimate in understanding that Floyd’s psychedelic rock, which has developed from a blues base, has reached a perfect point in this field. performance. Therefore, at the end of this North American tour, the direction of the set and show will be completely changed with the birth of “Madness”, so this tour sound source was meant to be the final conclusion of the stage that has continued from the beginning. it might be. From the start, Eugene progresses in a calm mood, and although Fat Old Sun gets excited during the instrumental part in the second half, the overall feel is idyllic, with a coolness that feels like it’s on the verge of enlightenment. This is a performance that can be expressed in both ways. Gilmore’s singing voice in Fat Old Sun is infinitely gentle, creating a divine mood, and you can listen to an exquisite performance. STCFTHOTS, which is full of psychedelic mood and intoxicates the audience, can also be enjoyed with a 13-minute high-quality performance. Atom Heart Mother, played by only four people for 16 minutes, makes the peak in the first half more dramatic than ever. The main theme, which is effectively covered by SE and sounds like movie music, and Rick’s organ solo, followed by Gilmore’s mysterious slide solo, can be heard as a masterpiece on this day as well. When you get to this point, you can see that the somewhat cold image in the first half of the show gradually transforms into a passionate and creative performance. From the mysterious chorus part to Gilmore’s effective improvisational solo of around 11 minutes, followed by Rick’s spontaneous solo, and the ending, it is a truly complete performance. The next 12 minutes of The Embryo started right away, so perhaps the members felt that they wanted to keep this momentum going. Disc 2 starts with 2 minutes and 30 seconds of tuning. It seems that the recorder pressed a pause on the performance that did not start easily, and on the contrary, Cymbaline was recorded at the beginning. Today’s Cymbaline, which you can listen to carefully, is full of flavor and you can listen to an impeccable and splendid performance. Echoes, which lasted 27 minutes (!) on this day, was a wonderful performance with a high degree of perfection, the vocal part was as perfect as the official one, and Gilmore also performed a wonderful duet with Rick. A Saucerful Of Secrets, which closes the main set and is close to 17 minutes, is the most exciting song of the day, comparable to Atom Heart Mother in the first half, and it is extremely spontane and passionate in a live performance that focuses on perfection. You can enjoy lively performances. The amazing thing is that Rick’s piano and Gilmore’s powerful play that is involved in the drumming from the 4 minute mark to the 9 minute mark is amazing, and you can listen to a very long performance of 6 minutes that gets into the groove. The encore is Blues, which lasts 5 minutes and 30 seconds, and Gilmore’s play, which releases tension and gradually becomes hotter, is the best. It is also a rare performance that the last ending is Rick’s organ. The debut sound source, a must-have for fans, has been decided to be released, which is a complete high-quality recording of the Santa Monica performance, the second performance of the North American tour in October 1971. Live at Civic Center, Santa Monica, California, USA 16th October 1971 TRULY AMAZING SOUND Disc 1 1. Careful With That Ax, Eugene 2. Fat Old Sun 3. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 4. Atom Heart Mother 5. The Embryo Disc 2 1. Tuning 2. Cymbaline 3. Echoes 4. A Saucerful Of Secrets 5. Blues