Favorite version of "Comfortably Numb"
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Topic: Favorite version of "Comfortably Numb"
Posted By: jude111
Subject: Favorite version of "Comfortably Numb"
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 17:16
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I prefer the original, but I also love the version on THE DELICATE SOUND OF THUNDER (a better live album than PULSE, in my opinion). But after that, the question needs to be asked: 8 live versions of "CN"?!?! Isn't that a bit *nutty*? |
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Posted By: Earthmover
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 17:48
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The Wall version, because Roger Waters. -------------  |
Posted By: Sumdeus
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 18:32
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Studio version. TBH I never really listen to live Floyd stuff unless it's earlier on in their career. Never got that excited about things like Delicate Sound of Thunder, Is There Anybody Out There, Pulse, etc... ------------- http://sumdeus.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Sumdeus - surreal space/psych/prog journeys |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 19:41
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The studio version for me. The solos on the live versions tend to needlessly go on forever. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 19:47
| The Delicate Sound of Thunder version for me, though I do miss Waters singing a bit; on the other side, that beginning is much stronger, and the final solo, well after this version the original one just sounds incomplete, I need to hear those extra minutes as Gilmour played them here. The Pulse version is a bit weaker. The Gdansk version is very nice too, with the orchestra and all, and an even longer solo at the end (though the Delicate one is long enough for me), and having Wright singing Waters parts fits just perfectly. As for Waters, well I don't like his versions so much (they don't have the Gilmour extended solo, though the guitar player added some bits of his own that are interesting to listen to), however, I found it interesting that on the new Wall tour Waters has been doing, Dave Kilminster played the solo in a very similar way to Gilmour on Delicate Sound, which was a pretty nice surprise when I saw the show. I wonder how many people noticed that. |
Posted By: RedNightmareKing
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 21:38
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Studio, of course. Waters made a great addition, and Gilmour balanced it all out. The live performance of CN on the solo Waters tour with The Wall was very, very excellent as well, but it hasn't been released outside of bootlegs. Shameful.
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 22:07
| The Wall version. |
Posted By: jude111
Date Posted: January 22 2013 at 23:26
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Once again I've screwed my own poll. Bloody hell. What about that Van Morrison version on Waters' THE WALL: LIVE IN BERLIN? The Sopranos helped make that one a classic... sigh... |
Posted By: tdfloyd
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 00:53
| This song is unbelievable so picking the best version is tough to pick. Voted for The Wall version, but the Delicate Sound of Thunder version is very close. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 03:38
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The second solo played by Australian Pink Floyd on DVD is at the level of the best Gilmour. I've been really impressed by the Floyd live execution in Rome during the 1986 tour, but the best version is for me the one on Gdansk . Not the best, just my fav. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 05:00
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Delicate Sound of Thunder version is amazing. The whole album is. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 06:10
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Mostly Autumn's version. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 07:40
I'm sure you are joking... ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Hercules wrote:Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 07:49
I'm sure he's not. It's the best non-Floyd related version I've heard so far, and surely beats many on this list. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 09:56
Absolutely not!
It blows every other version I've heard out of sight. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 13:21
Apart of Julia Dream I have found "Pink Floyd Revisited" so poor that probably I haven't given enough attention to Comfortably Numb. I'm about to give it a spin. The problem is Bryan's vocals. Nothing to say about his guitar, instead. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 13:29
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 13:30
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the original. ------------- |
Posted By: mjbyars1
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 13:32
| If I was able to vote on it, I would have voted for the Wall version, however, the Is There Anybody Out There? version is just as good. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 13:42
------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 13:46
We may move to a MA appreciation thread  ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 14:59
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The original of course, but I also really enjoyed the Gilmour-Bowie version. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 15:05
I've relistened to it and my opinion doesn't change. I really don't like that version even with Heather singing. ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 15:30
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I voted other: Billy Sherwood and Chris Squire, with Sherwood singing the verses and Squire on the chorus. Great guitar and drum work, and even a mandolin interlude.
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 15:33
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I too love the Mostly Autumn version, but not as much as the original, which still blows my mind away. ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: January 23 2013 at 17:42
Yeah, it's a nice version, with a few added elements that sound nice. But I still think the guitar falls short of Gilmour... I'm guessing it's Sherwood playing it. |