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Delicate Sound of Thunder
Rock · 1988 · 14 tracks

Delicate Sound of Thunder

Pink Floyd

November 22, 1988 · Mag Magic

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Delicate Sound of Thunder captures Pink Floyd at the height of their late-80s renaissance, trading the claustrophobic paranoia of the Roger Waters era for a sound that is expansive, shimmering, and undeniably triumphant.

It is a document of a band reclaiming its identity in the stadium spotlight, characterized by David Gilmour’s liquid guitar tone which feels more muscular and sustained here than on the original studio recordings.

The production is quintessential 1988: the drums are gated and massive, the synthesizers have a digital sparkle, and the entire mix is bathed in a lush, cavernous reverb that mimics the scale of the Nassau Coliseum.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
11:53
02
Learning to Fly
5:27
03
Yet Another Movie
6:21
04
Round and Around
0:33
05
Sorrow
9:29
06
The Dogs of War
7:18
07
On the Turning Away
7:59
08
One of These Days
6:16
09
Time
5:17
10
Money
9:52
11
Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
5:29
12
Wish You Were Here
4:49
13
Comfortably Numb
8:57
14
Run Like Hell
7:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition in 'Comfortably Numb' where the second guitar solo erupts into a blinding, multi-minute display of sustain and soaring bends.
The way the ticking clocks in 'Time' fill the massive acoustic space of the Nassau Coliseum before the heavy drum entry.
The soulful, soaring vocal improvisations by the backing singers during the climax of 'The Great Gig in the Sky'.
The shimmering, crystalline synth pads that open 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond', sounding more digital and pristine than the 1975 original.
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