Steven Wilson Pink Floyd - Live at Pompeii - Steven Wilson mix - May 2nd 2025

[KG10]

Now if we're actually talking DTS 5.1 as used on DVD-Video or Laserdisc then yes I agree it is far better than Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC-3)

Unless your name is James Guthrie......

 

[Owen Smith]

Unless your name is James Guthrie......

Yes well, Guthrie's preference for DD 5.1 over DTS and his preference for valve mic amps (lets add odd order harmonics to the audio shall we?) are why I think he's highly misguided at best and an idiot at worst.

 

[inspclouseau]

It will be either DTS HD MA 5.1, Dolby True HD 5.1, or LPCM 5.1. All are lossless so no difference.

Now if we're actually talking DTS 5.1 as used on DVD-Video or Laserdisc then yes I agree it is far better than Dolby Digital 5.1 (AC-3), but that comparison is ancient history.

I am 'ancient history'

 

[somethingcleveridunno]

I was in Italy in November so took a couple days and checked out the Pompeii ruins. They have quite a bit of PF memorabilia when you enter the amphitheater and have Echoes from the movie looping on a screen at the end of a long tunnel filled with PF tour posters, etc. At some point in the past they have done screenings of the movie in the amphitheater. The new release sounds like a good time for another screening at the amphitheater.


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Roman ruins thousands of years old, the remains of a tragic natural disaster: I sleep
Shirtless David Gilmour + whale sounds: The real attraction!

 

[Snood]

I pre-ordered from Amazon US. I can't freaking wait man. Improved video as well? This is a effing slam dunk.

Link U Bastage!!

 

[Robert van Diggele]

One of those that I MUST have. Pre ordered this morning . Is the 5.1 Dolby or DTS? Curious...

Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII​

The PF webstore says this

Audio Specs: 2.0 Uncompressed LPCM Stereo [96k/24b] 5.1 Dolby TrueHD Surround [96k/24b] Dolby Atmos [feature only] Feature film run time: 1:24:58 Concert run time: 1:02:45

https://store.pinkfloyd.com/products/pink-floyd-at-pompeii-mcmlxxii-blu-ray

 

[schubser]

I'm a little bit confused. "Echoes" is split in 2 parts at the beginning and the end. That's right for the film version. The Concert-Version (60 min. Version) starts normally with "Careful with that axe, Eugene" and ends with the whole "Echoes". Look at "Early Years - 1972 Obfusc/ation".

 

[privateuniverse]

Link U Bastage!!

Amazon USA: $29.98
Bull Moose: $24.97
Import CDs: $24.19
Deep Discount: $26.59

 

[Paul Martland]

On a side note I watched the King Crimson documentary last night, I had no idea they performed at Pompeii in 2018! Aside from Floyd and Gilmour I think Crimson is the only other band to have performed there. Here’s a couple of pics from Tony Levin’s road diary

I was there. Here's a pic of me pre-gig.

 

[Paul Martland]

Yup. And i think this was the last performance allowed there.

They still do gigs at the Ampitheatre. This was the 2024 season https://seepompeii.com/en/all-2024-summer-concerts-in-the-amphitheater-of-pompeii/

 

[Neil Hannah]

Have pre ordered from hmv. Not the best price, what can I say ? Was drunk, got excited

 

[Neil Hannah]

Yeah man! Animals sucks....

...my will to stop listening to it.

Final cut is atrocious, animals is the best Floyd album ever.
Controversial

 

[splinter7]

They still do gigs at the Ampitheatre. This was the 2024 season https://seepompeii.com/en/all-2024-summer-concerts-in-the-amphitheater-of-pompeii/

Russell Crowe and a band named Pooh.

Suddenly the mystic vibe I envisioned for Floyd‘s performance there is completely shattered

 

[izgoblin]

Presuming they're all fed identical audio for encoding, that DTS-HD MA, Dolby TrueHD and LPCM are digitally identical upon decoding is a statement of fact, unlike 'we prefer DTS' which is an opinion. There's no need to be condescending to people who take the time to reply to yoru queries, even if it isn't the response you were looking for.

And each can end up sounding noticeably different depending on the receiver you have. Trust me, you'd notice a clear difference on mine (and I rarely prefer DTS).

So "digitally identical upon decoding" may be true, but how the sound is converted to so that a human can hear it is a factor here.

 

[castironshore]

I looked at the Pink Floyd site and it looks like there’s not a version of Echoes on it that isn’t in two parts. Am I reading that right?

 

[Paul Martland]

Russell Crowe and a band named Pooh.

Suddenly the mystic vibe I envisioned for Floyd‘s performance there is completely shattered

Pooh's name definitely doesn't travel. Massive in Italy and South America.

 

[Quadlover]

I looked at the Pink Floyd site and it looks like there’s not a version of Echoes on it that isn’t in two parts. Am I reading that right?

Yes

 

[splinter7]

Pooh's name definitely doesn't travel. Massive in Italy and South America.

So kind of like the Norwegian neo-Prog band “Air-Bag”.

Horrible name for a great band.

 

[rontoon]

I'm a little bit confused. "Echoes" is split in 2 parts at the beginning and the end. That's right for the film version. The Concert-Version (60 min. Version) starts normally with "Careful with that axe, Eugene" and ends with the whole "Echoes". Look at "Early Years - 1972 Obfusc/ation".

You are confused!
The Early Years was a bastardization of the original film. This new release is presented in the original running order of the film.