April 15, 2000
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
By MIKE ROSS


IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE?
Pink Floyd
(Sony)

It's hot new Pink Floyd - double live! Further words are unnecessary, but, like the band itself, we must fill space.

 Recorded during the 1980-81 The Wall tour and containing tracks never heard on any recording, this two-CD set swoops and soars to mystical heights undreamed of by many so-called "down to earth" rock bands.

 Dig the raw energy of tracks like Run Like Hell, trip out on haunting highlights like Goodbye Blue Sky. Close your eyes and take it all in, man. It's glorious bombast. All that's missing is that big inflatable pig.

 The live sound takes some getting used to - the versions aren't exactly like the originals, but they're close - and as with all Pink Floyd records, a little buzz makes it sound better.

Track Listing Disc1
  01.Master Of Ceremonies
  02.In The Flesh?
  03.The Thin Ice
  04.Another Brick In The Wall (Part I)
  05.The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
  06.Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)
  07.Mother
  08.Goodbye Blue Sky
  09.Empty Spaces
  10.What Shall We Do Now?
  11.Young Lust
  12.One Of My Turns
  13.Don't Leave Me Now
  14.Another Brick In The Wall (Part III)
  15.The Last Few Bricks
  16.Goodbye Cruel World
 
 Disc2
  01.Hey You
  02.Is There Anybody Out There?
  03.Nobody Home
  04.Vera
  05.Bring The Boys Home
  06.Comfortably Numb
  07.The Show Must Go On
  08.Master Of Ceremonies
  09.In The Flesh
  10.Run Like Hell
  11.Waiting For The Worms
  12.Stop
  13.The Trial
  14.Outside The Wall