Show #99, Release date: 24. November, 2007

Okay… this is the third time posting this.  The first time I left out the last break.  This time I somehow accidentally deleted the podcast after realizing it had no artwork and information in the file.  The worst thing is all the comments got deleted as well.  I’m wicked sorry about that.  Please, feel free to repost.  

At the suggestion of a fellow Brain Damaged listener, Fede from Argentina, here's a fantasy live set of Wish You Were Here perhaps the way it would of sounded if Roger hadn't left the band? Also included are two nice Floyd mixes I think you’ll dig.

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts 1-5) [R. Waters - Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal, 2. June, 2006]
2. Welcome To The Machine [P.F. - Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November, 1987]
3. Have A Cigar [R. Waters - Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 28. March, 1985]
4. Wish You Were Here [D. Gilmour - Royal Albert Hall, London, 29. May, 2006]
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (pts 6-9) [D. Gilmour – Royal Festival Hall, London, 18. January, 2002]

…also featuring the mixing of RK
1. Dark side of a dream
2. Passage

Running time: 2h:24m:33s
Image courtesy Clinch Creative

Show #98 - Release date: 9. November, 2007

Originally featured on Brain Damage Show #32, Air date: 1. April, 2005 -  Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, Italy, 13. September 1994.  Torino was former host city of the 2006 Winter Games, It's located in the shadows of the Italian Alps close to the French and Swiss Borders.

Taken from the soundboard, this recording could render your copy of PULSE useless had Floyd played all of Dark Side of The Moon on this one, but alas, they don't.  So, you better keep your copy of PULSE around for good measure.

This is the only soundboard recording floating around from Floyd’s 94 Division Bell tour.  The audience as well as the band were having fun and David even gets to practice his Italian a little bit with
the crowd.  During Money, David slips up on the lyrics and starts laughing.  Later, the girls on back up vocals start having their own fun when they unexpectedly started jamming on kazoos.

Set One:
  1. Pre-show Soundscape
  2. Astronomy Domine
  3. Learning To Fly
  4. What Do You Want From Me?
  5. On The Turning Away
  6. Take It Back
  7. A Great Day For Freedom
  8. Sorrow
  9. Keep Talking
10. One of These Days

Set Two:
  1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
  2. Breathe
  3. Time
  4. High hopes
  5. The great gig in the sky
  6. Wish you were here
  7. Us and them
  8. Money
  9. Another brick in the wall
10. Comfortably numb

Encore:
  1. Hey you
  2. Run like hell

This one is dedicated to T.J, Herr Commandant of Yeeshkul.
Running Time; 2h:47m:49s

Show #97 - Release date: 26. October, 2007

I'm trying an experiment, something some of you may like.  I’m thinking every once in a while I should whip up a CDR friendly podcast.  The only drawback is that they're confined to just under 80 minutes.  Let me know your thoughts.

This podcast features an excellent recording taken from the soundboard on the 9th August, 1969 at The Paradiso in Amsterdam.  The gig was recorded by Dutch radio station Hilversum 3 for a future broadcast unfortunately a microphone failure on the bands vocals forced them to perform an instrumental set.  As a result the gig never aired.  The recording surfaced recently with a short set of four numbers with absolutely no vocals, but the sound quality is amazing.

UPDATE 3, Nov 07 -  There has been some recent controversy with this particular podcast.  Find out why in the comments section.

1. Brain Damage [Wintergardens, Bournemouth, U.K., 22. January, 1972]
2. Eclipse (live demo version) [Wintergardens, Bournemouth, U.K., 22. January, 1972]
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3. Interstellar Overdrive [The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9. August, 1969]
4. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun [The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9. August, 1969]
5. Careful With That Axe, Eugene [The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9. August, 1969]
6. A Saucerful of Secrets [The Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 9. August, 1969]
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7. Cymbaline [KQED "An Hour With Pink Floyd", San Francisco, CA, 29, April, 1970]
8. Obscured By Clouds [Earl’s Court, London, U.K., 19, May, 1973]
9. When You’re In [Earl’s Court, London, U.K., 19, May, 1973]

Photo courtesy evminiatures.com
Running time 1:13:38

Show #96, Release date: 13. October, 2007

It wasn’t too often other musicians were given the opportunity to jam with Pink Floyd let alone be able to jam with Pink Floyd. 

“Frank Zappa is really one of those rare musicians that can play with us. The little he did in Amougies was terribly correct. But he's the exception. Our music and the way we behave on stage, makes it very hard to improvise with us.�
- Nick Mason (commenting on playing with other musicians)

The two progressive rock planets collided on the 25th of October, 1969 at The Actuel Festival in Amougies, Belgium.  Recently, in the last year an audience recording finally surfaced.  Its not the best recording but its all we got.

1. Astronomy Domine
2. Green Is The Colour
3. Careful With That Axe, Eugene
4. Interstellar Overdrive (with Frank Zappa)
5. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun (filmed outtake version)
6. A Saucerful of Secrets
7. Green Is The Colour (soundboard/soundtrack)
8. Careful With That Axe Eugene (soundboard/soundtrack)
9. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun (soundboard/soundtrack)

Running time: 1h:53m:15s

Show #94 - Release date: 14. September, 2007

Pink Floyd headlined the Knebworth Festival by offering their services in aid of the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy Centre as well as the BRIT school of performing arts and technology who provide music therapy for handicapped children. 

120,000 fans gathered for this historic event featuring a combination of legendary British rock artists.  Floyd’s long awaited set featured special guests Clair Torry and Candy Dalfer and Rain… but first, a treat from David Gilmour’s recent cinematic DVD premier and Q&A session last week.

30. June 1990, Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, U.K.

5. July 1975, Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire, UK

Running time 01:51:45

The response to "win it before you can buy it" was huge and you all got the questions right.  I just wish I could give everyone that entered a copy but I only have five.  The lucky five winners are:

1: Les of Walford, U.K.

2: Neil of Denbighshire, U.K.

3: Tim of Malden, MA, U.S.A.

4: James of Roseville, CA., U.S.A.

5: Sarah of Middletown, MD., U.S.A.

CDs will be sent out shortly.  Congratulations!  ...and to everyone that entered, thank you for participating. 
I hope to do this again.

All Promotional consideration was provided by Capitol/EMI

Show #93 - Release date: 31. August, 2007

I can’t believe it’s already the “endâ€? of summer here in Boston.  Time flies.  The concert featured in the last podcast was roughly around Pink Floyd’s 20th birthday.  I remember 1987 like it was only yesterday.  Here we are, 20 years, staring down the barrel of Pink Floyds 40th anniversary release of their first album The Piper At The Gates of Dawn.  Actually it was on 5th of August but for this podcast we’re marking the 40th anniversary re-release.  The ‘cast is shorter than usual but it’s jam packed with many early gems and you can even fit this one on a CDR.  Hope you dig.

1. Interstellar Overdrive [Arnold Layne French EP]
2. Lets Roll Another One (demo rehearsal)
3. Candy And A Current Bun (mono version) [The Early Singles]
4. Arnold Layne (fake stereo version) [Works]
5. See Emily Play (acetate #2)
6. Scarecrow [BBC Playhouse Theatre, London, U.K. 25, September, 1967]
7. Apples And Oranges (mono version) [The Early Singles]
8. Apples And Oranges (stereo version) [Best of Pink Floyd]
9. Paintbox (stereo version) [Best of Pink Floyd]
10. Scream Thy Last Scream (Peter Jenner’s stereo mix)
11. Vegetable Man (Peter Jenner’s stereo mix)
12. Flaming [The Gnome U.S. single, B-side]
13. The Gnome [U.S. single]
14. Matilda Mother [BBC Playhouse Theatre, London, U.K. 25, September, 1967]
15. “experiment� [unknown]
16. Astronomy Domine [BBC’s ‘Look of The Week’, 14. May 1967]
17. Pow R Toc H [Maida Vale Studio 4, London, U.K., 20 December, 1967]
18. Nick’s Boogie [Tonight, Let’s Make Love In London]

Running time 1:10:55

Show #92 Release date: 18. August, 2007

9. September, 1987, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at Frank Clair Stadium. This is a complete, decent sounding show and the first gig from the A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.  The taper and his buddies are certainly enjoying the show as were the rest of the 28 thousand, plus people in attendance.  In fact, the crowd would be the one big drawback to this recording.  They get a little overpowering at times and other times they are well behaved.  You may find yourself wanting to scream "be quiet!"  Unfortunately there isn’t much I can do to fix that but I was able to improve on the sound a little bit.  All that aside, this is a landmark, concert for Floyd.  Hope you dig. 

Set 1:
1. Echoes
2. Signs of Life
3. Learning To Fly
4. A New Machine (part 1)
5. Terminal Frost
6. A New Machine (part 2)
7. Sorrow
8. The Dogs of War
9. Yet Another Movie (round and around)
10. On The Turning Away

Set 2:
1. One of These Days
2. Time
3. On The Run
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Welcome To The Machine
6. Us And Them
7. Money
8. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
9. Comfortably Numb

Encore:
10. One Slip
11. Run Like Hell

Running time: 2h:29m:11s

Show #91, Release date: 4. August, 2007

Roger’s KAOS on the road tour lasted only three months and was predominately a North American tour.  Many of Rogers’ gigs were canceled due to poor ticket sales perhaps largely in part by the fact that Pink Floyd was also touring North America at around the same time.

Only two soundboard recordings of live KAOS exist.  Both were later broadcast and have FM quality reception so it adds to the "radio" feel.  This podcast is a mix of those two, one being mostly from Quebec and the other, recorded two weeks later from Wembley.  The remaining gaps were filled using audio taken from an amateur video recording in Quebec.  Unfortunately not every song performed was broadcast and there are no complete soundboard gigs from this tour.  Even the audience recordings seem to be scarce.

*Colisee de Quebec, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 7. November, 1987 (FM)
**Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex, U.K. 21. November, 1987 (FM)
***Quebec amateur video, 7. November, 1987

Set One

   1. Radio Waves*
   2. Welcome To The Machine**
   3. Who Needs Information**
   4. Money*
   5. In The Flesh*
   6. Have A Cigar*
   7. Pigs (three different ones)*
   8. Wish You Were Here*
   9. Mother*
  10. Molly's Song*
  11. Me Or Him**
  12. The Powers That Be*

Set Two

  13. Going To Live In LA***
  14. Sunset Strip**
  15. The Fish Report***
  16. Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert***
  17. Southampton Dock***
  18. Arnold Layne video***
  19. If**
  20. 5:06 AM (every stranger's eyes)**
  21. Not Now John***
  22. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1)*
  23. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives*
  24. Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)*
  25. Nobody Home**
  26. Home**
  27. Four Minutes**
  28. The Tide Is Turning**

Encore

  29. Breathe*
  30. Brain Damage*
  31. Eclipse*

The Bleeding Heart Band:

  Roger Waters - vocals, bass
  Andy Fairweather Low - bass, guitar
  Jay Stapley - guitar
  Graham Broad - drums
  Paul Carrack - keyboards, vocals
  Mel Collins - saxophones
  Katie Kissoon - backing vocals
  Doreen Chanter - backing vocals
  Jim Ladd - Radio KAOS DJ

Show #90 Release date: 20. July, 2007

The image to the right is an alternate version of the famed back catalogue poster.  The girls are the same except the relics girl is missing and the album order from left to right is different. 

Brain Damage listener Shaidar Cuebiyar challenged me to do a podcast only based on that image.  His requirements were as follows;

- One or two live versions of tracks from each album.
- Each performance must have occurred before the poster was made in 1996.
- Performances should be as close chronologically to the relevant album as possible.

Okay, fair enough. 

1. Sheep [TD Bank North Garden, Boston, MA, 9. July, 2007]
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2. Money [Rainbow Theatre, London, UK, 20. February, 1972]
3. Us And Them [DSoTM - The Doctored Remix]
4. Mother [Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, 28. February, 1980]
5. Empty Spaces / What Shall We Do Now? [The Wall film soundtrack]
6. Fat Old Sun [Altes Casino de Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland, 21. November 1970]
7. Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast [City Hall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, 22. December, 1970]
8. Pigs (three different ones) [Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria, 1 February, 1977]
9. Have a Cigar [Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 28. June, 1975]
10. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6 – 9) [Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 28. June, 1975]

Show #89 Release date: 7. July, 2007

Here's a quick cast from Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.  Roger just wrapped up his Live Earth concert appearance almost two hours ago.  During Another Brick In The Wall, a special white pig appeared with "Save Our Sausage" written on the side.

This was a great performance by Roger the band.  You can watch it on YouTube but please go to Liveearth.org instead to watch any concert on demand and answer the call... sign the commitment... make the pledge!

1. In The Flesh (truncated)
2. Money
3. Us and them
4. Brain damage
5. Eclipse
6. Happiest Days of Our Lives
7. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2) [with The El Bethel Baptist Church Youth Choir from Trenton, New Jersey]

For those going to see Roger Waters in Boston, Monday the 9th, I plan on being at Hurricane O'Reilly's, 150 Canal Street from 6pm to  8p.  I'll be hanging out and my radio station WAAF will be there with tickets to give away.  Here's a photo of me.  Look forward to meeting some of you hopefully.

Show #88 Release date: 6. July, 2007

The last podcast stirred up a great thread.  I planned to feature the first Waterless Floyd gig but decided to do an experiment instead.  I have for you, Floyd's last two albums.  Performed live (except Cluster One) all recorded off the soundboard, all arranged in the same order as each album.  This podcast was lots of fun to put together.  Hope you dig it.

A Momentary Lapse of Reason
1. Signs of Life [Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November, 1987]
2. Learning to Fly [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
3. The Dogs Of War [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
4. One Slip [Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November, 1987]
5. On The Turning Away [Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia, 4. November 1987]
6. Yet Another Movie (round and around) [Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, 15. July, 1989]
7. A New Machine (part 1) [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
8. Terminal Frost [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
9. A New Machine (part 2) [Tennis Center, Melbourne, Australia, 19. February 1988]
10. Sorrow [Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November, 1987]

The Division Bell
1. Cluster One [The Division Bell]
2. What Do You Want From Me [Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France, 31 July, 1994]
3. Poles Apart [Chateau de Chantilly, Chantilly, France, 31 July, 1994]
4. Marooned [Wembley Arena, London, England, 24. September, 2004]
5. A Great Day For Freedom [Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, Italy  13. September 1994]
6. Wearing The Inside Out [Mermaid Theatre, London, 7. February 2006]
7. Take It Back [Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, Italy  13. September 1994]
8. Coming Back To Life [Wembley Arena, London, England, 24. September, 2004]
9. Keep Talking [Stadio delle Alpi, Torino, Italy  13. September 1994]
10. Lost For Words (soundcheck) [Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL, 5. May, 1994]
11. High Hopes [New York City, 7. April 2006]

This podcast is dedicated to Mike a.k.a. FloydianLeaf

Show #87 Release date: 22. June, 2007

27. June 1977, Bostin Gahdin, Bostin, Massachoosetts. This is a wicked pissa recoahdin.  This was Pink Floyd’s second and last visit to the Gahdin and their last gig in the Bostin area with Rogah still in the band.  The Animals In The Flesh touah was windin down and the band were wicked ti’ed but they played hahd.  Rogah’s last words “a perfect ending to a perfect dayâ€? summed it up well.  Don't you just love trying to read something in a Bostin accent?  Go Sox!

Set 1:

1. Sheep
2. Pigs On The Wing (part 1)
3. Dogs
4. Pigs On The Wing (part 2)
5. Pigs (three different ones)

Set 2:

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1-5)
2. Welcome To The Machine
3. Have A Cigar
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (6-9)

Encore:

1. Money
2. Us And Them

Show #86 Release date: 8. June, 2007

Roger Waters, February 18 2007, MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, India.

This is an AMAZING audience recording done by Rob "the human mic stand."  The audience is super charged and Roger and the band are in top form.

Roger commented about the event: "My last India experience was phenomenal. The Indian audience really knows how to rock and Bangalore was a fabulous city. I'm looking forward to being in India again, and rocking with my fans in Mumbai. From what I hear of Mumbai as a city, this is going to be a rollicking experience!"

Set 1
1. Pre-show
2. In the Flesh
3. Mother
4. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
6. Have A Cigar
7. Wish You Were Here
8. Southampton Dock
9. The Fletcher Memorial Home
10. Perfect Sense (part 1 & 2)
11. Leaving Beirut
12. Sheep

Set 2
1. Speak to Me
2. Breathe
3. On the Run
4. Time
5. Breathe (reprise)
6. The Great Gig in the Sky
7. Money
8. Us and Them
9. Any Colour You Like
10. Brain Damage
11. Eclipse

Encore
12. Band Introduction
13. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
14. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)
15. Vera
16. Bring the Boys Back Home
17. Comfortably Numb

Here is a cool Indian TV news story from IBNLive.com about the concert.

Here is an interview I did for a blogger in India that I mention in the podcast.

Show #85 Release date: 25. May, 2007

Two weeks ago, 10th of May at London's Barbican Centre.  This incredible event was a tribute to the late Roger "Syd" Barrett, produced by Nick Laird-Clowes (of Dream Academy) with associate producer Joe Boyd (early Pink Floyd's producer and founder of legendary UFO club in London). Surprise performances from Roger Waters himself with Jon Carin then the entire current Pink Floyd line-up (David Gilmour, Richard Wright, Nick Mason) were absolutely unbelievable!

The numerous other artists performing Syd Barrett's music included Damon Albarn (Blur/Gorillaz), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders), The Bees, Vashti Bunyan, Captain Sensible, Robyn Hitchcock. The house band included Andy Bell (bass, Oasis), Simon Finley (drums, Echo & The Bunnymen) and Ted Barnes (guitar, Beth Orton).  A remarkably fitting tribute to Roger "Syd" Barrett.  Doctored for supersound!

Set 1
1. Show intro
2. Bike - Sense of Sound Choir
3. Flaming - Captain Sensible & Monty Oxymoron
4. Here I Go - Kevin Ayers
5. Oh, What A Dream - Kevin Ayers
6. Baby Lemonade - Nick Laird-Clowes & Damon Albarn
7. Octopus - The Bees
8. The Gnome - Nick Laird-Clowes & Neulander
9. Matilda Mother - Mike Heron
10. Golden Hair - Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lanken
11. See Emily Play - Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle & Lily Lanken
12. Flickering Flame - Roger Waters & Jon Carin

Set 2
13. Video presentation
14. Chapter 24 - Gordon Anderson & Sense of Sound Choir
15. The Scarecrow - Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowes
16. Love Song - Vashti Bunyan, Gareth Dickson & Nick Laird-Clowes
17. Ian Barrett - Talking about his uncle Roger "Syd" Barrett
18. The Word Song - Damon Albarn, Kate St. John & David Coulter
19. Astronomy Domine - Captain Sensible & Jon Carin
20. Terrapin - Robyn Hitchcock
21. Gigolo Aunt - Robyn Hitchcock, John Paul Jones & Ruby Wright
22. Dark Globe (wouldn't you miss me) - Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour
23. Late Night - Chrissie Hynde & Adam Seymour
24. Joe Boyd - Talking about Roger "Syd" Barrett and organising the show
25. Arnold Layne - David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wright
26. Jugband Blues from video presentation
27. Bike - Jam Session with all musicians (except for Roger Waters)

Annotation and Photo courtesy, Optifanatics http://www.optifanatics.com/

 
Show #84 Release date: 11. May, 2007

Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking was Waters' first solo project and tour. Original demos were done at the same time as The Wall demos were made and when presented to the band the others rejected Pros And Cons in favor of The Wall.  Its about a series of dreams about a guy dealing with a mid-life crisis in a motel room.  Sound familiar?  We go back to 22. July 1984 at The Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Before we dive into Pros And Cons, we start this podcast off with three tracks from the "Syd" Barrett, Madcap's Last Laugh tribute show last night (10. May 2007) at London's Barbican Centre.  Roger Waters performs Flickering Flame.  David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason perform Arnold Layne. We'll also hear all the artists (except Roger Waters) cap off the evening with Bike.  Remember, you heard it here first.

Set One:
1. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun
2. Money
3. If
4. Welcome To The Machine
5. Have A Cigar
6. Wish You Were Here
7. Pigs On The Wing (part 1)
8. In The Flesh
9. Nobody Home
10. Hey You
11. The Gunner's Dream

Set Two:
12. 4:30am (Apparently They Were Traveling Abroad)
13. 4:33am (Running Shoes)
14. 4:37am (Arabs With Knives And West German Skies)
15. 4:39am (For the First Time Today - part 2)
16. 4:41am (Sexual Revolution)
17. 4:47am (The Remains of Our Love)
18. 4:50am (Go Fishing)
19. 4:56am (For the First Time Today - part 1)
20. 4:58am (Dunroamin, Duncarin, Dunlivin)
21. 5:01am (The Pros And Cons of Hitch Hiking)
22. 5:06am (Every Stranger's Eyes)
23. 5:11am (The Moment of Clarity)
24. Brain Damage
25. Eclipse
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26. David Gilmour - Crazy (soundcheck, Gnarls Barkley cover) [Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, 11. August, 2006]

The press keeps rolling!  New Brain Damage listener Tony of Cheshire, U.K. learned about the show while reading the 30. April 2007 issue of The Independent.  Tony was kind to send a scan of the mention.  Thanks Tony!

The Independent is a British "compact newspaper" published by  Independent News & Media.  Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily newspapers, with a circulation of 253,737.

Whoever made the mention at The Independent, I thank you.

Show #83 Release date: 27. April, 2007

At the end of one of my older podcasts, I quickly gave my cell phone number.   Nobody noticed and months went by until a gentleman from Philadelphia called me up.  He left a message and in the message he mentioned something that sparked the entire reason for this podcast.  He shares with us his experience "seeing" Pink Floyd play live at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, 2. June, 1994.  This one's doctored up for super sound.

Set One:
1. Astronomy Domine
2. Learning to Fly
3. What Do You Want From Me
4. On the Turning Away
5. Take It Back
6. Poles Apart
7. Sorrow
8. Keep Talking
9. One of These Days

Set Two:
10. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
11. Breathe
12. Time
13. Breathe (reprise)
14. High Hopes
15. The Great Gig in the Sky
16. Wish You Were Here
17. Us and Them
18. Money
19. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2)
20. Comfortably Numb

Encore:
21. Hey You
22. Run Like Hell

Show #82 Release date: 14. April, 2007

This one picks up right where we left off on the last.  Part two of Pink Floyd soundtrack material but this time we'll get into some of Roger's and David's solo compositions and obscure clips used for documentaries as well.  Demo material rehashed perhaps?  Highlights for this podcast are Roger's When The Wind Blows and my favorite, selections from Pink Floyd's not so well known racing video, La Carrera Pan Americana.

1. Mudmen [Obscured by Clouds, LaVallee soundtrack]
2. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2) [The Wall soundtrack]
3. The Hit [The Hit soundtrack] Roger Waters
4. The Russian Missile [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
5. Towers of Faith [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
6. Hilda's Dream [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
7. The American Bomber [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
8. The Anderson Shelter [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
9. The British Submarine [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
10. The Attack [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
11. The Fallout [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
12. Hilda's Hair [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
13. Folded Flags [When the Wind Blows soundtrack] Roger Waters
14. Part 34 [White of The Eye soundtrack] Nick Mason w/Rick Finn
15. Country Theme [La Carrera Pan Americana soundtrack]
16. Big Theme [La Carrera Pan Americana soundtrack]
17. Mexico '78 [La Carrera Pan Americana soundtrack]
18. Pan Am Shuffle [La Carrera Pan Americana soundtrack]
19. Part 11 [Ruby Takes A Trip soundtrack] David Gilmour
20. Part 13 [Ruby Takes A Trip soundtrack] David Gilmour
21. Part 3 [The Art of Tripping soundtrack] David Gilmour
22. Part 12 [The Colours of Infinity soundtrack] David Gilmour
23. Part 20 [The Colours of Infinity soundtrack] David Gilmour
24. Knockin' On Heavens Door [The Dybbuk of The Holy Apple Field soundtrack] Roger Waters w/Eric Clapton
25. Lost Boys Calling [The Legend of 1900 soundtrack] Roger Waters w/Eddie Van Halen
26. Hello (I love you) [The Last Mimzy soundtrack] Roger Waters

Show #81 Release date: 30. March, 2007

Pink Floyd were no strangers to film soundtracks especially in their early years during the height of artistic, mind expanding expression.  Directors knew without a doubt that Floyd’s music evoked just the right mood that helped move a story along as well as set the pace of any given scene.  For this first installment we’ll listen to Floyd’s early film material, mostly consisting from Zabriskie Point and Pompeii.    

1. Interstellar Overdrive [San Francisco, 1968]
2. The Committee Pt.2 [The Committee, 1968]
3. The Committee Pt.8 [The Committee, 1968]
4. Cymbaline (film version) [More, 1969]
5. Crumbling Land (outtake, rock intro) [Zabriskie Point sessions, 1970]
6. Crumbling Land (full version) [Zabriskie Point, 1970]
7. Heart Beat, Pig Meat (film version) [Zabriskie Point, 1970]
8. Country Song (humming outtake) [Zabriskie Point sessions, 1970]
9. Country Song (harpsichord outtake) [Zabriskie Point sessions, 1970]
10. Country Song (full version) [Zabriskie Point, 1970]
11. Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up [Zabriskie Point, 1970]
12. Love Song 6a [Zabriskie Point sessions, 1970]
13. The Unknown Song (rain in the country) [Zabriskie Point sessions, 1970]
14. Give Birth To A Smile [The Body, 1970] 

Live In Pompeii

15. Echoes (part 1)
16. Careful With That Axe Eugene
17. A Saucerful of Secrets
18. One of These Days
19. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun
20. Mademoiselle Nobs
21. Echoes (part 2)

Show #80 Release date: 16. March, 2007

Pink Floyd's stellar performance at the legendary Filmore West in San Francisco, 29. April, 1970.  

"Recorded on Pink Floyd's third American tour, this show introduced San Francisco to some of the newer material from the Ummagumma LP, and a taste of things soon to come on the Atom Heart Mother LP, to be released later that year. This San Francisco audience is particularly quiet and attentive, a fact that seems to have facilitated a more intimate, unique and focused performance than other dates on this tour" - Wolfgang's Vault.

Doctored for super sound.  Enjoy

Set 1
1. Grantchester Meadows
2. Astronomy Domine
3. Cymbaline
4. Atom Heart Mother
5. Embryo

Set 2
6. Green Is The Colour
7. Careful With That Axe Eugene
8. Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun

Encores
9. A Saucerful of Secrets
10. Interstellar Overdrive
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11. David Gilmour - There's No Way Out of Here [CBS promo video,  Super Bear Studios, Miraval, France, May 1978]

Show #79 Release date: 2. March, 2007

Here is something I've wanted to get to for a real long time.  The Final Cut demos. 

This is most likely from a production demo reel that somehow got leaked.  This particular recording came from a high generation cassette tape out of Argentina about twenty years ago.  You can imagine how poor the sound quality will be.  Fortunately with today's technology I was able to fix it up some as best I could. 

Just as I finished getting everything together for this podcast something had occurred to me, the month of November appears a lot.  Every live cut in this edition was performed in November.  In The Gunner's Dream, Roger mentions the cold November air.

The Final Cut demos

14. The Heroes Return (Part 1 and 2) [B Side, Not Now John single]
15. Signs of Life [Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, 1. November 1987]
16. Julia Dream (stereo version) [Relics]
17. Cymbaline [Altes Casino, Montreux, Switzerland, 21. November, 1970]
18. Moonhead [recorded for the BBC, 20. July, 1969]
19. Shine On You Crazy Diamond [Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex, U.K., 17. November, 1974]
20. Alan Parsons - Return to Trunguska (featuring David Gilmour) [A Valid Path]

The press keeps rolling.  Fellow Brain Damage listener, Martin Horsfield is also a writer for Time Out London.  Martin wrote up a very nice 150 word column on for the magazine's Radio page, podcast of the week.

Time Out is a well known weekly magazine that contains information about events in film, theater, fashion, literature and all other artistic events happening in and around London since 1968.  The lifestyle magazine also has outlets in New York City and Chicago as well as 10 other large metro areas around the world.

Thank you Martin!

Show #78 Release date: 19. February, 2007

Sorry for the delay.  I'm up to speed now and thank you for all the "get well" wishes.  This podcast is long overdue.  David Gilmour's About Face Tour was a brief one much like On An Island but the energy is totally different.  The band is tight and everyone sounds like they are having a great time.  The podcast is broken into two main segments and I explain why during the show.  Enjoy!

Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, PA, 12. July, 1984
1. Until We Sleep
2. All Lovers Are Deranged
3. Money
4. Love On The Air
5. Short & Sweet
6. You Know I'm Right
7. Run Like Hell
8. Blue Light
9. Comfortably Numb

U.I.C. Pavilion, Chicago Ill., 8. June, 1984, (doctored for supersound)
10. Milhalis
11. Cruise
12. Out Of The Blue
13. Let's Get Metaphysical
14. Murder
15. Near The End

Band Lineup:
David Gilmour - Guitars, vocals
Mick Ralphs - Guitar, vocals
Chris Slade - Drums
Raphael Ravenscroft - Saxophone
Mickey Feat - Bass, vocals
Gregg Dechart - Keyboards
Sue Addams - Percussion, vocals

After posting The Daily Aztec article, fellow Brain Damage listener Mike S, posted a comment saying he was in London between the 3rd and 16th of September '06 and first learned about Brain Damage from a small mention he saw in the The Times.  

The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the U.K. since 1785 and its been regarded as Britain's "newspaper of record" and is preserved in the British Library's newspaper library in that capacity. 

Mike was kind enough to send a scan of the clipping he saved.  Very cool!  Thank you Mike and thanks to the unknown individuals at The Times who made the mention.  Its an honor to be in Pink Floyd's hometown newspaper!

Show #77 Release date: 19. January, 2007

I still love the BBC.  We continue along the same path as the last podcast but further back in time to the early days of Pink Floyd and their heavy, almost regular appearances for BBC's Top Gear and Night Ride.  The podcast starts off with a "violence" request from Martin.

BBC Playhouse Theater, London, 25. September 1967
BBC Maida Vale Studios, Maida Vale, UK, 20 December 1967
BBC 210 Piccadilly Studios, London, 25 June 1968
BBC Maida Vale Studios, Maida Vale, UK, 2. December 1968

BBC Paris Cinema, London, 12. May 1969

Check this out!  Fellow Brain Damage listener Fernando Ramos also happens to be a columnist for the entertainment section of San Diego State University's newspaper, The Daily Aztec.  A few weeks ago Fernando asked if he could interview me for and upcoming article and here it is.  He wrote up a very nice one indeed.  Thank you Fernando!

DJ shines on with help of Floyd enthusiasts

By: Fernando Ramos, Staff Writer
Issue date: 2/1/07 Section: Tempo

Podcasts aren't anything new.

In essence, they're audio files that a user downloads onto his computer and plays on any audio player - most popularly on iTunes, although Winamp and Windows Media Player also suffice. The topics range from radio-show archives to commentary tracks for TV episodes. Sometimes, one gets the impression that the "talk" format has utterly eclipsed the tried-and-true musical format.

Thankfully, there are also podcasts you can listen to at www.thedoctor.cc, such as the Pink Floyd-centric show "Brain Damage." Billed as "The definitive Pink Floyd radio show" at the start of every episode, it's difficult to argue with such bold claims. Hosted by "The Doctor," a pseudonym for professional Boston radio personality Matt Leonard, the show focuses almost exclusively on live shows and rarely heard demo tapes from the broad spectrum of Pink Floyd's journey.

As the mastermind behind the album "The Dark Side of the Moon" - famous for its 741 week reign on the Billboard Top 200 chart and carrier of the song from which the podcast takes its title - Pink Floyd requires little introduction.

A fascinating mixture of furious guitar work, biting social commentary and bold experimentation in both its aural design and highly stylized visual live shows that have resisted the test of time, the band has rightfully earned its place standing tall among the giants of rock. As such, a show such as "Brain Damage" is nothing short of a gold mine.

The Doctor elaborated on the origins of the show.

"The whole thing came about when I was doing a cool rock radio show playing kick-ass tunes at Tufts University's radio station, WMFO," he said. "From time to time, I'd do an occasional Floyd feature. Eventually a few listeners and a good friend kept nagging me to do a regular Floyd show."

This was able to take shape when The Doctor was given a lucky break.

"I was scheduled a huge block of time," he said. "I ended up splitting the time into two shows, the later half being a Floyd show. That's how it all started."

Unfortunately, the show was canceled a short while later, but after much shopping on The Doctor's part to other universities and Internet radio stations that weren't interested, he still wasn't ready to close his practice.

"I thought to myself, 'Screw it, I'll podcast the show,'" The Doctor said.

Despite his initial worries of losing his audience from the transition, he built his own studio from the ground-up.

"The first podcast was right on schedule, and my audience followed," The Doctor said. "The show (is) now accessible anytime and could be listened to anywhere."

What followed was a boon for the Pink Floyd enthusiast and classic rock fans alike. On a regular (usually biweekly) basis, The Doctor injects each podcast with about a two-hour dose of Floydian goodness.

Each episode has a unifying theme ranging from the complete live performances to more esoteric "Floyd's Worst Moments" - a collection of various technical blunders and, most amusingly, singer Roger Waters' infamous temper tantrums. It's these latter shows that make the podcast so much fun for both the listeners and the host.

The Doctor says he's proud of quite a few shows, but Podcast No. 67, "One of Your Turns," is his personal favorite.

"That one featured the audience," he said. "I asked listeners to send me their own introduction for the song of their choice."

The final effect, hearing the listeners share memories they have associated with the selections, is similar to a particularly trippy episode of National Public Radio's "This American Life."

One fact that may surprise some listeners, given the continuing controversy over MP3 distribution, is the Recording Industry Association of America is mostly hands-off with the show.

"They seem not to mind what I'm doing," The Doctor said. "The RIAA has no authority over unauthorized material, which is mostly what I feature, and Pink Floyd doesn't seem to mind. If they tell me to stop, I will."

That doesn't seem to be anytime soon. Shows are still being updated, and The Doctor isn't secretive about the fun he has recording it.

"Meeting the people around the world that all dig a similar interest in Floyd is most rewarding," he said. "I get to combine my two passions: radio and Floyd."


-Fernando Ramos is a television, film and new media production senior.

Show #76 Release date: 19. January, 2007

I love the BBC.  For this podcast we go back to London 1970 and 1971 but first we start things off with Cymbaline recorded live the same day as the famous KQED sessions in San Francisco on 29. April, 1970 at Fillmore West.

The first half of this podcast consists of a master live recording session done for BBC Radio One later broadcast on John Peel's Sunday Concert three days later.

Paris Cinema, London, 16. July, 1970
1. The Embryo
2. Fat Old Sun
3. Green Is The Colour
4. Careful With That Axe Eugene
5. If
6. Atom Heart Mother (with the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble and the John Aldiss Choir)

For the second half, we have another live recording session for BBC Radio One's Sounds of The Seventies program broadcast 10. October 1971.  This is a complete pre-broadcast, unmixed master from the BBC archives.

Paris Cinema, London, 30. September, 1971
1. Fat Old Sun
2. One of These Days
3. The Embryo
4. Echoes
5. Blues (stereo version)

Show #75 Release date: 5. January, 2007

This podcast takes care of those who often requested to hear Pink Floyd's free concert staged on a huge barge, moored off the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy in front of an estimated crowd of 200,000 people.  The concert was broadcast to over twenty countries and was seen by over 100 million people.

This concert was perhaps one of the more controversial ones for Pink Floyd.  The concert as almost canceled for fear that the vibrations of sound from such an event would damage some of the buildings.  Despite Floyd performing at a lower volume, there was still claims of damage to some buildings and many lamp posts were destroyed from fans climbing on them to get a better look.  Even worse, the city failed to provide the necessary amenities for the fans.  This lead to 300 tons of trash, and human waste being left behind which the Italian Army had to clean up.  The Venice City Council later apologized to the residents and vowed that no similar concert would be allowed again.

The first few songs are included to give you enough time to chill and roll a few good splifs before we dive into the concert portion. 

1. David Gilmour - Dominoes [Royal Festival Hall, London, 17, January, 2002]
2. David Gilmour - High Hopes [AOL Sessions, New York City, 6. April 2006]
3. David Gilmour - Fat Old Sun [BBC Radio 2, Johnny Walker Show, 27. September, 2002]

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, 15. July, 1989.
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (part 1 only)
5. Learning To Fly
6. Yet another Movie
7. Sorrow
8. Dogs of War
9. On The Turning Away
10. Time
11. Great Gig In The Sky
12. Wish You Were Here
13. Money
14. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
15. Comfortably Numb
16. Run Like Hell
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17. Roger Waters - Bravery of Being Out of Range [The Wall sound check, Berlin, 18. July 1990] 

Show #74 Release date: 9. December, 2006

This was one active year to say the least for Pink Floyd fans.  This podcast is longer than most other "mix" podcasts but it was necessary to cover just about all the highlights from both David and Rogers' tours.  There were many firsts and first time in a long time performances. 

This will be the last podcast of 2006.  So please enjoy this one many times during the holidays and New Year.  With all the bad shit that's happened around the world, and saying goodbye to Syd, it's nice to have some Floyd from the year to look back on.  Good times.   

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 (wine glass version) [Koenigsplatz, Munich, Germany, 29. July, 2006]
2. Wearing The Inside Out [BBC Radio 2, Mermaid Theatre, London, 7. February 2006]
3. Wots...Uh The Deal [Congress Centrum, Hamburg, Germany, 11, March 2006]
4. Echoes [Radio City Music Hall, New York City, N.Y., 4 April, 2006]
5. A Great Day For Freedom [Gdansk Shipyard, Gdansk, Poland, 26. August, 2006]
6. Astronomy Domine [Clam Castle, Klam, Austria, 27 July, 2006]
7. Dark Globe (wouldn't you miss me?) [Clam Castle, Klam, Austria, 27 July, 2006]
8. Robin Denselow's obituary of Roger "Syd" Barrett [BBC Newsnight, 11. July, 2006]
8. Sheep [Bela Vista Park, Lisbon, Portugal, 2. June, 2006]
9. The Fletcher Memorial Home [Monastery Grounds, Latrun, Neve Shalom, Israel, 22. June, 2006]
10. Leaving Beirut [Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA, 8. September, 2006] (i mention the 9th in the podcast however that is incorrect.)
11. Wish You Were Here (w/Mick Mason) [Madison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y., 12. September, 2006]
12. Another Brick In The Wall (part 2 w/Nick Mason and the Boys & Girls Club of New York) [Madison Square Garden, New York City, N.Y., 13. September, 2006]
13. Comfortably Numb (w/Nick Mason) [Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 31. May, 2006]
14. Great Gig In The Sky (w/Mica Paris) [Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 30. May, 2006]
15. Arnold Layne (w/David Bowie) [Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 29. May, 2006]
16. On The Turning Away [Piazza San Marco, Venezia, Italy, 11. August, 2006]
17. On An Island (w/ David Crosby & Graham Nash) [The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Los Angeles, CA, 20. April, 2006]
18. Perfect Sense (parts 1 & 2) [Marquee Festival, Cork, Ireland, 29. June, 2006]

Photo by Michael Boresch
Special Thanks to Rich Hall for the Bowie track.