Pink Floyd

Chronicling the band's first tour without Roger Waters, Delicate Sound Of Thunder captures the remaining members (and a small army of supporting musicians) running through some of Floyd's greatest hits, with a few of the new cuts thrown in.

This live double-LP set documents Pink Floyd's enormously successful 1987-88 world tour.
Although it was inevitable, releasing a live record is still a bit strange, since Pink Floyd's
concerts have become about as musically exciting as a visit to the dentist's office – the
show's the thing, and this album is the sonic equivalent of a glossy tour program. Pink
Floyd's previous record, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, had a suspiciously New... More >

Like the tour it documents, this is supposed to show that Floyd doesn't need "Another Brick in the Wall." Like A Momentary Lapse of Reason, which contributes five songs to a disastrously dreary opening, it proves instead that no matter who's the nice guy, Roger Waters is the writer. (Grade - C)