Pulse 1995 cd and Pulse dvd 2006 Pink Floyd claim they had no intention of recording another live album when they began the Division Bell tour, but performing The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety convinced the group to release another double live set, called Pulse. There's no question that the group is comprised of talented musicians, including the number of studio professionals that augmented the trio on tour. Whether they're inspired musicians is up to debate. A large part of Pink Floyd's live show is based on the always impressive visuals; on the Division Bell tour, they closed each show with an unprecedented laser extravaganza. In order for the visuals and the music to coincide, the group needed to play the sets as tightly as possible, with little improvisation. Consequently, an audio version of this concert, separated from the visuals, is quite dull. Pink Floyd play the greatest hits and the new songs professionally, yet the versions differ only slightly from the original recordings, making Pulse a tepid experience. (The first edition of the album featured a blinking red light -- a symbolic representation of the "pulse" -- in the spine of the disc and cassette.) ALBUM RELEASES 1995 CD Columbia 67065 1995 CD EMI 1078 2006 DVD PERSONNEL Nick Mason Percussion, Drums Tim Renwick Guitar, Vocals Richard Wright Keyboards, Vocals Sam Brown Vocals (bckgr) Jon Carin Synthesizer, Keyboards, Vocals Claudia Fontaine Vocals (bckgr) David Gilmour Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, mixing James Guthrie Producer, Engineer Andy Jackson mixing Robert Lou Llewellyn photography Tony May photography Durga McBroom Vocals (bckgr) Dick Parry Saxophone Guy Pratt Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals Doug Sax mastering Gary Wallis Percussion Jon Crossland design Lester Cohen photography Storm Thorgerson design Jill Furmanovsky photography Dimo Safari photography Ron Lewter mastering Andy Earl photography