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29 out of 30 people found the following review useful:
Why does the rating counter only go up to 10?, 14 October 2001
10/10
Author: Frankie Puke from The darkside of the moon



Absolutely marvelous Pink Floyd concert. This is proof that their careers CAN still survive without Roger Waters. I'd have to give this show 12.5 out of 10!!!

David Gilmour puts on an excellent show for the Division Bell tour (the album itself is actually not as bad as a lot of people might say it is.) Gilmour's singing and guitar work are through the roof! Nick Mason's drumming was awesome. Rick Wright still plays a good synth after all these years (I liked hearing him sing "Time.")

The extra musicians are also good. Guy Pratt (who is now Wright's son-in-law) is awesome on the bass and when he sings "Run Like Hell." Tim Renwick's guitar solos on "Learning to Fly" and "Another Brick in the Wall" were cool. Jon Carin is a good second keyboardist alongside Wright. Gary Wallis's percussion was okay, but he seems to be making Mason completely obsolete.

They played the entire "Dark Side of the Moon" album. Amazing! The "On the Run" video was extremely weird, but the end of the song is cool with the airplane (that's as much as I'm going to tell you about that, you'll have to see it yourself.) Gilmour does just as good as Roger did on "Brain Damage/Eclipse."

Also watch for the three-piece encore performance. "Wish You Were Here" (better than the original) "Comfortably Numb" (best version EVER, I wish I was there) and "Run Like Hell" (ultimate Floyd party song!!)

Absolutely fabulous concert! Now if only Pink Floyd would do some new material. It's about time!!!!

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19 out of 19 people found the following review useful:
Best Concert Video Ever, 5 September 1999
Author: Jack Bass from Wilsonville, Oregon, USA

Clearly the best concert video I have ever seen. The effects (at the concert) were stunning. Floyd played their absolute best. The choice of songs was excellent and covered their entire musical history up to the date of filming. This video would only be better if it was put on DVD so that the sound and video were even sharper. This is one that you can watch over and over and never get tired of it.

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17 out of 17 people found the following review useful:
As far as concert videos go, this is the best there is., 19 February 2002
9/10
Author: Francisco Huerta (fjhuerta@hotmail.com) from Mexico City

The lightning system. The songs. The sound. A band that decides to hide beneath the complex riggings and supports (what a welcome relief!). Perfection, indeed. This is the best concert video footage I've ever seen in my life. The moment I saw it I could not stop watching it (it was too late at night, and I wanted to get some sleep) for all the right reasons.

Suffice to say, I don't think I'll ever see a concert as incredible as that one. The moment when they play the encores (Wish you were here / Comfortably Numb / Run like Hell) qualifies as the stuff dreams are made of. Laser lights, explosions, a huge rose hanging from the ceiling with a disco ball inside, huge reflectors onstage, a dancing circular screen, a dancing light stage, lights at the bottom flashing messages and to the music... I couldn't have imagined a more complex light show. Or better tunes. Or better playing.

Wow. 10/10.

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14 out of 15 people found the following review useful:
Another Wonderful Concert of Pink Floyd, 3 October 2004
10/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

"Pulse" is another wonderful concert of Pink Floyd, an improvement of the also excellent 'Delicate Sound of Thunder'. Pink Floyd lost its most creative component, Roger Waters, and now is limited to repeat the same successful songs in his concerts. However, the musicians and backing vocals are also outstanding, and the stage and lighting are something unique. The most impressive is that the present generations also love this fantastic group and their songs may be considered classics. I love all their songs, but 'The Great Gig in the Sky', 'Wish You Were Here', 'Brain Damage / Eclipse' 'Time' and "Comfortably Numb" are among my favorites. I believe I will never get tired of this concert. My vote is ten.

Title (Brazil): 'Pulse'

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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Best Live Music Video, Period, 7 December 2000
10/10
Author: Randy Given from Manchester, CT

This is the best live music video I have seen. Yes, I have seen all those "unplugged" videos, and so on. This is one that I often (once a week?) put on as background "music" while I am reading. About 10 minutes later I am looking at the video more than reading. Another 5 minutes and I watch the rest of the video, discarding the reading material. I cannot wait for the DVD version to come out so that I get a better picture and stop wearing out my VHS tapes!

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12 out of 13 people found the following review useful:
Floyd redeems themselves, 30 September 2003
Author: El Guapo-2 from United States

One of the best concert films I have ever seen, and Floyd more than redeems themselves for the absolutely crappy "Delicate Sound of Thunder" concert video. Here, it's like you are there with the audience. The camera work does of a good job of making you feel that way and the sound really is crisp and has great clarity. Dave Gilmour looks better than he has in years, he looked like he was in fighting trim and he sings better and with more power as a result of it. Dick Parry, the bands original sax player was sorely missed and brings some breathtaking sax solos on "SOYCD", "Money", and "Us and Them". The encore to end all encores, "Comfortably Numb" literally does bring the house down with some really amazing effects, and just when you think its over they come back with a really good version of "Run Like Hell". But what makes this video a collectors item is just a chance to see them play the entire "Dark Side of the Moon" set live in concert. I did miss Rachel Fury, the really hot backup singer who toured with them back in '87. Some people have said Floyd uses the laser and light show to hide their age, but after watching this, I hope I look half as good as they do in my 50's. Also noteworthy is the heartbreaking movie/tribute to Syd Barrett, who founded the band along with Roger Waters in the 60's. The movie is played with their standard opening song "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" and it's a really brilliant short film directed by Strom Thurgenson. Barrett suffered brain damage as a result of his massive drug habit and its gut wretching to see his story played up there on that video screen.

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13 out of 15 people found the following review useful:
amazing live performance., 19 November 2003
10/10
Author: gionloc from Cluj-Napoca, Romania

There is no language able to tell the perfection of this artists work!!

I saw the concert a few years before on a tv station from Bucharest, but it was late in the night and I think I was too little to understand the entire industry that was developing before me. recently I bought the concert (in time I became a fan of the band) and, believe me, in a few minutes, watching the images on Shine on you Crazy Diamond, realizing the perfect coordination between music-lyrics(the meaning)-lights, I ( the inconscient is to be blame:)) begin to cry.And these was just the beginning. In the highest point of the show (Confortably Numb) I guarantee that you`ll reach Nirvana. I have to say: the experience of this concert can be hardly spot,you must try it (maybe the films of Lynch can bring you on a closer point). I pray that one day I will see Pink Floyd maybe here in Romania. I really hope that PULSE was not their last strike of great music.

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10 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
WOW, 4 December 2003
Author: KathyAndPaul from Norwich England

It's been nine years since this one first hit the airwaves and it STILL holds the crown for most spectacular stage show. The spitfire, the lasers, the dancing pigs...oh yeah and the worlds largest ever disco mirrorball which while looking spectacular enough by itself does something UNBELIEVABLE at the end of Comfortably Numb.

Great performances from the band and the session musicians. Guy Pratt is without doubt one of the greatest Bass players who lived and Tim Renwick can fingertap better than anyone.

My ONE complaint is the dissapointing ammount of Division Bell material played. I understand they couldn't play as much of it as they were doing Dark Side live but still......

Two American shows were also filmed on the tour one of which was a NON Dark Side performance so we can but hope said concerts will appear on the DVD when it FINALLY comes out next year. Otherwise this is perfection.

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10 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
ALMOST as good as being there,, 4 March 2001
10/10
Author: wwe3

Anyone familiar with Pink Floyd concerts would agree; this band has the best traveling shows ever. I saw P.U.L.S.E. live in New Orleans, at the Superdome and have never seen a better concert.

The show is visually fantastic; choreographed laser light show, huge circular video screen, and the Pigs. With all this going on the band seems hidden, you barely see them on-stage. Which makes the video perfect. P.U.L.S.E. captures both elements of the show, you don't miss any of the performance while getting to see the band perform.

It's not as good as being at the concert. However, you will never miss another Pink Floyd tour, after you see it.

If you like it try: "Live at Pompeii", "La Carrera Panamericana", "Pink Floyd London '66-'67"

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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Epic - and well worth waiting for!!, 10 January 2007
10/10
Author: DaveNUL from United Kingdom

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

I went to see Floyd on this tour (actually at Earls Court 7 days prior to this gig) and they were awesome! No DVD can hope to live up to a (Pink Floyd) live performance, but this one comes closer than any other I have ever seen.

I have been a Floyd fan for well over 30 years and as a fan I am not sure what buddraft (see "Thoroughly Disappointed") was on when he saw this footage, or even if he was watching the same gig! As far as I'm concerned the DVD is damn near flawless (my only gripe is the splitting of the actual concert footage over the two DVDs - they should have put the concert on one disc and the features on the other - but this is a minor flaw), the performances are astounding (as is the musicianship), the sound is stunning and the camera-work is excellent.

THE best live DVD ever, and something for all other bands producing live DVDs to study before they produce one.

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