Pink Floyd Dortmund
'The Sixth German Show'
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, West Germany
February 18th 1981

Godfather Records (G.R.) 382/383


Silver CD > FLAC



**Notes included with Silver CD **

Following the triumphant residency at Earls Court in London, UK, in August of 1980, the
band announced more European dates to promote "The Wall" in 1981, to the surprise of many.
Rather than embarking upon a standard tour, only two cities were chosen to stage this
mammoth production; Dortmund, Germany and London, UK (once again at Earls Court). Portions
of the London dates were filmed for use in Alan Parker's film adaption of "The Wall", but
unfortunately this footage was never utilized for the movie, and remains shelved in Roger
Waters' archives to this day. Many thought that the Dortmund shows were arranged for the
same purpose, but in the end, Pink Floyd were simply fulfilling the thousands of requests
submitted to their management for additional shows. Eight dates were scheduled at the
Westfalenhalle in Dortmund (February 13th - 20th 1981).

The format of the show was the same as the prior dates; however, "surrogate" band member Snow
White was replaced by Andy Roberts on guitar, while Will Thomczyk was enlisted as MC for the
German dates. All eight shows sold out completely, and are still remembered today as a few of
the greatest concerts to have ever taken place in Germany.

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**Review from "Collectors Music Reviews"**


The Sixth German Show is the simply named title of the February 18th Wall show in Dortmund.
It has circulated among Pink Floyd collectors under names like Dortmund 18.2.81, The Wall Live
Dortmund 18Feb1981, The Definitive Wall Series, Dortmund Trial, and Between a Wall and a Hard Place.
In common with all Pink Floyd releases on Godfather, this is the silver disc debut of the tape.
The sound quality is very good boarding on excellent. There are places where both channels are
saturated during some of the louder sections, and this recording seems to favor the left channel
giving us a decent idea of where the taper was sitting. A little tinny in places, but nonetheless,
quite an enjoyable listen.

The performance itself is very slick, tight and extremely slow for some reason. The tape runs at
the correct speed, but it just sounds as if every song drags as the band take their time in
delivering the piece. Roger Waters even comments on this in ?One Of My Turns? saying ?and this
has grown slower.? It offers the band the ability to truly milk the words and overall narrative
for its music and emotional force, something that can sometimes be obscured in the grand spectacle
The Wall shows were.

The tape begins with the Wili Tomsik MC before the surrogate band crashes on stage with ?In The Flesh??.
The emotional force of the show builds in the first quarter of the show with one of the best versions of
?Mother? on record. Waters? vocals are perfect for expressing vulnerability in contrast with Gilmour?s
soothing mother voice. Gilmour also plays a unique and pretty sounding guitar solo in the middle of the
piece.

?Goodbye Blue Sky? is linked with the opening of ?What Shall We Do Now?? by a gorgeous organ bridge
by Richard Wright reminiscent of the old ?Mortality Sequence? in the early Dark Side performances.
?What Shall We Do Now?? provides another startling contrast in mood with the latter especially
bringing the show up to its level of lunacy. Waters introduces ?Young Lust? simply as ?something
to shake your arses to.?

The second half of the show contains some unique variations and surprises beginning with a change
in the movie dialogue during ?Nobody Home.? As with all of the Wall shows the venue erupts with
?Comfortably Numb.? Tomsik duplicates his introduction in German (but this time with a loud burp
in the middle) before ?In The Flesh.? Before ?Run Like Hell? Waters says, ?Thank you, thank you.
Do you like our pig? He doesn?t seem to like you very much. Go on, piss off pig. We?re not very
keen on animals?the only good animal is a dead animal! In a minute, we?re going to play a number
for all the asteroids in the audience. It?s called ?Run Like Hell,? and we can all CLAP, OUR HANDS!
And it?s gonna be fun!?

?Run Like Hell? is extended as usual in these shows, but Wright plays interesting and unique keyboard
solos over the disco beat in the middle of the song. The presence of these variations at this late
stage in the tour probably shows how much the band (except Waters) really wanted to stretch the songs
live. The rest of the fascist section and ?The Trial? proceed as expected. Overall the sixth Dortmund
show is tight with several interesting variations in the tunes. Godfather include a small poster along
with the discs and several photos producing another sterling Pink Floyd silver release essential for
the collection.


- http://www.collectorsmusicreviews.com/pink-floyd/pink-floyd-the-sixth-german-show-godfather-gr382383/




TRACK LISTING


Disc 1

01. Master of Ceremonies
02. In the Flesh?
03. The Thin Ice
04. Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 1)
05. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
06. Another Brick in the Wall (Pt. 2)
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 (Pt. 3)
15. The Last Few Bricks
16. Goodbye Cruel World

Disc 2

01. Hey You
02. Is There Anybody Out There?
03. Nobody Home
04. Vera
05. Bring the Boys Back Home
06. Comfortably Numb
07. The Show Must Go On
08. Master of Ceremonies Intro
09. In the Flesh
10. Run Like Hell
11. Waiting for the Worms
12. Stop
13. The Trial
14. Outside the Wall

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