Durga McBroom, Scott Page & Machan Taylor discuss Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound of Thunder
Published today by JTCurtis is a very special interview discussing Pink Floyd’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason World Tour. In this very special interview, host JT is joined by members of the backing musicians, namely Durga McBroom, Machan Taylor, and Scott Page.
In the mid 1980s, following the departure of bassist / lyricist Roger Waters, guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason set out to produce a new Pink Floyd album.
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (produced by Bob Ezrin who worked on The Wall) was released in 1987. Tracks included the MTV hit “Learning to Fly”, along with “On the Turning Away” “Sorrow” “One Slip” and “Dogs of War” (which featured Scott Page on saxophone).
Pink Floyd prepared a tour, recruiting vocalists Machan (Margaret) Taylor, Durga McBroom and Rachel Fury. Filling out the band was bassist Guy Pratt, keyboardist Jon Carin, guitar player Tim Renwick and percussionist Gary Wallis.
The tour also featured former Pink Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright who would later be reinstated as a band member.
The band performed the new album in it’s entirety (although “Yet Another Movie” and “Terminal Frost” were left out of the film) along with select tracks from Meddle (“One of These Days“) Dark Side of the Moon (“Time“, “Money“, “Us and Them” and “Great Gig in the Sky” featuring their amazing singers) Wish You Were Here (“Shine on you crazy Diamond” – dedicated to original band member Syd Barrett, along with the title track) and The Wall (“Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2” “Run Like Hell” and “Comfortably Numb” featuring Dave’s legendary guitar solo).