Rehearsals: Pink Floyd proben The Wall im Earls Court

Pink Floyd Fan Mal Hyams war einer der wenigen Personen, die Pink Floyd bei ihren Proben für The Wall im Earls Court 1980 oder 1981, er ist sich beim Jahr nicht mehr sicher, beobachten durften! Damit nicht genug hatte Mal eine Videokamera dabei, mit der er die Proben filmte. 2008 hat er einige Videos von den The Wall Rehearsals auf YouTube veröffentlicht. Sehr interessant sind die Kommentare von Roger Waters.

Einmal beklagt er die Lautstärke und richtete dem Tontechniker aus, dass man das Publikum unterhalten und nicht töten möchte! Waters bei Minute 3:15: “Sounds pretty fucking loud, to me. We are trying to entertain them not kill em.”

Auch aus heutiger Sicht waren diese Konzerte gigantisch! Ich nutzte 2008 die Gelegenheit, um Mal Hyams ein paar Fragen zu stellen.

Werner Haider: Fantastic Material really! There was no hope that we ever get something like that to watch!
MAL HYAMS: I am pleased you like it.

Why was it possible that you could watch the rehearsals?
MAL HYAMS: It was possible for me to video the rehearsal because I rented Earls Court for a business show which had finished and been cleared away. The tenancy I had expired at midnight, they began rehearsing around 8pm. They could have told me to stop recording, and I could have asked them to leave until midnight, when their tenancy officially began. It also helps when the Hall Manager is a personal friend, and has been for almost 30 years!

Did you see any official Cameras filming during the concert?
MAL HYAMS: There were no cameras as far as I know during the rehearsal, only mine. There were a few professional camera crews filming the concert itself which was obviously pre-planned. I have not seen those results.

Are you a Pink Floyd fan or was it just a coincidence?
MAL HYAMS: I was a fan before the concert. It was a fantastic experience to see the rehearsal and then the concert the following evening. I was an even bigger fan after the show experience, and have been ever since.

Which other Pink Floyd Shows did you saw?
MAL HYAMS: The wall concert was the only show I have been to by Pink Floyd, a little after that I moved to South Africa, then on to Australia before returning to the UK in the 90’s. The Pink Floyd show at Earls Court was the best concert I have ever attended. The atmosphere, the sounds and the overall experience was fantastic. Imagine, 16,000 empty seats and Pink Floyd playing just for me….. It just doesn’t get any better!!

Ihr findet sein Video auf YouTube unter “Pink Floyd London 1980 Short Version by Mal Hyams”.