If you already own 'The Dark Side,' be advised that nearly half of 'Shine On' is made up of the exact same Nick Mason "Rock Blocks" interview you've seen before. Once we're past that, this companion / successor of sorts to 'The Dark Side' is another 43 minutes of crudely cobbled-together interview footage (of primarily foreign origin) blessed with pretty terrible cover (a diamond with light passing through it and creating the colors of a rainbow on the other side) that screams "cheap."

Unlike 'The Dark Side,' 'Shine On' contains absolutely no footage of any kind pre-dating 'The Final Cut' era, so those looking for more rehashed footage from 'Syd's First Trip' (while the ex-band leader's story is told by the exact same people in damn near the exact same terms) are hereby excused.

On the other hand, those seeking some more bits from 1987-89's unending marathon of blame and accusation can rest assured that their money will be well spent ...

* David Gilmour starts us off with two different French TV chats (both apparently taped in 1988) that offer up plenty of good old-fashioned British-style put-downs (delivered in his breezy, grinning, offhanded manner guaranteed to boil the blood of Waters purists to no end). Rick Wright and Nick Mason show up eventually to talk about all kinds of fun things like Waters kicking Wright out of the band and whatnot. Helpfully subtitled (and in pretty sub-par quality, to boot).

* We are given some outside commentary about 'The Wall' from Bob Geldof and Alan Parker.

A good sized of time during 'Shine On' is devoted to a long chat with Pink Floyd outside on the steps of somewhere during a lovely day in October of 1994. Most of this talk is about the 'Division Bell' tour and the charitable angle of the Earls Court concerts, with each member of the band yapping happily about life, liberty, and the new performances of 'The Dark Side Of The Moon' (oooh, better wear a seat belt, kids). Since you can pretty much imagine what each of the members have to say and how they will say it, I'll cut to a more interesting angle of commentary here and bash/praise these guys for their physical appearances during this largely dull sequence ...

* Perhaps unsurprisingly, Gilmour is the one who comes off the worst in this department -- this man should never be interviewed in direct sunlight again as it makes him look about a decade older in the face than he actually is (though, admittedly, he looks startlingly trim and tanned). It was a little sad watching the footage of him sprawled on the stairs, squinting in a strangely reptilian fashion at the interviewer, loose flap of combed back hair hanging over his forehead, lips oddly liver-like in appearance, looking for all the world like David Carradine with an even higher forehead.

* Admittedly, Richard Wright looks kinda cool at first glance in his rawk star shades and loose, summery clothing, but look closer - a glitch in the picture quality makes it look like he either smothered half his face in zinc oxide or just sneezed out half the coke he snarfed up back in the 1970s.

* Nick Mason -- fashion-wise, see Richard Wright (minus nose-whitening camera effects), otherwise, what can you say? Glib, charming, and endearingly dorky in that cool old English rock star fashion, he makes this video as watchable as it is with his frank and often very amusing banter.

Of marginally greater interest here is a bit of footage taken (I believe) from the 1994 pay-per-view broadcast "pre-game show," where the three current Floyds discuss the infamous accident with the collapsed seating section on the opening night of the Earls Court run. I *did* say "marginally," all right? Quit looking at me like that.

Oh, yes ... there is also this other guy we see in one segment during 'Shine On' whom I can't quite place. He's kinda sensitive looking, rather cultured of accent, long of snout, high of cheekbone, and apparently bereft of incisor, and he talks a lot about those disgustoid Pink Floyd stadium shows in the 1970s, what a total cock-up the Montreal concert was in particular, and some recent trials with the fans at his own shows in 1984. After a minute or so of speaking, he is gone and not seen again -- but who he is and why he is on this video is not known at present. I'll get back to you all on this identity of this impostor as soon as possible.