[citation needed] Unlike the previous Pink Floyd live album, Delicate Sound of Thunder, no parts were rerecorded in the studio.

[8] The video version (on VHS and Laserdisc) also featured the song "Take It Back," and an almost complete performance from their 20 October show at Earl's Court, London.

[citation needed] On 16 December 2021, the band announced on social media platforms[10][11] that a re-release of "Pulse" on DVD and a first-time release on Blu-ray format was on 18 February 2022.

[citation needed] Writing for NME, Paul Moody wrote that Pulse comprised "a rehash of the usual prog meanderings ... Every perfectly recorded note and every immaculately reproduced photo tells you that this is music for the sort of hand-wringing hippies who still like to think they're in tune with the cosmos even though there's a BMW in the drive.

"[15] He was critical of the LED on the packaging, saying it "represents the multi-million pound rehabilitation of Pink Floyd by a generation who progged out in the 70s, sold out in the 80s and started gloating about it in the 90s in the gauchest possible terms".

[15] In Rolling Stone, Rob O'Connor argued that the "studio perfection" of The Dark Side of the Moon did not translate well to live performance, and criticised the "loud, annoying" audience.