Drummer reacts to "Echoes" (Live at Pompeii) by Pink Floyd 

If you like Nick’s drumming on this, you NEED to watch One Of These Days from the same performance. Even dropping a stick, grabbing another and not missing a single beat.❤

Pink Floyd at Pompeii has been described as ‘Gods playing to the Gods’. It is a masterpiece. They were also playing to their legions of fans all around the world, most of whom only got to see them through this film. The film played at midnight in movie theaters all across America, all through the 70s and 80s. Long before RU-vid it was how generations of fans were introduced to them live. Many would go every weekend seeing it dozens and dozens of times, forming small communities of like-minded folks who couldn't get enough of this amazing new avant-garde sound. You're seeing now why they are considered so influential in the evolution of rock and popular music in general. Great reaction. Love what you said about them making you think about things that their unique brand of music seems to draw out of you. That is their superpower. Creating an altered and higher state that doesn't necessarily require drugs to get you there. Sophisticated, complex, big boy music and lyrics representing a significant next step in the evolution of both the band and rock and roll in general. Might want to check out “Shine On You Crazy Diamond 1-5” next, studio version first. 👍 “Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet, And I am you and what I see is me" - Echoes

Pink Floyd makes me feel high, even if I'm not high

Nick Mason casually flipping his right drumstick and not missing a beat at 7:48

After Richard Wright died David Gilmour never played Echoes again, as he felt they joined souls not just voices on this song.

A lot of love for this song lately. ❤ I swear, this song is magic. It never feels like 23 minutes to me anymore, it's secretly a 3 1/2 min song that warps time and space

David Gilmour and Richard Wright played Echoes together 35 years after.. Amazing!!

Richard Wright with his keys contributed a lot to that spacey sound of Pink Floyd in the earlier days which today is sometimes a little bit overlooked. Listen to "Set the controls..." live on Ummagumma - it really feels like flying around in your spaceship between the sparkling stars, so etherial. No other keyboardist sounded like that. He rather was on the classical and jazzy side - maybe the more straight and rocky style of the later years wasn´t quite his anymore.

Never in my life have I seen anyone make it through this song without closing their eyes.

Most incredible live band I ever saw.

The photography in this film is really iconic. That has to be one of the greatest long shot slow zooms ever. I've seen it parodied many times.

Crazy acoustics in that ancient arena.

BACK IN THE DAY: This was a Movie you could catch at the Local Mid-night Film Theater. And they played it LOUD...! Couple of Fatties, sitting in Total Darkness at Midnight listening to FLOYD... ! Those days are gone forever... Best Descriptors for Pink Floyd Music: Psychedelic or Stoner or Acid Rock

So good to hear someone appreciate Nick's drumming, too often he's ignored.

When I first started smoking weed in 1972 my friend and I would put on Meddle and play Echoes and just trip along through the whole thing without saying a word. Intense experience for sure. That was 52 years ago and still sounds just fine!

I've meditated to Echoes since I was 17, after a TM course. I'm 60s now & I still do😊 MEDDLE is by far my 2nd favorite Floyd Album. It's a Fabulous lp. From start to finish 🥇 Thanks for your appreciation Lee, listen to the full MEDDLE 🎉

The beginning of their most creative period in my opinion. Next up Dark Side of the Moon, Wish you were here, Animals and The Wall…

This was near the beginning, watch Echoes live at Gdansk, the final performance of Echoes of Gilmour and Wright (RIP), the culmination of decades of musical experience and an amazing goodbye between the two music gods.

The brilliance of that riff is that it manages to be so incredibly heavy, yet the guitar tone is chimey, and almost wholly clean!

I saw "Live ar Pompeii" in a theater when I was in high school and it changed my life.

I’m 70 and been listening to Floyd since the 60s, I’ve seen them 3 time live and enjoyed every minute, now I pass the baton over to you the younger generation to discover and take in the fantastic music.

I believe this is the most insane recording ever, the venue, the band, the funky beat, the guitar solos, the drumming, the bass playing, the keyboards re so good

Pink Floyd's music is timeless. They will never be duplicated. I never get tired of listening to their music. They have been a favorite of mine, since 1980.

Now you're talkin' :)

In 1972 a friend hand me the album Meddle and said "you have got to hear this", been a fan every since.

A friend of mine owns all of the PA you see in this video, He built it up in his garden couple of years back and members of the Australian pink Floyd performed echoes through, it’s on RU-vid with my friend Chris Hewitt being interviewed

The real Pink Floyd🤘

Back in the 70s there were no videos. I saw him in the cinema.

On part 2, LOVE the way Richard Wright held that note while playing that haunting melody underneath .

Pink Floyd is on a level all their own, their compositions are an Experience, like a Play or a movie. And their live performances were head and shoulders above all the other great bands I grew up listening to in the late 60s and 70s. I saw Pink Floyd live twice, one time was "The Wall" world tour in 1980, that Show was the most incredible performance I've ever seen, of any kind, in all my 67 years on this earth! "Echoes" is just one of their masterpieces, Dave Gilmour sings the higher harmony in part 1, while Rick Wright sings lower part,... then they switch in part 2,... Gilmour singing the lower harmony and Wright's singing the higher part.

Besides the obvious musical genius, was there ever a more wholesome message of seeing the humanity in the rest of humanity?

So happy seeing this pop up! That riff was definitely pinched by Sir Andrew Loyd Webber for the Phantom of the Opera 😂 Just quintessential Pink Floyd, not many lyrics but says everything it needs to say perfectly and musically just WOW!

Nick Mason ad un certo punto dell'assolo iniziale perde una bacchetta ma è così veloce a prenderne un'altra che neanche ce ne accorgiamo Non ci credevo finché non ho visto quel frammento in un video al rallentatore. Grande Nick The Best Mason 🥁😍

The whole concept of this video is intense, when you think of Pompeii, and what happened there, a whole populace killed by a volcanic eruption. Was this an eulogy? To the impermanence of their lives, or all of our lives, as we go about our days? Unknown. It has always hit a mark of some sort in me, though. Whose echoes? Theirs or our own, at some point in the future?

Evolution from primordial slime. Love it!

It was so cool discovering 'Meddle' when I was 15. I only knew 'Dark Side Of The Moon' by them and had never even heard of 'Meddle' until my sister bought it in 1975, long after it had come out. Back then, long before the internet, you didn't know everything about every band out there like you can now. Most of the kids my age hadn't known about Pink Floyd until 'Dark Side Of The Moon' came out in 73. This song is an entire side of an album! The other side of Meddle has some great stuff too. The album starts off with 'One Of These Days', one of their best, and 'Fearless' is another of their best songs (for my tastes). I can remember learning how to play the verse and main riff of 'Echoes' on the guitar back then, loved playing that on my no-name guitar and cheap Wards amp. This album was a big turning point for them, even though it wasn't a big commercial success. Like someone mentioned, they showed 'Live At Pompeii' at theaters back in the late 70's, I remember seeing it. They used to show rock and roll movies at some theaters later at night. Me and my buddies would go and sneak beers in with us. :) Saw that movie, a Jimi Hendrix documentary (fantastic stuff), The Stones 'GImme Shelter', Zeppelin's ' The Song Remains The Same', a few others.

Rogers bass was doing the Echoes warbling.

This was a concert film a. Talking Heads... also did one *STOP MAKING SENSE.* You should also check that out.

Echoes is my favourite Pink Floyd track ever from my favourite Floyd album, Meddle. 15 when I heard this when the late great DJ John Peel played the whole thing on his nighttime show. Loved it ever since! Miss discovering all that new 70s music!❤❤

An audience of souls and spirits - who better to experience Pink Floyd and who better for the band to become one with. I won't go further yet.😊❤

Imho the 4 genius Floyds wrote with echoes the greatest piece of art ever... Even a portal for a journey to yourself, its like a high magic connection to the secrets of life, as you said, life changing potential, watch it again and again you will find evertime something new besides inner peace

Poor old Nick must have some good weed fxxxxxx brilliant,simply the best

Roger Water said this song first half is about humanity lack of empathy towards each other ( Violence) . The second half is the future were humanity has found empathy for one other. Checkout David Gilmour return to Pompeii 2016. Has last concert at 70 yrs. old .He is the only person to play twice inside the Amphitheathrer. " In any tongue" **************

you need to watch 'Set the controls for the heart of the sun' and 'One of these days' from pompeii... pure genius by Nick

the dead souls must have loved this out of this world live show.. epic music

Saw you were a drummer when you reacted to Comfortably numb and thought you would appreciate Nick's drumming. Thanks for your reaction.

Classic!🔈🔉🔊😎

You have way of diving into a fresh band and starting with what many would say is the pinnacle of their catalog. I have this DVD and think Echoes is right up there. Welcome to Floyd, Lee. Hope you can get those teeth checked out and solved soon. Tooth/mouth pain is no joke. Don’t put it off man. And because I hung on till the end, I say you will not just become an echo, you will shine on you crazy diamond!

Nice reaction to this masterpiece. Thanks.

Went to Italy back in 2008. Went to Pompeii. My husband wanted to go to the Amphitheatre but it was so stinking hot myself and our friends didn't want to go to that spot. Just wanted to get back to the tour bus. Well he has never forgotten that. I have always felt bad that I didn't make the effort! You should check out Sorrow from the Pulse Tour. Looks like they are also at Mt. Vesuvius which is right by there.

This is so much better than the album version. This is pure 4 piece progressive rock at its best. No lights or big show, which makes Nick so much more obvious. Easy top 5 of all time. A real pin of modern art.

Initially didn't know what to expect from "Drummer Reacts," but have been loving your knowledgeable commentary. Don't worry about age 30 coming round, it's 60, 70, and beyond that are scary. Despite all that's wrong in the world, be happy for living today--life expectancy at birth probably averaged only ten years for most of human history!

I first saw this performance, the entire one in fact, over 30 years ago when I happened to see it on laserdisc and decided to buy it and give it a watch. I was a Floyd fan by then but wasn't as familiar with their earlier, pre-Dark Side work, and had never heard of this performance. It blew me away and to this day I'm still not sure how to react to it other than damn, this is about as good as it gets in the rock genre. I thought that then and still think so now. Even the Beatles, still my favorite if just barely over Floyd, Zeppelin, Hendrix and the Allman Brothers, couldn't top this.

This is why Pink Floyd was one of the greatest and certainly the most creative rock bands of all time. We will never see their like again, Muse and Radiohead are not bad, but they pale to nothing compared to Pink Floyd

One of the greatest musical events ever by anyone, such a great and out of the box concept from 1972. Those bands you mentioned had similar incredible concerts that conjure up an intensity very few can match. This song is also legendary on the original Meddle album and closed many a Saturday Night party back in the 70s. You can also see the last time it was played in concert when David Gilmour had Richard Wright in his touring band for the On An Island Tour and they did that album plus a large set of Pink Floyd Clasics, including Echoes in Gdansk, Poland in the shipyards where the 1980s freedom movement to raise the Iron Curtain in the Communist Dictatorship started. So the concert was poignant on several levels and they did a 26 minute Echoes that was magnificent. Check it out, enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

Now that's some funky ass baseline.

long live the Floyd!

I am just glad hat Pink Floyd does mean something to somebody way after their prime. Actually they managed to create timeless music.

Pterodactyls nesting in a canyon.... brilliant theme for "echoes of a distant time". :)

I consider Echoes one of the best songs ever recorded - absolutely fantastic! Pink Floyd often went to France - not only to play, but also to relax. Before they became really famous, they had quite a big fan base there. They were also approached by the French director Adrian Maben. He was in Pompeii on vacation, and when he came back from a tour, he found he had left his wallet behind. He went back there, and when he saw the atmosphere of the empty amphitheatre, he thought it would be great to make a film about Pink Floyd there. They were very lucky that the mayor of the town was a Pink Floyd fan and allowed it. The only two artists who played to live audiences were David Gilmour in 2016 (2 concerts - you can watch them here on RU-vid and they are stunning!) and King Crimson in 2018. While both Pink Floyd and Frank Sinatra played for recording purposes, there was no audience present.

Us & Them is another amazing song of theirs.

Great reaction. Glad you enjoyed it. I've seen it so many times, but never get tired of it. 30 is very young! Wait 'till you hit your 60's (which won't be for a long time).

I stood on that spot in '86.

This film blew my little teenage mind when I saw it for the first time in the 80's. Still does actually.

Echoes is a PF favourite, saw them play it live in the 70s

Awesome.. Now you need to do Dogs!

Absolutely Great, Absolutely Amazing!

Superb, all round. One of the best live performances, & what a venue. Cheers for this much needed reaction, It will still grab you years from now, it does me at 73, fuck I am 73 (on Jan 1st). I was in my 20's first time watching this.

Great reaction……🎸❤️🔥 “52 yrs ago” (Timeless)

bro I've been a fan for 43 years

Yes.

Don't forget to WATCH "SORROW " from the Pulse Concert! Fantastic video!

I could listen to Richard and David harmonize all day long.

Everyone talks about 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wizard of Oz' pairing up nicely, but the better pairing is 'Echoes' with '2001 A Space Odyssey' where it starts at the section 'Jupiter and Beyond' to the end of the film. The visuals align perfectly. It's a trip.

Pink Floyd performing for all the Roman ghosts. You gotta love it! Another great performance from this film is "A Saucerful of Secrets".

Pink floyd are brilliant live,their artistry is amazing & light shows & visuals are fantastic,ive been a fan since the very early 70s & have seen them live twice. Unforgetable. X

Brilliant. Hope you get to treat yourself to the Original Studio Version of ‘Echoes’ too. From the 1971 Album, ‘Meddle’. ‘Echoes’ was my first listen to Pink Floyd, in that very year, 1971. I was 15. It’s one of my all time favourite pieces of music. David Gilmour of course, returned to this Pompeii Amphitheatre, in 2016. I sent you a link for ‘Comfortably Numb’, from that incredible Show, in your ‘Comfortably Numb’ Video, from a few days ago. 🎶🎸❤️🎸🎶

Just think this isn't any studio mumbo jumbo this is all raw and natural

Ive been listening to this for 40 years and the sound still gets me. Stunning and warm.

Absolutely great reaction dude! I enjoyed watching you react to the greatest band ever. This was over 50 years ago! I can watch this over and over again, it is that good.

1972, I was 12, my brother got me that album for my birthday 😊 I LEGGED IT into the lounge, whipped it out and put it on..the next minute my mum comes flying into the room.."what the fks THAT....GET IT OFF NOW...😂😂😂😂 (she was into Sinatra.. enough said) 🤣🤣🤣

Music for grown-ups. Just dosent get any better 🎸🎸🎸 🥁🥁🥁 the very best of British right there.

🤗 It's cold in NYC too! Staying warm with some ☕ hot chocolate & this PF reaction from you. 🤔 20 minutes .... 🤗 I could do my nails too! 🥰🐰

I remember when this movie came out. It played at certain theaters on Long Island back in '73. It was like a cult movie at the time. Great days!

I was around your age the first time I saw this film (maybe a little younger.)It was at a local movie theater that played Live at Pompeii as the midnight movie on weekends. It was my first introduction to Pink Floyd and to music like this - experimental, expansive, psychedelic, explorational. And the setting of this ancient amphitheater provided the elements of mysticism and antiquity - it was a transformative experience for many Gen X'ers like myself who went on to discover prog (Gabriel-era Genesis, Yes, King Crimson) and then other experimental, underground musical forms of the 70s, 80s, and 90s. It's great to see your reaction, which was exactly how I experienced it myself. I went back many times to revisit this film. I love seeing the younger generation discovering this stuff.

They cared so much about every detail of their music. They seduce you into every moment & take you with them through such a captivating performance. They gain your trust and then lift off on an intense journey and then…so smoothly back to baseline. I love to see people really enjoying Pink Floyd. Seeing your smile grow and your eyes light up was so wholesome! ❤

Someone probably said this, but Roy Harper (not really in the band) only did Have a Cigar.. main vocals is always Richard, Dave, and Roger as time progressed!

I personally believe that Meddle is Pink Floyd's most intimate album. Such an incredibly emotional selection of songs. I remember my friend getting the album, and encouraging me to listen to it, but I had no interest. Then one day...BOOM! I dove into this incredible journey of the mind, heart, soul, and psyche. Ever since, this has been my favorite PF album. Haven't seen Pompeii in a while. Thank you for taking Curabell's request!! And congrats on the 10K subs!!! Breathe in what life is sending you...

The thing is, I think you had your eyes closed when he flipped a drumstick in the air, in the middle of 'that solo'. Funny thing is, I was born in 1960, and when my generation said solo, it meant nobody else was playing. I have seen drum solos and guitar solos, in concert, where the rest of the band LEFT THE STAGE!!! (Saw them behind the speakers, partaking of what they partook of). Also, this movie actually came out with several versions. First contained ONLY the footage they filmed at Pompeii in 1971. Then they added some of the sessions of their studio work on the Dark Side of The Moon album, and I believe that was pretty much the final version of the movie. The dvd I bought had some amusing stories, one of which was that the local kids were allowed to watch if they kept out of sight up the entrance/exit tunnels. Can you imagine? If I were there (and 5 yrs older), I would have spent all 3 days they were there, watching/listening. When the director came back to film the extra footage for the Director's cut of the movie. the person he was to deal with for access to the site, was one of the kids he had allowed to sit in the tunnels 30 years beforehand!!!! A lot of people forget that these sounds they were creating, was not just 'push a button and get that sound'. Before that was ever invented, somebody had to come up with how to make that sound....... Most people these days don't catch the fact that the famous riff from Phantom of the Opera was stolen from this song. (That riff at the end you loved? The 'duh duh duh duhhh.) Pink Floyd knew, they just didn't bother taking it to court. They didn't care. How refreshing. When Pink Floyd made this movie, the only other movies put out by bands were either movies to specifically feature the soundtrack (Yellow Submarine, Hard Day's Night) or straight footage of concerts. So Pink Floyd did a 'live' show with no audience. Oh God I need to check, I hope you watched the UNCUT version of Comfortably Numb Pulse Tour.....and not the one the cut over a minute out of the guitar finale, that EVERYBODY is watching instead of the uncut.

This is great stuff. I managed to see David Gilmour playing in his very amphitheatre back in 2016, 45 years after this was recorded with Pink Floyd. Truly a lifetime experience!

This, for me, is Pink Floyds finest moment and yes, since everyone else says it I have to also. I have been listening to this / watching the DVD since the start of the 80s. And never got bored of it! But why never released as a CD? The reacts are always fun and insightful from L33, he is rapidly becoming my fave reviewer!

It was filmed live and shown in cinema’s as a “feature” movie “Pink Floyd Live in Pompeii” in about 1972. I went to see it with my friend, we were both about 14. It blew us away ! Years before music video’s were even thought of…. I’m 65 now, and “Meddle” remains one of my favourite albums…. I also own this movie on DVD

New prescriber because ya'll are listing to Pink Floyd

Another awesome reaction . So soothing for the spirit and mind. Everything Pink Floyd just magnificent.

Maybe I subconsciously heard the singles “Arnold Layne” or “See Emily Play” on the radio, but I only really noticed PF with this concert film, which was confusing to me as a teenager at the time, but also fascinating, including the setting and landscape (visited it later). “Dark Side” came out a little later and from then on it happened to me. The volcano Vesuv near Naples erupted in 79 AD and buried Pompeii.

You really need to listen to the last ever performance of ECHOES Live in Gdansk. It was Ricjard Wright's last appearance before passing and David Gilmour retired the song. If that was emotional wait till you hear the closing of it, just masterful

Remember staying quiet for a long hour after listening to Echoes studio version. I would describe it as to musically reborn and die, as you get a reset on what you call music, and instantly know there won't be anything like it, ever. Music faced its limits the day Pink Floyd appeared.

Talent that’s it, pure talent. Speaks for itself…. timeless!

I grew up with music,cant beat the brilliance,along qirh other great bands.cant beat it.

"for the spirits who inhabit Pompeii"... nicely said! monster performance and film... proof that you don't need a shirt to play guitar. could you imagine Hackett or Fripp out there, nips exposed to the fresh air. amazing piece of work, as usual thanks for the excuse to revisit, and it adds a lot to see an open-minded and open-eared soul discovering it. btw, the YT channel/dude Polyphonic did a really nice short film on this song. worth checking out.