just another sad old man, all alone and dying of cancer. when i was 16 back in 1981 i didn't ever think that would come to pass.... and what'ya know..... here today gone tomorrow.... i guess after this some entity is gunna cut me into little pieces . hope Juliet Dream saves my ass.
Yes listening to Clare Torry singing the great gig in the sky was, is and will alwasy be life altering. I remember when it was released and heard it the first time. Listened to bands like Led zeppelin Black sabbath and Mott the hoople at that time. And then came this! It was absolutley something different!
Absolutely! Listen to the entirety of 'Dark Side of the Moon' in track order, with no interruptions. It's an amazing journey. Also, treat yourself to the show 'Classic Albums: The Making of Dark Side of the Moon' if you want an amazing look at how the album was made.
You speak the truth! I've listened to this album for 50 years, first at age 11. The words to this song will mean more to you each passing year. Don't waste time. And the one day I found, 50 years have got behind me.... No one told me when to run... I missed the starting gun!
Check out the Airplay Beats channel. Currently going through Floyd in full from Meddle on. Halfway through The Wall at the moment. They’re also going through Led Zep.
Hard to believe they wrote this song in their mid to late twenties. It is one of their more emotional songs for me. It starts with a heartbeat and ends with being called to the church for his funeral. Genius songwriters and musicians. You do a great job of analyzing the emotion and music of this song.
It was pretty advanced thinking for someone in their 20's. When I was 20 I wasn't pondering how much time I wasted. When I got older it felt like we skipped a few years. I don't remember anything about 2002 through 2012.
Many people miss the heartbeat tangled with the sound of the clock secondhand ticking at the beginning of the song. It signifies how your life is tied to time. The older you get the stronger the meaning of this song gets.
I remember first hearing this album at about 13. This song almost brought tears to my eyes because I THOUGHT I understood what they were talking about. Now, on the other side of 50; knowing I very likely have more years behind me than I do ahead, and really feeling the years rush by, I REALLY do understand this song.
Yess, just like me !!! I'm 63 and love this album from my youth, an a full live. I still have the same vinyl in LP and Single with Money. Greetings from Barcelona.
My cousin used this song as part of his valedictorian speech in high school. Two years later it was used again at his funeral. (He died from an asthma attack.) So whenever I hear this song, I think of him.
I'm 58 and remember this Album coming out, I was blown away, still listening in 2023, it's so nice to see younger people listening and appreciating this masterpiece, you most definitely need to listen to the whole of DSOTM and do a reaction
Same age. As not native English speaker, first it was the melody and lyrics followed. The song time I thought it prepared me BUT Noone prepared you for the 40+
Many classic rock albums were designed to be listened to all at once, as a complete peace of music. The individual songs are like chapters in a book. Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, Wish You Were Here and The Wall are probably the best examples of this.
The comments I've read about how Pink Floyd's music was the only thing that helped people with severe depression, bi-polar, etc. that gave them Hope....decades of reading comments like this...unbelievable
That first time reaction will still happen in 30+ plus years when you play it. My hairs still stand up after all this time, my eyes still fill up when it hits me. The whole album is a masterpiece! There'll only ever be one pink floyd.
You need to sit in the dark and listen to the whole album from start to finish the songs of the album all hook together and flow together they create a journey from one end to the other
Yes, do the album. Pink Floyd's music was meant to be heard by listening to the whole album all the way through. My favorite way is with headphones. In the dark if possible. It's a whole experience that leaves you changed afterward.
I listened to this as a student and now at 70 it hits very hard emotionally. It puts life into perspective perfectly and we all have to deal with this.
Dark Side of the Moon was in the Billboard top 200 album charts for 724 consecutive weeks, that's over 15 years in a row! It reenters the list every Christmas and now has been on Billboard for 978 weeks total. It's an excellent stoner-approved holiday gift.
Very cool how you pay close attention to the band and not just the lyrics. And then you share your own unique interpretation of the sounds the musicians generated as a whole. How it made you feel and what it made you think. Having said that, i recommend the next Pink Floyd track you react to should be The Great Gig In The Sky. One of the greatest instrumentals of all time.
@@razorramona9963 Correct, I am 57 and I was 7 years old when this came out, heard it from older cousins or cool babysitters who would let me listen when they were looking out for me when parents went somewhere. The Wall came out in 79-80, I turned 14 in early 1980.
One cannot more stringently urge you to fall deeply into anything Pink Floyd you can. This is quite possibly not only the greatest rock band of all time, but the best band of all time.
I remember the first time I listened to this album from start to finish. My mind was blown. It’s not just music, not just an album, but pretty much a whole life experience.
I discovered you not even 6 hours ago, and you reacted to one of my favorite songs ever! Time is a very special song to me, I grew up listening to pink from my parents and I did not appreciate this song really until my mid-20s, but it took a deeper turn in my mid-30s. Time really goes by quicker and quicker, and sometimes you really do find that 10 years have gone behind you faster than you can notice. It's a great reminder of that.
Its every song... But its fun to see a youngling hear the .... Just feel the collors.. The music. The what and everything it does to you. Its ... A trip? Experience? Just the feeling... Its the same ...
A shout out to Alan Parsons the recording engineer, a true genius who put that clock introduction together and the rest of the album. This was engineered from tape, no computer, no auto tune, no Pro Tools.
As others have said, the entire album (& Wish You Were Here) should be listened to in their entirety. The stories they tell are truly epic emotional journeys. Although DSOTM is 50 years old this year, it is timeless & it wouldn't surprise me if it is still being listened to in 300 - 400 years time.
Love Pink Floyd. Each album first to last song. Tells a story. Time: it starts with conception a birth of life. You hear the heart beat. The eargasm would by like from teens to you’re 30’s the tempo slows down for the middle age. Then resting you’re bones by the fire. Refers to old age. Then death toning of the iron bell.
There is no finer amalgamation of philosophical and moral message, musical artistry, and polished packaging of message than this album. Just doesn't exist on Earth.
Bought this when it came out back in high school, fifty years ago. One of my favorite albums. The sounds in th beginning alarm clock, ticking of a clock and the beating of a heart are all inclusive of time.
Me too, was 15 years old at the time, we were conducting refraction of light experiments in chemistry class so the cover was really cool , and back then the teacher left those kids alone!!!
Hey Lilly, first time commenting. You are completely correct about the emotion David Gilmore puts into his guitar work, solos and riffs. Very few players can make you feel all kinds of emotions the way he does. One of the only other guitar players I can think of that could do the same was Ozzy Osbourne's original guitar player Randy Rhoads (RIP)
Peter Green was the master of using his guitar to tell a story...... also using a gap ( silence ) to make the story stronger. Also B B King, Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa and Mark Knopfler, just to name the best known. ( Hope I spelt the names right ). lol
Personally, I would add the late Steve Clark to this list, always,played for the music and never his ego. His guitar was an extension of his soul. Gone too young, like Randy. 💔
Imagine back then Lilly Jane, being High!! Stone!!! Listening to this Powerful Music!!!!!! and now im 70yrs old , i get a Natural High!!!!!!! Tears😢 , Stone Clean!!!!!! Rock n Roll Till ☠️💀☠️!!!!!!!
First “Time” watching your channel. I’m nearly 70 and it seems like yesterday I heard this album for the first time. Appreciate your life, it’s far too short. ✌🏽
Right on, back in the 70s I worked in an old sound room at a retailer long gone and we would test all then high end systems with this album, Led Zeppelin 2 and Are You Experienced. This would tell you everything you needed to know about the equipment.
So nice to see a pretty young girl with a brain reacting to a legendary classic group such as Pink Floyd, your points were very valid and thoughtful, and I was impressed. Thank you Lily Jane, yes this is a very good place to start with Pink Floyd, Wish You were Here and Animals are the other essential albums you must listen to, and which us older guys would love to see your reactions for. Luv ya Lily Jane! 🤩
Yeah, I have probably heard at least one song off it pretty much every week since it came out, wildly popular on FM then streaming radio and I have put it on in its entirety 100s, of not more than 1,000 times. It just never gets old and always tells the truth and touches your soul.
The production was perfect. I hate over produced stuff that takes the soul out of the music... The production was the sweet kiss on the prefect music. I've been thankful and appreciative for years.
The lyrics of this song become more meaningful as you age. "One day closer to death" etc. Try listening to the whole album from start to finish, you won't regret it.
I was Born in 1962, So I was 11 years old when I first heard it. This song makes MORE and MORE sense the older you get. Now I'm 62. Shorter of breath, and one day closer to death. Grab life while you CAN. It's a timeless message about the limited time we have here. No one will tell you WHEN to run, There is NO "starting gun".
Goose bumps. I STILL get goose bumps. "Song is over, thought I'd something more to say". This is Rock's greatest album. Try the whole thing. in the dark, with a strobe, black light or eyes closed, give it the time to envelope you.
I used to just sit in the dark and listen to floyd albums. One at a time, some in sequence, some in release order...didn't matter. In my car late at night, in my dorm, anywhere. Grew up on this stuff. Interestingly, no one I am around on a daily basis at 41 years of age with a family knows much Pink Floyd or listens to them. Been interesting seeing so many people on RU-vid discovering them.
La escuché por primera vez cuando tenía 16 años y me gustó por la música (aún no entendía mucho de inglés). Hoy que tengo 47 me sigue gustando la música, pero la letra me mata. Golpea duro cada vez que la escucho.
La he escuchado tantas veces que me he vuelto inmune a sus efectos, eso es muy triste, dicen que cuando te haces más viejo, pega más, pues eso espero ahorita ando en mis 30.
It is interesting how a song can make misery and pain sound so welcoming and happy. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that way lmao. When you get a chance, Highly recommend you listen to Dogs from their Animals album. It may be 17 minutes long, but I believe it’s up there as their finest work. Animals is one of the best albums of all time and a unique experience!
Yes. The wall is awesome. The movie puts everything into much more perspective on the concept of the album. And also will take you on a wild journey lol
As a boomer…the very best way to listen to this epic album is by headphones…close your eyes … listen and get emerged in the music…you’ll be exhausted by the musics incredible sounds. Our planetarium held star and laser events to this album…incredible!
Salutations, Lilly Jane! Your comment about how Pink Floyd puts so much emotion into the guitars was spot on. David Gilmour (guitarist) is rightly considered a master of emotive playing. He isn't a shredder, although he could shred when wished to do so, but rather concentrated on conveying the emotion behind the lyrics/song. In fact, the whole band took that approach. Now as far as reacting to The Wall, I say go for it. It's an emotional, quasi-biographic rendering of Roger Waters' (bassist/primary lyricist) life. And like Dark Side of the Moon, was meant to be listened to as one long composition. But if I may make a suggestion. I suggest you listen to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V" from their album Wish You Were Here first. I would also suggest you do a wee bit of research into the background of Pink Floyd and one of the band's co-founders, Syd Barrett. It'll definitely give you some insight into the meaning behind the song. And, as always, ROCK ON! 🤟🖖✌️😂
Been listening to Pink Floyd since I was 10 years old so it's been 44 years now. Every peace of music they've done are master pieces. I will say I find the experience of listening to them on vinyl is the way to experience the true sound
I used to love this song for what was a message sent until the same lyrics were put partially in the suicide note from my best friend/younger brother. It took me over a decade to be able to hear this wonderful song once again. It is a great song and many more people should hear it.
I feel for you, so young to lose your parent's...I lost both mine before I turned 50 and thought that was to young, unfortunately they weren't the only ones in a short time span for me, I can say that music has always helped me through...and it seems to help you so you keep going ✌️❤😁!
And you run and you run to catch up to the sun but it's sinking, racing around to come up behind you again... some of the greatest lyrics ever about aging and lost opportunities. Everyone should listen to this album, it's just amazing.
Oh girl, I'm sorry to hear you've already lost your parents at 25 years old. I turned 60 recently and fortunately my parents are alive and both 83. I'm off to see them on Wednesday. Last saw Dad in OCtober, it's a good bit longer since I saw Mum. I can't say I've been listening to this song for the whole 50 years since it came out. I was only 10 then. But DSotM was one of the first three albums I bought, on the same day in 1977, when I was 14. I can't say I have always acted in the best possible way, but it's a song I've listened to thousands of times and kept in mind for 45 years.
I LOVE the thought that someone is getting to hear this for the first time! 🙌😭 You can forget sometimes when an album feels like it's part of the genetic memory of society lol
