The last three songs are going to be one reaction. RU-vid won't let me do 4 but stay tuned everyone for this wild ass journey that has been dark side of the moon. What an experience.
Thank You Sir. It was an amazing experience for me way back when, I see me when I watch you. Jealous of all the music that you still haven't heard...yet.
@@Lchristyhastings lol appreciate the tips dawg. It's crazy to me that there's a certain way to react I'm just gonna keep doing what I do but will take your advice into consideration about everything. With these songs I don't do videos but the only high quality video I could find with both tracks on one was this one. I really don't pay attention to it as much just when the song was changing but yeah something more for people to look at. Stay tuned for more Floyd.
I love your reaction Jay. You might want to get the lyrics and see how they are relevant to today’s situation. It’s almost like we have been fighting this fight for a long time. ( We have) Peace.
@@Lchristyhastings Yeah I like studio PFalot!! But that Pulse DVD.......he needs to check it out. I was lucky enough to attend one of their concerts at soldier Field Chicago during their Animals tour, '74 I think.
The sax player is a guy named Dick Parry, and the story of his contribution to this album is incredible. At the time Pink Floyd was making this album, they were still a lower to mid level artist and didn't have a big budget to record. They realized as they were getting to the end of recording that they wanted a saxophone on the record, but couldn't afford to pay an expensive session player. David Gilmour (the band's guitarist and lead singer) basically said "I remember that there was a guy I went to high school with who played sax...I guess we could give him a shot." That guy was Dick Parry. When they tracked him down, he was working a crap, dead end, blue collar job. After he played on this album, he quickly became one of the most sought after and highest paid sax players in the world...and still is to this day.
There are so many great stories like that connected to this album. It was Alan Parson's first engineering/producing job; he was very young, and had only ever worked as 2nd engineer (doing studio grunt work like wrapping cables, keeping up with paper work, cleaning up at the end of the day, etc), and yet it's considered by most studio engineers and producers as one of the most beautifully mixed albums ever. Strom Thorgurson (who designed the album cover and artwork) was just a friend of the band's who had never really done any artwork professionally. Now it's widely regarded as the most striking, eye-catching, and most bold album covers of all time...and he is still to do this day probably the most highly regarded and sought after album cover artists.
@@jayrahvisions Pink Floyd: Roger Waters ( Bass, vocals, chief songwiter), Dave Gilmour ( Guitar, lead and background vocals), Rick Wright (Piano, keyboards, co- lead vocals), Nick Mason (Drums, percussion, tape loops).
the album came out in 1973. Remained on the Billboard charts continuously until 1988!! Longer than any other album in history. Last I looked it had returned to the charts as it typically does from year to year. It is truly timeless. Vietnam war was still raging when it was released. As was a host of other societal ills and social unrest that we're still dealing with today. loving your reactions!!
Waters (the lyricist) has said about "Us and Them": “The first verse is about going to war, how in the front line we don’t get much chance to communicate with each another, because someone else has decided that we shouldn’t. I was always taken with those stories of ‘the First Christmas’ in 1914, when (the soldiers) all wandered out into no-man’s land, had a cigarette, shook hands and then carried on the next day …The second verse is about civil liberties, racism and colour prejudice. The last verse is about passing a tramp in the street and not helping.”
I think Us and Them is about war but it's also about the divide between the rich and powerful and the poor and powerless. The lyrics at the end are ' Out of the way it's a busy day I've got things on my mind. For want of a price of tea and a slice, the old man died'.
To see emotions and awe sweep through your body and soul as you experience the Floyd journey truly sends us older rockers to a place where it's like experiencing it the first time while there's no end to music reaction channels on RU-vid yours my man is believable genuine and spontaneous great great reaction same as your other Floyd video time ggits ok place finger on subscribe button punched it and happily binging your content glad to join your fam and look forward to seeing your get body and soul immersed in the music of our day Thank you for making a old fart feel young again peace to you brother clk
A Group of White British Guys telling US about the Hypocrisy of a bunch of White British Guys.As a young white american guy, I could appreciate them telling us all, that a little evil goes a long way to block out the good. I am 58 so I got to hear this when it came out on my older brothers killer quad stereo system, I cried when I heard Us and Them for the first time.
Enjoyed your reaction (as always!) to this. After reading the comments, I have to state that: I feel genuinely sorry for anyone who can only appreciate one genre of music...while remaining "Comforbly Numb" to everything else that the world of music has to offer. I am NOT a fan of shallow-minded people. Bravo, young man. Keep expanding your mind!
Well worth taking a trip back to PF "Echoes" live at Pompeii playing in an empty Roman Amphitheater. Nice little song just covering from the very first life on earth to us today😉
Great reaction Floyds next album Wish you were here is dedicated to founder member sid barret If your going to do the albums in order your gonna love Shine on you crazy diamond
I envy you for having a TON of great music to discover. Pink Floyd is a great place to start. Darkside is truly a masterpiece and probably my personal favorite.. But many say they have better albums. Enjoy the journey my friend
Appreciate you watchin brotha, yes I've got a lot of music to listen to. RU-vid is lit sometimes cause I would have never discovered this music without it.
Jay Rah Vision Room Keep up the videos man I love em. I’ve heard these songs a million times but watching someone else hear them for the first time makes the viewer feel like they are too. Keep up with the Zeppelin too. Another legendary band with a ton of great songs. But Pink Floyd is addictive
Jay Rah you r one of the first reactions I've seen that actually got the analogy reference to war on Us and Them u hit that on the button. Please continue ur journey into Pink Floyd, I've been a fan for some 50 years now and it's great watching ur reactions they r the BEST EVER!!!
i've heard this song my whole life...i think it's about how no one would choose to be a bigot unless it was drilled into their minds by parents...who had it drilled into their minds. anyways that's what i've always thought it meant.
As I got older I lost hearing in my right ear, stone dead. But....I have listened to Dark Side of the Moon so many times that I remember the sounds and mixes in my right ear as if I was listening in my youth. Talk about imprinted on the brain.
Dark Side, like most of the Floyd albums, is a concept album. Each song blends together to tell a larger story. Enjoy the ride. If you check out their live performance of Comfortably Numb from the Pulse tour, you will hear one of the best guitar solos in history, hands down.
Just came across your channel the other day. I'm a bit older than you and I'm a BIG Pink Floyd fan from way back, I bought my first Pink Floyd album in 1971. I was 15 years old and the name of the album is Meddle. I saw them in concert twice, one was their The Wall performance in February 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY. That was the most incredible performance I've ever witnessed, not only the music but the show, the animation of the 30 foot tall blown up characters, the plane flying from the back of the arena and crashing into The Wall!!! The Wall was the epitome of a Rock Opera. They only performed that show a hand full of times, 3 on the east coast ,(NY), and 3 on the west coast, (LA), are the only ones I know of. Yeah, I've been a Pink Floyd fan for 49 years, and I've been a rocker all my life. To me, Pink Floyd is the most talented rock band of all time, and certainly are the GOAT in Progressive Rock,.....in fact they created progressive rock culture imo. They are a legendary, iconic band, and one of the Greatest Rock bands of all time,... if not the greatest. It's really gratifying to me to see young people, here in 2020, enjoying the music I grew up on and have been listening to all my life. That's really something. I'd like to make a reaction request,...Pink Floyd 'Comfortably Numb' 1994 Pulse Concert. A absolute great performance of their iconic song Comfortably Numb. Thanks man.
Dark Side of the Moon was released in 1973. Just letting you know that you have just dived into what is unanimously regarded as the most iconic, groundbreaking masterpiece rock album of all time!!! This album suddenly put Pink Floyd center stage and positioned them to be the most important band of that era. Meddle and Atom Heart Mother were released before this, Meddle was compelling enough that everyone was listening in awe. The last track Echoes Is a devastating, powerful epic. But still...NO-ONE was prepared for this, The planets were aligned and a genius event took place, 'Dark Side of the Moon'
Superb reaction young man! 👌 One of the best I've seen. Loved watching your face as you got into the music 😂 Not a bad band eh? You have so much more Floyd to discover and enjoy, they really will change what you think music can be. Stay safe 👍
You’re doing such great music...Floyd, Zeppelin, Rush...I would also recommend Tool....sort of a love child of the other three....progressive, powerful, deep lyrics. Don’t know if you are into rap, but a “rock/rap” band from the nineties...,Rage Against the. Machine, you might enjoy allot if you haven’t sampled them already. New subscriber...your reactions are so genuine...you really feel the music and your reactions are intelligent...you get it. What a wonderful musical journey you’ve got to look forward to!
That last line in the lyrics (money) is a very British way of saying: if you ask for a raise you ain't getting one. If you haven't figured it out, us and them is about war, but also about the haves and the have nots.
Dick Parry on sax, Dick was an old friend of the band. They wanted some sax on these two tracks and only guy they knew who played was Dick Parry so he got the gig. He did a bang up job. He also appears on the follow up album Wish you here.
Pink Floyd is the total experience in music. The are amazing musicians. They take you on a journey like no other band can. Listen to Comfortably Numb and Hey You. There are so many.
The song that [finally] broke them through to superstardom in the United States. They had been around for 8 years (5 with Gilmour in the group) and were well known in England, not so well known in the U.S. Roger [Waters] had the idea to write a concept album about the ups and downs of modern life. After this there was no stopping them. Probably their most famous song. 47 years later, this album still sells about 400,000 copies a year.
The band's last public appearance with all 4 band members is preserved here on YT. In 2005 they appeared at the Live 8 concert accompanied by Dick Parry who played sax on Dark Side. Dark Side Of The Moon was released on March 1, 1973. War is a topic the band will return to with increasing frequency, particularly in The Wall and The Final Cut. Bassist Roger Waters lost his father at Anzio in WWII.
Jay...can you imagine listening to this album for the very first time 30 minutes after you bought it on vinyl? I absolutely did not know what to think or feel. All I knew is that I had been "somewhere"...............and had no clue where that somewhere was. I DID know, however, that I loved wherever it was that I had been and was ready to go back..................
Although released in 1973 this album is still significant in its message and continues to be very influential with every new generation that hears this album. If I'm not mistaken, this album still sells over a million copies annually. Try kicking back one day and listen to this album in its entirety, it's magical . So are all of their albums. Welcome to the machine known as Pink Floyd.
I first heard this at the young age of 17 in 1976 I had just gotten out of Marine Corp boot camp and I was saying the same things you are saying 45 years later. I still feel the same way listening to Pink Floyd every single time. Thanks Dude for the trip back in time
You need surround sound to fully appreciate the Quadrophonic sound Floyd did. It’d start front left and buzz over to the rear left. When they did concerts, there were four pillars of speakers surrounding the stadium
Loving your reactions .. it’s like looking in my mirror over 40 years ago. You don’t know it yet but you’ve just changed your life, in a positive way. One day you’ll reflect on all these comments you’re receiving and smile.
Thanks! About those money sounds at the beginning... the bass player (who wrote all the lyrics & wrote or co-wrote most of the music) went to his wife's pottery shed, and recorded coins falling, shuffling, etc., into a pot. They spliced the sounds together, then had to run a giant tape loop from the tape player, through the recorder, and around a mike stand that someone had to hold to keep the loop tight enough. Crazy! And "Us and Them"? How's that for a smoky bar groove with deep-ass lyrics?? I've got some suggestions of songs for you to check out, if you like. 1) "Picking up the Pieces" by Average White Band, 2) "Frankenstein" by the Edgar Winter Group, 3) "Ice 9" by Joe Satriani Thanks again. tavi.
The album Animals is the next best thing. 5 songs of which 'Dogs', 'Pigs (three different ones)' and 'Sheep' are the pinnacles. I know it will leave you speechless again! ♥️
Money: I liked this song in high school, I was into classic rock for a while then. But listening along with you now after having not paid much attention to it over the years being so overplayed on the radio... I have a new appreciation for it. Fantastic song, profound message.
