No video does that ball justice. It was incredible in person. It projected a billion rotating points of light across everything. This entire concert was seared into my soul.
Cymbaline 1970 @@barbarafoster6757 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wsxMbNuSJhI.html first song . Love th echoey sinistas david goes off in the end
Before I learned to play guitar, I was convinced that David Gilmour was a magician or an angel - something inhuman anyway - because I couldn't believe a mere human being could wring all those emotions out me, just by playing guitar. Then I learned to play, learned his solos note for note, and am even more convinced that he's a magician or an angel! Anyone can learn his solos, they're not ridiculously fast or technical, but no-one else can stomp all over my soul like he can. Oh, they can play all the right notes in the right order at the right time, but they lack the witchcraft he has in his hands.
That's not witchcraft. Sorry. He didn't need to Cast spells. What he has lived in life and overcame comes through his fingers to the guitar and is carried to us on the " wings of Love." Its just that simple.
i think I remember someone interviewing him, where he said that he realized early on that he couldn't play as fast as some other guitarists, so he had to work out his own way, and he certainly worked out a great way to do that.
the best comment on about it this track i have read is "David looks like a plumber that come in to fix your toilet, but drops the 2 greatest solos on you"
It's said that Polly Sampson, his wife, said that David runs out of words to express what he wants to say and his guitar expresses those words for him. It's surreal what this man can do with a guitar, takes you on a journey beyond conscious thoughts to another plane.
Some people argue the second solo of comfortably numb as played during the pulse concerts has remained the best guitar solo ever played on this planet. I tend to agree. There are probably more skillful solos in terms of technique, but the way Gilmore makes his guitar sing and convey emotions beyond words is unmatched!
I think it's hard to rate this kind of thing and a big part of art is subjective and so what speaks to some won't so much to others, but I do agree that it's definitely up there. 🙏🔥🎸
I think there is one better: Try listening to the title track on the Camel album "Stationary traveller". Andy Latimer is a wizard on a Les Paul Custom: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YTwyl0VSEHg.html
One of my pet peeves is when people call it a "solo". It's NOT a solo. The band NEVER stops playing. They just tone it down a bit to let him shine and support him, occasionally rising up to the forefront, especially the drums a few times. The bass guitar maintains the backing throughout as well. So IMO this is technically an "instrumental" performance, highlighting Gilmour's pure emotion pouring out of his guitar. As far as "best", it is subjective. For pure beauty, yes this is tops. For sheer craziness, nothing can touch EVH's Eruption performance. But it's apples and oranges.
The "disco ball" opens as a lotus flower. In the song the protagonist is trapped inside themself, "comfortably numb", unfeeling, and the opening of the lotus represents their opening and release. I am old enough to have seen PF in 1967. The production of music and especially its availability were very different. The first time I saw them they were in the back bar of aa north east London pub on a stage no more than 300mm high.
@@FaanaMusic Sorry guys I would compare it to a Caravaggio and that exquisite Italian word for light and shade chiaroscuro. Sorry couldn’t help myself. 😎
"I know this song I've heard it before but not this performance" Immediately I thought, dude, you have no idea what an absolute treat you have headed your way!❤
Knofler and Gilmour - both make a Fender Stratocaster sound incredible in totally their own way/style. nb pls check out PF's Delicate Sound of Thunder live video (I think better than Pulse)
In many ways I also prefer the DSOT performances. I was at both, so not much bias here. The video cinematography is better in DSOT and has a more intimate/personal feel to it.
I believe the glitter ball with the giant pink "gem" inside is a tribute to Syd. Syd was PF's "crazy diamond", the character of Pink was partly based on Syd, so when the ball opens, it reveals that Pink Floyd's Crazy Diamond shines on! Great reaction!
14:02 The reason for that is that nowadays we mostly have MUSICIANS, who play an instrument and that's it, the rest will be done by a computer. Back then, music was made by ARTISTS. An artist is someone who doesn't just play an instrument, but expresses feelings and tells a story through it. And in every generation there are a few virtuoso's who've completely mastered their craft and are simply on another level from everyone else. David Gilmour most definitely is a virtuoso.
I've been a pro prog-rock drummer for over 45 years and I'm considered by many to be a top session player, but when I watch Niel peart it makes me feel like an amateur. I'm sure you get the same feeling when you watch Mr Gilmore. ✌❤🇬🇧
Whenever I experience the 'second solo' from this piece, and I have experienced it a multitude of times, it is almost unimaginable that a human being could wrest that kind of sound and emotion from a stringed instrument. It is as though I'm placed under some sort of spell - chills run up and down my body and I sway with the up and down clusters of notes being produced. Gilmore acts the sorcerer here, and we are drawn back again and again to his magic. I'm almost reluctant to admit that I'll be 79 years old this September - are there any others my age who react this way?
65 here, and a witness of the wall in london earls court 1980, i believe it was , david playing this on top of the wall that was built on stage, I wil never forget that moment, and i've been at a pulse and delicate sound of thunder concert too, everytime a floydgasm.
I'm 72. Five years ago I took my parents to see Brit Floyd for their 70th anniversary. They had never been to a rock concert. My 95 year old father was a lover of jazz, but had no interest in rock or guitar. They played Comfortably Numb, and during the second solo my father turned to me and said "God damn!" I said "I know". Enough said.
I was born in the 60s. The difference between music then and now is that music was allowed to be much more exploratory and diverse, as well as the beliefs of people were allowed to be. Now, musicians and people in general allow themselves to be forced into label-boxes, and individuality is demanded to be sacrificed for the sake of conformity. It's gotten so bad that if a person doesn't strictly conform to a plurality they can be cancelled and have their lives and careers demolished. This has resulted in modern-music having a canned and labeled feel to it, whereas music in the 60s and 70s was a complete buffet in comparison. Pink Floyd were fearless explorers of music, constantly trying to find new ways to express their emotions and messages through musical methods that were extremely experimental and inventive at the time. A prime example of this is that most rock musicians and groups stayed locked into using a 4/4 time signature for their music. Bands like Pink Floyd used multiple time signatures and often would shift time signatures throughout some of their songs. You can really see their exploration in this area in their earliest works as they were defining themselves as musicians. A key to Pink Floyd's music being timeless and loved by successive generations of listeners is they've been as masterful at composing their music as they've become masterful at playing and singing their music. Another major factor is that they're constantly striving to improve their songs. When you compare the Pulse performance of Comfortably Numb to the song on the album, you can see major differences in the levels of David's guitar mastery. His playing and singing has become much more emotive and nuanced over the decades. One of David's greatest gifts is his ability to play various types of guitars while losing none of his emotive ability. He can emotionally wreck a person's heart whether he's playing a Strat, an acoustic guitar, or a steel guitar. One time I told my wife that he's so phenomenal at emoting with string instruments, that he could make a crowd start weeping using just a cardboard box with rubber bands as strings and holding it up to a microphone while he plucked the rubber bands. 😁
Yes! It’s great to see younger generations enjoying,in my opinion, the best music, didn’t realise at the time how spoiled I was listening to all those great bands. Floyd,Zeppelin,Sabbath,Free, ..I’m still listening to them now, seems like it’s only me that’s getting old.
This is definitely the best version - PULSE was extraordinary 3 stages all moving on, being played on or dismantled. Two weeks sold out 80000 per night in London at Earls Court. Phenomenal. Do something different and listen to ECHOES both at Pompeii but ALSO Gilmour at Gdańsk - the very last time it was played before Rick passed. There’s something special about BOTH versions - the Gdańsk however for me edges it because Rick and David riff so beautifully off each other.
@@2ridiculous41Sadly,no longer there! Agree,only around 20000 max capacity. Saw The Eagles there,many years ago.They had an intermission,so my son and myself(plus a hell of a lot of others!),went out to get a beer. Half way down my pint,and the first few bars of Hotel California came floating out of the arena! Never seen so much beer disappear as fast as that! They turned Joe Walsh loose in that second half,and no one sat down for the rest of the show! Superb arena with excellent accoustics,should never have been torn down!😡
I went to school in the 70's, and the music throughout the 70's, into the mid-late 80's was just so amazing, everything seemed to be bringing more talent, every record seemed to be great. We took it for granted that it would always be that way, we appreciated it, but would have appreciated it more had we known that would be the pinacle. Just amazing times, I'm so happy to have lived through it. Listen to music by The Jam, The Pokice, Blondie, Ultravox, Frankie Goes to Hollywood to hear people making just the music they wanted to make, protest music was something that was strong in the 70's as few could stand up to 'the man' in any other way. A time when music really had something to say.
I really think this concert and especially the performance (very much including the show) of Comfortably Numb should be considered as one of the cultural high points that humanity achieved.
Hi New here like it so far but I was looking through your reactions and out of the 70's the best two bands were pink floyd and led zeppelin they were peers in quality and composition I see you have not done any zeppelin they were a blues hard rock band if you could react to their song...since I've been loving you live at Mattson square garden 1973 it will give you a good feel for the bands style.
Also Sorrow and High Hopes from the Pulse tour have great live solos and Marooned from the Division Bell album has the most emotional solo ever recorded in music history...
@@FaanaMusic Make sure to pick the 'restored & re-edited' version from the official Pink Floyd channel. It has much better audio & video quality than the older uploads.
The staging and light show cost 25 million--back in 1994. They were always cutting-edge in terms of live performance. I was lucky to see them a couple of times live back in the day. Check out the live version of 'On the Turning Away'--the vocals are mind-blowing, especially a capella. The 'Pulse' concert is worth checking out in full--they also played the entire 'Dark Side of the Moon' as part of the performance.
There are no words that can adequately describe how good that solo is. Gilmour at his brilliant best he just takes us to another dimension like no, and I mean no, other guitar player can. And that voice, wow!
Faana Music, thank you for sharing this and your insights. You actually expressed so many facets of Pink Floyd in a way that I had reserved myself. It is so nice to see that I am not alone... Thank You.
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THEY DONT TEACH that dressed like a PLUMBER and rips off the BEST ever SOLO
Keep in mind this was quite a while since the original songs recording was made and Gilmour still sounds and played great. He was a genius guitarist. Anyone can play other people’s music but creating brilliant great sounding music is a completely different situation. David is awesome, the band is fantastic, but Roger waters is an ignorant “woke” egotistical prick. Just saying. 🤙🏻
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I saw them in '94' at the Oakland Coliseum. Brother in law scored great seats from his car dealership. 10 rows back and almost dead center of the stage. They played this song with that 8' disco ball that turns into a space ship being shot with lasers and the entire place was like Laserium on steroids. I'm 68 and I still try to listen to this song every day. Shedmen
Always joked and said had I been sitting in the vicinity of the plane crash during this masterpiece of a concert, it's possible I'd still be sitting there... jus sayin' 😂
It was just as you thought… music, friends, the people in your life were what mattered and these kinds of performances made incredible memories among everyone in attendance. Listen again and think about what it was like to be there, with the swelling crowd. I was lucky enough to see Gilmore live many times and this show in particular. Thanks for playing it and you are right, it was a better time.
Very much enjoyed you reaction and I am now a new subscriber. David is so good that he doesn't over clutter his playing with notes that are not needed. He's clean and smooth as well. This version is really an edited version. The actual solo is longer. It is, or hopefully still is, on YT. For the same reasons I enjoyed your not over analyzing it all. Looking forward to future videos.
Through an improbable set of circumstances I was fortunate enough to obtain tickets to Pink Floyd and a Date in 1988 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. Astounding performance, at an Historical venue. I'll Not be forgetting it.
70's yes but really from the 60's experimental since 66' 67' is an amazing year nights in white satin' whiter shade of pale' .. pink floyd and david is blues progression
I have been playing guitar for decades and have to say it doesn't matter if you think you know the notes David is playing you will never be able to convey the feelings he finds so easy to convey. He both inspires you to try and conspires to make you disappointed!
David Gilmour like Jerry Garcia can show up in a black T-shirt and jeans like they came to fix your refrigerator and then just proceed to melt your face with their guitars.
This is my kind of music, and i know that at least one my kids likes Pink Floyd too, but hey, i like some disco as well ( not all of it) but donna summer's i feel love is good, some artists played it live in a dutch tv show ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T9S2iDh1je4.html
The song is from their album titled "The Wall", you need to listen to the entire album to get the meaning of the song. Or better yet watch the movie "The Wall".
A very awesome reaction, i've watched you react to Dire Straits and what you said about a time when people were actually nice to each other ...Music in the 70's , early 80's was made to be enjoyed, to make a difference, not souly to make money....The bands cared about making music that changed peoples lives .
Just to point it out, this song was originally sung by Roger Waters and David Gilmour. Roger sang the "doctor" part & Dave sang the patient/performer part. Since Roger was not in the band when this tour happened, PF came up with this unusual reworking of the doctor vocals, sung by a muted chorus of the rest of the band. That's why that part sounds so different to you.
Leo Fender made the Stratocaster. God made David Gilmore to make it do things with it people are still trying to figure out. David basically made a guitar into a vocal performance.
@@kmtok1971 Spelling has never been my strong point. The old brain sometimes fails but l have been a huge Pink Floyd fan since around 74. They are by far the finest band to step on stage or studio. I know the Animals concert in Cleveland 77 is still the most amazing show l have ever seen and back then we seen them all. Tickets were cheap and bands toured all the time. The summer of 76 was amazing. Led Zeppelin, Rush, Black Sabbath, Yes, etc. were all on the road. The Monsters of Rock shows were several bands in one big concert. I miss those days.
Pink Floyd are the Undisputed Gods of Live performance. Everything is built, designed to pull the emotions of the audience to the surface. The synchronization of the lights, special effects with the music bring the audience to tears. The mirror ball is something that has been part of Floyd shows for a long time
A crittic said people don't want to listen to this kind of music anymore, they want to listen to disco music. So this was the biggest two fingers up to that comment by given him the mother of all disco balls, hope that answers your question.
Because he is David Gilmour. Just sit back and listen. It’s like looking at a Van Gough and scribbling a drawing and then sticking it on the wall next to it.
This song, this performance, this lead guitarist, this harmony, this light show...wow. Pure magic. An all time great performance of one of Pink Floyd's best songs.
About music for money: Pink Floyd, on the album Meddle, in 1970, long before being rich or famous, recorded a strange piece of music 23 minutes long (impossible to play on radio) starting with a drop of water and long pause for the first pseconds. It could very well be a failure. 50 years after it is considered an absolute masterpiece.
@@FaanaMusic Great, here are a few suggestions; Moonlight Shadow. The original video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e80qhyovOnA.htmlsi=j1QJI5DCR5sTqsCP
Great. Here are a few suggestions. A live version of Moonlight Shadow - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-huRvdtTh2bA.htmlsi=hM7DgYwI6OeWUC7r very Knopfler solo. The original video of Moonlight Shadow - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-e80qhyovOnA.htmlsi=oucl7HONjbSLOPwK Sentinel - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I_zL9qt_ySU.htmlsi=l83trRZh_8hcwbbS This is the first track from the live premiere of Tubular Bells 2 Mike displaying his amazing guitar playing live on TV - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FXDan5L0dBA.htmlsi=3TpYQv0JG4I52cGX
The Drummer put his Ferrari up for collateral to fund one of their tours, His car is worth 50 million dollars. The "Dark Side of the Moon" has been in the Top 200 Billboard for 1,000 weeks. And counting ..
This is a fantastic performance and I have the pleasure of saying that I was at this Pulse concert in 1994 in Earlscourt, London but you also have to hear him play live in Pompeii in 2016 at 70 YEARS OF AGE - MAGNIFICANT - Comfortably Numb
The two GREATEST GUITAR SOLOS OF ALL TIME EXIST IN THE SAME SONG PLAYED BY David f@cking Gilmour who is on my guitar Mt Rushmore with SRV, Jimi, Na Eddie Van Halen. This is GOD mode, Greatness On a Differently level
Dire Straits are good, especially their earlier work but Pink Floyd are just on another level entirely! :) In terms of success, talent and influence, only Zeppelin and The Beatles are on the same level! Personal preference deciding the order between the 3 giants! :) For a solo artist, I'd add Bowie to that illustrious list! Most of the greatest rock bands are British. We've already mentioned The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd... and Dire Straits... but add in The Rolling Stones, The Who, Cream/Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Free, Bad Company, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Yes, Genesis, ELO, ELP, Roxy Music, Queen, The Police, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Stranglers, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Duran Duran, The Prodigy, Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Radiohead, Muse... etc etc and it's almost overkill! ... and that's just the rock genre! ...and all without mentioning solo artists like Bowie, Elton John, Kate Bush, George Michael, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Ed Sheeran, to name but a few, as well as the most talented artist alive today - Ren! :) My country's fucked up in many ways but when it comes to quality popular music, I seriously believe that the UK is unmatched, even by the US! Though they come close, admittedly. ;) :)
Ah! Pink Floyd, just amazing all over. They paid attention to every detail, true professionals (until Roger had one too many fit). First, the '60s were the "flower power love everyone" era. The '70s were about disco, lots of glitz and sleeping all around. Back in the '70s, rock music was created by artists, not financiers. Back then, an intro could last 10 mins (check out Wish You Were Here). And Pink Floyd were known to be perfectionists. You could tune your sound system to their albums (especial DSotM). And David Gilmour is such a great guitarist, a true bluesman. Man of few words, but speaks a ton through his instrument. What a treat!
Yeah, iconic, that, brilliant, great music. (And true things you said alongside!) Thought about what a guitar teacher might love and rolled the dice... ;) What about Joe's 'Sloe Gin'? (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pvvgZMGp5Uo.html) Regards, 👍
🤗 Subbed for Floyd, stayed for Mark & Dire Straits! 😍 Had the pleasure to see both over the decades. 😳😒🤭 Then again, I'm old enough to remember seeing Rush open for Kiss in Jersey, when I was in JHS. 😄🥰🐰
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PULSE tour ,,, hence the PULSAR light in the ORB whats a show i was 2 ft off the ground for weeks :P
For me the best guitar solo of all time, not so much the technique, but the most emotional. You float on this cloud of sound and are taken on a journey.
Pink Floyd is literally on a level all their own. In my lifetime, I saw this band live 5 or 6 times live in large venue stadiums and arenas. Each show was more than "a concert", a Pink Floyd concert was more of an immersive experience, exquisitely beautiful. The sound, Davids guitar solos, the lasers, the arrangements, the VIBE of the crowd. It's not songs being performed, it is a complete, flowing, emotionally and visually charged, audio intensive world that lives and breathes, enveloping and saturating all of your senses. The 1st time I experienced Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety live, my mouth hung open for like 3 days. I can actually say I was awestruck, which I didn't even know was a real thing. It is, like a deep spiritual awakening, it leaves a person speechless. What else can I say ...... (pages and pages actually.) This band has been my absolute band of choice, over all others, for over 55 years now. I never tire of their unique, sublime sound, changing over the decades. Always a joyful time hearing this band, simply love their creations. For me, the music they created, saved and changed my life forever. Truly one of the greatest bands to ever have existed, a gift to us all. Timeless ......
Musicians today are rarely creative from their soul, most follow what they think they’re supposed to do. By the by this was about the 60’s and 70’s that music for a moment wasn’t about rules but discovery. For example live Grateful Dead from 1968 to 1981-layer improvised conversations between the band and the audience and the band. Also to much music made today is empty of soul.
Think you’ll enjoy the guitar by Joe Bonamassa in “Stone Cold” with Jimmy Barnes, and “I’d Rather go Blind” with Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa “Live in Amsterdam.
