Nice one. I was thinking each one was an essential element of the band like: Nick Mason: Earth Gilmour: Wind Rick Wright: Rain Roger Waters: Fire Of course that left out Syd who was maybe more like the creator
@@queenfubi Why does syd get all the greater parts,the creator and the soul, was in the band for like 5 years,not to say he sucked,but he did not one thing that made pink floyd who they are rembered as today,Gilmour was the creator way better guirarist and mind than Barrett
I love the moment in Comfortably Numb where Nick Mason takes off his headphones. He knows this is the last time this will ever happen and he wants to experience every picosecond.
@@Johnnyboywc Hello, it is great to know that you participate in this project. If it's not too much trouble, maybe you could take away this question, Why don't the cameras focus on Richard Wright? First of all, Thanks
He probably realised by that point he didn't need them, he played the track for 40 years. He did need them however for the beginning of Money as his timing was off at the start, causing David to need to slow down (as David sings the first line you can actually see him take them off), but the 7/4 time change is an absolute pain in the ass, so it was pretty understandable 👍
Goosebumps all throughout, when Gilmour goes into comfortably numb solo just how much he was feeling it. Then Roger waves over David at the end, just incredible.
History lesson: This concert was the first time since The Final Cut that David used The Black Strat. The guitar was bought in 1970 at Manny's guitar store in New York, a 1969 3-color sunburst Strat with an alder body and a rosewood fretboard. It was modified to hell and back and eventually was painted black, given a custom black acrylic pickguard, a 1983 50's reissue neck, aged white parts, a custom shortened whammy bar, and a custom pickup set with a Fender CS Fat 50's in the neck, a Fender CS '69 in the middle, and a Seymour Duncan SSL-1 in the neck. He lent it to a Hard Rock Cafe in the 80s and he got it back not long before the show. 14 years later, it sold at Christie's for $3.8M US, the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction.
@@elansleazebaganno funny! Nicks drum set, Rick’s keyboards, hell, even Dick Parry’s sax would likely sell for way more. If we are talking about the value of these instruments based on the talent that used these fine instruments. Not knocking Rog, but we all know his talents are with his words, not his ability to play bass.
I know squat about geetars, but a bit about wood and I wouldn't have thought ANY alder trees could grow big enough to make a guitar out of. Maybe they were glued together. But hell I've got an 'alder farm' out back, maybe I should make geetars out of them!
Roger looks truly happy in this. Makes me want to cry everytime I see it. I respect how he never leaves out Syd, even to this day. I saw him 4 times on Roger's current tour for 'this is not a drill' and every show has a chunk devoted to his friend and founder. Without Syd, the greatest band in history would not exist.
Agreed. I just wish he was capable of setting aside his prickly personality and ego every time he and David interact for longer than one day. I’m not saying it’s all Rogers fault. But had he done a lot better with the things I mentioned, they’d probably still tour. Hell, considering they clashed multiple times and argued over a 20min set list, they barely even made it to this performance after only being around each other for a couple days. It just sucks because, as you said, this is the greatest band ever.
@@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 quiza el bien y el mal se juntan en pink floyd,el mejor perfume se sirve en frasco pequeño y gilmour y waters son el mayor ejemplo... Nunca he visto a waters tan feliz en un escenario como estos 24 minutos,no lo culpo de nada aunque pueda parecer el malo,ha sido el lider de la mejor banda de la histioria.
@@alexandriaocasio-smollett5078 el ejemplo mas claro para mi es "the animals" quiza la mejor obra maestra de la musica casi escrita integramente por Rogers quitando Dogs,la mejor cancion de la historia de Gilmour.
@@rc2869 There are no facts when it comes to your appreciation of music. Can everyone stop being so condescendant and peremptory when it comes to classic rock ?
Pink Floyd History ends that night. A smile of David to Nick, the words of Roger, and the headphones get off by Nick tells everything. The last frame of this 24 minutes is unforgettable. I cry in 2005, i cry now. And goodbye Rick, forever with us.
Maurizio Consoli maybe a freeze frame for each person, explaining what they're doing now (David's gone off creating new beautiful music, Rick unfortunately passed away, Nick's touring in smaller measures and Roger's gone off making the same political stuff with the same power and pissing off a lot of people)
Da Pumaface I rate Rogers new album tbh, and wether you agree with his politics or not, his tours are definitely the closest to the Pink Floyd extravaganza of the old days
Not everything has a happy ending, but this one did. The Pink Floyd legacy, in all its sprawling breadth and volume, was crystallized into one essence. Note the power station cameo, the mentioning of Syd Barrett, the appearance of every one of their most significant albums. It was a masterful conclusion. Fairy tales do come true.
To a certain extent I agree. A lot of this comes down to taste. But considering the catalog, body of work, influence, multiple groundbreaking styles/sound/instruments incorporated into rock, and their entire contribution to pop culture in the entire world, The Beatles are the greatest band. Everyone else is fighting for second place. In my opinion, Pink Floyd is in second place because their contribution, albeit in different ways, is almost as big as the Beatles.
"Conscientious Objectors" to serving in the Vietnam War sometimes chose to go to prison for 2-years instead, as a political and moral statement. This is what world-famous boxer, Muhammed Ali, chose. Another memorable Roger Waters lyric, from the song, Echoes (and the kind of thing one might experience on psychedelics): Strangers passing in the street, By chance, two separate glances meet. And I am you, and what I see is me.
Maybe he didn't need to hear the click anymore (not more overdubbed sequences, as it was the last part of the show), so he could speed up the tempo freely.
The best part of this musical pleasure was seeing Nick Mason take his ear monitors off. It’s like he knew that it was the first time in 24 years and it would be the last and he wanted to hear the solos. The only downer was lack of screen time for Richard Wright. He has been as much a part of this band as the others and deserved more.
@@jonnylpenmanwhat matters is that those who love PF know how much he mattered. Without him the sound of Floyd would be so different, and lacking in the soul.
My thoughts exactly. Sadly! But true! I can't concieve in my mind this type of event with this caliber of bands ever happening again, because obviously...this caliber of bands have not been created en masse recently like they were in the 20th century! There's only a handful that come close but still nothing in comparison. Yeah, sad 😔
@@thestr8person yeah I don't think stuff like coldplay comes close to pink floyd. They are the greatest rock band in history, and most music until recently _was_ rock, so you figure out on your own. Even Beatles in my humble opinion do not surpass PF. They simply did not have as much historic legacy. People in my school who aren't into stuff like trap all listen Floyd, and I am yet to find someone that likes Beatles as much. And that's coming from a country pretty far away from Britain. Yes they were extremely influential and left a lot of musical legacy, but most of it seems to be 68'er hype. Like if kids today in 50 years said “dem Migos was the best group of all time, they literally pioneered trap“. We could go back and discover even bigger and better artists, but then again it comes down to personal immersion in music. And for me, Floyd is no1.
The vocal transition from Roger to David in Comfortably Numb is one of the most moving moments I’ve ever seen in my years of experiencing music. Breathtaking chemistry despite their shared animosity.
15 years on from 2 July 2005. One of my biggest concert memories is being at the very front barrier all that day with my Dad, who was 67 at the time. Amazing to see that performance from just a few feet away. Since losing my Dad two years ago I've rewatched those magical 24 minutes many times. Wish You Were Here obviously more poignant now. Great memories of an incredible day.
@@lesliestockell1822 Thank you for your kind words. Yes I often watch the gig back and think of my Dad and how lucky we were to be there. As you said, a real moment of history.
@@dianesaienni5466 Yes it definitely is a wonderful memory. A historic moment in music history made even better by my personal memory of being there with my Dad. It was an amazing day that will always mean a lot to me.
Well Richard kept his cancer private. He just went out on stage with his 3 other bandmates and gave us his all. RIP Richard, God Bless you and your entire family...
@@comradeabby3141 Yes that I knew. Boy, I can't remember where I heard about when he said he had cancer. I believe that in 2006 he found out but I am going by something I believe I read but did not hear. I know that he and David Gilmour were in studio together that year & then they went on the road later that same year to do some concerts together. It was just so cool to see the 4 of them at the 2005 concert. I know that Neil Young who was doing Canada's part of the concert, ran back stage because he heard Pink Floyd were all together on stage in London starting their gig.... Thanks for mentioning that though... Sad thing. Richard was a great musician....
I think the director didn't realise that Rick was in the band. The 3rd guitarist was shown more often. A shame because the video was almost perfect otherwise.
I wish they would understand there is a new generation of Pink Floyd fans because their music stands the test of time. I wish they would reunite once more so today’s teens can experience this live. I’m so thankful my kids love them, feel them, get them and try to figure themselves out through their songs just as I did and still do❤️
Now that Wright is gone, Pink Floyd is gone as well. It would be a joy to see the remaining 3 reunite though, but that magic dust of music that was Richard Wright is gone
That's definitely not gonna happen. Waters is a Russian aggression apologist, & Gilmour's son's wife is Ukranian. These peace loving mfs find a new reason to go to war with each other every decade. (Disclaimer: seeing Waters' Us & Them tour was the greatest night of my life.)
Leroy Lang I think I agree with you, Nick hasn't played for so long now, he would either have to practice for the tour or, yeah, just do guest appearances with David here and there, I remember David asked Nick to come on stage on one tour David was doing, and commented, "we better do one that he remembers"... It would be awesome if he did though, as half of Pink Floyd is better than just one or none!
It really is. I can think of only too solos that come close and one was a comfortably numb homage. Nothing as it seems by Pearl Jam, and Song for the Innocent by Pain of Salvation. Song for the innocent is probably my 2nd favorite solo but comfortably numb will always be the best.
Ehhhh sorry to burst your bubble but the throwing off of the phones wasnt anything but he'd finished following the click track for 1st few mins of song, a lot of drummers do this.
I was in the crowd that night. An incredible moment in time. I remember having goosebumps when the second Comfortably Numb solo was played. Honoured to be at the very last Pink Floyd reunion.
You can really feel the pure emotion and power of classic rock n roll from the original Pink Floyd in the last few minutes, as they gave it their all as they knew it'll probably be the last time they were going to perform together. Bloody amazing.
At night, when everything is calm and quiet, I often come back to this concert. And every time, I cry. And then I cry. And then I cry a little bit more. History was written in London that night, the night when David Gilmour and Roger Waters, the once good friends that became worst enemies, decided to temporarily put their feuds and differences aside, lower their weapons and reuinte with their long time brothers Nick Mason and Richard Wright for a last concert together. On that night, Pink Floyd as we wanted them was back. Sadly, that night Pink Floyd as we wanted them was also over. Soon David and Roger were back striking at each other, and 3 years later, in 2008, Richard Wright passed away in cancer, making this concert the last time the classic Pink Floyd line-up played together on stage. In some ways, it makes me sad that the reunion didn't last longer. Why couldn't David and Roger bury the hatchet for good and done a huge Pink Floyd reunion tour together with Nick and Richard? We'll never know. What we know though, is that Pink Floyd as we want them will never come back. And for me, it actually seems pretty fair that everything ended here, that night in London. Maybe the Pink Floyd reunion wasn't meant to be a permanent thing? Maybe it was meant to only be a temporarily occasion? Regardless, Pink Floyd created history that night, and delivered one of the most epic, emotional and amazing moments in the history of mankind. And while he wasn't there physically, Syd Barrett was still present on that stage in some way. I'm glad he got the opportunity to see his brothers reuinte and play together one last time before he passed away. His spirit really shined on those crazy diamonds that night.
@Vladimir You can tell from even really early footage they have very different personalities. Waters was quite outspoken and confrontational whereas Gilmour was very laid back and more tacit. There's some footage of them making DSOTM and Roger's having a right go at somebody and Dave's just sat there keeping out of it.
The Beatles. David Bowie, Rolling Stones, Queen, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, The Faces, Elton John, and many more. Just incredible, the amount of legendary bands/artists/musicians that came out of England. Amazing really.
Gilmour is one of the most underrated guitarists in the world. A lot of people don't give him the credit he deserves because he doesn't try to fit 100 notes into one bar.
+KNEXBUILDER19 you are absolutely right my friend KC, Robert Fripp and all the band were too close to PF, they were good musicians too. Greetings from " too old to RR but too young to die" - Rio de Janeiro - Petropolis.
The peak moment is in Confortably Numb 20 minutes and 55 seconds into the video when Gilmor begins the joint solo between the four members of Floyd. It was nice to see Mason giving a gift to fans playing his drumsticks at 23 minutes and 49 seconds of the video. There has never been and never will be a band that surpasses Pink Floyd. IS THE BEST.
Fun facts: The second guitar player is Snowy White played on all the original Pink Floyd tours for Darkside of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall. Also, that is Dick Perry on saxophone who played all the sax parts on the Darkside of the Moon album.
Everytime. As they’re taking their bow, tears well up in my eyes. Such a special moment, such a special band. I’ll be listening to this until I’m an old man.
I was there live at 20 years of age and now I’m back here at 35. I didn’t know pink floyds work at the time but I knew their importance before this show . They weren’t advertised on the bill and this performance left its mark on me . Thank you pink floyd
This is the most magical 24 min in the history of music. I was blessed enough to see Pink Floyd Live 1988 and 1994 but this is a blast with the original line up. (I know that Syd where the original guitarist but this is pure magic.)
22:35 . . . and at THAT moment, after having had many sessional as much as great musicians/guitarists play this solo, Waters just knows whose sound is the heart and soul of this song. Those chords and bends are ridiculous, they are deep and emotionally overwhelming, and you can see Waters just feeling Gilmour’s tear into the human soul.
This something that makes Pink Floyd even bigger than other classic rock bands. Pink Floyd had the privilege to play their greatest songs the 4 original together. Nor the Beatles,queen, Nirvana, or The Rolling Stones, have this. Is something they can’t boast, but Pink Floyd can. Not only that, it wasn’t an ordinary performance, it was epic, quite epic. Perhaps The show must go on and Queen performance at live aid are as equal or more epic than this.
When the original members come together, the performance is sensational. It could have been a 2 hour show, because there were so many classics to be played. Pink floyd is the best sound on the planet😎👍🎶🎸
The true vocalist Gilmour, bringing the band to life with vocals and guitar arpeggios, accompanied by Mason's insight, Wrigth's keyboard rhythm, and Waters' pulse on the bass ... stellar moment for the band !!
No phones, flags, pyro, screaming, just thousands absolutely stunned to be watching a magical moment in rock history, proper and epic, legendary isn't a good enough word.
They had never performed the songs that well in their whole history like they did in this concert. Pulse is outstanding and it contains the best rock solo performed live of all times. But there was something in the sound that wasn't "as toppy". This concert is floyds core sound for these songs.
I was thinking the same thing when I was watching. They sounded crisp and played with emotion. I saw the Delicate Sound of Thunder, Pulse, and Roger Waters This is No Drills, tours. All were incredible. But something about this tiny 4 song set was different. David’s solo at the end of CN was the best I’ve heard in years. IMHO, better than the Pulse solo that everyone raves about.
I was there live. Saw all of this happen - live. Waited all day, through all the acts, till after midnight, to see them play. My goodness. What a night. I had a bad toothache that day, but the ecstasy of Pink Floyd playing and their music drowned out that pain.
fraz1314 Maybe I’m wrong, but the event ran way, way past the scheduled time and they were on not far off from midnight. I had a party to attend five minutes from the park, and with the commotion of exiting the park etc., got there after 1.30 am. Approximating from that.
Budilnik Ya. i agree with u im 20 years old and ive been listning to pink floyd for over 18 years now and i cant remebmer listning to theme and not getting chills
Great performance and so glad the event was captured. I love the shot when David Gilmour looks and smiles at drummer Nick Mason at 14:11. Subtle, but so meaningful!
18:30 Nick whips his headphones off, thinking "Fuck, I have the best seat in the house for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Why am I listening to the monitor mix?"
Starting 11:44 it's amazing how you can hear the crowd singing along despite all the efforts to isolate the microphones. A song nobody knows what exactly it means and yet means something special to all.
June 17, 1977 I seen Pink Floyd in Louisville, Ky. That was 44 year's ago. To see young people still enjoying their music is phenomenal. Live Aid was in 2005, so even then it was 28 year's ago. Good music is like fine wine.
This live pretty much confirms to me that the "sound of pink floyd" is Richard Wright. It doesn't "sound Pink Floyd" without him, idk how to explain it. All those background sounds that you maybe don't notice that much usually, but goddamn if you notice the difference when they're missing. Underrated artist.
Gran música, gran Grupo... Su música, nunca morirá... Su música va más allá... Desde México 🇲🇽 Pink Floyd es ir a un nivel que ellos inventaron Los mejores
I remember watching this live when I was like 11 years old and my moms was crying and I didnt understand... now here I am watching this 2019 and I'm crying so hard because this is such a beautiful historical moment and wow... just wow. This is one of the best performances of all time.
Dude same, we were down the beach on vacation for a week, and it was in the middle of the afternoon, she was like "WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE HOUSE BEFORE PINK FLOYD GOES ON!" And I remember sitting on the floor of the trailer watching it
@@thomasandersen6719 Her name is Carol Kenyon, not many photos of her on the internet. She has been a backing singer for RW solo tours. But yes she is gorgeous.
24 minutes of thee most important moments in Rock Music. 12 Years later it still leaves a tennis ball lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. Thankfully it ends with the four reunited and the world able to live that moment in time.
Quite simply the best musical group on the planet. One last time. Thank you Syd, David, Roger, Nick and Richard for a lifetime of beautiful music and memories. There is a special place in Heaven for all of you for the pleasure you have brought to the world.
Yo estaba en la Universidad y la Universidad paro por esos 20-30 minutos, algunos llevaron televisores, internet y demases.....se hablaba de una gira, en esos años, le ofrecieron 500 millones de dolares a la banda y nada.....solo queda ese recuerdo de ese lejano 2005.
Wasn't he just. I saw Roger live in Sydney last week and he was excellent but would love to see all the guys together. Gilmour and Waters are just beyond words.
Curtdog 47 well unfortunately its only David, Roger and Nick left, if by some act of God they tour one last time it would probably only be Roger and David, which would still be dope
Only if you like his style, personally I am not a great fan of Floyd, they are great musicians and I admire that. Personally I would rather listen to Mark Knopfler.
Man it’s sad that men’s egos gets in the way of greatness sometimes .... these 4 were legendary together... 4 of them made magic. That’s it. glad they did it before Rick passed away. 🙏🏼❤️
I don't believe anything got in the way of their greatness. As a band, they made a series of great (Dark Side and The Wall were phenomenal) albums that we'll appreciate forever.
The last time ever the "Black Strat" cried with the original Pink Floyd line Up !! And,Now it hurts to know it belongs to some rich guys fancy collection !!
Very few things in life achieve perfection, but the music of Pink Floyd is one of those things. There is so much going on in this film, but watching Comfortably Numb again, the last song the four band members ever played together, you can see how much this music means to them. It’s there in the little moments: Nick pulling his headphones off; Roger singing along off-mic; the sublime instant when he and Rick rock out in sync; David’s mesmerising playing on the two solos. Suddenly, all the different meanings flow into one another, creating moments for both band and audience that are greater than the sum of their parts. Thank you for the music, gentlemen.
***** I agree with some of what you're saying. He partly brought it upon himself by taking excessive amounts of psychedelic drugs, but also, it is thought that he was Schizophrenic, which would explain his strange social engagements and his way of thinking.
***** Yes he took a lot of acid but I don't think the dangers were really understood back then. He also had underlying mental health issues that he may not even have been aware of so in that sense he was a bit unlucky. Drugs affect different people in different ways. Some people are fine after taking acid and some turn into acid casualties. Syd turned into a casualty.
