There’s not a single moment of this concert that isn’t just perfect. Every song, every lighting effect, all of it. You could pick one at random and not go wrong.
@aregeebee201 yeah I didn’t say that every song on Pulse is the definitive version, just that they are all incredible. There are parts of DSOT that I like better for sure.
@aregeebee201 Special for me too, as I got to see them in January 1988 at the start of the Momentary Lapse Tour, and this was obviously going to be played. It's worth remembering that this was their first single from post-Roger Waters Pink Floyd, and it was the most radio friendly song at the time.
I was seeing this concert in Sweden back then and it was wow. It was not only the massive amount of lights and lasers and projectors that they had in their disposal but their programming was genius. For example the basic arc of lights that that forms a semi circle of lights in the back of the stage. Every song they had different patterns that fit the music perfectly. And then the lasers. In that concert they switched them on first time and at the song "sorrow". I never seen anything like that. Massive green beams scanning over the audiense and reaching the actual clouds (it was out a door stadium concert). I remember there was an interview from the light programmer and he said that some of the lights he requested arrived too late and he already programmed the other lights, and there was a simply no room for these new lights anymore. I was thinking that you can always have a more, but he was right. They had enough :)
Floyd gives every member of the band their Center stage moment. Whether it's the background singers or background guitarist. Everyone gets their moments.
Except for John Carin (second pianist). He doesn't really have a solo moment, but when you listen to this concert as a whole, he's so vital to the production with his harmonies and musicality. Everyone is in a league of their own, so it seems.
Coming Back to Life, please, please, please. Another Floyd song that you got to experience. You will never run out of wonderful experiences listening to Pink Floyd. Have a great day Stacey.
The 2nd guitarist id the brilliant Tim Renwick. It says a lot for David that he gave him such a spotlight in this second song of the show. The percussion player, Gary Wallis is phenomenal. An amzing musician. He has such an incredible range of percussion instruments to hit all around his cage as well as a conventional kit built in at the front. He also had electronic drums which triggered sound samples which gave him an almost limitless playground to chose from. A natural showman, he put the high ones up so far so he would have the chance to leap p to get them. The the whole show is stunning. This is how it's done!
Also, Stormy White, who was not only on this tour as backup for David, but was the "unofficial fifth member" during the Dark Side thru The Wall era tours. Also, famously recorded the guitar solo between Pigs On The Wing parts. David once said Stormy could easily replace him without anyone noticing, although I'm sure that was an exaggeration!
Just a little bit of interesting information. This tour (which was actually called the 'Division Bell Tour' named after the studio album but referred to as 'Pulse', the name of the live album) was so massive and sophisticated that the group actually had three of these massive setups that leapfroged ahead so that it would be all set up by the time the band got to the next concert venue. Once a performance was finished, the group would start to break down the setup while the band went on ahead to another venue with that stage already set up, so all they had to do was rehearse. Meanwhile, the stage that was broken down would be sent two cities ahead of the band. It was a massive undertaking, but it was very worthwhile.
U2 did the same with the 360 tour, a massive multiple year worldwide tour which had an enormous Claw stage in the middle of the stadium(s). They had about 3 or 4 moving skeleton stages moving around ahead of coming dates to build up and then only the lights, audio, etc had to be hooked up. So a certain amount of people on the crew was never actually in town when U2 played.
I saw the Division Bell tour in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas and without any hyperbole…it was the greatest spectacle I have ever witnessed!!!!! Enjoying your videos!
The history of this song is really a 'fun' story. Apparently, Gilmour was afraid of flying before he started taking flight lessons. So, Learning to Fly was symbolic of two stages: the fear of getting over it and the actual ability to fly. But David Gilmour can do anything-except get Waters to understand reason. That's Waters' fault.
DG actually bought an ex-Red Arrows Folland Gnat jet trainer aircraft. He then set-up the Intrepid Aviation Company to keep it maintained. Story at the time was that he couldn't actually fly his jet as it was too small for him/he was too big for it. It is a tiny aircraft.
Stacey, React até...Any Colour You Like/ Brain Damage/ Eclipse...Live Pulse...and Shine On You Crazy Diamond live Pulse...Coming Back To Life...is Very Very Good!!!
I was 14. Couldn’t get permission or a ride to get there - it was a little too far and I was a little too young. I tried. A year older and I could have pulled it off. It still bothers me.
I was a sophomore in high school. A buddy of was going to the show in Raleigh, NC with his mom. He invited me. My mom wouldn't let me miss a day of school to go. A couple years later, she let my sister miss school to see Pantera. I don't hold grudges, but that creeps into my thoughts every time I watch a pulse video.
Glad to see so many young people enjoying Pink Floyd. I worked on the stage crew for the Pulse Cdn. tour. Awesome being backstage watching the shows & getting paid! Glad I kept my pay stubs.
You could be shure there are so much young people that love Pink Floyd. I'm 19 and I discovered them at my 7 years old. I instantly became a fan! You have so much chance to see them at this time, unfortunately, I could never see them alive.
I saw this tour in Philadelphia, Vets Stadium. Their light show was second to none. There are no bad seats at a Pink Floyd show. The entire production is designed to reach every single person in the place. The sound quality, the lights, the giant video screens. its not just a concert, its an experience. Also: if you look closely, that stage is a giant eye. The circular screen is the pupil.
Absolutely loving your Pink Floyd reactions. Your visceral responses are everything! And as cool as the light show looks on video, when you are there in person, this is taking place in front of you, over you, and behind you. Their use of surround sound is also very creative, where most of the music is coming from the stage, but many of the added sound effects are coming from everywhere. The experience is completely encompassing.
I was on their show in 1992. Unforgettable . A Pig was flying under the roof. Musically it was perfect. The lasers and the general lightings were something you will not see in todays concerts.
Dave, drummer Nick Mason, and manager Steve O'Rourke were all licensed pilots by this time in their rich ass private lives. So that had some bearing on the lyrics. The lead guitarist on this version is longtime live guitarist Tim Renwick. The jumping percussionist is Gary Wallis and he sets up his kit so he has to jump for some reason.
The difference between Pink Floyd's stage production to other's elaborate stage/light shows is that Pink Floyd uses their production to help tell the story and supply the song's atmosphere unlike any other band since where those are simply distractions from the artist on stage.... David Gilmour is one who is happy to let his band mates shine on stage and you can see it on his face. If you ever see any of his interviews you will see how polite and positive he carries himself and how he speaks with his deep British accent.
I love Saturday mornings!...I love Pink Floyd!...I love reactions from Stacey!. Oh, I love gifts too and this is a lovely gift! Best Pink Floyd reactions...period!!!
Lady, you are such a. hoot! I must admit, I love the intellect of the female mind in general and your mind in particular! You have stumbled across the rock n roll equivalent of the Olympics. Pink Floyd is one of the shining ambassadors of our entire species. If you wanted to show an alien race humanity's greatest exemplars of a musical genre....and it is wonderful watching you fall under the magical sway of this music. It also really shows how large groups of people can experience a shared, collective mood of euphoria and passion. You go lady! I have been a fan of Floyd for over 40 years. Let this music sink in....in your car, in your home, out in nature, let it permeate your mind. It's a good thing!
im 42 now,my Father would listen to 70s British Rock,Black Sabbath,Led Zep,including Pink Floyd,i grew up listening to this. Such an amazing band. Glad my dad was in Golden age of music Glad to have you on board Greetings from Perth,Western Australia Born in England haha Best country for Hard Rock!
That jumping drummer is Gary Wallis, who at that time usually had a big percussion set up that almost felt like he was in a cage. Gilmour saw him play with, I believe, Pete Townsend of The Who and immediately thought that this is the guy I need to add some extra spice on stage and also to provide original drummer Nick Mason with someone who could support his playing. That jumping around was the result of Wallis having this wall of drums which he set up that way.
The percussionist is Gary Wallis, the bassist Guy Pratt, and the (usually background) guitarist is Tim Renwick. They started this, when Tim had his birthday on a concert and David granted him to play the solo.
No. The percussionist, whose name is Gary Wallis, doesn't't HAVE to jump. He just jumps because he's having fun. It's called 'Showmanship'. The guitarist playing the lead is named Tim Renwick.
The stand-up drummer is Garry Wallis. They list him as a percussionist. He was on Pink Floyds last two tours Delicate Sound of Thunder and Pulse. Nick Mason Pink Floyd's drummer described the moment him and David Gilmour first discovered Wallis. "Neither of us had ever seen anything like it. Instead of sitting down to play Gary was working in a kind of cage stuffed full of percussion, some pieces of which were mounted so high that a three-foot leap was needed to strike the required object."
After being introduced to Pink Floyd in 1974, now an old guy, they have been a part of my life's journey. I did attend this show in San Antonio, Tx. Thanks
In the 80's, both Nick and David had a phase where they liked piloting planes and this song is about it. In 1994, one way to promote their tour, they had a Zeppelin which was all painted to Pink Floyd's designs. That 1994 tour was something the world never had seen before. 3 set of stages going around the world. 50 semis per stage, 3 days to build it up and another 3 days tp get it down. They even had their own power generators because the venues did not have enough power for their setup.
I'm 73 years old. I grew up playing the guitar and still do everyday. It is so refreshing to see your take on Pink Floyd. It helps me be enthusiastic along with you. To see someone be introduced to Floyd is very entertaining.. You're very insightful. and well spoken.. I remember when dark side of the moon came. out when I was in college. A friend told me about this album and said you've got to come to my house and listen to this.. This was back in the day of blue light posters. Etcetera.. We were all hippies back then. We indulged in a little herb. and then listened to this masterpiece. We were blown away.. Pink Floyd still blows me away every time I listen to them.
I am still always amazed how every single second, every single moment of this 3 hour concert was pure perfection! Even the moves of the background singers were choreographed and perfectly in sync!
Tim Renwick is truly the unsung hero of this song. One of mankind's greatest achievements is in the second solo. Also, Pink Floyd is the most amazing rabbit hole to go down in music. Kick back and enjoy the ride.
it's amazing that this concert took place in 1994, 30th anniversary 😂, and in our time with concerts with big LED's, computers and robots this concert is still awesome!
Another great Pink Floyd song, can’t wait for your reaction to Keep Talking 😊. The inspiration for this song came from David and his feelings when he was really learning how to fly an airplane.
The blonde backup singer is Sam Brown, daughter of Joe Brown, a UK 60s singer actor of screen & Stage. Each member of this ensemble(singers and session muso's) is at the peak of their craft, picked for their skills and well renowned throughout the industry as individual artists. The drums are "rotor drums" tuned by rotation the head of the set. There are around 5 "rotos" on a rack, occasionally you can see them in other PULSE clips, floating above Nick(the main drummer)
Miss Stacy, It is a pleasure to watch you fall in love with Pink Floyd. I like how you appreciate everything you are experiencing. You allow yourself to feel the music. There is nothing like pink Floyd. There will never be another guitarist like David Gilmore. I hope that when we die and go to heaven that the traveling music we get to hear is a solo Dave Gilmore is resonating throughout the universe. You are a breath of fresh air in how you enjoy pink Floyd. I wish I knew you and it would be one of the greatest things to have experienced that concert with you. Especially if you had never knew anything about pink Floyd. I saw that concert and it changed my life. I wasn't a pink Floyd fan at all. I was invited to that show. And I have to tell you I didn't know how to act I was so beyond lost in it. I didn't want that show to end. I couldn't believe what I just saw. I have been to a hundred concerts in my life but nothing has ever come close to the genius of pink Floyd. It would have been even greater if you were there. You would have made it even better because you love it from the moment you heard it. I wish you were there.
I love this song. It was the first brand new song I got to experience from Pink Floyd after I started listening to them. I’ve seen them twice in concert and would go again in a second if there was a chance.
Glad you covered this song,It’s very underrated 👍👍 The story behind the song is that he wrote it while learning to fly an airplane ✈️ Some people don’t like the solo in this live version because they say he a bit OTT.
Tim Renwick played lead guitar for this song, while David took a back seat instrumentally and played rhythm guitar. The part of the light show for this song that I loved was when the solid white lights came on at the beginning of the second verse and shone across the crowd like the landing lights of a giant plane headed in to land among them. My wife bought me the DVD of this concert for Christmas one year, and the first time I saw that part of the light show while watching it I felt like my heart was standing still for the first half of that verse. Watching Stacy giggle every time the percussionist jumped to hit the cymbals above him made me crack up. 🤣🤣
It's cool that you're enjoying discovering older music. This was the first Pink Floyd song I really liked. Today it is difficult to say which Pink Floyd song is the best. I really like their performance in the song "coming back to life" and also "a great day for freedom", but I believe that the latter is not on pulse.
So glad they recorded this pulse concert. I own it on cd, dvd and even VHS. It is the greatest concert ever. Been listening to this show since 1994 and still enjoying it with your reactions today. Thank you🙏
Often Gilmour needs a second guitar backing up live, like in "Wish You Were Here". Tim Renwick took this part sometimes in Floyd-concerts. The solo was given to him as a birthday-present, I heard.
PF are known to be a very casual group, the proof is in the talent, not the clothes. Did you know that with early PF concerts, they played out of site of the audience because they wanted people to focus on the music, not the band members.
Hey Stacey, great reaction to another Pink Floyd classic. I suggest Donnie Iris--Ah Leah, Peter Gabriel--Big Time, Kate Bush--Running Up That Hill, Saga--On The Loose, Duran Duran--Hungry like The Wolf, Def Leppard--Pour Some Sugar On Me, Winger--Headed For A Heartbreak, Oingo Boingo--Weird Science, Roxette--Joyride, T'Pau--Heart And Soul, Big Country--In A Big Country, Ultravox--Dancing With Tears In My Eyes, Nightwish--Ghost Love Score, Big Pig--Breakaway for your repertoire expansion of music. Enjoy!
the pulse concert is 4 hours long every song , lighting, and solo's was the greatest i've ever been to i'm glad to see you enjoying this keep up what you're doing i'll be watching for you 🥰
I only discovered your channel a few hours ago but omg i love all your reactions ive seen so far, pink floyd has been my favourite band for a few years im OBSSESED with them, 2 songs i would love to see you react too are keep talking from their pulse concert and my fav two suns in the sunset on their final cut album which is my favourite album of all time. Im glad i came across your channel, you are great.
You had said David is casual in his appearance...his style. I think you were trying to say David is comfortable in his performance. He's relaxed, knows he's in command, and he's a true master in music. It's easy for him.
David was deathly afraid of flying. He finally conquered it. Of course tremendous experience listening to them. Great reaction. Totally worth listening to.
For yourself you should just watch the official video for this song. Back when MTV used to give video awards I'm not sure if they still do but official video for learning to fly won for video of the year! It's a beautifully filmed video as you would expect and I think you would enjoy it!!!
I grew up with Deep Purple and Pink Floyd. Now that I'm almost 73, I can only advise you. If you have the opportunity to see Pink Floyd live again, go and see them. Not only is the music brilliant, but also the light show.
Greatest concert to date; this song is indicative of all of their talent. David and Nick both hocked their planes as they had became pilots, to fund this concert- needless to say they more than made it back.
A cover band called "Brit Floyd" is on a US tour this summer playing the Pulse Concert start to finish live. We're seeing them here in Virginia in July. Gonna be Awesome!!
Can’t wait to see your reactions to “Keep Talking” and “One of These Days” when you see David play instruments you may have never seen played before. The Pulse concert is full of gems!
You Must review when you can , The Moody Blues epic Nights in White Satin on RU-vid ( Official Live video ) where they play with the London Festival Orchestra .This takes arguably one of the best singles of the 60's, to new heights , and I am predicting will have you in tears for its magnificence and beauty !
I don't travel much, but when someone starts going on about their trip to Europe I tell them I saw Pink Floyd live, just to shut it down. On this song you could FEEL and SMELL the humidity and air changing as they pumped in the smoke for the "above the clouds" affect. Religion.
Brazilian guy here. I know the subject is the concert of this magnificent band, but you are such a beautiful and sensible woman in all aspects as far as i can see. I wish you very, very well and God bless your soul.
Great reaction Stacey as always, can't wait to see your reaction to "Brain Damage + Eclipse" studio version. These will change your live forever as well
Watch it, Stacey! From beginning to end. (Pulse Concert) It's one of if not the greatest concerts you will ever witness. Hey, I wouldn't lie to you! 😊😊👍👍 I love your reactions. As usual, excellent reaction to an excellent band. Have a great weekend!
Someone once mentioned he looked like the guy that just fixed your toilet.I would say his smile is totally authentic. I'm 70 & saw them first in 1970 & went to see them a dozen times in at least 7 different cities. Actually lost a good job because I didn't come back from a festival for a week & to this day not really sure why. New sub, like your style.I also love cats, have 3 & they beat up my 180 lb. rott.
I went to my first concert in the 60's. The Beatles were still in their ascendancy! Thats a lot of performances I've witnessed. Pink Floyd's "Pulse" was the best. It was certainly the most memorable.
Last comment lol. Nick Mason is the original drummer for Floyd. Hes the older gentleman, seated at the traditional drum kit. I forget the other guys name, but he's what yoyd call a percussionist. His job is to add color and flavor and play parts and sounds to compliment what Nick is playing.
Pink Floyd as a band would create things in studio that would need multiple musicians to pull off live. Most bands bring backing musicians with them on tour, they just rarely get the spotlight. David Gilmour wasnt greedy about sharing the stage and brought the session players out of the shadows and into the spotlight.
Stacey you quoted Tom Petty learning to fly lyrics not Pink Floyd. David and Nick are nervous flyers so they decided to become pilots. The song is talking about the transcendental experience of flying…”upon planet on a wing and a prayer. My grubby halo a vapor trail in the empty air. Across the clouds I see my shadow fly out of the corner of my watering eyes. ……..there’s no sensation to compare with this, suspended animation a state of bliss…” I saw them in ‘87 and they played for 3.5 hours with an intermission half way.
The one and only concert I have ever been to where being in the nosebleeds in no way detracted from the experience. This was an amazing show. Sometimes I miss the 90s.
"Nourishes my soul" Yeeeess. I love how music has that capability. And Pink Floyd has that essence throughout their entire production. Love love love It's also enjoyable watching some peoples reaction channels, so that those that have enjoyed these songs for so many years can relive the first time experience with a much more profound ear. You do a great job, Stacey 👏 keep at it and enjoy
Saw them in 94 . Division Bell tour. Columbus OH. They opened with this song. Just as the song started a jet flew low over the stadium. Pre arranged of course but cool as hell!!
I just love the fact that you've discovered Pink Floyd......I often say to myself that this music is why our generation was so chill. I get excited every time I see you are going to do another one. I really think you would love the entire Dark side of the Moon album. It's not a "concept" album but there isn't a bad song on it.
The hovering moment in the middle of the song is actually part of recording Nick Masson's (drummer) checklist before his first solo flight as an airplane pilot. On the studio version of the album you can hear it better.
Hi Stacey, during the PULSE tours some musicians were playing with them, the percussionist, this guy jumping as you said is Gary Wallis, a great drummer and percussionist, the drummer from Pink Floyd is Nick Mason, and second guitar player as you can see playing the solo is Tim Renwick, and also a great guitarist.
Hey Stacey, Awesome reaction!!! I saw this concert live, Yes I'm old as dirt, it was killer. The only time I saw them. Mostly due to location. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
