My Friend And I React To Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here Album Reaction Pt. 1!!! 

I saw Pink Floyd in 1970 (I'm 70 now!😫) and a few years later I saw them again without Roger Waters and then saw Roger Waters without Pink Floyd. The way their songs touch me now is completely different because I am, " Shorter of breath, one day closer to death"! And I tear up a bit when I hear "Remember when you were young....you shone like the sun." The lyrics were cool back then but more relevant and haunting now in the later stage of my life. So thrilling to see the music I loved 50+ years ago is being kept alive and appreciated by young people like y'all. Watching your 1st time reactions takes me back to when I went to Tower Records and bought a new album (or 8 track cassette) and listened to it with my friends for the 1st time. Thanks for the memories and great reactions!😁❤️✌️

When you've heard this a few times you'll put it on for background music. It will become part of you and you'll hear each note in your head before it happens. You'll be a lifelong fan. 50 years and still counting. But you have to go backwards from DSOTM too!

It’s amazing to think that this music is nearly 50 years old. A lot of music from that time sounds dated. Pink Floyd’s 70s albums all sound like it could be released today. Not just ahead of their time, but it exists in another time and place entirely.

Pink Floyd were geniuses at creating a "theater of the mind" atmosphere. That sound at the end of "Welcome to the Machine" is: elevator doors closing, the express elevator going all the way up, and the doors opening to a penthouse party, which sets up the theme of the next track. This a "concept album" that's both a tribute to Syd Barrett, a founding member of the band (he came up with the band's name), and an indictment against the soulless business side of the music industry. Syd was the "crazy diamond". Look closely at the album's cover art; it's a photo of two men shaking hands on a deal, and one is literally being burned. That's how the band felt record company executives treated the artists.

I sooo envy you to be listening to so many great artists that are part of the musical DNA of past generations. You are by far the most sincere and authentic reaction channel I have witnessed. Keep up the good work! You are pleasing a ton of us old Hippies! Remember ..Gilmour is known for his subtle genius on the guitar! You will be inundated with explanations of this music and that is fine, but none of the behind-the-scenes was known by us listeners until years after they were released. All we knew was the experience of the music and were left to our own devices as to what the meaning of it all was!

RIP Syd Barrett, you crazy diamond, caught in the crossfire of childhood and stardom...

For these full album reactions I would recommend finding out where the albums go from Side 1 to Side 2, as this was a natural break in every record. The bands put their albums together knowing that people would be starting and stopping the albums at that point, and the fans are used to hearing the albums be interrupted there as well. Just a thought.

I haven't heard this in years. I think I read somewhere that Syd turned up in the studio during part of the sessions for Wish You Were Here, hidden somewhere up the back and Floyd didn't know he was there, or recognise him at first. Syd is the 'crazy diamond.' Now deceased.

When we were younger we would sit in a freinds basement (or living room) with a great stereo system, smoke somthing, put on Pink Floyd and just chill out to the music. Often with a few friends, no conversation, no cell phones or other distractions. Ussually someone would have the album cover in hand going over the lyrics or some arcane detail regading the recording. When the side was over, maybe some chatter about the music, then after you got up and flipped the record over, back to the ear candy for another 20 mins! Those were the days.

Ok...admit it! Our generation had the greatest cars and music!! I was a teen in the 70s...best time of my life!

Glad you are trying to do whole sides of Pink Floyd because especially with this album you can see how busting it up track by track wouldn't have made any sense. Good job.

Great reaction. Fun to see young people digging these classics.

I'm a guy who grew up on Zep, Sabbath, and Deep Purple, but there is something so cerebral and cutting to the Floyd. They cannot be denied. And WYWH is my fav album. Pure, unadulterated genius.

DEFINTELY a synthesizer. Floyd was one of the first groups to make full use of it as an instrument.

This song was composed to Syd Barret's dedication. Syd was a original member of Pink Floyd. He was adict to LSD and his mind was damage. Shine on...you...crazy diamond. Sid was the more imaginative of them, at the first. Funny, beautiful, good person, but the drogs....

While other bands finger-painted on the walls Pink Floyd painted the Mona Lisa

Pink Floyd is a Experience.. A Feel, I remember being 17 and coming home on a Friday night with a little buzz Lol and putting the headphones on and just drift away into the music🎸

It's always great to see a new generation discover The Floyd. They have been my constant companions for nigh on 50 years and I remember buying Wish You Here on release in 75 as if it were yesterday.

Every Guitar wants a David Gilmour for Christmas.

So glad your hitting my favourite Pink Floyd album. Nothing messes with your head quite like a Pink Floyd album, and this is one of the very best for sure.

What I love about this is how Gilmour is deliberately playing at low volume for most of this with little or no effects. Because of of this he's having to wring every note out of the guitar, getting the plectrum to bite to make those notes ring. He's a master of leaving space for the music to breathe. The first three notes he plays on this track tell you everything you need to know about playing the guitar. Space. Tone. Timing. Perfection.

Just some of the greatest music ever played on God's green earth!

Yes! You're doing it! Such a great album. Another classic.

Led Zeppelin is to the soul what Pink Floyd is to the mind. Great reactions 😎

This was my first PF album I heard and it blew us away... I was 16. Shout out to Pattie V. 😎 Oh yea, we were high as hell!

Silas you need to do this album again with Alivia I love her reactions and I think she will love "Shine on you crazy Diamond" No disrespect to your friend.

The first time I heard this, it was on cassette on a bad stereo. Still have the cassette and it still plays and sounds great.

Love to see kids hear what real music was like. Shame you weren't able to see live. saw them 8 times.

Awesome reaction video! Can't wait to see part 2. You'll have to let us know what you think about this album compared to Dark Side of the Moon. No judging here... I love both!

That's how you do Floyd. Eyes closed with quality headphones. Take just one day where you shut off the wifi (have the music downloaded), unplug and just listen, then read the album cover notes. Then a book and just truly unplug and know what life and human cognition was like, even just 25 years ago, before energetic waves were made thick in the air...and as a consequence, humans were made thick above the neck.

"Wish You Were Here", (1975), Pink Floyds 9th album, fits in nicely between "Dark Side of the Moon", (1973), and "Animals", (1977 as two of the Best Pink Floyd albums, imo. "The Wall" album in 1979 being the crowning achievement of Pink Floyd, as far as artistic endeavors and musical writing and arrangements go, also imo. This album, like virtually all Pink Floyd albums, is a concept album, it tells a story and is meant to be listened to in one sitting, like your guys are doing! The album is mostly about Syd Barrett, one of Pink Floyds original band member in 1964. he's the Crazy Diamond and he's the one they're referring to in the title of the album and the song, "Wish You Were Here". Syd Barrett was forced to leave Pink Floyd by the end of 1967, before they achieved international status, because of his addiction to LSD and other mind-altering drugs. In addition to that he experienced serious mental health issues resulting from the massive amounts of drugs he ingested. By the end of 1967, Syd Barrett was so bad he couldn't perform and sometimes he didn't seem to know where he was. David Gilmour, a good friend of the band and Syd, took over for Syd Barrett full time in 1968, he is still a part of Pink Floyd today, albeit there are only 2 members left in Pink Floyd today. David Gilmour, (guitar, lead vocals) and Nick Mason, (drums, percussion). Roger Waters, (bass, vocals), quit the band in 1988, and Rick Wright, (keyboards, vocals),

The saxophone was played by Dick Parry the unofficial fifth member of Pink Floyd. he played with David Gilmour since they were 15 years old incredible saxophonist even played with him in the later days when he had white hair still fantastic. it’s great to watch live as he switches from the Bari saxophone to the alto saxophone he has one hanging around the front of his neck and the other one around the back and then swings around when he makes the change up

You hear Led Zeppelin,you feel Pink Floyd!

Not an endorsement of any kind, but this music is best enjoyed while absolutely stoned, or so I've heard. 😆

OMG! I am exciting to see your face when you listen this song. Come on!

Back when masterpieces were recorded

I love your reactions. Welcome to the unsyhthetic past!!!

Another great PF album...my 2nd favorite band. You should also do Rush 2112! The whole 1st side needs to be done at one time as it is all parts of one big story song. You will love it!

Thank you Dick Parry, a most underrated part of Pink Floyd. His sax lines are amazing....

and to think this was utilizing 70's technology, The keyboards / synthesizers were a relatively new thing at the time. PF is the GOAT

I call David Gilmour the "Lord of the Strings".

SYD -- Shine on You crazy Diamond -- He was a friend they always missed but couldnt keep

The little piece of sh*t Bluetooth speaker has deprived an entire generation of something wonderful and great, the effect of stereo. The 70's was an Era when your youthful worth was gaged by the size, power and brand quality of your stereo. Anything less than 100 watts of power in your car or 250 watts in your home wasn't worth the time of day, but any stereo would do in a pinch. There were many great sound engineers who were as talented as the musicians themselves. They could find that sweet spot where the balance of different instruments coming from both sides of the room was great. Alan Parsons (The Alan Parsons Project) was one such engineer. After all, he engineered Dark Side of the Moon (and Abby Road).

The most stunning landscape painted with sound..... just beautiful!

These guys were geniuses... to write and play every song on every albums this way... every song was a hit as well, when they came out one by one on the radio stations first, then theyd put as many songs on as they wanted per album , tape, or CD sides

GREAT ALBUM NEW SUB THIS ALBUM ALWAYS BRINGS ME TO TEARS TY FOR REACTING TO IT !!!!! IT WAS A GREAT TIME IN MUSIC TRUST US LOL!!!!

Everytime every time you listen to a Pink Floyd Song you grow.

Shine on You crazy Diamond SYD

Dark Side of the Moon and WYWH were both released in quadraphonic which sounds even more awesome with the right stereo.

The thing with listening to and appreciating Pink Floyd music is, you have to be patient. I can't even begin to imagine the long process that must have been involved in completing their songs, but one thing is obvious--they never ever felt rushed to move through the different song segments, and neither can the listener. Somehow they were always able to figure out the exact points where more would turn into redundant, and only then did they move the song along.

Been a fan of Floyd since the early 70s. Seen them live. They were awesome.

This is what we had as teenagers, this magical, superb music. This is why so much does not appeal to us in regards to some new music with no soul. We were spoilt by having music that fed our souls and took us on journeys. Oh, how lucky we were to have this in our lives!! My ears have been blessed for decades by Pink Floyd!!

Nothing beats a first listen !

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" was a dedication to Syd Barret who was Pink Floyd's original founder/guitarist and singer who slipped into insanity due to LSD and was replaced by David Gilmour. Try Pink Floyd's first album, "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" from 1967, to hear what Syd sounded like. Every song on that album is his. Gilmour's guitar tone is phenomenal. For some of the greatest of Gilmour's guitar work, try Pink Floyd's much later album, "The Division Bell" from the 1990's. It's funny but I was about your age when this album came out and it's a masterpiece like "Dark Side of the Moon" and "Division Bell", "The Wall" and "Animals", but I also really enjoy Pink Floyd's first four or five CD's. LOL Every album is good.

I've been watching and responding to RU-vid for the last couple years. All the comments I see never say thank you. Thank you for doing what you do, thank you for loving music. Maybe I'll be the first to say thank you but I hope I'm not the last !! Thank you

watch the pink floyd concert "pulse 1994". you´ll be floored.

If you just want to kick back & chill, this is the LP to do it to. Now you see why us old timers say that today's music sucks. The only 'new' band I really like is Greta Van Fleet, but when it comes to 'old' music, you can't go wrong with Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin or Jethro Tull. I'd like to see you do a reaction video on Robin Trower's Bridge of Sighs or Steve Miller's Fly Like an Eagle.

Suggest watching some live performances you will not be disappointed. Nice reaction.

At my age, I should be more familiar with Pink Floyd than I am. I've had a few of their albums in my CD collection since somewhere around the late '80s or early '90s. And while I love those albums, I somehow haven't gotten around to exploring more of their work. I don't think I've ever heard this album. Thank you for reacting to it. I think I might start systematically adding all of their albums to my vinyl record collection. Part way through this video I paused the video and ordered their first album on vinyl. The journey begins ...

You don't need to smoke to enjoy Pink Floyd. These are great, Silas, glad you are discovering such timeless music. You should try Boston next, just listen to their first album straight through.

Pink Floyd, musically has the effect of gently rocking a baby in your arms and then a werewolf jumps in over your left shoulder , rips the baby out of your arms and eats it in front of you.

Sooooo glad you're doing this. Floyd is the perfect break from Zeppelin. 💥💥💥👍😎

Pink Floyd is the ALTIMATE CEREBRAL experience!

To enjoy the best from listening to Pink Floyd, Head phones are a must !! I am glad to see you young men enjoy what us old men and women love to listen to, Awesome old fogie music eh 😁

So far ahead of their fucking time it's not even measurable.

So beautiful watching you young men listening to this as we did Back in the Day... eyes closed, rocking back and forth, and loving what you are hearing. I got chills watching you both. Thank you!

I love this! Enjoy your Pink Floyd ride guys!

You guys remind me of me when I was your age and first discovering this music. The difference is that you've been exposed to musical forms that never existed when I was your age so you're coming from a much more lofty perspective.

That's what I'm talking about! 👍😃

Good reaction,but please..Dont pause guitar solo

As a high school kid in the early 70's, everyone had a stereo system in their room to play our records. Spent lots of time getting high and listening to Floyd. Added bonus of vinyl was the big 12" x 12" album cover and lp sleeve art to look at while listening. I remember looking at that graphic on the inner record sleeve of the red scarf blowing through the trees and I swore it was really moving !

This is about the cut throat industry of entertainment.

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times...when you world turns to shit and you've had a crappy day, you come home, pour a scotch (or similar), or glass of red, drink that offing it down. Then, pour another, woof that down too, then pour a third one and go turn off all the lights. Put this or any Pink Floyd record on. Go find a bean bag or deep leather couch, put your headphones on and sink down into your chair, close your eyes, sip away the final drink, and let the music sooth your soul !!!

If Beethoven and Mozart had had guitars and synthesizers, they might have come up with something like this. Even if they didn't, they sure would have loved it!

As a veteran of attending 1041 concerts in my lifetime, Roger Waters the other night being my latest,it's safe to say I've seen just about every band from A to Z. Nothing, and I mean nothing I've seen and heard compares to Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" tour of 1977. Promoting the "Animals" album close to perfection was and is the best show I have ever attended. "Animals" will blow you away. I can't wait for your reaction to that much heralded but yet, underrated album.

Could you imagine being 16, tripping on acid and listening to this album for the first time..?

With Pink Floyd you justgie up and go with the mood and the music. It is always a journey

I guess your lady doesn’t like Floyd

Another masterpiece from the Floyd.

Pink Floyd is and will always be my most favorite band. I know them for almost fifty years now. Animals is another great album. The Wall, Dark side of the moon Pulse live concert. A must see concert Echoes, from the album Meddle, is their best song imho. I prefer the studio version because a lot of the subtleties get lost in the live version. The live version is still great though but it’s cut in two pieces. David Gilmour’s epic live concert Remember that Night, contains Echoes as well. More great bands from back then: Gentle Giant. Three friends is a good album to start with. Jethro Tull. Songs from the wood as a starter. Uriah Heep. Demons and Wizards as a starter. King Crimson. Discipline or In the court of the Crimson Ling as starter. Genesis. The albums with Peter Gabriel a lead singer and the first few albums with Phil Collins as singer. YES. Yessongs as a starter. Rainbow.

This shaped all Of our lives that were fortunate enough to grow up with this band, and others, and yea, we would pack a huge bowl or bong and just lose ourselves to the music 😎

This album is about syd barrett. Should look him up, he co founded Pink Floyd and named the band. But had to be kicked out because he went mad from too much acid.

New generation on fire!!!!

Welcome my son, Welcome to the Machine.

Wait till you get to the album Animals with the songs dogs, pigs, the lot really. So much to come. The wall, meddle etc. You're in for a treat, there's nobody better. All a must listen. Keep up the work and enjoy

Hey, SIlas and Roman! Silas, shout out to you for that Reds shirt. I, too, am a long-suffering Reds fan. I'm excited for the video! I will edit my comment and share my thoughts when I'm finished. Hope you and yours are well! :) EDIT, as promised: These are two of my favorites from Floyd. While I no longer put Welcome to the Machine in my top 5 PF tracks, it's still safely in my top 10. It was the first song I had ever heard (nearly 20 years ago at this point) that had that ambient noise, that which was not strictly from the knowledge base I'd had of what instruments sounded like. Welcome to the Machine is, by no means, their most experimental (check out Atom Heart Mother for the experimental stuff), but it was the first I'd heard and it got me intrigued enough to find something else to scratch that itch, and it kickstarted my journey of music. As for Shine On You Crazy Diamond, it's one of the few songs that moves me to tears, nearly every time I hear it. I worried for some time that I was destined to become as Syd Barrett, minus the musical talent, but I've come to the conclusion that I have a choice on that matter, and have striven to reverse that path. My parents were always into music, with my father being more into the prog rock, metal, and punk scenes, while my mom was into the alternative, ska, and country side of things. And, lucky for me, both of them loved classical music, which helped me bridge gaps to other genres I was hesitant to explore. Pink Floyd's discography led me to discovering Tool (which, incidentally, was one of my dad's favorites). I talk of my dad in the past tense because we are estranged--thankfully, after years of neglect, at best, and abuse, at worst--but I can still, somehow, divorce the feelings I have of him, from the music he showed me, and it, in its best moments, has helped me to see that, while things were bad, with him, they weren't all bad. We had good times, but the bad was too frequent and too rough, and thus, outweighed the good, ultimately. I've recontextualized the lack of a relationship I had with him, and have made peace with it. Hearing the music he helped me discover, and watching it positively influence others, has helped me heal, a lot. I don't want to speak for you, but I want to say that, if you ever feel like you're just some kid putting up little videos listening to music, and it's not more than that, I just would like to say that for me, and many of us in the comments, it's way more. Thank you.

If you like guitar you could listen to AC/DC, heard of them? They are massive around the world and the band have a great time and don't take themselves too seriously. Try 'Let There Be Rock,' 'Riff Raff,' 'Kicked in the Teeth.' [studio versions only, obviously. Also the great Deep Purple. Maybe the greatest driving song ever, Highway Star.

The final cut. Should be next in my opinion.

Finish this one and roll on into their next album…Animals

New Floydians! O

It's great to see some young people reacting to these classic Pink Floyd albums I can remember how I felt hearing them for the first time back when they were first released and as a musician myself how much of an influence they have been to the kind of music I make.

Thanks, Silas, for bringing back the memories. I was in my mid-20s when this album came out and first heard it while sitting in a friend's loungeroom, along with a few other mates, after indulging in some err...recreational substances. When your friend referred to it as "trippy", he sums it up nicely. Aaaah, the good old days. So glad their music is still impressing listeners half a century later.

So nice to be able to watch two young guys experience this for the first time! I was about your age when I first heard this for the first time 700 years ago 🤣. Looking forward to more.

It’s good to close your eyes to get into this music, it takes away distractions and you can meditate to the music. Just a thought.

Love this album and that reds shirt is sweet too

I get wistful when I hear this intro

Love your reactions, but COME ON with all the adverts every 3 seconds. Toooo much. Love that you love the Floyd though. Most magical music ever made. Amazing stuff

Pink Floyd, David Gilmour is the ONLY guitar I've heard.. gently weep.

Not bad for 1975 hey!!!

Stoner Music-Hooking teens for 50years. Welcome aboard, boys !!!