PINK FLOYD Brain Damage & Eclipse Breakdown!! 

Eclipse is definitely one of the most beautiful closes to an album

Any true Pink Floyd fan knows “lunacy” is always a background theme because of Syd Barrett. Some people become Pink Floyd fans because of the harmonies, others bc of production, others bc of David Gilmour’s guitar, others bc of lyrics, others bc of the vibe. And some are blessed enough to see the big picture and absorb every aspect. Either way, we’re all here. And we’re a massive universe. United by this band.

The album begins and ends with the same important sound !...everything inbetween is life.

If you guys are this analytical about Dark Side of the Moon, I can't wait to see you with The Wall.

Greatest album closer ever. I've always seen Eclipse as basically your life flashing before your eyes before everything goes dark

Syd Barrett, the lead singer and guitarist of pink floyd, who did go crazy and left the band has Pink Floyd's follow up album to Darkside of the Moon, titled "Wish You Were Here," is dedicated to him. You both need to listen to it, it's so phenomenal.

Syd's dam broke open many years too soon. The band he was in started playing different tunes. RIP Syd Barret. We'll see you on the dark side of the moon!

Roger Waters had this to say about the lyrics of "Brain Damage"/"Eclipse": "I don't see it as a riddle. The album uses the sun and the moon as symbols; the light and the dark; the good and the bad; the life force as opposed to the death force. I think it's a very simple statement saying that all the good things life can offer are there for us to grasp, but that the influence of some dark force in our natures prevents us from seizing them. The song addresses the listener and says that if you, the listener, are affected by that force, and if that force is a worry to you, well I feel exactly the same too. The line 'I'll see you on the dark side of the moon' is me speaking to the listener, saying, 'I know you have these bad feelings and impulses because I do too, and one of the ways I can make direct contact with you is to share with you the fact that I feel bad sometimes."

"Everything under the Sun is in tune But the Sun is eclipsed by the Moon" Life, nature and humanity are beautiful and in tune. Society, rules and inhumanity eclipse it.

And now you know why this album spent 15 years on the Billboard charts...and then returned to the chart when they began to allow "legacy" acts in 2009.

The greatest ending to an album.

"You raise the blade, you make the change, you rearrange me till I'm sane" refers to a lobotomy. It is Roger Water's way of warning that those who do not conform to societal norms may be considered insane and could possibly be dealt with in an extreme manner.

Sept. 15, 2008, ten years have got behind us. Rick Wright passed away.

''There is no dark side of the moon really. As a matter of fact it's all dark''

I totally never even realized that line in Brain Damage - "You raise the blade, you make the change. You rearrange me 'til I'm sane." is a pretty obvious reference to procedures such as lobotomies. Totally missed that one.

Brain damage is by far my favorite Floyd song

Don't remember which member of the band said it, but they were talking about "Keep off the grass" signs with the line, "The lunatic is on the grass". Because only a lunatic would disobey the sign. This was meant as a commentary on all the little rules that are used to define who is behaving correctly or not in society, and that only a lunatic would break these little rules.

Love you guys. I don't think you really grasp how big Pink Floyd is, nor the place the Dark Side of the Moon holds. in 2017 it was voted the best album of all times. It was in the top 200 billboard for 741 weeks (14+ years) nothing else comes even close. I like Tool, but comparing them to Pink Floyd is almost sacrilege. Their next album "Wish You were Here" is about Syd Barrett, it's also one for their best work. Then there is "The Wall" .. If you guys are that analytical about DSOTM, I can only imagine what you'll do with The Wall.

Trust me, they get the credit, this album is considered one of the best albums ever made across the board. Tool is geometry, Pink Floyd is theoretical astrophysics. 1 point on mental illness, there is a tipping point that happens where once it happens, you no longer realize that you are mentally ill. When that happens, everybody else's behavior looks absolutely crazy to you.

Vin, you keep trying to pin the meaning onto one person's particular story, but the songs are about the experience we all share. It's not a personal story, it's a universal story. There is no 'protagonist' except the listener -- you.

I feel like I'm stoned at the planetarium again.

Very thoughtful analysis, I appreciate your honesty. Try watching "PULSE" start to finish. This was Floyd's last live concert filmed in 1994. There are alot of visuals above the stage that puts a visual texture to some of the lyrics, just do it. No regrets, perhaps the greatest live concert ever recorded. RU-vid is a good source. Enjoy. You two a great together.

Also, what Syd did with guitar as a member of early pink floyd was truly on a genius level.

my fav line ever, "The Paper Holds Their Folded Faces to the Floor, and Everyday the Paperboy Brings More."

They get plenty of credit...top 10 selling artist of all-time of any genre.

Nice insight. Thanks! I have to say I never listened much to the lyrics but concentrated on the vibe.

"The lunatics are in my home. The paper holds their folded faces to the floor, and every day the paperboy brings more." He's saying that media drove people insane.

Awesome breakdown!!

Great reaction , explanation is spot on.

Thank you for your putting much thought into your reactions.

9.5? Perfect lyrics about the reality of life and death delivered with a musical genius only seen once in a lifetime!

"Far away across the field, the tolling of the iron bell, calls the faithful to their knees, to hear the softly spoken magic spell." This doesn't imply rejecting Christianity. This notes that an organized religion exists across the field. To be honest, a lot of the story you put on the album is the right idea, but the wrong path. This isn't a narrative revolving around one particular person, it's seperate topics that link to life.

it's not about a person, it's about society in it's full. life, death, work, greed, insanity, war, violence, haste....our society, our lives...not one person, all of us. And the voice of Syd is not on the interviews they did for the album, so his voice is not in the album The line and when the band you're in starts playing different tunes, does speak about Syd. When Syd was already in a bad situation mentally speaking, he didn't perform normally while at gigs. He got kicked out not long after those episodes.

Great video! Hope to see more from you! 🤙😎🤙

"Money" often gets criticized because it seems so out of place with the rest of the album musically. Just keep in one big difference compared to how albums are released today compared to back then. "Money" would have been song one of side b of the album. There is a break there that because of technology couldn't be avoided. You had to get up, flip the vinyl album (and later the cassette) over to start side two. It wasn't one continious play like you have today with CDs and mp3 playlists. I have never seen this confirmed, but I have often speculated that was thinking behind it. As a Pink Floyd fan and a person who have never smoked pot, I always understood the deepness of their works.

YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST

Roger Keith Syd Barrett was the singer and guitar player. He is only on the first two albums. They kept on paying him money till he died.

I appreciate you 2 for appreciating good music, and I'm sure music appreciates you too 👍

Bathory - Oden's Ride Over Nordland/A Fine Day to Die

Great interpretation of this work. I would add one thought about the meaning… no matter what path anyone is on, there is only one door and everyone’s different journey, leads to that door.

"And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes, I'll see you on the dark side of the moon. "

Welcome back home guys from your trip to heaven hope you had a great trip and please fill free to go back any time you wish and I hope soon. Love your reactions.

How about Shine on You Crazy Diamond pts 1-5

This album is so darn great that I am finding it a little difficult to listen to anything else! I also got 'addicted' to 'Wish you were here' for ages Both albums will be a classics forever!

The name of that guy is”Syd Barrett” he was the genius behind the early pink Floyd days

Watain - Sworn to the Dark / Legions of the Black Light Dissection - The Somberlain

THE WALL next!!

Great work :) cheers

It's so relevant even to this day, thank you guys, your great.

exceptional reaction. Thank you!

Best breakdown of DSOTM. Thanksss!

LSD drove Syd crazy. A friend of mine was into acid (LSD) back in the 80’s he went crazy also and his parents sent him to a home for the mentally ill. Any and all drugs are a different high to each individual, some can handle it while others can not.

Herd this 100 times never though about what it meant thanks for the brake down I liked it

Enjoyed the conversation. That explanation is as good as any. Artists often can't articulate exactly what they're trying to say or even know exactly what they're trying to say. It just pours out as stream of consciousness around a theme. I think Dark Side is about insanity on many different levels...individual insanity, the insanity of society, the insanity of war and the bomb, just to name a few.

3:41 this section evokes the feel of an actual psych ward. That sound Rick Wright is making reminds me of the smell of Lysol, shiny white floors, folks walking around in a circle as a scratchy record is being played for the 20th time today.

All the things that make you crazy! Dealing with time, getting old, scared of death, money, war.

Awesome analysis. And even though I love the solo in it, I agree about Money

The band you're in starts playin different tunes was also literal. Toward the end of his time with the band Syd Barret would do things like just staring straight ahead and strum middle C.

Dark Side Of The Moon was the longest running album in history on Billboarrds top 200 albums. From 1973 to 1988, over 900 weeks

Dude your analysis of this music is incredible. I wish i heard you 😮opinion wheq i was in my stoned days,

Wow, thanks for a great reaction to Dark side of the moon... I love it

I thought it was interesting that the dark side of the moon is usually always pointed away from you.. except during an eclipse. Then it's pointed straight at you.

Bleeding through - deaf ears Samael - into the pentagram Emmure - 4 poisons 3 words Floater - Peter the destroyer

If you want to have some fun, play this album with Wizard of OZ (RU-vid has it as "Dark Side of The Rainbow").

Oh my lord you need to do this reaction/review series with The Wall!!!!

Man You guys are really smart.

it's kinda cool how you're going through this pink floyd journey together

So, it has been a while since this video was uploaded but I just found you guys on RU-vid and I think your really great! I particularly love your breakdown of every song on Dark Side and I thought you had great insight! With me being a massive Pink Floyd fan (and being a millenial-im 31 now) in my opinion Pink's music is really about the life of Syd Barrett who did indeed start the band, was the frontrunner, and created some of the early success by writing Much Of Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Some people think that he had Schizophrenia and that LSD that he was heavily into exacerbated it. But Dark side of the moon is a perfectly crafted look on Mental Illness and as a whole, society and the individuals struggle with finding meaning. Syd Barrett sadly never really recovered and died tragically

I’ve really enjoyed this album review and the rest of the reactions of course. I’d like to see how you guys feel about Sgt Peppers album (Beatles).

Really enjoyed this series guys! Living Colour - Cult of Personality Insomnium - In the Groves of Death Kamelot - Memento Mori

I really like Pink Floyd but I will be glad when you get back to doing your reactions to different bands :)

You’ll have a field day with analyzing Pink Floyd Animals.

Cradle of Filth - Bathory Aria is one you two will really enjoy! and I know loads of people would love to see that reaction. keep it up!

The paper holding folded faces to floor, is actually I think a reference to politicians. They appear on newspapers which are folded when they come through your door and most houses have a hall. That is they way I have always read it.

The lava lamp in the background feels so apropos 😄

Vin froze!❤

The first voice you hear on the album: "I've been mad for fucking years..." etc is Chris Adamson, one of the band's roadies, amongst others answering several questions asked by Roger Waters such as: Do you feel insane? When was the last time you were violent? Were in you in the right? and so on.

holden reference!!! still waiting on this. ... video or part two or more on this

If you think this album is mad. You should try doing Pink Floyd’s other album called Animals.

so after all is said and done, vin and sori - after you have analyzed in depth, then thinking back to when you first heard the album, did you have any idea at the timehow deep this album was and how important the issues are they were trying to grapple with? or did it just sound like a sonically 'trippy' album that was relaxing to listen too?

Syd did start playing different tunes when the band was live on stage.

Interestingly, your interpretation of the first two tracks (the representation of crazyness of the main character and then the flashback to the birth) is exactly what happens, in a far more explicit form, at the very beginning of "The Wall".

I miss sparky lol great video vin and sori

YOU KNOW WHATS KINDA FUNNY IS THAT YOU ACTUALLY DID REACT TO THE WHOLE ALBUM IN SEGMENTS IN A ROW SO THAT WAS PRETTY COOL! :) 5'S LOVED THE BREAKDOWNS AND ANALYSIS OF THE ALBUM CONCEPT. EXCELLENT, AWESOME JOB YOU GUYS!

jung has some neat thoughts also Vin u a smart lad

No, don’t say it Vin. Don’t say atheism leads to “absurdity, insanity and pessimism.” Don’t say it because it’s demonstrably not true. Your religious convictions are getting the better of you. And if overthinking things makes you crazy you need a break because you have been overthinking this album. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing. Part of the fun of having a brain is that it comes with imagination installed. Take it for a ride occasionally but don't assume your ideas and interpretations are correct. Or that you see and understand deep meanings in what you are watching or listening to. If you are concerned about paths to fucking up your head, taking rides of the imagination too seriously is something to be wary of. Imagining you have a true understanding does not necessarily mean you actually do. It may just mean you think you do. I don’t know about Richard Wright, the keyboard player, but the rest of Pink Floyd are declared atheists. I see Dave Gilmour walking his dog occasionally and he seems fine. As far as I know the others are too, along with the 40% or so of the population of the British Isles who surveys show don’t believe in the existence of god(s). We seem to be just fine without your god, or anyone else's. Most of us are not stumbling about the streets, dribbling.

Good breakdown of the album. Now do the Wall from start to finish

Another great reaction vid to one of the most important albums of the 20th and will still influence songwriters 50 years from now. BTW, go look up why the name Pink Floyd was chosen...talk about music that influenced people decades later. Another BTW, Vin, everyday get on your hands an knees and thank God for Sori. She is beautiful but more important smart, has class, soul, and seems like a true soul mate for you. You done good bro! Thanks for sharing. Meet you guys on the Dark Side of the Moon one day!

The pulse version of those songs, with us and them and any color you like too, are so wonderfulls....

“And if the band you’re in start playing different tunes.....” *Amazing lyrics. ESP given what happened with Syd.

I embrace every aspect of pink floyd and you are spot on Nancy Syd Barratt is a big part of who pink floyd are over the years of experiencing this fantastic rock band I'm 72 years young now I feel they have broaden my horizons and I look at life and people in a different light their music crosses all borders and reaches people from all walks of life and brings them together how wonderful is that music is an absolutely amazing conduit to love music makes us more human

Great guys. Love it! Syd Barrett was a founder and front-man who today would prob have been diagnosed as bi-polar, schizophrenic, or whatever. He was living with some folk experimenting heavily with LSD (finding the answers, etc.). One day when Syd didn't show up for recording, they were informed that he had some sort of breakdown and "Syd is just gone". On the album "Wish you were here" the song "Shine on you Crazy Diamond" is about Syd. The rest of the album (HIGHLY RECOMMEND) is their take on the music business. I think you'll love it.

see their film live at pompei...oh! and a tea please!

Vin & Sori if you can before The Wall, do Wish You Were Here album and Animals album. You need a buffer zone before The Wall.

Good ending to a very good album, thank you guys. Please reacto "The Oath" by Merciful Fate.

It's great you can have such a intellectual conversation about Floyd.

Love your work , very analytical and intelligent. I do want to mention your inconsistencies of analyzing Money, lots of smiles and discussion of socialism v capitalism which is great. The thing that may be missing is the purposeful discordance with the song money. They appear to be representing the conflict where money is concerned. It would then follow that the mellifluous tune associated with the rest of the album would be a bad fit for a song about money because it really does cause conflicts and doesn’t blend with the rest of life.

Is there anyway you can react to the movie the wall. Even if it's just you guys watching it and us listening and watching your reaction. Cause the visuals are amazing.

The folded faces on the floor meant the photos of politicians on the newspaper which was brought on everyday.

Check out the wall by Pink Floyd, saw roger waters the wall tour back in 2012 and it was by far the best concert I've ever been to it was the concert that got me hooked to this band. On an other note, you guys should look also look up still counting by volbeat to mix things up a bit. BTW new to your channel and love your content guys!