@@K1Nd0m I thought his solo contribution on Ummagumma-Sysyphus parts 1-4 were very interesting in that it was classical piano going from sublime passages to a cacophony of the instrument abused to destruction.
If you want to see a guy exploding on acid, watch Rolling Stones Under my Thumb Live at Altamont. The biker on stage right is straight Fear & Loathing!
@@zotron9228 Completely agree. Too many people judge this song and so much more of there music not realizing most of these songs were ment to take you through your "trip". To guide you through the come up and the highs and lows and the comedown and confused bliss that follows. These songs arent ment to show off how many diffrents chords or complex notes you can play. These songs are meant to make you REALY FEEL something. If they can accomplish that with just 1 or 2 chords then more power to them! Anyone complaining about its lack of complexity isn't enjoying the music for what it really is.
@@Haxprocess I agree that there are bands like Opeth that are doing crazy good stuff nowadays...BUT only a few bands in history changed music the way Pink Floyd did. Many great bands today still take inspiration from them.. They may even bring things forward, which is good, but still they got their inspiration from Pink Floyd.
@@Haxprocess I didn't say that no band were more influential, just that only a few were. OK I agree that Yes, Genesis and others were (even though I would argue it's not the case for Camel)... And after Meddle they did The Wall, Animals, Dark Side Of The Moon (highly overrated in my opinion but still loved by many)...man even Division Bell had some interesting things ! Pink Floyd is far from being my favorite band but I still think that many of the greatest prog songs we've had were made because of them.
Dedicating this to my brother, Tom who took his own life in 2015. I remember one night years before he sent me a link to this. (Both being Floyd lovers) and I was mesmerized. He later took me to see The Wall at Wembley In 2013? and there were tears in both our eyes, we couldn't believe what we were seeing and we'd finally got to see Roger Waters. Miss you forever Bro. Hope you're listening to your Floyd and Sabbath Vinyls wherever you are. X
@@quentinnever I'm trying to think if there's anything I've encountered over the past 6 years that's more haunting. Can't think of anything at the moment...
Roger looks like the Hitchhiker on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and makes similar facial expressions. I agree with your comment. I'm a big Pink Floyd fan and I have no idea how I missed this masterpiece but I'm glad I found it. Now I have something perfect to listen to driving through the desert late at night on my way to work.
@@Karmen2010 Driving through the desert at night to this sounds perfect. I have a recommendation for you that is perfect to listen to while driving through the desert at night. Check out 'Blue Foam' by Yawning Man.
@@someguyontheinternet2714 Okay, thanks! I'd heard the title of this song but never listened to it. That's exactly what I listened to the entire 30 minute drive to work last night too.
i’ll respect your opinion and as much as i have always been a floyd fan, i have to disagree. david lee roth had the definitive rock n roll scream. sexy, primal, loud and on demand, he even used screams in different and varying contexts. -so there’s my two cents.
You might still enjoy a lot of the Post Rock thats coming out. Space Slug, If These Trees Could Talk, etc. Theres still a lot of intriguing music and I commend them for doing what they want, versus trying to make a dollar.
@@MatthewStout can you mention others names? I'm ignorant about music of last 10years, now I only follow electronic music, I never hear really cool "new rock"
If Space rock and acid rock had a kid it would be what they are playing right now. This is fucking amazing. Without this band we wouldn't have shoegaze. Rock wouldn't be the same.
+William DiDucca The Doors would be a good example for acid rock. Hawkwind and early pink Floyd would be a good example of space rock. Planet telex by Radiohead is a good example of space rock also.
This is how Pink Floyd created Careful with that axe Eugene, Roger Waters came in one day and was like "hey guys I wrote a song, chords are D D D D D D D D D D D x infinity, Lyrics are "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhHHHHHhhhhhhhhhHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHhh AhHHHHHHHHHHhhHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhHHHH Ahhh Ahhhhh"
i am envious. im 42 too and the floyd was a huge part of my teenage and 20s life. and this song in particular. after prog rockt ive got into death metal, technical death metal, but listening to pink floyd is always like coming back home
+Michelle M I was listening to this song in a restaurant once, and I needed to fart, so I waited till about the five minute mark so no-one would hear me. I thought I kept pretty decent timing till I realised everyone was looking at me and my battery was nearly dead on my ipad :(
This version and the live at pompeii are hard to best tbh, both have their qualities, but this one wins EASILY The screams are so raw, and the organ+the guitar solo are from another dimension
The absolute best version of this song. Especially the intro with Richard's theme at 1:27. It sounds much more haunting like this, keeping it simple. Also, the atmosphere is breathtaking. Awesome mixing as well. Not to mention David's lead, of course. Or Roger's screams, for that matter. Oh, come on, it's perfect.
This is honestly the best performance of this song. Pompeii was great too but I feel like this one has more of a Pink Floyd vibe and the way the song pauses at the end of the guitar solo and then starts back up with amazing pickups and sounds. 6:40 blows my mind and Idk why
@@eyellgeteven9928 Ah yes..The time old favourite question, Which one's pink? . If i said Roy Harper, would you take your hats off to Roy Harper? Then you might say, "green is the colour?", and then I would reply "any colour you like"
I remember the day I brought this album home. 2 days after my 15th birthday. I had just been introduced to Pink Floyd. I heard comfortably numb on the radio a week before. I asked my dad who the hell is this and he said Pink Floyd. It was a Saturday after noon and my mom took me to this box store and I bought the wall, meddle , relics and piper at the gates of dawn. It’s the only 4 albums the store had and I’m surprised they had any. I spent the rest of the day listening to those albums. I remember plain as day having the hair stand up on my arms listening to careful with that axe and then I put in meddle and when I heard echoes I thought my brain was melting. This was before I was introduced to Mary Jane. God I still get goosebumps.
Such a scary freaky yet incredibly dark & mystifying tune that only Pink Floyd could produce. Now I know why I'm so incredibly addicted to timeless masterpieces like this
The song is frightening and has a dark mood. I'm not surprised people who are used to MTV songs couldn't handle it. Also, there is no way radios and TVs would pass a song about a murderer who kills his victims with an axe.
1968 -1972 were great years of experimentation for Pink Floyd, they lose their main member and songwriter, but they didn`t gave up and continue with those great instrumental and atmospheric songs until they came out with The Dark Side of the Moon.
I went camping in the woods in a vintage canvas orange tent with some friends, some indica a fire and pink floyd on a ghetto blaster - This and set the controls, amazing
To all of you who wanted to find out more about this concert, the description is misleading! This is not Earl's Court 18.05.1973 as described, it is Brighton Dome 29 June 1972. Anyway it is definitely one of the most beautiful 'Axe' performances. This is a true gem
They were masters of setting a 'mood' I always think their songs are part of something deeper, chapter in a story. Up to the listener to understand/interpret the meaning.
+Michael S. yea it was a joke obviously although it could be looked at more seriously I was on a binge with some of their performances that day it was spur of the moment
however ive seen comments really weird ones one guy said he was putting cocaine up his ass (plugging) and this song reminded him of that experience...now that is weird lol....sometimes I feel normal when I read others posts (which is saying quite alot ) lol
My firstborn was in 96'. Driving home alone after his birth this was a request on the night shift local radio. The potency will be with me forever. It truly was one of life's most surreal moments for me.
+Carlos Rosa Gilmour was only ever hired on as a hot piece of ass to attract more female fans by doing his little pouty face while bending the strings.
You might think performing a song like this is easy, just play a vamp in D minor for 7m50 and that's it, right? It's not, these guys are listening all the time to what the other guy is doing, feeling the dynamics, anticipating on every note that's being played or sung. They're masters at this, that's why I will always love Pink Floyd.
I feel like this could be the first heavy Heavy Metal song (Or, at least one of the first). This song was released in 1969, less than a year before Black Sabbath made their debut. I think of it as kind of a Heavy Metal song because Heavy Metal has always been associated with horror. One minute you're immersed in a creepy, haunting atmosphere and then the next minute you're immediately hit with blood curdling screams accompanied by loud overdriven guitars, I think it's safe to say that this is really horrifying. I absolutely love Black Sabbath and I was a very die hard Floyd fan a few years ago (I still love them today)
+DeltaOracle257 That would be "Born to be wild" by Steppenwolf. Now, while be careful with that axe Eugene is quite heavy rock to be consider as proto-heavy metal by some, Steppenwolf predates them by two years. I should add that that era of floyd was amazing, I could never hooked up with their later stuff.
Best band the world has ever seen without a doubt considering this track was recorded when most of the people commenting on this page weren't even born .brilliant
We've just passed the 50th anniversary of this particular recording of this masterpiece. Can hardly believe it's this old. Also, this was uploaded in 2006, so this has been here for half my life. Good God I'm even ageing myself here and these chaps were younger than I am when they made this recording
Oh, good golly, I was there that night. I played hooky from my very English boarding school (mandatory expulsion if discovered) and hitch-hiked a hundred miles to Brighton. A seventeen year old in musical bliss. Never forgotten. Sends chills up the spine over 40 years on.
To all of you who wanted to find out more about this concert, the description is misleading! This is not Earl's Court 18.05.1973 as described, it is Brighton Dome 29 June 1972. Anyway it is definitely one of the most beautiful 'Axe' performances. This is a true gem
Superb!!!!. If i could i wouldnt care to even pay 1000 or more bucks to have been in this concert. Priceless n worth it. The guys that were in this concert are blessed. So lucky them
I saw Pink Floyd perform this for the first time in years and for the last time ever at the Oakland Arena (Animals/Wish You Were Here) concert on May 7, 1977. There was so much love between and the band, it was their third encore. I think it was 15 minutes long. It was quite a transformative night.
I have listened to this exact version at least 4,000 times since this video has been uploaded. NO EXAGGERATION. I ended up buying this on DVD, iTunes, CD, and Vinyl. Enjoy the Creatures of the Deep!
