You've done it the right way listening to the studio version first. Now you need to go see what they look like in concert with the same song from the 1994 Pulse concert and division Bell tour!! They're without Rodger Waters but this version is beyond belief mind-boggling with an unbelievable live show and an extended guitar solo at the end that very many people consider the best live guitar solo ever!
Welcome, brother ~ you've been "Floyded". Come on in, the water's FINE. Pink Floyd is, at it's heart, an electric blues band (they took their name from two blues musicians.) So their music tends to bring out emotions, partly from the topics they write about, but more so from the fact that David Gilmour is truly a world-class blues guitarist. So it's okay to respond emotionally. 👍 This song is from their concept double-album, "The Wall". VERY briefly, the song is about a rock star named Pink who has come to hate his life, and turns to drugs to escape it. One night before a show, he's found too stoned to perform. The greedy promoter, not wanting to give refunds, calls in a rando local doctor to get Pink into some kind of shape to go. The lyrics are the conversation between the doctor, trying to assess Pink's condition and what he might have taken, and Pink, comfortably numb, trying to respond as he's able, before his mind wanders off again. The doctor mixes up a "sober-up" drug cocktail, injects Pink ("Just a little pinprick..." *chime*), and sends him out onstage. David Gilmour's first solo is while Pink is still stoned, and it's pure, beautiful bliss set to music. But Gilmour's second solo is after the shot has kicked in, Pink is now sober, and he's been dragged back to face the life he hates. We hear Gilmour pouring all of Pink's pain, loneliness, his self-loathing and his rage and and his hatred of that life into his guitar. And now I'll echo what other commenters have said: you have a treat waiting. Check out the 1994 PULSE Concert version of this song. I saw the tour ("The Division Bell") which became the PULSE Concert, and it was truly PHENOMENAL. Pink Floyd were always musical perfectionists, so the sound quality is impeccable from start to finish. And the lights....well, you'll see. They'll blow your mind. Any song from that concert is worth reacting to...they are all brilliant. Pink Floyd shows weren't just 'concerts'. They truly were an experience; you felt like you were INSIDE something, not watching it. (For example, Floyd used revolutionary-at-the-time quadraphonic [4-channel] stereo, then placed speakers all around the perimeter of the venue. So out of the dark sounds could come at you from behind, or the back of the house, or the far side of the room, in addition to coming from the stage.) Pink Floyd brought their own reality, and for three hours they let us visit them there. Go check PULSE out.
Great reaction. Perfectly candid and not pretending to be anything you are not. Appreciate it, you’d love more pink Floyd. They are known for excellence all around. The song writer who wrote the lyrics is roger water. Insanely creative such as that concept album “the wall” which has a whole story, and also their famous album you’ve heard “dark side of the moon”.
I want to explain to you, this song hits differently depending on your current mood/situation. Around 5 months ago I was married and although we weren't getting on and eventually split after 12 years I used to listen to this and feel sad (like you) now as I'm experiencing freedom and finding myself again I feel ecstatic listening to it. Everyone goes through dark times in life, you're young and it's a part of living but make sure you come out stronger and reflect on how you've overcome your sadness what slight changes you made to make you feel better, maybe you made huge changes. Focus and follow your dreams. Focus on this channel and where you see it in five years, forget about money and fame do what you feel you want and go for it then rest comes later. Good luck 🤞 "Time" pink Floyd is also a beautiful song but also has a meaning which really doesn't hit home until you age more
@@mikerevell8145 Thank you for this beautiful comment. It made my day. Yes music can really change depending on how we feel. I know things get better with time. And yes i’ve heard time before it’s amazing!
I felt exactly the same first time I heard this back in the day and didn't quite know why as I was very young. It's taken years to figure out what it means. I only know what it means to me though. Thank you for your honest emotional reaction. Respect brother ❤
It appears that you seem to like Pink Floyd and if you do you need to check them out when they were your age on another video! Try doing the live version of Echoes from Pink Floyd live at Pompeii 1972. They do a 14-minute song it's only the first half of Echoes In an ancient Roman theater in Pompeii Italy with no audience just by themselves playing an unbelievably beautiful slow building song. It's the song many believe when they found out who they were finally going to be and they did Dark Side of the Moon directly after a somewhat unknown album "obscured by clouds" and then they did the album"Meddle" with Echoes being the second half of the whole album!
Definitely listen to the Pulse Concert version 1994 live Comfortably Numb unreal guitar solo voted as the best by many! Great Reaction! Also Sorrow from Pulse Concert
Pink Anderson Floyd Council two great Blues musicians for which the band was named after. In my 70s. Been a Pink Floyd fan since 1968. Song still brings a tear to my eye at times. Echoes live at Pompeii. Something you might want to also check out when listening to Pink Floyd songs. AI has now made psychedelic movies to go at some Pink Floyd albums. Has the Psychedelic flavor of the past with today's technology. And somehow AI knew what a acid trip was like. Lol 🚜🤠🐂
This music help me go through time of lonliness and need to let go deep blind emotions. The lyrics written by the master Roger Waters. He remains thanks God with us defending the victims of injustice and oppression.
As great as this is, the live version from the Pulse concert takes it to a whole other level that no other performance I've ever seen can match. Be sure to check that out. The whole concert will blow you away. I'm going to see David Gilmour at Madison Square Garden in 3 weeks. He just played his last show in London and I know he's performing Comfortably Numb on this tour so I am stoked.
The conversation at the beginning is between a doctor and his rock star patient. The doctor gives him an injection so that he’s able to perform at his next concert. Roger Waters wrote this about a real incident that happen to him.
I don't want to talk on your social anxiety by saying "you're not alone". Because I'm the same and that means nothing to me. It's like "Great. So more people than me are miserable in those situations. We're all miserable in each other's company. That's terrific news. Thanks for the support!" 😄 I'm only saying that I feel you, man
No band on Earth like Pink Floyd! Your system has a loud noise floor, a kind of loud hiss all through the video. Check out Floyds 1994 Pulse concert version
Those are the kind of lyrics that stick with you for a while. Maybe even for a lifetime. Floyd has a way of doing that to you. Shout out Roger Waters, among the greatest lyricists in all of Rock. And just in case you don't fully get it through prose alone, enter guitarist and co-lead vocalist David Gilmour to drive it home with an intensity and emotion very few guitarists can match. Simply one of the greatest of all time. After checking out the amazing live Pulse version of this song from 1994, check out "Hey You" from this same concept album masterpiece, "The Wall". Nice job!
Please please pleaseRUN to the LIvE version at Pulse !! It will blow ur mind ⭐️☑️this was a Great reaction. if you don’t FEEl Pink Floyd the way you did then ur just not listening . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You're going to get a tonne of Floyd requests, and rightfully so. In light of that, I'll request something different. I'm not sure if you're familiar with the band Heart, but they're legends as well. Ann Willson is arguably the greatest rock singer of all time. They had a massive hit in the mid-80s called Alone. I'd love to see you react to both the official video of the studio version and the video of the live version from Alive In Seattle. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I5XX6KUhs8Y.html&pp=ygUVYWxvbmUgbGl2ZSBpbiBzZWF0dGxl
Enjoyed your reaction in entering the Pink Floyd rabbit hole, I hope that you will continue to see how far the rabbit hole goes, their music is something you experience not listen too, may I suggest that you check out their 1994 Pulse Concert in London, You can watch them as they perform their Master pieces as you experience them being performed, maybe do the entire Concert in segments ? also you should know that all their albums are meant to be played nonstop from start to finish, each Master piece on the album blends into the next and always use ear buds or headphones for the best experience, the Pink Floyd rabbit hole runs deep my Friend, it's a journey that I'm sure you will enjoy, and be most greatful in taking, I believe the 1994 Pulse Concert in London would be your next best step on that journey as others and myself are suggesting, I'm sure that it will bring your Heart, Spirit and Soul into harmony my Friend. God Bless
