This is arguably the best live lyrical guitar solos in rock history. Not blazingly fast, not shredding, no fancy tapping techniques, just pure musicality in an extended thematically cohesive expression of lyricism and power. Great reaction!
TBF to everyone who isn't a rock god, Gilmour does actually use quite a few advanced techniques, on a very regular basis. He has an expressive, old style blues sort of sound, which might make someone think he can't shred. But it is not easy to play his songs, from a technical standpoint.
The GOAT guitar solo from any song in history. Many say the Stairway To Heaven solo but what Dave Gilmour did in this solo is unmatched. 30 years on this concert will live on forever.
David, much like Jerry Garcia shows up in jeans and a black t shirt looking like he’s come to fix your toilet then proceeds to melt your face with his guitar.
I've seen lots of reactors cry to this. Music that invokes emotion like that is classic. This is an all time best song of my generation and it is getting passed right down as it never gets old.
Back in O.C. Calif when I was 30 my wife heard a commercial on the radio about a David Gilmour show coming up. Knowing I am a Floyd fan she called the radio station (KMET - LA, “The Mighty Met”) to get information on the concert, The DJ on live radio Cynthia Fox…. said...."Congratulations, YOU are caller number 10, YOU just won tickets to the show and the Sound Check Party before the show"... I met David Gilmour back stage. He gave us both a signed album that I have in my music room. We talked for 22 minutes. I called him…“The Master Of The Stratocaster” He smiled. I told him his music will stand the test of time with anything from Beethoven or Mozart. He smiled even bigger. I asked if I could shake both his hands that make such great guitar solos, he smiled bigger and said “Sure” and shook both hands at the same time, making a cross between us, I smiled HUGE. Hard to explain how awesome that moment was in my life. I asked him to describe his technique of playing guitar, he replied… “I strike a note, bend it, shake it and then release it”…. Yes, he does that quite well, better than any other guitarist I know. . I told him in my eyes he’s a “Legend“. He thanked me and said “Enjoy the show”…. during the concert after the song “Money” he looked right at me and said…. “On saxophone, another Legend, Mr. Raphael Ravenscroft” … acknowledging my comment to him. It is my favorite moment in over 300 shows I’ve seen. I asked David…. How do you create those awesome solos?… he said….. I sit on a stool and listen to what Roger, Nick and Rick put down and play along. I listen to what I played and pick out what I like, then I put the pieces together into one piece then learn to play it as one. Our fans are fanatics for our shows to sound like the albums so I must play it correctly each time in a show. I have the concert Brochure and album on the wall with David’s picture centerfold. All of us fortunate enough to have seen this show live were in a TRANCE.... MESMERIZED the entire show... as you can imagine. We walked out saying.... What did we just witness? That was out of this world incredible. The Red Fender Stratocaster he used for this concert in the Guitar Collector World is ....PRICELESS
WOW. You're a lucky man. I never got the privilege to see my favorite band of all. Saw many of the greats, but NOBODY touches MY soul with a guitar like this man. Even his voice is almost like from another place. It's ok tho...I've accepted it. When I'm in THAT mood.......my neighbors know it too....😏
His black Strat sold at auction for over $3M. David Gilmour is definitely a legend! I was at the KC, MO show on this tour with VIP floor seats. I also saw them in Pittsburgh in 1988. My favorite band of all time. RIP Richard Wright 🌈⃤. 🌈⃤. 🌈⃤. 🌈⃤.
What a wonderful recollection. I could say I was envious and wish I had had that experience, but in reality, I'd probably have been speechless and you handled things way better than I could ever have done. I'm so glad that such a living world treasure had such a lovely interaction with a true fan.
Welcome to the magical world of Pink Floyd's 1994 Pulse concert, the greatest rock concert in history, imho. You should react to more songs from this sublime concert. Any song will do------they're all fantastic. But some have that extra glow: High Hopes, Keep Talking, Wish You Were Here, Sorrow, and Run Like Hell. Hope you can get to one or all of these soon.
David Gilmour is the only Guitarist who can make his guitar sing. Other shred or play fast or whatever, but Gilmour excels at creating emotions with his guitar.
Wow, Du Hast - Paris and Comfortably Numb - Pulse in the same day. It must be Iconic Video Sunday! That is widely considered one of the greatest guitar solos ever (including by guitarists), and this is such a great version, especially combined with that insane production. David Gilmour is my guy, and I think he might have even better ones ("Time" and "Dogs"), but any ranking doesn't really matter. I think you'd absolutely love "High Hopes" from the same Pulse concert. Great lyrics (which you'll appreciate), and another absolutely insane performance.
Definitely agree he should listen to the album first, then the movie, then the live album from the 1980-81 tour.
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Legendary band, legendary music. I saw them in '94' in Oakland at the Coliseum. Laser's were going everywhere, then they locked on that 8' disco ball during this lead solo and turned everyone to jelly. I started recognizing my Goosebumps because I had them for almost 3 hours. I'm 67 and still "Rockin". Shedmen
I think everyone that listens to their music needs to watch the movie once in their lifetime . Music , film and beautiful animation come together and form a fantastic piece of art .❤
This song both is and isn't about drugs. The writer, Roger Waters is speaking about two events in his life. The first as a child with a high fever, the second while he was touring on the "Animals" album when he was suffering from Hepatitis and a doctor injected him with a heavy tranquillizer. Waters has stated that he could barely lift his arms during the performance.
This is such an amazing performance! David Gilmour is one of my favorite musicians. I was fortunate to see him in concert on his solo tour in 2016 when it came through Chicago. He performed this song and other Pink Floyd classics, as well as his solo music. At 70 years old that year, he still sounded amazing! If you ever want to check out a more recent performance of 'Comfortably Numb', I suggest checking out David Gilmour's livel performance of it from his 2016 solo tour, specifically, Live in Pompeii. Otherwise, another great song from the 1994 Pink Floyd Pulse concert I suggest is 'Sorrow'.
I would love to see you do more Pink Floyd because of your insight. I would love for you to do “time” “wish you were here” and “money” just to name a few.
Yes, one of the great live performances. As you are a writer it would be great to see you react to two artists that are among my favourites. Norwegian band Kalandra, fronted by singer/songwriter Katrine Stenbekk (beautiful voice), do a great live performance of ‘Brave New World’ that was inspired by the Aldous Huxley novel. This version is more visually impactful - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C3YC1FGLxUw.htmlsi=zXsxlkzTeOUrNm95 You must have heard of Kate Bush but I don’t think you have so far reacted to her. She wrote the song ‘This Woman’s Work’ for the 1988 John Hughes film ‘She’s Having a Baby’, writing to film footage already shot. It was played over a scene in the film when a young Kevin Bacon is in a hospital waiting room worrying while his wife and unborn baby who have gone into crisis nearing the point of birth. Absolutely beautiful song - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UXzx--YefD8.htmlsi=-YegSZSOeQUsnXHJ
Thanks so much for watching and the recommendations! I have only reacted to one song by Kalandra, and definitely want to do more at some point. And Kate Bush too!
Song is indeed about the drugs but not in the way you describe but it is about drugs given to a performer who is too burned out to perform and is given stuff. The first verse is the doctor, the “chorus” sung by Gilmour is the faded rockstar. The song is from a concept album called The Wall written mostly by original Pink Floyd bassist / singer Roger Waters. By the time of this video he was no longer a member. He declared the band was over when he left but the rest thought otherwise thankfully.
This is so amazing after I text in your last video today of Joni Mitchell my grandson asked me what would your top five songs be and... This song is on that list??? What are the odds of you doing 2 of my top 5 in one day? ❤❤❤😊
Gilmour sings and he makes his guitar sing. It's emotional and you get it. That was an amazing reaction. Pink Floyd is its own genre and you should check out Time for the great lyrics by Roger Waters.
The distant ships smoke on the horizon referred to Roger Waters time in rehab, from his psych ward on the 5'th floor he would watch the London garbage scows disappear over the horizon.
I CANNOT watch this performance without tears. It is literally a spiritual experience. To me, the greatest guitar solo of all time. Absolute perfection.
Then he says: "Now I have that same feeling again, you cannot understand. This is not who I am". It's about depersonalization and feeling disconnected from yourself. It could be drugs, anesthesia, medications, or anything that makes you distant. It can reduce pain, anxiety etc, but also the notion of being alive and present.
A really nice and thoughtful comment! Your absolutely right. That is just how truly amazing lyrics are. The meaning is deeper and wider than the actual words in themselves. Thank you 🙏@@taccamine8312
Now it's time to go back to 1973 to one of the greatest albums of all time - The Dark Side of the Moon. Like most Pink Floyd albums, it is a concept album, but the song "Time" will touch anyone who has ever thought about how time is passing faster and faster. And "The Great Gig in the Sky" is from another world. And if you want to look deep inside a human being - where you can certainly find yourself - then of course the whole album "The Wall", from which Comfortably Numb also comes. But really from front to back, so that you understand the meaning of the wonderful lyrics. If there was no music other than Pink Floyd, the musical universe would still not be dark
I feel so privileged to actually have been in this audience at earls court London 1994 with my big sis, the whole concert was awsome. I'm 67yrs old now and it still seems like yesterday and i still play this concert often on dvd, and I've seen Floyd six times in my life from 1975 to 1994 five of which they played comfortably numb, i so lucky Thank you Pink Floyd for being a big part of my life.
@@peteelliott9373no this is 1994 at Earls Court in London. It was remastered and this was uploaded in 2009. I would think that the above guy would know when it was. Plus there are no phones, if you look.
I looked it up: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hKS2tKQiU-M.htmlsi=InESTIVss1NmOiqq&t=2944 Dany tells Allison Hagendorf how this show, and this song changed her life.
While Pink Floyd is my favorite group of all time, ( it has been the sound track of my life for 51 years now) I want to recommend a song called Silent Lucidity” by Queensryche . The journey is a close second to this song. Enjoy the ride, and welcome to the machine!😉
Saeed he’s right on with the band ….. another prog rock icon…. But check out the rock opera operation mindcrime… the entire album is a story with a Manchurian candidate sorta thing going on… don’t want to ruin it but a top 5 album of all time IMO 👍
The only thing better than Pink Floyd is Pink Floyd live. And PF are superior in the lyrics dept. Lots of important stuff to say and transcendant music to carry it right into you. It's both cerebral and highly emotional, even the songs that rock hard hit the deep emotions, and David Gilmour can make you cry with a single note. I very much hope you continue with Pink Floyd. And don't let the length of some of their songs dissuade you, they all leave you wanting more. 💗🤘🏽
I was at the Earl’s Court concert in the UK, It was the most unique experience ever, I had been a regular concert goer and seen many bands play their hits. But this was the first time I had seen a concert where they played the whole album live. The unique thing was that the band were hidden behind a wall they built as the concert went on. This was on a whole new level, things flew over the wall, things came through the wall, and the projected onto the wall. When it was time for this song, Roger came out and sang , and interacted with the wall, when it was time for David guitar solos here appeared on top of the wall. It was enough to blow your mind. If you watch Roger Walters live 02 gig David gilmour song, that is how I remember it.
Strangely enough, when I was 8 years old I had a 105 fever. My hands felt like 2 balloons and they expanded to fill the entire universe. It must be a common feeling when feverish.
An amazing performance by Pink Floyd as always the song is part of the concept album 'The Wall' which explores isolation fear & abandonment a double album 15wks no1 in USA top 100 for over 3Yrs, this track is Dr reviving an OD that will keep him going through the show,a standout track alone but in context it's genius work, thanks for your vids enjoy from Glasgow Scotland.
I bought my first Pink Floyd album in 1969 (Ummagumma) and saw them live in 1971 and 4 more times after that. For me This is the BEST band of all times. Now I'm 71 years old and still listen to them everyday. The best guitar solo of Gilmour is always the last one we listened. There are so many best solo of David!
I’m a lucky person who saw them in concert . The light show is an experience along with the music. You don’t want it to end but you know it will forever be a special moment in your lifetime !
If you want to focus on the lyrics you should do songs like "Us and Them" from their "Dark Side of the Moon" album. Or "Dogs", "pigs three different ones" or "sheep" from their "Animals" album! The lyrics on Pink Floyd songs are always deep! And every song Pink Floyd does during that Pulse tour concert is equivalent to almost any other band's Grand finale!!!
I first heard Pink Floyd when I was just 8 years old and saw them live with an older brother who took me to see them perform The Dark Side of the Moon album way back in 1973.
When this tour was going on I heard they would average 48-50 tractor trailers for equipment and about 200 crew members 2 days to setup their stage show!
It was about drugs. Founder member Sid Barrett succumbed to Drug overdose (LSD) issues just before David Gilmore joined them but he still appeared on stage - except he needed to be "assisted by a booster shot" to get him going. It didn't last long before Sid was out but the band made sure his subsequent life was supported from what the did afterwards. Sid was never the same until his relatively recent death - more of a zombie than a normal person.
If I can make a suggestion, I would highly recommend that you take yourself to a darkened room, with drinks/snacks of choice at hand, phone off and watch the whole of this Pulse concert in one sitting. The just over 3 hours will seem like only one hour but you will be richer for the experience. You can thank me later.
Roger Waters said that this song is autobiographic. As a child, he was in the hospital with a fever (nearly 42 degrees Celsius) and he had hallucinations.
Yes it was based on a flu like virus that Roger Waters (the original bass player and main lyricist for the band, but not present here) had as a child and this was how he felt, but he modified it to fit with the character for The Wall rock opera, later made into a great film.
when I was a child I had a fever my hands felt like 2 balloons you are only coming thru in waves your lips move but I cant hear what your saying, he describing being sick or exhausted and they are trying to get him well enough to perform.
I was at this concert in Earl's court London, 5 rows in front of the sound desk where the sound is the best. I was 34 at the time and I had tears running down my face for most of the gig. It made this Englishman lose his "stiff upper lip". I too am a composer, mainly instrumental, so I'm easily moved to emotions by music. 🖖🏽❤🇬🇧
I too was one of the lucky few, I was about level with you but on the right-side, got the fright of my life to look up and see the pig flying out of the wall straight at me! I was truly lucky, phoned for tickets, sold out, tried again about a week later and they had just opened a small section on the right and I got two tickets, eternally grateful. I'm sure you'll agree that it's impossible to get the real effect from a video, for me I'll always remember the heat from the flares, the impact of the music hitting me (it was a lot louder than the video suggests) and the sparkles from the mirror-ball flowing and covering everything in the building. A truly magical night.
@@ianbrooke6342 luckily I was in the music business at the time and knew someone who knew someone, so I got the tickets easily. It was a life changing and spiritual experience. Live long and prosper brother. 🖖🏽
You seem to be checking out some of the best most epic bands. While you're at it, check out Yes as well. Thy have many epic, progressive songs like Close to the Edge, Starship Trouper, Relayer, Roundabout and plenty more. They were a huge influence on Rush. Some have called Rush Canada's answer to Yes.
Not about drugs as I quote: Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality.
Aquele que assistiu esse show ao vivo , nunca mais saiu de casa para ver nenhum outro show.Se recolheu e se emociona a décadas.Foram privilegiados como poucos !!!!
I saw an interview where he said he had back issues if I remember correctly and was given pain meds before the show and he hated the way it made him feel But it’s been years so I don’t remember all the details 7:52
#TrueStory 🙋🏿♀️ A funny thing happened on the way to sleep out overnight at MSG for Prince 'LoveSexy!' Tour tickets (same night PF played NJ), 🤯 my friend and his girlfriend got in a fight 🤗 so he took me instead! 😳 I got to see The Pulse Tour at the NJ Meadowlands for Free!!! 😉 Also hooked up w/Tony for about 4yrs until I embarked on a more 'Adult' relationship. 🤭🥰🐰
I've been blessed with the opportunity to watch David in 2016 and Roger In 2018. And this here, in Brazil, don't happen easily. I was born in the wrong time.... But grateful for a lot...
great reaction to probebly the best guitar solo ever, the whole pulse concert is amazing, id recommened that you check out "SORROW" "TIME" or " HIGH HOPES" from the same pulse concert, im sure that you will enjoy them all as well as many others, i hope that you enjoy your pink floyd journey
Thank you - wonderful reaction. If you enjoy lyrics, please get into Pink Floyd - do their 4 big albums in order - Dark Side of the Moon (about the things in life that "get in the way" - work, time, death, money, war, mental illness) - Wish You Were Here (tribute to their early leader of the band - Syd Barrett, who had to leave due to mental illness, and also about the record industry and their lack of personal concern and love only of money - hence the front cover of the album, a business deal with one getting burnt) - Animals (loosely based on George Orwell's Animal Farm, about the Dogs (businessmen), Pigs (leaders and the powerful ones), and the Sheep (the crowds that follow the Dogs and Pigs) - The Wall (a concept album of the life of a rock star, Pink, loosely based on Syd Barrett and bass guitarist Roger Waters himself, which BTW, Comfortably Numb's lyrics was about his experience with being drugged up medically before a show due to hepatitis - you were very right about the medical side of the experience). For the album songs, always use headphones and have the song lyrics up. Quite understand not having lyrics for live performances, as the visual is as impactful as the lyrics, and when doing studio version of songs, don't use any that have videos with them, just listen to the song with lyrics so no distractions. PS - I have had Pink Floyd as my No. 1 band since mid 70's and was fortunate enough to see them live 7 years before the Pulse concert, doing many of the same songs. Thanks again.
It's funny that you mention hearing bits of the song in a couple of movies because you love movies, but yet (maybe) you haven't realised that Pink Floyd's "The Wall" album also served as the soundtrack to the movie "The Wall', directed by Alan Parker (Parker also directed Evita, Mississpi Burning, Midnight Express, Angel Heart and more). It was an awesome movie (I saw it about 6 times in the year of its release when I was a teenager). 🙂 I loved it, all the members of my band loved it (and we covered Another brick in the wall), all my friends loved it. It was a HUGE alum all over the world (we were in France). That's where this song came from. And the Pulse version is probably the best of all in terms of the epic guitar solo, with Live in Pompei not far behind. I love watching your reaction, I see the emotions all over your face. It serves to remind me why we make music, beyond all the learning, the technical exercises, the practice, the dealings with the technology and so on, not to mention the sore fingers and arthritis when we get old. In the end it's all about these magical moments. Thank you, thumb up and subscribed.❤
Definitely a film i need to watch. Such an amazing song and incredible performance! Awesome you are musician too! Music is definitely the closest we come to true magic! Thanks so much for watching and subscribing.
An iconic song, from an iconic album, played live at an iconic concert. The Trifecta of perfection. To understand Comfortably Numb, you have to understand the concept of the album The Wall. There's this guy (Pink) sitting in a hotel room. He's a famous rock star, and he has a concert that evening. But now he's just sitting and reminiscing, about his life and all the trauma he experienced. And the more you learn about him, the more you understand, he's messed up, like really messed up. Everything in his life went belly up (except his music, his fans love him). And then the maid comes around, to clean up the room. She knocks but Pink doesn't answer, Pink is actually overdosing at this point, he's "Comfortably Numb". The maid calls his agent, who gets a doctor ("is there anybody in there") who comes and saves Pink, making him "going through the show". The hands that feel like 2 balloons happened to Roger when he was a kid, because he had a high fever. And the shot given by a doctor just before a show happened also. He was sick but the show "must go on". For the life of me, I cannot imagine what Comfortably Numb would have in common with the Sopranos.
Unfortunately, the version you watched is the edited version, and over a minute has been cut from the guitar finale!! The reason is that David Gilmour heard an 'iffy' note, so had to edit it out. My opinion is that I THINK I know which note he is talking about, but even then it only lasts a second, and there is another minute and some seconds of NON -IFFY fantastic Mr. Gilmour playing soul-altering music. So do yourself a favour and watch the UNCUT version. This song is actually about somebody needing medication during a show, and this is how he felt, and, I guess, some flashbacks he experienced. I have seen an old video on RU-vid of Pink Floyd playing in mid 60's, and they had an overhead projector type of lighting, which had a lava lamp effect going on. Considering that most 'light shows' at that time consisted of a non-moving single spot on the singer, it kind of seems like Pink Floyd invented light shows and that's why they've always been so good at them. I've seen them twice, and one of the shows they actually did something that I KNOW is illegal, and they did it for a diversion!!! What they did was blow a couple of real fireworks (they did NOT appear to be pyrotechnics) in a CLOSED stadium, exploding just under the roof. This was how they ended the 4th or 5th encore song. And while the crowd was looking up, stunned for several seconds, I watched the group calmly put their instruments away, and walk off the stage into the waiting limo. As the crowd started to get it together to start cheering and chanting for more encores, I told my friends what had happened and we beat the crowd to the subway. Their next show was just across the border in NYC (we were in Montreal) and they were going by land rather than flying. US customs was on-site and were going to seal the 45 semis as they got loaded, so when they got to the border, they would pretty well get waved through as long as all the seals were intact.
0:09 "1994 when I was 7 yrs old" 1994 -7= born in 1987 and 2024 - 1987 = 37yrs... So, now, you are not even 40 yrs old and you already have grey hair on your chin! How is your sex life?
You also need to check out "Wish You Were Here," that and Comfortably Numb are 2 of my favorites. Oh and yes Comfortably Numb is about drugs, one of the band members almost ODd before a show and he "got a little pin prick...to keep you going through the show" as they say in the lyrics.
These "reaction" videos are more like evaluation videos. We don't need therapy. Just listen and enjoy. Don't think too deep into the lyrics right away. Especially with Pink Floyd. Just ride
