@@jamelakajamal Speaking of the Wish You Were Here album... Welcome to the Machine is a great sound. The industrial sounds match Brutalism look of post war years and the 1970's industrial decline.
@@jamelakajamal ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lgE-FNhHy54.html Check out THIS version. David Gilmour 'High Hopes' in 2002, done acousticlly....but he does use that slide guitar toward the end. He's got the choir, some strings.....an overall WONDERFUL performance. This entire concert is also out there on DVD.
my favorite song of all time. It's a story about how everything was magical and wondrous when you were a child with high hopes and then the "division bell" of society strips you of your innocence and ability to imagine. It will always create a sense of nostalgia for me.
I love your take on this song, and it fits. Shine on you crazy diamond was from Roger Waters' point of view. Years later David Gilmour was asked to write a song about his friend Syd Barrett as well. This is what came from his heart. .
The lyrics were written by his wife as far as I know who, funnily enough, is actually a photographer haha It's an amazing piece of poetry tho and it does sound a lot like what Waters used to write for the Floyd
The visual produced by the last sentence of this song, 'the dawn mist glowing, the water flowing, the endless river, forever and ever', (which happens to be the last song of this album), would appear on the cover of their next album, 'The Endless River'. The cover of endless river shows a guy on a boat, amidst a faint glow of dawn, on a boat, in an endless body of water that goes as far as the eye goes. I don't know if this was deliberate on the band's part, but an album cover being a reference to the visuals of a song on an album produced two decades before is just creative genius.
I do have to say this is a perfect Floyd album. There are other Floyd albums people will argue but this album has no skippable songs. While the others do, including The Wall!
@@0PsychosisMedia0 have to agree, TDB is an album that you can listen to all the way thru. all the songs have the same vibe as high hopes and you dont get any of their 'weird' songs being mixed in.on this one like you do in most of their other albums
@@0PsychosisMedia0 Wait a minute, you think there are skippable songs on Dark Side of the Moon? What about Animals and Wish you were Here? There's only 5 tracks on each of those albums, I don't think any of those songs are skippable. Having said that, my favorite Floyd album is The Division Bell (hard core Floyd fans think this is blasphemy!).
@@friendly1870 haha im 20, i wish i could listen to them for the first time again, enjoy listening their full albums, It's a unique experience, more in this time of quarentine
I am really prone to nostalgia and you are definitely right, it was an instant kill when I listened to this song for the first time. This song's solo is just from another planet!
This song really hits harder the older you get. When I first heard it at 20 I thought what a fantastic song, now I'm in my 50's and can't listen without wanting to sob. Absolute masterpiece.
My grandpa listened to this album on his death bed. He was a lifelong pink floyd fan and this album came out as he was dying, it came full circle. Always made this album feel more profound to me growing up. He died when I was very young so I never got to know him, but have always felt connected through music and especially pink floyd. Inherited a beautiful classical spanish guitar from him that was made in 1932 in Madrid Spain, one of my most cherished possessions by far. Hope to pass it on as a family heirloom one day, crazy to think the guitar will be 100 years old in only 12 years...
To get a greater appreciation for this song, the Pulse version would have been better. It illustrates so beautifully David playing all three types of guitar. I tear up each time, especially during the slide steel.
This song gets me. Every time. I'm almost 28, still young, but I already feel the message. Life slips on. I've wasted a lot of time. And I'm trying so hard to not let it pass me by any longer.
Better that you've learned this at 28 and not 88. As long as you keep trying and never stop trying, you'll do it. Stay strong, and keep faith in yourself and that which is truth to you. Peace, mercy, and blessings upon your life, brother.
Life is a constant flow. A wandering river. A continual search for something more. Something better. Something different. When you get to be my age you look back at where you have been ,and the bad memories fade,and those moments you Cherish hold strong. Indeed the grass was greener. Enjoy every moment now. 👍
Life is like speed. Aceleration/change is what you feel. Constant velocity feels like nothing. you can be travelling at hundreds of miles an hour and not feel a thing. only a change of pace gives you perspective to appreciate how far you've come.
Final song on their album The Division Bell (1994). Roger Waters (bassist/vocalist), the man behind Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, left the band in the early 80s, it was a messy divorce and Waters tried to sue them for using the Pink Floyd name after he left. David Gilmour (guitarist/vocalist) wrote The Division Bell based on all that, with the general theme of communication and the lack thereof. Some more good songs from Division Bell: Keep Talking, What Do You Want From Me, Marooned, A Great Day For Freedom.
Keep Talking, in my opinion, is an absolute must listen. If you've ever been so twisted up inside and desperately needing to find a way to say what you need to, but can't get the words out - it's the perfect song. Whenever I've been having trouble saying what I need to say, I play it and my fiancé recognizes what's going on inside me, so he steps back and gentles his approach of how he deals with me, since I tend to have such difficulty verbalizing my inner turmoil at times. Music is a gift!
Jamel, you're right about the division bell being a reference for when it's time to choose which way to go. It's a reference to an old practice in the British Parliament when it was time to take a vote. The members of the House of Commons would be in a large lobby, discussing the issue, and when the bell rang, they had to go through one of two doors, to be counted. So when the division bell rings, it's time to take sides, which is like the end of innocence.
A division of opinion, of paths. What an insight! This is just a testament to the genius of their music. Thank you for the clarification and understanding!
Storm Angelus i liked to think this is Gilmour's way of trying to get Waters to wipe the slate clean and become friends again. The Final Cut album is where Gilmour and Waters had a major dispute and Gilmour took his name off the production when the album was released. Years later, Gilmour tried to ask Waters if they could forgive each other. Reference to one song on Division Bell, where Gilmour says, "I asked if we could wipe the slate clean.. but they tell me to please go fuck myself." That was was Waters telling Gilmour that. Gilmour stated that Waters's assistant gave the message to him. The lyrics on this song, to me, reference how great the were musically and they were still hungry for creativity but Waters's troubles and his father was the main area for writing his lyrics. In one line Gilmour says in High Hopes, "Dragged by the force of some inner tide." Maybe this means that Waters was full of pain about his father's death, which is part of what The Wall album is about. After knowing about this history, this final song of the album, speaks to me that Gilmour wants his friend back.
Thank you for reacting to a track from The Division Bell. It seems like this album is largely underappreciated even though it is, in my opinion, one of their best albums. There are so many great Floyd albums, though, that don't get the attention that they should. Check out Childhood's End from their Obscured By Clouds album.
While I agree it sounds like Gilmour is talking about Waters. However, Gilmour said it wasn't true in an interview. Still listen to this one on MiniDisc!
The lyrics/words are good on bell, but not the best, only because it was only co written by Gilmour. But, the emotions brought out by the music... The lyrics just add to the landscape you are already teleported to. High hopes IS one of my favorite Floyd songs, but partially because of being AT the pulse concert in 1994. This song was impressive in person.
This song is about time- how we use it, how we lose it, how we remember it, how we act within it. The marching refers to time's marching forward. It's a song about nostalgia, and all the feelings, good and bad, that nostalgia evokes. David Gilmour and his wife (the lyricist) capture the anguish of a life lived more fulfillingly in the past, with a future merely consisting of memories and decay. It's a masterpiece.
I think Marooned is close to the best cut on the album. It is so underrated. Lyrically brilliant bringing forth so many emotions. At 68 yrs old, I feel their music from so far back and it touches me to the core.
Please keep the videos coming buddy I’ve been stuck in the hospital for 6 days and just came off the ventilator I had a 40/60 chance of pulling through even though I’m only 26 please everyone be safe and follow the guidelines age has nothing to do with it
Your age and if you were in relatively good health, 40/60 is good odds all things considered. And on a vent. Being around respiratory therapists, vent patients, and hospitals in general (hospitals are no place to get better), you're lucky as hell. Don't take your health for granted. You're going to want to keep an eye on your health and your lungs from this point forward so check in with your GP and ask what you might need to do and what to keep an eye on in the future. Good luck!
To me... it’s honestly the deepest song in their catalog. I saw them in Cleveland in 94 for the Division Bell tour, unforgettable. Mesmerizing from start to finish, and promotes a deeper train of thought.
You approach Pink Floyd, with the awe and wonder of someone who has never heard Pink Floyd, but every time. Totally relatable! No matter how many time I hear these masters, I feel like it's the first time I hear them. I feel like "legendary" isn't even enough to describe them.
High hopes is an anthem to me. I’m middle age, I remember when I was young. And now… Oh boy, it hurts sometimes. We dreamed of what was to come, not realising it was right then. We were in the thick of it and we didn’t know. Yeah, it hurts sometimes
When small bits of your life stop happening in gradual stages until you're left with a shell and you can't quite be who you were and in your heart, still are. It's a strong spice, isn't it? I feel it too.
@@Torthrodhel yep. At a certain age you realise you have more past than future. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it does require adjustment. Time to reflect instead of goals to reach. So far, I’m fairly happy about the life I’ve led. I was there, I made a difference. But now? Hm… Sowing is an act of hope, reaping is an act of reckoning. I didn’t expect that
@@Torthrodhel it’s nice though, to be the sage who has the answers to most questions that youngsters come up with, and at least a seasoned opinion about new stuff that comes along. We know about, and see right through, wannabe new schemes. There’s that at least
@@Tacko14 thankyou, I think I'm at an earlier stage in it than you then. The dismay hasn't quite worn off yet. Nice to see the next bit. I do like having answers for people, it is nice. :)
I went on many trips with my dad as a kid. He always played Pink Floyd during the trip, when i listen to the wall, the division bell or the dark side of the moon I can almost feel the cool and clean air of the forests we had to go through and the thoughts of looking through the window of the car amazed by the mountains, forests, rivers and waterfalls. I really miss those moments...
When ur 13 , this your is alarm clock( for P.T) for next 4 yrs . Those were the days 😁 . Thank you J T ( my hostel master) . It was a privilege and one of my most cherished memories. Damn sure most my hostel mates ( before and after ) feel the same ... thank you for introducing us to pink Floyd at such a tender age ... You left us too soon 😞.
Miguel Ramos definitely sn underrated album though it is a perfect following on The Wall it is also like Roger Waters first solo album with David Gilmore and Nick Mason coming in as guest musicians
I remember Roger Waters called this album, "a fair forgery." I'm a Waters fan, but I could not disagree more. This is a solid Floyd album. I think Roger later said he was just bitter.
Actually, it was the previous album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, that Waters called a forgery. But both Gilmour PF records are better than any RW solo effort.
@@Pairface I believe he said Division Bell was "rubbish" maybe because Gilmour's wife wrote or co-wrote some of the songs. I don't agree that it is rubbish. And Waters may have been bitter. I respectfully disagree that MLoR and Division Bell are "better" than RW's solo efforts. Really, it's an "apples and oranges" thing because Waters tend to create albums linked by a theme, (just as he did with Pink Floyd's The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here, and Dark Side of the Moon)
Pink Floyd's ability to add layers of rythm, melodies and harmonies together are unmatched, in my opinion. They have a sound that's truly their own and god bless them for it. I'd like to see his reaction to Childhood Ends. It's a prime example of musical layering.
The sense of melancholy, of a life passed, of rights and wrongs, the weeping of the guitar at what had passed and a wish to return to the greener days, the song sums it up, Polly Samson's lyrics with the solo interpretation of the words, just catches me and leaves the eye moist and the heart yearning for better days, possibly my fav song, a life long Floydian
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs from one of my favorite Pink Floyd albums. I listen to this song and I hear someone remembering how life seemed before they grew older and life became more complicated, how the road ahead seemed so full of possibility and you can still see that possibility when you look back, except that now you've run your course. It's memory and hope and happiness and regret all wrapped up together. You've taken steps forward, but find yourself sleepwalking back again, dragged by the force of some inner tide. That's how it's always seemed to me. It's bittersweet and I love it.
Pink Floyd has continuously put notes and lyrics together that stir's memories...creates pictures in our minds while evoking feelings we once had.....many of their songs and lyrics remind me of a time when I was not afraid of the outcome....not afraid of failure...... not limited by day after day of being told to fall in line and keep quiet...... I think this is why I enjoy them so much..... good for y soul and my mind...
How about a palate-cleanser after this? One of the best story-songs ever, "El Paso" by Marty Robbins. (There's a good lyrics videos seven or eight down, the first one that says lyrics only has the lyrics in the description.)
Hey Jamal! Love your takes on all of the Pink Floyd songs. So happy to see someone enjoying these songs for the first time, as I did so many years ago. Your reactions always bring a smile to my face. God bless you brother!
Hi Jamal, pleasure watchng your reactions. You ain't done "Money" yet??? Get ON it homey! Also, friendly tip, "Sorrow" will grab and drag you to heaven.
This is the sad story of all humankind.Polly tells this story with his heart and Dave play it with his soul.God bless you and your genius wife polly 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Yes, Jamel this is an eerie sounding song. The song makes you feel as if you are on a journey through somewhere you have never been and you are not sure if, you should proceed. You might want to react to, The Wall, and Money for somewhere to start. Thank you for your reaction, Jamel.
This is later Floyd. Only took me 26 years, but it's finally starting to grow on me! The lyrics have always been great but I miss the touch Roger Waters would put on all the PF works.
I will cry when David leaves us. He's given so much to the world. Pink Floyd is the one band that has stayed with me since day one, since the moment I heard comfortably numb for the first time. Still have that vivid memory of 8 years ago.
Hello, Pink Floyd is the only group that brings tears to my eyes regardless of the song. I had the chance to see them in concert twice and I will never forget that. for me it's dark side of the moon the best album of all time. thank you for sharing your reaction.
This is such a great and well crafted song! I remember hearing this 26yrs ago when this album came out and it blew me away. Pink Floyd is one of those bands that is timeless and will never be forgotten!
One of the best Pink Floyd songs ever. And a completely underrated album. Saw them live at the Carrier Dome for the Division Bell tour and to this day, best concert I've ever been to.
Such an ominous tone to this song they have mastered their craft at taking us on a journey because they do not just play a song they take us on a experience
