Brutal honest criticism: please when you stop, play back 5 seconds before the point at which you stopped. These songs and moments they create deserve at LEAST that much respect. Thats all. You are doing a good job.
You're right about that Steve-O. They do deserve that right. Just because other people have different tastes in music they don't understand the mindset of Pink Floyd. Appreciation for the type of music that they have done. Theirs literally gets in very very very deep. A lot of people have a hard time understanding their music even though they can read it and understand it.
Ah....Pink Floyd! This will be a journey. Try Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Wish You WereHere, Great Gig in the Sky, Hey You...........I recommend listening to the full Dark Side of the Moon album in one sitting.
Greetings from Northern California You have to understand the history of this band and the heartbreak they endured As a member of the band Sid Burrows struggled with mental illness and eventually wandered of into a place we will probably never truly understand He could no longer participate in what all of us consider reality It's the true horribly painful story of another humans beings decline into his own pain His most private painful mind Pink Floyd told the story of real life and real people Not fluff crapp about taking drugs and feeling numb Tread lightly here Real people lost people And the world lost a brilliant artist I'm glad you are going to help teach new generations what this band These men We're attempting to say and the pain some of share Thanks Susan
Almost all of Pink Floyd's albums are concept albums which means they are like books. Each song is a chapter in the book, each song can be good on it's own, but it needs to be heard in the context of the other song, otherwise a lot of the significance and impact is lost. That second guitar solo has been voted many times as the most beautiful guitar solo of all time.
Pink Floyd is a drug, their music literally transports the listener. I think you are going to enjoy this journey. Their most popular? That is tough, they have so many great songs and because of the way their music hits people , everyone has their own favorites. I would say "Wish You Were Here". My personal favorite is more obscure "Fearless".
This song is off The Wall album. It's a concept album that tells the story of a jaded rock start that isolates himself by building a mental wall around himself. The lyrics were inspired by an actual event. In 77 before a concert, Roger Waters, co-lead vocalist (singing the part as the doctor), became ill with stomach pains before a concert, so the physician gave him a tranquilizer. This made his arms and hands numb to wear he could barely move them. Despite this, the crowd still enjoyed the show, so while numb, he was comfortable. Also as a child, he had scarlet fever and this made his hands feel like two balloons, similar to how they felt during the concert.
Pefect explanation Mr Grant Dumas!!!! In that times a lot of bands make concep album, for example The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway of Genesis... A lot of young people, spotify era, can understand lyrics if the don´t listen a full album Best regads for all
Read "Saucer Full of Secrets" by Nicholas Schaffer. It is an in-depth biography of the band from day one! If you are a extreme Pink Floyd fan like me, there are so many interesting facts like the one Grant mentions. Starts out when they use to play in underground London clubs ( like the UFO club ) that many other big names attended and/ or performed regularly -- John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Donavan, Jimmi Hendrix, etc. Great book!
Thank you! I love the movie and thanks to you I understand it better. I'm 54 yo and seen the movie dozens of times. Bob Geldof ( BOOMTOWN RATS ) played the rock star. Great acting❤
The Pulse concert! It is visually stunning and the music is so pure you'll have a hard time believing its live. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is my all time favorite with this one second.
One of the defining forces behind 1960s psychedelia, Pink Floyd became one of the most influential and successful groups of all time. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame cites them “as the architects of two major music movements - psychedelic space-rock and blues-based progressive rock”. The band’s lyrics are described as offering “biting political, social and emotional commentary”. Their albums are now considered among the most influential ever created. Formed in 1965, Pink Floyd featured lead vocalist and guitarist Roger “Syd” Barrett, bassist Roger Waters, drummer Nick Mason and keyboard player Rick Wright. Guitarist David Gilmour joined shortly before Barrett’s departure in 1968. Barrett and Wright died in 2006 and 2008 respectively. The group sold more than 250 million albums, with The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall acknowledged as classics.
I know the feeling you're discussing well, our bodies respond to frequencies and tones and connect them with feelings and emotions by swaying between calm and relaxing instrumentation with counter melodies and a dreamy slow vocal delivery into soaring vocals with full sounding unified instrumentation accented after by emotionally diverse guitar solo's that function as a release valve, you end up with this song that feels emotionally and physically cleansing even after years of listening to it, the tingles are normal aha.
And the same goes for Led Zeppelin. The number one rock band of all time. Like Stairway to Heaven. Was the number one rock song of all times for over 20 years. So masterfully put together thought-out and everything period and Pink Floyd such Artistry, creativity, and more.
Gotta do “Time” next....arguably their best song....studio version is fine. You’ll love it man....you’ll thing what the f is this at first....but than the main part of the song drops and you’ll wonder where this song was your whole life....no shit..
Its almost sad to think there are grown adults who have managed to go thru their whole lives without properly listening to pink floyd and led zeppelin, so in that respect it really is a great thing to see you doing reacts to them both.
i guess its your environment. no one in my comunity was listening to these kinds of songs rap was in my back yard in fairview complex in the south bronx. so thats what i gravitated to. we didn't own a computer couldn't afford it at hat time. so it is kind of almost impossible to seek out something i didn't know existed. i hope i explained it right thanks for watching
@@ROMsquad I will also say it goes the other way. There's a lot of rap I dislike, and it's not something I'll listen to for pleasure the way I do rock or a few other genres, but there's a great deal of rap that I respect. I wouldn't have gotten to that point without really having a chance to listen to it closely on my own. Radios didn't play it (beyond the basic light stuff with considerable edits). Family didn't listen to it. So I respect and empathize with your deliberate journey to expand your horizons. I'll also say it'll expand your musical acumen in general. The best musicians have a broad base of inspiration.
This entire album is incredible. Like Zeppelin, Floyd is a rabbit hole you can wander down and easily get lost! This song is amazing on its own, but if you listen to anything from The Wall without seeing the movie first, it’s easy to miss out on the context. Floyd mastered the art of the concept album. Keep ‘em coming!
That hypnotic feeling is what it's about. Hop in, Floyd's going to take you for a ride, forget about everything and escape, and heir masters at it.Great reaction bro. Peace
As one of your Led heads, Let me welcome you to my High school days!! Pink Floyd is one of those bands that take you for a ride but they always bring you back feeling better!! ROCK ON!!
Bro, finally! Are you ready? My opinion, the greatest band ever! My high-school click we called ourselves "floydland". Looking forward to you becoming a member! Just wait for the live versions you love so much
Can't wait to see you do "Dogs" that should be interesting!. Certainly Echoes, is hypnosis, and all of Dark Side Of The Moon, and Wish You Were Here. Richard Wright was a Genius RIP.
We know what you felt. You don't listen to Pink Floyd, you experience them. They take you to another place, and it's a thrill getting to see you go there for the first time!
Pink Floyd music is the drug. Listen to the whole of Dark side of the moon from beginning to end it is worth every sublime minute you will get it then and it never gets old.
Just don't listen to Dark Side of the Moon when you are already depressed, because a lot of the lyrics are very fatalistic about the futility of the human condition, and life itself.
This song is from their album The Wall (1979) which is a concept album. You can listen to individual tracks, but you need to listen to the whole album to understand the larger message.
Put on quality head phones and listen to their entire "Dark Side of the Moon" album. A wee buzz wouldn't hurt either. They take you to a different dimension.
Pink Floyd man deepest rabbit hole on this planet. If your gonna dive in then buckle up your seat Dorethy Kansas is about to go bye bye! Comfortably Numb is from the album The Wall - a concept album covering the life of fictional character "Pink" growing up in a dystopian world. So you need to do the entire album to get the story. Comfortably Numb - Live at the Pulse Concert will blow you mind! The album The Dark Side of the Moon is probably the most discussed album of the time deep as! Again a concept where each track transitions into the next. If you want a good stand alone then try "Echoes" - Live at Pompeii where the guys play in an empty ancient Roman Amphitheatre with No Audience! Pink Floyd is a trip! You don't need drugs to do Pink Floyd You need Pink Floyd to do drugs😂
A group of like minded stoner friends and myself, went to Leicester Square in London to see The Wall on the (for then) BIG screen. An experience, oh yes. As was the laser show in the Planetarium with Floyd music. Amazed I can remember any of it really!
You're 100% right when you say this song makes you feel light, like you're flying. It paints a picture, it really does. Just sit back and close your eyes and listen to this. It's surreal.
Yes, felt it. There’s an up and down pulling up with melody then crashing then back up again. The layers of sound & instruments is insane. I’m loving it. Crazy good.
Not weird! Pink Floyd makes you feel them. You wanna get into your fe fe's check out great "gig in the sky". Warning: It might make you cry and they only say a few words. You will not regret going down the Floyd rabbit hole. Like Zeppelin they are a can't miss band and David Gilmore's guitar is amazing.
So, I had just seen you do Ren’s response to Dotta and came to find out that, like me, you’re originally from the Bronx. Well, do you remember in NYC when they used to do Laserium at the Hayden Planetarium? At one time, they did a special one featuring the music of Pink Floyd. We would pre-game and then go in. Floyd’s music and the laser visuals were a match made in heaven. Great times back then and a great reaction by you.
I'm loving this journey you're embarking on between Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and now Pink Floyd amongst others. I can't click the videos fast enough. I love how you break the songs down and digest them. I've seen so many reactions where it's just you watching them bob their heads. Boring!
After all the guitars and lessons I have paid for, I was rewarded with 2 sons who learned both of David's solos in this song. Best pay off ever!! Great music
It’s great when your kids play your music! My boy is in a biggish rock band and he plays snippets of Pink Floyd warming up. He and his step dad jam together when he comes home. His dad died when was young and he never got to see what his son became. He would be so so proud!
And so it begins! Just relax, close your eyes and take the ride. You will experience so much more than you think. And don't worry, we are all here with you!😳
One of my favorites! Good choice. 👍 So far as I know, it's about drugs, mental health, and spirituality. Definitely the hypnotic aspect is there. In the attempt to describe the feeling, but also in the music as the feelings are so beautifully conveyed. It's about how we suffer in our existence and are nearly able to transcend somehow, maybe.
Pink Floyd is one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Journey, you got that right. Signiture Pink Floyd you'll love the rabbit hole you just put yourself in, have fun!
Pink Floyd trivia-PF's original singer, Syd Barrett, had serious psyc issues, and was eventually removed from the band, 'According to Waters, Barrett came to what was to be their last practice session with a new song he had dubbed "Have You Got It Yet?" The song seemed simple enough when he first presented it, but it soon became impossibly difficult to learn; they eventually realised that while they were practising it, Barrett kept changing the arrangement. He would then play it again, with the arbitrary changes, and sing "Have you got it yet?" Eventually, they realised they never would, and that they were simply bearing the brunt of Barrett's idiosyncratic sense of humour. Waters called it "a real act of mad genius".' Until Barrett's fairly recent death PF still payed Barrett as if he was still a member.
David Gilmour's closing solo on this song is considered by many to be the best rock guitar solo of all time. I concur. The man is a master at creating beauty, a sense, a feeling, a thought with that wonderful guitar. The anguish and pain in that solo is so heartrending.
You're not alone, I think this song really resonates and gives that floating feeling to many people. Amazingly, this week I was interested to look into the 432Hz frequency, said to be a miracle frequency for many things including healing, and someone on Spotify has a playlist called 432 Hz famous songs - more than one PF song is on it including Comfortably Numb! First time I've visited your channel, thanks for the nice content and it's good to see you enjoying the music :)
"Hypnosis" - perfect! Pink Floyd put it to music and you "got it" cuz your an astute reactor. An extremely sad/melancholy song which somehow produces some weird sort of euphoria every time ya listen 😕👍
First universal law when experiencing Pink Floyd; Wear Headphones < you did good on that one. Second rule is; Never never EVER interrupt a David Gilmour guitar solo < glad you let the second one ride out. I was about to go "no he Din't" As it's your first experience we can let the first solo pause go, THIS time, haha. Third rule is; sit back and enjoy the ride. It is best experiencing their whole albums from start to finish to get the whole story. Their albums are like Novels where it's a complete concept or story and each song is a chapter that blends together. Cherry picking a song you will not totally understand sometimes because it is only a part of a story being told.
Thank you! I asked for a Floyd reaction like a month ago. They are truly next level elite in everything they did. Pure masterpieces. The live version of this from the 1994 Pulse tour will expose you to possibly the greatest guitar solo ever played. Check out ‘Time’ and ‘Shine on you Crazy Diamond’ also. All their stuff is cool. I think their album Dark Side of the Moon spent more time on the charts than any other album in history. Also, headphones are a must for Floyd.
You can find the best versions of some of the most important Pink Floyd pieces, including Comfortably Numb, in the Pulse concert 1994. You can here David Gilmour's guitar solo entirely, no cut, no fading. The lights spectacle in this concert is also astonishing.
At this part in the movie he is broken, his wife has cheated on him, he is tired, and disillusioned about his life. The wall he has built to keep everyone out, is secure, but now he wants out. This is the moment when his handlers are at the door, trying to get in, and get him ready for the "show", and in the few minutes they are there trying to get him "juiced up" the song takes place. You should watch this sequence in the movie, even if you don't watch it all, just to see him go through the "wormlike" cocoon transformation in the Limo, and arrive, Ready To Go.
all those feelings are totally right on - being lifted, dropped, flying, hypnotic, moved etc. etc. - it was fun to hear it described as weird - I suppose it is
"Time" is a must. Such meaning and truth in those lyrics. Always with Floyd. Great reaction there! Yes hypnotized, mesmerized and transported. Same with Zeppelin for me. Love it that you are discovering the power of great music!!! So glad I lived during the hey days and got to experience it first hand. I'd go back in a flash!!!
Intense reaction. It looked like you were absorbing every glorious note of David's final solo. Yes, the Floyd can be hypnotic. That's why we have been digging it for over 50 years.
There is a reason why this was on the top 100 album sales list for 14 years strait. The album is really one song with several parts. It was always meant to be listened to as a whole album.
I agree 1000% with Adam Cuthbert's comment. The out of body experience is what their music was about. Their creativity is out of this world, especially with videos like the Wall, etc.
The beauty of the song is that the singer is talking to someone else but it also feels like he's talking to you. The live performance is also good to listen to as the brilliant guitar solo at the end is longer and even more amazing. Other Pink Floyd songs where it feels like the singer is talking to you, are 'Time' from 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'Hey You' from 'The Wall'.
Tripping to Pink Floyd was awesome. The first part of the song he's talking about being a kid and having a fever it was so high that he couldn't hear anything and couldn't feel his hands cuz they swelled up like two balloons. The second verse is more less about drugs and being on the road and basically getting high to just keep going#addiction
Second verse is about roger waters being ill before a concert, the doctor gave him an injection to do the show, he felt completely numb onstage. Understandable that people think its about heroin though
Have you seen the wall? He is heating up black tar heroin it ain't hash. An all rhe pills yes its a movie but some truth behind it. Idk. Never chilled him so I can't say anything for sure.
If you have an open mind and set of ears, Pink Floyd can change your life. I'm just getting super-into them right now. "Time" is a song that hits me hard as fuck as a lazy 20-year-old, I can't imagine when I'm 40.
You feelin it for sure!!! Ive listened to this song for 41 yrs and still get chills when the solo kicks in. Also this song is a part of a story arc for an album, so there is context to what he is singing about. I do HIGHly recommend blazin up to get the full experience though lol. One of the greatest bands of all time, amazing live performances, Amazing Guitarist, you cannot go wrong with Pink FLoyd
So happy you're joining us on a journey many of us have been on... You really need to watch The Wall (the movie) you'll understand it better. Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Pink Floyd!
Where I live in Vancouver BC. we have a planetarium. When I was a teen we would go there because they would play Pink Floyd & have a laser light show. It was Incredible!
I mentioned this on another chanel's reaction, but I had to share with you, because you get it! When I was in the Navy, 79-83, stationed in Pearl Harbor, I would play this whole album, but particularly this song, looping it over and over, while in my darkened room in the barracks. I had a 2 foot tall, tree shaped, fiber optic lamp, that the fibers would slowly turn in a circle and change colors. I would get so wrapped up in it, like in a meditative trance, just watching the colors and listening to the music, and feeling the same things you were describing. I LOVE music, sounds, color, art, nature, and all things natural! It wasn't just hearing it, but feeling it, and escaping from the insanity of the crazy world of the military! When I would describe this to young people, they thought I was doing drugs. I never did drugs. With music like this, who needs drugs?! It's a natural, peaceful high and escape! LOVE PINK FLOYD AND LED ZEPPELIN!!!! And many more!!! Thank you so much! LOVE your reactions!!!
Dude, I just found you today... it's all in the personality that will keep your channel goin; great smile! I saw Pink Floyd early 80's - still best concert I've seen to date [there are a lot!] - my husband and I met at a party and after he invited me to his house to watch The Wall; it was our first real connection. He passed at 29 yrs old in 95 and to this day, you have no idea how this song dances thru my DNA and I feel him around me every time I play it. Thank you for making my day... PEACE from Southern Ontario!
