@@jordesign try putting on Total Recall (Schwarzenegger) when they' start flying through the Mars catacombs so it's synched to On the Run. Serendipitously happened in college once and blew my THC addled mind away. We were hooting and hollering at the screen like we were on a roller coaster.
@@Sportsref13 To be exact, it stayed on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart for 736 consecutive weeks (14 years). It then came back for five more weeks giving it 741 weeks on the chart. It doesn't end there however. With the advent of Billboards catalog albums chart, as of 2013 it had been on the charts for a dizzying 1500 weeks (nearly 29 years). I don't know after that. I can't find anymore info on it. The albums still sells about 34,000 copies a month. When you look in the dictionary under iconic, there is a picture of this album.
@@countryboyoutdoors7963 34.000 copies a month? That's an insane figure, especially in these days. But then again, it's one of the true iconic albums in our lifetime.
1985, I was a junior in high school, and our chorus teacher allowed the class to choose a song for our upcoming Spring concert. We chose THIS song. It surprised the audience when we busted it out, and we got a standing O when it was over.
When I was in 9th grade boys chorus (for my music credit) in 1989, we had to sing a solo in front of the class. The song I chose was Wish You Were Here.
This song is one of the most powerful on in my opinion the greatest album ever made. The words and message are just as powerful today as they we're then. Pink Floyd just had it all.
Imagine being 14 years old, driving around on a car with older friends late, late at night when FM radio just started and played complete albums. And the car had a fabulous stereo. The album had just been released and they played it all the way through. We were all silent the entire album. Just awestruck and deep in our own thoughts. It was life changing.
When I was 15 I would listen to pink Floyd because I was an only child and pretty much did housework and was ignored by my Mom and stepdad. I'd fix dinner for them and do the dishes then go to my room and listen to music. Pink Floyd was my best friend at the time
Im an African girl studying in Russia .. Last night I sang as a backup singer to a group of Russian rock n rollers and we are in the midst of a mini tribute tour of Pink Floyd .. Us and Them is the most beautiful song I've heard of the whole album .. IMO 💜
@@ryanmmcevoy5689 it really was amazing .. and yes the lead singer ,though not fluent in English, had to learn and master the lyrics , aswell as the other back up singers . 🙂
That's one album I'll NEVER get sick of listening to from beginning to end, it's a true gem. Dick Parry is such a talented saxophone player too, epic sax work in this song.
When you think about it there is no end if played in a loop, it starts with a heartbeat fading in and a heartbeat fading out which would lead to a heartbeat fading in and on and on...
So, I'm sitting here watching a man discover something I've loved for 47 years, and I'm thinking "Yes, man! You get it! You're feeling this music, just like I felt it the first time I heard it." I see a lot of these reaction videos from other people, and I'm left with the overwhelming impression it's all about them. Not you, man, you are truly hearing this stuff and appreciating the artistry. Stay safe, stay well, brother (baby boomer white dude here, but I hope I can call you brother).
It took me until this album in 73 to introduce me to Floyd. I was 23... I still recall listening in my apt in Reseda CA, across from the park. In 69 it was Zeppelin 1. What a time except for the Vietnam war.
@@assedio3631 Good Lord....that progression in Great Gig In The Sky. Everyone focuses on the vocals. Without Rick and that chord progression that song would never have happened. It might be his greatest contribution to their music.
So happy that you discovered Pink Floyd. Please listen to Crush by Dave Mathews Band....everyone knows Crash....but Crush never really got popular. Dave is amazing and the band is unbelievable
I was like 15 when I first heard this back in the 80's and just took it all in, because back then that's just what you did. No internet, no complaints or opinions. Music was magic.
When I was 18, sat in my friend’s basement in the dark with 3 other friends..........smell of pot in the air, I was a drinker, they were heads. Talk about an emotional album. 😎🥳. To this day I can listen in the dark and I go from age 64 to 18 in a second. 😢
Ditto! Don't know about your friend's basement but we had the black lights and posters on the wall too, lol. The smoke wafting through the air, it was something to behold. The stereo component system had to be perfectly spec'd out. A communal, deeply shared experience. So glad I was there to enjoy it. Almost 65 now, and yes...feeling 18 all over again for a brief, sweet moment, except now I appreciate this music even more!
It adds complete irony. The lyrics are about the effects and division and pointlessness of war, while the music is so calm. It makes me feel like I’m in a diner while it is snowing a few days before Christmas, while that is the complete opposite reaction that someone should have from the lyrics. It is completely genius.
Roger Waters (the lyricist) has said about this song: “The first verse is about going to war, how in the front line we don’t get much chance to communicate with each another, because someone else has decided that we shouldn’t. I was always taken with those stories of ‘the First Christmas’ in 1914, when (the soldiers) all wandered out into no-man’s land, had a cigarette, shook hands and then carried on the next day …The second verse is about civil liberties, racism and colour prejudice. The last verse is about passing a tramp in the street and not helping.”
"...the second time you see something is really the first time. You need to know how it ends before you can appreciate how beautifully it's put together" - David Gilmour
love your reactions man - I was 13 when i heard this on it's release - i wish i'd paid more attention to the lyrics because here i am nearly 50 years later and songs like 'time' really hit home now. watching you react to floyd, led zep, etc. makes me proud, if Britain hasn't contributed anything else, our music is our gift to the world. I am constantly amazed that young kids living in the UK in the 50's and 60's heard blues music and turned it into something else.
My Uncle introduced this to me when it was released. I was 9. We sat in his den with the lights out except his red lava lamp. Remember it like it was yesterday.
You are the "realest" most accessible brother doing these reactions. YES, you are bringing us all a bright moment of joy in these times. I know I speak for a lot of us by saying we value and appreciate your content. Never change.
My brother loved PF, he died when I was 13. I took a couple years till I did too. 30+ years later, it’s by far my favorite band ever! It’s help me cope and keep moving in life. It’s not about making money with them, it’s about interpreting their music. It’s God-sent for me to hear them!
My sweet man passed in 2013! He had to be “Pink’s” , as he affectionately called them, most passionate fan! Our life was wrapped with beautiful music by Pink Floyd!
"Timeless music at it's best.." Now you know why this 60 year old geezer still listens to these timeless masterpieces. I gotta say that your reactions are priceless! Thanks for sharing them with us! Man, I gotta say, during my teenage years we'd go to the local planetarium and for the midnight showing, on Fridays and Saturdays, they did Laser Floyd, to the whole Dark Side of the Moon Album. Talk about a lot of fun that was, and what a trip, and we didn't smoke or drink! Thanks for playing this one!
That was my first exposure to Dark Side Of The Moon, on a 6th grade field trip to Laser Floyd show at our Planetarium, and let me tell you, it changed my damn life.
You can see why Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all time! Followed them for almost 45 yrs! Still can remember where I was the first time I heard this album and how it made me feel. Nothing can touch them…
Oohhhh, gives me shivers again ..... There used to be a 'coffeeshop' in Haarlem, The Netherlands called 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'. They had a basement with just some sofas along the wall. Floor, walls and ceiling were painted deep-black and there was one of these mirror balls with a spotlight on it spinning around. Virtually a black box with a million lights slowly drifting all over the place. You bought some high quality -or quality high :-)- old school white widow or lemon haze in the shop, ordered a beer and went on a journey in that basement. Pink Floyd only, albums were played from start to finish over a top notch audio system at a decent volume. Man..., those were the days ....
White widow that brings back memories of Amsterdam lol There was a coffe shop called the wall it had murals of the all the art from the wall album Sat in there smoking a jolly ( blunt) ate hash gateaux drank hash hot chocolate About half an hour later I was so stoned I couldn't get up head on the table just sat there having a whitey 😂
@@urbi38 I loved it I can still remember the first time I went to Amsterdam when I was 16 they still used gilders back then First thing I bought was 2 grams of purple haze an Henry ( eighth) of something called double zero hash It's that really compacted hash that fluffs up when you burn and crumble it all the lads chipped in their weed and hash we had and we rolled a 7 skinner jolly( blunt)with king sized skins at the doors cafe bloody thing was about a foot long lol it had 5 different types of weed and 3 different kinds of hashish in it must have used about 7 grams in this jolly couldn't smoke it like a normal jolly had suck at it like you do a bong 5 little ones (e's) 1 gram of coke herbal liquid e and 1ounce of magic mushrooms that was within the first 2 hours There's a place called the interpolm coffee shop just across from central station You could buy these jollys ( blunts) it was like smoking thin air barely any taste to it I don't know what weed it was But it got you really stoned
I'm 63 Jamal and I miss it so much.. . Incredible time it was.. like a galaxy being born bursting outward everywhere, so many dimensions of music molding youth in thought provoking sounds. I had the Time of my life.
I believe this is the first reference to his father's death in Anzio in WWII. He gets much more explicit in The Wall (When the Tigers Broke Free). The movie also has an additional track. Both tracks are gut-wrenching.
I've went on a road trip with Pink Floyd, never ended up to the place of my destination... was going to go. That's one of the best road trips of my life.
first time i heard this album, I was 11. my dad bought me my first pair of headphones and we listened to the whole album together. on headphones- him on his, me on mine. you know those moments that get etched into your brain? I remember it so vividly. everytime i listen it's a powerful memory of my dad who's now gone. Jamal you remind me what it's like to listen to music with good friends who take the journey with you. especially needed right now, man. thank you.
Cool Dad. That great memory just gave me some of my own. I lost my dad a few years ago. But, we did a lot of listening of great music together. His and mine.
I think musically. Analog is the unsurpassed medium for sound reproduction. Digital wave is square and blocky. Music is a flowing sonic movement and requires sweeping frequency to properly emulate the FLOW of the sound. But digital is a bit more forgiving in that mistakes and flaws can be masked quite readily. But pizza is the way to go...
Jamel_AKA_Jamal I love how you pick up on the small stuff, i.e. how soft Nick Mason is hitting the drums... LOVE it. Love watching your reaction videos. This is from an old guy 64+
Jamal, you've reconnected me with old standbys, and no worry to go back and listen for yourself. Pink Floyd is my solo album pick for the desert island scenario. They're life-changing. Thank you for your channel!
You Are Frigging AWESOME. I am a white girl that loves black music from the 50's, 60's, and 70's. It is wonderful to see a beautiful black man digging on the so called "white music" of the seventies. Music can bring us all together if we let it. Jamel, you are beautiful and I am wishing you well in your life. Peace, man.
Cheryl DeFatta Cheryl, you are right. There is a lot of great music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. I keep hoping Jamel will react to some of that music someday.
You simply cannot deny the fact that this song is one of the absolute best tunes you've ever heard. This song is about warfare in general. Old men fighting wars withoout even being there, and using lines on a map as their guide. "Forward he cried from the rear, And the front rank died And the general sat And the lines on the map Moved from side to side Black (black, black, black) And blue (blue, blue) And who knows which is which and who is who "
The Visuals are why they were labeled "Acid Rock". No need for drugs because you can "see" the music . Back in my youth ( LOL) it was amazing on acid !!!!!!!
Thank you for this channel - I am addicted to hearing some of my favorite music through fresh ears, and vicariously it's like hearing these tunes again for the first time. You help demonstrate the universality of music in such a genuine and generous way!
When I first heard this album, I didn't know what I was listening to, but I knew it was great. I didn't need drugs as long as I had a Pink Floyd album.
"Out of the way, it's a busy day. I've got things on my mind. For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died." As is so often the case with Floyd, the secret to the song is in the lyrics. And in this song, the social commentary that was so relevant so many decades ago when the album was released is still relevant today. "Haven't you heard, it's a battle of words, the poster-bearer cried." Also still relevant, except now, the battle of words is verging on turning to open violence, and has in some places. Or as a Cato Institute study showed just this week, 62% of Americans are now fearful of expressing their personal views on some topics. If it keeps going this way, the day will come when the right to free speech will be just a memory to those old enough to remember it. And if that day comes, you can be sure albums like this, and others, will be banned. It reminds me of the closing lines of "Silent Running" by Mike and the Mechanics - "Teach the children quietly, for some day sons and daughters will stand up and fight while we stood still."
The song is about WWII and its aftermath on Britain. "Forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died" is a direct reference to Roger Waters' father dying at the Battle for the Anzio Bridgehead. It was a hopeless battle and the officers kept sending them forward to a meat grinder. Pink Floyd interweaved the war theme into the all over petty "wars" that people have over perceived differences when the reality is the world keeps spinning, wars will keep happening, and people will keep on keeping on in spite of it. People do not learn from the past, no matter how many people speak up and say "stop." As for "free speech?" Most people use it as a weapon to create more wars. They do not use it for the betterment of the world. They say things that don't need to be said, which in turn, creates more conflicts and wars. With "free speech" comes responsibility and most do not realise their own power in what they speak nor the power of their words. "Free speech" nowadays isn't used to stop tyrannical governments. It is used by the naive and gullible to call their neighbours "cunts." Pointless and useless personal displays of their own emotional problems. If you are not willing to die for your "free speech" then don't say words that don't need to be said. In America, "free speech" is used as a tool to oppress other people who are no different from those who hide behind their "free speech." In Britain, there are hate speech laws and for good reason. Britain had to re-build after having the war directly destroy a good size of its population because of the misuse of "free speech" in Germany. In Germany, there are hate speech laws because they know that there is always another stupid Joseph Goebbels waiting for a platform to spew lies and venom about other people. The US is like a child with no awareness of the consequences of their actions. Intelligence is mocked and the most ignorant are celebrated, "well, it's free speech so I can say what I want!" Sure, until someone more intelligent comes along and you have to own those words. Careful what you wish for.
You said you love how David's voice echoes. One of the little touches I love about this song is when he sings, "With" with echoing followed by "Without" without echo. Nice little detail.
Great observation of Nick Mason's drumming. Just perfectly understated throughout the track, doesn't overwhelm the sentiment even during the chorus, but keeps everyone on track. Like a shepherd.
this one's okay as a stand-alone reaction. the next, and last, three songs on the album, however, MUST be listened to all together: Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage and Eclipse. it is, arguably, the best 9 minutes of rock music ever put to vinyl.
You would completely trip out listening to the album with a quad system. They put a special quad tape version and I wore the tape out. Hearing the sounds move around from speaker to speaker is an experience.
I was scanning the comments looking for someone else to say this. I thought the same thing, the last three tracks have to be played as one. I really hope Jamal does this... such an epic ride.
One thing about Pink Floyd, they never rush. They take as much time as they need, to say what needs to be said. I've been in a bit of a lockdown funk today, and this was just what I needed to get motivated. Thanks so much for this! I think I'll play some guitar now!
Aren't you so glad you found Pink Floyd? Or does Pink Floyd find us??? That generation had some seriously, seriously amazing, incredible, inspired, timeless music! I've got kids in my class (music teacher) who absolutely love Pink Floyd! They are 15 years old.
I was raised on this music before I could speak. Pictures of me at 3, laying on the floor with Dads Dolby headphones hooked up to the Fischer stereo. Great vibes♥️♥️♥️
Jamel, seeing the look on your face listening to a song that is 47 years old is priceless. You really get it brother. To me Pink Floyd is an experience, not just music. I have had the pleasure of seeing them 3 times.
I've been listening to this song for almost 50 years now. Superb piece of music from a phenomenally good album. Sax by, sometimes session musician with Pink Floyd, Dick Parry.
It’s the love and passion you have for their music that draws long time listeners to your channel. Yes, this album was written to be listened to in sequence but everyone starts somewhere. Glad you’re enjoying the journey.
If you like Pink Floyd, you may like The Alan Parsons project, as Alan Parsons was an engineer on Dark Side of the Moon and he had a pretty good band in its own right. Give "Breakdown" a listen, you won't be disappointed.
I'd recommend "Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe". Especially the two first tracks (which, as with Pink Floyd, I recommend to be played in sequence), "A Dream Within a Dream" and "The Raven". This album struck me so deep that it made me curious to read Poe, and I loved it, a true genius with a tragic life who died young and didn't think much of himself (and neither did his contemporaries), and only after death was his (almost literally) insane talent recognized.
Dark Side of the Moon was by far their greatest collaboration. IMHO! Sales of the album certainly agrees with me. It was the best selling album for decades. This song came out shortly after the Vietnam War and rang true to so many of us war weary Americans. The lyrics referencing the front rank died and the general sat and the lines of the map moved from side to side. (representing individual lives that were so easily sacrificed by war dogs on both sides at the time.) The haunting sounds of the saxophone along with the piano is truly mesmerizing.
hey, Jamal, watching the reactions as a player, performer, writer or a singer is really helpful in seeing what "other" people like about different songs...you point out different things, going on, that I never heard myself...
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You....for how you react and for doing aome FLOYD. How about you try a live stream where you react to the entire album with us? That would be a HELL of a treat, we know you would have to dedicate the time in which you may not have at the moment, just saying alot of us would show up to enjoy Dark Side of the Moon with you. Again thank you for giving me some joy during this tough time, be safe and God Bless
"I'm going to take this album with me on my next road trip,..." When this album was released, I had an uncle that bought a new car, put this tape in the tape player, and never took it out.
Neil Baldwin yeh but those generals have most likely already been the front line themselves many times to be fair. If you kill the general, who’s gonna control the show?
Dude, don't beat yourself up. Pink Floyd is Pink Floyd. All of their songs stand on their own. You CAN take them out of order and they still ROCK! BTW, I love your reactions and will continue to watch you.
Love playing sax along to this song. But the lyrics are so poignant: "Forward he cried, from the rear, and the front ranks died" and "Listen son, said the man with the gun - there's room for you inside". Roger Water's distaste for the war that took his father is unbelievably clear in this. Cannon fodder, anyone?
All wars for the last 500 years are banker wars. Find out who funded the wars and dictators no one man seizes a country with out a huge amount of help most of the time unseen .
“Take this with me on the next road trip” ABSOLUTELY. My dad did that when we went to visit state colleges and that was the most eye opening trip. You can still listen to it separately and then listen to it together and it’s like a whole extra take. It is like watching a clip from a tv show then watching the season. I absolutely love your reactions to the different styles. You’re so embracing even if it’s something you wouldn’t have chosen yourself. Thank you for being so open and pure. It’s precious and lovely.
on a road trip, driving all night, a bit before dawn as the sky fills with light, I like to pop in a cassette of "A Collection of Great Dance Songs" - a 'best of' style selection of Floyd that goes well with sunrise.
pink floyd make you fly high without any subtances, this is why it is so damn good, this album is a jewel . There good musicians and there is pink floyd , the seems to appear from nowhere in a time capsule and fly back , thanks they make my life better , no doubts !
