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The astronaut depicted is floating through space, but he's flailing his arms about and thrashing into the vacuum as he tumbles about, almost like his tether to the spacecraft has broken, and he's trying to "swim" through a vacuum to get back to safety. The floating through space that Pink Floyd evokes is more like "yeah, my tether's broken, but this is just AWESOME! I'm floating through space!". No fear, no thrashing about, just AWESOMENESS.
David Gilmour is a great vocalist but his guitar playing is just something else. There is nobody else that can touch him when it comes to this performance. Its a masterclass in guitar.
It's important to not only understand the lyrics but that it's a conversation between a doctor and a patient. That is why there is the contrast in style and voice. The patient is the main character. And then we get to hear and feel the emotions of the patient via the guitar solos which are the heart of the song that the lyrics help set up. A masterclass in song writing, composition, and performance.
Yes, she totally missed the back-and-forth dialog aspect... we're brought into the world of the patient and privy to their point of view, which is why Gilmour's voice is so strong and clear and the "doctor's" voice is more muffled and subdued like trying to break through a foggy mist.
@@AB-ku4my _"and it's eventual demolition"_ FWIW, you do understand that the entire album _is a _*_loop_* right? The very end of the last song, on the last album/cd ( _"Outside the Wall";_ Disc 2/Album Side 4 ), bleeds directly into the musical snippet on the opening of the first song of the first album/CD ( _"In the Flesh?";_ Disc 1/Album Side 1 ). If you play it in its entirety, in order, on repeat, it will blend seemlessly, from the very end, back to the beginning. This was done intentionally, by the band, to represent that, like the experiences of many addicts, Pink's journey is an unending cycle of desperately trying to cope with and ultimately surmount the Wall, then falling back and succumbing to it's pernicious influences again and again...
Yes that is the greatest solo of all time. David doesn't plug his guitar into an Amp, he plugs it into his soul. And lastly, the number one rule when reacting to pink Floyd is you never pause during the solos.
I've never really felt 'chill' listening to this extraordinary song ..... more emotional/tearful I would say and it's like that for me every time I listen to it and it has been ever since I first heard it way back in the 1970's!
I've seen them live twice. Besides the visuals being intense in person they are the only band I've seem that uses quadraphonic surround sound live. It's amazing
Me and a friend drove from Charlotte, NC to the Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, NC back 1994 when I was 20 to see the Division Bell concert. IT WAS THE BEST SHOW I HAVE EVER BEEN TO.
Pink Floyd does not simply play music, they plug in to your freeking soul ! This one makes me cry (dont judge me) . That solo touching me in a way i cant explain. The lyrics alone are so awesome , deep meaning for some of us . love the channel keep rocking girl !
A personal favourite of mine, if you can ever get round to it - doesn't even necessarily have to be a reaction, just check it out in your own time if you'd like - is High Hopes by Pink Floyd, either the studio version of from the same Pulse concert this is taken from. It's heartwrenchily beautiful and it always makes me think of my dad
Just to clarify: Comfortably numb was released in 1979 ("The Wall" album) and Purple Rain in 1984, five years later. So it will be Purple Rain that looks like Comfortably Numb and not the other way around.
Two things... 1.) "Comfortably Numb" was inspired by Rodger Waters experience prior to a Floyd concert in Philadelphia. Rodger got sick and a doctor had to be called. The doctor gave him a shot as reflected in the lyrics. "I need some information first. Just the basic facts. Can you show we where it hurts." And... "Can you stand up. I believe it's working good. That will keep you going through the show. Come on it's time to go." 2.) If you look closely when the "disco ball " fully opens it reveals the same kind of "lighthouse" styled light as the one that has been next to David Gilmore on stage.
I've been a fan of this awesome group since the late 60`s...For me they can do no wrong...In my opinion Pink Floyd is the greatest Band in music history..Thanks for reacting to them...Back in the 70`s and 80`s they were considered way ahead of their time.
I saw them in Pittsburgh while they were on this tour, without a doubt it grabbed all your senses. Instead of floating in space it's more like floating around in a drug haze.
As a singer, you MUST check out Pink Floyd's "Great Gig In The Sky". It starts out with some what I would call muffled rhetorical dialog, and from about the 1 minute mark, a British singer named Clare Torry begins this sort of expressive scat vocal. As with many Pink Floyd songs, this is transformational for the soul. And David Gilmour also has some very good solo work.
I truly feel for you having missed out on so much amazing music. Pink Floyd inserts a musical journey between the lyrics giving you time mull them over and find connection with them. Quick note their albums should honestly be listened to from beginning to end as each song is like a chapter in a book. Hope you get back into listening to more of Pink Floyd. Their concerts were amazing as you can see by this one song. They brought out more than just disco balls at their shows.
There r a lot of interpretations of the "Disco Ball" To me it mimics the Universe's indifferent grandiosity (Black x White) evolving into the blossoming of life (Colors) A man growing older, realizing his limitations, and accepting what's good about this journey.
As a non-musician, but music lover, I may not be explaining this right. But the music sounds so basic, so simple, but perfect! Every note can be heard and it's amazing. Don't know if that makes sense. Love it.
Funny thing you should mention Purple Rain. There's a version of this song (I think from 2016), where Gilmour plays a little of the Purple Rain solo as a tribute to Prince. All the lights turn Purple too.
For me there are two bands that absolutely always take you on a journey: Pink Floyd and Tool. And nobody else can touch your soul with a guitar like this man!
Watch "Sorrow", "High Hopes", "Another Brick in the Wall", "Run Like Hell", "Coming Back to Life" all from the same PULSE Concert. You will be blown away...
This is by far the best rendition of this song that I've come across. How I wish I had been at that concert. Gilmour's solos say more in 5 notes than other guitarists can with 100. I like how they use multiple voices singing in unison for the Roger Waters parts -- so there is no direct comparison possible.
How cool was this concert? I saw it in Foxboro, MA in 1994, unreal audio, video and sensory experience like no other concert by anyone else. But that is how I felt every time I saw them: 1975 Old Boston Garden - With Roger Waters and they did all of Dark Side of the Moon and did a great live Echoes as the encore. 1977 Old Boston Garden - Rogers Waters taking control f the band but David Gilmour taking over the concert with some of his best guitar ever in the Animals set, he was giving us chills and was truly inspired, you can hear this on YT. All of Animals and Wish You Were Here. 1987 Hartford Civic Center - Roger is gone but the 3 remaining members seem refreshed and eager to perform, great show with Gilmour helming them now. 1994 Foxboro - The Pulse Tour, enough said. I also saw David twice solo, 2 Saturdays in a row in the mid 80s, he had Mick Ralphs on 2nd guitar and they had a blast playing together, nice band and mix of Floyd and his first 2 solo album tunes. Lastly, I saw Roger Waters 4 times, first time in the 80s he had Eric Clapton on lead guitar, was fun hearing his takes on their music, he was excellent in his own way for sure. I also saw him do all of Dark Side and The Wall in separate shows. All these shows were amongst the best ever for me, Pink Floyd forever! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎷🎶
13.36 a big glitter ball?... I went to the Pink Floyd exhibition back in 2017 in London and those glitter 'petals' were on display, about 3m long so yes, a huge glitter ball.
The Floyd. Masters of providing the perfect soundtrack for an enhanced mood/ state of mind. If in doubt, get wrecked and play “ Dark Side Of The Moon” all the way through. On headphones. Take a bow David Gilmour, owner of one of the greatest live guitar solos by anyone, ever.
This is without Roger. In the original version Roger and David traded verses in the song. To see all four reunited check out Comfortably Numb recorded at live 8
In its origin Pink Floyd (founded in1965) was one of the first psychodelic Bands. One of their aims was to unite music and light ... until today although the band doesn't exist anymore. Additional to your comment at 11:14 ... or on LSD!
The great gig in the sky, from this same concert may interest you. The song came from their breakthrough album "Dark Side of the Moon" which stayed on the charts for 18 years! The band recorded the instrumental and hired a singer to voice it. They told her it was about someone who gets a fatal medical diagnosis and goes through the stages of denial anger sorrow and acceptance. After hearing it she asked to see the lyrics. They said no words just sing. After warming up she nailed it on the 1st take. She recommended they hire 3 singers for live performances, because it would be too intense for one singer in a live setting, especially if they have to sing more than one song. The original singer was Clare Tory.
In my opinion the studio version of Great Gig In The Sky was better than any of the live versions. No one did the vocals better than Clare Torry. The live concerts required 2 or 3 vocalists to do what Clare did solo.
5:26 I think there's another reason for the contrasting vocal styles. The song is about David Gilmour's experience when he was injected with a strong tranquilizer just before having to do a show. The first vocals are external: muted and distant, as if you're walking around in a daze of pain and then the medication kicks in. This is also mentioned in the lyrics: "There is no pain, you are receding / A distant ship's smoke on the horizon / You are only coming through in waves / Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying". Then when Gilmour starts singing, that's his own voice and thoughts which he of course hears very clearly. The smooth, flowing style of the second guitar solo further expresses the dreamy and mellow feeling when you're under the influence of a pain killer so strong you're almost disconnected from the world. And now that you've heard this masterpiece, you'll understand why Pink Floyd songs aren't just heard - they're _experienced._ There may be a handful of guitarists more technically skilled than Gilmour, but none that are able to express feelings better through their playing. There are five levels of guitar playing: beginner, intermediate, skilled, master, and Gilmour. 😊
I personally don't know what's wrong with people who become obsessed with Pink Floyd's music. I mean, i know i listen to it pretty much all day long, and is usually who I search for when i want to hear real music. Like, who doesn't want to listen to master musicians to get through their day. Just because it's 90% or more of my list doesn't mean I'm obsessed. Does it?
This has to be said to you younger folks. Pink Floyd's mystique came from the fact that they were considered studio wizards. Their albums were the product. A concert cannot provide the full effect of a pink Floyd album. In concert, they would do all sorts of gimmicks to try to replace what was missing: big statues of the figures from the album, on cables flying above the stage and stuff. They would play electric guitars on stage in the rain if they had to, to finish a show. ( I saw it myself). But a concert is not the album, played on a good stereo or through good quality headphones. I knew so many people who bought their first hifi stereo to listen to a Pink Floyd album. As a classical musician, you should listen to the original recording of The Wall. That was their Masterstroke.
Dark Side of the Moon was apparently available in quadraphonic which a big thing at the never. Never got to experience it but beginning of Money went right around the room.
@@bertvervoort7976 I was lucky enough to have had adults around me at the time who were audiophiles, and I got to experience all the selections of the period put out on tape. Those guys had to do a lot of work to get those reel to reel recordings. It was a full time hobby, but everyone came to their apartments to listen to music. It was a different time.
Being a teen in the 70's. not saying that I did drugs, but you can imagine why Floyd was called the tripping band or tripping music back then and I don't mean tripping over your feet!!!! Such a relaxing type of music and IF one was to take something that took them out of reality, Pink Floyd was what was playing back then on the stereo.
In the movie/video "The Wall", the singer ('Pink') is a messed up musician who was smothered emotionally by his Mum......he grew up prone to social alienation, violent tendencies and drug abuse....this song is the story of 'Pink's life and what he must do to function.......
This song is a part of movie. Without that movie lyrics is quite strange as it is conected with what happens when it plays. And it is a scene when Pink (main character, a musican) OD and manager with doctor try to revive him for incoming show.
You really should listen to Pink Floyd "The Great Gig in the Sky". I'd recommend starting with the live version but you should also listen to the studio version. It is the only song of theirs that features a female vocalist.
I saw the Kansas City version of this same concert in 1994, in Arrowhead Stadium, my family and I driving across the state for it. That one song in particular was one of the high points of my life, and for the rest of the decade, I could give myself goosebumps at will, just by thinking of that song. 🕺
“David Gilmour can do more with one note than most other guitar players can do with the whole fretboard” ― Dave Mustaine Also David Gilmours Black Strat sold for 3.9million USD at auction
David Gilmore is the one who improves this song constantly, every live version is better than the original and the live version before, his gift is , he makes his guitar talk, Very, very few people can do this.
He certainly improves the solos, or at least lengthens them, but in other ways it is not improved at all. you'd think he could think of something better to replace Rogers vocal with other than that lame caterwauling.
I think the disco ball became a UFO -- if you were in a proper FLOYD state of mind at a live show, you definitely went into outer/inner space with that guitar solo and transforming disco ball
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Statue of a Fool. B-E-A-UTIFUL imo.
Ever seen Kiss? Not a kiss... The rock band! 😅
You put your words about the songs always well... not matter what genre... and you have a gorgeous hair :)
Peter Gabriel - Downside up - Growing Up Live with his daughter Mathilda
DIO Heaven and Hell live 1986 from Philadelphia
That final solo is considered one of the greatest of all time❤
It is considered the best performance of the best guitar solo of all time.
pink floyd, the eagles & dire straits are 3 of the best live bands ever!!!
I feel I need to correct your word order - "That final solo is considered the one greatest guitar solo of all time".
@@phillee2814 comfortably strum!!
The greatest, in my book.
Feeling like floating through space is a prefect description of Pink Floyd's music. Just close your eyes and let it take you on a journey.
She was too worried about the Flashing lights and shiny ball
The astronaut depicted is floating through space, but he's flailing his arms about and thrashing into the vacuum as he tumbles about, almost like his tether to the spacecraft has broken, and he's trying to "swim" through a vacuum to get back to safety. The floating through space that Pink Floyd evokes is more like "yeah, my tether's broken, but this is just AWESOME! I'm floating through space!". No fear, no thrashing about, just AWESOMENESS.
Pink Floyd: Expanding human consciousness for over 50 years!!!
Maggie was more enamored with the disco ball than one of the most epic emotion filled guitar solos of all time LOL
Shiny metal object! 🤣🤣
But it was a GIANT disco ball!
@@Muckylittleme 🤣🤣🤣
Her reaction was no reaction at all! Her attention was everywhere, but on the song.
@@D1Gr8hansGraf shame….no great vocalist for her to do her thing. Phenomenal music, but that is not Maggie’s ballywick.
David Gilmour is a great vocalist but his guitar playing is just something else. There is nobody else that can touch him when it comes to this performance. Its a masterclass in guitar.
It's impossible to listen to this song and not be transported to a completely different emotional space. Sheer genius.
It's important to not only understand the lyrics but that it's a conversation between a doctor and a patient. That is why there is the contrast in style and voice. The patient is the main character. And then we get to hear and feel the emotions of the patient via the guitar solos which are the heart of the song that the lyrics help set up. A masterclass in song writing, composition, and performance.
Yes, she totally missed the back-and-forth dialog aspect... we're brought into the world of the patient and privy to their point of view, which is why Gilmour's voice is so strong and clear and the "doctor's" voice is more muffled and subdued like trying to break through a foggy mist.
@@islandseeker1260 Yes exactly. To be fair I have never seen a reaction video where this aspect is understood from the first listen.
It also explains Pink's first introduction to drugs which lead to "The Wall" being built, and it's eventual demolition.
@@AB-ku4my _"and it's eventual demolition"_
FWIW, you do understand that the entire album _is a _*_loop_* right?
The very end of the last song, on the last album/cd ( _"Outside the Wall";_ Disc 2/Album Side 4 ), bleeds directly into the musical snippet on the opening of the first song of the first album/CD ( _"In the Flesh?";_ Disc 1/Album Side 1 ).
If you play it in its entirety, in order, on repeat, it will blend seemlessly, from the very end, back to the beginning. This was done intentionally, by the band, to represent that, like the experiences of many addicts, Pink's journey is an unending cycle of desperately trying to cope with and ultimately surmount the Wall, then falling back and succumbing to it's pernicious influences again and again...
That giant disco ball is actually a space ship coming to take David Gilmore back to his home planet.
Gilmore solo is one for the ages. It's arguably the best I've ever heard, at least from an emotive POV.
I really like listening to their music after indulging in what nature has provided to us. Especially in a dark room.
Pink Floyd is my therapy, headphones needed
Yes that is the greatest solo of all time. David doesn't plug his guitar into an Amp, he plugs it into his soul. And lastly, the number one rule when reacting to pink Floyd is you never pause during the solos.
This^^^^ Particularly to comment on visual prop effect.
@@jeffdietz630 nailed it!
I've never really felt 'chill' listening to this extraordinary song ..... more emotional/tearful I would say and it's like that for me every time I listen to it and it has been ever since I first heard it way back in the 1970's!
I've seen them live twice. Besides the visuals being intense in person they are the only band I've seem that uses quadraphonic surround sound live. It's amazing
nope in Hamburg and hannover it was a 5.1 System
Me and a friend drove from Charlotte, NC to the Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, NC back 1994 when I was 20 to see the Division Bell concert. IT WAS THE BEST SHOW I HAVE EVER BEEN TO.
Love it,thank u once more for sharing,Maggie👏👏👏
As soon as you hear David Gilmour, either his guitar OR his voice, you instantly know it's him.
You have to love it when the reaction is "Wow!" and that is why it is the greatest generation of music!
Great reaction, you have to react to The Great Gig in the Sky by them, which has one of the best female vocal performance in rock n' roll history.
Fact
Thanks so much! 🤘🤗🤘
The Pulse version or the original? I think the Pulse performance is actually better but people will disagree.
The studio and live version from Pulse have to be seen in different light....it's not a comparison.
The Pulse performance is about the most guaranteed, can't miss. She will love it. She might even cry
Pink Floyd does not simply play music, they plug in to your freeking soul ! This one makes me cry (dont judge me) . That solo touching me in a way i cant explain. The lyrics alone are so awesome , deep meaning for some of us . love the channel keep rocking girl !
Every listen to Pink Floyd is an experience.
I was there for Earls Court and this show changed my life, it was the 2nd time I saw them but by far the best.
Never to be repeated or forgotten.
“A lot of ways you can listen to this and it’s cool” Yeah that’s Pink Floyd.❤
Can’t believe the placement of the puppy dog lol , right at the beginning and most of the Solo . Great reaction though !
A personal favourite of mine, if you can ever get round to it - doesn't even necessarily have to be a reaction, just check it out in your own time if you'd like - is High Hopes by Pink Floyd, either the studio version of from the same Pulse concert this is taken from. It's heartwrenchily beautiful and it always makes me think of my dad
The Nightwish cover of it from "End of an Era"is well worth a look too. Pink Floyd liked it so I guess that counts for something.
I was there in '94, fantastic show.
I was there too, as a young 18yr old.....amazing! Looking back, we were so lucky. I still have my ticket
*"What's inside the disco ball?"* ... Roger Waters' ego. It was just too small to hold it in.
Just to clarify: Comfortably numb was released in 1979 ("The Wall" album) and Purple Rain in 1984, five years later. So it will be Purple Rain that looks like Comfortably Numb and not the other way around.
I think Pink Floyd is one of the best ROCK bands EVER!!!!!...... BEST EVER!!!!!
Mate. Pink Floyd is a deep deep rabbit hole. Have fun!
Pink Floyd is it’s own genre!!!!
Two things... 1.) "Comfortably Numb" was inspired by Rodger Waters experience prior to a Floyd concert in Philadelphia. Rodger got sick and a doctor had to be called. The doctor gave him a shot as reflected in the lyrics. "I need some information first. Just the basic facts. Can you show we where it hurts." And... "Can you stand up. I believe it's working good. That will keep you going through the show. Come on it's time to go." 2.) If you look closely when the "disco ball " fully opens it reveals the same kind of "lighthouse" styled light as the one that has been next to David Gilmore on stage.
I've been a fan of this awesome group since the late 60`s...For me they can do no wrong...In my opinion Pink Floyd is the greatest Band in music history..Thanks for reacting to them...Back in the 70`s and 80`s they were considered way ahead of their time.
Saw then live in Venice Italy back in 89. One of the most epic concerts I have ever experienced.
Pink Floyd was extremely famous for their laser show in the 70’s
The song is called comfortably numb for a reason, sprinkle in some green smoke. 😊
I saw them in Pittsburgh while they were on this tour, without a doubt it grabbed all your senses.
Instead of floating in space it's more like floating around in a drug haze.
Yup that's Floyd..slow motion mood music!!
As a singer, you MUST check out Pink Floyd's "Great Gig In The Sky". It starts out with some what I would call muffled rhetorical dialog, and from about the 1 minute mark, a British singer named Clare Torry begins this sort of expressive scat vocal. As with many Pink Floyd songs, this is transformational for the soul. And David Gilmour also has some very good solo work.
I love you, Maggy!!! I am old, but I grew up with this music!!!!
I truly feel for you having missed out on so much amazing music. Pink Floyd inserts a musical journey between the lyrics giving you time mull them over and find connection with them. Quick note their albums should honestly be listened to from beginning to end as each song is like a chapter in a book. Hope you get back into listening to more of Pink Floyd.
Their concerts were amazing as you can see by this one song. They brought out more than just disco balls at their shows.
There r a lot of interpretations of the "Disco Ball" To me it mimics the Universe's indifferent grandiosity (Black x White) evolving into the blossoming of life (Colors)
A man growing older, realizing his limitations, and accepting what's good about this journey.
As a non-musician, but music lover, I may not be explaining this right. But the music sounds so basic, so simple, but perfect! Every note can be heard and it's amazing. Don't know if that makes sense. Love it.
The song was about having a shot of Novocain at the dentist and the dentist saying are you comfortable numb
Funny thing you should mention Purple Rain. There's a version of this song (I think from 2016), where Gilmour plays a little of the Purple Rain solo as a tribute to Prince. All the lights turn Purple too.
For me there are two bands that absolutely always take you on a journey: Pink Floyd and Tool. And nobody else can touch your soul with a guitar like this man!
The disco ball is an Uber from his home planet ready to take him home!
Watch "Sorrow", "High Hopes", "Another Brick in the Wall", "Run Like Hell", "Coming Back to Life" all from the same PULSE Concert. You will be blown away...
The disco ball was a “ screw you “ to the era and people saying you can’t dance to Pink Floyd music .
Well the extra commentary added zero insight, other than interuptions.
My favorite album from Pink Floyd will have to be and always be, the momentary lapse of reason
This is by far the best rendition of this song that I've come across. How I wish I had been at that concert.
Gilmour's solos say more in 5 notes than other guitarists can with 100.
I like how they use multiple voices singing in unison for the Roger Waters parts -- so there is no direct comparison possible.
Pink Floyd Live was great to see, their light show was the best.
How cool was this concert? I saw it in Foxboro, MA in 1994, unreal audio, video and sensory experience like no other concert by anyone else. But that is how I felt every time I saw them:
1975 Old Boston Garden - With Roger Waters and they did all of Dark Side of the Moon and did a great live Echoes as the encore.
1977 Old Boston Garden - Rogers Waters taking control f the band but David Gilmour taking over the concert with some of his best guitar ever in the Animals set, he was giving us chills and was truly inspired, you can hear this on YT. All of Animals and Wish You Were Here.
1987 Hartford Civic Center - Roger is gone but the 3 remaining members seem refreshed and eager to perform, great show with Gilmour helming them now.
1994 Foxboro - The Pulse Tour, enough said.
I also saw David twice solo, 2 Saturdays in a row in the mid 80s, he had Mick Ralphs on 2nd guitar and they had a blast playing together, nice band and mix of Floyd and his first 2 solo album tunes. Lastly, I saw Roger Waters 4 times, first time in the 80s he had Eric Clapton on lead guitar, was fun hearing his takes on their music, he was excellent in his own way for sure. I also saw him do all of Dark Side and The Wall in separate shows.
All these shows were amongst the best ever for me, Pink Floyd forever! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎷🎶
13.36 a big glitter ball?... I went to the Pink Floyd exhibition back in 2017 in London and those glitter 'petals' were on display, about 3m long so yes, a huge glitter ball.
The greatest Band and best Guitar Player on this Planet
The Floyd. Masters of providing the perfect soundtrack for an enhanced mood/ state of mind. If in doubt, get wrecked and play “ Dark Side Of The Moon” all the way through. On headphones. Take a bow David Gilmour, owner of one of the greatest live guitar solos by anyone, ever.
This is without Roger. In the original version Roger and David traded verses in the song. To see all four reunited check out Comfortably Numb recorded at live 8
Forget to add The Wall is delving into the mind of a man having a nervous breakdown
In its origin Pink Floyd (founded in1965) was one of the first psychodelic Bands. One of their aims was to unite music and light ... until today although the band doesn't exist anymore.
Additional to your comment at 11:14 ... or on LSD!
A shining crazy diamond inside the disco bar. In memory of (Syd Barrett) @MaggieReneé
I had the pleasure of being there that night. It's most emotional night of my life even more than my wedding day. Goose bumps galore historic gig 🇬🇧🇬🇧
There is a white pulsating light at the center of all things, the "All Mighty Groove".
They were called a "mirrored ball", and disco went and claimed it from the psychedelic stoners of the early 70s.
We where floating in space when this song played for the first time at a party . If u know what I mean. Lol
Angels in heaven are weeping!
The great gig in the sky, from this same concert may interest you. The song came from their breakthrough album "Dark Side of the Moon" which stayed on the charts for 18 years! The band recorded the instrumental and hired a singer to voice it. They told her it was about someone who gets a fatal medical diagnosis and goes through the stages of denial anger sorrow and acceptance. After hearing it she asked to see the lyrics. They said no words just sing. After warming up she nailed it on the 1st take. She recommended they hire 3 singers for live performances, because it would be too intense for one singer in a live setting, especially if they have to sing more than one song. The original singer was Clare Tory.
In my opinion the studio version of Great Gig In The Sky was better than any of the live versions. No one did the vocals better than Clare Torry. The live concerts required 2 or 3 vocalists to do what Clare did solo.
5:26 I think there's another reason for the contrasting vocal styles. The song is about David Gilmour's experience when he was injected with a strong tranquilizer just before having to do a show. The first vocals are external: muted and distant, as if you're walking around in a daze of pain and then the medication kicks in. This is also mentioned in the lyrics: "There is no pain, you are receding / A distant ship's smoke on the horizon / You are only coming through in waves / Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying". Then when Gilmour starts singing, that's his own voice and thoughts which he of course hears very clearly. The smooth, flowing style of the second guitar solo further expresses the dreamy and mellow feeling when you're under the influence of a pain killer so strong you're almost disconnected from the world.
And now that you've heard this masterpiece, you'll understand why Pink Floyd songs aren't just heard - they're _experienced._ There may be a handful of guitarists more technically skilled than Gilmour, but none that are able to express feelings better through their playing. There are five levels of guitar playing: beginner, intermediate, skilled, master, and Gilmour. 😊
I personally don't know what's wrong with people who become obsessed with Pink Floyd's music. I mean, i know i listen to it pretty much all day long, and is usually who I search for when i want to hear real music. Like, who doesn't want to listen to master musicians to get through their day. Just because it's 90% or more of my list doesn't mean I'm obsessed.
Does it?
This has to be said to you younger folks.
Pink Floyd's mystique came from the fact that they were considered studio wizards. Their albums were the product.
A concert cannot provide the full effect of a pink Floyd album. In concert, they would do all sorts of gimmicks to try to replace what was missing: big statues of the figures from the album, on cables flying above the stage and stuff.
They would play electric guitars on stage in the rain if they had to, to finish a show. ( I saw it myself).
But a concert is not the album, played on a good stereo or through good quality headphones.
I knew so many people who bought their first hifi stereo to listen to a Pink Floyd album.
As a classical musician, you should listen to the original recording of The Wall. That was their Masterstroke.
Dark Side of the Moon was apparently available in quadraphonic which a big thing at the never. Never got to experience it but beginning of Money went right around the room.
@@bertvervoort7976 I was lucky enough to have had adults around me at the time who were audiophiles, and I got to experience all the selections of the period put out on tape. Those guys had to do a lot of work to get those reel to reel recordings. It was a full time hobby, but everyone came to their apartments to listen to music. It was a different time.
Being a teen in the 70's. not saying that I did drugs, but you can imagine why Floyd was called the tripping band or tripping music back then and I don't mean tripping over your feet!!!! Such a relaxing type of music and IF one was to take something that took them out of reality, Pink Floyd was what was playing back then on the stereo.
With your background, I think you'd enjoy Pink Floyd's "The Great Gig In The Sky"
They put light shows on to make sure you pay attention to the lyrics instead of them
David Gilmour doesn't use a guitar amp. he plugs right into your soul.
Being at a Pink Floyd concert on LSD was the ultimate experience. The 70’s and 80’s were a fun time. Great reaction.
I saw them on this tour
It spoiled me on any other concerts - nothing can compare
I have been to the mountaintop
In the movie/video "The Wall", the singer ('Pink') is a messed up musician who was smothered emotionally by his Mum......he grew up prone to social alienation, violent tendencies and drug abuse....this song is the story of 'Pink's life and what he must do to function.......
This song is a part of movie. Without that movie lyrics is quite strange as it is conected with what happens when it plays. And it is a scene when Pink (main character, a musican) OD and manager with doctor try to revive him for incoming show.
You really should listen to Pink Floyd "The Great Gig in the Sky". I'd recommend starting with the live version but you should also listen to the studio version. It is the only song of theirs that features a female vocalist.
Greatest chill-out song ever! The whole show is incredible (But I`m not a Roger Waters purist...LOL)
I saw the Kansas City version of this same concert in 1994, in Arrowhead Stadium, my family and I driving across the state for it. That one song in particular was one of the high points of my life, and for the rest of the decade, I could give myself goosebumps at will, just by thinking of that song. 🕺
“David Gilmour can do more with one note than most other guitar players can do with the whole fretboard”
― Dave Mustaine
Also David Gilmours Black Strat sold for 3.9million USD at auction
I read somewhere that this song is really about going to the dentist... and going through anesthesia... pain and normal consciousness slipping away.
Never Stop a SOLO
Chill as "F".
Noone else has had copyright problems watching this.
1994 Was the Division Bell tour, not Pulse.
I watched a puppy for much if the guitar solo! Woof Woof!
David Gilmore is the one who improves this song constantly, every live version is better than the original and the live version before, his gift is , he makes his guitar talk, Very, very few people can do this.
He certainly improves the solos, or at least lengthens them, but in other ways it is not improved at all. you'd think he could think of something better to replace Rogers vocal with other than that lame caterwauling.
Best rock song of all time and David Gilmore plays the best solo of all time!
And you keep your hands up when you kick! Great way to not eat a counter kick. :-) Sorry, 3 decades in martial arts. I LOVE the solo.
You would definitely appreciate Great Gig In the Sky, from the same concert.
My older brother was at this show. I was too young.
The disco ball turns into a yin-yang flower ? Saw this ninth row center .
Saw Pulse in El Paso, TX.
A highly polished acid band.
Check out Keep Talking from the Pulse concert
First timer.. I like your pre listening ‘plan’
You MUST check out "Pink Floyd The Wall".
Happy belated 4/20+😏
I think the disco ball became a UFO -- if you were in a proper FLOYD state of mind at a live show, you definitely went into outer/inner space with that guitar solo and transforming disco ball