This song will be looked back on as one of mankind's greatest musical creations; it will always be a privilege to have come of age when these guys were at their peak! Thank you, Rebecca!
Usually when I see someone react to this song...it's the live 1994 Pulse concert...which is a fantastic video, it is truly lovely. But when it comes to Pink Floyd, you really need to listen to the original studio version with good stereo headphones to truly appreciate the genius of Pink Floyd musical engineering! I love that you did the studio version!
This!! I honestly think if you are gonna listen to Pink Floyd live, you should rather listen to Gilmours Pompeii live. Thats just my opinion ofc. But I agree, if you are gon react to it, react to the album song, not a live version. Theyre so much better
Yes, I get that with a lot of modern groups, the studio version doesnt accurately reflect the voice, but from groups like this the studio version lets you really hear the true intended sound of the song
Yes Pink Floyd tour 94 I was at the Toronto concert which of course was amazing, the only down s9de of many of the songs and Comfortably Numb being one of them , missing a key component and that is Roger Waters. His part in in Comft. Numb always sounds off and lacking without him, same thing when Roger does the song when on tour , it is missing David's vocals and it's very noticeable. 0:33
I'm not sure I ever hit play so fast in my life not only for the song but the wonderful soul bringing it to us. Thank you Rebecca for sharing this journey with us. Much love from the states ❤
Water… I’m drinking water. Everybody and their brother will be saying do the live pulse slash greatest solo version to get that don’t go reaction. Many people just cry cause of the emotion David puts outta that guitar. Maybe next time 👍
Saw Pink Floyd on their “Division Bell” tour. Best. Live show. Ever. The live version of this song from the “Pulse” DVD is just amazing from beginning to end.
I also saw The Division Bell tour, 1994. The memory of that ‘Comfortably Numb’ performance, even for a second, gave me instant goosebumps for many years afterwards.
I remember the first time I heard this song. I was a senior in high school in 1993, taking an art appreciation class. My crush, who was also a good friend, gave me his Walkman in the middle of class and said, “Listen to this.” I still remember the smell of his cologne on his headphones. I just closed my eyes and took this song in. Completely took me out of that classroom and into some weird dimension. Every time I hear it, I think of him. #erh
Yeah, I had heard "Comfortably Numb" many times starting about 1982, but in my second year of grade 11 a friend of mine invited me over to watch "The Wall" on VHS in the spring of probably 1985. He lit a joint and I got a contact high and we just had our minds blown ! I immediately ordered the cassette tape and was even more astounded by the compelling imagery, the story that the music itself was able to so perfectly convey... the descent into madness...
I saw Pink Floyd in August 1994 (age 24) in Toronto; close enough to the stage to feel the heat from the pyro. It still stands out as my #1 all-time concert experience for so many reasons. I saw David Gilmour and Roger Waters separately afterward; both are amazing performers but didn't have the same raw emotional punch in the gut as a Floyd show. Thanks for all your reviews! :)
That's awesome! I'm only 45 so I saw them but as a small child with my parents. I also was at the Grateful Dead show in 1978 at the Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt but then again I was only 24 months old so I couldn't experience the concert like the older people there but at least I was part of the history. I'm not sure where I was with my parents when I saw the Pink Floyd Tour....the first concert I do actually remember everything about was going to the Victory tour with The Jackson 5 in Orlando in 1984 and Tears for Fears in the early 80's
Born in 1961.. this song was the same for me. Now at age, 60. I still love it and it evokes so much in me: my memories, my path in life.. and how I numbed the pain of this life. Alls well now.. but, I will never not appreciate what this band was & still is. Lovely reaction to one of the most iconic songs from the one and only, Pink Floyd!
Floyd is so good at touching us deep in our souls, I'll never forget first hearing them and then spending lots of money to go buy all the albums I had missed in previous years. I couldn't believe how they stirred the emotions in me each and every time.
One of my favourite Floyd songs, from a guitarist point of view, the two solos are so different the first very melodic and relatively mellow, the second much harder and heavier. The song makes even more sense in the context of the whole album, and the film made from the album.
@@buzzries2040 You really should. Bob Geldof playing Pink. It really paints out a rather dystopic society. With references to authority,and whole lot of other things. It is well worth the time.
I saw Pink Floyd 4 times : 1971 ; 1977 ; 1986 , 1987 ! For sure You can not imagine this 1971 show ! You are much too young . This was a real psychedelic experience ! Very very very other music than this !!! My first concert ever .
If not out in the open with the rest of the world shut out. lol Gilmore is one of the few guitarists I could never think of a better note to play anywhere in any solo he's ever done. It's perfect every single time. I've been caught staring up at the sky with headphones on playing air guitar out in the middle of our huge yard when I was younger playing air guitar on the lawn tractor with my eyes shut and oblivious to the rest of the world, also driving down the road (not with eyes shut though, lol) playing air guitar on the steering wheel, after the solo ending look around and seeing some people laughing and some giving me a thumbs up. This always happened when playing Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind cassette when it first came out, it was such a perfect driving album at the time, then later it happened when David Lee Roth hired Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan along with Gregg Bissonette for the Eat 'em and Smile album. That is still one of my favorites. Sorry for the long reply but wonderful memories do that to me. lol
I love the Hypnotic way the vocals and music work together. It pulls the listener through this floating space showing them scenes through doorways that shut only for another to open. Eventually (when you let yourselves) you start literally getting comfortable. You are being pulled somewhere and you don't care where you are going. The song slowly raising in pitch, volume and intensity. Then you get to the end of the song as your transition to the light at the end of the tunnel which is the next song on the album. The entire album flows together and tells you the story. It is without a doubt a masterpiece.
First time I heard this song was '79/'80, I was in the recovery room of a hospital after having back surgery, when a friend brought a cassette player for me to listen to music, and this was the first song I remember hearing. Being all doped up on pain medication, I thought that this song explained exactly how I was feeling. Needless to say, this song got played a lot as I recuperated in the hospital. It is still one of my favorite PF songs.
I saw them in 1975 in a soccer stadium in Canada. one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. you get totally immersed in the music and it. the light show and all the effects. David gilmour is a true master with the guitar. You must hear comfortably numb on the pulse live album. greatest guitar solo ever.
Was a long time ago, was pink Floyd and the wall live early court london, was a memorable night, watching the construction of the during the concert, was something to be seen, great memory for me....
One of the most magical, and moving musical moments I've experienced was watching Dave Gilmour singing and playing this while standing on top of the Wall backlit by lights. Beautiful sight. It's been a while since Dortmund in 1977 😉 Still get goosebumps hearing it.
I can't say that I absolutely love every piece of music that Pink Floyd ever put out. But I CAN say that I don't think there are very many bands who have existed who are or were as artistically expressive as Pink Floyd.
VERY few. If any. Radiohead....maybe. But then when I heard Radiohead then I thought "these guys are like the new Pink floyd". Nobody says "hey, Pink Floyd is like the new...um....." Early Genesis was also really out there but kind of inaccessible because you often had NO idea what the hell the songs were about. Yes sometimes came close and I think BOTH of those bands were better musicians than Floyd, but something about Pink Floyd really is its own animal.
I was actually saw Floyd 4 times and Rogers Waters solo once. Every show was an “experience”!!! There is a “tribute band” that is currently touring named Brit Floyd and they are incredible!! I saw them in August in Indy!!
Having been old enough in the late sixties I saw them a few times in different London venues including Walthamstow and Croydon Colleges and the Royal Albert Hall. The best one was the Crystal Palace garden party in about 71. The bowl had a lake in front of it and there were inflatables submerged in it. There were other bands and I remember a thunder storm at some point. It was the first time they played Echoes and there is a recording of it on TH-cam. It was a chaotic unmissable experience although the Pulse concert provided me with memorable flashbacks.
I got to see the Floyd twice in my life.For the “momentary lapse of reason” and the “division bell” tours.Both shows blew me away.The songs are great by themselves but coupled with the stage show they put on? Outstanding.Haven’t seen a band yet that equaled their concert performances.
this... thanks you so much for bringing this song! So many memories, since the first time I listened this song - in the afternoon - with my late dad when I was 8 :) 27 years later, here we are again! Big heart for you, Rebecca Vocal Athlete
This song is about being sick as a child. I swear it makes me tear up now. My kid was in intensive care for a week and this song popped up when I was driving in to the hospital. Crushing, but life affirming. Worth watching Eddie Vedder doing this as well.
This was NOT about being sick as a child .. the line was to compare how he felt as a child to how he felt now …after the shot to get him ready to perform.
Seen them live. 1987 LA Sports Arena. Was a freshman at USC at the time and it was right across the street from my dorm. I was a pledge in my fraternity at the time and a group of 4 guys had tickets and were going to the concert. One of them had to bail at the last moment and I was asked if I wanted to go in their place…..Hell Yes! This was the number 1 concert of my life, and I’ve been to many. Gotta say it was aided by a lot of “herbal” supplements that night but a life altering experience. Much props to the band and much props to you for reviewing this band.
6:59 Very insightful, introspective of how YOU perceive music. Its one thing to verbally describe music or hear someone doing that, its quite another as you demonstrated in this video, to listen, I mean really listen and the harmonics and vibrations somehow interact with your central nervous systems and your body starts having involuntary reactions, goosebumps, chills, numbing around the skull. That is the true brilliance of classic rock musicians. They have good sound, great guitar solos, killer drums awesome vocals, but beyond that the compositions and execution of the sound treats your central nervous system to a joy ride (no drugs required)!
I think she had an eargasm. Congratulations. You've officially been Floyded. Welcome to the club and enjoy the journey, because you're just getting started.
I was lucky to see them at the Roseball I'm Pasadena California in 1993 or so. It's was sold out 100,000 fans. Best light show ever. They sounded amazing. Best part I was giving the tickets and went with my friend that is a brother to me that I never had. Man 30 years ago. Best part is I had lunch with my friend the other day and we were remenising about that show.
All I can say my dear dear Rebecca....if you watch the live Pink Floyd Pulse show ...you will have watched the greatest live performance in this lifetime....you'll never see a show and performance as great as PULSE......in your lifetime as I watched the full 2hr show on my surround sound and big screen TV. The only word that comes to mind is...MAGNIFICENT
I saw this live at Earl's Court Olympia on the eighth of August 1980, after sitting my A levels. What a brilliant show! I will never forget it. "Tear down the wall!"
The vocalisation in this song feels very much like word painting to me. The music generates a feeling of both serenity and euphoria, and the vocals conjure images in the mind and carries the listener through the story and inspiring the feeling of being in the story. I think this is probably my favourite Pink Floyd song.
This makes me so happy! Pink Floyd are one of my favorites. This song is exactly what you said ... It's seating Every time I listen to it it makes me relax and possibly fall asleep after its over of course. I'm so glad that you reacted to them. They definitely deserve it.
Got the notification through and screamed “Yeahhh”!!! This is the song that turned a 16 year old directionless kid in ‘94 into a musician. Not quite as amazing as David Gilmour but not many are! Thank you for this Rebecca… Brought a big smile to my face on a cold, wet November evening!
I heard this album for the first time as a live performance in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 1972. It was held in one of the two acoustically-perfect concert halls in the world: The Lyric Theater. The Lyric was built as an exact replica of the one in Germany. "Dark Side of the Moon" was to be released some time after their US Dark Side of the Moon Tour. This tour was also the first time quadrophonic speakers were used, the technology only recently having been developed. Pink Floyd were famous for their psychologically-affecting soundscapes. Their concerts never disappointed.
i saw them for "the wall" tour . they spent the whole show building a wall in front of the stage . so when their story reached "tare down the wall" , they did in epic format . they blew it up . it was awesome !
I was lucky enough to have seen two Pink Floyd Concerts. One in May of 1988 and again in May of 1994 in Raleigh NC. Two completely different concerts. 1988 was the Momentary Lapse of Reason concert and 1994 was their Division Bells concert. Both shows were amazing.
I have loved this song, and band for that matter, for something like 20 years. This and "Wish you were here" got me through a lot of grief in my teens. Thanks for giving your take on it Rebecca. One video that knocked my socks off was a live version by Aaron Lewis of this song I recently watched. I highly encourage any Floyd fan to check it out.
Just saying hello, hi. Pink is one of my all time favorites. Their music is so complex yet simple. LOVE IT!!!!!! I love your channel also. Masterpiece is the correct word. Stay safe lady.... See ya soon.
Yes, we are! Pink Floyd is a great selection at any time but especially good when you're alone and can put on headphones, shut your eyes, and just let your mind float away with their sound.
Thank you for not being full of sh*t and admitting that you've heard this. Refreshing. Second, I laughed out loud at "Just because you can do something doesn't mean you have to do it all the time..." "Hold my beer" - David Gilmour Perfect timing and great video. Thank you!
I was about 17. Got a free ticket and ride. Wasn't a big fan at the time. 20 minutes into the show I realized my mouth was wide open. I sat up and looked left and right and everyone as far as I could see was mesmerized.... And it was raining. 10 minutes later people started to sing and dance. It was flippin amazing. ; )
Thanks for the video rrrrebecca, i love the way before the chorus, those whispers almost talked than sang. As you said MASTERPIECE, it's a master interpretation.
It's a amazing a song about being numb and losing touch with the world, and basically isolating yourself. Brings so many together. It's some of the best lyrics made. David's guitar solos are heavenly. He makes the guitar sing and you feel the emotion.
Bob Ezrin says that when Roger heard the music he hated it. Apparantly Dave had used it before, but in this case Bob said to Roger that we need at least ONE song to show 'what Pink is thinking' and he said Roger came back with it like the next day or something and he almost fell out of his chair the lyrics were so brilliant. Its not hard to fathom that no matter HOW big an ego Roger got, it was him who left, Dave or Nick didn't throw him out. I do wish Dave and Bob had done Radio KAOS and Amused to Death with Roger, because while htey are brilliant lyrically, the music seems, I don't know, so un Gilmour like. They're actually hard to listen to.
this song is a journey.....it is a master piece for sure but you take a trip on this song..a long well needed journey to some place new..its perfection.
Good to see you back Rebecca, you have been missed. I remember, too many years ago to mention a friend of mine and one of my sister girlfriends go stoned and watched the movie, the Wall. the three of us just sat there mesmerized, no one said anything.
One of my favorite songs period. I’d love to to see your reaction to “the great gig in the sky”. All backup guest vocalists not the original band but truly a vocal wonder.
I went to a Pink Floyd show once in the 70's and it was absolutely incredible. You don't have any idea what you missed. It was so incredible that I can't even describe it.
Hi Rebecca, good to see your face and hear your voice again. I saw pink floyd live in the early 90's on the division bell tour, which ended up being their last. Epic... All I can say.
If you want to know where he goes from there you're going to want to check out the Comfortably Numb live 'Pulse' version of this song from 1994. Extended legendary solo.
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This song will be looked back on as one of mankind's greatest musical creations; it will always be a privilege to have come of age when these guys were at their peak! Thank you, Rebecca!
40 yrs later. You are %100 correct.
My wife couldn't understand why i cried when i was able to.get tix to see them. Half way through the show she understood completely.
1/4 billion albums sold.. ( :
That's how I feel about the Peter Gabriel album Passion, as a whole work.
I think time em 10 times better
David Gilmour does not simply play the guitar. He tells a story with it.
and the pacific voice of david is SO COMFORTABLY JEJE
The 2nd solo I feel is one of the best solos ever.
For real David Tilley......Gilmour is badass
In my opinion he sings better than roger
@@tylerdavis3112 he carried roger
Usually when I see someone react to this song...it's the live 1994 Pulse concert...which is a fantastic video, it is truly lovely. But when it comes to Pink Floyd, you really need to listen to the original studio version with good stereo headphones to truly appreciate the genius of Pink Floyd musical engineering!
I love that you did the studio version!
This!!
I honestly think if you are gonna listen to Pink Floyd live, you should rather listen to Gilmours Pompeii live. Thats just my opinion ofc. But I agree, if you are gon react to it, react to the album song, not a live version. Theyre so much better
Yes, I get that with a lot of modern groups, the studio version doesnt accurately reflect the voice, but from groups like this the studio version lets you really hear the true intended sound of the song
Yes Pink Floyd tour 94 I was at the Toronto concert which of course was amazing, the only down s9de of many of the songs and Comfortably Numb being one of them , missing a key component and that is Roger Waters. His part in in Comft. Numb always sounds off and lacking without him, same thing when Roger does the song when on tour , it is missing David's vocals and it's very noticeable. 0:33
You should definitely check out the Pulse live version, it's incredible, and you'll get to see the continuation of that guitar solo.
Oh yeah!!!!!!
or the Pompeii live
The pulse one kinda sucks. It’s no longer Pink Floyd! Floyd was Waters and David, making magic together.
@@malikaihoon7337 You're trippin, pulse is the best version of that song.
@@the_snakelicious hell no! The wall live is way better! You cant play Comfirtably numb without the lead singer or the creator of it.
I'm not sure I ever hit play so fast in my life not only for the song but the wonderful soul bringing it to us. Thank you Rebecca for sharing this journey with us. Much love from the states ❤
Thank you for joining me
@@rva wondering if you remember who Sohyang is
The best guitar solo ever played,period. Thanks, David for giving it to us, thank you, Rebecca for reacting to Pink Floyd!
The sound and the visual emotion with this band is Masterclass. Timeless legends. Forever Rockstars.
Water… I’m drinking water. Everybody and their brother will be saying do the live pulse slash greatest solo version to get that don’t go reaction. Many people just cry cause of the emotion David puts outta that guitar. Maybe next time 👍
Saw Pink Floyd on their “Division Bell” tour. Best. Live show. Ever. The live version of this song from the “Pulse” DVD is just amazing from beginning to end.
Same tour for me. And I cried tears of joy at David's solo.
Me too. Great one
Me too. That solo on High Hopes was so amazing live.
its the wrong singer though 😞
I also saw The Division Bell tour, 1994. The memory of that ‘Comfortably Numb’ performance, even for a second, gave me instant goosebumps for many years afterwards.
I remember the first time I heard this song. I was a senior in high school in 1993, taking an art appreciation class. My crush, who was also a good friend, gave me his Walkman in the middle of class and said, “Listen to this.” I still remember the smell of his cologne on his headphones. I just closed my eyes and took this song in. Completely took me out of that classroom and into some weird dimension. Every time I hear it, I think of him. #erh
Yeah, I had heard "Comfortably Numb" many times starting about 1982, but in my second year of grade 11 a friend of mine invited me over to watch "The Wall" on VHS in the spring of probably 1985. He lit a joint and I got a contact high and we just had our minds blown ! I immediately ordered the cassette tape and was even more astounded by the compelling imagery, the story that the music itself was able to so perfectly convey... the descent into madness...
I saw Pink Floyd in August 1994 (age 24) in Toronto; close enough to the stage to feel the heat from the pyro. It still stands out as my #1 all-time concert experience for so many reasons. I saw David Gilmour and Roger Waters separately afterward; both are amazing performers but didn't have the same raw emotional punch in the gut as a Floyd show. Thanks for all your reviews! :)
That's awesome! I'm only 45 so I saw them but as a small child with my parents. I also was at the Grateful Dead show in 1978 at the Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt but then again I was only 24 months old so I couldn't experience the concert like the older people there but at least I was part of the history. I'm not sure where I was with my parents when I saw the Pink Floyd Tour....the first concert I do actually remember everything about was going to the Victory tour with The Jackson 5 in Orlando in 1984 and Tears for Fears in the early 80's
I was at one of those two concerts in Toronto. Saw them two months earlier in Ottawa !
1994? Was this the pulse concert?
@@Montweezy Awesome, close enough you were there.
@@V79K I didn't know it at the time but yes, it turned out to be the Pulse your🙂
The most beautiful emotional and haunting song ever created. 43 years since it’s release and I still pick up more of the gorgeous instrumentals🐽🍄🌗🌈
Finally, a vocalist reaction channel that truly “gets” Pink Floyd. Well done, Rebecca, well done.
Shine on. Floyd is not only music. It is a universal journey!
Born in 1961.. this song was the same for me. Now at age, 60. I still love it and it evokes so much in me: my memories, my path in life.. and how I numbed the pain of this life. Alls well now.. but, I will never not appreciate what this band was & still is. Lovely reaction to one of the most iconic songs from the one and only, Pink Floyd!
That pre-chorus makes me shed a tear pretty much every time I hear it
Floyd is so good at touching us deep in our souls, I'll never forget first hearing them and then spending lots of money to go buy all the albums I had missed in previous years. I couldn't believe how they stirred the emotions in me each and every time.
One of my favourite Floyd songs, from a guitarist point of view, the two solos are so different the first very melodic and relatively mellow, the second much harder and heavier. The song makes even more sense in the context of the whole album, and the film made from the album.
Film? The wall? I should watch that.
@@buzzries2040 You really should. Bob Geldof playing Pink. It really paints out a rather dystopic society. With references to authority,and whole lot of other things. It is well worth the time.
One of the best pieces of music ever made.
I saw Pink Floyd in 1988 as a 17 year old and then again in 1994. Both shows are at the top of my concert experiences. Life changing events.
Everything you said was so spot on. Amazing and dreamy song that takes me to another time and space. Amazing….
listening to this song we all are on the dark side of the Moon looking at the Universe out there
I was born in 91, seen them live when I watched the wall album on 8g's of shroom"s. It was amazing..
Yes, Pink Floyd! I discoverd them at the age of 14. It felt like a whole new world. What a time! Thanks for the memories. 🔥❤🔥
Me too - I am Jan 1957
I saw Pink Floyd 4 times : 1971 ; 1977 ; 1986 , 1987 ! For sure You can not imagine this 1971 show ! You are much too young . This was a real psychedelic experience ! Very very very other music than this !!! My first concert ever .
This song is many generations. The singers will be passed away but the song will live on. Such a masterpiece
The first vocal change, feels like someone has just put a comforting warm blanket around me.
Don’t worry. We’ve all been caught at least once playing air guitar under the piano. Great reaction!!
If not out in the open with the rest of the world shut out. lol Gilmore is one of the few guitarists I could never think of a better note to play anywhere in any solo he's ever done. It's perfect every single time. I've been caught staring up at the sky with headphones on playing air guitar out in the middle of our huge yard when I was younger playing air guitar on the lawn tractor with my eyes shut and oblivious to the rest of the world, also driving down the road (not with eyes shut though, lol) playing air guitar on the steering wheel, after the solo ending look around and seeing some people laughing and some giving me a thumbs up. This always happened when playing Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind cassette when it first came out, it was such a perfect driving album at the time, then later it happened when David Lee Roth hired Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan along with Gregg Bissonette for the Eat 'em and Smile album. That is still one of my favorites. Sorry for the long reply but wonderful memories do that to me. lol
I love the Hypnotic way the vocals and music work together.
It pulls the listener through this floating space showing them scenes through doorways that shut only for another to open.
Eventually (when you let yourselves) you start literally getting comfortable. You are being pulled somewhere and you don't care where you are going.
The song slowly raising in pitch, volume and intensity. Then you get to the end of the song as your transition to the light at the end of the tunnel which is the next song on the album.
The entire album flows together and tells you the story.
It is without a doubt a masterpiece.
First time I heard this song was '79/'80, I was in the recovery room of a hospital after having back surgery, when a friend brought a cassette player for me to listen to music, and this was the first song I remember hearing. Being all doped up on pain medication, I thought that this song explained exactly how I was feeling. Needless to say, this song got played a lot as I recuperated in the hospital. It is still one of my favorite PF songs.
This song helps me to explore myself again.
I saw them in 1975 in a soccer stadium in Canada. one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. you get totally immersed in the music and it. the light show and all the effects. David gilmour is a true master with the guitar. You must hear comfortably numb on the pulse live album. greatest guitar solo ever.
mesmerising, fluid, relaxing whilst floating through the clouds , euphoric, and then the fading away into quite rest; 'Man, this is far out.'
Was a long time ago, was pink Floyd and the wall live early court london, was a memorable night, watching the construction of the during the concert, was something to be seen, great memory for me....
Thank God if you are alive after Pink Floyd mastered music!! Saw them twice in concert and just magical!!
Special song, always want to sing along when I hear it on the radio😉... have a great day gorgeous lady 🤗
One of the most magical, and moving musical moments I've experienced was watching Dave Gilmour singing and playing this while standing on top of the Wall backlit by lights. Beautiful sight.
It's been a while since Dortmund in 1977 😉
Still get goosebumps hearing it.
I can't say that I absolutely love every piece of music that Pink Floyd ever put out. But I CAN say that I don't think there are very many bands who have existed who are or were as artistically expressive as Pink Floyd.
VERY few. If any. Radiohead....maybe. But then when I heard Radiohead then I thought "these guys are like the new Pink floyd". Nobody says "hey, Pink Floyd is like the new...um....." Early Genesis was also really out there but kind of inaccessible because you often had NO idea what the hell the songs were about. Yes sometimes came close and I think BOTH of those bands were better musicians than Floyd, but something about Pink Floyd really is its own animal.
arguably one of the greatest rock songs ever..................and your reactions are so awesome and hilarious
I was actually saw Floyd 4 times and Rogers Waters solo once. Every show was an “experience”!!!
There is a “tribute band” that is currently touring named Brit Floyd and they are incredible!!
I saw them in August in Indy!!
Having been old enough in the late sixties I saw them a few times in different London venues including Walthamstow and Croydon Colleges and the Royal Albert Hall. The best one was the Crystal Palace garden party in about 71. The bowl had a lake in front of it and there were inflatables submerged in it. There were other bands and I remember a thunder storm at some point. It was the first time they played Echoes and there is a recording of it on TH-cam. It was a chaotic unmissable experience although the Pulse concert provided me with memorable flashbacks.
I got to see the Floyd twice in my life.For the “momentary lapse of reason” and the “division bell” tours.Both shows blew me away.The songs are great by themselves but coupled with the stage show they put on? Outstanding.Haven’t seen a band yet that equaled their concert performances.
Me too, same tours :) Both in the Netherlands. Best concerts of my life.
This song is an eargasm literally ever time you listen to it
The live Pulse version is just incredible with the guitar solo massively extended plus the theatrics of the stadium set pieces. Must see.
My favouriye PINK FLOYD´s song ever!! A distant ship smoke on the horizon.....Pure poetry! Thanks to the band for that piece!!
this... thanks you so much for bringing this song! So many memories, since the first time I listened this song - in the afternoon - with my late dad when I was 8 :)
27 years later, here we are again!
Big heart for you, Rebecca Vocal Athlete
This song is about being sick as a child. I swear it makes me tear up now. My kid was in intensive care for a week and this song popped up when I was driving in to the hospital. Crushing, but life affirming. Worth watching Eddie Vedder doing this as well.
This was NOT about being sick as a child .. the line was to compare how he felt as a child to how he felt now …after the shot to get him ready to perform.
Seen them live. 1987 LA Sports Arena. Was a freshman at USC at the time and it was right across the street from my dorm. I was a pledge in my fraternity at the time and a group of 4 guys had tickets and were going to the concert. One of them had to bail at the last moment and I was asked if I wanted to go in their place…..Hell Yes! This was the number 1 concert of my life, and I’ve been to many. Gotta say it was aided by a lot of “herbal” supplements that night but a life altering experience. Much props to the band and much props to you for reviewing this band.
Classic song and beautiful reaction from a beautiful lady! Stay safe from 🇺🇸
6:59 Very insightful, introspective of how YOU perceive music. Its one thing to verbally describe music or hear someone doing that, its quite another as you demonstrated in this video, to listen, I mean really listen and the harmonics and vibrations somehow interact with your central nervous systems and your body starts having involuntary reactions, goosebumps, chills, numbing around the skull. That is the true brilliance of classic rock musicians. They have good sound, great guitar solos, killer drums awesome vocals, but beyond that the compositions and execution of the sound treats your central nervous system to a joy ride (no drugs required)!
Thanks Rebecca, great song choice and video. You can't help but be moved by this song.
I think she had an eargasm. Congratulations. You've officially been Floyded. Welcome to the club and enjoy the journey, because you're just getting started.
Also Rebecca is the best, it's an art to be funny and quirky and not come off cringey and is a master of the art, always love these videos.
I'm fortunate enough to have seen Pink Floyd twice. They're an experience like no other. 💥💥💥👍😎
I was lucky to see them at the Roseball I'm Pasadena California in 1993 or so. It's was sold out 100,000 fans. Best light show ever. They sounded amazing. Best part I was giving the tickets and went with my friend that is a brother to me that I never had. Man 30 years ago. Best part is I had lunch with my friend the other day and we were remenising about that show.
All I can say my dear dear Rebecca....if you watch the live Pink Floyd Pulse show ...you will have watched the greatest live performance in this lifetime....you'll never see a show and performance as great as PULSE......in your lifetime as I watched the full 2hr show on my surround sound and big screen TV. The only word that comes to mind is...MAGNIFICENT
Woohhhooo!!! It always a great day when you post RVA!!!! RVA-ISHING!!!!🤘🤘🤘
This song is so amazing the version with Van Morrison is SO GOOD!
Totally disagree. I love Van but his voice was not well integrated with the song plus he phucked up the lyrics live
I saw this live at Earl's Court Olympia on the eighth of August 1980, after sitting my A levels. What a brilliant show! I will never forget it. "Tear down the wall!"
The perfect song for headphones, probably the best song ever written, pure class
The vocalisation in this song feels very much like word painting to me. The music generates a feeling of both serenity and euphoria, and the vocals conjure images in the mind and carries the listener through the story and inspiring the feeling of being in the story. I think this is probably my favourite Pink Floyd song.
This makes me so happy! Pink Floyd are one of my favorites. This song is exactly what you said ... It's seating
Every time I listen to it it makes me relax and possibly fall asleep after its over of course. I'm so glad that you reacted to them. They definitely deserve it.
Got the notification through and screamed “Yeahhh”!!! This is the song that turned a 16 year old directionless kid in ‘94 into a musician. Not quite as amazing as David Gilmour but not many are! Thank you for this Rebecca… Brought a big smile to my face on a cold, wet November evening!
I heard this album for the first time as a live performance in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 1972. It was held in one of the two acoustically-perfect concert halls in the world: The Lyric Theater. The Lyric was built as an exact replica of the one in Germany. "Dark Side of the Moon" was to be released some time after their US Dark Side of the Moon Tour. This tour was also the first time quadrophonic speakers were used, the technology only recently having been developed.
Pink Floyd were famous for their psychologically-affecting soundscapes. Their concerts never disappointed.
I love Pink Floyd and I have seen The wall so many times until now and it's amazing
I saw Pink Floyd in 1988 in Philadelphia on their Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour when I was 16. Best concert I've ever seen.
Seen them both nights they were here in mass. Best show and best band to ever Grace this planet
Please , when you can , react to Pink Floyd - coming back to life ( live to Pulse concert 1994 ) 😎👍
i saw them for "the wall" tour . they spent the whole show building a wall in front of the stage . so when their story reached "tare down the wall" , they did in epic format . they blew it up . it was awesome !
Saw them in 87 in Atlanta Ga. Learning to fly tour, it was awesome !!
Another fantastically entertaining reaction & analysis by RVA, the true must see TV 🤘 Your hair looks great 😉
Thanks it was rather shiny and behaved well
One of the best audio interpretations of a trip I've heard.
Loved Pink Floyd's videos when they played on MTV.... When it was actually a music television channel!
I was fortunate enough to see them on the momentary lapse of reason tour in 1984. Amazing.
What great shows, I was able to see them for their "Wish You Were Here(75)" , "Animals(77)" ,and "The Wall" in California.
seen Pink Floyd 2nd concert when I was in High School.....1975 and in 1977....great show for sure.....
I saw Floyd play in Toronto Canada in 1973, the Dark Side of the Moon tour, to this day still the greatest light show ever!
I was lucky enough to have seen two Pink Floyd Concerts. One in May of 1988 and again in May of 1994 in Raleigh NC. Two completely different concerts. 1988 was the Momentary Lapse of Reason concert and 1994 was their Division Bells concert. Both shows were amazing.
This song gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it. Just awesome!
I'm still in that phase of my life lol. Since the first time I heard them at age 12...I'm 57 now lol. Always love your reactions. Cheers
I have loved this song, and band for that matter, for something like 20 years. This and "Wish you were here" got me through a lot of grief in my teens. Thanks for giving your take on it Rebecca. One video that knocked my socks off was a live version by Aaron Lewis of this song I recently watched. I highly encourage any Floyd fan to check it out.
Just saying hello, hi. Pink is one of my all time favorites. Their music is so complex yet simple. LOVE IT!!!!!! I love your channel also. Masterpiece is the correct word. Stay safe lady.... See ya soon.
Rebecca! It's very great to see you're still at it..I hope all is well and remains that way..Good day/evening to you :)
bien j'adore Pink Floyd merci Rebecca .😍😍🎼🎼🎹🎹
Thank you so much for being here dear Rebecca! We are overjoyed with your musical choice of today. Love it!! 🌹❤
Yes, we are! Pink Floyd is a great selection at any time but especially good when you're alone and can put on headphones, shut your eyes, and just let your mind float away with their sound.
Thank you for not being full of sh*t and admitting that you've heard this. Refreshing. Second, I laughed out loud at "Just because you can do something doesn't mean you have to do it all the time..."
"Hold my beer" - David Gilmour
Perfect timing and great video. Thank you!
I’m glad my father played this music for me when I was younger
I was about 17. Got a free ticket and ride. Wasn't a big fan at the time. 20 minutes into the show I realized my mouth was wide open. I sat up and looked left and right and everyone as far as I could see was mesmerized.... And it was raining. 10 minutes later people started to sing and dance. It was flippin amazing. ; )
Saw them in the late 80s in Columbus, Ohio. Still the best concert I've ever seen.
Thanks for the video rrrrebecca, i love the way before the chorus, those whispers almost talked than sang. As you said MASTERPIECE, it's a master interpretation.
It's a amazing a song about being numb and losing touch with the world, and basically isolating yourself. Brings so many together. It's some of the best lyrics made. David's guitar solos are heavenly. He makes the guitar sing and you feel the emotion.
Bob Ezrin says that when Roger heard the music he hated it. Apparantly Dave had used it before, but in this case Bob said to Roger that we need at least ONE song to show 'what Pink is thinking' and he said Roger came back with it like the next day or something and he almost fell out of his chair the lyrics were so brilliant. Its not hard to fathom that no matter HOW big an ego Roger got, it was him who left, Dave or Nick didn't throw him out. I do wish Dave and Bob had done Radio KAOS and Amused to Death with Roger, because while htey are brilliant lyrically, the music seems, I don't know, so un Gilmour like. They're actually hard to listen to.
Like you, I have "extra high awareness" every time I listen to Pink Floyd. Saw them twice, once in 1987 and again in 1994. Love your channel.
this song is a journey.....it is a master piece for sure but you take a trip on this song..a long well needed journey to some place new..its perfection.
Good to see you back Rebecca, you have been missed. I remember, too many years ago to mention a friend of mine and one of my sister girlfriends go stoned and watched the movie, the Wall. the three of us just sat there mesmerized, no one said anything.
I was at the Chicago 1994 show. It was amazing, I’ve never seen anything like it since then.
I remember actually listening to the words of this song awhile ago and it gave me a feeling I’ve never felt before.
Really like the fact you covered this song. It's really a masterpiece that can never get old
One of my favorite songs period. I’d love to to see your reaction to “the great gig in the sky”. All backup guest vocalists not the original band but truly a vocal wonder.
I went to a Pink Floyd show once in the 70's and it was absolutely incredible. You don't have any idea what you missed. It was so incredible that I can't even describe it.
Hi Rebecca, good to see your face and hear your voice again.
I saw pink floyd live in the early 90's on the division bell tour, which ended up being their last.
Epic... All I can say.
If you want to know where he goes from there you're going to want to check out the Comfortably Numb live 'Pulse' version of this song from 1994. Extended legendary solo.
You gotta see this song live...on the PULSE video.....absolutely amazing