As others have mentioned, you're basically listening to a single chapter in a book. This is about getting caught up and trapped in the music industry, which molds and manufactures stars from a young age. HAVE A CIGAR is the next song on the album, and a direct follow-up. The story of this chapter is that the band is being lauded and paraded around as an industry success-story, but it's clear they care nothing for them personally. You haven't tried anything off the ANIMALS album, and that's another that has a narrative that continues across the album. It's loosely based on George Orwell's Animal Farm. DOGS is a particular stand-out here, but they are all amazing tracks!
I'd love them to listen to Animals too but the songs aren't reaction friendly as far as length goes. At least Brad said so when he saw the length of Dogs lol
@@pathatfield2543 hey I'd love it personally, I just remember Brad about to add it to a poll but after seeing it was 17+ minutes he took it off and said no way. They played Have a a Cigar instead 🙄
"You're a cog in the wheel". You perfectly nailed the meaning of the song. This is why I was obsessed with Pink Floyd while I was in college and why I still am now that I am 44 and I still just feel like I'm part of the machine.
This song is not nearly as complicated as some people seem to think, which is a common trend with Pink Floyd reactions. Welcome to the machine refers to the music industry and how heartless and cruel such a world can be, a world that saw the Floyd band members forced to witness the destruction of their friend Syd Barret. This is one of the themes that is present throughout the Wish You Were Here album. Pink Floyd albums are one song with many pieces and are meant to be listened to all the way through. Things will be much more clear once you do that.
I totally agree, every album of theirs is a story from the first to the last track on it. I also agree this whole album is about how the music industry swallowed Syd Barrett
@@OleShagDawg Although I agree with the interpretation of the album, I don’t think one can fully blame the music industry on SB’s drug use and possible schizophrenia. I think he was a tortured soul as many great artists are.
Syd did it to Syd all by himself, the man took way to much LSD and fried his brain!! Stop blaming everyone and everything else, plenty of people have gone through the same situation and came away just fine!!!
Pink Floyd, my all time favorite band. You can't fully appreciate them unless you kick back and listen to the complete albums the way they were meant to be heard.
Actually, Syd was alive at the time this album was created. However, he had succumbed to mental illness years before and it was almost like he had died. At least it was until he showed up at the studio while the were recording this album about him and no one recognized him for a long time as he sat in the studio listening to them record
My Buddy Brian always said “ If I’m ever rich enough to own a pro sports team, I would name the stadium “The Machine” and play this pre-game.” Only time in his life he was cool.
@@twallace71a Not only are the names stupid, but when I finally get used to the name change…Bam! New name…now they’re even putting that sh*t on the uniforms. That’s the exact opposite of looking professional. We can see the 125 billboards and signs, we don’t need 9 more.
Lex totally gets it right away! :) I can't imagine our world without Pink Floyd. Makes you wonder what other genius music could have existed if the musician hadn't died in birth, been killed young, or never realized they had the talent or worst realized it but were denied the opportunity to build upon it due to environmental circumstances.
It's another song about how the music industry "the machine" and how it controls musicians. The sounds at the end with laughter are supposed to represent the artist going up to the company penthouse in an elevator, stepping into a cocktail party where all of the fake and insincere company "suits" laugh at each others jokes and congratulate each other insincerely. Pink Floyd were a little annoyed with their record label at the time. The song Have a Cigar from this album is another slight on the industry.
@@larrymcneil1426 I disagree on a personal level, but agree about it being amazing. It is an awesome performance, but I just think the original needs to be heard first to get the original interpretation before dipping into the Pompeii one. Either way, it's an experience.
That should always be followed by "Have a Cigar." I mean every Floyd album has a point told through a musical story. To me, you have to hear those 2 parts together.
Omgosh...Lex... you nailed it. The darkness of the instrumental drives that feeling. It is so nice to watch young people take a deep listen to the music of my generation. Your minds have just expanded. 🥰🥰🥰
I love Lex's interpretation. Music, like all art, should speak to you where you are. Once an artist releases their art (music, painting, writing, etc), it becomes its own thing and it becomes *more* than it was when it was created as it reaches the audience, grows and morphs inside the minds and souls of the people it resonates with.
No respect intended, as a creator I have to say you're full of crap. When I make something, I means what it I intend, it my expression. No one elses. It is my thing, for all time, for it is my creation. I may not always mean much by it other than, say, "I like pretty sunsets- they make the world less ugly, despite the colors being a sign of pollution." Sometimes it's to get the nightmares out of my head and trap them. Maybe your art means nothing to you other than what some other person applies to it, but in that case you make art for others. Probably for money. But most people who think they can claim another's art create nothing by methane and carbon dioxide.
@@tenchraven Full of crap? Interpretation is not entirely under your control. A piece of art can mean entirely different things to different people. Even a title can shift the interpretation with ease. Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima was originally titled 8'37 which gives it an extremely different interpretation for the listener. Not everyone creates or thinks like you which is vital for art to flourish and grow in the first place. "For I consider that music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all, whether a feeling, an attitude of mind, a psychological mood, a phenomenon of nature, etc. Expression has never been an inherent property of music. That is by no means the purpose of its existence. If, as is nearly always the case, music appears to express something, this is only an illusion and not a reality. It is simply an additional attribute which, by tacit and inveterate agreement, we have lent it, thrust upon it, as a label, a convention - in short, an aspect which, unconsciously or by force of habit, we have come to confuse with its essential being.” -Igor Stravinsky (1936)
@@tenchraven Then you shouldn't show your "Art" to anyone! People like you think you are so special because you created a piece of "art" and so what? Millions of people have created art too. Some really famous artists are okay with people interpreting their work differently than what was intended by the artist. Especially when it comes to a song or a piece of music. They don't care. They know what they wrote and what it meant for them. And they are not a snob about it like you are!
great reaction. John Lennon once said that when a teacher once asked him what he wanted to be, when he grew up, he answered, "happy". the teacher told him that he didn't understand the question. Lennon replied that the teacher didn't understand life. brilliant
Best thing to do with all Pink Floyd albums is to lie down in a darkened room, with the volume up loud but not exclusively so, and close your eyes and just immerse yourself in the entire album without interruption.
We grow up for the most part innocent, wide eyed and sheltered from the realities of the world. I believe this song is about the music industry but also applies to all other industries. Lex mentioned getting out of college and it all being a set up. Check out Rush's "Subdivisions and Analog Kid". Both songs are based on pre-adulthood.
Way back, a friend and I stopped at a red light when the synth solo came on. We simultaneously looked at each other and said "I feel like I'm stoned." Apparently it bought us back to when we were in the "proper frame of mind."
The slideshow still has bits n' pieces from the music video which was animated by Gerald Scarfe, who also lead the animation for Pink Floyd's The Wall movie in 1982 and he was later Art Director for Disney's Hercules oddly enough.
theres a lot of occupations of time.. the most worthwhile being observing things, thinking about things, creating things, and enjoying things.. which is why artists and philosophers are the way they are
I just need you to know that I was watching the live stream last night on my tv, and made a point to come back for a second run at this! You two are awesome :) keep it up
The next song on the album is "Have a Cigar", which explains the feelings of Roger Waters towards the music industries' treatment of Pink Floyd. As bonus, the track has a really good Dave Gilmour guitar solo.
Lex, "So many jobs you never hear about growing up". Oh my God yes - a thousand time yes. Growing up I danced and did gymnastics. It was not until I was in my 30's that I found out there was a Circus school/university! If I had known about it, I would have gone and then gotten a job with Cirque du Soleil. The things people don't tell you when you are young. (sigh)
The thing about many of Pink Floyd songs is that they are designed with a particular message, but are also created to be open to multiple interpretations that are applicable in life.
i get that the song is about a particular thing and that there is a story here. ive listened to the album hundreds of times. however everyone's personal interpretation of ANY song is valid. personally i think Lex hit the nail on the head with her description and had similar feelings the first time i heard this song. that we are cogs in a machine and we have been tricked.
I was going to say something similar. The song may be about a particular thing but because people find their own way to relate to it and the emotions of the music is what gives it such lasting appeal
Agree. However It is good to know the actual meaning of the song as you will miss out on the brilliance of the construct. That being said your own interpretation is also important as it invokes your own thought and feelings. Let's just say that their are two meanings to most of pink Floyd's music.
There is one interpretation, many applications. When I got my first real job my pop's sat me down and had the man talk... "work sucks, they don't give a turd about you, you're just a cog in their money making machine, embrace the suck, provide for your family, and don't let them brake you". The song was written about the corruption of the music industry, but it applies to many situations.
I was 8 when this came out and my mom bought the record. I used to play this all the time and I'd lay on the living room floor (on shag carpet no less) with my head between the speakers so I could hear the "machine sounds" bounce back and forth between the speakers. 😉
I love the way lex can get right into the meaning of songs just by feeling them. This was my first introduction to a "matrix" kind of possibility... That we aren't in control of our lives.. ya, it's about the music industry, but it's also about life... it's all a machine lol..I was in my teens when I first heard this. Thank you. 😊 great reaction.
As a longtime Pink Floyd fan, I feel like some people who react to this band are too obsessed with the meanings of specific sounds and lyrics rather than just being in the moment and enjoying the incredible music. Its fine to want to know the inspiration behind the songs but not everything needs to be a dissection of the song at the exclusion of just enjoying things and feeling the mood Floyd wants to set.
Moreover the "meanings" are meaningless while you don't listen to the full album ANYWAY... And it's even better to have some "back story" culture too... More than 30 years in being a "fan", and I still discover new things. But, to be fair «some people who react to this band are too obsessed with the meanings of specific sounds and lyrics» this must be induced by hoards of brutal fans, who want the noobs to know "everything" before even thinking about listening to PF.... The brutal fans can really be a burdens with that... It's almost the same for "full album listening"... Of course it's better, and it's how it's supposed to be listen to... BUT... Most of us have discovered PF with ONE song here and there, and THEN, someday, we realized that there were "songs in between" and that the album must be listen to "at once"... Brutal PF fans (or from other bands) tend to break the happy and innocent approach of a "noob"...
Yup correct im 61 and bought this album as a teenager none of us even thought of overanalysing the music!! We just smoked pot, drank a lot of booze!! And loved the greatest album every made!!!!!
While I agree with you that the music incredible. I believe understanding what's behind the song gives it hat much more meaning and emotion making it even more incredible. Comfortably Numb is a perfect example of that.
Just wanted to remind y’all that are so entertaining to me and I love y’all both. Y’all cover a variety of my favorite genres and you guys never seem to get boring. Lex is soo cute and brad always keeps it real. Lex to me has an extremely good passion and ear for music, especially with a lot of my favorite genres. #1 reaction channel imo. Stay rocking and grooving! ❤️ love y’all.
Listening to one song at a time, out of order, is like reading a chapter of a book, or like watching just one episode of a miniseries. You cannot get the whole picture the way the artist intended. You should listen to the whole album start to finish.
Y'all have barely scratch the surface of there music experience, I would give anything to be able to sit down and experience all their music for the first time again. Iam jealous, lol
Great reaction guys! I love Lex's "when you graduated college" analogy! That exactly it! If you graduated college and went into some high end corporation. Like another person said, this is about finally "making" it in the music business and realizing that you're now working for the Devil. You guys rule :D
I'm 70 and still loving this stuff! When this band arrived on the scene in the 60's in England we were once again blown away by something entirely new. To me this was the orchestral music of the space age. I escaped the machine for some time but it kept dragging me back and I'd escape again and make fleeting appearances in the world of respectable but would soon be off again. I've been back in the machine for over thirty years now but that's a whole other story!
The Machine is life, industrial life in which you are just a cog in the machine. I think they may be talking specifically about the music industry machine, but it applies to most jobs. I enjoy telling new graduates "Welcome to the machine."
I can't listen to this without Have A Cigar after. :) Wish You Were Here is my favorite Pink Floyd Album... I think after hitting the success they had with Dark Side of The Moon they really felt the weight and of course missed Syd Barrett. btw... Shine On You Crazy Diamond as some of Gilmour's tastiest guitar playing ever...
With Floyd, you guys should consider doing more of these by watching them perform live. They sound even better than the albums in most cases. And BTW, in your discussion about the meaning and what it meant, you basically described the plot of The Matrix, where human beings just sit still, watching what appear to be other lives, watching other lives, all while our economic value is extracted by the energy in our attention. :-) We watch big TV's to be convinced we need bigger TV's.
A great song off their best album. You should also try some old Genesis from the early 1970s. A good starter song is Carpet Crawlers off The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
Yes, "Wish You Were Here" is a great album, no doubt, but my favorite album is "Obscured By Clouds", which came out in 1972, the year before "Dark Side........"
These guys we're using electronic instruments successfully, and making art out of it, before anyone else ever even had that thought. I'm sure others did it, somewhere around that time, but nobody do it like Pink Floyd.
People will tell you this is about the music. They're partially right, of course but, as with any Floyd song there's more than one meaning. The specific meaning is a commentary on the music industry. The more general meaning is to do with life/work/ society and refers to the experience of the 'everyman'. The widest meaning of all, consists of all the myriad of personal interpretations of the individual listeners.
I think Brad would dig the lyrics to "Have a Cigar"...and it's not quite as "spacey" as this one. (though Pink Floyd has yet to make a song I'd turn off)
Back in the day (I am the same age as Maynard James Keenan and grew up listening to the same music as he and the rest of Tool), I read every single bit of information I could get on this band. One thing I found interesting about this song is that they actually recorded David's voice and then re-recorded it slowed down. They felt that his voice needed something extra to really drive the song. Also, Waters said that when they began working on Wish You Were Here, they had booked the studio and just went in there "with rubber bands and shit to see what they could come up with." Amazing talent!
“The Machine” is the music industry. Signing on young talent, taking advantage of them, milking them dry, and tossing them out. THE MACHINE. All of Pink Floyd’s albums are meant to be listened to all the way through from beginning to end. It gives way more context
Really HATE when people dare to put images to Pink Floyd songs. The idea is for you to create your own images, not to be conducted by other's. They just kill the whole experience.
Yes and no. I mean, I enjoy seeing other people interpretations of the song. But in a reaction video, I am kinda interested to hear Lexs interpretation too. With visual guides. If you haven't, watch her reaction to Light my Fire. By The Doors. She was TRIPPING.
Yeah I got to be honest Lex is somebody I would definitely enjoy hanging out with, eating some shrooms and jamming out to some tunes..Brad seems like a nice enough guy but he just doesn't seem like he'd be very fun to hang out with
I love the look of interest and anticipation you guys have throughout. There are dozens of Pink Floyd songs I could recommend but like it's been said many times, the songs are chapters of a story which is an entire album. Please do more Floyd songs!
I love how Lex nails it, and Brad's still wondering what brand of washing machine that was in the beginning. 😂
Exactly, toooo Funny.
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Love these two but they're mics are set wayyyy too loud.
The under-acclaimed brilliance of Richard Wright is ALL over this!!
The under-acclaimed brilliance of Richard Wright is ALL over this!!
How does Lex always manage to grasp a song meaning so well so quick? Totally nailed it first try.
Totally agree.
Lex is more in tune with Pink Floyd
"Where have you been? It's ok, we know where you've been..."(words to remember,folks-sign of the times,stay alert!)💪🤨😟
And now, we know where you are.
As others have mentioned, you're basically listening to a single chapter in a book. This is about getting caught up and trapped in the music industry, which molds and manufactures stars from a young age.
HAVE A CIGAR is the next song on the album, and a direct follow-up. The story of this chapter is that the band is being lauded and paraded around as an industry success-story, but it's clear they care nothing for them personally.
You haven't tried anything off the ANIMALS album, and that's another that has a narrative that continues across the album. It's loosely based on George Orwell's Animal Farm.
DOGS is a particular stand-out here, but they are all amazing tracks!
I just want to second the suggestion that you listen to Animals.You could(and,I think,should) do a reaction for every song.
I'm glad you mentioned "have a cigar" and how both songs refer to the music industry 👍
I'd love them to listen to Animals too but the songs aren't reaction friendly as far as length goes. At least Brad said so when he saw the length of Dogs lol
@@antemorph66 others on TH-cam have reacted to all the songs on the album,why not them?I guess we need a lot of people to request it in the comments.
@@pathatfield2543 hey I'd love it personally, I just remember Brad about to add it to a poll but after seeing it was 17+ minutes he took it off and said no way. They played Have a a Cigar instead 🙄
"You're a cog in the wheel". You perfectly nailed the meaning of the song. This is why I was obsessed with Pink Floyd while I was in college and why I still am now that I am 44 and I still just feel like I'm part of the machine.
pink floyd planted the seeds for the rebellion to come?
Gilmore, Waters, Wright, & Mason are absolute musical geniuses!!
All 4 of the pistons of the creative engine were pumping for sure!
Smoke a joint, wait a few minutes for the buzz to fully kick in and listen to the entire Wish You Were Here album. That’s a fucken ride right there!
Momentary lapse of reason as well...
🤘 what a ride.
Hellz Yeah!! 🎸
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@@thechad1760 Yeah, tripping out on Pink floyd, things move as slow as honey on a cold day
@@lovejetfuel4071 you're right about the time dilation, I've always been surprised at how much time can disappear while listening to music.
Wow. That comment about leaving college and realising it's all a set-up was so spot on. So perceptive.
“This was all... a setup” Wow, that really is so Pink Floyd.
You guys re-instill my faith in humanity!
well said! I feel the same
As usual, Lex gets it off the rip.👍
That was a great summary.
Queen! Nailed It!
Its always great to listen to the Floyds, but to see some people discovering it is always an extra treat :3 And they nailed it
Please do Shine on you Crazy Diamond or have a Cigar, such great stories to them
Didn’t they already do Have A Cigar?
You don't just listen to Pink Floyd. You experience it.
This song is not nearly as complicated as some people seem to think, which is a common trend with Pink Floyd reactions. Welcome to the machine refers to the music industry and how heartless and cruel such a world can be, a world that saw the Floyd band members forced to witness the destruction of their friend Syd Barret. This is one of the themes that is present throughout the Wish You Were Here album. Pink Floyd albums are one song with many pieces and are meant to be listened to all the way through. Things will be much more clear once you do that.
Yeah, Have a Cigar right after this song is a dead give away...
I totally agree, every album of theirs is a story from the first to the last track on it. I also agree this whole album is about how the music industry swallowed Syd Barrett
@@OleShagDawg Although I agree with the interpretation of the album, I don’t think one can fully blame the music industry on SB’s drug use and possible schizophrenia. I think he was a tortured soul as many great artists are.
Syd did it to Syd all by himself, the man took way to much LSD and fried his brain!! Stop blaming everyone and everything else, plenty of people have gone through the same situation and came away just fine!!!
Syd Barrett was the original lead singer and founder of Pink Floyd, but now his role is reduced to just "a friend"?
Too much drugs fried his brain.
Pink Floyd, my all time favorite band. You can't fully appreciate them unless you kick back and listen to the complete albums the way they were meant to be heard.
I couldn't agree more! There's so so much to explore with Pink Floyd. Also my all time favourite 💕💕
I couldn't agree more.
Stoned ? 🤤
@@dundeeguy no. While getting bummed
After you smoke a nice big fat joint
While ‘Dark Side’ was about every man’s psychosis at a macro level, ‘Wish’ was specifically about the impact that Sid’s demise had on the band.
Actually, Syd was alive at the time this album was created. However, he had succumbed to mental illness years before and it was almost like he had died. At least it was until he showed up at the studio while the were recording this album about him and no one recognized him for a long time as he sat in the studio listening to them record
@@georgerudisill8008 Yeah, I think that was the point they were trying to make. He wasn’t dead, but still gone.
a LOT of their songs touch on Syd and how much they miss him
The only track about Syd on this album is shine on
@@craighill4709 no. The entire album is dedicated to him. It’s called “Wish you were here” for a reason.
'The Machine' is the music industry
Or maybe also the coming Metaverse.
Nope - the 'machine' is the 'establishment'. 'Brick in the Wall' is another anti-establishment song of theirs.
Lex nailed it...!
Pink Floyd is top 5... Now : Shine On You Crazy Diamond
My Buddy Brian always said “ If I’m ever rich enough to own a pro sports team, I would name the stadium “The Machine” and play this pre-game.” Only time in his life he was cool.
"Welcome to he Capital One Bank Machine presented by Doritos"
@@twallace71a Not only are the names stupid, but when I finally get used to the name change…Bam! New name…now they’re even putting that sh*t on the uniforms. That’s the exact opposite of looking professional. We can see the 125 billboards and signs, we don’t need 9 more.
Lex, what you said about just getting out of college. That just blew my mind. I had that same feeling when I got out into the world on my own.
I'll still never understand how guys so young could make such powerful and influential music...
Roger Waters is a songwriting genius, that's how.
Floyd is timeless; unquestionably the best progrock has to offer.
Love these two but they're mics are set wayyyy too loud.
Lex totally gets it right away! :) I can't imagine our world without Pink Floyd. Makes you wonder what other genius music could have existed if the musician hadn't died in birth, been killed young, or never realized they had the talent or worst realized it but were denied the opportunity to build upon it due to environmental circumstances.
I often to wonder this. Like the way you think lol
It's another song about how the music industry "the machine" and how it controls musicians. The sounds at the end with laughter are supposed to represent the artist going up to the company penthouse in an elevator, stepping into a cocktail party where all of the fake and insincere company "suits" laugh at each others jokes and congratulate each other insincerely. Pink Floyd were a little annoyed with their record label at the time. The song Have a Cigar from this album is another slight on the industry.
It's alright, we told you what to dream...
This song was the anthem, for me, of my senior year in high school.
Same here
You need to do Pink Floyd live in Pompeii, the song echoes, you will not regret it
I wholeheartedly agree, but that's a pretty long video.
@@asaskald two parts
Disagree. The album version needs to be heard first, then the live version.
@@SirHilaryManfat Pompeii blows it away, You can actually see them play and the audio is great
@@larrymcneil1426 I disagree on a personal level, but agree about it being amazing. It is an awesome performance, but I just think the original needs to be heard first to get the original interpretation before dipping into the Pompeii one. Either way, it's an experience.
That should always be followed by "Have a Cigar." I mean every Floyd album has a point told through a musical story. To me, you have to hear those 2 parts together.
It's interesting watching young people first time listening Pink Floyd. I'm grown up with and still a fan. Pink Floyd is timeless. Greets from Germany
Omgosh...Lex... you nailed it. The darkness of the instrumental drives that feeling. It is so nice to watch young people take a deep listen to the music of my generation. Your minds have just expanded. 🥰🥰🥰
Floyd let you allways Fligh to the whole Universe and back,with all good and Bad Things!Love them for ever!
Lex is so right.....after all that hard work, welcome, you are now part of the machine. I felt the same.
I love Lex's interpretation. Music, like all art, should speak to you where you are. Once an artist releases their art (music, painting, writing, etc), it becomes its own thing and it becomes *more* than it was when it was created as it reaches the audience, grows and morphs inside the minds and souls of the people it resonates with.
No respect intended, as a creator I have to say you're full of crap. When I make something, I means what it I intend, it my expression. No one elses. It is my thing, for all time, for it is my creation. I may not always mean much by it other than, say, "I like pretty sunsets- they make the world less ugly, despite the colors being a sign of pollution." Sometimes it's to get the nightmares out of my head and trap them. Maybe your art means nothing to you other than what some other person applies to it, but in that case you make art for others. Probably for money. But most people who think they can claim another's art create nothing by methane and carbon dioxide.
@@tenchraven Full of crap? Interpretation is not entirely under your control. A piece of art can mean entirely different things to different people. Even a title can shift the interpretation with ease. Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima was originally titled 8'37 which gives it an extremely different interpretation for the listener. Not everyone creates or thinks like you which is vital for art to flourish and grow in the first place.
"For I consider that music is, by its very nature, essentially powerless to express anything at all, whether a feeling, an attitude of mind, a psychological mood, a phenomenon of nature, etc. Expression has never been an inherent property of music. That is by no means the purpose of its existence. If, as is nearly always the case, music appears to express something, this is only an illusion and not a reality. It is simply an additional attribute which, by tacit and inveterate agreement, we have lent it, thrust upon it, as a label, a convention - in short, an aspect which, unconsciously or by force of habit, we have come to confuse with its essential being.”
-Igor Stravinsky (1936)
@@tenchraven Then you shouldn't show your "Art" to anyone! People like you think you are so special because you created a piece of "art" and so what? Millions of people have created art too. Some really famous artists are okay with people interpreting their work differently than what was intended by the artist. Especially when it comes to a song or a piece of music. They don't care. They know what they wrote and what it meant for them. And they are not a snob about it like you are!
Thank y'all for doing this song!!!! Y'all 2 are awesome!
⭐💜🌈 Thank you for listening to my beloved Pink Floyd 🌈💜⭐
The thing that blows my mind about this song is...no drums or percussion at all..it's just guitar and keyboard. Masterpiece!
great reaction. John Lennon once said that when a teacher once asked him what he wanted to be, when he grew up, he answered, "happy". the teacher told him that he didn't understand the question. Lennon replied that the teacher didn't understand life. brilliant
To be fair "happy" and being English don't usually go together.
Best thing to do with all Pink Floyd albums is to lie down in a darkened room, with the volume up loud but not exclusively so, and close your eyes and just immerse yourself in the entire album without interruption.
Pink Floyd is beautiful. In my top 3 best bands ever list.
Agree. Zeppelin and Yes my other 2. Early Genesis a cloe run 4th.
this song is f--- awesome .... i love the intro. this song creates heavy emotion to me. the machine is the world we live in
The “machine” is a metaphor for the seedy, greedy business side of the music industry.
Yes, but to say that is all that the song is about does Roger Waters writing a big disservice.
A great old classic. The machine in this metaphor is the music industry.
We grow up for the most part innocent, wide eyed and sheltered from the realities of the world. I believe this song is about the music industry but also applies to all other industries. Lex mentioned getting out of college and it all being a set up. Check out Rush's "Subdivisions and Analog Kid". Both songs are based on pre-adulthood.
Awesome to see your reaction great band you can't help love pink floyd
For me this is the best synthesized song ever!
Yes, more Pink Floyd please!
As I've mentioned before, it never hurts to be in the 'proper frame of mind' while listening to Floyd. They'll take you to places no other band can.
Way back, a friend and I stopped at a red light when the synth solo came on. We simultaneously looked at each other and said "I feel like I'm stoned." Apparently it bought us back to when we were in the "proper frame of mind."
The slideshow still has bits n' pieces from the music video which was animated by Gerald Scarfe, who also lead the animation for Pink Floyd's The Wall movie in 1982 and he was later Art Director for Disney's Hercules oddly enough.
They also used this track on a TV show about AI called "Person of Intrest ". Was one of the best tv shows ever.
I forgot about that moment on the show. I used to wait every week for the next episode. Sad it had to come to an end.
Loved that series ✌🏽
Lex you are always so insightful and appreciative of the music.
Floyd is a band that comes along once in a lifetime. Saw them 2x and have seen Roger Waters a bunch. Best shows I’ve ever seen and I’ve seen tons ☘️✌️
theres a lot of occupations of time.. the most worthwhile being observing things, thinking about things, creating things, and enjoying things.. which is why artists and philosophers are the way they are
I just need you to know that I was watching the live stream last night on my tv, and made a point to come back for a second run at this! You two are awesome :) keep it up
Exactly. You are now part of the machine.
The next song on the album is "Have a Cigar", which explains the feelings of Roger Waters towards the music industries' treatment of Pink Floyd. As bonus, the track has a really good Dave Gilmour guitar solo.
Live pulse. Sorrow. And Shine on you crazy diamond.
Lex, "So many jobs you never hear about growing up".
Oh my God yes - a thousand time yes. Growing up I danced and did gymnastics. It was not until I was in my 30's that I found out there was a Circus school/university! If I had known about it, I would have gone and then gotten a job with Cirque du Soleil. The things people don't tell you when you are young. (sigh)
The thing about many of Pink Floyd songs is that they are designed with a particular message, but are also created to be open to multiple interpretations that are applicable in life.
Pink Floyd always makes you reflect on Life, Check out Echoes in Pompeii 🔥🔥🔥
Yes! and be sure to watch the full version.
This was the first song and my favorite Pink Floyd song and band. I saw them 4 times.
i get that the song is about a particular thing and that there is a story here. ive listened to the album hundreds of times. however everyone's personal interpretation of ANY song is valid. personally i think Lex hit the nail on the head with her description and had similar feelings the first time i heard this song. that we are cogs in a machine and we have been tricked.
Well said.
I was going to say something similar. The song may be about a particular thing but because people find their own way to relate to it and the emotions of the music is what gives it such lasting appeal
Agree. However It is good to know the actual meaning of the song as you will miss out on the brilliance of the construct. That being said your own interpretation is also important as it invokes your own thought and feelings. Let's just say that their are two meanings to most of pink Floyd's music.
Even knowing we are cogs in a machine... We are STILL cogs in a machine... Often more so...
There is one interpretation, many applications. When I got my first real job my pop's sat me down and had the man talk... "work sucks, they don't give a turd about you, you're just a cog in their money making machine, embrace the suck, provide for your family, and don't let them brake you". The song was written about the corruption of the music industry, but it applies to many situations.
Any Pink Floyd reaction is always top from you two 👍
Lex was right on point with that felling when she finished college. Welcome to them machine Lex.
I'm so glad i was alive on earth, the same time as Pink Floyd !!!
I was 8 when this came out and my mom bought the record. I used to play this all the time and I'd lay on the living room floor (on shag carpet no less) with my head between the speakers so I could hear the "machine sounds" bounce back and forth between the speakers. 😉
Magic, huh?
HA! It's great watching Lex bounce and groove to the keyboards while Brad gently sways to the rhythm of the strumming guitar.
I love the way lex can get right into the meaning of songs just by feeling them. This was my first introduction to a "matrix" kind of possibility... That we aren't in control of our lives.. ya, it's about the music industry, but it's also about life... it's all a machine lol..I was in my teens when I first heard this. Thank you. 😊 great reaction.
My brother had
Welcome to the Machine painted on his glove compartment door of his 1975 VW Bug.. Pink Floyd and The VW Bug two true innovations there.
As a longtime Pink Floyd fan, I feel like some people who react to this band are too obsessed with the meanings of specific sounds and lyrics rather than just being in the moment and enjoying the incredible music. Its fine to want to know the inspiration behind the songs but not everything needs to be a dissection of the song at the exclusion of just enjoying things and feeling the mood Floyd wants to set.
Well said!!!
Just enjoy the sound
Moreover the "meanings" are meaningless while you don't listen to the full album ANYWAY... And it's even better to have some "back story" culture too...
More than 30 years in being a "fan", and I still discover new things.
But, to be fair «some people who react to this band are too obsessed with the meanings of specific sounds and lyrics» this must be induced by hoards of brutal fans, who want the noobs to know "everything" before even thinking about listening to PF.... The brutal fans can really be a burdens with that...
It's almost the same for "full album listening"... Of course it's better, and it's how it's supposed to be listen to... BUT... Most of us have discovered PF with ONE song here and there, and THEN, someday, we realized that there were "songs in between" and that the album must be listen to "at once"...
Brutal PF fans (or from other bands) tend to break the happy and innocent approach of a "noob"...
Yup correct im 61 and bought this album as a teenager none of us even thought of overanalysing the music!! We just smoked pot, drank a lot of booze!! And loved the greatest album every made!!!!!
While I agree with you that the music incredible. I believe understanding what's behind the song gives it hat much more meaning and emotion making it even more incredible. Comfortably Numb is a perfect example of that.
A soundscape that transports the listener- vintage Pink Floyd
Just wanted to remind y’all that are so entertaining to me and I love y’all both. Y’all cover a variety of my favorite genres and you guys never seem to get boring. Lex is soo cute and brad always keeps it real. Lex to me has an extremely good passion and ear for music, especially with a lot of my favorite genres. #1 reaction channel imo. Stay rocking and grooving! ❤️ love y’all.
Thank you ❤️🙏🏽🙌
Listening to one song at a time, out of order, is like reading a chapter of a book, or like watching just one episode of a miniseries. You cannot get the whole picture the way the artist intended. You should listen to the whole album start to finish.
Loving your reactions as always, if Brad thinks that’s a washing machine, Lex you need to get that man to do some more laundry! Haha, busted!
Y'all have barely scratch the surface of there music experience, I would give anything to be able to sit down and experience all their music for the first time again. Iam jealous, lol
“What kind of machine?”
“It’s a washing machine.”
Roger Waters was venting about a shitty washing machine he bought.
@@kpmcdonnell3633 “Welcome, my sock. Welcome… to the machine…”
This song is great to sit in a outdoor hot tub at night with a cocktail in your hand.
Great reaction guys! I love Lex's "when you graduated college" analogy! That exactly it! If you graduated college and went into some high end corporation. Like another person said, this is about finally "making" it in the music business and realizing that you're now working for the Devil. You guys rule :D
Pink Floyd is a Vibe,... every song is a Vibe with Pink Floyd,...
Yes! More Floyd! One of my absolute favorite bands ever.
I'm 70 and still loving this stuff!
When this band arrived on the scene in the 60's in England we were once again blown away by something entirely new.
To me this was the orchestral music of the space age.
I escaped the machine for some time but it kept dragging me back and I'd escape again and make fleeting appearances in the world of respectable but would soon be off again.
I've been back in the machine for over thirty years now but that's a whole other story!
The Machine is life, industrial life in which you are just a cog in the machine. I think they may be talking specifically about the music industry machine, but it applies to most jobs.
I enjoy telling new graduates "Welcome to the machine."
My favorite song by them thank you for sharing. I love you guys.
I can't listen to this without Have A Cigar after. :)
Wish You Were Here is my favorite Pink Floyd Album... I think after hitting the success they had with Dark Side of The Moon they really felt the weight and of course missed Syd Barrett. btw... Shine On You Crazy Diamond as some of Gilmour's tastiest guitar playing ever...
Richard Wright did some amazing keyboard work on this song. Very experimental for its time.
With Floyd, you guys should consider doing more of these by watching them perform live. They sound even better than the albums in most cases.
And BTW, in your discussion about the meaning and what it meant, you basically described the plot of The Matrix, where human beings just sit still, watching what appear to be other lives, watching other lives, all while our economic value is extracted by the energy in our attention. :-) We watch big TV's to be convinced we need bigger TV's.
I love the Wish You Were Here album! It’s as fresh today as it was the first time I heard it.
A masterpiece of musical subversion …
A great song off their best album. You should also try some old Genesis from the early 1970s. A good starter song is Carpet Crawlers off The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.
With Peter Gabriel, from the "studio" recording. (I use quotes because the "studio" was Headley Grange.)
Absolutely!
Yes, "Wish You Were Here" is a great album, no doubt, but my favorite album is "Obscured By Clouds", which came out in 1972, the year before "Dark Side........"
Lex. My grandmother used to say, Stephanie, you have an "old soul". YOU girl, have an "old soul" and I LOVE IT!!!
Industry is industry, we are designed to be a cog in the machine where ever and what ever you do end up as a cog at some level or another.
These guys we're using electronic instruments successfully, and making art out of it, before anyone else ever even had that thought. I'm sure others did it, somewhere around that time, but nobody do it like Pink Floyd.
People will tell you this is about the music. They're partially right, of course but, as with any Floyd song there's more than one meaning. The specific meaning is a commentary on the music industry. The more general meaning is to do with life/work/ society and refers to the experience of the 'everyman'. The widest meaning of all, consists of all the myriad of personal interpretations of the individual listeners.
Gotta listen to Floyd albums as a whole, back to back, and it'll connect.
Love this mastery here.
❤👍🏽
I think Brad would dig the lyrics to "Have a Cigar"...and it's not quite as "spacey" as this one. (though Pink Floyd has yet to make a song I'd turn off)
Back in the day (I am the same age as Maynard James Keenan and grew up listening to the same music as he and the rest of Tool), I read every single bit of information I could get on this band. One thing I found interesting about this song is that they actually recorded David's voice and then re-recorded it slowed down. They felt that his voice needed something extra to really drive the song. Also, Waters said that when they began working on Wish You Were Here, they had booked the studio and just went in there "with rubber bands and shit to see what they could come up with." Amazing talent!
⛔⛔PLEASE DO GUNNERS DREAM BY PINK FLOYD OFF FINAL CUT ALBUM ⛔⛔👍
“The Machine” is the music industry. Signing on young talent, taking advantage of them, milking them dry, and tossing them out. THE MACHINE.
All of Pink Floyd’s albums are meant to be listened to all the way through from beginning to end. It gives way more context
Really HATE when people dare to put images to Pink Floyd songs. The idea is for you to create your own images, not to be conducted by other's. They just kill the whole experience.
Yes and no.
I mean, I enjoy seeing other people interpretations of the song. But in a reaction video, I am kinda interested to hear Lexs interpretation too. With visual guides.
If you haven't, watch her reaction to Light my Fire. By The Doors.
She was TRIPPING.
Anybody remember when they used this song in that show “Person of Interest “? No other song could have worked for that specific scene!
LEX IS WAY COOLER THAN BRAD !!! Lex understands music as theatre of the mind !
Yeah I got to be honest Lex is somebody I would definitely enjoy hanging out with, eating some shrooms and jamming out to some tunes..Brad seems like a nice enough guy but he just doesn't seem like he'd be very fun to hang out with
@@millspaysbills5146 I agree, Brad would have to stay home ... Lololol
@@johnsaldana8667 Brad can be the sober driver while we party
You got that right , there music will never ever be forgotten
I love the look of interest and anticipation you guys have throughout. There are dozens of Pink Floyd songs I could recommend but like it's been said many times, the songs are chapters of a story which is an entire album. Please do more Floyd songs!
One of my favs by Pink Floyd