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Well most of my life iv been the shoulder to cry on/support for my friends, well one day they got a harsh talking to, because as I finally got the courage to talk about my secret hell (depression), they did not listen...
the song refers to an illness suffered by one of the band members before a concert which was cured with a prick by a doctor which made the patient comfortably numb and able to play
@@andrea-v2s This is what the band says the song was about, but it should be noted. They were trying to distance themselves from drug use allegations because of the mental health issues most likely exacerbated by the overuse of Psychedelics, which caused their creative leader )Syd Barrett( to recede from the record business and enter into a self-imposed cage.
Good I got to read the messages, Pulse concert version of this song is the best, she should get netter recomendations, but anyway it is good she just didi this it was ok!!!!
The person who recommended this didn't suggest a version. That was my decision and, going in blind, I don't know which to choose. Also, Patreons get PRIORITY, but less than a third of my videos are Patreon requests. The others are mostly songs with the highest number of requests in the comments with a small percent being songs I'm just curious about or want to share because they are special to me.
The whole album, ''The Wall'' is the story of ''Pink'' a rock star who's coming apart mentally and emotionally. It's deeply moving and highly tragic, the entire album is flawlessly done, a true masterpiece!
If you can, watch the movie. This will explain a lot of what is going on in the music. The full movie was posted on TH-cam. th-cam.com/video/yvG3WPYAXHM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=P9IxmMQXr18YD4Bs
One of the members Rodger Waters was sick before a concert. A doctor gave him a shot for the pain. This song is about that experience and the way he felt. And compares it to way he felt when he was a kid and sick.he said after the shot he was so numb he could barely feel his hands and it was one of the most difficult shows he ever did. As for the Pulse version. If you haven't watched it you should. Get the biggest screen that you can. The laser and light show is incredible. Turn the lights down keep your eyes open and enjoy.
I also highly recommend The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd. It has a guest singer that speaks straight to the heart about dying without needing words.
“The Great Gig In The Sky” has no lyrics, per se. It’s a lengthy vocalization by the exceptional Clare Torry, who was reportedly asked to sing the five stages of grief. And as a side note for anyone not familiar, the song came from Floyd’s legendary album, “The Dark Side of the Moon”, which lived on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 200 album list for more than NINE HUNDRED WEEKS.
Ironically, Ms Torrey went over twenty five years, unaware that her take was even used on the album. Or that she was featured on one of the best selling albums, ever. You would think *somebody* would be like “Hey. I know that name!”
Même si cette version vous touche au plus profond de votre âme, visualiser et entendre la version live du concert Pulse de 1994 vous submergera totalement.... aucune comparaison d'avec la version studio :)
Definitely correct, the non-remastered version (all remastered versions seem to be worse to me). With the live version (Pulse-Concert) you get exactly the feeling you need and an absolute master class guitar solo.
I was in college in 1979 when this album was released. Our psych professor brought his stereo from home and we analyzed every word of each song on this double album for 3 weeks! It tells the story of a boy who's father is killed in war and raised by his over protective mother. It describes a textbook decent into madness for the principal character. This song is from the section in which he is now a rock star and battling his mental demons and cannot go onstage to perform. His manager instructs his doctor to inject him with heroine or whatever, backstage just to get him through the show and the agreed contract to perform. Needless to say, the show doesn't go quite as planned! If you're interested in this, skip the live versions as recommended by others and watch the movie that was made! It stars Bob Geldhoff of the band Boomtown Rats. It is a jaw dropping masterpiece!
NEVER EVER listen just 1 song, ALWAYS listen a hole album from beginning to the end because Pink Floyd are telling stories with their masterpieces, 1 album 1 story. I know every album, every song, every note of every song, it took some time but still, today , they are never boring, you just enter Pink Floyd world
As a recovering addict who adored this song for decades, im astounded as to how clueless i was all those years of just listening to this piece as a jam. After getting off multiple drugs, i cant hear this without breaking down. I had myself become numb to my own failing life to the point of being comfortable in my depression and failures. Age has given me a true and realistic interpretation of this song and im so lucky to be alive to understand it. Im still comfortably numb, but i feel enough to keep moving on.
Same here , had listened to this this song 1000s of times but until I recuperated from my su!c!de attempt , I finally understand this beautiful song and there's not a single day since that dreadful day I attempted against my life that I don't listen to this beautiful song !! .... ✌🏻🥰✌🏻 .... Ps. Stay strong and luvs ya my beloved friend !! ✌🏻😬✌🏻
Yeah bro totally. People love to get F-ed up to this song without realizing its actual meaning. They aren't saying comfortably numb is a good thing (or bad directly), but with the themes its clear.
@@Sonic-gy7kq yessir! My new addiction is roller coasters. I can't get enough and the thrill makes the numb go hasta la bye bye like nothing for me personally. Ya just gotta find your happy and run with it. 😁🥹😶🌫️
The thing that makes this song perfect is not just the lyrics, but the beautiful melodic guitar solos by David Gilmour, that itself tells a story, the guitar cries, this for me is the greatest guitar solo by the greatest guitarist of all time, I should point out, the live pulse version tops the studio version by a long long way
I prefer the studio version myself. The live version is phenomenal but the solos are far more effective without the same pattern being played for 2 or 3 minutes straight during the disco ball UFO thing. That's just for my personal tastes. The second solo reminds me a lot of a song that came out not long before this one called "Beyond the Realms of Death" by Judas Priest and its very possible that David Gilmour had taken at least some inspiration from Glenn Tipton there
One of the best things about this band that honestly not very many bands then or now have to their advantage is that Pink Floyd live and Pink Floyd on record and Pink Floyd on film are all vastly different things but they are all incredible pieces of work separately and together as a whole. They were really good at adapting their stories to multiple forms of media and it translating properly. Again, I don't think very many bands or artists have been able to do that successfully and certainly none that I can recall from memory that have done it as well as this band did for the length of time that they did
Thanks for listening to the studio version, Pink Floyd is a good band to listen to LIVE but that's really for when one wants to appreciate the perfomance of a song one already knows. Good call, and the "soothing effect" is not just this song, it's David Gilmour's guitar which in reality is a portal to other dimensions.
A lot of songs are much better on the studio versions. I saw Steely Dan live once, my favorite band. I didn't care for the show at all. Very disappointing. But their studio work is genius in my eyes.
Yep, listen offline if you must. No need to involve the Wizard of Oz as that's kind of a gimmick. The album itself is all you need. Be aware that it's somewhat autobiographical and just sit back and enjoy.
You should be careful who you recommend this album to. If the person is suffering from depression, it can carry them further down the hole. I speak from experience.
Great choice of songs, and great reaction. When you find the time, watch/listen to the DVD " The Wall "; the entire album plays out, and the visual depictions will explain so much more to you. 40 years addict, 4 years clean here...life is a battle, lol.
For sure, the live performance from the Pulse concert is the best i've ever seen. David Gilmour is a man who is able to show emotions with his guitar. Long solo but worth to watch it.
This song usually breaks people into tears. Given your background how you held it together on the line "You would not understand, this is not how I am" is pretty remarkable.
One of the greatest albums ever....but to truly understand the story you either need to listen to the whole album from start to finish or watch the movie....so many things get missed...
Great insights, especially with the personal experience of being calmly "coached" through an overdose! The song came about after one of the band got sick on tour and had to get an injection to be able to go on stage, and the lyrics are his direct experience of the blur that followed. But they knew the lyrics worked well as a metaphor, too: when played from start to finish The Wall is a concept album that tells a personal story about mental health, alienation, and isolation, which the warm hazy detachment of the song fits to a T despite originally coming from a very literal place.
Yeah sure... he got "sick" while on tour. Remember this was at a time when drug use would land you in prison. So that interview you're referencing is telling a tale that isn't quite correct. I think this reactor nails it. He was the one OD'ing on the floor and a doctor gave him something that brought him around enough to shove him out on stage.
The entire album is the life story of fictional character "Pink" who becomes a Rock Star while building a mental Wall of isolation as he slips into insanity. Definitely worth doing the album to get the full story of Mr Pink Floyd
Thank you for reacting to the studio version, as it seems like everyone else goes with a rendition from perhaps their top concert. I’m sure the live show is amazing, but the studio recording is some unmatched rock music to me. And yes, as far as I understand it, the subject of the song lyrics is substance abuse. Both original singer Roger Waters and his vocal successor David Gilmour perform on this version, two different lead voices. And those guitar solos are revered, considered some of the best in rock, particularly the second lead with its notes and emotions soaring more and more.
The song has nothing to do with substance abuse, it was about anti nausea medication administered to Roger Waters prior to going on stage after he fell ill It made him delusional and hallucinogenic. They wove element that into the film version where the main character was suffering and emotional and physical breakdown
As stated by others, The Pulse Live version is the epitome of this song. The light show and the ensemble of extraordinary musicians compliment the 3 original PF members. I have seen this concert in Indy, and I have never seen a concert better than Pulse before or since (I have been going to concerts since I was thirteen and I was born in the 40's, so that is saying something.)
Love it. Deffinetly need to watch/listen live version from Pulse or TLOR (i think), longer versions but worth every second of it. Just relax, close your eyes, and enjoy music perfection Pink Floyd are.
One of the best songs ever. The live version is a beast with a great light show. Thats what pink floyd is good at. Just letting you drift away to the music. I believe its dark side of the moon album that goes with the wizard of oz.
You nailed it here, but you need to watch the Movie "The Wall" of 1982, it Will give you a full perspective of what Pink (the main Character) lives, but I got to tell you, it Is dark and beautiful
Please check out Comfortably Numb LIVE at the PULSE CONCERT. The extended guitar solo and spectacular light show combine for an unforgettable performance.
This song was written after one of the band members, who was very ill at the time, was "medicated" to enable him to perform for one of their concerts and this is the way that the medication made him feel. I believe that it was some time in 1977.
@@2ridiculous41exactly. Roger Waters was experiencing excruciating abdominal pain and cramps just hours before a sold out show was scheduled to begin They rushed him to the emergency hospital where tge doctors gave him a shot containing medication that relaxed his contracted muscles and killed his pain throughout his entire body. He felt like a distant ship smoke on the horizon. He said he thought he was talking yet nobody could hear his words yet, comfortably numb.
@@ragtie6177yes, but the song is not just that. I thought the doctor came to him, but so many years later it is a story. If you think the song is just about him you could do with a little context.
The song is actually a personal experience of Roger Waters (The bassist). Waters' lyrics were inspired by his experience of being injected with tranquilizers for stomach cramps before a performance in 1977 during Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" Tour. He said, "That was the longest two hours of my life, trying to do a show when you can hardly lift your arm." Roger Waters was pretty much medicated by a doctor so he can perform for a show.
It’s part of a much longer greater story in the story of P!nk from the wall. at this point, he’s burnt out his handlers come in inject them with heroin so he can go on with the show. Has feelings and flashbacks from his youth, when he felt similarly. Knowing what the album is about, definitely does help with interpretation of the songs, I highly recommend researching thoroughly the album, then listening to it, and to end to understand and not be misinterpreting the meetings in order to go with one’s own opinions or thoughts
Same song from the live Pulse concert...simply mind blowing. Also listen to Time (with the lyrics), Shine On you Crazy Diamond, Wish You were Here, High Hopes, On The Turning Away (live) and many more.
Reagir a Pulse, 1994, a mesma música, será uma experiência única. Você irá amar. Inclusive várias músicas desse show, são verdadeiras obras de arte. Abraços aqui do Brasil.
This is a great song, but it is also part of an overall story told in The Wall - which is a concept album. The story is rock singer Pink has gone insane- is sitting catatonic in his hotel room and has to get to a concert. In this song, a "Dr. Feelgood" has been brought in to revive him using drugs. Roger Waters, the chief song writer, said this happened to him many times when he was given meds so overcome pain and perform. That being said - this is my all time favorite song and all time favorite guitar solo from my all time favorite band with my all time favorite guitarist.
Most people go right to addiction with this song. Fun fact. In reality it was Roger Waters who was suffering from hepatitis which caused him stomach pain and vomiting. A doctor injected him with a sedative, right before going on stage, which caused his arms to become numb… Comfortably Numb. He said that was the longest 2 hr concert ever.
Thank you for your reaction. Thank you again for using the correct album cover and listening to the album version first (that satisfies my OCD!). I thought your thoughts were right on. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve listened to Floyd and I’ll continue enjoying them till I die. I first heard them in the 70s as a child when I’d see my dad laying eyes closed on the sofa listening to Dark Side and I’ve taken over the enjoyment and disbelief from him. As already mentioned, watch the film The Wall. It’s dark at times but well, well worth it. Carry on doing what you are doing……any previous downturns in your life will fade to become a very distant memory 🙏
When this came out I would listen to this front to back with headphones LOUD. The Movie is a MUST watch for you now if you want the entire story. (You won't need drugs but it won't hurt) 😎 Happy belated 4/20+
This song is really about Syd Barrett. He was the original leader of Floyd. He was the singer as well. This song here is sung and written by Roger Waters. Do you research on Syd and then you'll really understand the concept of this song and alot of other songs by Pink. Love you sweetie!!!! So good to see your well and good!!! Happy and safe New Year to you as well.
Pink is in a sad state , worn out from being on the go on tour and his losing his wife to another man while he is away. Also , his childhood was a miss do to an overbearing mother and losing his father in WWII. The manager and promoter are trying to snap him out of it to go on stage...C'mon it's time to go. Yes a lot to unpack on this whole album. Another Masterpiece by the legends. Worldwide successful band. I think everyone had the album The Dark Side Of The Moon as well.
Excellent reaction. Soothing for sure. Floyd was exceptionally good at creating moods and textures with their music, probably a big part of why they became so popular. It's kind of funny, back when this came out, Pink Floyd had developed something of a reputation of being "stoner music" because of the generally spacey feel of much of their music. I always thought it was just plain good enjoyable interesting music. If you end up doing the song "Time", do yourself a favor and let it flow into Great Gig In The Sky, the two songs belong together, and ending Time by itself sounds awkward because of the transition. "Time" is one of their most memorable songs, it's on the album Dark Side of the Moon, which literally stayed on the Billboard 200 album chart for about 15 years after its release, longer than any album from any genre. So obviously not only "stoners" were buying it. 😸
It is a bit ironic that Pink Floyd had that "stoner" reputation, because if you really listen for understanding, it's some of the most sober and insightful music imaginable, both lyrically and instrumentally.
@@llanitedave Yes, exactly! And besides that, just their level of creativity.... they put out so much high quality stuff, several very solid albums start to finish.
Yay.....Pink Floyd! Their music is perfect for mental health. Instead of picking a certain song, from them how about checking out their entire Dark side of the moon album P̲ink F̲lo̲yd - T̲h̲e̲ D̲ark S̲ide̲ Of T̲h̲e̲ Mo̲o̲n (Full Album) 1973 / Spinning The Vinyl And Cassette Reels th-cam.com/video/Hh1Xyvu68P0/w-d-xo.html And wish you were here full album P̲ink F̲lo̲yd - W̲ish You W̲ere H̲e̲re (Full Album) 1975 / Spinning The Vinyl And Cassette Reels th-cam.com/video/0pGSl-QIHWY/w-d-xo.html
One of their founding members dropped out of the band in the '60's due to drugs/health issues. They don't personify drug use. Please check the 'Live Pulse Concert'. Comfortably Numb. (Bring oxygen) 😅
It helps to have the lyrics available when reacting to Pink Floyd. And the context of the song also helps. Comfortably, Numb is based on a true incident where Roger Waters was treated for an virus infection so he could perform at a concert. The vocals are split between the doctor and patient. Thus, he performed while not really being there. The live version from the Pulse concert adds multiple layers to the song. Please give it a shot.
You have to listen to the whole album The Wall, of which Comfortably Numb is a track. The whole album is a concept album following the story and mental health of a fictional member of the band called Pink. The concept being how he puts up these psychological "Walls" in his head (hence the name of the album) based on the experiences and influances of his life, he built these walls to protect himself but them it backfires and the walls just end up isolating him and hurting his mental health. The whole album is amazing and well worth a listen too. Also, in the The Wall concert, they build an actual massive wall in front of the band while the band is playing. Sadly there aren't many great recordings of it, the best version you probably going to get it Rodger Waters (a member of the band) the Wall live in Berlin. Also, for another great song about addiction, listen to The Needle and the Damage done by Neil Young as well as Cold Turkey by John Lennon.
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i've seen mention of you needing to listen to two songs..."Time" and "Great Gig in the Sky"...and you most certainly should check them out; HOWEVER, they are absolutely linked together and MUST be listened to together...Time and then Great Gig...if you want to get any of the true impact. if you want the truest impact, listen to the Dark Side of the Moon album in one sitting, all the way throught. it will alter your life...in a good way. read the lyrics along with those songs (although Great Gig technically has no lyrics, it doesn't need them when you have the vocals Clare Torrey provided) or the whole album.
I understand it’s probably not likely to happen here but really The Wall needs to be listened to in it’s entirety. This song is just one chapter of a story. Much like listening to Tommy by The Who. Both albums tell the story of their main characters in depth mental and emotional struggles.
The Live Pulse version can mesmerize you with that last solo. David Gilmour's guitar play takes you to the barriers of the Universe then breaks through that barrier. It's such an emotional ride. Also, Great Gig In The Sky, Learning to Fly, Sorrow and On The Turning Away are all good from the Pulse concert. Actually, the entire concert is fantastic. Thank you for diving into Pink FLoyd. Their music is indeed a treasure. Bless you, Amanda!
This was loosely based on the time the bass player had hepatitis and the doctor misdiagnosed it as something else, and gave him an injection that made his arms and legs feel weak. Pink Floyd songs and sometimes the words can have meaning but everybody hears something different. Sometimes it's a out how it makes you feel...and you absolutely don't need drugs to listen to PF
“The Wall” is a concept album and needs to be listened to, from beginning to end, nonstop. And yes, the concept dives deeply into mental health, specifically the repression of emotions to conform to expected societal norms. For proof of this, listen to the next-to-last track in the set, “The Trial”. (But listen to everything else first, in sequence. It’s much more comprehensible to mere mortals that way.) Gilmour’s guitar solos are memorable because they are very close to singable by themselves. He doesn’t shred, he doesn’t pack as many notes as possible into a small space…he makes every note matter. Other examples that made it to airplay are “Wish You Were Here”, “Learning To Fly”, “Keep Talking”, “High Hopes”, and “On The Turning Away”.
welcome to the Floyd rabbit hole, they wrote many songs about mental issues, their original member Syd Barrett, had a breakdown due to mental health and over use of psychedelics.
The specific situation described in the song only makes clear sense when inside the context of the larger story being told by the entire Wall album. I cannot recommend an end-to-end listen of the entire album (to ingest the entire story at once) strongly enough. All that said, I think you saw a LOT of the intention of this track simply by listening and letting their work make you feel the way they wanted it to make you feel. The pieces you intuited during the reaction were spot on, even if the exact details of the narrative weren't crystal clear. Also, Gilmore's guitar work on this track is some of the best ever recorded.
I think you need to take the time to listen to the album in its entirety as it is one story from beginning to end. Then, when you feel like you have an understanding of the material, you then need to watch the movie they made for this album, which tells the whole story. For instance, it explains visually that what's going on in this song is a rock singer who was burned out on the road and yes, they were enabling by giving him a shot of uppers in order to snap him out of it because he was due on stage. The guitar at the end shows the transformation of the singer from his previous self to the person they made him become which had serious consequences throughout the album and movie. This entire album is a masterpiece, and while Comfortably Numb can be listened to as a single to some degree, it loses much of its power and essence when being removed from the surrounding songs before and after. This album changed a lot of people's lives, and the movie they made for this album also changed peoples lives. It speaks to the roles people play for other people, and it's also particularly telling that the very end of the record is also the very beginning of the record. It's essentially one giant loop that happens over and over again. So listen to the entire two-album record, and then watch the movie for this album and you'll see just what the deeper meanings for this fantastic album are. It's oceans deeper than what is presented in one song without context. Keep up the great work and keep fighting the good fight!
In the 80s there were certain albums I tended to listen to based on where I was emotionally. Two of the biggies were "Quadrophenia" when I was angry and frustrated, and "The Wall" when I was feeling disconnected. You might think that would just make matters worse (and it did feel like I was diving deeper during the listen) but it actually helped, I think because it reminded me I was not alone in feeling like this! The Wizard of Oz thing was a different album, "Dark Side of the Moon". I have done it and it's interesting in a "lazy afternoon experiment" kind of way, but nothing to do with this one as far as I know.
David Gilmour obtained guitar nirvana in this song. The absolute best guitar solo of all time IMHO. So soulful and the most feeling I have ever heard in a solo.
I know half these comments are probably telling you to watch their movie "The Wall" but I have to tell you too as well. This song in the context of the movie hits so hard. I will say that there are parts that will make you wonder if you dropped acid. The whole album is about the whole journey of an addict, from childhood to coping with everything after. You don't have to react to it, but you should absolutely watch it. Also, I've never seen anyone get the song as completely as you as fast as you did.
Great reaction. However it is not about drugs or any kind of addiction. Pink Floyd’s The Wall is a concept album, or as they considered it, a rock opera. The storyline follows the protagonist, Pink, based on Syd Barrett and Roger Waters. Pink builds a metaphorical wall around himself when his father died in World War II. Within the wall, he embarks on an emotional journey into the past. But, his journey is interrupted when his management breaks into his hotel room. Along with Pink’s management is a doctor, who suddenly, injects Pink with a drug. The drug counteracts his already drug-induced state to ensure that Pink can perform at a concert later in the evening.
The song is about his addiction to HEROIN and his using it on tour and had to have a shot before he did a show and he finally realized he could t do a show without it. Its the inner pain of accepting what he has become as an.addict
Pink Floyd is best when the intellect is set aside in favor of just feeling it. The depth of the musical artistry and the philosophical content is a great chew for sometime later, but in the moment, Floyd is simply an experience to be felt.
The entire album is a character arch for someone experiencing pain in childhood. Then it follows with his coping mechanisms as an adult. He realizes the only thing that seems to work to shut out the pain is isolation. Then he feels how empty the isolation is. By the end, he recognizes the need to heal and connect with the world again but that means exposing himself to those he built the wall to keep out. Comfortably Numb does reference a Rockstar in an overdose. His manager is trying to bring him back around by countering the effects of the drugs with other drugs so the Rockstar can perform his duties and make revenue.
From all the stories I have heard from the band on interviews this is really the story of Sid Barrett's mental break down. And the portions of the song is about the treatments during the late 60s and 70s. I mean listen to welcome to the Machine. Left a part time in the war for a lead role in a cage is clearly about Sid leaving the band to go try to recover from his childhood demons and his time in a the Sanitorium
This song saved my life once in the car, when VERY dark thoughts overtook me! I have rapid succession bipolar disorder, with 30 year substance abuse behind me.. I managed to take charge of my life, when I finally accepted that I'm bipolar, and started with medication, BUT, I had to go to TOTAL seclusion, bougth a cabin in the woods, not the mountain exactly, but high enough from sea level to be half-mountain at least, and now I grow my own food, listen to Pink Floyd, and play Baldurs Gate 3! All of those things make me EXTREMELY happy, and maybe I'm missing out on civilization, but frankly, I do not care! Can't remember the last time I had severe manic or depressive episode, so I must be doing SOMETHING right! BTW, You HAVE to watch live pulse version of the song, you WON'T be sorry!
If you get into Pink Floyd you will find they always take you on an emotional journey with the music and the brilliant lyrics always being deep with double meaning and double entendres!! The music is almost always hypnotizing and will take you on that journey!
As others have said, "Great Gig in the Sky" off the Dark Side of the Moon album can be life-changing, it is so emotionally drilling. The Live version is good but the original studio version is a masterpiece.
Do not listen to these youngsters recommending the live version they have no clue how to listen to Pink Floyd. What makes this song draw u in r the strings and French horns not the guitar solo u can't experience that live. Pink Floyd were experts in using background music to melt u
Pink Floyd put enormous effort into getting the studio sound to be as close to perfection as technology allows. Then they try to make their live performances as close to the studio version as possible. The Pulse version of "Comfortably Numb" is incredible for the light show, the extended guitar solo and the fact that it was a live performance, but the studio version is where it really happens - no distractions, just music and vocals to take your mind on a journey to wherever it leads.
Pink Floyd is amazing!!! They are one of the few bands I have ever heard that are able to create such an amazingly ethereal quality to their music, and their lyrics just touch your heart. I really recommend you check out On The Turning Away remastered version. It is an achingly beautiful song and has a message that I believe we all need to hear in these times. I love your reactions and as a sufferer of depression, PTSD and BPD I always find your support and empathy so heart warming and inspiring. Much love.
All l can say is l know you understand. This song is my story, including the childhood fever which put me in hospitalized isolation for several weeks. I recognize a fellow recovering soul. May your journey be successful.
This is such an emotional song for so many people. I've seen several comments recommending the love version from the Pulse show. I totally agree it's amazing. But you should watch the crowd when the 2nd guitar solo begins. They're almost hypnotized by what they are witnessing.
The Pink Floyd and specially the guitar of the legendary David Guikmour is a trap, once you listen to anything of this band, and you’ll be addicted to it a whole life. This band, even today, was always years ahead of the time and space. Be advised, this piece of art you just listen, is some 45 years old!So, and now, welcome to the family of class, by any means possible!By the way, try this live version:Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (PULSE Restored & Re-Edited)
You should definitely see the live version (Pulse concert performance 1994). Roger Waters' voice won't be there anymore, but the full guitar solo by David Gilmour makes up for that. Happy early new year to you and everyone who reads this comment.
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Well most of my life iv been the shoulder to cry on/support for my friends, well one day they got a harsh talking to, because as I finally got the courage to talk about my secret hell (depression), they did not listen...
the song refers to an illness suffered by one of the band members before a concert which was cured with a prick by a doctor which made the patient comfortably numb and able to play
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This is what the band says the song was about, but it should be noted. They were trying to distance themselves from drug use allegations because of the mental health issues most likely exacerbated by the overuse of Psychedelics, which caused their creative leader )Syd Barrett( to recede from the record business and enter into a self-imposed cage.
@@Glaaki13 it sounds like you were important to someone, a shoulder at a bad time can mean the world the next day, hope you are doing well mate!
@@benvanwessel1984 well I kinda was, but when I moved 3 hours away, some drop away. which showed who my real friends was
If you enjoyed the guitar solo, check out the live version, from the PULSE concert. Best solo I have ever heard, and it never gets old.
I saw it live in the Superdome in New Orleans. Epic show
Hope you're a Patreon member otherwise she will ignore great recommendations which is likely why she ended up watching this version.
@@36814 yeah, very disappointed she did not watch the 'Pulse' version, she missed out on a great experience.
Good I got to read the messages, Pulse concert version of this song is the best, she should get netter recomendations, but anyway it is good she just didi this it was ok!!!!
The person who recommended this didn't suggest a version. That was my decision and, going in blind, I don't know which to choose. Also, Patreons get PRIORITY, but less than a third of my videos are Patreon requests. The others are mostly songs with the highest number of requests in the comments with a small percent being songs I'm just curious about or want to share because they are special to me.
The whole album, ''The Wall'' is the story of ''Pink'' a rock star who's coming apart mentally and emotionally. It's deeply moving and highly tragic, the entire album is flawlessly done, a true masterpiece!
If you can, watch the movie. This will explain a lot of what is going on in the music. The full movie was posted on TH-cam. th-cam.com/video/yvG3WPYAXHM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=P9IxmMQXr18YD4Bs
I had NO idea,@@kevin34ct... Thanx!
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One of the members Rodger Waters was sick before a concert. A doctor gave him a shot for the pain. This song is about that experience and the way he felt. And compares it to way he felt when he was a kid and sick.he said after the shot he was so numb he could barely feel his hands and it was one of the most difficult shows he ever did. As for the Pulse version. If you haven't watched it you should. Get the biggest screen that you can. The laser and light show is incredible. Turn the lights down keep your eyes open and enjoy.
I also highly recommend The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd. It has a guest singer that speaks straight to the heart about dying without needing words.
“The Great Gig In The Sky” has no lyrics, per se. It’s a lengthy vocalization by the exceptional Clare Torry, who was reportedly asked to sing the five stages of grief.
And as a side note for anyone not familiar, the song came from Floyd’s legendary album, “The Dark Side of the Moon”, which lived on Billboard Magazine’s Hot 200 album list for more than NINE HUNDRED WEEKS.
Yes, BUT, after listening to Time. Peace/JT
Ironically, Ms Torrey went over twenty five years, unaware that her take was even used on the album. Or that she was featured on one of the best selling albums, ever.
You would think *somebody* would be like “Hey. I know that name!”
Another tear jerker for me! 😢
Definitely need to check out the “Live” version to really experience this song!!
Easily one of the best live shows to watch.
On the Pulse album. That and Wish You Were Here too 👍
Même si cette version vous touche au plus profond de votre âme, visualiser et entendre la version live du concert Pulse de 1994 vous submergera totalement.... aucune comparaison d'avec la version studio :)
Definitely correct, the non-remastered version (all remastered versions seem to be worse to me). With the live version (Pulse-Concert) you get exactly the feeling you need and an absolute master class guitar solo.
If the studio version doesn't do it for ya then nothing will.
She needs to watch the movie, "The Wall". It's...different, but it will make "Comfortably Numb" make MUCH more sense.
I personally love the studio version over the live "pulse" concert version.❤🙏🤘
Same
I was in college in 1979 when this album was released. Our psych professor brought his stereo from home and we analyzed every word of each song on this double album for 3 weeks! It tells the story of a boy who's father is killed in war and raised by his over protective mother. It describes a textbook decent into madness for the principal character. This song is from the section in which he is now a rock star and battling his mental demons and cannot go onstage to perform. His manager instructs his doctor to inject him with heroine or whatever, backstage just to get him through the show and the agreed contract to perform. Needless to say, the show doesn't go quite as planned! If you're interested in this, skip the live versions as recommended by others and watch the movie that was made! It stars Bob Geldhoff of the band Boomtown Rats. It is a jaw dropping masterpiece!
Pink Floyd is interpreted through our individual lens of experience. Yours is an interesting take on Comfortably Numb; nice reaction.
NEVER EVER listen just 1 song, ALWAYS listen a hole album from beginning to the end because Pink Floyd are telling stories with their masterpieces, 1 album 1 story. I know every album, every song, every note of every song, it took some time but still, today , they are never boring, you just enter Pink Floyd world
As a recovering addict who adored this song for decades, im astounded as to how clueless i was all those years of just listening to this piece as a jam. After getting off multiple drugs, i cant hear this without breaking down. I had myself become numb to my own failing life to the point of being comfortable in my depression and failures.
Age has given me a true and realistic interpretation of this song and im so lucky to be alive to understand it. Im still comfortably numb, but i feel enough to keep moving on.
Same here , had listened to this this song 1000s of times but until I recuperated from my su!c!de attempt , I finally understand this beautiful song and there's not a single day since that dreadful day I attempted against my life that I don't listen to this beautiful song !! .... ✌🏻🥰✌🏻 .... Ps. Stay strong and luvs ya my beloved friend !! ✌🏻😬✌🏻
Good luck with both of your journeys, and keep on keepin' on!
Yeah bro totally. People love to get F-ed up to this song without realizing its actual meaning. They aren't saying comfortably numb is a good thing (or bad directly), but with the themes its clear.
@@vbxtc625 thank you, and likewise. Enjoy the little things and fart out loud in public frequently. Just because a good laugh is true medication.
@@Sonic-gy7kq yessir! My new addiction is roller coasters. I can't get enough and the thrill makes the numb go hasta la bye bye like nothing for me personally. Ya just gotta find your happy and run with it. 😁🥹😶🌫️
The thing that makes this song perfect is not just the lyrics, but the beautiful melodic guitar solos by David Gilmour, that itself tells a story, the guitar cries, this for me is the greatest guitar solo by the greatest guitarist of all time, I should point out, the live pulse version tops the studio version by a long long way
i love all the layering of all the instruments, especially the strings and horns in the 2nd chorus.
I prefer the studio version myself. The live version is phenomenal but the solos are far more effective without the same pattern being played for 2 or 3 minutes straight during the disco ball UFO thing. That's just for my personal tastes. The second solo reminds me a lot of a song that came out not long before this one called "Beyond the Realms of Death" by Judas Priest and its very possible that David Gilmour had taken at least some inspiration from Glenn Tipton there
One of the best things about this band that honestly not very many bands then or now have to their advantage is that Pink Floyd live and Pink Floyd on record and Pink Floyd on film are all vastly different things but they are all incredible pieces of work separately and together as a whole. They were really good at adapting their stories to multiple forms of media and it translating properly. Again, I don't think very many bands or artists have been able to do that successfully and certainly none that I can recall from memory that have done it as well as this band did for the length of time that they did
Thanks for listening to the studio version, Pink Floyd is a good band to listen to LIVE but that's really for when one wants to appreciate the perfomance of a song one already knows. Good call, and the "soothing effect" is not just this song, it's David Gilmour's guitar which in reality is a portal to other dimensions.
I think Richard Wright's swirly keyboards contribute to that too.
A lot of songs are much better on the studio versions. I saw Steely Dan live once, my favorite band. I didn't care for the show at all. Very disappointing. But their studio work is genius in my eyes.
Thank you for being here. This song is my story, and it’s clear that you understand too.
The entire album The Wall should be listened to.
It's partially based on the lives of two of the band members.
It's iconic as it gets.
Yep, listen offline if you must. No need to involve the Wizard of Oz as that's kind of a gimmick. The album itself is all you need. Be aware that it's somewhat autobiographical and just sit back and enjoy.
You should be careful who you recommend this album to. If the person is suffering from depression, it can carry them further down the hole. I speak from experience.
The best way to enjoy The Wall is to watch the movie.
Great choice of songs, and great reaction. When you find the time, watch/listen to the DVD " The Wall "; the entire album plays out, and the visual depictions will explain so much more to you. 40 years addict, 4 years clean here...life is a battle, lol.
The movie sets things more into prospective
Yes yes yes. The movie is a must see in my opinion.
For sure, the live performance from the Pulse concert is the best i've ever seen. David Gilmour is a man who is able to show emotions with his guitar. Long solo but worth to watch it.
This song usually breaks people into tears. Given your background how you held it together on the line "You would not understand, this is not how I am" is pretty remarkable.
One of the greatest albums ever....but to truly understand the story you either need to listen to the whole album from start to finish or watch the movie....so many things get missed...
This song is even better in the context of the album. It's part of a greater story.
Great insights, especially with the personal experience of being calmly "coached" through an overdose! The song came about after one of the band got sick on tour and had to get an injection to be able to go on stage, and the lyrics are his direct experience of the blur that followed. But they knew the lyrics worked well as a metaphor, too: when played from start to finish The Wall is a concept album that tells a personal story about mental health, alienation, and isolation, which the warm hazy detachment of the song fits to a T despite originally coming from a very literal place.
Yeah sure... he got "sick" while on tour. Remember this was at a time when drug use would land you in prison. So that interview you're referencing is telling a tale that isn't quite correct. I think this reactor nails it. He was the one OD'ing on the floor and a doctor gave him something that brought him around enough to shove him out on stage.
WRONG!! This actually happened to Roger Waters before the Philadelphia show ( THE ANIMALS TOUR) in 1977. He had a bout of hepetitis!!@@Mr.Ekshin
The entire album is the life story of fictional character "Pink" who becomes a Rock Star while building a mental Wall of isolation as he slips into insanity.
Definitely worth doing the album to get the full story of Mr Pink Floyd
Thank you for reacting to the studio version, as it seems like everyone else goes with a rendition from perhaps their top concert. I’m sure the live show is amazing, but the studio recording is some unmatched rock music to me. And yes, as far as I understand it, the subject of the song lyrics is substance abuse. Both original singer Roger Waters and his vocal successor David Gilmour perform on this version, two different lead voices. And those guitar solos are revered, considered some of the best in rock, particularly the second lead with its notes and emotions soaring more and more.
The song has nothing to do with substance abuse, it was about anti nausea medication administered to Roger Waters prior to going on stage after he fell ill
It made him delusional and hallucinogenic. They wove element that into the film version where the main character was suffering and emotional and physical breakdown
Well, thanks for the info. I had read in a book years ago about a certain band, which brought up the song and indicated it was about drug use.
As stated by others, The Pulse Live version is the epitome of this song. The light show and the ensemble of extraordinary musicians compliment the 3 original PF members. I have seen this concert in Indy, and I have never seen a concert better than Pulse before or since (I have been going to concerts since I was thirteen and I was born in the 40's, so that is saying something.)
Love it. Deffinetly need to watch/listen live version from Pulse or TLOR (i think), longer versions but worth every second of it. Just relax, close your eyes, and enjoy music perfection Pink Floyd are.
One of the best songs ever. The live version is a beast with a great light show. Thats what pink floyd is good at. Just letting you drift away to the music. I believe its dark side of the moon album that goes with the wizard of oz.
You nailed it here, but you need to watch the Movie "The Wall" of 1982, it Will give you a full perspective of what Pink (the main Character) lives, but I got to tell you, it Is dark and beautiful
Please check out Comfortably Numb LIVE at the PULSE CONCERT. The extended guitar solo and spectacular light show combine for an unforgettable performance.
This song was written after one of the band members, who was very ill at the time, was "medicated" to enable him to perform for one of their concerts and this is the way that the medication made him feel. I believe that it was some time in 1977.
Thank you sir or ma'am. Yeah this song was about being sick at a concert.
Roger Waters suffered crippling stomach cramp and had to call a doctor who injected a muscle relaxant so he could do the show.
@@2ridiculous41exactly. Roger Waters was experiencing excruciating abdominal pain and cramps just hours before a sold out show was scheduled to begin
They rushed him to the emergency hospital where tge doctors gave him a shot containing medication that relaxed his contracted muscles and killed his pain throughout his entire body. He felt like a distant ship smoke on the horizon. He said he thought he was talking yet nobody could hear his words yet, comfortably numb.
@@ragtie6177yes, but the song is not just that.
I thought the doctor came to him, but so many years later it is a story.
If you think the song is just about him you could do with a little context.
The song is actually a personal experience of Roger Waters (The bassist). Waters' lyrics were inspired by his experience of being injected with tranquilizers for stomach cramps before a performance in 1977 during Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" Tour. He said, "That was the longest two hours of my life, trying to do a show when you can hardly lift your arm." Roger Waters was pretty much medicated by a doctor so he can perform for a show.
It’s part of a much longer greater story in the story of P!nk from the wall. at this point, he’s burnt out his handlers come in inject them with heroin so he can go on with the show. Has feelings and flashbacks from his youth, when he felt similarly.
Knowing what the album is about, definitely does help with interpretation of the songs, I highly recommend researching thoroughly the album, then listening to it, and to end to understand and not be misinterpreting the meetings in order to go with one’s own opinions or thoughts
Same song from the live Pulse concert...simply mind blowing. Also listen to Time (with the lyrics), Shine On you Crazy Diamond, Wish You were Here, High Hopes, On The Turning Away (live) and many more.
61 now and Time hits harder with every listen. Fridays seem to come every other day now...
The studio version is more emotional, much more…
Reagir a Pulse, 1994, a mesma música, será uma experiência única. Você irá amar. Inclusive várias músicas desse show, são verdadeiras obras de arte. Abraços aqui do Brasil.
This is a great song, but it is also part of an overall story told in The Wall - which is a concept album. The story is rock singer Pink has gone insane- is sitting catatonic in his hotel room and has to get to a concert. In this song, a "Dr. Feelgood" has been brought in to revive him using drugs. Roger Waters, the chief song writer, said this happened to him many times when he was given meds so overcome pain and perform. That being said - this is my all time favorite song and all time favorite guitar solo from my all time favorite band with my all time favorite guitarist.
Most people go right to addiction with this song. Fun fact. In reality it was Roger Waters who was suffering from hepatitis which caused him stomach pain and vomiting. A doctor injected him with a sedative, right before going on stage, which caused his arms to become numb… Comfortably Numb. He said that was the longest 2 hr concert ever.
Thank you for your reaction. Thank you again for using the correct album cover and listening to the album version first (that satisfies my OCD!). I thought your thoughts were right on. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve listened to Floyd and I’ll continue enjoying them till I die. I first heard them in the 70s as a child when I’d see my dad laying eyes closed on the sofa listening to Dark Side and I’ve taken over the enjoyment and disbelief from him. As already mentioned, watch the film The Wall. It’s dark at times but well, well worth it. Carry on doing what you are doing……any previous downturns in your life will fade to become a very distant memory 🙏
When this came out I would listen to this front to back with headphones LOUD.
The Movie is a MUST watch for you now if you want the entire story. (You won't need drugs but it won't hurt) 😎
Happy belated 4/20+
This song is really about Syd Barrett. He was the original leader of Floyd. He was the singer as well. This song here is sung and written by Roger Waters. Do you research on Syd and then you'll really understand the concept of this song and alot of other songs by Pink. Love you sweetie!!!! So good to see your well and good!!! Happy and safe New Year to you as well.
The whole album is a epic and tragic story. Must listen
Pink is in a sad state , worn out from being on the go on tour and his losing his wife to another man while he is away. Also , his childhood was a miss do to an overbearing mother and losing his father in WWII. The manager and promoter are trying to snap him out of it to go on stage...C'mon it's time to go. Yes a lot to unpack on this whole album. Another Masterpiece by the legends. Worldwide successful band. I think everyone had the album The Dark Side Of The Moon as well.
Oh! You MUST watch the live version of Comfortably Numb. You MUST!
Excellent reaction. Soothing for sure. Floyd was exceptionally good at creating moods and textures with their music, probably a big part of why they became so popular. It's kind of funny, back when this came out, Pink Floyd had developed something of a reputation of being "stoner music" because of the generally spacey feel of much of their music. I always thought it was just plain good enjoyable interesting music.
If you end up doing the song "Time", do yourself a favor and let it flow into Great Gig In The Sky, the two songs belong together, and ending Time by itself sounds awkward because of the transition. "Time" is one of their most memorable songs, it's on the album Dark Side of the Moon, which literally stayed on the Billboard 200 album chart for about 15 years after its release, longer than any album from any genre. So obviously not only "stoners" were buying it. 😸
It is a bit ironic that Pink Floyd had that "stoner" reputation, because if you really listen for understanding, it's some of the most sober and insightful music imaginable, both lyrically and instrumentally.
@@llanitedave Yes, exactly! And besides that, just their level of creativity.... they put out so much high quality stuff, several very solid albums start to finish.
I am a U.S. Marine Combat Veteran. This song reminds Me of much! Please check out Nobody Hears by Suicidal Tendencies...
Yay.....Pink Floyd! Their music is perfect for mental health. Instead of picking a certain song, from them how about checking out their entire Dark side of the moon album
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And wish you were here full album
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One of their founding members
dropped out of the band in the
'60's due to drugs/health issues.
They don't personify drug use.
Please check the 'Live Pulse Concert'.
Comfortably Numb.
(Bring oxygen) 😅
It helps to have the lyrics available when reacting to Pink Floyd. And the context of the song also helps. Comfortably, Numb is based on a true incident where Roger Waters was treated for an virus infection so he could perform at a concert. The vocals are split between the doctor and patient. Thus, he performed while not really being there. The live version from the Pulse concert adds multiple layers to the song. Please give it a shot.
You have to listen to the whole album The Wall, of which Comfortably Numb is a track.
The whole album is a concept album following the story and mental health of a fictional member of the band called Pink. The concept being how he puts up these psychological "Walls" in his head (hence the name of the album) based on the experiences and influances of his life, he built these walls to protect himself but them it backfires and the walls just end up isolating him and hurting his mental health.
The whole album is amazing and well worth a listen too.
Also, in the The Wall concert, they build an actual massive wall in front of the band while the band is playing. Sadly there aren't many great recordings of it, the best version you probably going to get it Rodger Waters (a member of the band) the Wall live in Berlin.
Also, for another great song about addiction, listen to The Needle and the Damage done by Neil Young as well as Cold Turkey by John Lennon.
Each of us is a seed that was planted within our world' s current "vibration". When we raise our own frequencies through the growth produced by life challenges, we raise the world's vibrations from within. Like a single drop of dye added to a glass of water, each person alters the ENTIRE hue. As we leave behind feelings of depression, we create feelings of JOY, even if we do so while living alone on a mountaintop, we emit a frequency that makes it easier for OTHERS to be joyful. ( because we are ALL intimately connected to each other energetically...We are ONE consciousness)As we create feelings of peace, we resonate an energy that will help to end wars. As we LOVE, we make it easier for others, both those whom we meet and those who we will never meet personally (as through the internet), to also love. Who we ARE is therefore FAR more meaningful than anything we may ever DO. So if you want to change the World we live in...CHANGE YOURSELF 1st!...it all starts with YOU as an individual,but it will spread out across the world like the Covid 19 pandemic, but this time you be spreading LOVE not disease
i've seen mention of you needing to listen to two songs..."Time" and "Great Gig in the Sky"...and you most certainly should check them out; HOWEVER, they are absolutely linked together and MUST be listened to together...Time and then Great Gig...if you want to get any of the true impact. if you want the truest impact, listen to the Dark Side of the Moon album in one sitting, all the way throught. it will alter your life...in a good way. read the lyrics along with those songs (although Great Gig technically has no lyrics, it doesn't need them when you have the vocals Clare Torrey provided) or the whole album.
I understand it’s probably not likely to happen here but really The Wall needs to be listened to in it’s entirety. This song is just one chapter of a story. Much like listening to Tommy by The Who. Both albums tell the story of their main characters in depth mental and emotional struggles.
2nd favorite song of all time after "Dreams" by The Cranberries. Listen to "Dreams"!
Pink Floyd on shrooms. An entirely unique experience and understanding. You begin to realize why all is as it should be.
The Live Pulse version can mesmerize you with that last solo. David Gilmour's guitar play takes you to the barriers of the Universe then breaks through that barrier. It's such an emotional ride. Also, Great Gig In The Sky, Learning to Fly, Sorrow and On The Turning Away are all good from the Pulse concert. Actually, the entire concert is fantastic. Thank you for diving into Pink FLoyd. Their music is indeed a treasure. Bless you, Amanda!
This was loosely based on the time the bass player had hepatitis and the doctor misdiagnosed it as something else, and gave him an injection that made his arms and legs feel weak. Pink Floyd songs and sometimes the words can have meaning but everybody hears something different. Sometimes it's a out how it makes you feel...and you absolutely don't need drugs to listen to PF
“The Wall” is a concept album and needs to be listened to, from beginning to end, nonstop. And yes, the concept dives deeply into mental health, specifically the repression of emotions to conform to expected societal norms. For proof of this, listen to the next-to-last track in the set, “The Trial”. (But listen to everything else first, in sequence. It’s much more comprehensible to mere mortals that way.)
Gilmour’s guitar solos are memorable because they are very close to singable by themselves. He doesn’t shred, he doesn’t pack as many notes as possible into a small space…he makes every note matter. Other examples that made it to airplay are “Wish You Were Here”, “Learning To Fly”, “Keep Talking”, “High Hopes”, and “On The Turning Away”.
welcome to the Floyd rabbit hole, they wrote many songs about mental issues, their original member Syd Barrett, had a breakdown due to mental health and over use of psychedelics.
And i wish you a hopeful and positive 2024. Keep on reacting and i wish you a lot of smiles on your face. Life is worth fighting for, no matter what.
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The specific situation described in the song only makes clear sense when inside the context of the larger story being told by the entire Wall album. I cannot recommend an end-to-end listen of the entire album (to ingest the entire story at once) strongly enough. All that said, I think you saw a LOT of the intention of this track simply by listening and letting their work make you feel the way they wanted it to make you feel. The pieces you intuited during the reaction were spot on, even if the exact details of the narrative weren't crystal clear. Also, Gilmore's guitar work on this track is some of the best ever recorded.
Much respect for one of the most insightful reactions I've seen. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us. Have a wonderful day!
I think you need to take the time to listen to the album in its entirety as it is one story from beginning to end. Then, when you feel like you have an understanding of the material, you then need to watch the movie they made for this album, which tells the whole story. For instance, it explains visually that what's going on in this song is a rock singer who was burned out on the road and yes, they were enabling by giving him a shot of uppers in order to snap him out of it because he was due on stage. The guitar at the end shows the transformation of the singer from his previous self to the person they made him become which had serious consequences throughout the album and movie. This entire album is a masterpiece, and while Comfortably Numb can be listened to as a single to some degree, it loses much of its power and essence when being removed from the surrounding songs before and after. This album changed a lot of people's lives, and the movie they made for this album also changed peoples lives. It speaks to the roles people play for other people, and it's also particularly telling that the very end of the record is also the very beginning of the record. It's essentially one giant loop that happens over and over again. So listen to the entire two-album record, and then watch the movie for this album and you'll see just what the deeper meanings for this fantastic album are. It's oceans deeper than what is presented in one song without context.
Keep up the great work and keep fighting the good fight!
you get the full impact of this live...is about being sick, and medicated before a show. turned out to be hepatitis
Anyone who is not moved by the music alone , let alone the lyrics most likely has no soul. David is the Master of the Stratocaster.
Also, listen to pretty much any live version of this that includes David Gilmour
In the 80s there were certain albums I tended to listen to based on where I was emotionally. Two of the biggies were "Quadrophenia" when I was angry and frustrated, and "The Wall" when I was feeling disconnected. You might think that would just make matters worse (and it did feel like I was diving deeper during the listen) but it actually helped, I think because it reminded me I was not alone in feeling like this!
The Wizard of Oz thing was a different album, "Dark Side of the Moon". I have done it and it's interesting in a "lazy afternoon experiment" kind of way, but nothing to do with this one as far as I know.
David Gilmour obtained guitar nirvana in this song. The absolute best guitar solo of all time IMHO. So soulful and the most feeling I have ever heard in a solo.
The Wall album is amazing. You should really listen to it all. Especially Another Brick in the Wall part 1-3.
I know half these comments are probably telling you to watch their movie "The Wall" but I have to tell you too as well. This song in the context of the movie hits so hard. I will say that there are parts that will make you wonder if you dropped acid. The whole album is about the whole journey of an addict, from childhood to coping with everything after. You don't have to react to it, but you should absolutely watch it. Also, I've never seen anyone get the song as completely as you as fast as you did.
Check out in the turning away by Pink Floyd.
Should of listened to the lyrics version instead of a picture.
Great reaction! As stated by many, please watch the Pulse live version, and the movie The Wall.
I knew many people would have told you to see the"Pulse" version (I saw that Tour in '94), probably one of the best Guitar Solo's ever.
There's a live version from the 90s out there with an extended guitar solo - very worth a listen! Great reaction, though!
Pulse live, that's the extended solo
The Pulse live version is the far superior music experience.
Great reaction. However it is not about drugs or any kind of addiction. Pink Floyd’s The Wall is a concept album, or as they considered it, a rock opera. The storyline follows the protagonist, Pink, based on Syd Barrett and Roger Waters. Pink builds a metaphorical wall around himself when his father died in World War II. Within the wall, he embarks on an emotional journey into the past. But, his journey is interrupted when his management breaks into his hotel room. Along with Pink’s management is a doctor, who suddenly, injects Pink with a drug. The drug counteracts his already drug-induced state to ensure that Pink can perform at a concert later in the evening.
It's about whatever you want it to be about.
*Please* check out the pulse live cover. It hits even harder.
Don’t waste the time - watch live version.
Seeing you react to High Hopes by Pink Floyd would be a dream come true. Very emotional lyrically and one of Floyd’s greatest songs 🤘
The song is about his addiction to HEROIN and his using it on tour and had to have a shot before he did a show and he finally realized he could t do a show without it.
Its the inner pain of accepting what he has become as an.addict
Pink Floyd is best when the intellect is set aside in favor of just feeling it. The depth of the musical artistry and the philosophical content is a great chew for sometime later, but in the moment, Floyd is simply an experience to be felt.
What if all those voices are pinks?
Jeez girl, that's such a mellow version. You've got to see the pulse live to get the full Floyd, it'll blow your mind.
The entire album is a character arch for someone experiencing pain in childhood. Then it follows with his coping mechanisms as an adult. He realizes the only thing that seems to work to shut out the pain is isolation. Then he feels how empty the isolation is. By the end, he recognizes the need to heal and connect with the world again but that means exposing himself to those he built the wall to keep out.
Comfortably Numb does reference a Rockstar in an overdose. His manager is trying to bring him back around by countering the effects of the drugs with other drugs so the Rockstar can perform his duties and make revenue.
From all the stories I have heard from the band on interviews this is really the story of Sid Barrett's mental break down. And the portions of the song is about the treatments during the late 60s and 70s. I mean listen to welcome to the Machine. Left a part time in the war for a lead role in a cage is clearly about Sid leaving the band to go try to recover from his childhood demons and his time in a the Sanitorium
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I was referring to The Wall. I agree about Wish You Were Here. That is my favorite Floyd album.
This song saved my life once in the car, when VERY dark thoughts overtook me! I have rapid succession bipolar disorder, with 30 year substance abuse behind me.. I managed to take charge of my life, when I finally accepted that I'm bipolar, and started with medication, BUT, I had to go to TOTAL seclusion, bougth a cabin in the woods, not the mountain exactly, but high enough from sea level to be half-mountain at least, and now I grow my own food, listen to Pink Floyd, and play Baldurs Gate 3! All of those things make me EXTREMELY happy, and maybe I'm missing out on civilization, but frankly, I do not care! Can't remember the last time I had severe manic or depressive episode, so I must be doing SOMETHING right! BTW, You HAVE to watch live pulse version of the song, you WON'T be sorry!
Absolutely, watch the live Pulse version.
Probably my favorite song by them. Amazing song. 🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻💯
If you get into Pink Floyd you will find they always take you on an emotional journey with the music and the brilliant lyrics always being deep with double meaning and double entendres!! The music is almost always hypnotizing and will take you on that journey!
Please , the Pulse version!!!
They are right. React to the live Pulse version. It will take you into another realm.
As others have said, "Great Gig in the Sky" off the Dark Side of the Moon album can be life-changing, it is so emotionally drilling. The Live version is good but the original studio version is a masterpiece.
Do not listen to these youngsters recommending the live version they have no clue how to listen to Pink Floyd. What makes this song draw u in r the strings and French horns not the guitar solo u can't experience that live. Pink Floyd were experts in using background music to melt u
Pink Floyd put enormous effort into getting the studio sound to be as close to perfection as technology allows. Then they try to make their live performances as close to the studio version as possible. The Pulse version of "Comfortably Numb" is incredible for the light show, the extended guitar solo and the fact that it was a live performance, but the studio version is where it really happens - no distractions, just music and vocals to take your mind on a journey to wherever it leads.
Pink Floyd is amazing!!! They are one of the few bands I have ever heard that are able to create such an amazingly ethereal quality to their music, and their lyrics just touch your heart. I really recommend you check out On The Turning Away remastered version. It is an achingly beautiful song and has a message that I believe we all need to hear in these times. I love your reactions and as a sufferer of depression, PTSD and BPD I always find your support and empathy so heart warming and inspiring. Much love.
Even from the first time I heard this song as an 8 year old in the 80’s the song always gives me literal goosebumps.
All l can say is l know you understand. This song is my story, including the childhood fever which put me in hospitalized isolation for several weeks. I recognize a fellow recovering soul. May your journey be successful.
Yours as well 💖
Listen to the live version !
This is such an emotional song for so many people. I've seen several comments recommending the love version from the Pulse show. I totally agree it's amazing. But you should watch the crowd when the 2nd guitar solo begins. They're almost hypnotized by what they are witnessing.
second solo is epic.
The Pink Floyd and specially the guitar of the legendary David Guikmour is a trap, once you listen to anything of this band, and you’ll be addicted to it a whole life. This band, even today, was always years ahead of the time and space. Be advised, this piece of art you just listen, is some 45 years old!So, and now, welcome to the family of class, by any means possible!By the way, try this live version:Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (PULSE Restored & Re-Edited)
Pulse Next to now get the full experience of this song. Got to see them perform it.
You should definitely see the live version (Pulse concert performance 1994).
Roger Waters' voice won't be there anymore, but the full guitar solo by David Gilmour makes up for that.
Happy early new year to you and everyone who reads this comment.