Yes he should definitely watch this song live from the Pulse Concert in 1994. That’s hands down the best guitar solo of all time and I can’t get enough of it.
You are just beginning on a true life changing experience when you step into the rock era from 1968 through 1980. Tommy by the WHO... was great, the band Yes, Deep Purple, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Uriah Heep, ....the list will take you months to get through maybe years .. Jethro Tull, op rock bands of the 70s
It isn't "psychedelic", whatever that even is, it's beautiful, soul moving music. Comfortably numb, as I understand it is when you are so shattered, so low and broken, nothing moves you, touches you. You're just an empty shell. 2 lines, 6 words maybe the saddest lines ever written "The child is grown. The dream is gone."
This is actually what the song is about. Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why. In a radio interview around 1980 with Jim Ladd from KLOS in Los Angeles, Waters said part of the song is about the time he got hepatitis but didn't know it. Pink Floyd had to do a show that night in Philadelphia, and the doctor Roger saw gave him a sedative to help the pain, thinking it was a stomach disorder. At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "comfortably" numb. He said most of The Wall is about alienation between the audience and band. Exploring further, Mojo asked Waters about the line, "That'll keep you going through the show," referring to getting medicated before going on-stage. He explained: "That comes from a specific show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia (June 29, 1977). I had stomach cramps so bad that I thought I wasn't able to go on. A doctor backstage gave me a shot of something that I swear to God would have killed a f---ing elephant. I did the whole show hardly able to raise my hand above my knee. He said it was a muscular relaxant. But it rendered me almost insensible. It was so bad that at the end of the show, the audience was baying for more. I couldn't do it. They did the encore without me.
The song is about one of the band members getting hurt before a show they had to do. The Dr. gave him a strong pain killer so he go on stage. The euphoria he was experiencing reminded him af a time he was very sick with high fever. Watch this live Pulse 1994. The best guitar solo ever.
Bud he never got hurt, Roger Waters had stomach issues & was just totally exhausted from being on tour while very unwell. The Dr gave him an injection, but he has no idea what was in it. He thinks it was a mix of steroids & heavy painkillers mixed together. Then as you say it spaced him out & reminded him of the drugs he was gave as a child one time, that done similar to him. Think the gig was in Philadelphia.
Syd Barrett was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd back in 1965, but left the music business due to his mental health issues. David Gilmour & Roger Waters took up the mantle of continuing the band after Sid left... Sadly it didn't last & they eventually split. The album Dark Side of the Moon has consistently been voted as one of "the greatest rock album of all time" and is still one of the best selling albums around the world since it's release in 1973.
It’s all part of the entire Wall “opera,” if you will. The protagonist is a disaffected, alienated famous person assaulted on all sides by people who want something from him (forcing him to put up a “wall” to protect himself). The lyrics of the song pretty adequately tell the story: he’s at maximum “out of it-ness,” and someone’s trying to get him boosted and ready to perform with an unknown substance of their own. Yet he does see things clearly in his head and it’s pretty plain he’s in his own world that has internal coherence but has no able relation to the outside world.
But to maybe address your conjecture, drugs here are the symptom, not the cause, and they’re also part of his “healing” or coping which in the case of anti depressants can zombie you out like this too. So the drugs are definitely at play, but he comes into this with a far more complex set of issues of abandonment, impermanence and emotional abuse and suffocation.
@@loadedorygun This is actually what the song is about. It’s not about drugs. Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why. In a radio interview around 1980 with Jim Ladd from KLOS in Los Angeles, Waters said part of the song is about the time he got hepatitis but didn't know it. Pink Floyd had to do a show that night in Philadelphia, and the doctor Roger saw gave him a sedative to help the pain, thinking it was a stomach disorder. At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "comfortably" numb. He said most of The Wall is about alienation between the audience and band. Exploring further, Mojo asked Waters about the line, "That'll keep you going through the show," referring to getting medicated before going on-stage. He explained: "That comes from a specific show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia (June 29, 1977). I had stomach cramps so bad that I thought I wasn't able to go on. A doctor backstage gave me a shot of something that I swear to God would have killed a f---ing elephant. I did the whole show hardly able to raise my hand above my knee. He said it was a muscular relaxant. But it rendered me almost insensible. It was so bad that at the end of the show, the audience was baying for more. I couldn't do it. They did the encore without me.
This album cover is for their Dark Side of the Moon, this song is from a different album of theirs called The Wall. Welcome to Pink Floyd’s music, you will never be the same musically ✌️Roger Waters on the first part vocally then David Gilmour (guitarist extraordinaire) sings the other section… there is no pain you are receding…Syd Barrett had left the band much earlier
Pink Floyd is more than just hearing music, it is a whole trippy experience that you feel, both in your mind & soul. That feeling can't fully be grasped or understood after only hearing one or two songs. Their library of music is vast & another rabbit hole to explore and get lost in. Pink Floyd is my husband top favorite band over Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, & other legendary groups. RUSH is his #2 favorite group. When I was a kid, I liked the song "Another brick in the wall" as it was played constantly on the radio. Plus everyone knows that song, even if they've only heard it in passing... My favorite now are "Wish you were here", "Time", "Money", and "Comfortably Numb". One track you must check out is "The Great Gig in the Sky" - the vocals are off the charts!
There are two lead vocalists on this track. Roger Waters does the spoken-like verses (and wrote the lyrics), David Gilmour sings lead on the airier, chorus verses. Std Barrett was the original creative force of Pink Floyd, but was departed from the band by around 1968 due to his own personal conflicts.
Oh, Dude, the LIVE version from the Pulse Concert............no doubt one of the best things you will ever see. Pink Floyd is the best band that ever lived...............
Yes but after watching both Deep Purple and the following week: Creedence Clearwater Revival at The Royal Albert Hall for 25 PENCE per Concert and Led Zeppelin @Empire Pool Wembley for 75 Pence, these cheeky xxxxxxx wanted £1 or $1.34 to see them at Earls Court with 18,000 others on their debut tour of Dark Side Of The Moon..😷
Roger Waters, Pink Floyd's bassist, wrote the lyrics to "Comfortably Numb". While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why." In a radio interview around 1980 with Jim Ladd from KLOS in Los Angeles, Waters said part of the song is about the time he got hepatitis but didn't know it. Pink Floyd had to do a show that night in Philadelphia, and the doctor Roger saw gave him a sedative to help the pain, thinking it was a stomach disorder. At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "comfortably" numb. He said most of The Wall is about alienation between the audience and band.
That's definitely what it was about, but they wrote the song to be received in many ways, and in the middle of a drug culture, it can easily be taken that way.
To understand Pink Floyd you really need to listen to the album from the beginning to the end ! It takes you on a journey It’s so nice seeing a young person enjoying the music of my generation!
Not Syd Barrett. He was a founding member but never part of the band once they became world famous. That's lyricist and bassist Rodger Waters on the verses. World renowned lead guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour with that smooth voice singing the chorus and playing the solos. Pink Floyd is all about the vibe. Stopping for extended minutes at a time doing research and interpreting the lyrics takes you completely out of the song. Why not listen to the song FIRST and then do your research an opinions? I think you and your audience would appreciate it a lot more.
The song is from the album, "The Wall". ... The picture is the cover of "The Dark Side of The Moon" album. Thanks for doing this reaction. ... "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - V)" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI - IX)" is some really great Pink Floyd for you.
When you said 'I don't know' there you should always stop. Pink Floyd is a warm bath, you gotta soak in it for a while. I;ve been soaking for 45 years. Still getting benefits. You're just starting. Relax.
45 years? 45 ? No Youngsters PLEASE. Since around 1967 so 55 years and counting :) Yes, but after watching both Deep Purple and the following week: Creedence Clearwater Revival at The Royal Albert Hall for 25 PENCE per Concert and Led Zeppelin @Empire Pool Wembley for 75 Pence, these cheeky xxxxxxx wanted £1 or $1.34 to see them at Earls Court with 18,000 others on their debut tour of Dark Side Of The Moon..😷
A Pink Floyd song, by its own, is generaly very hard to fully comprehend. To get a good understanding, you really have to listen to the full album, from begining to end. When you listen to Pink Floyd without hearphones, you're missing delicate details.
My favourite band ever 😍 🇬🇧 Thankyou 🙏 the sound is really great too, would love to see a reaction to shine on you crazy diamond and highly recommend the Pulse concert 👍
There's obviously debate as to just what this song is about, but I think that just like any art medium, you can give it whatever meaning you want. To me, this song represents my depression and anxiety and the medication and therapy that I use to manage it. With my medication, I also become 'comfortably numb'.
Comfortably Numb is when a person reaches such a disassociative state , that nothing can touch you. There's no joy no love no sadness no fear no pain . Just a blank piece of paper. RIP Sid Barrett
If i was stranded on a desert island and had one album to listen to, it would be Dark Side of the Moon. Listen to the album in it's entirety with no breaks. . It's psychedelic, blues, and classic rock all rolled in to one. Breathe, Time, Great Gig in the Sky, and Us and Them are just a few of the highlights. Its a short album, about 45minutes, but its the best 45 minutes you'll ever spend with a set headphones on. There's a reason it spent 14 years on Billboard's top albums chart.
Im an old school hippie (58 yrs young) and this is my ultimate fav band of all time. My A #1 A true experience in concert. My fav concert was "Pulse" live. True masters of their art. This band will take u beyond deminsions of reality in a good way an outta body expeience with no need for drugs. A flight of the mind and soul. Want a true wow moment try "Great Gig in the Sky' from "Pulse". Thanx so much, enjoy ur journey getting to know Floyd, it will be a life changer on how u appreciate music. Peace
Syd Barrett - lead and rhythm guitars, vocals (1965-1968) (died 2006[278]) David Gilmour - lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, synthesisers (1967-1994, 2005, 2007, 2013-2014, 2022) Roger Waters - bass, vocals, rhythm guitar, synthesisers (1965-1985, 2005) Richard Wright - keyboards, piano, organ, synthesisers, vocals (1965-1979, 1990-1994, 2005, 2007) (touring/session member 1979-1981 and 1986-1990) (died 2008[279]) Nick Mason - drums, percussion, vocals (1965-1994, 2005, 2007, 2013-2014, 2022) This song 1979. The Wall album.
You really need to listen to it from start to finish at least once to get the most out of it. It's basically a play or a story - although the songs stand on their own it makes more sense in order. They had a show 'The Wall' when they toured the album in the 70's which was as much a theater show as music - the songs were played in order and they had a giant wall made up of bricks that was built up throughout and then destroyed. This was redone and updated in 2011. The Berlin Wall gave the idea for there being a wall, although it is used here metaphorically as a symbol of alienation - specifically the alienation that Pink Floyd felt at that time from some of the public, although other similar ideas of alienation/separation are used - war, education (pupils/teachers)
This is actually what the song is about. Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why. In a radio interview around 1980 with Jim Ladd from KLOS in Los Angeles, Waters said part of the song is about the time he got hepatitis but didn't know it. Pink Floyd had to do a show that night in Philadelphia, and the doctor Roger saw gave him a sedative to help the pain, thinking it was a stomach disorder. At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "comfortably" numb. He said most of The Wall is about alienation between the audience and band. Exploring further, Mojo asked Waters about the line, "That'll keep you going through the show," referring to getting medicated before going on-stage. He explained: "That comes from a specific show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia (June 29, 1977). I had stomach cramps so bad that I thought I wasn't able to go on. A doctor backstage gave me a shot of something that I swear to God would have killed a f---ing elephant. I did the whole show hardly able to raise my hand above my knee. He said it was a muscular relaxant. But it rendered me almost insensible. It was so bad that at the end of the show, the audience was baying for more. I couldn't do it. They did the encore without me.
The image is from the album cover 'Dark Side of the Moon'. What you're listening to is from 'The Wall'......Pink Floyd released the album in 1979. It's a full-on opera....sort of. You should really truly listen to the entire thing....in order. From beginning to end. This comes about 3/4 of the way thru the story. ALL of the songs have transitions between songs......from one song to the next. BUT.....if you're going to listen to it on it's own.....watch the 'live' version from the 1994 Pulse concert. TRUST us on this.
Roger Waters is the bassist and the first vocalist. The guy with the Ethereal voice is David Gilmour who was also the lead guitarist and plays guitar in this song! Then you have Richard Wright the keyboardist and sometimes vocalist and Nick Mason the drummer. Syd Barrett due to mental issues brought on by too much LSD or psychedelic drugs was left off the band in 1968 so he's not singing here at all. He was one of the founders of the band and even though he was dropped he was well taken care of by the band the rest of his life!!
This was inspired by bassist Roger Waters being taken ill on tour, so to get him on stage he was given an injection but it made his hands swell up - referred to in the lyrics - and guitar playing was difficult. The Wall, along with the other PF 70's albums are sonic works of art and should each one be listened to in one sitting all the way through as the tracks flow together as one. If you thought this was insane, try watching the Pulse 1994 live version (in the gig encore). Its unbelievably good and arguably the greatest guitar solo ever. The Wall is about a rock star's fall and there is a movie version, starring Bob Geldof as 'Pink'. In 2005 at Live 8, he achieved the impossible - getting PF reunited with Waters for what would be their final gig.
Two different vocalists. Not Syd Barrett, he left PF several years before this was released. The first voice was the lycicist, Roger Waters. The second singer in this song is the and guitarist is David Gilmour, who took over from Syd, after taking his place at some apprearances in the early years, when Syd's mental instability caused him to be unreliable. Others will tell you the story behind the song. It's part of a concept album, so the meaning becomes clearer on hearing the rest of the album.
First purchased Piper at the gates down in 1968 and collected everything they ever recorded on vinyl after that. Had the opportunity to see, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, and then the Wall concert. In the momentary lapse of reason twice. Now for listen of Wish you were here, or just pick one there's really nothing bad. Anything Off The Wall album is even more enjoyable while watching the movie.
the most iconic and reproduced album cover in history. The album was on Billboards top 100 for 8 and a half years the Billboard 100 is based on sales- so that 8 1/2 years just blows the mind
What you said about Zeppelin, charts, and fade outs, the same goes for Pink Floyd. Most progressive rock has an element of storytelling to it to some degree. Pink Floyd usually crafted concept albums where there was a central theme or story to the music and lyrics where each song lead into the next and every song was related to the rest on the album in some way. The album (The Wall) this was on was considered a rock opera which tells a complete story and is widely regarded as the best rock opera of all time. Their album Dark Side Of the Moon is wisely regarded as the the best progressive rock album of all time with their album Wish You Were Here being in the top 5 of all time. All of these bands who create this type of music is considered Album Oriented Rock which is why there are very few singles and charted singles by this type of band. Picking a song randomly from a Floyd album can have a jarring beginning or end as most songs transitioned into the next, and its like randomly reading a chapter from the middle of a book without knowing the context of said chapter or book. Great on their own, but elevated 100x over when taken in as a whole. Welcome to the rabbit hole, my friend.
After you watch them Live at Pulse, and then go back to this album version, you'll definitely be sure of that opinion of cutting it short. As is though, this version had huge radio airplay back then on the Rock stations, and still does.
Pink Floyd is on a whole other level, they are Legendary, an Experience. their music takes the listener on a cerebral journey, floating away beyond the stratosphere. The album cover with the prism and the light going through it, is Pink Floyds 1973 "Dark Side of the Moon" album. Ironically enough this song, Comfortably Numb, isn't on the "Dark Side of the Moon" album, it's on their 1979 The Wall concept double album. Lol! The Comfortably Numb story is part of a much bigger story that's told by that 1979 concept double album-Album, "The Wall". A concept album tells a story and is meant to be listened to in one sitting, or one side at a time. The Wall story is about a fictional Rock Star, "Pink", inspired by a Roger Waters and a fan experience at one of their shows. The best thing to do to understand the story is just google,... Pink Rock Star/The Wall Syd Barrett was forced by to leave the band by 1968 because of drug and mental health issues, some say probably related. Barrett consumed massive amounts of LSD, and other mind-altering drugs, that destroyed his brain. His good friend, and friend of the band, David Gilmour, took over for Syd as guitarist and lead singer full time by the end of 1968. Gilmour had been filling in for Syd on many, many occasions a couple of years prior to Syds departure from the band. Speaking of Gilmour, there a Pink Floyd fan requirement when listening to their music,... ..... never, ever, EVER, pause or talk during a David Gilmour solo.
Both fade-ins and fade outs, with the latter being much more common, happened fairly frequently in rock music love that era. In fact some of the best little bits I've ever heard are when it's a long fade out instead of a short one and the only way to know this stuff is you're playing it on the record at top volume in your car or on your stereo system or nowadays perhaps in your Bluetooth headphones, and you have to have the patience to let it run all the way to the end. One great example is the song lessons from the huge breakout Rush album 2112. It's one of the individual Standalone songs on side B of the record album and Alex Lifeson is just absolutely wailing on the outro. And if you hold on long enough you hear him go even crazier.. Fading out at the end is really more of an aesthetic choice. Obviously live everything is going to have a definite ending but on a record album where you can really create moods, some songs are just better Suited for having a big Climax and then a dramatic ending. And others just take you to this other plane and they don't want to let it go you ride out on that plane basically.
I’m sure it’s been explained but Syd was out of the Band 10 years prior to this album dropping, it’s Waters and Gilmour singing, and Gilmour on the guitar
The Pulse version is identical in nature to the performance of Free Bird in Oakland. The guitar solo is better. I'd say the standard rock guitar solos are Stairway to Heaven live at Madison Square Garden, Free Bird live in Oakland and Comfortably Numb live from the Pulse concert.
Pink Floyd makes music that you can feel like you're on drugs without being on them. Not that I would know as I never took any, didn't need to, Pink Floyd is my drug.
You said a word.....Money they have a song called Money. Seen David Gilmour live in the 80s and most recent Roger Waters this is not a drill tour also went to see live.
You have taken a step into the rabbit hole that is Pink Floyd - here are some suggestions for best enjoyment. Shine On Crazy Diamond (album version) is an artistic masterpiece. There are 2 parts that bookend the album Wish You Were Here. The song is actually listed as having 9 parts which can be thought of in the same way as you might think of movements of a classical piece of music. Originally was to be one whole album side but was split in two. Love the instrumental beauty of this song, especially the saxophone. The song is in part an ode to their departed band member Syd Barrett who had a mental breakdown. The story goes that he actually showed up in the studio while they were recording the song and was not initially recognized because he had changed so much (shaved his eyebrows etc). Here is the first 5 parts of the Shine On You Crazy Diamond. th-cam.com/video/9pkh8zi_eic/w-d-xo.html Parts 6-9 th-cam.com/video/wE2GZ2Vpqjo/w-d-xo.html The second piece you should listen to and watch is the “live” version of Echos from a “concert” movie they did. The Live in Pompei version of Echoes - I think you will really love this experience. It is part of a movie they made - recorded in and around the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy. It is “live” but the amphitheater has no one watching except for the crew (and I guess some kids that snuck in). th-cam.com/video/y-E7_VHLvkE/w-d-xo.html
The conversation at the beginning is between a doctor and his rock star patient. The doctor gives him an injection so that he's able to perform at his next show.
Also I’m just guessing but I think that’s what I always heard called a “Chinese crash” cymbal, that looks like it’s upside down and has a very brassy, noisy but more clipped kind of crash noise. Almost like a window breaking, kind of.
PULSE VERSION X 10. I like you but you have just missed one of the greatest LIVE performances combining Music and Lights of all time when Pink Floyd perform this. PLEASE watch and ENJOY their magnificience.
PLEASE watch the LIVE version of Comfortably Numb from the PULSE CONCERT. The extended guitar solo and spectacular light show combine for an unforgettable performance.
Even if you listen to the entire album "The Wall," I'm not sure if you can fully understand the story being told without the visuals of the film "The Wall." The first time I saw the film, I was not familiar with the music, and watching it was one long WTF experience. Watching it a second time helps.
Of course, this iconic album cover is for one of the greatest album of all times, 'The Dark Side Of The Moon', which you need to listen to in its entirety AND use headphones or something. But, the track you listened to is not from the album. However, you DO want to listen to 'Pink Floyd's The Wall' also in its entirety. There's also a movie which will explain everything you listen to. It's a good movie, too, if a bit nightmarish. I have found the Floyd is best on something to mellow you out and don't 'Bogart' that joint.
Please listen to the ENTIRE album ~ with headphones! It's a Trip, my friend 🤩If you have access to a waterbed, burn some incense, light a candle, lay down and ENJOY!
Can you react to there early tracks I love 70s Floyd but I think there early stuffs is so underrated I would recommend "fearless" and echoes Pompeii, cymbaline and head phones is a must cause there songs are stereo so u can't hear some of the instruments without HP ty great reaction.
Pulse, pulse. Next. Just listen to the song. Let it speak to you. Then the guitar solos take you on your journey. No drugs needed. Not everyone did drugs past pot and beer.
This is definitely a drug song. When you aren’t used to opioids and take them it can make you nauseous. I been clean 3 years but “comfortably numb” was the ideal state we aim for.. more than “getting well” but less than ODing. When you take opioids the feeling of euphoria and being high happens because you are flooding your body with artificial chemicals. Not long after though you’re body realizes that there is an excess amount of a certain chemical and stops making your natural painkillers. So when someone is in withdrawals it’s because there brain chemicals are out of wack and you don’t have natural endorphins to function. Everything hurts because of that, where even a blanket feels like sandpaper against your skin. That’s why it’s hard to go cold turkey and it’s called “getting well” because at that point they aren’t getting high but they still need it to be able to function.
The song is complex and has multiple meanings but part of it is a Rock star(Roger Waters in real life)--ill before a concert and a Doctor giving him some drug to get him thru the show. And kind of taking a swipe at the Doctor not caring too much about him...the other part is Roger Waters ill as a child.
One of the band members broke his hand wrist or arm and they were going on stage. The doctor gave him a shot and it was too much for him. He could barely even walk
You said it right LSD lasurgic diethylamine you don't need drugs to listen to Pink Floyd you need Pink Floyd if on drugs. Lol LSD hallucinations, tracers, and colors.
All of Pink Floyd music is similar in that it tells a story from the beginning of the album to the end every song is like another chapter. And they always deal with sound effects. Animals and Umaguma would be top on the list.
He’s in pain. His mind yelling all the time. The drug injection is the pin prick. Some drugs like heroin can make you puke for a second. And then you feel really good.
The song you're playing isn't from the album with that cover anyways lol. That album, Dark Side of the Moon, stayed on the Billboard best-selling album charts for fifteen years after it came out. No other album from any music genre has come anywhere close to matching the enduring popularity of that album.
Yes the night before he call home to his wife and a man answered then hung up So he went and got wasted with another girl Over did it on the booze and drugs and is passed out in his room before the gig So they give him a shot of anther drug to sober him up They go to the show and he talks the crowd into destroying the city leading to a riot GETS HIM put in the nut house
Thanks for the reaction. I really enjoyed your deep dive into the lyrics. Pink Floyd is life changing music. I enjoy my Floyd with a little bit of cannabis.
Do their studio versions first... cheers...This song is great but they have so many more that are way way better.... "Shine on your crazy diamond "is my favorite and one of the best songs ever composed...
Sorry, Can't agree. One of the fantastic aspects of the Live version of this is the surprise at the brilliance of the second solo especially if you have never heard this and assume it will be the same length as the first one. The surprise is gone.
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If you like the solo at the end of this song, I can't be the first person to suggest the live version of this song from the "Pulse Concert" from 1994.
Pulse live was a true supernatural experience. Brilliant
Yes he should definitely watch this song live from the Pulse Concert in 1994. That’s hands down the best guitar solo of all time and I can’t get enough of it.
You are just beginning on a true life changing experience when you step into the rock era from 1968 through 1980.
Tommy by the WHO... was great, the band Yes, Deep Purple, Johnny and Edgar Winter, Uriah Heep, ....the list will take you months to get through maybe years .. Jethro Tull,
op rock bands of the 70s
Headphones and Pink Floyd are a great combination.
Syd Barrett was out of the band by 1968. Rodger Waters sings the verse, David Gilmour sings the chorus. Gilmour also plays the incredible solos.
It isn't "psychedelic", whatever that even is, it's beautiful, soul moving music. Comfortably numb, as I understand it is when you are so shattered, so low and broken,
nothing moves you, touches you. You're just an empty shell. 2 lines, 6 words maybe the saddest lines ever written "The child is grown. The dream is gone."
This is actually what the song is about.
Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why.
In a radio interview around 1980 with Jim Ladd from KLOS in Los Angeles, Waters said part of the song is about the time he got hepatitis but didn't know it. Pink Floyd had to do a show that night in Philadelphia, and the doctor Roger saw gave him a sedative to help the pain, thinking it was a stomach disorder. At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "comfortably" numb. He said most of The Wall is about alienation between the audience and band.
Exploring further, Mojo asked Waters about the line, "That'll keep you going through the show," referring to getting medicated before going on-stage. He explained: "That comes from a specific show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia (June 29, 1977). I had stomach cramps so bad that I thought I wasn't able to go on. A doctor backstage gave me a shot of something that I swear to God would have killed a f---ing elephant. I did the whole show hardly able to raise my hand above my knee. He said it was a muscular relaxant. But it rendered me almost insensible. It was so bad that at the end of the show, the audience was baying for more. I couldn't do it. They did the encore without me.
REALLY need headphones with Pink Floyd.
The song is about one of the band members getting hurt before a show they had to do. The Dr. gave him a strong pain killer so he go on stage. The euphoria he was experiencing reminded him af a time he was very sick with high fever. Watch this live Pulse 1994. The best guitar solo ever.
Bud he never got hurt, Roger Waters had stomach issues & was just totally exhausted from being on tour while very unwell. The Dr gave him an injection, but he has no idea what was in it. He thinks it was a mix of steroids & heavy painkillers mixed together. Then as you say it spaced him out & reminded him of the drugs he was gave as a child one time, that done similar to him. Think the gig was in Philadelphia.
Syd Barrett was one of the founding members of Pink Floyd back in 1965, but left the music business due to his mental health issues. David Gilmour & Roger Waters took up the mantle of continuing the band after Sid left... Sadly it didn't last & they eventually split. The album Dark Side of the Moon has consistently been voted as one of "the greatest rock album of all time" and is still one of the best selling albums around the world since it's release in 1973.
The music business use Dsotm as a litmus test for new formats becuase its one of the few albums people will buy over and over on new mediums.
It’s all part of the entire Wall “opera,” if you will. The protagonist is a disaffected, alienated famous person assaulted on all sides by people who want something from him (forcing him to put up a “wall” to protect himself). The lyrics of the song pretty adequately tell the story: he’s at maximum “out of it-ness,” and someone’s trying to get him boosted and ready to perform with an unknown substance of their own. Yet he does see things clearly in his head and it’s pretty plain he’s in his own world that has internal coherence but has no able relation to the outside world.
But to maybe address your conjecture, drugs here are the symptom, not the cause, and they’re also part of his “healing” or coping which in the case of anti depressants can zombie you out like this too. So the drugs are definitely at play, but he comes into this with a far more complex set of issues of abandonment, impermanence and emotional abuse and suffocation.
@@loadedorygun This is actually what the song is about. It’s not about drugs.
Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why.
In a radio interview around 1980 with Jim Ladd from KLOS in Los Angeles, Waters said part of the song is about the time he got hepatitis but didn't know it. Pink Floyd had to do a show that night in Philadelphia, and the doctor Roger saw gave him a sedative to help the pain, thinking it was a stomach disorder. At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "comfortably" numb. He said most of The Wall is about alienation between the audience and band.
Exploring further, Mojo asked Waters about the line, "That'll keep you going through the show," referring to getting medicated before going on-stage. He explained: "That comes from a specific show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia (June 29, 1977). I had stomach cramps so bad that I thought I wasn't able to go on. A doctor backstage gave me a shot of something that I swear to God would have killed a f---ing elephant. I did the whole show hardly able to raise my hand above my knee. He said it was a muscular relaxant. But it rendered me almost insensible. It was so bad that at the end of the show, the audience was baying for more. I couldn't do it. They did the encore without me.
This album cover is for their Dark Side of the Moon, this song is from a different album of theirs called The Wall. Welcome to Pink Floyd’s music, you will never be the same musically ✌️Roger Waters on the first part vocally then David Gilmour (guitarist extraordinaire) sings the other section… there is no pain you are receding…Syd Barrett had left the band much earlier
I sw their debut Tour of DSOM at Earls Court in West London with 18,000 others and well worth the £1 or $1.34. That was TRULY the cost:)
wherever you read "syd barrett guitar and lead vocals" was wrong, both the guitar and lead vocals on this is david gilmour!!!
... with Roger Waters singing the verses.
Great reaction. For any next Pink Floyd. Use headphones to not miss special effects. You will not regret it, trust me.
Pink Floyd is more than just hearing music, it is a whole trippy experience that you feel, both in your mind & soul. That feeling can't fully be grasped or understood after only hearing one or two songs. Their library of music is vast & another rabbit hole to explore and get lost in. Pink Floyd is my husband top favorite band over Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, & other legendary groups. RUSH is his #2 favorite group. When I was a kid, I liked the song "Another brick in the wall" as it was played constantly on the radio. Plus everyone knows that song, even if they've only heard it in passing... My favorite now are "Wish you were here", "Time", "Money", and "Comfortably Numb". One track you must check out is "The Great Gig in the Sky" - the vocals are off the charts!
There are two lead vocalists on this track. Roger Waters does the spoken-like verses (and wrote the lyrics), David Gilmour sings lead on the airier, chorus verses.
Std Barrett was the original creative force of Pink Floyd, but was departed from the band by around 1968 due to his own personal conflicts.
It sounds like you need some headphones to listen to the live version👍
Oh, Dude, the LIVE version from the Pulse Concert............no doubt one of the best things you will ever see. Pink Floyd is the best band that ever lived...............
Yes but after watching both Deep Purple and the following week: Creedence Clearwater Revival at The Royal Albert Hall for 25 PENCE per Concert and Led Zeppelin @Empire Pool Wembley for 75 Pence, these cheeky xxxxxxx wanted £1 or $1.34 to see them at Earls Court with 18,000 others on their debut tour of Dark Side Of The Moon..😷
Must must. You haven’t really heard it until then. And the light show is amazing
Roger Waters, Pink Floyd's bassist, wrote the lyrics to "Comfortably Numb". While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why."
In a radio interview around 1980 with Jim Ladd from KLOS in Los Angeles, Waters said part of the song is about the time he got hepatitis but didn't know it. Pink Floyd had to do a show that night in Philadelphia, and the doctor Roger saw gave him a sedative to help the pain, thinking it was a stomach disorder. At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "comfortably" numb. He said most of The Wall is about alienation between the audience and band.
That's definitely what it was about, but they wrote the song to be received in many ways, and in the middle of a drug culture, it can easily be taken that way.
Thank Kevin for explaining in depth.Saves me from doing it. 😉 . You're a Pink Floyd nerd like me.
Thanks for this explanation, it's very interesting and good to know... I also thought all these years it was about drogs 🇫🇷😘
To understand Pink Floyd you really need to listen to the album from the beginning to the end ! It takes you on a journey
It’s so nice seeing a young person enjoying the music of my generation!
Not Syd Barrett. He was a founding member but never part of the band once they became world famous. That's lyricist and bassist Rodger Waters on the verses. World renowned lead guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour with that smooth voice singing the chorus and playing the solos.
Pink Floyd is all about the vibe. Stopping for extended minutes at a time doing research and interpreting the lyrics takes you completely out of the song. Why not listen to the song FIRST and then do your research an opinions? I think you and your audience would appreciate it a lot more.
The song is from the album, "The Wall". ... The picture is the cover of "The Dark Side of The Moon" album. Thanks for doing this reaction. ... "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I - V)" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI - IX)" is some really great Pink Floyd for you.
Now watch them live. Comfortably Numb Pulse.
Then I would suggest two of their songs, Time and The Great Gig in the Sky.
That will get you started.
Pink Floyd gave true meaning to the term "psychological thriller ". They're in your head.
When you said 'I don't know' there you should always stop. Pink Floyd is a warm bath, you gotta soak in it for a while. I;ve been soaking for 45 years. Still getting benefits. You're just starting. Relax.
45 years? 45 ? No Youngsters PLEASE. Since around 1967 so 55 years and counting :)
Yes, but after watching both Deep Purple and the following week: Creedence Clearwater Revival at The Royal Albert Hall for 25 PENCE per Concert and Led Zeppelin @Empire Pool Wembley for 75 Pence, these cheeky xxxxxxx wanted £1 or $1.34 to see them at Earls Court with 18,000 others on their debut tour of Dark Side Of The Moon..😷
In the 70's in high-school you would be in a dark room with a blacklight, posters glowing, something to smoke and just chilling to Pink Floyd 🎶🎶🎶
You too, huh?
A Pink Floyd song, by its own, is generaly very hard to fully comprehend. To get a good understanding, you really have to listen to the full album, from begining to end.
When you listen to Pink Floyd without hearphones, you're missing delicate details.
LISTEN TO THE WHOLE ALBUM !!!!!! You can't just pick a song from the best concept album ever made !!! That's criminal Bro !!!!!!!
At the PULSE CONCERT, you will see 3 members of Pink Floyd performing at close to age 50. They are masters of the live performance.
Finally you are discovering Pink Floyd. I would love to see you react to their movie The Wall. It's an experience.
My favourite band ever 😍 🇬🇧 Thankyou 🙏 the sound is really great too, would love to see a reaction to shine on you crazy diamond and highly recommend the Pulse concert 👍
You NEED headphones for Pink Floyd...trust me on this.
There's obviously debate as to just what this song is about, but I think that just like any art medium, you can give it whatever meaning you want. To me, this song represents my depression and anxiety and the medication and therapy that I use to manage it. With my medication, I also become 'comfortably numb'.
Comfortably Numb is when a person reaches such a disassociative state , that nothing can touch you. There's no joy no love no sadness no fear no pain . Just a blank piece of paper. RIP Sid Barrett
If i was stranded on a desert island and had one album to listen to, it would be Dark Side of the Moon. Listen to the album in it's entirety with no breaks. . It's psychedelic, blues, and classic rock all rolled in to one. Breathe, Time, Great Gig in the Sky, and Us and Them are just a few of the highlights. Its a short album, about 45minutes, but its the best 45 minutes you'll ever spend with a set headphones on. There's a reason it spent 14 years on Billboard's top albums chart.
Im an old school hippie (58 yrs young) and this is my ultimate fav band of all time. My A #1 A true experience in concert. My fav concert was "Pulse" live. True masters of their art. This band will take u beyond deminsions of reality in a good way an outta body expeience with no need for drugs. A flight of the mind and soul. Want a true wow moment try "Great Gig in the Sky' from "Pulse". Thanx so much, enjoy ur journey getting to know Floyd, it will be a life changer on how u appreciate music. Peace
That song is just the tip of the ice burg. Keep listening there is a pleura music that's like no other.
Syd Barrett - lead and rhythm guitars, vocals (1965-1968) (died 2006[278])
David Gilmour - lead and rhythm guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards, synthesisers (1967-1994, 2005, 2007, 2013-2014, 2022)
Roger Waters - bass, vocals, rhythm guitar, synthesisers (1965-1985, 2005)
Richard Wright - keyboards, piano, organ, synthesisers, vocals (1965-1979, 1990-1994, 2005, 2007) (touring/session member 1979-1981 and 1986-1990) (died 2008[279])
Nick Mason - drums, percussion, vocals (1965-1994, 2005, 2007, 2013-2014, 2022)
This song 1979. The Wall album.
You really need to listen to it from start to finish at least once to get the most out of it. It's basically a play or a story - although the songs stand on their own it makes more sense in order. They had a show 'The Wall' when they toured the album in the 70's which was as much a theater show as music - the songs were played in order and they had a giant wall made up of bricks that was built up throughout and then destroyed. This was redone and updated in 2011. The Berlin Wall gave the idea for there being a wall, although it is used here metaphorically as a symbol of alienation - specifically the alienation that Pink Floyd felt at that time from some of the public, although other similar ideas of alienation/separation are used - war, education (pupils/teachers)
This is actually what the song is about.
Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why.
In a radio interview around 1980 with Jim Ladd from KLOS in Los Angeles, Waters said part of the song is about the time he got hepatitis but didn't know it. Pink Floyd had to do a show that night in Philadelphia, and the doctor Roger saw gave him a sedative to help the pain, thinking it was a stomach disorder. At the show, Roger's hands were numb "like two toy balloons." He was unable to focus, but also realized the fans didn't care because they were so busy screaming, hence "comfortably" numb. He said most of The Wall is about alienation between the audience and band.
Exploring further, Mojo asked Waters about the line, "That'll keep you going through the show," referring to getting medicated before going on-stage. He explained: "That comes from a specific show at the Spectrum in Philadelphia (June 29, 1977). I had stomach cramps so bad that I thought I wasn't able to go on. A doctor backstage gave me a shot of something that I swear to God would have killed a f---ing elephant. I did the whole show hardly able to raise my hand above my knee. He said it was a muscular relaxant. But it rendered me almost insensible. It was so bad that at the end of the show, the audience was baying for more. I couldn't do it. They did the encore without me.
You really need a set of headphones....
The image is from the album cover 'Dark Side of the Moon'. What you're
listening to is from 'The Wall'......Pink Floyd released the album in 1979. It's a full-on opera....sort of. You should really truly listen to the entire thing....in order. From beginning to end. This comes about 3/4 of the way thru the story. ALL of the songs have transitions between songs......from one song to the next. BUT.....if you're going to listen to it on it's own.....watch the 'live' version from the 1994 Pulse concert. TRUST us on this.
Zeppelin never had a #1 single but . . . . . EVERY studio album, except their first, went on to #1!
Roger Waters is the bassist and the first vocalist. The guy with the Ethereal voice is David Gilmour who was also the lead guitarist and plays guitar in this song! Then you have Richard Wright the keyboardist and sometimes vocalist and Nick Mason the drummer. Syd Barrett due to mental issues brought on by too much LSD or psychedelic drugs was left off the band in 1968 so he's not singing here at all. He was one of the founders of the band and even though he was dropped he was well taken care of by the band the rest of his life!!
This was inspired by bassist Roger Waters being taken ill on tour, so to get him on stage he was given an injection but it made his hands swell up - referred to in the lyrics - and guitar playing was difficult. The Wall, along with the other PF 70's albums are sonic works of art and should each one be listened to in one sitting all the way through as the tracks flow together as one. If you thought this was insane, try watching the Pulse 1994 live version (in the gig encore). Its unbelievably good and arguably the greatest guitar solo ever. The Wall is about a rock star's fall and there is a movie version, starring Bob Geldof as 'Pink'. In 2005 at Live 8, he achieved the impossible - getting PF reunited with Waters for what would be their final gig.
This studio track is superb, but I agree with the other comments that the live version from the Pulse concert is extra-dimensional! 😁
Two different vocalists. Not Syd Barrett, he left PF several years before this was released. The first voice was the lycicist, Roger Waters. The second singer in this song is the and guitarist is David Gilmour, who took over from Syd, after taking his place at some apprearances in the early years, when Syd's mental instability caused him to be unreliable. Others will tell you the story behind the song. It's part of a concept album, so the meaning becomes clearer on hearing the rest of the album.
Dude welcome to real music that you will never forget enjoy!!!
First purchased Piper at the gates down in 1968 and collected everything they ever recorded on vinyl after that.
Had the opportunity to see, Dark Side of the Moon, Animals, and then the Wall concert.
In the momentary lapse of reason twice.
Now for listen of Wish you were here, or just pick one there's really nothing bad.
Anything Off The Wall album is even more enjoyable while watching the movie.
the most iconic and reproduced album cover in history. The album was on Billboards top 100 for 8 and a half years the Billboard 100 is based on sales- so that 8 1/2 years just blows the mind
What you said about Zeppelin, charts, and fade outs, the same goes for Pink Floyd. Most progressive rock has an element of storytelling to it to some degree. Pink Floyd usually crafted concept albums where there was a central theme or story to the music and lyrics where each song lead into the next and every song was related to the rest on the album in some way. The album (The Wall) this was on was considered a rock opera which tells a complete story and is widely regarded as the best rock opera of all time. Their album Dark Side Of the Moon is wisely regarded as the the best progressive rock album of all time with their album Wish You Were Here being in the top 5 of all time. All of these bands who create this type of music is considered Album Oriented Rock which is why there are very few singles and charted singles by this type of band. Picking a song randomly from a Floyd album can have a jarring beginning or end as most songs transitioned into the next, and its like randomly reading a chapter from the middle of a book without knowing the context of said chapter or book. Great on their own, but elevated 100x over when taken in as a whole. Welcome to the rabbit hole, my friend.
A huge rabbit hole but a great one to explore...☺️❤️
I’m really excited Grace!
The song Time is a masterpiece
After you watch them Live at Pulse, and then go back to this album version, you'll definitely be sure of that opinion of cutting it short. As is though, this version had huge radio airplay back then on the Rock stations, and still does.
Please take the time to watch the movie! Every thing will come together and be clear as glass! The Wall. One of the best pictures of all time!
Pink Floyd is on a whole other level, they are Legendary, an Experience. their music takes the listener on a cerebral journey, floating away beyond the stratosphere.
The album cover with the prism and the light going through it, is Pink Floyds 1973 "Dark Side of the Moon" album. Ironically enough this song, Comfortably Numb, isn't on the "Dark Side of the Moon" album, it's on their 1979 The Wall concept double album. Lol!
The Comfortably Numb story is part of a much bigger story that's told by that 1979 concept double album-Album, "The Wall". A concept album tells a story and is meant to be listened to in one sitting, or one side at a time.
The Wall story is about a fictional Rock Star, "Pink", inspired by a Roger Waters and a fan experience at one of their shows.
The best thing to do to understand the story is just google,... Pink Rock Star/The Wall
Syd Barrett was forced by to leave the band by 1968 because of drug and mental health issues, some say probably related. Barrett consumed massive amounts of LSD, and other mind-altering drugs, that destroyed his brain.
His good friend, and friend of the band, David Gilmour, took over for Syd as guitarist and lead singer full time by the end of 1968.
Gilmour had been filling in for Syd on many, many occasions a couple of years prior to Syds departure from the band. Speaking of Gilmour, there a Pink Floyd fan requirement when listening to their music,...
..... never, ever, EVER, pause or talk during a David Gilmour solo.
Both fade-ins and fade outs, with the latter being much more common, happened fairly frequently in rock music love that era. In fact some of the best little bits I've ever heard are when it's a long fade out instead of a short one and the only way to know this stuff is you're playing it on the record at top volume in your car or on your stereo system or nowadays perhaps in your Bluetooth headphones, and you have to have the patience to let it run all the way to the end. One great example is the song lessons from the huge breakout Rush album 2112. It's one of the individual Standalone songs on side B of the record album and Alex Lifeson is just absolutely wailing on the outro. And if you hold on long enough you hear him go even crazier..
Fading out at the end is really more of an aesthetic choice. Obviously live everything is going to have a definite ending but on a record album where you can really create moods, some songs are just better Suited for having a big Climax and then a dramatic ending. And others just take you to this other plane and they don't want to let it go you ride out on that plane basically.
check out Time next 👍
I’m sure it’s been explained but Syd was out of the Band 10 years prior to this album dropping, it’s Waters and Gilmour singing, and Gilmour on the guitar
The Pulse version is identical in nature to the performance of Free Bird in Oakland. The guitar solo is better.
I'd say the standard rock guitar solos are Stairway to Heaven live at Madison Square Garden, Free Bird live in Oakland and Comfortably Numb live from the Pulse concert.
Pink Floyd makes music that you can feel like you're on drugs without being on them. Not that I would know as I never took any, didn't need to, Pink Floyd is my drug.
You said a word.....Money they have a song called Money. Seen David Gilmour live in the 80s and most recent Roger Waters this is not a drill tour also went to see live.
Talking of money.
Dave sold his guitar for $21,000,000 lol
You have taken a step into the rabbit hole that is Pink Floyd - here are some suggestions for best enjoyment.
Shine On Crazy Diamond (album version) is an artistic masterpiece. There are 2 parts that bookend the album Wish You Were Here. The song is actually listed as having 9 parts which can be thought of in the same way as you might think of movements of a classical piece of music. Originally was to be one whole album side but was split in two. Love the instrumental beauty of this song, especially the saxophone.
The song is in part an ode to their departed band member Syd Barrett who had a mental breakdown. The story goes that he actually showed up in the studio while they were recording the song and was not initially recognized because he had changed so much (shaved his eyebrows etc). Here is the first 5 parts of the Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
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Parts 6-9
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The second piece you should listen to and watch is the “live” version of Echos from a “concert” movie they did. The Live in Pompei version of Echoes - I think you will really love this experience. It is part of a movie they made - recorded in and around the ancient Roman amphitheater in Pompeii, Italy. It is “live” but the amphitheater has no one watching except for the crew (and I guess some kids that snuck in).
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The conversation at the beginning is between a doctor and his rock star patient. The doctor gives him an injection so that he's able to perform at his next show.
Also I’m just guessing but I think that’s what I always heard called a “Chinese crash” cymbal, that looks like it’s upside down and has a very brassy, noisy but more clipped kind of crash noise. Almost like a window breaking, kind of.
Suggestion another great version: "Roger Waters & Eddie Vedder - Comfortably Numb"
PULSE VERSION X 10.
I like you but you have just missed one of the greatest LIVE performances combining Music and Lights of all time when Pink Floyd perform this.
PLEASE watch and ENJOY their magnificience.
PLEASE watch the LIVE version of Comfortably Numb from the PULSE CONCERT. The extended guitar solo and spectacular light show combine for an unforgettable performance.
You are supposed to use headphones while listening to pink floyd 🙄
Even if you listen to the entire album "The Wall," I'm not sure if you can fully understand the story being told without the visuals of the film "The Wall." The first time I saw the film, I was not familiar with the music, and watching it was one long WTF experience. Watching it a second time helps.
Of course, this iconic album cover is for one of the greatest album of all times, 'The Dark Side Of The Moon', which you need to listen to in its entirety AND use headphones or something. But, the track you listened to is not from the album. However, you DO want to listen to 'Pink Floyd's The Wall' also in its entirety. There's also a movie which will explain everything you listen to. It's a good movie, too, if a bit nightmarish.
I have found the Floyd is best on something to mellow you out and don't 'Bogart' that joint.
Please listen to the ENTIRE album ~ with headphones! It's a Trip, my friend 🤩If you have access to a waterbed, burn some incense, light a candle, lay down and ENJOY!
Can you react to there early tracks I love 70s Floyd but I think there early stuffs is so underrated I would recommend "fearless" and echoes Pompeii, cymbaline and head phones is a must cause there songs are stereo so u can't hear some of the instruments without HP ty great reaction.
Syd Barret isn't on this song...not even on the album. That's David Gilmour lead vocals and lead guitar.
Pulse 1994 London live recording was THE one. Everyone knows this.
The wall is a story Album you have to listen to the whole dubble Album
They made it into a movie called The wall
The drug was called Acid. And I am sure many people were high on it while listening to this. This song however is not about drugs.
Have to do the full albums of Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here by them for sure! Their albums are concept albums and all tell a story.
Pulse, pulse. Next. Just listen to the song. Let it speak to you. Then the guitar solos take you on your journey. No drugs needed. Not everyone did drugs past pot and beer.
Check out “Learning to Fly” and “Two Suns in the Sunset” 👍
This is definitely a drug song. When you aren’t used to opioids and take them it can make you nauseous. I been clean 3 years but “comfortably numb” was the ideal state we aim for.. more than “getting well” but less than ODing.
When you take opioids the feeling of euphoria and being high happens because you are flooding your body with artificial chemicals. Not long after though you’re body realizes that there is an excess amount of a certain chemical and stops making your natural painkillers.
So when someone is in withdrawals it’s because there brain chemicals are out of wack and you don’t have natural endorphins to function. Everything hurts because of that, where even a blanket feels like sandpaper against your skin. That’s why it’s hard to go cold turkey and it’s called “getting well” because at that point they aren’t getting high but they still need it to be able to function.
Thus song is not on this album altho this album cover is Dark Side Of The Moon, which is one of the best all time albums.
I like how you're very thorough and acquiring knowledge and information about the musically react to I appreciate it
The song is complex and has multiple meanings but part of it is a Rock star(Roger Waters in real life)--ill before a concert and a Doctor giving him some drug to get him thru the show. And kind of taking a swipe at the Doctor not caring too much about him...the other part is Roger Waters ill as a child.
One of the band members broke his hand wrist or arm and they were going on stage. The doctor gave him a shot and it was too much for him. He could barely even walk
You said it right LSD lasurgic diethylamine
you don't need drugs to listen to Pink Floyd you need Pink Floyd if on drugs. Lol
LSD hallucinations, tracers, and colors.
All of Pink Floyd music is similar in that it tells a story from the beginning of the album to the end every song is like another chapter.
And they always deal with sound effects. Animals and Umaguma would be top on the list.
He’s in pain. His mind yelling all the time. The drug injection is the pin prick. Some drugs like heroin can make you puke for a second. And then you feel really good.
The song you're playing isn't from the album with that cover anyways lol. That album, Dark Side of the Moon, stayed on the Billboard best-selling album charts for fifteen years after it came out. No other album from any music genre has come anywhere close to matching the enduring popularity of that album.
Am I tripping? Comfortably Numb is on The Wall, not Dark Side.
You should watch the movie, The Wall.
My mistake. It was his stomach
Yes the night before he call home to his wife and a man answered then hung up
So he went and got wasted with another girl
Over did it on the booze and drugs and is passed out in his room before the gig
So they give him a shot of anther drug to sober him up
They go to the show and he talks the crowd into destroying the city leading to a riot
GETS HIM put in the nut house
Yes acid/ LSD
My friend you really need headphones.
Sorry, but "The Weekend", whoever they are, can never aspire to the greatness of Pink Floyd. It is an insult to compare them.
Ever been to a cancer ward?
Dude.....With all due respect.....You're so far off.....you NEED to listen to the FULL album. You're grasping at straws here...LOL.
headphones Bro... BYE. reaction from people next time ?
You talk to much leave research until the end! Make smaller comments when you do pause
Buddy you do not need such a big mic right in front of your mouth. It sounds like your making out with the mic. Very annoying!
Thanks for the reaction. I really enjoyed your deep dive into the lyrics. Pink Floyd is life changing music. I enjoy my Floyd with a little bit of cannabis.
Do their studio versions first... cheers...This song is great but they have so many more that are way way better.... "Shine on your crazy diamond "is my favorite and one of the best songs ever composed...
Sorry, Can't agree. One of the fantastic aspects of the Live version of this is the surprise at the brilliance of the second solo especially if you have never heard this and assume it will be the same length as the first one. The surprise is gone.
mmm, your opinion. This is one of the greatest rock songs ever written if you ask me.