This is the greatest guitar solo in history. This version. I still get tears in my eyes when it plays even though I’ve heard it thousands of times. I have this concert dvd and I play it all the time.
Fun fact: they had the same set three times! (One where they were playing, one that was just dismantled from the last concert and one that was just reconstructed for the next performance. And to my knowledge this was the first time that all the lights were synchronized to the music with computers. (After all this was 1994!). The lights at the bottom of the stage were runway illumination lights for airports, because nothing else would have been powerful enough. Nothing had been pulled off like this before - and to my knowledge nobody has pulled off anything like this ever since. And this was almost 30 years ago! The whole Pulse-concerts were epic moments in music history - and some people say that the second solo of comfortably numb during the Pulse Tour was the best guitar solo ever played on this planet.
This song is from the Concept album called The Wall its a double album the dbl album tells a story.. this song is the 6th song on side three. the Album The Wall really needs to be listened to in its entirety to get the whole story.. thanks for the reaction..
Pink Floyd is one of those unique acts that defined their own genre. There was nobody like them before or currently. A true sign of originality. They really are the masters of sound and a absolute privilege to listen to. I rank them as the greatest band in rock history.
Hi! I would like to share my personal experience with you. Every time I hear this song, tears well up in my eyes. The guitar solo is a piece of history! It was breathtakingly emotional, simply magnificent, and packed with power! But guess what? I was present on that particular day, even though I was quite young. After the concert, we strolled in silence, reflecting on the phenomenal performance, looking at the stage sometimes, just to remember this moment forever before we left for good. I also recall the scent of joints, particularly near the stage (yes, it was prohibited, but… it’s Pink Floyd, isn’t it? Some fans couldn’t help themselves!). Now, whenever I listen to this guitar solo, I’m reminded of how the sound enveloped us: it was awe-inspiring, immense, massive, imposing, powerful, yet impeccably clear! It was incredibly striking and overwhelming. It felt as if the grand, gigantic, potent, and majestic Pink Floyd machine was directly linked to our souls! And I can assure you, we were all resonating. Most of the time, during a concert, people are engaged in conversations, laughter, and enjoying themselves; but during this concert, everyone was utterly captivated. There were no disruptive or bothersome individuals. Everyone was simply "in sync". It was as if we were in an alternate universe where everything was utterly distinct. It was an extraordinary, surreal, and unique experience, almost "magical", so to speak. And the crowd was massive, with around 16,300 attendees. I’ve held onto the tickets, by the way, hehe - And to this day, I take pride in declaring, _"I WAS THERE, WITH PINK FLOYD THAT DAY!"_
I was 33 and stationed in Germany. I went to see them in Heidelberg in 1994 during their Pulse tour. Absolutely the best concert I ever had the pleasure of seeing! It was awesome! There were over 140K people in attendance! Incredible! The production and galactic guitar playing by David Gilmore is simply a beautiful thing. With the huge stage, laser light show, and phenomenal performances, it was worth every penny! Now that I look back, it was a once in a lifetime experience! 😊
That isn't just a guitar solo, it is THE guitar solo. That song, especially live, and especially the Pulse performance is just one of those peak moments in music that you don't forget. Happy you reviewed it (and I subscribed to your channel because you enjoyed it so much).
Pink Floyd is on another level altogether and completely! No one puts on a live performance like Pink Floyd, they go all out and spare no expense! Pink Floyds production is off the charts, they ALWAYS sound stupendous live. This Pulse concert is the last legg of PFs' "The Division Bell" World Tour in 1994. The tour was from March 3rd to October 29th, this Pulse concert was on October 20th. The whole world tour was 112 concerts in 68 cities in 17 countries, it was the biggest grossing tour ever att,... grossing over 250 million dollars. The tour was also the largest att. as far as people, equipment and logistics. Because of the numbers of shows being performed, and the time it took to "load in", and set up, and "load-out", and tear down, they needed 3 identical stages and equipment. All 3 stages, the lights, lasers, rigs equipment, huge quadrophonic sound system, etc. was all built and owned by Pink Floyd. Because they had 68 concerts in North America alone, they HAD to have multiple stages, (3), rigs, equipment, sound systems, lighting etc., everything you see here, they had 3 of these, leap-frogging from venue to venue across North America. Load in and set up took 3 and a half days, and tear down and load out was another 2 days, that's why they needed 3 identical stages +! Approximately 700 tons of steel, on 53 trucks, a crew of over 160 people. The stage itself was modeled after the Hollywood Bowl venue, the stage itself was 180 feet long, with a 130-foot arch. Incredible stuff!
This has got to be the greatest live concert of all time. The whole thing is one giant Pink Floyd experience. Indeed, their music is almost otherworldly. Thanks for your reaction.
Glad you enjoyed this epic performance. Great reaction! Pink Floyd are deeper than the Mariana Trench, smoother than a quantum stabilized atom mirror, cooler than an iceberg in a river of liquid nitrogen, more soul than a chorus of Angels and more zen than 1,000 Buddhist monasteries. They send the mind and body soaring into new realms, truly unique.
I was there with my brother and a couple of friends, all the way from scotland. That same concert, the band played the whole of "Dark Side Of The Moon". One of my top 5 concerts of all time. Never forget the whole experience......
Maybe one of the most famous guitar solos in the history of music. Thanks for not interrupting it 😉 You are fun to watch. I can never experience these shows for the first time any more. I love getting to see someone else get to.
Still remember it to this day. Will be 30 years in June. The greatest musical experience of my life. And I have been lucky enough to see some amazing concerts. Nothing compares.
I was lucky enough to be there, it wasn't just this song, the whole concert was like an out of body experience, David Gulmour is one or the best guitarists ever to grace this earth, such an amazing band, even when they are gone, the music will never die.
From its eye-popping, phantasmagoric light show to its exquisite instrumentation spear-headed by David Gimour's soaring guitar solos, this great Pulse concert by Pink Floyd stands alone on its own summit. I should know----I experienced this tour first hand a couple of times. It was a life-changing experience.... Every song in this concert is sublime, and definitely worth reacting to, Maddy. Besides Comfortably Numb, the standouts for me are: Sorrow, High Hopes, Keep Talking, Wish You Were Here, One Of These Days, Another Brick In The Wall, and their fantastic grand finale----Run Like Hell. I hope you get to experience these performances soon. All the best to you and your great channel.
It's early spring in 1973, a year after my high school graduation, and I'm in my bedroom with my friend John Comerford who had just shown up with a copy of Dark Side of the Moon. I had an Ampex stereo with record player and bookshelf amps. We sparked up and proceeded to play that record over and over, totally mesmerized each time. Never did get to see them in person unfortunately but I love seeing reactions such as yours Maddy, and I'm happy you enjoyed it!
I saw this tour when it came to the US, I was living in Atlanta at the time. It was at Georgia Tech outside on the football field. When the concert ended my friend looked at me and she said "I'll never be able to explain this to anybody". That was the best description of the concert.
Was there too! Was funny after the concert and walking out with all the college students sitting outside, blocks away, listening to the concert! Felt that concert for days! Saw them in Alabama first. Had to see it again!
Hi Maddy. I'm Adrian from England. And yes I was at this concert. And yes, I will never ever forget it. I also saw them in 87 or 88 in Wembley in London, but this Earls Court show was something else. Comfortably Numb is my favourite tune ever, this version is the tip top absolute best. I've heard it thousands of times and it never grows old. I adore it so much.
My favorite concert experience was seeing these guys, but you're so right about how listening to them while looking at the stars is a perfect way to hear them! I love how you called Dark Side of the Moon a "song" because that album is best experienced from start to finish! Spectacular reaction!
I saw them on this tour, in Copenhagen in ‘94. It was and still is one of the most memorable and (in the literal sense) awesome concerts I’ve ever been to!
Comfortably Numb is one of the most extraordinary pieces of music ever composed. I always felt that towards the end, it became the funeral march of a lost and tormented soul. All of the anguish and regret of something glimpsed and lost is distilled and channeled into one extended searing cry. This never gets old. Ever. It speaks to something that we all know and cannot be expressed in any other way. Music - real music is a language all its own. Extraordinary musicians like David Gilmour can communicate their inner experiences as few can today. Gilmour’s guitar appears to be connected directly to his soul. Some musicians can manage that for a few moments. For Gilmour, it’s his natural state of being. It is unmistakable and cannot be faked. Addemdum: I'm 73 years old and I still weep at the brilliance and majesty of this composition. I've been along for the Pink Floyd ride for decades. They are in a class of their own.
This is my first time on your channel and this was a great reaction! I saw them on this tour in Pontiac, Michigan, three months before this show and it was something I'll never forget. This PULSE DVD is the best concert ever. Full stop. As phenomenal as they are live with their audio quality and talent, every song visually is off the charts as well. You really should do every track from this show. It's worth it. Some visual standouts for me, beyond Comfortably Numb, are Sorrow, Another Brick In the Wall, High Hopes, Keep Talking, One Of These Days, Any Colour You Like, Wish You Were Here, and Run Like Hell. Looking forward to more from you!
I was at that show too. The first night, not the second. I was sitting 15th row, main floor, stage right. It still blows my mind that those tickets were $30. To see this same show today, sitting in the same spot, would probably be $2000 tickets. That stage set was absolutely unreal. I would absolutely suggest that Maddy react to Run Like Hell, which is the song right after this one, and the last song of the show, to see the absolute full potential of the stage show. The last note is a doozy.
@ericeason7646 Nice! That's roughly where my seats were except I was there the second night, on the 15th. Every show from that entire tour was beyond belief. You're right about the cost of the tickets, I hadn't thought of that! And Run Like Hell is a must for her!
Hi, my Dadd has seen Pink Floyd 7 times in their prime. Back then concerts were like going to the symphony(certain bands). You sat and listened to the show...no cheerleader or choreography stuff. Also as the house lights went out at the start of concert everybody sparked up "spliffs" so all shared this stoned vibe everyone was sharing. The sound and lighting was state of the art. At various parts of the show the sound went into Quad for dramatic effect. The keyboard or guitar or voices as well as birds, trains would go around or side to side. It was a spectacle and a fully immersive experience. Back in the 60's and 70's Cannabis and psychedelics were the popular drugs and the music reflected this. "Echoes" was structured like a symphony with 4 parts. Glad you could enjoy and appreciate Pink Floyd and the where they could take thought feeling and emotion and the human experience. Stay cool and open and enjoy......:) Show less
Pink Floyd was renoun for their spectacular light shows, brilliant lyrics and Dave Gilmour's flawless guitar solos. You don't get shows like this anymore. My favorite band for the last 50 years.
Great reaction! I don't want to make you jealous, but I was at this experience 4 times (concert is actually not the right word). I'll never forget it, it was epic. The band does not put itself in the foreground, but takes you on a journey through the universe with music, light, sounds and special effects. The ultimate experience.
I was at the concert in Sweden and one interesting choice they made was not to use any video screens showing the musicians. The whole stage was the show,, not the individual musicians.
Wonderful!! I grew up with Pink Floyd it made me a better person i belive..This song is epic with one of the most legendary guitarsolos in rock history. I just love this band...And for me...its the best band in rock history by far...Thank you for sharing this Maddy.❤❤❤
I was not lucky enough to have been on their concerts (even though I would have been old enough), but everybody who was part of that will definitely confirm to you that this concert was a moment of a lifetime that everybody will remember for the rest of their lives!
Dallas TX and I'm still speechless almost 30 years later when I see these reactions by our younger generation brothers and sisters. It makes me so happy to know Pink Floyd will never be forgotten.
Yes I was there. I saw the same concert in Sydney. Had great seat behind the mixing desk. It's by far the best musical experience of my life and can never be forgotten. After each song myself, and most of the audience, were too stunned to even clap/cheer. There was a 3-4 sec delay of silence where people literally went OMG. And Comfortably Numb was an out of body experience. I've seen 100s of great live shows by none compare to Pink Floyd :)
Three or four times during the solo, you think the songs about to wrap up but when it finally wraps, your first thought is it was too short. Pretty much any song in the "Pulse" concert is worth reacting to. I like "On The Run".
Kudos to their sound engineers. That quality in 1994! And that stage and light show. Before LED's, that's so much work. What a performance by arguably rocks greatest bands (certainly top 5).
I saw them live in Rice Stadium the same year as this show. Thunderstorms and rain in the area, and you would have thought they choreographed the lightning into the show. Then the rain went non stop, and David was afraid of having people electrocuted, and they show was stopped. The sound was amazing. I can't begin to imagine how it sounded in that enclosed arena. This is the best performance of this masterpiece you will ever hear.
Hi Maddy. I was there and it was the best concert ever. You are right about them creating new and unique sounds and experiences for the audience. They pioneered the first quadraphonic sound system which is just incredible in a stadium. This song is from the Wall album. Great reaction thanks.
I loved your reaction, Ms. Maddy. ❤ You hit the nail on the head when you said that Pink Floyd is a band that will just take you when you surrender to their music. You mentioned that you had listened to the "song," "The Dark Side of the Moon." That's actually the name of their epic 1973 album, and there is no title track. Whatever you heard must have been one of the songs, but they are all astonishing. Everytime I listened to that album in early and mid-adulthood, it was always a different journey. So many good tracks. "Money" and "Us and Them" are two of my personal favorites. The album "Wishing You Were Here" is also absolutely epic, with no track disappointing. I can tell you will enjoy this deep dive into a remarkable rabbit hole. 😉
The lyrics describe how Waters felt as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes under different circumstances. 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."
Just say it. He felt the same way after using drugs. A little pinprick, a little sick, keep you going for the show, it's working good, no pain, etc. come on.
@@livetotell100 do your research before you post things. Roger waters hated the fact that the wall was associated with drugs. It's about a childhood sickness.
Roger Waters was also describing the actual experience he had (severe stomach cramps from a bout with hepetitus B) before the show in Philadelphia during the In The Flesh Tour ( The Animals Tour ) back in '77. (I saw them during the same tour in Cleveland June 25th 1977.... IT WAS EPIC!!! )
@@gregorysimmers Absolutely correct. A doctor gave Roger a shot of something so they can perform that Philly show in 1977. Whatever it was, it did get him through the show.
The only band I've ever heard or seen that is better live than recorded. You just experienced Dave Gilmour at his finest. I was fortunate enough to see them on this tour at Foxboro, ma back in 94 and it's an experience that you can only appreciate live. I grew up listening to this band back in the early 70's and it's STILL my favorite band at 65 years old. I love watching young people react to THIS particular video now because it's unreal still today. Watch the entire Pulse video of Pink Floyd. It'll blow your mind about the Division Bell tour.
The spinning cabinets are known as Leslie Cabinets. They were first used in organ music for the sweeping in phase out of phase sound it produced. Soon was adopted by bands for the unique sound it adds, a very cool texture if I may say so!
I was fortunate enough to have been there - and not just at the concert, but dead center of the 11th row at Arrowhead Stadium in 1994. (I'm still blown away by the fact that we scored such awesome seats.) I could weep for you younger fans who never got the chance to experience that show in person. The concert video is one of the best ever made. (If you get the chance, try to watch it sometime, on the biggest screen you can find, and with a stellar audio system.) I've watched it all the way through dozens of times, but being immersed in the middle of the live performance was beyond description. If seeing the video were like standing under my bathroom shower, being inside the show was like having Niagra Falls thundering down on me - for three straight hours!! My face hurt for a week afterwards, from the giant grin I had all through the show. 😊 Aaaah, it's been almost 30 years, and more than half my [present] lifetime ago, and it still brings a tear to my eye every time I see a video from it. I was extremely fortunate to be there, with some of my best friends around me - most of whom are still friends now, 30 years later. I knew then that I'd never see another show that good again for the rest of my life. And that's okay; I'll remember it gladly for the rest of my life. I've been to a handful of other really good concerts by some of the top bands in the world, but none of them has held a candle to that show. I don't know how many $millions they spent on the three complete stages & equipment sets that leapfrogged their way around the world that year, but they definitely got their money's worth! --It took each construction crew something like four whole days to tear down a stage, move to the next stadium, and set it up again. Meanwhile, the band went to each prepared venue in succession; each time playing on the next of the three stages that had been assembled while they'd been playing the other two. ...Someone had to do some next-level planning and coordination to make that all of that work, and my hat is off to everyone who helped make it happen! I wouldn't look for them to do another big tour - though I'd pay big money to see it if they did. The original members who are still alive range from 77 to 80 years old now. LOL, when I get to heaven, one of the things I think I'll ask for is to see that show again!
I saw this show in Pittsburgh, back in 1994. An enduring moment in my mind, was when I looked to my right during the guitar solo, and saw my youngest brother trying to hold his head together. It was indeed a mind blowing experience. Favorites of mine, that you may consider to watch from this performance, include One of These Days (I'm going to cut you into little pieces), which concluded the first half of the show, Shine on You Crazy Diamond, and Run Like Hell, which concluded the show.
Maddy , you hit the nail on the head when you said PF take you to another world , PF play with your senses with light and sound . Having been to their concerts you walk out of the venue and think “ 😭 I’m back in reality 😭 “ .
With a very few exceptions, Live Floyd is always way better than the album version. Their sound is alway top shelf, the sets, like you mentioned, are amazing, and they always enhance the performance with extended intros or epic guitar solos by the amazing David Gilmour. Find the live version of "On the Turning Away" from the "Delicate Sound of Thunder" tour. It is captivating, you won't be sorry. Also, the closing number from this concert, "Run Like Hell" is so amazing you will understand why they chose it to follow this. Nothing else could have. "Mother" and "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" are two of the very few which, IMO, are better on the album version. Anyyhting by PF will be well received. Loved your reaction to this.
Add to that Claire Torrey's original vocals on Great Gig in the Sky. I don't think it's ever been surpassed. It took three singers to even come close in concert.
Their final tour in 1994. Was fortunate enough to see them in Vancouver BC. An absolute assault of the senses in the most glorious way! Great reaction to not interrupt the very top tier rock solo...
Just another GREAT BAND that is multi-generational, hits for decades! Eagles, Stones, Chicago, U2 rocked for the ages!! Never leave you disappointed!!!
I am 12 days from 74 and been with Pink Floyd since 1968 I really got hooked in 1971 with Echos live in Pompeii Iisten to PF every week. Echos is a must to know where they came from!!! Thanks so much
No need to take drugs listening to Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Camel, ELP, King Crimson and Supertramp in the 70s indeed I would go as far as to say the ability to drift away into another world listening to this amazing music probably kept me OFF drugs. I was lucky enough to be at Earls Court and you are right, it is seared into my memory forever. Thankfully those that could not be there have the ‘Pulse’ concert video to get some sense of what it was like to be there. Top memories for me were ‘Sorrow’ as the guitar sounds literally vibrated every molecule in my body and the encore closer ‘Run like Hell’ which was simply sensory overload. I felt physically weak at the end of that concert, the experience was so sensorially challenging. We sat on the train in stunned silence most of the way home.
Hi Maddie 👋 The backstory in brief.....During an earlier tour, Roger Waters fell ill with a painful stomach infection. The house doctor injected him with a painkiller so he could perform. Hence the references to "comfortably numb" and "my hands felt like two balloons". Try experiencing The Wall in its entirety, it's a masterful example of a rock opera at its best. Thank you for this, i greatly enjoyed your reaction.
"This is a work of art" You aren't the first reactor to say this, but you put some oomph behind it. You felt it. We all do. I have heard from many that every song on this tour was epic. I think they said that this was not the closing song of the concert. Please don't worry about interrupting a song. Yes -- even Pink Floyd songs. While it is nice hearing the songs, the songs are not the only draw to RVC videos. Witnessing the host's reaction is also a reason reaction channels are popular. Especially, I think, to those of us who heard songs like this one when they were first released We anticipate the host's reaction to parts of songs that we know are coming up soon. We want to hear how you feel during the time you are hearing it. While your emotions are fresh. Us classic rockers know how good our music was, and stiil is. And will be forever. Especially the 70's. So much talent and variety. We were able to witness the growth of the production values in studio recordings. So interrupt whenever you feel led to do so. We can always hear a song. We are sure that you are mature enough to realize when you are interrupting too much. I have watched a few of your videos. Your queue shows music I am not a fan of, so I didn't subscribe before. But after this video, I caved. Keep on r'actin .
I wish I had been there. I have been a Floyd fan since their first single. This performance is among their best. In the latter days Pink Floyd live was better than any studio production. They initiated light shows from the beginning when it was all floating multicoloured bubbles. Later on they were among the first to introduce lasers. If you were to react to any song from the PULSE show it would be an amazing reaction. By the way, you can't have heard the song, "The Dark Side Of The Moon" because there has been no such song "Dark Side" was an album and you probably reacted to one song from that album. I'm a huge Ren fan but, before Ren, Floyd were my choice band. Please react to more Floyd live.
Seen them in 1994 in Raleigh North Carolina on the division bell tour, out of 126 concerts this was the greatest show and showmanship ever! Can't be equaled!
Hypnotic music mesmerising visuals virtuoso guitar solo's. Pink Floyd live is the highest level of production and stage visuals. I saw them at Earls court during this Pulse tour and in Versailles six years earlier. I will take both experiences to the grave. Curls looking even more fabulous than usual 🌺🌼🌷🌸🥀
Hi. Yes I attended this concert in Syracuse NY 1994. What a show. Yes you get lost in it. It was mesmerising from the beginning to the end. Just a mind blowing show. The sound was fantastic. The lights. Everything. I remember when they played comfortably numb. The whole place went quiet. Everyone was tuned in. It was an experience like non other. Nobody does a concert like Pink Floyd. I’m not sure anybody else ever will.
Love watching reactions to this song. This performance takes you through an experience. After the last note when they kill the lights, I feel like as if my soul was taken away, and I am drained. Takes a few moments to come back to earth. Truly special and a sign of greatness.
I remember as a child and I did have a fever (65 years ago) and in my dreams I distinctly remember feeling as if my hands were huge! The best analogy I can give is like "Mickey Mouse" hands. I remember the first time I heard "Comfortably Numb" and he sang "my hand felt just like two balloons" my first thought was of the dreams I had! The whole song is about how doctors medicate mental patients to make them feel nothing. The line in the song "just a little prick, you may feel a little sick, there'll be no more***********.. that sound you hear at the "there'll be no more.... is a SCREAM!! THINK ABOUT THAT. It's the dulling of the noise inside a mentally ill persons mind. The founder of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, destroyed his mind with LSD and developed schizophrenia. The song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is about Syd and his descent into madness. The next time you see one of us feeble old men walking down the street using a cane or a walker, we were the ones rocking to Floyd all those many moons ago! Loved your appreciation of the music of my generation!
Great reaction Maddy! You are right, when listening to Pink Floyd, you just sit back and let the sound wash over you. Their live shows, from what I've heard, are legendary. The music was technically perfect and the overall performances were spectacular.
Yes, it was an experience of a lifetime. I saw Pink Floyd on this Pulse tour at The Alamodome in San Antonio in 1994. There were 47,000 fans and I had 18th row seats on the floor. Also saw Pink Floyd previously in 1987 in Austin.
You haven't even scratched the surface of their music. Had the honor of seeing them in 1977 at the same venue where I saw the Grateful Dead - Soldier Field in Chicago. These 2 crowds had the same peaceful vibe.
I was 18 when this album came out in 1980. I am 63 now. Never will their music go away it will intrigue many generations to come. Just beautiful to listen to.
The song's part of what is basically a rock opera (The Wall). It's about a fictional rock star having a breakdown and this song is about him being given drugs by a doctor just so he can go on stage and function.
The lyrics for the verse are there is no pain, you are receding A distant ship, smoke on the horizon You are only coming through in waves Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying When I was a child, I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons Now I've got that feeling once again I can't explain, you would not understand This is not how I am The song is from the double concept album the wall about a fictional rock star Pink who slowly builds a metaphorical wall around himself to isolate himself from the Pain of losing his father in WW2, his overprotective mother, his schooling and his dysfunctional marriage. Pink Floyds concept albums Dark side of the Moon, wish you were here, Animals and the Wall are meant to be listened to in their entirety from beginning to end each song relates the concept like a chapter in a book. headphones turn of the light play the music and at the end wonder at the whole experiance.
I did pay for my ricket to see them on this tour in 1994 here in New Orleans. That concert was the MOST EPIC concert I've ever been to, and I've seen everybody from Elvis Presley to Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Prince, Van Halen, Rush, KISS, Iron Maiden, Depeche Mode, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, etc. There is no other concert I could compare to this for top overall music and stage setup presentation. It was totally top notch show from start to finish.
Pink Floyd realised very early on in their career that as a band they weren't very exciting to watch. So they did something about it. It takes an astonishing amount of gear to put on a show like this, and at their peak they had 3 stages flying round the globe: one being put together, one ready, and one being stripped down. They hire their gear to other bands too.
15:31 Took my wife to the concert in San Diego CA. Open air stadium. She was a jazz lover. Not into PF at all but she agreed to go with me. Concert was about 3 hours long. As we walked back to the car, I noticed that she was somewhat quiet. I then asked her if she was still the same person that she was 3 hours earlier. She just shook her head 'No'. I told her "Now you understand". I had experienced PF 4 or 5 times previously throughout the years, since 1972. I saw them perform Dark Side of the Moon before it was released, without extra musicians and backup singers. I knew they'd be great then. Just inevitable.
I saw Pink Floyd live for the first time in 1988. After that in 1989 and 1994 I can say that these concerts have changed my life and also the understanding of music and art. To experience Pink Floyd is not easy to go to a concert. It is a musical and visual journey. You don't know what to concentrate on. Is it the music and the voices and the instruments or is it the perfect sound and the light and laser show. For me it was an absolute sensory overload. What you see there in the videos is only a small fraction of what you experience there. For me it was decades ago and yet I still think of these concerts. And I think everyone who has seen these concerts live knows what I mean. There are simply things that you can only experience and not describe. A Pink Floyd concert is one of them
I was at this show when it came to New Jersey. I’ve been to a lot of concerts in my life. This one was by far the best. You cannot go wrong watching any song from this concerts. Giant pigs, crashing planes, unreal guitar solos. It was just epic. I was not on any drugs during this show but walked out numb from sensory overload from it. The Pulse Concert was awesome
Seen this show at Vanderbilt stadium in Nashville, TN. Awesome show Pink Floyd has always been known for their light shows. This concert is out on DVD. Highly recommend watching the whole concert!
The song is about the bass player being sick the day of a concert & drs gave him a shot that he said made him "comfortably numb". He said he couldn't even feel the bass strings during the show.
The concerts featured even more special effects than the previous tour, including two custom designed airships.Three stages leapfrogged around North America and Europe, each 180 feet (55 m) long and featuring a 130-foot (40 m) arch resembling the Hollywood Bowl venue. All in all, the tour required 700 tons of steel carried by 53 articulated trucks, a crew of 161 people and an initial investment of US$4 million plus US$25 million of running costs just to stage. This tour played to 5.5 million people in 68 cities; each concert gathered an average audience of 45,000.
I still have the ticket stubs from seeing them in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium on June 7, 1975. Tickets were $8.00 and this was the setlist: Sheep Dogs Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V) Have a Cigar Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX) Speak to Me Breathe On the Run Time Breathe (Reprise) The Great Gig in the Sky Money Us and Them Any Colour You Like Brain Damage Eclipse Echoes I took my wife to quite a few concerts in our dating years (1974-1981) and we've attended many more since then. We've seen Journey 3 times, twice when Steve Perry sang lead and the last time with Arnel in Jacksonville a few years ago. Our last few concers were Styx, Earth Wind & Fire, & The Flamingoes (with an autographed CD)! She's 67 & I'm 77 and we'll still go to see the great bands if they get close enough. The last 3 were all in Tallahassee over the past few years.
Saw them in a small hall in the 60s when they were supporting Hendrix. Many Floyd gigs later saw this half a dozen times at Earls Court inc the filming nights. Even the BBC broadcast the second half of the show a few weeks later. Have never seen any recording that captures the light show as it was. Amazing
Saw the live in Philadelphia outside with 100,000+ people at the old JFK stadium (same place as the USA Live Aid concert). It was part of the same concert tour as this show. I wasn't stoned out of my mind but smoking some weed really puts you into an extra special head space listening to their music, along with the energy of 100,000+ people who were all into it. At the time we never thought they would ever tour again. Then they announced they were touring again, lots of energy and excitement built around this show. This was before Smart Phones so no distractions.
1975, Ocean Beach, California... we were going to a midnight showing at the Strand Theater of Kentucky Fried Movie. We were early, so stopped at the beach to get mellow before the movie. I remember sitting on the beach with my back to a wheel of the car watching the waves come in and listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Then I had the closest thing I'll ever have to a mystical experience. The waves started bringing in thousands of silver fish, flopping on the beach. I was not from California, so I had no idea what was going on. The grunion were running. I thank Pink Floyd for an experience I will never forget.
"My hands felt just like two balloons" isn't a metaphor; it was an actual recollection of what he experienced as a child when he had a high fever. It fits perfectly with this perfect song and the world's perfect guitar solo. MANY years ago, a few of my friends and I would go "Floyding". We would discuss life (like you said) while driving on back-roads late at night with just our parking lights on...going about 10 MPH...while listening to Pink Floyd in the background. Many of life's problems and issues were solved during those times. Your reactions are above par...thank you!
That stage is designed to look like an EYE. The center ring is the eyeball. You can see as the eyeball is moving down to look at David Gilmore. You'll see the white lights all turn to focus on him. I was at the Division Bell Tour in 94 at Oakland Coliseum, CA. Best concert ever!!!! There are always things going on around the stadium. They really put on a show.
Hey Maddy. I saw this concert tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (LA) and it was something I will never forget. Pink Floyd is in my top three bands of all time.
First-time want you here. I saw him three times in the 70s in Montreal I was on mescaline at the time and the music just seem to take you right through that big screen the show was absolutely fantastic both of them. Really glad you like the show I knew you would keep up the good work.
the song according to Gilmour is about the incommunicability of the musicians vs the fans, sometimes taking pain killers to do their show. And he's looking at the audience he sees their lips moving but he can't hear what they say. And the pain of the musician is seen as a distant ship on the horizon for them. Also it is a childhood memory that he once had some infection with edema. But he also says he caught a glimpse of something he doesn't name.
No interrupting a Dave Gilmour guitar solo is mandatory. Maddy, you have past the test with flying colours. You are a star! 😁
Hahaha I was warned before by the requester 😂🩷
haha, I checked the comments as I watched to see if this happened. Well done!
Not only is she past that solo, but she passed the test.
Cheers, I watched because of that comment. 👍👍👍👍
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This is the greatest guitar solo in history. This version. I still get tears in my eyes when it plays even though I’ve heard it thousands of times. I have this concert dvd and I play it all the time.
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I have no idea how many times I’ve watched/heard this solo, but it makes the hair on my neck stand up and brings tears to my eyes every single time!
I was there and I am still in awe because I know I have seen a monument in rock hystory
YOU ARE CORRECT!
@@gospyroi wept the first time i heard this his guitar sound webnt right through my soul it seemed...one of the all time greats for sure.
Imagine being 19 and attending this very concert.🤯
Almost 30yrs later and it remains the single most mind blowing experience i've ever had.
Fun fact: they had the same set three times! (One where they were playing, one that was just dismantled from the last concert and one that was just reconstructed for the next performance. And to my knowledge this was the first time that all the lights were synchronized to the music with computers. (After all this was 1994!). The lights at the bottom of the stage were runway illumination lights for airports, because nothing else would have been powerful enough. Nothing had been pulled off like this before - and to my knowledge nobody has pulled off anything like this ever since. And this was almost 30 years ago! The whole Pulse-concerts were epic moments in music history - and some people say that the second solo of comfortably numb during the Pulse Tour was the best guitar solo ever played on this planet.
This song is from the Concept album called The Wall its a double album the dbl album tells a story.. this song is the 6th song on side three. the Album The Wall really needs to be listened to in its entirety to get the whole story.. thanks for the reaction..
Pink Floyd is one of those unique acts that defined their own genre. There was nobody like them before or currently. A true sign of originality. They really are the masters of sound and a absolute privilege to listen to. I rank them as the greatest band in rock history.
Hi! I would like to share my personal experience with you. Every time I hear this song, tears well up in my eyes. The guitar solo is a piece of history! It was breathtakingly emotional, simply magnificent, and packed with power! But guess what? I was present on that particular day, even though I was quite young. After the concert, we strolled in silence, reflecting on the phenomenal performance, looking at the stage sometimes, just to remember this moment forever before we left for good. I also recall the scent of joints, particularly near the stage (yes, it was prohibited, but… it’s Pink Floyd, isn’t it? Some fans couldn’t help themselves!). Now, whenever I listen to this guitar solo, I’m reminded of how the sound enveloped us: it was awe-inspiring, immense, massive, imposing, powerful, yet impeccably clear! It was incredibly striking and overwhelming. It felt as if the grand, gigantic, potent, and majestic Pink Floyd machine was directly linked to our souls! And I can assure you, we were all resonating.
Most of the time, during a concert, people are engaged in conversations, laughter, and enjoying themselves; but during this concert, everyone was utterly captivated. There were no disruptive or bothersome individuals. Everyone was simply "in sync". It was as if we were in an alternate universe where everything was utterly distinct. It was an extraordinary, surreal, and unique experience, almost "magical", so to speak. And the crowd was massive, with around 16,300 attendees. I’ve held onto the tickets, by the way, hehe - And to this day, I take pride in declaring, _"I WAS THERE, WITH PINK FLOYD THAT DAY!"_
I was 33 and stationed in Germany. I went to see them in Heidelberg in 1994 during their Pulse tour. Absolutely the best concert I ever had the pleasure of seeing! It was awesome! There were over 140K people in attendance! Incredible! The production and galactic guitar playing by David Gilmore is simply a beautiful thing. With the huge stage, laser light show, and phenomenal performances, it was worth every penny! Now that I look back, it was a once in a lifetime experience! 😊
That isn't just a guitar solo, it is THE guitar solo. That song, especially live, and especially the Pulse performance is just one of those peak moments in music that you don't forget. Happy you reviewed it (and I subscribed to your channel because you enjoyed it so much).
I paid for my ticket and I was not disappointed!!!
No concert has ever topped this one! Epic, epic, epic... from first chord to the end :)
I agree. I was there in 94 and 30m from the stage.
It took me 10 years to digest the experience before I went to another concert!
Pink Floyd is on another level altogether and completely!
No one puts on a live performance like Pink Floyd, they go all out and spare no expense! Pink Floyds production is off the charts, they ALWAYS sound stupendous live.
This Pulse concert is the last legg of PFs' "The Division Bell" World Tour in 1994. The tour was from March 3rd to October 29th, this Pulse concert was on October 20th. The whole world tour was 112 concerts in 68 cities in 17 countries, it was the biggest grossing tour ever att,... grossing over 250 million dollars. The tour was also the largest att. as far as people, equipment and logistics.
Because of the numbers of shows being performed, and the time it took to "load in", and set up, and "load-out", and tear down, they needed 3 identical stages and equipment. All 3 stages, the lights, lasers, rigs equipment, huge quadrophonic sound system, etc. was all built and owned by Pink Floyd.
Because they had 68 concerts in North America alone, they HAD to have multiple stages, (3), rigs, equipment, sound systems, lighting etc., everything you see here, they had 3 of these, leap-frogging from venue to venue across North America.
Load in and set up took 3 and a half days, and tear down and load out was another 2 days, that's why they needed 3 identical stages +!
Approximately 700 tons of steel, on 53 trucks, a crew of over 160 people. The stage itself was modeled after the Hollywood Bowl venue, the stage itself was 180 feet long, with a 130-foot arch. Incredible stuff!
This has got to be the greatest live concert of all time. The whole thing is one giant Pink Floyd experience. Indeed, their music is almost otherworldly. Thanks for your reaction.
Glad you enjoyed this epic performance. Great reaction! Pink Floyd are deeper than the Mariana Trench, smoother than a quantum stabilized atom mirror, cooler than an iceberg in a river of liquid nitrogen, more soul than a chorus of Angels and more zen than 1,000 Buddhist monasteries. They send the mind and body soaring into new realms, truly unique.
As Jimi Hendrix said: Are You Experienced? After listening to Pink Floyd, you sure are! 🎵
@@vicprovost2561 I met his daughter 8 years ago in my local London park.
awesome description!.... and correct!
I was there with my brother and a couple of friends, all the way from scotland. That same concert, the band played the whole of "Dark Side Of The Moon". One of my top 5 concerts of all time. Never forget the whole experience......
Maybe one of the most famous guitar solos in the history of music. Thanks for not interrupting it 😉
You are fun to watch. I can never experience these shows for the first time any more. I love getting to see someone else get to.
Still remember it to this day. Will be 30 years in June. The greatest musical experience of my life. And I have been lucky enough to see some amazing concerts. Nothing compares.
I was lucky enough to be there, it wasn't just this song, the whole concert was like an out of body experience, David Gulmour is one or the best guitarists ever to grace this earth, such an amazing band, even when they are gone, the music will never die.
From its eye-popping, phantasmagoric light show to its exquisite instrumentation spear-headed by David Gimour's soaring guitar solos, this great Pulse concert by Pink Floyd stands alone on its own summit. I should know----I experienced this tour first hand a couple of times. It was a life-changing experience.... Every song in this concert is sublime, and definitely worth reacting to, Maddy. Besides Comfortably Numb, the standouts for me are: Sorrow, High Hopes, Keep Talking, Wish You Were Here, One Of These Days, Another Brick In The Wall, and their fantastic grand finale----Run Like Hell. I hope you get to experience these performances soon. All the best to you and your great channel.
It's early spring in 1973, a year after my high school graduation, and I'm in my bedroom with my friend John Comerford who had just shown up with a copy of Dark Side of the Moon. I had an Ampex stereo with record player and bookshelf amps. We sparked up and proceeded to play that record over and over, totally mesmerized each time. Never did get to see them in person unfortunately but I love seeing reactions such as yours Maddy, and I'm happy you enjoyed it!
I’m happy that we can all enjoy timeless music like this together ❤❤
I saw this tour when it came to the US, I was living in Atlanta at the time. It was at Georgia Tech outside on the football field. When the concert ended my friend looked at me and she said "I'll never be able to explain this to anybody". That was the best description of the concert.
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I was at the same concert. What an experience!
My thoughts exactly, I seen them in Dallas in 94 can't even believe it now.
Was there too! Was funny after the concert and walking out with all the college students sitting outside, blocks away, listening to the concert! Felt that concert for days! Saw them in Alabama first. Had to see it again!
This song is magical 😎
David Gilmour's guitar solo is legendary.
Hi Maddy. I'm Adrian from England. And yes I was at this concert. And yes, I will never ever forget it. I also saw them in 87 or 88 in Wembley in London, but this Earls Court show was something else. Comfortably Numb is my favourite tune ever, this version is the tip top absolute best. I've heard it thousands of times and it never grows old. I adore it so much.
My favorite concert experience was seeing these guys, but you're so right about how listening to them while looking at the stars is a perfect way to hear them! I love how you called Dark Side of the Moon a "song" because that album is best experienced from start to finish! Spectacular reaction!
I saw them on this tour, in Copenhagen in ‘94. It was and still is one of the most memorable and (in the literal sense) awesome concerts I’ve ever been to!
This performance by Pink Floy set the bar. Not many others can reach this lever of epic showmanship.
Wrong, AC/DC and Metallica you don't know your music
@@JimJack-ng9yi How is your opinion better than mine, or anyone else's?
@@JimJack-ng9yi LOL Not even in the same league....
I'm going against both of you, in my top 10 riffs, there's Slayer, there's Metallica and there's this, there is a space for everything :P
Only Zeppelin can
Comfortably Numb is one of the most extraordinary pieces of music ever composed. I always felt that towards the end, it became the funeral march of a lost and tormented soul. All of the anguish and regret of something glimpsed and lost is distilled and channeled into one extended searing cry. This never gets old. Ever. It speaks to something that we all know and cannot be expressed in any other way. Music - real music is a language all its own. Extraordinary musicians like David Gilmour can communicate their inner experiences as few can today. Gilmour’s guitar appears to be connected directly to his soul. Some musicians can manage that for a few moments. For Gilmour, it’s his natural state of being. It is unmistakable and cannot be faked.
Addemdum: I'm 73 years old and I still weep at the brilliance and majesty of this composition.
I've been along for the Pink Floyd ride for decades. They are in a class of their own.
This is my first time on your channel and this was a great reaction! I saw them on this tour in Pontiac, Michigan, three months before this show and it was something I'll never forget. This PULSE DVD is the best concert ever. Full stop. As phenomenal as they are live with their audio quality and talent, every song visually is off the charts as well. You really should do every track from this show. It's worth it. Some visual standouts for me, beyond Comfortably Numb, are Sorrow, Another Brick In the Wall, High Hopes, Keep Talking, One Of These Days, Any Colour You Like, Wish You Were Here, and Run Like Hell. Looking forward to more from you!
I was at that show too. The first night, not the second. I was sitting 15th row, main floor, stage right. It still blows my mind that those tickets were $30. To see this same show today, sitting in the same spot, would probably be $2000 tickets. That stage set was absolutely unreal. I would absolutely suggest that Maddy react to Run Like Hell, which is the song right after this one, and the last song of the show, to see the absolute full potential of the stage show. The last note is a doozy.
@ericeason7646 Nice! That's roughly where my seats were except I was there the second night, on the 15th. Every show from that entire tour was beyond belief. You're right about the cost of the tickets, I hadn't thought of that! And Run Like Hell is a must for her!
Hi, my Dadd has seen Pink Floyd 7 times in their prime. Back then concerts were like going to the symphony(certain bands). You sat and listened to the show...no cheerleader or choreography stuff. Also as the house lights went out at the start of concert everybody sparked up "spliffs" so all shared this stoned vibe everyone was sharing. The sound and lighting was state of the art. At various parts of the show the sound went into Quad for dramatic effect. The keyboard or guitar or voices as well as birds, trains would go around or side to side. It was a spectacle and a fully immersive experience. Back in the 60's and 70's Cannabis and psychedelics were the popular drugs and the music reflected this. "Echoes" was structured like a symphony with 4 parts. Glad you could enjoy and appreciate Pink Floyd and the where they could take thought feeling and emotion and the human experience. Stay cool and open and enjoy......:)
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Pink Floyd was renoun for their spectacular light shows, brilliant lyrics and Dave Gilmour's flawless guitar solos. You don't get shows like this anymore. My favorite band for the last 50 years.
I saw them perform DSOTM exactly 50 years ago in Earls Court, London:)
I cry all the time to this and this whole concert, very moving and special. the songs about roger waters as a kid working stuff out while sick
Great reaction!
I don't want to make you jealous, but I was at this experience 4 times (concert is actually not the right word). I'll never forget it, it was epic. The band does not put itself in the foreground, but takes you on a journey through the universe with music, light, sounds and special effects. The ultimate experience.
Wow sounds like a unreal experience!!
I was at the concert in Sweden and one interesting choice they made was not to use any video screens showing the musicians. The whole stage was the show,, not the individual musicians.
Wonderful!! I grew up with Pink Floyd it made me a better person i belive..This song is epic with one of the most legendary guitarsolos in rock history. I just love this band...And for me...its the best band in rock history by far...Thank you for sharing this Maddy.❤❤❤
I was not lucky enough to have been on their concerts (even though I would have been old enough), but everybody who was part of that will definitely confirm to you that this concert was a moment of a lifetime that everybody will remember for the rest of their lives!
I was lucky to be there at Earls Court and I was speechless for hours afterwards.
@@paul00390Me too.
Dallas TX and I'm still speechless almost 30 years later when I see these reactions by our younger generation brothers and sisters. It makes me so happy to know Pink Floyd will never be forgotten.
You hit the jackpot on this one. I saw this performance 3 times, at 3 different venues. 2 inside and 1 outdoor. Amazing all three times.
I love the view starting at 8:18. When the 2nd solo starts and you see the crowd just standing in awe. Almost brings a tear to my eye. So heavy
Yes I was there. I saw the same concert in Sydney. Had great seat behind the mixing desk. It's by far the best musical experience of my life and can never be forgotten. After each song myself, and most of the audience, were too stunned to even clap/cheer. There was a 3-4 sec delay of silence where people literally went OMG. And Comfortably Numb was an out of body experience. I've seen 100s of great live shows by none compare to Pink Floyd :)
Three or four times during the solo, you think the songs about to wrap up but when it finally wraps, your first thought is it was too short. Pretty much any song in the "Pulse" concert is worth reacting to. I like "On The Run".
Kudos to their sound engineers. That quality in 1994! And that stage and light show. Before LED's, that's so much work. What a performance by arguably rocks greatest bands (certainly top 5).
I saw them live in Rice Stadium the same year as this show. Thunderstorms and rain in the area, and you would have thought they choreographed the lightning into the show. Then the rain went non stop, and David was afraid of having people electrocuted, and they show was stopped. The sound was amazing. I can't begin to imagine how it sounded in that enclosed arena. This is the best performance of this masterpiece you will ever hear.
Hi Maddy. I was there and it was the best concert ever. You are right about them creating new and unique sounds and experiences for the audience.
They pioneered the first quadraphonic sound system which is just incredible in a stadium. This song is from the Wall album. Great reaction thanks.
So good!
I loved your reaction, Ms. Maddy. ❤
You hit the nail on the head when you said that Pink Floyd is a band that will just take you when you surrender to their music.
You mentioned that you had listened to the "song," "The Dark Side of the Moon." That's actually the name of their epic 1973 album, and there is no title track. Whatever you heard must have been one of the songs, but they are all astonishing.
Everytime I listened to that album in early and mid-adulthood, it was always a different journey.
So many good tracks. "Money" and "Us and Them" are two of my personal favorites.
The album "Wishing You Were Here" is also absolutely epic, with no track disappointing.
I can tell you will enjoy this deep dive into a remarkable rabbit hole. 😉
The lyrics describe how Waters felt as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes under different circumstances. 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."
Just say it. He felt the same way after using drugs. A little pinprick, a little sick, keep you going for the show, it's working good, no pain, etc. come on.
@@livetotell100 do your research before you post things. Roger waters hated the fact that the wall was associated with drugs.
It's about a childhood sickness.
@@Stephen-nd1sx Well he described it well enough
Roger Waters was also describing the actual experience he had (severe stomach cramps from a bout with hepetitus B) before the show in Philadelphia during the In The Flesh Tour ( The Animals Tour ) back in '77. (I saw them during the same tour in Cleveland June 25th 1977.... IT WAS EPIC!!! )
@@gregorysimmers Absolutely correct. A doctor gave Roger a shot of something so they can perform that Philly show in 1977. Whatever it was, it did get him through the show.
The only band I've ever heard or seen that is better live than recorded. You just experienced Dave Gilmour at his finest. I was fortunate enough to see them on this tour at Foxboro, ma back in 94 and it's an experience that you can only appreciate live. I grew up listening to this band back in the early 70's and it's STILL my favorite band at 65 years old. I love watching young people react to THIS particular video now because it's unreal still today. Watch the entire Pulse video of Pink Floyd. It'll blow your mind about the Division Bell tour.
I was at that show with 5 others, blown away is an understatement!
The spinning cabinets are known as Leslie Cabinets. They were first used in organ music for the sweeping in phase out of phase sound it produced. Soon was adopted by bands for the unique sound it adds, a very cool texture if I may say so!
Yup, that’s what a lot of people say after this song “ WOW!” 😊. No band is like Pink Floyd. The whole pulse concert and all the songs are great.
I was fortunate enough to have been there - and not just at the concert, but dead center of the 11th row at Arrowhead Stadium in 1994. (I'm still blown away by the fact that we scored such awesome seats.) I could weep for you younger fans who never got the chance to experience that show in person. The concert video is one of the best ever made. (If you get the chance, try to watch it sometime, on the biggest screen you can find, and with a stellar audio system.) I've watched it all the way through dozens of times, but being immersed in the middle of the live performance was beyond description. If seeing the video were like standing under my bathroom shower, being inside the show was like having Niagra Falls thundering down on me - for three straight hours!! My face hurt for a week afterwards, from the giant grin I had all through the show. 😊
Aaaah, it's been almost 30 years, and more than half my [present] lifetime ago, and it still brings a tear to my eye every time I see a video from it. I was extremely fortunate to be there, with some of my best friends around me - most of whom are still friends now, 30 years later. I knew then that I'd never see another show that good again for the rest of my life. And that's okay; I'll remember it gladly for the rest of my life.
I've been to a handful of other really good concerts by some of the top bands in the world, but none of them has held a candle to that show. I don't know how many $millions they spent on the three complete stages & equipment sets that leapfrogged their way around the world that year, but they definitely got their money's worth! --It took each construction crew something like four whole days to tear down a stage, move to the next stadium, and set it up again. Meanwhile, the band went to each prepared venue in succession; each time playing on the next of the three stages that had been assembled while they'd been playing the other two. ...Someone had to do some next-level planning and coordination to make that all of that work, and my hat is off to everyone who helped make it happen!
I wouldn't look for them to do another big tour - though I'd pay big money to see it if they did. The original members who are still alive range from 77 to 80 years old now.
LOL, when I get to heaven, one of the things I think I'll ask for is to see that show again!
Every single song in this concert is an epic performance!
I saw this show in Pittsburgh, back in 1994. An enduring moment in my mind, was when I looked to my right during the guitar solo, and saw my youngest brother trying to hold his head together. It was indeed a mind blowing experience. Favorites of mine, that you may consider to watch from this performance, include One of These Days (I'm going to cut you into little pieces), which concluded the first half of the show, Shine on You Crazy Diamond, and Run Like Hell, which concluded the show.
Sounds like amazing memory🤗
@@MaddyReactionsPink Floyd is a deep rabbit hole to follow, and yet there is a deeper one you will need to explore. Rush.
Many of us have gotten and still lost on their music for over 50 years. No other band is like them.
Maddy , you hit the nail on the head when you said PF take you to another world , PF play with your senses with light and sound . Having been to their concerts you walk out of the venue and think “ 😭 I’m back in reality 😭 “ .
With a very few exceptions, Live Floyd is always way better than the album version. Their sound is alway top shelf, the sets, like you mentioned, are amazing, and they always enhance the performance with extended intros or epic guitar solos by the amazing David Gilmour. Find the live version of "On the Turning Away" from the "Delicate Sound of Thunder" tour. It is captivating, you won't be sorry. Also, the closing number from this concert, "Run Like Hell" is so amazing you will understand why they chose it to follow this. Nothing else could have. "Mother" and "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" are two of the very few which, IMO, are better on the album version. Anyyhting by PF will be well received. Loved your reaction to this.
ABSOLUTELY TRUE!!!
Add to that Claire Torrey's original vocals on Great Gig in the Sky. I don't think it's ever been surpassed. It took three singers to even come close in concert.
very true@@llanitedave
Their final tour in 1994. Was fortunate enough to see them in Vancouver BC. An absolute assault of the senses in the most glorious way! Great reaction to not interrupt the very top tier rock solo...
You don't listen to Pink Floyd, you EXPERIENCE Pink Floyd.
You said it best..Nashville TN.
Just another GREAT BAND that is multi-generational, hits for decades! Eagles, Stones, Chicago, U2 rocked for the ages!! Never leave you disappointed!!!
Pink Floyd’s music is literally timeless. This is different than the studio version but has the extended outro guitar solo by David Gilmour
I am 12 days from 74 and been with Pink Floyd since 1968 I really got hooked in 1971 with Echos live in Pompeii Iisten to PF every week. Echos is a must to know where they came from!!! Thanks so much
Pink Floyd are a British national treasure. Legendary
A world treasure!
No need to take drugs listening to Floyd, Yes, Genesis, Camel, ELP, King Crimson and Supertramp in the 70s indeed I would go as far as to say the ability to drift away into another world listening to this amazing music probably kept me OFF drugs. I was lucky enough to be at Earls Court and you are right, it is seared into my memory forever. Thankfully those that could not be there have the ‘Pulse’ concert video to get some sense of what it was like to be there. Top memories for me were ‘Sorrow’ as the guitar sounds literally vibrated every molecule in my body and the encore closer ‘Run like Hell’ which was simply sensory overload. I felt physically weak at the end of that concert, the experience was so sensorially challenging. We sat on the train in stunned silence most of the way home.
Hi Maddie 👋 The backstory in brief.....During an earlier tour, Roger Waters fell ill with a painful stomach infection. The house doctor injected him with a painkiller so he could perform. Hence the references to "comfortably numb" and "my hands felt like two balloons".
Try experiencing The Wall in its entirety, it's a masterful example of a rock opera at its best. Thank you for this, i greatly enjoyed your reaction.
"This is a work of art" You aren't the first reactor to say this, but you put some oomph behind it.
You felt it. We all do. I have heard from many that every song on this tour was epic. I think they said that this was not the closing song of the concert.
Please don't worry about interrupting a song. Yes -- even Pink Floyd songs. While it is nice hearing the songs, the songs are not the only draw to RVC videos. Witnessing the host's reaction is also a reason reaction channels are popular. Especially, I think, to those of us who heard songs like this one when they were first released We anticipate the host's reaction to parts of songs that we know are coming up soon. We want to hear how you feel during the time you are hearing it. While your emotions are fresh. Us classic rockers know how good our music was, and stiil is. And will be forever. Especially the 70's. So much talent and variety. We were able to witness the growth of the production values in studio recordings. So interrupt whenever you feel led to do so. We can always hear a song. We are sure that you are mature enough to realize when you are interrupting too much. I have watched a few of your videos. Your queue shows music I am not a fan of, so I didn't subscribe before. But after this video, I caved. Keep on r'actin .
I wish I had been there. I have been a Floyd fan since their first single. This performance is among their best. In the latter days Pink Floyd live was better than any studio production. They initiated light shows from the beginning when it was all floating multicoloured bubbles. Later on they were among the first to introduce lasers. If you were to react to any song from the PULSE show it would be an amazing reaction. By the way, you can't have heard the song, "The Dark Side Of The Moon" because there has been no such song "Dark Side" was an album and you probably reacted to one song from that album. I'm a huge Ren fan but, before Ren, Floyd were my choice band. Please react to more Floyd live.
The light show seems futuristic by today’s standards, yet this concert took place almost 30 years ago in 1994.
I totally love your reaction choices and your take on things, great work Maddy :) I grew up with this music.
Thank you so much!!
Seen them in 1994 in Raleigh North Carolina on the division bell tour, out of 126 concerts this was the greatest show and showmanship ever! Can't be equaled!
Maddy, there's no pink floyd song called dark side the moon.. That's the name of the album
Hypnotic music mesmerising visuals virtuoso guitar solo's. Pink Floyd live is the highest level of production and stage visuals. I saw them at Earls court during this Pulse tour and in Versailles six years earlier. I will take both experiences to the grave. Curls looking even more fabulous than usual 🌺🌼🌷🌸🥀
Great reaction to a masterpiece! Thank you 😊
Hi. Yes I attended this concert in Syracuse NY 1994. What a show. Yes you get lost in it. It was mesmerising from the beginning to the end. Just a mind blowing show. The sound was fantastic. The lights. Everything. I remember when they played comfortably numb. The whole place went quiet. Everyone was tuned in. It was an experience like non other. Nobody does a concert like Pink Floyd. I’m not sure anybody else ever will.
Well your in for a treat with this one. Pink Floyd perfection at its best.
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The delusional effects with a high fever as a child. (Hands feeling like balloons)
Love watching reactions to this song. This performance takes you through an experience. After the last note when they kill the lights, I feel like as if my soul was taken away, and I am drained. Takes a few moments to come back to earth. Truly special and a sign of greatness.
I remember as a child and I did have a fever (65 years ago) and in my dreams I distinctly remember feeling as if my hands were huge! The best analogy I can give is like "Mickey Mouse" hands. I remember the first time I heard "Comfortably Numb" and he sang "my hand felt just like two balloons" my first thought was of the dreams I had! The whole song is about how doctors medicate mental patients to make them feel nothing. The line in the song "just a little prick, you may feel a little sick, there'll be no more***********.. that sound you hear at the "there'll be no more.... is a SCREAM!! THINK ABOUT THAT. It's the dulling of the noise inside a mentally ill persons mind. The founder of Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, destroyed his mind with LSD and developed schizophrenia. The song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is about Syd and his descent into madness. The next time you see one of us feeble old men walking down the street using a cane or a walker, we were the ones rocking to Floyd all those many moons ago! Loved your appreciation of the music of my generation!
Great reaction Maddy! You are right, when listening to Pink Floyd, you just sit back and let the sound wash over you. Their live shows, from what I've heard, are legendary. The music was technically perfect and the overall performances were spectacular.
Yes, it was an experience of a lifetime. I saw Pink Floyd on this Pulse tour at The Alamodome in San Antonio in 1994. There were 47,000 fans and I had 18th row seats on the floor. Also saw Pink Floyd previously in 1987 in Austin.
You haven't even scratched the surface of their music. Had the honor of seeing them in 1977 at the same venue where I saw the Grateful Dead - Soldier Field in Chicago. These 2 crowds had the same peaceful vibe.
I was 18 when this album came out in 1980. I am 63 now. Never will their music go away it will intrigue many generations to come. Just beautiful to listen to.
The picture of a mesmerized crowd when Gilmour starts his solo is priceless!!
The song's part of what is basically a rock opera (The Wall). It's about a fictional rock star having a breakdown and this song is about him being given drugs by a doctor just so he can go on stage and function.
The lyrics for the verse are
there is no pain, you are receding
A distant ship, smoke on the horizon
You are only coming through in waves
Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying
When I was a child, I had a fever
My hands felt just like two balloons
Now I've got that feeling once again
I can't explain, you would not understand
This is not how I am
The song is from the double concept album the wall about a fictional rock star Pink who slowly builds a metaphorical wall around himself to isolate himself from the Pain of losing his father in WW2, his overprotective mother, his schooling and his dysfunctional marriage.
Pink Floyds concept albums Dark side of the Moon, wish you were here, Animals and the Wall are meant to be listened to in their entirety from beginning to end each song relates the concept like a chapter in a book. headphones turn of the light play the music and at the end wonder at the whole experiance.
I did pay for my ricket to see them on this tour in 1994 here in New Orleans. That concert was the MOST EPIC concert I've ever been to, and I've seen everybody from Elvis Presley to Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson, Prince, Van Halen, Rush, KISS, Iron Maiden, Depeche Mode, Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, etc. There is no other concert I could compare to this for top overall music and stage setup presentation. It was totally top notch show from start to finish.
Pink Floyd realised very early on in their career that as a band they weren't very exciting to watch. So they did something about it. It takes an astonishing amount of gear to put on a show like this, and at their peak they had 3 stages flying round the globe: one being put together, one ready, and one being stripped down. They hire their gear to other bands too.
15:31 Took my wife to the concert in San Diego CA. Open air stadium. She was a jazz lover. Not into PF at all but she agreed to go with me. Concert was about 3 hours long. As we walked back to the car, I noticed that she was somewhat quiet. I then asked her if she was still the same person that she was 3 hours earlier. She just shook her head 'No'. I told her "Now you understand". I had experienced PF 4 or 5 times previously throughout the years, since 1972. I saw them perform Dark Side of the Moon before it was released, without extra musicians and backup singers. I knew they'd be great then. Just inevitable.
I saw Pink Floyd live for the first time in 1988. After that in 1989 and 1994 I can say that these concerts have changed my life and also the understanding of music and art. To experience Pink Floyd is not easy to go to a concert. It is a musical and visual journey. You don't know what to concentrate on. Is it the music and the voices and the instruments or is it the perfect sound and the light and laser show. For me it was an absolute sensory overload. What you see there in the videos is only a small fraction of what you experience there. For me it was decades ago and yet I still think of these concerts. And I think everyone who has seen these concerts live knows what I mean. There are simply things that you can only experience and not describe. A Pink Floyd concert is one of them
I was at this show when it came to New Jersey. I’ve been to a lot of concerts in my life. This one was by far the best. You cannot go wrong watching any song from this concerts. Giant pigs, crashing planes, unreal guitar solos. It was just epic. I was not on any drugs during this show but walked out numb from sensory overload from it. The Pulse Concert was awesome
Seen this show at Vanderbilt stadium in Nashville, TN. Awesome show Pink Floyd has always been known for their light shows. This concert is out on DVD. Highly recommend watching the whole concert!
The song is about the bass player being sick the day of a concert & drs gave him a shot that he said made him "comfortably numb". He said he couldn't even feel the bass strings during the show.
The concerts featured even more special effects than the previous tour, including two custom designed airships.Three stages leapfrogged around North America and Europe, each 180 feet (55 m) long and featuring a 130-foot (40 m) arch resembling the Hollywood Bowl venue. All in all, the tour required 700 tons of steel carried by 53 articulated trucks, a crew of 161 people and an initial investment of US$4 million plus US$25 million of running costs just to stage. This tour played to 5.5 million people in 68 cities; each concert gathered an average audience of 45,000.
I still have the ticket stubs from seeing them in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium on June 7, 1975. Tickets were $8.00 and this was the setlist:
Sheep
Dogs
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I-V)
Have a Cigar
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI-IX)
Speak to Me
Breathe
On the Run
Time
Breathe (Reprise)
The Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us and Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
Echoes
I took my wife to quite a few concerts in our dating years (1974-1981) and we've attended many more since then. We've seen Journey 3 times, twice when Steve Perry sang lead and the last time with Arnel in Jacksonville a few years ago. Our last few concers were Styx, Earth Wind & Fire, & The Flamingoes (with an autographed CD)! She's 67 & I'm 77 and we'll still go to see the great bands if they get close enough. The last 3 were all in Tallahassee over the past few years.
It never fails! I get chills as soon as that first solo hits every time!!!
Saw them in a small hall in the 60s when they were supporting Hendrix. Many Floyd gigs later saw this half a dozen times at Earls Court inc the filming nights. Even the BBC broadcast the second half of the show a few weeks later. Have never seen any recording that captures the light show as it was. Amazing
Saw the live in Philadelphia outside with 100,000+ people at the old JFK stadium (same place as the USA Live Aid concert). It was part of the same concert tour as this show. I wasn't stoned out of my mind but smoking some weed really puts you into an extra special head space listening to their music, along with the energy of 100,000+ people who were all into it. At the time we never thought they would ever tour again. Then they announced they were touring again, lots of energy and excitement built around this show. This was before Smart Phones so no distractions.
it's so heartfelt.
I saw/watched/witnessed Pink Floyd's Animals tour live in Chicago in 1977. Flying pig and all, over Soldier Field.
1975, Ocean Beach, California... we were going to a midnight showing at the Strand Theater of Kentucky Fried Movie. We were early, so stopped at the beach to get mellow before the movie. I remember sitting on the beach with my back to a wheel of the car watching the waves come in and listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. Then I had the closest thing I'll ever have to a mystical experience. The waves started bringing in thousands of silver fish, flopping on the beach. I was not from California, so I had no idea what was going on. The grunion were running. I thank Pink Floyd for an experience I will never forget.
"My hands felt just like two balloons" isn't a metaphor; it was an actual recollection of what he experienced as a child when he had a high fever. It fits perfectly with this perfect song and the world's perfect guitar solo.
MANY years ago, a few of my friends and I would go "Floyding". We would discuss life (like you said) while driving on back-roads late at night with just our parking lights on...going about 10 MPH...while listening to Pink Floyd in the background. Many of life's problems and issues were solved during those times.
Your reactions are above par...thank you!
That stage is designed to look like an EYE. The center ring is the eyeball. You can see as the eyeball is moving down to look at David Gilmore. You'll see the white lights all turn to focus on him. I was at the Division Bell Tour in 94 at Oakland Coliseum, CA. Best concert ever!!!! There are always things going on around the stadium. They really put on a show.
Hey Maddy. I saw this concert tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena (LA) and it was something I will never forget. Pink Floyd is in my top three bands of all time.
First-time want you here. I saw him three times in the 70s in Montreal I was on mescaline at the time and the music just seem to take you right through that big screen the show was absolutely fantastic both of them. Really glad you like the show I knew you would keep up the good work.
Great reaction to an absolutely legendary performance. Pink Floyd were/are so well known for unbelievable light shows.
A Pink Floyd concert was on another level to anything else I saw, and I went to my first live concert in the 1960's.
the song according to Gilmour is about the incommunicability of the musicians vs the fans, sometimes taking pain killers to do their show. And he's looking at the audience he sees their lips moving but he can't hear what they say. And the pain of the musician is seen as a distant ship on the horizon for them. Also it is a childhood memory that he once had some infection with edema. But he also says he caught a glimpse of something he doesn't name.