@@lilRadRidinHood I read that Roger Waters treated Richard Wright very badly during and after The Wall. Waters was a great lyricist and a vital part of the band but I think the musical heart of Pink Floyd during the glory years was Gilmour and Wright.
@@welshskies Very true. David and Richard were more musical artists than Waters. Waters brought a manic, troubled genius to the band. Always with a touch of insanity and a hint of violence. Waters broke Rick and even Nick's confidence but he could never break David. Eventually, that caught up to him and they were happy to go on without him.
My adored late wife Moby loved Shine on You Crazy Diamond. I had her carried into the crematorium to it and as she was laid down, the iconic four note riff rang out. Maybe in some other dimension she could hear it.
SoYCD is very special indeed. Listen to it plenty still especially when I'm stressed out.Dark Side of the Moon was the first time I heard PF circa 1975 - remains my all time favourite.
Recently my 3 year old grandson listened to their music in my old truck that has a cassette player as we rode around. I knew he connected to the song when he asked me to stop talking so he could listen. That song was “Comfortably Numb”. That solo and background always makes me tear up. Hey, Mr Gilmour, Pink Floyd is forever.
'Comfortably Numb' in my opinion is the greatest song that has ever been produced full stop! Brilliant lyrics and instrumentally......need I say more!!!!
when I'm sick of music I've heard everything too much I can always put on Pink Floyd and it still sounds great, could never get tired of Sheep, Echoes, Run like hell, Great gig, many others.
@@TonyEnglandUK In my pro days, when I lived in England, my band used to play and support a children’s charity, of which Gilmour was the patron, amongst others like Bruce Forsyth, and Rick Wakeman. THEY used to turn up at the concerts, Gilmour never did. He was shoehorned into Floyd in place of Syd. Right place right time. Waters is the creative one imho. I just do NOT like Floyd, ok? Except for See Emily Play. That was in the top ten when I got married, 1968. Is that alright with you mon ami.
@@lesbois53 Is this video about your pro days, your band, children's charities, Bruce Forsyth, Rick Wakeman or what year you got married? No, your comment isn't ok, stop bringing everyone else into your judgemental negativity.
The hype without answers was annoying so MS copilot provided the answer in 2 seconds. 1. Comfortably Numb - From The Wall (1979): This powerful ballad features Gilmour’s emotive vocals and an unforgettable guitar solo. 2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - From Wish You Were Here (1975): A tribute to former band member Syd Barrett, this epic composition showcases Gilmour’s soulful guitar work. 3. Echoes - From Meddle (1971): A progressive rock masterpiece, “Echoes” demonstrates Gilmour’s ability to create mesmerizing soundscapes. 4. The Great Gig In The Sky - From The Dark Side of the Moon (1973): Although not a song he wrote, Gilmour’s guitar work and the haunting vocals in this track contribute to its brilliance. 5. Wish You Were Here” - Also from Wish You Were Here: This title track resonates with its poignant lyrics and Gilmour’s emotive guitar melodies.
The music from Echoes is like a sci-fi fantasy movie. Spacecraft crashes on a planet. Your crew is desperately looking for civilization. Then you see a dim light and as you get closer, you find what you are looking for.. The whole song is just brilliant. I can always listen to this man play guitar.
In 1973 I moved to FL for business. Still just 22 y.o. I rented a beach apartment on Fort Myers Beach. I was standing there looking at my U-Haul trailer when two guys shouted out "hey, man...need some help?" Sure! Well help us finish this joint and we'll get you in your place. Right then and there I was introduced to Dark Side of the Moon. I. Was. Floored. Got move into the apartment, too.
I first heard Pink Floyd when I was 14 years old, the song was Hey You (The Wall), and it literally stopped me in my tracks and I was hooked from that day. I have listened to them almost every day since (37 years later). My favourite song of all time is Comfortably Numb - From seeing them in Rotterdam in 1995 on the pulse tour, to seeing them several times since along with Waters solo tours. They have been and forever will be part of who I am. Thank-you David, Roger, Rick and Nick. xxxx
I love them all and have since I was in High School in the mid 60s. However, my favorite is one that came out a little later; "On the turning away" is my personal favorite. The message the song conveys goes right to the heart of the homeless populations around the world. And Davids solo in the end is as good as it gets.
That’s always been my favorite PF song, because of the message and the guitar solo. I never understood why they didn’t play it at the Live 8 concert. Seemed like a no brainer to me.
@@BoBo0807As much as I respect Roger for his history as a Rock icon, it’s sad that once in a while a person can’t set aside their selfish pride to play the one song that optimizes the whole reason for the live 8 concert.
David Gilmour is doing 5 shows at Madison Square Garden in November which is about a 5 hour drive from where I live. I went on line to see about tickets. The ones in the back of the balcony were $365. Anything decent down below were $600-$1000 or higher. Most of the shows were close to sold out.
I so admired how David took the baton from Barrett and incorporated the Binson Echorec Echo Machine into his playing which he debuted on Rog's classic "Julia Dream". A true Psychedelic classic!
I was really lucky as Meddle was one of my favorite Lps in High school. That was a long time ago and I still love it, Nick Mason's band still plays that early stuff and it's great.
The albums loop - if you haven't noticed - example play "The Wall" whole album on repeat and at the end of "Outside the wall" last track - start the 1st track of the album "In the Flesh" and you you will see it - same for many Albums - the early Easter Eggs in Music - for those who don't know an Easter Egg is something hidden in music and or computer programming which is brilliant
Before Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd had great albums, including Atom Heart Mother, Meddle and Echoes. I was a Floyd fan during that era. I never really liked the Syd era, although I can understand how many would, considering the time. But when Dark Side came out, everyone I knew, who were fans, were blown away that this underground band had hit the big time. The songs on Dark Side transcended many generations. My mom loved it. Kids like it now. I'm 70.
@@At.mos.fEarProduktionz Not my all time Floyd fave, but you're right. The range of musical styles found on Meddle really struck me when I had listened all the way though for the first time (being somewhere around 1980-81), after only being familiar with their more popular/newer albums. Thumping, wailing, wild rock, (One of these Days) and smooth, gentle, thoughtful pieces (A Pillow of Winds, Fearless), the upbeat, sort-of "popsy" tune (St Tropez), and whatever the bluesy, doggy Seamus is...LOL. But to me, Echoes was the album's pinnacle showcase: the bridge between a fair-to-do, moderately successful cult band, and the global, enduring, mega-phenomenon that Pink Floyd became.
Close to my favourites however Time has been, is and will always be my numero uno.....since 1974 when a friend gave me the vinyl in a really worn out cover till today @ 67. They just grabbed me from the first listen. Time had a sentimental meaning to me then and today still the same. Wish you were here....very special and for my first love who left me unanounced. Shine on you crazy diamond....calms me down but with a certain longing. Lots of emotions in the PF music. As a conscript in 1976....can't say who I missed the most....my family or Dark Side of the Moon 😎
You know, I honestly do wish that Echoes would be remixed and shortened by mixing out the instrumental portion in the middle. I've always felt that it was much to long and that the middle portion was just superfluous!
Rick Wright and David Gilmour' sing beautifully on Echoes! Now that Rick has sadly passed away, David has said that he will never perform Echoes in concert again.
@@RaulMacias-xs6pm The very middle with the weird sound effect is slightly long but the 8 last minutes are breathtaking. Form the moment Wright's keyboard comes back around the 15th minute to the end, the way everything is slowly unfolding to finally explode and come back to the main theme, it never cease to amaze me. One of my favorite piece of music, from all genre. I think it especially appeals to people into classical music.
Have you ever noticed the presence of Echoes in the Wall? I know of only two bits, so tell me if there are more: First one is the Echoes opening "ping" note during the Hey You bridge, just before the final lyrical verse. Second, during the next song, Is There Anybody Out There?, you can hear a short sample the similar sounds of the Echoes (middle part) "screaming creatures" in the beginning of the song, during the vocals. Of course, I was a little "trippy" when I first noticed it. But I've never seen any other Floyd fans acknowledge this.
Pink Floyd is just simply the best, with all its tentacles of developments and entire history. Pink Floyd sound is bringing the ocean of frequencies that we cannot forget. Our lives are woven around it, so many events associated within.
I'm 52 and seen Floyd at Hartford Civic Center...it was without R.Waters but it was definitely Pink Floyd.....Mr. Gilmore thank you... U r the best that ever did it
Back in O.C. Calif when I was 30 my wife heard a commercial on the radio about a David Gilmour show coming up. "About Face" Tour Knowing I am a Floyd fan she called the radio station (KMET - LA, “The Mighty Met”) to get information on the concert, The DJ on live radio Cynthia Fox…. said...."Congratulations, YOU are caller number 10, YOU just won tickets to the show and the Sound Check Party before the show"... I met David Gilmour back stage. He gave us both a signed album that I have in my music room. We talked for 22 minutes. I called him…“The Master Of The Stratocaster” He smiled. I told him his music will stand the test of time with anything from Beethoven or Mozart. He smiled even bigger. I asked if I could shake both his hands that make such great guitar solos, he smiled bigger and said “Sure” and shook both hands at the same time, making a cross between us, I smiled HUGE. Hard to explain how awesome that moment was in my life. I asked him to describe his technique of playing guitar, he replied… “I strike a note, bend it, shake it and then release it”…. Yes, he does that quite well, better than any other guitarist I know. . I told him in my eyes he’s a “Legend“. He thanked me and said “Enjoy the show”…. during the concert after the song “Money” he looked right at me and said…. “On saxophone, another Legend, Mr. Raphael Ravenscroft” … acknowledging my comment to him. It is my favorite moment in over 300 shows I’ve seen. I asked David…. How do you create those awesome solos?… he said….. I sit on a stool and listen to what Roger, Nick and Rick put down and play along. I listen to what I played and pick out what I like, then I put the pieces together into one piece then learn to play it as one. Our fans are fanatics for our shows to sound like the albums so I must play it correctly each time in a show. I have the concert Brochure and album on the wall with David’s picture centerfold.
@@kevanbodsworth9868 Oh well..the Les Pauls used by Jimmy Page or Slash had such a brash loud jarring sound that I thought it was the default setting of Les Paul as opposed to a Stratocaster. Perhaps the distortion settings used by Page & Slash made it sound so. Thanks for the insight tho..Cheers
@@kevanbodsworth9868 Gilmour has Les Paul with p90 (single coil), he has different pedal chain (kinda more complicated) and different hands a style of playing
Gilmour's addition to the members of Pink Floyd reminds me of how Genesis changed for the better when they brought both Steve Hackett and Phil Collins onboard. It was then that both bands created their signature sounds that made them legends who will never be forgotten.
For some reason, I kept reading "Gilmour's addiction to the members of Pink Floyd" and was like ??? What ? Addicted? I'm just going to leave this here because maybe he was and still is lol.
Let us celebrate the talents and wallow in the tide original music that has been generated over the past 70 years. Each rock group and artist has contributed to the mosaic that we have today… no one single piece must be compared, rather we must step back and appreciate the entire mosaic of rock music in its entirety.
I totally agree. If you want to hear that album like you've never heard it before, search for the 3d realistic audio version of it here on YT. Terrific! 😊
Pink Floyd's music reached so deeply and stimulated imagination in the minds of a generation. Now 69 I still feel transported back to that psychedelic era every time I listen.
shout out to anyone who was at the show in Cleveland in 1977. That concert changed my life it was so good, and absolutely not comparable to any other concert I've been to. It stands alone.
I saw Pink Floyd in concert on their Dark Side Of The Moon tour in 1972. They were amazing. It was in a 6,000 capacity venue known as Park Center in Charlotte, NC. The sound system was an unheard of before surround sound speaker system. They were making sounds go around and around in both directions.
David had to take over the bass guitar during the studio work and got an award for it too, I read it somewhere... Anyway, nice to hear a guitarist who doesn't play as fast as he can, a true source of inspiration thanks
I was fortunate to see them the first time they toured the US and no one had heard of them. /They played in a movie theatre in Oklahoma City! I sat in the front row and was just amazed. Those shows used to open with no one on stage with fog everywhere and only a red and blue light rotating in the clear lucite drum kit. It was quad sound too with speakers on the sides and rear and Gilmore (long hair at the time) spinning chords around the place. One of the best concerts I ever attended....
Fat Old Sun live in the early 70s. Embryo (blues version) - anything from 1969-1972 is my personal favorite, very psychedelic, mysterious, out of this world-
There are some gems some may not have listened to. Most of them are his remakes for live performances occuring after 2000. 3 of them can be heard on the "Remember that night" DVD from his concert shows at Royal Albert Hall in 2007. A reimagining of Echo's with a killer 1 minute long solo. A redo of Fat Old Sun where David really cuts loose on his Telecaster. And of course a bang up playing of Comfortably Numb. Yet another is his playing of Marooned at the Strat Pack concert on the 50th anniversary of the Stratocaster Guitar.
Echoes is the Earths theme and is praised by cosmic timeless entities and is the only reason they let us exist to let other unborn generations be blessed to hear it, for it is that magnificent!
Those cords resonated throughout our household from the day I call my birthday. No wonder with each strike of those strings there triggers something akin to a deja vu in my memory's growing up .
David Gilmour has wrote many great Songs for Pink Floyd. Albums like Wish you were here is a good Example for his Talent to write great Songs. Echoes is a Song collaborated between Gilmour and Wright. A Masterwork of the whole Prog Rock Scene.
I tell anyone whose never heard Pink Floyd to find a good set of headphones an open mind and an hour of TIME , and listen to Dark Side of the Moon. Eventually you’ll close your eyes and extend your arms because you start floating away….
Seen him 3 times as Flyod! However favourite gig i went to was 2006 Albert Hall just watching Echoes peformed with Rick Wright was stunning & for me best live version of echoes! DG1 🎸💯⭐️
@@alfching2499 Ha ha had to laugh at that. I remember back in the early seventies a DJ on UK radio said PF music was music to slash your wrists bye. Possibly correct, anyone who is depressed should never listen to Dark side of the moon by themselves. Ignore the lyrics and enjoy the Music.
Exactly the tracks I would have picked. Echoes being a particular favourite and timeless work of art. I listen to these tracks weekly, almost daily all these years later, having been first enchanted by Dark Side when it was released when I was just 14. We all owe a lasting debt to these unique musicians for their fabulous legacy, but particularly Gilmour who transformed the bands direction, particularly with his unparrallelled intros and solos and haunting vocals..... Go well Dave
Set the controls is a favorite as well as Cymbaline! Anybody out there acoustic and little black book with the ooooh baaabe is with such feeling, they as a set, fall into my favorite category as well.
Buried one of my friends far too early to ‘great gig in the sky’. Still find it difficult to listen too today. Have felt as emotionally connected to music as I have with Pink Floyd.
Interesting video! I first heard about Pink Floyd when a video game magazine referenced a soundtrack to a game as sounding “like a Pink Floyd album”. That was in 1994, around the time of Pulse. So I began saying I was into PF, without having heard their music. It wasn’t until 2003 that I got Dark Side of the Moon on CD, as well as The Wall, that I actually listened to the band. And I can’t forget watching Live 8 in 2005 on television, with the band reuniting for the first time in more than 20 years, because if I am correct, A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987 lacked Roger Waters, leading many pundits to call that particular album “Pink Floyd Lite”!
As someone who grew up listening to Pink Floyd in the 70’s till now and having been lucky to have seen them live on numerous occasions I’m glad that Dave’s favourites are high in my list of favourites too. Though, for me, Animals remains my favourite album.
I have a 1930's Rickenbacker Electro Amplifier that originally came with one of those lap steel guitars. It's only a couple watts, with no knobs at all on it. Volume is controlled by the guitar volume.
I wish that David and Roger could come to terms and realize that their tru strength and power came from their collaborations together. They are both living legends that changed music forever with their partnership. Take egos and money out of the relationship and bring out the best in what they both bring to the stage. Love them both…🙏
Public Broadcasting System, better known as PBS, said it best after seeing Pulse in 1994 at the Earl’s Court in London. “Arguably the greatest Rock Concert and Light show ever caught on tape.”
Without David Gilmour, Pink Floyd would not be close to the great band they were. Very well done David.
i feel as if syd's impression that he left on the band is what made the band the greatest
I'm sure
@@rookieradio126 If you've ever had a crazy person in your life, it always leaves an impression. It doesn't mean it's a good thing either.
@@rookieradio126 agree
Totally agree!!!
The voices of Gilmour and Wright together is something really special.
Agreed. Echos is my favorite song of all time.
It's a sign of deep respect for David in refusing to play Echoes without Rick Wright. Their harmonies onstage were practically telepathic.
Rick Wright was the quiet talent that transformed Floyd from being a great band to being the greatest band.
@@lilRadRidinHood I read that Roger Waters treated Richard Wright very badly during and after The Wall. Waters was a great lyricist and a vital part of the band but I think the musical heart of Pink Floyd during the glory years was Gilmour and Wright.
@@welshskies Very true. David and Richard were more musical artists than Waters. Waters brought a manic, troubled genius to the band. Always with a touch of insanity and a hint of violence. Waters broke Rick and even Nick's confidence but he could never break David. Eventually, that caught up to him and they were happy to go on without him.
My adored late wife Moby loved Shine on You Crazy Diamond. I had her carried into the crematorium to it and as she was laid down, the iconic four note riff rang out. Maybe in some other dimension she could hear it.
SoYCD is very special indeed. Listen to it plenty still especially when I'm stressed out.Dark Side of the Moon was the first time I heard PF circa 1975 - remains my all time favourite.
I want to leave this reality to the second lead break on Comfortably Numb. Delicate Sound of Thunder version…
She heard it,and smiled ❤️
Energy never dies, her soul lives on. I believe this completely. Well done.
She can hear it. ❤
Recently my 3 year old grandson listened to their music in my old truck that has a cassette player as we rode around. I knew he connected to the song when he asked me to stop talking so he could listen. That song was “Comfortably Numb”. That solo and background always makes me tear up. Hey, Mr Gilmour, Pink Floyd is forever.
Me too
'Comfortably Numb' in my opinion is the greatest song that has ever been produced full stop! Brilliant lyrics and instrumentally......need I say more!!!!
You are raising your grandson well sir. 👏
Also, one of my personal favorites . 😊
Truly a special band. One of a kind.
Thank you , David Gilmore and Pink Floyd. You have provided the sound track of my life.
Gilmour
@@pinkfreud62 sure, sorry
Shockingly his name was actually spelled that way on some international album releases eg. the New Zealand version of Atom Heart Mother.
when I'm sick of music I've heard everything too much I can always put on Pink Floyd and it still sounds great, could never get tired of Sheep, Echoes, Run like hell, Great gig, many others.
When I am depressed and down and sick of modern music, I do not put Pink Floyd on the turntable. Too depressing. It’s The Beatles for me!
It never ever gets “old”!
@@lesbois53 So you came to a Pink Floyd-related video to depress Floyd fans with your comment?
Nice work.
@@TonyEnglandUK In my pro days, when I lived in England, my band used to play and support a children’s charity, of which Gilmour was the patron, amongst others like Bruce Forsyth, and Rick Wakeman. THEY used to turn up at the concerts, Gilmour never did. He was shoehorned into Floyd in place of Syd. Right place right time. Waters is the creative one imho. I just do NOT like Floyd, ok? Except for See Emily Play. That was in the top ten when I got married, 1968. Is that alright with you mon ami.
@@lesbois53 Is this video about your pro days, your band, children's charities, Bruce Forsyth, Rick Wakeman or what year you got married? No, your comment isn't ok, stop bringing everyone else into your judgemental negativity.
I'm 70 years old and LUV Pink Floyd! David Gilmore is fantastic.
Right behind you, 70 next week! Loved Pink Floyd ever since I heard Piper At The Gates Of Dawn!
Dark Side Of The Moon sold me on PF. I had the album twice, then the cassette many times and now on my PC forever.
I started listening to them in 67, when I was shipped off to boarding school in the UK at the tender age of 13
Me too 70 years old, PF then, PF now, so glad I was born when I was, what great music we got to listen to!
*Gilmour. It's really not that hard, if you've seen it in print a thousand times.
The hype without answers was annoying so MS copilot provided the answer in 2 seconds.
1. Comfortably Numb - From The Wall (1979): This powerful ballad features Gilmour’s emotive vocals and an unforgettable guitar solo.
2. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - From Wish You Were Here (1975): A tribute to former band member Syd Barrett, this epic composition showcases Gilmour’s soulful guitar work.
3. Echoes - From Meddle (1971): A progressive rock masterpiece, “Echoes” demonstrates Gilmour’s ability to create mesmerizing soundscapes.
4. The Great Gig In The Sky - From The Dark Side of the Moon (1973): Although not a song he wrote, Gilmour’s guitar work and the haunting vocals in this track contribute to its brilliance.
5. Wish You Were Here” - Also from Wish You Were Here: This title track resonates with its poignant lyrics and Gilmour’s emotive guitar melodies.
Great gig in the sky was not one of the four.
@@lynneglazer2154 Gilmour doesn't sing on Great Gig In The Sky.
The music from Echoes is like a sci-fi fantasy movie. Spacecraft crashes on a planet. Your crew is desperately looking for civilization. Then you see a dim light and as you get closer, you find what you are looking for.. The whole song is just brilliant. I can always listen to this man play guitar.
That's five.
@misterbonzoid5623 So do you want them to remove one?
❤❤❤ if you want my opinion I think he is the best guitarist alive today
Beck is no longer with us so you may be right.
Brilliant compositions played with absolute technical perfection. I have to agree.
Im 54 years old and thanks God I saw pink Floyd in NY August of 1989...One of the best times in my life!
61 here, saw them twice in Rotterdam, 1988 en 1994
I'm 52 and saw them in 88/89? and 94. Great times!
Pink floyd forever holds a place in my brain.
And my heart!
Echoes - My favorite all time Floyd track. It's perfection to my ears.
Same for me!
The sound of David's guitar is just breathtaking....not overly complicated, just full of feel and emotion
In 1973 I moved to FL for business. Still just 22 y.o. I rented a beach apartment on Fort Myers Beach. I was standing there looking at my U-Haul trailer when two guys shouted out "hey, man...need some help?" Sure! Well help us finish this joint and we'll get you in your place. Right then and there I was introduced to Dark Side of the Moon. I. Was. Floored. Got move into the apartment, too.
First time I did shrooms was to Meddle. Wow.....
Such was the 70’s. Sigh. ☮️
@@stephenmiholick7548 Try listening to Animals on your next trip. 🍄
ITS Always a great Music
@@stephenmiholick7548DSOTM on acid is life changing
their sound is timeless thats why it continues to be popular it doesnt say 60s 70s 80 or 90s it will continue to live on
I first heard Pink Floyd when I was 14 years old, the song was Hey You (The Wall), and it literally stopped me in my tracks and I was hooked from that day. I have listened to them almost every day since (37 years later). My favourite song of all time is Comfortably Numb - From seeing them in Rotterdam in 1995 on the pulse tour, to seeing them several times since along with Waters solo tours. They have been and forever will be part of who I am. Thank-you David, Roger, Rick and Nick. xxxx
David Gilmour is blessed, and unique, that plays timeless music.
Pink floyd will never be forgotten. They're on the level of Beethoven, Mozart, Bach. Classic.
don’t forget Britney Spears
@@Imjustsaying1966Humour not one of your stronger points
@@rogerbeattie2263 and spelling is not yours.
@@Imjustsaying1966 Humour it is English you clown
@@Imjustsaying1966 Humour it is English you clown
There is depth in every note... I won't forget.
I love them all and have since I was in High School in the mid 60s. However, my favorite is one that came out a little later; "On the turning away" is my personal favorite. The message the song conveys goes right to the heart of the homeless populations around the world. And Davids solo in the end is as good as it gets.
That’s always been my favorite PF song, because of the message and the guitar solo. I never understood why they didn’t play it at the Live 8 concert. Seemed like a no brainer to me.
@@ronniecramer1252 Really? You think Roger would agree to play anything from after he left the band?
@@BoBo0807As much as I respect Roger for his history as a Rock icon, it’s sad that once in a while a person can’t set aside their selfish pride to play the one song that optimizes the whole reason for the live 8 concert.
They played it the Delicate Sound of Thunder tours // saw twice right in front of David // God O mighty it was great ❤️
David Gilmour is doing 5 shows at Madison Square Garden in November which is about a 5 hour drive from where I live. I went on line to see about tickets. The ones in the back of the balcony were $365. Anything decent down below were $600-$1000 or higher. Most of the shows were close to sold out.
Also 4 of my very favorites. David has always been my favorite guitarist. He is a true master.
I so admired how David took the baton from Barrett and incorporated the Binson Echorec Echo Machine into his playing which he debuted on Rog's classic "Julia Dream".
A true Psychedelic classic!
I was really lucky as Meddle was one of my favorite Lps in High school. That was a long time ago and I still love it, Nick Mason's band still plays that early stuff and it's great.
I saw them in Nottingham last night
Pink Floyd. Soooo many great tracks. You don't just listen to one song as the albums as a whole take you on a journey. Timeless.
The albums loop - if you haven't noticed - example play "The Wall" whole album on repeat and at the end of "Outside the wall" last track - start the 1st track of the album "In the Flesh" and you you will see it - same for many Albums - the early Easter Eggs in Music - for those who don't know an Easter Egg is something hidden in music and or computer programming which is brilliant
Wish I could meet David Gilmour just to tell him Wow he his the GOAT
Before Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd had great albums, including Atom Heart Mother, Meddle and Echoes. I was a Floyd fan during that era. I never really liked the Syd era, although I can understand how many would, considering the time. But when Dark Side came out, everyone I knew, who were fans, were blown away that this underground band had hit the big time. The songs on Dark Side transcended many generations. My mom loved it. Kids like it now. I'm 70.
Also 70! Fan since 1970 or so! ROCK ON!!!
Echoes? Was that an album?
Meddle is my favorite album. It's very underatted...it's a beautiful piece of art.
@@william1389 Not until they released a double-compilation CD in the early 2000's. 😉🤣
@@At.mos.fEarProduktionz Not my all time Floyd fave, but you're right. The range of musical styles found on Meddle really struck me when I had listened all the way though for the first time (being somewhere around 1980-81), after only being familiar with their more popular/newer albums. Thumping, wailing, wild rock, (One of these Days) and smooth, gentle, thoughtful pieces (A Pillow of Winds, Fearless), the upbeat, sort-of "popsy" tune (St Tropez), and whatever the bluesy, doggy Seamus is...LOL. But to me, Echoes was the album's pinnacle showcase: the bridge between a fair-to-do, moderately successful cult band, and the global, enduring, mega-phenomenon that Pink Floyd became.
Genius Musicians. They are one of the world's most creative bands ever
Close to my favourites however Time has been, is and will always be my numero uno.....since 1974 when a friend gave me the vinyl in a really worn out cover till today @ 67. They just grabbed me from the first listen. Time had a sentimental meaning to me then and today still the same. Wish you were here....very special and for my first love who left me unanounced. Shine on you crazy diamond....calms me down but with a certain longing. Lots of emotions in the PF music. As a conscript in 1976....can't say who I missed the most....my family or Dark Side of the Moon 😎
Absolutely brilliant artists
Will never be forgotten
my favorite 4.
high hopes.
sorrow.
comfortably numb.
echoes.
High Hopes doesn't get the credit it deserves.
Carful with that axe Eugene
Echoes
Dogs
Comfortable Numb
Comfortably Numb still brings tears to my eyes.
Same here.☮️
So does sitting on my bollocks.
"...a distant ship's smoke on the horizon."
Hi roger and thanks for the extremely cool tunes,of pink floyd,pure acid rock of early 60s,thank you much guys
ECHOES is incredible. Hell it's an entire album side.
You know, I honestly do wish that Echoes would be remixed and shortened by mixing out the instrumental portion in the middle.
I've always felt that it was much to long and that the middle portion was just superfluous!
Rick Wright and David Gilmour' sing beautifully on Echoes!
Now that Rick has sadly passed away, David has said that he will never perform Echoes in concert again.
@@RaulMacias-xs6pm The very middle with the weird sound effect is slightly long but the 8 last minutes are breathtaking. Form the moment Wright's keyboard comes back around the 15th minute to the end, the way everything is slowly unfolding to finally explode and come back to the main theme, it never cease to amaze me. One of my favorite piece of music, from all genre. I think it especially appeals to people into classical music.
Have you ever noticed the presence of Echoes in the Wall? I know of only two bits, so tell me if there are more: First one is the Echoes opening "ping" note during the Hey You bridge, just before the final lyrical verse. Second, during the next song, Is There Anybody Out There?, you can hear a short sample the similar sounds of the Echoes (middle part) "screaming creatures" in the beginning of the song, during the vocals. Of course, I was a little "trippy" when I first noticed it. But I've never seen any other Floyd fans acknowledge this.
@@popjaw1andOnly I hear what you mean. I don't have access to it right now, but I have heard the same thing. Good observation.
Pink Floyd is just simply the best, with all its tentacles of developments and entire history. Pink Floyd sound is bringing the ocean of frequencies that we cannot forget. Our lives are woven around it, so many events associated within.
Gilmore is a genius and beautiful ❤
You'd think you could get the name of your true love right!
Any song that contains Rick Wrights beautiful foundational sound to are my favorites.😁🎶🎹🎶Play On
I enjoyed this so much. It's a treat to hear Gilmour so generously share the back story to these songs. Thank you!
He picked 'Wish you were here', 'Shine on you Crazy Diamond', 'Comfortably Numb' and 'Echoes'. Not bad choices.
Mother is SO underrated! what an absolute masterpiece
Well thanks for spoiling it 🫤
Wish You Were Here is my favorites song of any type or any time period. What an amazing song and guitar performance.
Unpopular opinion: "Echoes" is perhaps the peak of Pink Floyd
Truly the very best of rock. Absolutely enjoy their different interpretation of music. No one ever like them
I'm 52 and seen Floyd at Hartford Civic Center...it was without R.Waters but it was definitely Pink Floyd.....Mr. Gilmore thank you... U r the best that ever did it
Back in O.C. Calif when I was 30 my wife heard a commercial on the radio about a David Gilmour show coming up. "About Face" Tour Knowing I am a Floyd fan she called the radio station (KMET - LA, “The Mighty Met”) to get information on the concert, The DJ on live radio Cynthia Fox…. said...."Congratulations, YOU are caller number 10, YOU just won tickets to the show and the Sound Check Party before the show"...
I met David Gilmour back stage. He gave us both a signed album that I have in my music room. We talked for 22 minutes. I called him…“The Master Of The Stratocaster” He smiled. I told him his music will stand the test of time with anything from Beethoven or Mozart. He smiled even bigger. I asked if I could shake both his hands that make such great guitar solos, he smiled bigger and said “Sure” and shook both hands at the same time, making a cross between us, I smiled HUGE. Hard to explain how awesome that moment was in my life. I asked him to describe his technique of playing guitar, he replied… “I strike a note, bend it, shake it and then release it”…. Yes, he does that quite well, better than any other guitarist I know. . I told him in my eyes he’s a “Legend“. He thanked me and said “Enjoy the show”…. during the concert after the song “Money” he looked right at me and said…. “On saxophone, another Legend, Mr. Raphael Ravenscroft” … acknowledging my comment to him. It is my favorite moment in over 300 shows I’ve seen.
I asked David…. How do you create those awesome solos?… he said….. I sit on a stool and listen to what Roger, Nick and Rick put down and play along. I listen to what I played and pick out what I like, then I put the pieces together into one piece then learn to play it as one. Our fans are fanatics for our shows to sound like the albums so I must play it correctly each time in a show. I have the concert Brochure and album on the wall with David’s picture centerfold.
Amazing. Thanks so much for sharing!
Was driving home from work in Saudi Arabia 1984 and listening to Comfortably Numb.--Yes I was !
I love Pink Floyd! Been listening to them for 50 years. I love quite a few guitar players' music and Gilmour's is right at the top of the list.
Best band, best guitarrist, best album ever, Pink Floyd is the soundtrack of my life
David Gilmour and Pink Floyd has quite LITERALLY SAVED MY LIFE…TWICE…🙏💎💙🎶🎸
I'm glad they helped you to survive. Music CAN save your mortal soul.
maybe he can fix your keyboard as you're annoying
@@slowery43 shine on
I'm so glad I had the privilege to see this band many times and on 2 occasions meet them in the flesh. Shine on Pink...
David even manages to make a Les Paul sound so soothing & soft...Truly Magical Touch from the Master Guitarist ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🙏🏼
Les Pauls are soft ,,I had one and had to turn the top right up to get near a sound I wanted ...Good jazz sound ,
@@kevanbodsworth9868 Oh well..the Les Pauls used by Jimmy Page or Slash had such a brash loud jarring sound that I thought it was the default setting of Les Paul as opposed to a Stratocaster. Perhaps the distortion settings used by Page & Slash made it sound so. Thanks for the insight tho..Cheers
@@ateeshh4002 Les Paul humbuckers have a thick rounded sound compared to Fender pickups---
@@kevanbodsworth9868 Gilmour has Les Paul with p90 (single coil), he has different pedal chain (kinda more complicated) and different hands a style of playing
Do you actually play a guitar?
Gilmour's addition to the members of Pink Floyd reminds me of how Genesis changed for the better when they brought both Steve Hackett and Phil Collins onboard. It was then that both bands created their signature sounds that made them legends who will never be forgotten.
For some reason, I kept reading "Gilmour's addiction to the members of Pink Floyd" and was like ??? What ? Addicted? I'm just going to leave this here because maybe he was and still is lol.
Let us celebrate the talents and wallow in the tide original music that has been generated over the past 70 years.
Each rock group and artist has contributed to the mosaic that we have today… no one single piece must be compared, rather we must step back and appreciate the entire mosaic of rock music in its entirety.
Not all of it... an awful lot of it is complete sh!t; you have to sift through to find the gold, platinum and diamonds.
Division Bell an unheralded masterwork
I totally agree. If you want to hear that album like you've never heard it before, search for the 3d realistic audio version of it here on YT. Terrific! 😊
Make that 360 reality audio, not 3d.
You are definitely a God gifted artist and I adore all your music.
Wonderful to hear you talking so well of Syd and Roger ,,, thank you xxx
Almost everything David has done is, and will, endure for a very long time.
Pink Floyd's music reached so deeply and stimulated imagination in the minds of a generation. Now 69 I still feel transported back to that psychedelic era every time I listen.
Same here. They are the ultimate psych band. I put them on every time that I get out to space.
Most underrated and underappreciated Pink Floyd album was "Meddle", a profoundly innovative and influential record. #2 - "Animals".
Fuck yeah! Completely ignored.
shout out to anyone who was at the show in Cleveland in 1977. That concert changed my life it was so good, and absolutely not comparable to any other concert I've been to. It stands alone.
I’m very fond of “Wearing the Inside Out”, even more impressed that it was done in one take, assuming the that is true
I saw Pink Floyd in concert on their Dark Side Of The Moon tour in 1972. They were amazing. It was in a 6,000 capacity venue known as Park Center in Charlotte, NC. The sound system was an unheard of before surround sound speaker system. They were making sounds go around and around in both directions.
David had to take over the bass guitar during the studio work
and got an award for it too, I read it somewhere...
Anyway, nice to hear a guitarist who doesn't play as fast as he can,
a true source of inspiration
thanks
I was fortunate to see them the first time they toured the US and no one had heard of them. /They played in a movie theatre in Oklahoma City! I sat in the front row and was just amazed. Those shows used to open with no one on stage with fog everywhere and only a red and blue light rotating in the clear lucite drum kit. It was quad sound too with speakers on the sides and rear and Gilmore (long hair at the time) spinning chords around the place. One of the best concerts I ever attended....
Fat Old Sun live in the early 70s. Embryo (blues version) - anything from 1969-1972 is my personal favorite, very psychedelic, mysterious, out of this world-
Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here, On the Turning Away and Learning to Fly are my favorites
I just love Pink Floyd. Great video.
There are some gems some may not have listened to. Most of them are his remakes for live performances occuring after 2000. 3 of them can be heard on the "Remember that night" DVD from his concert shows at Royal Albert Hall in 2007. A reimagining of Echo's with a killer 1 minute long solo. A redo of Fat Old Sun where David really cuts loose on his Telecaster. And of course a bang up playing of Comfortably Numb. Yet another is his playing of Marooned at the Strat Pack concert on the 50th anniversary of the Stratocaster Guitar.
My four PF favs:
Echoes, Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Welcome to the Machine, Money
Don’t leave out Meddle! Echos is one of my all time favorite Floyd songs. The second time I saw Pink Floyd was the Meddle tour. Amazing performance.
I was at the first show of The Wall at Earls Court, as he says, Comfortably numb was just amazing, total darkness with the spotlight on him.
Breathe
Echos
Shine on you crazy diamond
Great gig in the Sky-mind blowing improv female vocal solo by Clare Torry makes it!
Dave Gilmour is my favourite guitarist. He is brilliant.
Echoes is the Earths theme and is praised by cosmic timeless entities and is the only reason they let us exist to let other unborn generations be blessed to hear it, for it is that magnificent!
THIS CAME TO ME YEAR OR TWO AGO > DAVID GILMOUR IS THE "GENTLEMEN" OF ROCK > AND WHEN HE SPEAKS OF THE HOW WHEN AND WHY, ITS IS COMPELLING .
David definitely my favorite Floyd!
Those cords resonated throughout our household from the day I call my birthday.
No wonder with each strike of those strings there triggers something akin to a deja vu in my memory's growing up .
Playing guitar (well) for 67 years and singing ditto I never thought to put thin strings on as the 'low' part. I must try.
I’m so lucky I got to see The Wall at Earl’s Court and then a few years later at Maine Road it was like a religious experience it blew my mind
David Gilmour has wrote many great Songs for Pink Floyd.
Albums like Wish you were here is a good Example for his Talent to write great Songs.
Echoes is a Song collaborated between Gilmour and Wright.
A Masterwork of the whole Prog Rock Scene.
I tell anyone whose never heard Pink Floyd to find a good set of headphones an open mind and an hour of TIME , and listen to Dark Side of the Moon. Eventually you’ll close your eyes and extend your arms because you start floating away….
Great moment of insight, loved the 6 string guitar with multiple octaves
Love Pink Floyd, on the turning away is a great tune that helped and helps me in trying times.
Rick Wright is equally significant!
Seen him 3 times as Flyod! However favourite gig i went to was 2006 Albert Hall just watching Echoes peformed with Rick Wright was stunning & for me best live version of echoes! DG1 🎸💯⭐️
4:55 Comfortably Numb is not arguably one of Floyds best songs. It is their most played song on the radio, and a wonderful signature song.
its all miserable bastard music to me
You must be speaking about lyrics. The guitar track is AMAZING!
@@alfching2499 Ha ha had to laugh at that. I remember back in the early seventies a DJ on UK radio said PF music was music to slash your wrists bye. Possibly correct, anyone who is depressed should never listen to Dark side of the moon by themselves. Ignore the lyrics and enjoy the Music.
@@alfching2499 count me in.
Waters Lyrics make this song great.
Exactly the tracks I would have picked. Echoes being a particular favourite and timeless work of art. I listen to these tracks weekly, almost daily all these years later, having been first enchanted by Dark Side when it was released when I was just 14. We all owe a lasting debt to these unique musicians for their fabulous legacy, but particularly Gilmour who transformed the bands direction, particularly with his unparrallelled intros and solos and haunting vocals..... Go well Dave
Goosebumps when his favorites matched mine in order…
merci Pink Floyd ! Et merci Monsieur Gilmour !!!
Set the controls is a favorite as well as Cymbaline! Anybody out there acoustic and little black book with the ooooh baaabe is with such feeling, they as a set, fall into my favorite category as well.
Buried one of my friends far too early to ‘great gig in the sky’. Still find it difficult to listen too today. Have felt as emotionally connected to music as I have with Pink Floyd.
Interesting video! I first heard about Pink Floyd when a video game magazine referenced a soundtrack to a game as sounding “like a Pink Floyd album”. That was in 1994, around the time of Pulse. So I began saying I was into PF, without having heard their music. It wasn’t until 2003 that I got Dark Side of the Moon on CD, as well as The Wall, that I actually listened to the band. And I can’t forget watching Live 8 in 2005 on television, with the band reuniting for the first time in more than 20 years, because if I am correct, A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987 lacked Roger Waters, leading many pundits to call that particular album “Pink Floyd Lite”!
As someone who grew up listening to Pink Floyd in the 70’s till now and having been lucky to have seen them live on numerous occasions I’m glad that Dave’s favourites are high in my list of favourites too. Though, for me, Animals remains my favourite album.
I have a 1930's Rickenbacker Electro Amplifier that originally came with one of those lap steel guitars. It's only a couple watts, with no knobs at all on it. Volume is controlled by the guitar volume.
I wish that David and Roger could come to terms and realize that their tru strength and power came from their collaborations together. They are both living legends that changed music forever with their partnership. Take egos and money out of the relationship and bring out the best in what they both bring to the stage. Love them both…🙏
That would be wonderful but it's not going to happen. Roger is just too difficult to work with. David has no desire to put up with his bs anymore.
Thanks, very kool. ✌🏻👊🏼
Public Broadcasting System, better known as PBS, said it best after seeing Pulse in 1994 at the Earl’s Court in London. “Arguably the greatest Rock Concert and Light show ever caught on tape.”
Echoes is my favorite song.
I ot to see them 5 times, twice in one week, Saw them in Miami, then the next week in Tampa, ALWAYS SUPERB, BRILLIANT GROUP.
I´ve loved youtrsongs since day one.
There music is still alive, thanks to Brit Floyd and the Australian Pink Floyd show. So many want keep this music going.
Just saw Aussie Floyd last weekend and Brit Floyd about a month ago!
Love the Gilmour effect as Rick Beato calls David's playing
Heaven must play Pink Floyd/David Gilmour ❤