Shine on You Crazy Diamond really shows the magnificence of RIchard Wright's importance in the band. A beautiful and hypnotic piece that bows to Syd Barrett's influence in the forming of Pink Floyd's sound. I am lucky to have seen them live....and weren't we lucky to hear this music in 1975!
Agree. People sadly seem to overlook Richard Wright's keyboard and synth work in Floyd. Is seems to me that many comments in in lots of Pink Floyd reactions tend to focus only on David Gilmore. Don't get me wrong, he is one of my favorite guitarists of all time. But Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Roger Waters are every but as good as David, and Pink Floyd were at their best when all 4 of these remarkably talented musicians were working together at their art.
Please do "ECHOES : Live in Pompeii 1971/72" ... besides being one of their greatest songs and the song that led into their 70ies classic phase you also get young longhaired shirtless Gilmour, lol 🙂
@@showmokeunfortunately I believe Joe is being pulled in the wrong direction by a small number of fans who have listened to Floyd for a long time and have experienced both versions of most tracks. We have to remember that Joe is new to PF and will need baby steps to fully appreciate Floyd. He is getting better by not pausing and annoying the trolls that were on his first uploads. With echoes it’s a personal experience on first listen and the less visual stimulus you have the better so the live version imho is fantastic once you have done the studio version.
@@jamesporter3656 - 'With echoes it’s a personal experience on first listen and the less visual stimulus you have the better so the live version imho is fantastic once you have done the studio version.' - agreed!
The way you felt listening to music your friends played, thinking its garbage, is the way older people like myself feel about all music released today. When you have a taste of steak, its hard to go back to frozen burgers 😄
Your reaction mirrors mine, when I first started listening to PF, and David Gilmour is, by far, my favorite guitarist. Appreciate the reaction my Floyd brother. BTW Echoes was my introduction to PF, and I can't wait for you to experience that masterpiece.
Other bands... there was a "Yin and Yang".... Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin People argue who was best but they are comparing Deepest Darkest Black with Pure Brilliant White it's nonsense. I love both depending on my mood. Check out :- Led Zeppelin "Since I've Been Loving You" live at Madison Square Gardens 1973 or Led Zeppelin album audio version "Dazed and Confused" "When the Levee Breaks" "Whole lotta Love"
I brought up the Who because I was hoping to get in an album in before starting Zep, since _Who's Next_ is all you need to get the basic Who intro, but Zep will take a while. The first 4 albums are needed just for 70's Music 101. Still, can't go wrong with either band whatever the order. 🙂
I would always recommend the studio tracks before the live versions to any new listeners. They are a benchmark and once you have listened to them you can see differences in how they are performed. Echoes live in pompeii while being one of the best live tracks ever done is different to the studio. Echoes is a track that needs to be first experienced in a dark room wearing headphones. The live version is more of an audio visual experience.
Having said Nick is the motor of the band, nobody waits on the next note from a guitar like Gilmour. Such patience in the sustain, and waits out silences between the notes like the time between buses-it’s just the way it is, you gotta respect the space until it comes. As you listen to more rock guitarists, note how hurried so many of them are. They’ve got SO many notes they want to show you. Gilmour just wants to give you the RIGHT ones, when you’re ready for them.
Glad to see the younger generations checking out these older bands. Pink Floyd is amazing and very creative. Remember that most of their stuff was created with limited technology in the studio, before computers and Protools and all that. Doing a deep dive with some research is really helpful. I have noticed that some people on their channels just do whatever is currently circulating, seeing the same handful of videos making the rounds. Studio tracks first without distracting video is the best approach. Also curious to see fans with these same trite comments about "your favorite song is the one you just listened to". I really doubt that very many people absolutely love every track that a band ever did. There are many hugely popular bands (Beatles, Floyd, Zeppelin, Tool, etc.) out there that have some songs that didn't do much for me or were just okay, or not my style if the band had variety in their catalog. The more you look, the clearer the picture gets.
You mentioned Syd Barrett in the previous video, and I responded with some info about him in the comments for that video, but I wanted to mention one other thing: you spoke of him as being one of the miscellaneous members of the band as if you were unaware of his status in the band: he founded it! I believe the others that were absorbed into the band later considered him a genius. He wrote most of the earliest songs that Pink Floyd ever performed. It was later, after he burned himself out, that Gilmour came on board to "replace" him.
The theme of the finale (Shine IX) is a hint of the melody of See Emily Play, by Syd Barret, a final tribute to their partner. Note how Shine on You crazy Diamond has the name SYD in its initials.
Have you listened to this album straight through yet? Same deal as with DSOTM. The transitions are so dope. "Welcome to the Machine" and "Wish You Were Here," two of their best songs...
These albums only get better when you keep listening. Eventually you'll know them all like they are each one song, the only way to listen to them. Definitely some of the best stuff ever created... Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall are all ridiculously good. Enjoy!
The Who are another iconic band of early rock and roll, I can see you getting into _Who's Next_ pretty easily. They're not as psychedelic as Floyd; they're harder and faster, sometimes, but still very innovative and immersive.
It is a pleasure to follow you through the timeless masterpieces of Pink Floyd. I look forward to your reaction to the best Pink Floyd - and the best version of it... we will see if...
Although the Live at Pompey version of "Echoes" is very good and the version reactors most listen to, the album version (from Meddle) really shines in ways the live version's mix just can't. Don't get me wrong, the Pompey version is brilliant as a combined visual/audio experience (much like Pulse), but the studio cut, imho, offers more listening rewards. Also, if you want to get a sense of their long-form compositional progression, try these songs in this order: "Interstellar Overdrive" (1967), "A Saucerful of Secrets" (1968), "Atom Heart Mother" (1970), and "Echoes" (1971); there are some others that could be slipped in here and there, but I think these four really give a sense of their early ability coalescing into later mastery of long-form compositions. Great channel!
It never gets old . In my 70s and the song Still hits the same way it did way back when. Except for now there's memories to reflect upon. Have everything they ever put to vinyl. Most of the early ones I also have an 8-track including this one. Also have Atom Heart Mother and Dark Side of the Moon in what was called quadraphonic. Was fortunate to see five of their concerts. Although one of those twice ( Momentary Lapse of Reason) was a Encore concert the following night. Have you watched Echoes live at Pompeii? 🚜🤠🐂
Well…suggest other bands….You are at the very beginning of a life-long journey of music. Nothing will ever surpass Floyd because they are in their own lane. There’s Floyd….and then there’s everything else…..not “worse” than Floyd. Not in the least. Just different. I would suggest two routes to follow: One is into progressive rock…more complex, polyrhythmic, many transitions. Big bands to hit to get an idea of this genre are Yes and Genesis for starters….both British bands. The Brits excelled in the progressive rock genre. See if you grow to like this style. I myself am not a big prog fan but it definitely needs to be a part of your journey; the talent there is immense. The other route to take is into blues, blues rock and southern rock. And I would suggest starting with another HUGE British band, Led Zeppelin. Often, for us “oldsters” if you ask us, Floyd and Zeppelin will come out on top as favorites because the talent was unbelievable, but in very different realms. Zeppelin is blues and folk based and one of the most versatile bands in history who were famous for their live performances and the improvisations they did on the fly. Zeppelin will give you a great baseline for heavy rock and then you can branch out from there into literally dozens of top rock bands. The Rolling Stones is another OG blues based band Also British. And if you’re seeing a pattern here, you’re right: Britain easily produced over half of all the greatest OG rock bands, starting with The Beatles. The Beatles are also a necessary band for you but they are notorious for blocking and aggressively going after a channel ….so playing them carries risk which you don’t need as a new channel. But The Beatles changed rock in the mid-60’s. There was “before” The Beatles, and “after the Beatles. Your subs will guide you. We love seeing someone discover the best music that our generation produced. It is an immense. And gratifying journey you are undertaking. Good luck and HAVE FUN! Suggest starting with perhaps Since I’ve Been Loving You by Zeppelin because it really highlights the blues upon which rock was based and then showcases a great band taking that blues and turning it into rock. Studio version first, then live version from 1973 Madison Square Garden in New York (MSG). 😁
Excellent! I was hoping you'd react to this one. I think it's just a skosh👌🏽better than the first part. And I'm also completely unable to pick a favorite Pink Floyd song. There are just too many great ones. 💗🤘🏽
Great job on your reactions so far. Pink Floyd is an unparalleled band in my opinion. they are one of my two favorite bands. It may soon be time for you to start reacting to the band Yes. It’s a bit more progressive and complex musically. They have absolute masterpieces you can grow to love. They will widen your ability to hear sound and aggressive yet seamless time changes in music.
You really ought to listen to the WHOLE album from start to finish. Much like Dark Side of the Moon, it’s a complete work. Each song leads to the next. And you cannot fully appreciate it listening to one isolated track. The album is intended as complete experience. Glad you liked the first track. Pink Floyd albums are mostly conceptual and generally best experienced in one sitting. Glad you’re enjoying Pink Floyd.
My advice would be for him to read about what that album is about, first. The wikipedia page about it is great (or was great when I read it years ago - don't know how it is now).
Fair play young man, you’ve opened your ears, your mind and I think your heart to Pink Floyd, it’s an incredibly deep rabbit hole. I hope you continue to enjoy each new discovery, us old un’s can’t experience a first time again but watching someone else’s first time is nearly as good. Enjoy
Honestly even to today I havent sampled the Echoes album all the way through. Im only familiar with the Dogs album Cause I stumbled onto it. Now its one of my common go toos.
Has a finer tribute to a long lost band mate ever been written? I think not. You were warned that the Pink Floyd rabbit hole was one you would have difficulty escaping from. That appears to be coming to fruition.There's regular pop/rock bands, and then there's Floyd. They have no equal. Might as well finish off this masterpiece album with "Welcome to the Machine". The one song from it you haven't done yet. Then it's on to "Animals" album and "Dogs".
The Pink Floyd rabbit hole runs deep my Friend, I'm glad you have chosen to enter it, its a journey that I'm sure you will be glad you have started, I hope that you will have time sometime soon to get comfortable, turn your phone off, put your headphones on and listen to any album nonstop from start to finish, as their albums are designed to be listened too. God Bless 😉
You know, Waters stated he didn't think this album was their best. Not up there. Somehow, I feel he was right, although I hate him for it. 6-9 was mostly an instrumental showcase tour, except for 9 which was heartbreaking. Roger'd never admit to Rick writing something good. There's the one verse of course, completing the set. The rest is 'look what we can do!' And then there's Emily to make us cry, but misunderstand.
Loved your reaction. Pink Floyd with David Gilmore are the greatest. Every song is an orchestrated production beyond the imagination. There is or was no one else like them.
I just subscribed, because I really enjoy your reactions. Pink Floyd is the best, I’m so glad you have been turned on to them. Big rabbit hole to enjoy
My friend, I am an old guy very much enjoying you being turned onto music the bought at the local Newberry...so this cut is from a contemporary artist you need to experience...the next rabbit hole. "Anesthetize" By Porcupine Tree Live in Tilberg... On camera or not, Steven Wilson is a Floyd fan...you'll see/hear
I always wondered how Rick could be so minimalistically spot on in the studio. Live he was always off the magic mark, to a point where I could've surely done a better job. Like he forgot what he'd done while recording.
@Tacko14 - yeah, my feelings exactly. With a few exceptions, Wright's keys also felt somewhat off the mark when he played live. I think it was his jazz influences, which lead him to try making things differently on every concert, but his efforts almost allways left me disapointed and frustrated. But to many PF fans our point of view is sacrilege...
Other than Floyd? Humm... How about something from the engineer who helped create Pink Floyd's greatest studio work? A young Alan Parsons was at the mixing console for "Dark Side...". He later gathered a bunch of his favorite session musicians, and The Alan Parsons Project was born. I highly recommend the title track of his second album, an instrumental adventure called, "I Robot".
As much as I love all these most played Pink Floyd albums, "The Final Cut" has a special place in my heart. I love the dissonant sub harmonics and the underlying bitterness/sorrow in vocals that sets this album apart from the rest. Replace the names with current world leaders names, and the lyrics are just as relevant today as then.
Pink Floyd are always, undeniably, Pink Floyd, but their albums are individual masterpieces. There are a couple of lingering traces of Dark Side.. on Wish You Here - but the opening of Shine On.. 6-9 leads the way to their next album - Animals.
I hope that all this music about Syd Barrett will stimulate you to reviewing the first Pink Floyd album with Syd on it or maybe even his solo stuff ! One can only hope
The four british bands that started out as kind of British folk-rock in the 50s and 60s and had huge success are Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, and Roxy Music. Of those 4, Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin gradually morphed into a guitar driven rock sound, and Pink Floyd and Roxy Music morphed into electronic driven guitar sound. For those that cant see the link between Pink Floyd and Roxy Music, take a listen to the opening bass guitar on Run Like Hell and then listen to Brian Eno's 'Third Uncle" (often wrongly attributed to Bauhaus). That guitar riff on Run Like Hell is a straight lift from Third Uncle. Eno must be a good guy because he never sued over it. Eno was a key member of Roxy Music and Third Uncle is the first recorded punk track. Despite what the americans - incorrectly - think, it predates all the others. Floyd went harder on the electronic mix and really took Syd Barrett's music style to heart, while Roxy Music went more electronic and new romantic, but all four of these bands are legendary and you can get something from every one of them. Eno remains is a still active musical producer and composer and, despite being almost unknown by most people these days, is a legend in the international music scene. The Who is a later addition to that group. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry were also heavily influenced in their early days by British Folk rock but morphed into heavier rock music. Its safe to say that all of these bands influenced later bands, like The Jam, The Clash, Madness, and, yes, the New Romantic movement. Floyd's and Roxy Music's use of electronics also influenced bands like Joy Division (later New Order) and Depeche Mode. All of those are great British bands. You could distantly throw in Happy Mondays to that group.
Part 9-an outro that takes you all the way out there-feels to me like a capsule in space, not powered but just drifting, slowly fading out of range…like Sid. 😢
Am so happy that you posted the remainder of this amazing piece. Your reactions are so well thought out and come from a place deep within you which truly feels the power of music. Absolutely love your channel. Suggestion? "The Silence", by Manchester Orchestra (the official music video). If you ever do react to it, please have the lyrics close by because it is a very powerful and emotional song. Thanks for all your hard work. Peace.
Other artists? Yes is my favorite!. Start with Starship Trooper and Yours is No Disgrace, then dive into the epic 18 minute Close to the Edge (my all time favorite composition).
You'll get to other artists. Get to Echoes in Pompeii. Explore the Pulse concert. Listen to Animals. Explore Roger Waters solo career and concerts, it's incredible too. So much Floyd to listen to... Listen to Cirrus Minor in my consideration please.
you are now a fully fledged Pink Floyd fan and ready for ECHOES any of the main 3 versions will do original album, live at Pompeii or live at Gdansk. Even better listen to all 3
Pink Floyd is my favorite, but if you want to branch out a bit, try some Jethro Tull. You'll see how well a flute fits in with rock. Start out with "Locomotive Breath." Fun reactions and you do you.
I have loved all of your reactions to Pink Floyd. And you asked for other bands eh? Since you like the Beatles so much, give Electric Light Orchestra (aka: E.L.O.) a try. Lead singer and co-founder Jeff Lynne was buddies with George Harrison, so some of the Beatles rubbed off on Jeff. Start out with the "Face the Music" album.
Great reaction man! the more classic rock you listen to, the more you will appreciate the way music used to be. not all this over marketed money grab stuff. Id recommend listening to some Ozzy/Black Sabbath or Alice Cooper even.
We'll never really know what happened to Syd. As Nick said: if you claim to remember what happened then, you're lying. But Syd seems to have retained something of his being a kid and doing whatever he liked. I wish I did.
As we know that “Shine on” was written as a tribute to Sid, the highs and lows, overall its a sad peace, the last five minutes show grief at the loss of Sid
With the masterpiece ‘Echoes’ from their ‘Meddle’ album, although the lyrics on that track are few and far between, they are profound and thought provoking and really sum up the message of empathy that the Floyd are giving out to the world in a lot of their music.
The evolution of Prog has led to some great music produced in this century. Check out the Neal Morse Band Spock's beard Transatlantic rabbithole for one.
Nick Mason is 100% the George Harrison of Pink Floyd. You can’t deny the genius of Waters and Gilmour but everybody and their mother had a bass and guitar groove going on in the 70s. It’s the keys that make the sound, that take them places bass and guitar just really can’t go. This is his masterpiece album, IMO, this and Animals.
everybody knows Shine On You Crazy Diamond or Dark Side Of The Moon or The Brick in the Wall.. zIm a little familiar with Echoes... ... and I stumbled onto Thr Dogs Album. For a few years The Dogs Album has been my most common go-to plus adding tracks from the Dhine On and Dark Side Albyms. Plus mixes with other genres cause I like to mix it up. Arcade Fire is favoritcmve go to of mine ehile I add in Pink zFloyd tracks, aome Led Zeppelin. A bit of Arcade Fire and Hip Hop faves I grew up with. Like Gza or Raekwon from the Wu Tang Clan. Or some hip hop acts many ppl wouldn't even be dam8lisr with. Ike Heltah Skeltah -- possibly Rass Kass -- Eminem and Dre -- Public Enemy -- Group Home -- Occasional Mobb Deep. Yeah I mix all that with my Alt Indie playlists plus just snythingvthat just sounds good. I even swing Prince -- Depeche Mode -- Morrissey all together. Cause I was a pre-teen KROQ during that 80s thing, so that stuff gets too me too.
Shine on You Crazy Diamond really shows the magnificence of RIchard Wright's importance in the band. A beautiful and hypnotic piece that bows to Syd Barrett's influence in the forming of Pink Floyd's sound. I am lucky to have seen them live....and weren't we lucky to hear this music in 1975!
Agree. People sadly seem to overlook Richard Wright's keyboard and synth work in Floyd.
Is seems to me that many comments in in lots of Pink Floyd reactions tend to focus only on David Gilmore. Don't get me wrong, he is one of my favorite guitarists of all time. But Nick Mason, Richard Wright and Roger Waters are every but as good as David, and Pink Floyd were at their best when all 4 of these remarkably talented musicians were working together at their art.
We may be old gits.......but we had brilliant music!!
SORROW live from the Pulse concert is another great one
Please do "ECHOES : Live in Pompeii 1971/72" ... besides being one of their greatest songs and the song that led into their 70ies classic phase you also get young longhaired shirtless Gilmour, lol 🙂
The studio version has to be experienced first.
@@jamesporter3656- agreed!
@@showmokeunfortunately I believe Joe is being pulled in the wrong direction by a small number of fans who have listened to Floyd for a long time and have experienced both versions of most tracks. We have to remember that Joe is new to PF and will need baby steps to fully appreciate Floyd. He is getting better by not pausing and annoying the trolls that were on his first uploads.
With echoes it’s a personal experience on first listen and the less visual stimulus you have the better so the live version imho is fantastic once you have done the studio version.
@@jamesporter3656 - 'With echoes it’s a personal experience on first listen and the less visual stimulus you have the better so the live version imho is fantastic once you have done the studio version.' - agreed!
Came here to support the album version of Echoes first, then the live one. Its a much better way to appreciate the piece in my opinion.
David now sings with his daughter. Incredible.
The way you felt listening to music your friends played, thinking its garbage, is the way older people like myself feel about all music released today. When you have a taste of steak, its hard to go back to frozen burgers 😄
There is music made today that is really good. The problem isn't the music, it's the business.
Totally. There is no 'music' today. It's all record companies running it yet again (but thanks to the Pistols for trying)😅
@@drogusmaxwell6640exactly right. I've found music I like from the last 20 years but I had to dig for it. No pop singles for me
The unholy trinity. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin.
Certainly my picks.
...and Rush is the unholy trio
@@drogusmaxwell6640 So badass! I love Rush! ❤️
Works for me.
And Black Sabbath.
Your reaction mirrors mine, when I first started listening to PF, and David Gilmour is, by far, my favorite guitarist. Appreciate the reaction my Floyd brother. BTW Echoes was my introduction to PF, and I can't wait for you to experience that masterpiece.
Other bands... there was a "Yin and Yang".... Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin
People argue who was best but they are comparing Deepest Darkest Black with Pure Brilliant White it's nonsense. I love both depending on my mood.
Check out :-
Led Zeppelin "Since I've Been Loving You" live at Madison Square Gardens 1973
or
Led Zeppelin album audio version
"Dazed and Confused"
"When the Levee Breaks"
"Whole lotta Love"
I brought up the Who because I was hoping to get in an album in before starting Zep, since _Who's Next_ is all you need to get the basic Who intro, but Zep will take a while. The first 4 albums are needed just for 70's Music 101. Still, can't go wrong with either band whatever the order. 🙂
I would always recommend the studio tracks before the live versions to any new listeners. They are a benchmark and once you have listened to them you can see differences in how they are performed. Echoes live in pompeii while being one of the best live tracks ever done is different to the studio. Echoes is a track that needs to be first experienced in a dark room wearing headphones. The live version is more of an audio visual experience.
Couldn't agree more!
Live at Pompeii ....blows me away every time ...deffo worth a listen or 100 😂
Also" high hopes " live 🎉
Echoes live at Pompeii from 1971
I am still blown away by Pink Floyd music as much as when I first heard it over 40 yrs ago. Gets better as you age.
Having said Nick is the motor of the band, nobody waits on the next note from a guitar like Gilmour. Such patience in the sustain, and waits out silences between the notes like the time between buses-it’s just the way it is, you gotta respect the space until it comes. As you listen to more rock guitarists, note how hurried so many of them are. They’ve got SO many notes they want to show you. Gilmour just wants to give you the RIGHT ones, when you’re ready for them.
To me, Part IX feels like Rick Wright's tribute to his lost friend, Syd.
66 here. Would say that, currently? “Fearless” off of Meddle, is my favorite track. “I’ll climb that hill in my own time.”
Glad to see the younger generations checking out these older bands. Pink Floyd is amazing and very creative. Remember that most of their stuff was created with limited technology in the studio, before computers and Protools and all that. Doing a deep dive with some research is really helpful. I have noticed that some people on their channels just do whatever is currently circulating, seeing the same handful of videos making the rounds. Studio tracks first without distracting video is the best approach. Also curious to see fans with these same trite comments about "your favorite song is the one you just listened to". I really doubt that very many people absolutely love every track that a band ever did. There are many hugely popular bands (Beatles, Floyd, Zeppelin, Tool, etc.) out there that have some songs that didn't do much for me or were just okay, or not my style if the band had variety in their catalog. The more you look, the clearer the picture gets.
You mentioned Syd Barrett in the previous video, and I responded with some info about him in the comments for that video, but I wanted to mention one other thing: you spoke of him as being one of the miscellaneous members of the band as if you were unaware of his status in the band: he founded it! I believe the others that were absorbed into the band later considered him a genius. He wrote most of the earliest songs that Pink Floyd ever performed. It was later, after he burned himself out, that Gilmour came on board to "replace" him.
The theme of the finale (Shine IX) is a hint of the melody of See Emily Play, by Syd Barret, a final tribute to their partner. Note how Shine on You crazy Diamond has the name SYD in its initials.
Have you listened to this album straight through yet? Same deal as with DSOTM. The transitions are so dope. "Welcome to the Machine" and "Wish You Were Here," two of their best songs...
These albums only get better when you keep listening. Eventually you'll know them all like they are each one song, the only way to listen to them. Definitely some of the best stuff ever created...
Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, and The Wall are all ridiculously good. Enjoy!
One of the greatest tracks EVER written, played and recorded. Will still stand the test of time in a thousand years.
The Who are another iconic band of early rock and roll, I can see you getting into _Who's Next_ pretty easily. They're not as psychedelic as Floyd; they're harder and faster, sometimes, but still very innovative and immersive.
The keyboard outro was a spur of the moment thing that Rick Wright did in the moment as a tribute to Syd, saying he just felt it right
It was a section of “See Emily Play” 👍🏼
Love Your enthusiasm for Pink Floyd...
Great reaction.
I love Pink Floyd 💗
So good 👍
Ronnie
SCOTLAND
It is a pleasure to follow you through the timeless masterpieces of Pink Floyd. I look forward to your reaction to the best Pink Floyd - and the best version of it... we will see if...
Loved yoir reaction yo definetly should react to echoes live at pompeii 1972 both parts, this is the best pink floyd song ever
The realization when u hear greatness!!!!!
Although the Live at Pompey version of "Echoes" is very good and the version reactors most listen to, the album version (from Meddle) really shines in ways the live version's mix just can't. Don't get me wrong, the Pompey version is brilliant as a combined visual/audio experience (much like Pulse), but the studio cut, imho, offers more listening rewards. Also, if you want to get a sense of their long-form compositional progression, try these songs in this order: "Interstellar Overdrive" (1967), "A Saucerful of Secrets" (1968), "Atom Heart Mother" (1970), and "Echoes" (1971); there are some others that could be slipped in here and there, but I think these four really give a sense of their early ability coalescing into later mastery of long-form compositions. Great channel!
Please check out the PULSE live version of Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Every song from Pulse is EXCELLENT.
The last bars on the Keys are from "See Emily Play" one of Pink Floyds early hits written by Syd Barrett!
S hine on Y ou crazy D iamond ❤
It never gets old .
In my 70s and the song Still hits the same way it did way back when.
Except for now there's memories to reflect upon.
Have everything they ever put to vinyl.
Most of the early ones I also have an 8-track including this one.
Also have Atom Heart Mother and Dark Side of the Moon in what was called quadraphonic.
Was fortunate to see five of their concerts. Although one of those twice ( Momentary Lapse of Reason) was a Encore concert the following night.
Have you watched Echoes live at Pompeii?
🚜🤠🐂
Well…suggest other bands….You are at the very beginning of a life-long journey of music. Nothing will ever surpass Floyd because they are in their own lane. There’s Floyd….and then there’s everything else…..not “worse” than Floyd. Not in the least. Just different.
I would suggest two routes to follow: One is into progressive rock…more complex, polyrhythmic, many transitions. Big bands to hit to get an idea of this genre are Yes and Genesis for starters….both British bands. The Brits excelled in the progressive rock genre. See if you grow to like this style. I myself am not a big prog fan but it definitely needs to be a part of your journey; the talent there is immense.
The other route to take is into blues, blues rock and southern rock. And I would suggest starting with another HUGE British band, Led Zeppelin. Often, for us “oldsters” if you ask us, Floyd and Zeppelin will come out on top as favorites because the talent was unbelievable, but in very different realms. Zeppelin is blues and folk based and one of the most versatile bands in history who were famous for their live performances and the improvisations they did on the fly.
Zeppelin will give you a great baseline for heavy rock and then you can branch out from there into literally dozens of top rock bands.
The Rolling Stones is another OG blues based band Also British.
And if you’re seeing a pattern here, you’re right: Britain easily produced over half of all the greatest OG rock bands, starting with The Beatles.
The Beatles are also a necessary band for you but they are notorious for blocking and aggressively going after a channel ….so playing them carries risk which you don’t need as a new channel. But The Beatles changed rock in the mid-60’s. There was “before” The Beatles, and “after the Beatles.
Your subs will guide you. We love seeing someone discover the best music that our generation produced. It is an immense. And gratifying journey you are undertaking. Good luck and HAVE FUN!
Suggest starting with perhaps Since I’ve Been Loving You by Zeppelin because it really highlights the blues upon which rock was based and then showcases a great band taking that blues and turning it into rock.
Studio version first, then live version from 1973 Madison Square Garden in New York (MSG). 😁
Excellent! I was hoping you'd react to this one. I think it's just a skosh👌🏽better than the first part. And I'm also completely unable to pick a favorite Pink Floyd song. There are just too many great ones. 💗🤘🏽
PS..
Joe, please react to Atom Heart Mother, from 1970, by Pink Floyd 💗
Keep Rocking 👍
Ronnie SCOTLAND
Great job on your reactions so far. Pink Floyd is an unparalleled band in my opinion. they are one of my two favorite bands. It may soon be time for you to start reacting to the band Yes. It’s a bit more progressive and complex musically. They have absolute masterpieces you can grow to love. They will widen your ability to hear sound and aggressive yet seamless time changes in music.
I've been listening to Floyd for over 50 years. Us old buggers have had the best music.
You really ought to listen to the WHOLE album from start to finish. Much like Dark Side of the Moon, it’s a complete work. Each song leads to the next. And you cannot fully appreciate it listening to one isolated track. The album is intended as complete experience. Glad you liked the first track. Pink Floyd albums are mostly conceptual and generally best experienced in one sitting. Glad you’re enjoying Pink Floyd.
If tour into Mr Gilmore, watch pulse live. Its a great concert that absolutely showcases David's amazing guitar skills
Gotta do their Animals album!!!!!
David on the slide peddle guitar is amazing also on One of these days from Meddle is great. Another fantastic album but Animals is still my favorite.
Oh man i cant wait till u get into the animals album, u are in for a surprise
My advice would be for him to read about what that album is about, first. The wikipedia page about it is great (or was great when I read it years ago - don't know how it is now).
(Cont.) But yeah, I can't wait for him to dive into that album too :)
Pink Floyd is on another level altogether,....
Pink Floyd sure beats the hell out of listening to “yeah yeah yeah, baby baby baby” all damn day 😏😏😏😏
Fair play young man, you’ve opened your ears, your mind and I think your heart to Pink Floyd, it’s an incredibly deep rabbit hole. I hope you continue to enjoy each new discovery, us old un’s can’t experience a first time again but watching someone else’s first time is nearly as good. Enjoy
Honestly even to today I havent sampled the Echoes album all the way through. Im only familiar with the Dogs album Cause I stumbled onto it. Now its one of my common go toos.
i heard this version live last year on roger concert, for me now is the best lmao
Has a finer tribute to a long lost band mate ever been written? I think not. You were warned that the Pink Floyd rabbit hole was one you would have difficulty escaping from. That appears to be coming to fruition.There's regular pop/rock bands, and then there's Floyd. They have no equal.
Might as well finish off this masterpiece album with "Welcome to the Machine". The one song from it you haven't done yet. Then it's on to "Animals" album and "Dogs".
The Pink Floyd rabbit hole runs deep my Friend, I'm glad you have chosen to enter it, its a journey that I'm sure you will be glad you have started, I hope that you will have time sometime soon to get comfortable, turn your phone off, put your headphones on and listen to any album nonstop from start to finish, as their albums are designed to be listened too. God Bless 😉
Why all people ignoring Welcome to the machine?) great composition
Echoes, live at Pompeii Echoes, live at Pompeii Echoes, live at Pompeii
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Echoes sounds so dared I think 😢
You know, Waters stated he didn't think this album was their best. Not up there. Somehow, I feel he was right, although I hate him for it. 6-9 was mostly an instrumental showcase tour, except for 9 which was heartbreaking. Roger'd never admit to Rick writing something good. There's the one verse of course, completing the set. The rest is 'look what we can do!' And then there's Emily to make us cry, but misunderstand.
Loved your reaction. Pink Floyd with David Gilmore are the greatest. Every song is an orchestrated production beyond the imagination. There is or was no one else like them.
I just subscribed, because I really enjoy your reactions. Pink Floyd is the best, I’m so glad you have been turned on to them. Big rabbit hole to enjoy
The soaring guitar part is my favorite electric guitar work in any recorded music ever. Just magic to my ears. Wish it went on 10 minutes longer.
My friend, I am an old guy very much enjoying you being turned onto music the bought at the local Newberry...so this cut is from a contemporary artist you need to experience...the next rabbit hole.
"Anesthetize"
By Porcupine Tree
Live in Tilberg...
On camera or not, Steven Wilson is a Floyd fan...you'll see/hear
Led Zeppelin is phenomenal. Might want to check them out. "Ramble On" and "Stairway to Heaven" should I get you started quite proper.
I always wondered how Rick could be so minimalistically spot on in the studio. Live he was always off the magic mark, to a point where I could've surely done a better job. Like he forgot what he'd done while recording.
@Tacko14 - yeah, my feelings exactly. With a few exceptions, Wright's keys also felt somewhat off the mark when he played live. I think it was his jazz influences, which lead him to try making things differently on every concert, but his efforts almost allways left me disapointed and frustrated. But to many PF fans our point of view is sacrilege...
Nice job! Move on to "Animals" and prepare to lose your fkn mind! LETS GO!!
Other than Floyd? Humm... How about something from the engineer who helped create Pink Floyd's greatest studio work? A young Alan Parsons was at the mixing console for "Dark Side...". He later gathered a bunch of his favorite session musicians, and The Alan Parsons Project was born. I highly recommend the title track of his second album, an instrumental adventure called, "I Robot".
As you no doubt realised. Richard Wrights keyboard playing is every bit as important, if not more, than Gilmours contributions.
As much as I love all these most played Pink Floyd albums, "The Final Cut" has a special place in my heart. I love the dissonant sub harmonics and the underlying bitterness/sorrow in vocals that sets this album apart from the rest. Replace the names with current world leaders names, and the lyrics are just as relevant today as then.
Pink Floyd are always, undeniably, Pink Floyd, but their albums are individual masterpieces. There are a couple of lingering traces of Dark Side.. on Wish You Here - but the opening of Shine On.. 6-9 leads the way to their next album - Animals.
I hope that all this music about Syd Barrett will stimulate you to reviewing the first Pink Floyd album with Syd on it or maybe even his solo stuff ! One can only hope
- - - - - Wait 'til you discover "Jethro Tull" and "The Moody Blues" - - - - -
There are actual transitions into “the parts” !
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The four british bands that started out as kind of British folk-rock in the 50s and 60s and had huge success are Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, and Roxy Music. Of those 4, Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin gradually morphed into a guitar driven rock sound, and Pink Floyd and Roxy Music morphed into electronic driven guitar sound.
For those that cant see the link between Pink Floyd and Roxy Music, take a listen to the opening bass guitar on Run Like Hell and then listen to Brian Eno's 'Third Uncle" (often wrongly attributed to Bauhaus). That guitar riff on Run Like Hell is a straight lift from Third Uncle. Eno must be a good guy because he never sued over it. Eno was a key member of Roxy Music and Third Uncle is the first recorded punk track. Despite what the americans - incorrectly - think, it predates all the others.
Floyd went harder on the electronic mix and really took Syd Barrett's music style to heart, while Roxy Music went more electronic and new romantic, but all four of these bands are legendary and you can get something from every one of them. Eno remains is a still active musical producer and composer and, despite being almost unknown by most people these days, is a legend in the international music scene.
The Who is a later addition to that group. Pete Townshend and Roger Daltry were also heavily influenced in their early days by British Folk rock but morphed into heavier rock music.
Its safe to say that all of these bands influenced later bands, like The Jam, The Clash, Madness, and, yes, the New Romantic movement. Floyd's and Roxy Music's use of electronics also influenced bands like Joy Division (later New Order) and Depeche Mode. All of those are great British bands. You could distantly throw in Happy Mondays to that group.
Part 9-an outro that takes you all the way out there-feels to me like a capsule in space, not powered but just drifting, slowly fading out of range…like Sid. 😢
well said
just saying, the *best* way to experience pink floyd albums is at a planetarium laser show… time your edibles accordingly.
Am so happy that you posted the remainder of this amazing piece. Your reactions are so well thought out and come from a place deep within you which truly feels the power of music. Absolutely love your channel. Suggestion? "The Silence", by Manchester Orchestra (the official music video). If you ever do react to it, please have the lyrics close by because it is a very powerful and emotional song. Thanks for all your hard work. Peace.
Other artists? Yes is my favorite!. Start with Starship Trooper and Yours is No Disgrace, then dive into the epic 18 minute Close to the Edge (my all time favorite composition).
You'll get to other artists. Get to Echoes in Pompeii. Explore the Pulse concert. Listen to Animals. Explore Roger Waters solo career and concerts, it's incredible too. So much Floyd to listen to... Listen to Cirrus Minor in my consideration please.
you are now a fully fledged Pink Floyd fan and ready for ECHOES any of the main 3 versions will do original album, live at Pompeii or live at Gdansk. Even better listen to all 3
Pink Floyd is my favorite, but if you want to branch out a bit, try some Jethro Tull. You'll see how well a flute fits in with rock. Start out with "Locomotive Breath." Fun reactions and you do you.
I have loved all of your reactions to Pink Floyd. And you asked for other bands eh? Since you like the Beatles so much, give Electric Light Orchestra (aka: E.L.O.) a try.
Lead singer and co-founder Jeff Lynne was buddies with George Harrison, so some of the Beatles rubbed off on Jeff. Start out with the "Face the Music" album.
Great reaction man! the more classic rock you listen to, the more you will appreciate the way music used to be. not all this over marketed money grab stuff. Id recommend listening to some Ozzy/Black Sabbath or Alice Cooper even.
Part 6 is top five for me of Floyd. I just float away on it.
Great reaction!!
We'll never really know what happened to Syd. As Nick said: if you claim to remember what happened then, you're lying.
But Syd seems to have retained something of his being a kid and doing whatever he liked. I wish I did.
As we know that “Shine on” was written as a tribute to Sid, the highs and lows, overall its a sad peace, the last five minutes show grief at the loss of Sid
With the masterpiece ‘Echoes’ from their ‘Meddle’ album, although the lyrics on that track are few and far between, they are profound and thought provoking and really sum up the message of empathy that the Floyd are giving out to the world in a lot of their music.
Great reaction!
I'd recommend branching out into prog:
Close to the edge by Yes
Suppers ready by Genesis (original album version with Peter Gabriel).
The evolution of Prog has led to some great music produced in this century. Check out the Neal Morse Band Spock's beard Transatlantic rabbithole for one.
If u're looking for an underrated artist with a masterpiece kind of album. Then u should do Jeff Buckley: Grace.
Another great band? Supertramp, early Genesis, early Camel.
Nick Mason is 100% the George Harrison of Pink Floyd. You can’t deny the genius of Waters and Gilmour but everybody and their mother had a bass and guitar groove going on in the 70s. It’s the keys that make the sound, that take them places bass and guitar just really can’t go. This is his masterpiece album, IMO, this and Animals.
(I mean, the Gilmour solo in this is still unreal but)
Try Talking Heads. The Stop Making Sense live performance is a great place to start. Pink Floyd is my favorite band. Try Dogs off the Animals album.
The Snow Goose by Camel. Fifth of Firth by Genesis.
Gotta do Deep Purple,A Child In Time, and Lazy
Great Gig in The Sky, PULSE, please.
Led Zeppelin front to back after Echoes Pompeii live part one lol
You really should check out the live pulse version of sorrow, you'll love it
Welcome to the machine
branching out from Floyd please react to Genesis another '70s band suggest 'Firth of Fifth'.
everybody knows Shine On You Crazy Diamond or Dark Side Of The Moon or The Brick in the Wall.. zIm a little familiar with Echoes... ... and I stumbled onto Thr Dogs Album. For a few years The Dogs Album has been my most common go-to plus adding tracks from the Dhine On and Dark Side Albyms. Plus mixes with other genres cause I like to mix it up. Arcade Fire is favoritcmve go to of mine ehile I add in Pink zFloyd tracks, aome Led Zeppelin. A bit of Arcade Fire and Hip Hop faves I grew up with. Like Gza or Raekwon from the Wu Tang Clan. Or some hip hop acts many ppl wouldn't even be dam8lisr with. Ike Heltah Skeltah -- possibly Rass Kass -- Eminem and Dre -- Public Enemy -- Group Home -- Occasional Mobb Deep. Yeah I mix all that with my Alt Indie playlists plus just snythingvthat just sounds good. I even swing Prince -- Depeche Mode -- Morrissey all together. Cause I was a pre-teen KROQ during that 80s thing, so that stuff gets too me too.
Sorry for the typos. Kinda was doing more than 1 thing at the same moment.
I got to see this live in 2022 in DC. Roger Waters, This is not a Drill.
You also should try some more prog rock like Yes band their song close to the edge will blow your mind
As you are branching out, you will want to hear Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson. You won't be disappointed.
Awesome isnt it! Now try Welcome to the Machine, another to blow yor mind!
The album is 'the song'... ;)
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