Pink Floyd, Is There Anybody Out There? - A Classical Musician’s First Listen and Reaction
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A stunning setting of the question, capturing the emptiness and frightening state of being entirely alone. The song ends with a hauntingly beautiful instrumental reflection on loneliness by an acoustic-style guitar sound, and just a wisp of violin.
Here’s the link to the original song by Pink Floyd:
• Is There Anybody Out T...
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I love this song, one of the first I learnt on guitar. It's great to see your reactions, the delight on your face is very expressive and I I'm loving your journey. Do you feel that you've missed out by not listening to these genres sooner?
I would love to hear you play that on the harp, it sounds as if it was made for it.
@@1byte4can't agree more, so excited (in fact I think I'm looking forward to it a hair more than the breakdown itself .. which is potentially very applicable to one's own creations)
In any case, yeah this in-depth will be amazing!!
@@1byte4 IIs that a question?
Bear with me, there's a question here, i promise! 😂
It's evident how much your classical training influences the way you listen to rock music. It is one of the many reasons why it's so amazing to watch your videos, because you always find different perspectives.
It's also pretty clear to me that this journey has also changed the way you listen to rock music itself and that now you understand it more and, possibly, enjoy it more too. You mentioned something along those lines recently in your Jimi Hendrix video, how you were glad you listened to him now, that you're more aware of how rock music sound.
So, finally, my question is: Do you think that all this new music you're listening to influences / will influence the way you listen to classical music? And also, do you think it could change the way you teach classical music?
As always, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge and love of music with us, and definitely looking forward to your harp version of this one!! 😍
My advice to all the "wanters" out there, this lady is very intuitive and insightful, my advice would be to listen and stop want, want, wanting. It's not about you, drop a request politely and just be grateful to have such a beautiful channel. Love and respect.
This little piece is the calm before the storm.
Pink is long gone now, and something wicked this way comes.
Somebody is there, and its not Pink anymore.
Right. It’s got the creep, for sure.
Three hundred years from now people will still be listening and be godsmacked by this awesome band.
*gobsmack. "Gob" is old slang for mouth. The term is for the reflex of covering one's mouth in surprise or alarm. (This Roman Meal Bakery) thought you'd like to know.
@@actual_nonsense OK
@@actual_nonsense I kind of like the idea of god being smacked here
@@opinion3742 🤣🤣
@@actual_nonsensegodsmacked = karma. You've done something stupid and it comes right back at you. As if God himself has smacked your ass down.
I think they made this song so beautiful because loneliness is best portrayed as delicate, melancholy, and sweetly beautiful. It gives the music a pining quality.
It is, “absolutely beautiful”. My father used to always point out the violin, how sad and beautiful it is. Such a wonderful song
And very lonely sounding the violin is.
This is clearly the work of producer Bob Ezrin, who helped make the 2 most depressing albums of the 70's, The Wall and Lou Reed's Berlin... including some strings loops that you can hear in BOTH ! °°
I was thinking the whole time "I hope she plays this on the harp". Can't wait to see that.
The subtlety and sincerity of your reaction is what makes this channel so much better than all the other reaction channels. It was obvious soon after the instrumental part began that you were wishing to play this piece for yourself, and I’m definitely looking forward to hearing your rendition.
Pink Floyd fans love you, Amy! ❤🙏🤘🎶
David Gilmour is an absolutely brilliant guitarist. Definitely on the top of my list. The way he emotes with his guitar is unparalleled.
Dave Gilmour didn’t play it.
I agree with you but i believe Joe DiBlasi played this guitar part.
Doesn't matter, my statement is still true.
The classical guitar that is the basis for this song was played by the session musician Joe DiBlasi. In several interviews, David Gilmour said that he tried to perform it, but was not happy with the results.
DiBlasi told us the story:
"It was not recorded at the same time as the orchestra. I was called in to play the song, but when I got to the studio there was nothing written. What David Gilmour played was something completely different.
I sat down with Bob Ezrin and David Gilmour and we constructed the song. They told me what they had in mind and I would come up with an idea. We continued creating the entire song that way. Then I went in the recording booth (at Sunset Sound, Hollywood) and recorded the part. We did around 10 takes of the song to get the performance that Bob Ezrin wanted for the record.
After my part was recorded, the song was sent to Michael Kamen, who wrote the orchestration to the guitar part. The orchestra was recorded after the guitar was recorded.
There are some big stretches required on the guitar to play this song properly. It says a lot that a guitarist of Gilmour's caliber can't perform it to his own standards. Indeed, a VERY difficult song to play.
As soon as you have the opportunity you must break-down another classic album: "Dark Side Of The Moon". In my opinion, the greatest record ever produced. It just happens to be Pink Floyd as well.
C'mon, Vlad. Convince Amy.
I love your channel. Keep 'em coming.
I agree, perhaps a more "musical" album while retaining the intriguing philosophical questions present here as well, in a more universal manner. And the whole band participated and shines there.
Bring Animals first, please.
I read an old interview once where David Gilmour was admitting that they hired a professional classically trained guitarist for this section, I always thought he should’ve but he just felt he couldn’t play it as cleanly… he’s so modest 👍
According to Songfacts it was Joe diBlasi.
@@chrisbradley1192 thanks man
This is just the calm before the storm, kind of moment.
The song always made me think of the finality of achieving the isolation he so sought. He got what he always wanted but found it a lonely lonely place.
I just noticed, after all these years and all these listens, that in the background when he’s singing “is there anybody out there?”, there’s a throwback to the song “Echoes” of an albatross-type of sound David Gilmour discovered by accident and used in the song. I can’t interpret this as anything other than purposeful, and Echoes always gave me the sense that the song was about connection (at least from the lyrics). So it makes me wonder if they used that motif as a way of contrasting the isolation and disconnection in this song?
The television is on in the background audio. Pink flips through the channels until he finds one showing a war-era movie. The selection of sound clips is a masterpiece of audio editing in its own right.
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. I can’t wait to hear you play this piece on the harp. It is definitely a gem. I never get tired of listening to it!
One of my favorite pieces from The Wall. Learned to play this on guitar growing up, would love to hear an interpretation on the harp
Ditto 🙂
I was shocked when I first heard it because I'd written almost exactly the same 1st 4 bars and was quite proud of it. I knew nobody would believe that I wrote it before hearing PF, so I didn't develop it any further. I love this song too.
Bravo SHAKEDOWN! I've only been able to approximate it using a pick on a regular acoustic guitar, and I still can't play it (smooth) to my liking. If you can play this with fingers on a classical, that's quite a feat!
Here for the next edition of The Wall, drip by drip, like Chinese water torture.
Especially where she's at on the album. What a run the next songs are.
@@JayTheRed602wonder if she'll also cover the tide is turning given that it's only available in the live version (not that much of an essential listen, but quite worthwhile regardless)
Torture indeed.
It's killing me mate.
Totally enjoying your reactions to this album. Don't pay attention to the complainers. They don't have to watch if they don't like it.
Roger Waters had written and recorded other acoustic guitar pieces in a similar vein, going back to things like "Grantchester Meadows" or "If".
High praise when you instantly want to learn the piece.
I still envy you hearing The Wall for the first time. I played it start to finish, every night for 18 months and saw it performed at Earls Court 4 times. God it's a masterpiece! Never dates, never looses it's impact and will never be beaten.
This and the two songs that follow are the peak of the album in my mind. I'm an introvert who can't sing a note, but this 3 song phrase is the exception when I'm alone with a guitar. Rarely play/sing through all 3 without a tear in my eye.
"I got a little black book, with my poems in..."
"And a got a strong urge to fly..."
It makes me cry, always.
Totally agree. Actually I would say the next 3 songs- Nobody Home, Vera and Bring The Boys Back Home- the heart of The Wall. And then of course it culminates with Comfortably Numb. This side 3 for me is the most perfect in album history.
I love your interpretation of him slowly opening the door, peeking out and asking "is there anybody out there?"
PS...I can definitely hear you playing this on the harp and I definitely would love to hear it.
Please and thank you.
Thank you for tackling these tracks singly. The heart of analysis is to deconstruct a piece to see how the piece works as a whole. By analyzing all of these different song fragments, you uncover elements that would often be overlooked if rushing on to the next bit. Once this is done, it will be one of the most thorough examinations of The Wall on TH-cam. And to think, we are the lucky ones to hear it as it first comes out, like a Dickens novel sold chapter by chapter upon subscription. Keep up the good work! Onward!
Pink Floyd was brilliant, it’s okay to say it.
It's nice to see someone who really understands what Pink Floyd music is all about. The sights, sounds, stories. Their music takes you places your mind never imagined.
my fav track by floyd,, so calming to play.
When music touches your heart and you smile, you are beautiful🙏
When I was 18, about a year after the release of this album, my father gave me a classical guitar he brought back from Spain and this was one of the first songs I learned on it.
Quite possibly my favorite song on that album. Tomorrow I'm getting that guitar out and revisiting them both. Thank you for reigniting an old flame.
Beautiful is right, I wish this piece of music went on for another 400 minutes.
with "Hey You," the main character, "Pink," was calling for someone, anyone, to answer. when he gets no answer, he then goes into "Is Anybody Out There," just straight up asking if there's anyone left out there at all...he's behind the wall and realizing he is alone and this song is kind of a last hope.
I didn't know I needed someone to break down Pink Floyd songs that I've been listening to for decades. Turns out I do! You've got great insight and I always feel like I'm hearing things anew when I watch your reactions. Please keep them coming!
I find it amazing how so many different views on so many different tracks can bring about harmonious discussion largely without conflict. Cheers to you Amy for being the catalyst!!
Let the music play on!!!
Beautiful... my exact remark in 1989.
I'll second the "two thumbs up" to your learning this on the harp! I think it will be a lovely variation!
I may be reading too much into the arrangement, but I feel that the pedal tone in the early part of the song, with the vocals echoing the root note except for the questioning lift to the minor 3 accentuates the melancholy and questioning aspect (as it takes advantage of the natural speech form of a question). I also find the chromatic walk up and down in the minor key during the "prelude" portion to feel like Pink is not sure what answer he is hoping for - does he want somebody to share his isolation, does he hope there are people out there who just can't see or hear him, or is he hoping that there truly *is* nobody out there? Then the rise to the relative major seems to indicate that he has reached a point of being content with any of the possibilities ...
Could this be the "worms eating into his brain" analogy? That people conformed and marched to orders with no awareness of self but inside they start to break down internally. Some most likely just becoming empty, while few others (like Pink) undergo a process of slowly recovering then having a second breakdown where they end up being whole again with the wall broken down (yet always ready to slowly build back up)?
Yes I agree with you, also the high pitched guitar "screech" used here is exactly the same used in Echoes which Roger Waters said it's about communication and empathy between humans. So it makes sense to reference that song here in this context. I don't think it's a coincidence and I very much see the connection here with the two concepts.
Every guitarist easily plays this piece, but its background orchestration is really special, very well done.
That's the point.
Any guitarist can easily play an approximation of this piece. To play it with the feel and dynamics of the original song takes great skill. In fact, on the studio version the guitar part is played by a classical guitarist because Gilmore wasn't confident enough that he could play this style of guitar well enough himself, with the level of emotional dynamics they wanted to convey
With no lyrics, this short piece evokes so much, at least in me - sadness, despair, depression, resignation....and all the while with a complete lack of understanding as to why or how he had arrived at this dark place.
This is one of my Favorite pieces on The Wall. When ever my nephew is over I always ask him to play it. I love your insight on this album. You have a special gift with your knowledge of music.
this song captures the feeling of (finally reaching that point where you’re willing to reach out for help or support, and realizing there’s no-one, because you’ve pushed them all away) it’s heartbreaking. also the last measure is incredibly spanish
My favourite acoustic instrumental portion of The Wall. Simply brilliant. I could listen to it all day.
Oh please play this on the harp! My god that would be beautiful!
nobodys home is next...my favorite!
And now you've arrived at the main event 😱🎉🍄!
This is one of my favorite instrumentals by the band, only topped by a few others for being too short. It tucks perfectly into the flow of the narrative so I get why it's so truncated, but I could listen to that sublimely melancholic melody for many more minutes - alliteration unintended. And if you DO learn this on the harp, I hope you will share. I cite this as a shining example of Floyd's reputation for conveying so very much with an uncanny economy of notes.
I remember walking through Dundee a few years ago and a busker playing this piece on his acoustic guitar. Took me by surprise and he played it beautifully. Side 3 of the wall is my favourite side, it flows so well.
the Beauty inside allways revives as a channel of hope not to be alone
That smile what kept across your face infected mine 😊
Edit: Harp, you, yes please. Pretty please.
Looking forward to your rendition Amy.
Hello. In the introduction, on two occasions, a single sharp synth sneaks in, replicating laughter, mocking laughter, almost like a witches cackle. Kenneth Barclay
Now that Pink is surrounded by a (the) wall, he wonders "is there anyboby out there".
the problem is with people reactions to this song and album is that the whole The Wall video/album should be viewed as one! As it tells a story as a whole and not just in part!
The early guitar reminds me of early Moody Blues.
Please do your own version! Perhaps im wearing my musical tastes on my sleeve, but this is hands down my favourite piece from the whole double album. To hear you on harp would send me over the moon. Thanks 😊
Welcome to the mysterious world of Pink Floyd, a world of harmony, a world of beauty, artistic, magic and majestic.
And please, yes, i would love to hear you playing this on the harp.
As always, I love watching your reaction as a classical musician to the incredible music I grew up with in the late 60's, 70's and early 80's. My father (RIP) loved classical baroque music and I found a love for it as well. So, seeing your discovery and true appreciation is just wonderful. Seeing it through your eyes for the first time takes me back to my youth and makes me appreciate it all the more.
Thank you!
Some of my fav music is sad but at the same time beautiful. The guitar piece, in this category, is perfection.
I’ve been subscribed for some time now and I have to say that I’m unsurprised that the channel is growing so steadily. Your videos are well put together and the content is meaningful and insightful. So many reaction channels lack certain elements and never truly lift off or gain momentum because of this. Seeing your channel approach 100k subscribers makes me smile. I know that as long as you continue down your path you will continue to garner the attention and success you deserve.
This was always one of my favorite tracks from this album. Very few words but, the melody just drips with emotion. Back when this had just been released (The Wall) me and two other friends had did a hit of blotter and it had just started to rain. We were waiting at a traffic light when an ambulance with lights on but, no siren came towards us. We just sat there as the it went by just as the, acoustic guitar came in. We all knew what it meant (lights but no siren) and just sat there afterwards in silence. If ever a melody set the mood, this did. I'll never forget that moment in time.
Whats even more interesting to me is
The year this was recorded in
And the artists that made this together
I love the sheer joy on your face in these reactions. Love your videos and your insight. Great work. x
Hell yeah, looking forward to your rendition
Very simple, yet so beautiful, can't wait for your harp version!
One of the first songs I learned to play all the way through on guitar (granted, there isn't much to it), but I love it. It's mostly simple string picking and holding a few chords and yet it's stunningly pretty to hear. Also, as someone who spends a lot of his time alone and has struggled with depression since high school, the question of the title is one that crosses my mind a lot. Being able to play it through when I'm not feeling my best really does help for some reason. I hope you did learn it on harp, it'd be lovely to hear on that instrument.
They definitely have a touch of Bach. Always. Measured and seemingly simple while actually being quite complex. And yes, it is loneliness.❤
Yes Amy! A harp version would be lovely!
I learned this on guitar many years ago, still love it sooooo much... Variations on an Am 🙂
It is expressing someone's need for someone.
It will be revisited!
You always leave me with a smile on my face! Thank you for these reactions. Don't take negative people to heart. They don't have to watch!
You always leave me with a smile on my face! Thank you for these reactions. Don't take negative people to heart. They don't have a watch!
Some of those sounds you hear in the background are just the TV on as he spends his his time on one side of the wall.
I look forward to your version on the harp!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽
That's one of my fave pieces of pink floyd music
Amy !! I second that emotion.
About time you got back on this horse. I have been enjoying seeing you experience this music that has been so important to me since it came out.
I've been waiting for months to see Amy's reaction to this track.
I knew she would love it.
Given the poignancy of the moment in the ''story'', it's even more heart-wrenching.🫀
Thanks Amy.
Beautiful..Gilmore is great...
you can thank Michael Kamen and bob Ezrin for the orchestration - which is why Silent Lucidity by Queensryche sounds so much like PinkFloyd.
Looking forward to when you get to the trial.
A beautiful reaction to a beautiful song. Thank you.
This is the first one of the only two songs I ever taught myself to play on the guitar. I HAD to play it, even though I didn't play the guitar, because it's SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO, SO beautiful. I will never get tired of hearing this.
I so look forward to hearing you play "Is there anybody out there" on the harp. And thanks for listening to this music it means a lot to so many people. Sharing your experience of hearing it for the first time reminds me how meaningful it was hearing it for the first time way back in the day. (I had this LP almost the day it came out when I was in high school)
My favorite song from The Wall is next, I'm excited to see your reaction! :)
The dialog in the background is from an episode of the Western TV series Gunsmoke.
The TV is playing in Pink's head probably having watched Gunsmoke at some point in his past. There are a number of TV episodes on side 3 of the album. This episode called "Fandango" tells of Marshall Dillon trying to bring a fugitive to trial. This foreshadows the end of the album. But the Marshall's immediate concern is getting away from the rancher Tyson who is himself hunting for the fugitive (named Lorca).
At this point both Dillon and Lorca are trying to escape from Tyson as Pink thinks he has already accomplished. Pink has finally escaped from his troubles and hiding behind his wall as snug as a bug. But his mind is starting to betray him. And the various TV shows evidence his fears which will begin to magnify as the album continues. Accompanying the Marshall is Tyson's daughter and we can hear her voice. This is important because Pink's wife will also sneak into his mind through the next song.
It will begin with Sergeant Carter commenting on the measurements of his girlfriend, but that is the next song. Pink's mind through this section of the album is all stream of conscience as one TV show morphs thematically into another as Pink's mind begins to spin out of control. This is an excellent side of the album. This is Waters at his best.
He's watching the TV...
@@mr.knowitall6440 Sorry, no.
1st heard this song & album not long after it came out,so long ago 😂..
It took until the availability of the Internet for me to discover the background noise was from a recording of the old TV show gunsmoke!.
Who said the Internet isn't good for something?
The word you keep searching for is isolationism. Thank you for letting me share in your exploration. Well done.
as soon as i've seen your face when the guitar kicks in followed by horns i knew you gonna enjoy the harmonies. The only "modern age" acoustic guitar song that can top this one, for me is "Horizons" played by Steve Hackett / Genesis. And oh YES YES YES, i'd love to hear that on the Harp!
A gem placed within a tragedy. So very well put. ❤
Yes, you can hear the TV in the background. The dialog is from the TV series "Gunsmoke" (Episode "Fandango" - 1967):
Marshall Dillon: Well, we got only about an hour of daylight left. We better get started.
Miss Tyson: Is it unsafe to travel at night?
Marshall Dillon: It'll be a lot less safe to stay here. Your father's gonna pick up our trail before long.
Miss Tyson: Can Lorca ride?
Marshall Dillon: He'll have to ride. Lorca, time to go! Chengra, thank you for everything. Let's go.
Miss Tyson: Goodbye, Chengra!
Chengra: Goodbye, Missy!
Miss Tyson: I'll be back - one day.
Chengra: The bones have told Chengra.
Miss Tyson: Take care of yourself.
Chengra: Marshall, look after my Missy.
Thanks and looking forward to all that's to come!
But no, Pink Floyd fans aren't obsessive. 😁
@@yes_head Don't get me started! 😁😉
Next one is one of the less known song from The Wall but it's one of my favorite song ever. Can't wait for it
Absolutely. I've waited for this moment for sooo long. These two pieces are what I'm most interested in for Amy to deconstruct.
I can totally imagine this played on the harp
Brilliant! Thank you for your take ❤
My absolute favorite song on this album. I've played it on my guitar thousands of times, and plan to play it a thousand times more.
Beautiful music, it would be great if you play it next time!
Please, please, please do a harp cover of this! This was one of the first pieces I chose to learn with my guitar teacher after buying a classical guitar.
Paranoia melds into peace melds into sorrow.....
Love it when you find something you really get excited about and like.