A guitar player of 25 years here and grew up listening to Pink Floyd. It's hard to describe how perfect that extended solo is. Every note, inflection, bend, harmonic, and strum is played exactly as it should've been. The phrasing and construction is perfect. There is no down pick that should've been an up, no bend to half step that should've been a whole step, no wayward steps out of key without resolution, and so on. It's just astounding - and do it live in one take with all the massive distractions associated with that production is the reason why Gilmour is considered among the greatest to ever play the instrument.
After the line "The child has grown, the dream is gone . . . " when the solo kicks in, I always sensed some regret, some regret tinged with anger even. It's there in the solo. Rick Beato pointed out that the first solo is in a major key, while the second solo is in the minor key. You are absolutely right about the mechanics and the techniques, but MAN, to have created all that you've pointed out that Gilmour did, to have him sneak all that into an emotionally expressive and darker key is amazing. No wonder this tears at me even after 40 years of listening to it.
You experienced The Pulse Concert?!!!?? You dog! Hope you got a shirt. Last full concert they played together until 2005. Edit: and the 2005 gig was only like 20 minutes.
You lucky lucky… Unfortunately I lost my ticket to Pink Floyd in Oslo 1988 in a late night poker game. Tried to catch up since then without any luck. But, now I have tickets for David Gilmoure’s opening concert at the Circus Maximus, Rome 27 September 🤩
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
I have "issues" calling it a "solo" as the band never stops playing with him, just his guitar is at the forefront, while the band supports him gently, occasionally rising up, like the drummer introducing the ball drop. This is not taking anything away from Gilmour at all. He has become one with his guitar and pours his heart out into your soul.
@@HunterCTye I can't speak for how the song hits you, but for me, It's almost like a Men's anthem to the pain of our existence. Many men sacrifice so much in life, like physical and emotional damage, which we sometimes numb with chemicals/drugs (prescribed or otherwise). The song is about how an artist is sick, but still wants to perform for the fans, so they inject, I think it was steroids, to "numb" the pain. This could easily be any laborer/athlete who has pushed his body past it's limit and also needs to dull the pain to continue working to support himself and/or his family (hence the oxycontin problems). The Guitar outro at times sounds like cries of pain and anguish, at least to me. This is felt more by older people who have been through it.
@@HunterCTye Yes .. !!! .... Idem ... Same ... Tears 😊 tears of joy .... I understand you, its amazing ! Since 45 years ago with this song, i feel that, as its the first time i hear ... David is a genius 🙏 (Sorry for my english If no correct ..)
That part.....now reminds me of loosing my mama....idk why but it does....it's pretty fresh that could be it...she was literally my entire world and I her only child ❣️... On a side note I'm a HUGE Floyd fan I grew up on it and zeppelin ECT I'm a mid 70s baby so I got all the good shit 😊....I have shirts posters tapestries music ect...my favorite album is wish u were here and the wall and then division bell
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) I promise you many of us really got into this song because of what we had seen and done. It was kind of healing for a lot of us. Thank you for this and God bless you.
"I hope this is a good live version." Yeah, no need to worry, this is one of the greatest live performances ever filmed! My 19yr old self was in the audience , it was almost 30yrs ago(Oct 94)
I'm a high functioning Autistic. I've been comfortably numb for 66 years. I now have Alzheimer's too. At least I won't remember the pain soon. Pink Floyd really helps.
You really should watch “The Wall” to understand the song in context. As a therapist I think the story would resonate with you. The childhood trauma leading to self-destructive behavior which ruined a rock stars life and ultimate mental breakdown.
I'm deep into my 70s and was at the dentist being prepped for a root canal. The dentist injected the medication to numb the tooth and after awhile, the 30 something assistant asked if I was getting numb. I said, "oh yeah, I have become comfortably numb!". She said, "that's my favorite Pink Floyd song, do you want me to put on the Pulse album?". When the dentist came back in, he said "I love Pink Floyd!". Most pleasant root canal ever! I had been to 3 Pink Floyd concerts over the years with the Pulse show being the best ever.
This song needs to be seen and listened to in the context of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”. It falls within the aspects of isolation and removing yourself from all the pain in life, self medicating to not feel anything.
@@spiderbass65 Pink self-medicated, assuming it was H, to the point that he needed a "bump", a stimulant, or Narcan to get him up and moving around. That's why they showed him with his "skin crawling" like breaking out of a shell in the movie. That's the context of, and most likely embellished for the movie.
The band all watched their friend and band mate Syd Barrett descend into madness and isolation due to drug use that contributed to his mental decline. Syd's story is woven into the character Pink
Yes, it'd be great to get a psycho-analysis of the whole album ;). Start from the beginning - "If you want to find out what's behind these cold eyes...you'll just have to claw your way through this disguise"
The child is grown, the dream is gone. First time here and just absolutely amazed that you caught that. Reactors never comment on that line and it just shows how aware you are. Pink Floyd will not disappoint you.❤❤❤❤❤
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
For those of us who saw this live, many of us had tears in our eyes, We didn't have smartphones, we just took it in and it spoke to us. We were lucky to have that experience. There has never been nor will there ever be another band like Pink Floyd. As powerful as the lyrics are, David's guitar speaks more to emotions than anything else I've ever heard
You lucky lucky people, I was only born in 1979 and really feel that I missed out on the (in my opinion) two best decades for music creativity the 60's and 70's. God I wish I could time travel and go back to experience live gig like this 😂
My favorite thing about Pink Floyd is that when played at a proper volume through a good sound system, it WILL cause a physical reaction in your body. I’ve listened to Comfortably Numb more times than I can count and I still get goose bumps every time.
I don't intend to be flippant or deriding in any way as goose bumps is good but only goose bumps? Starts at my head right down to my toes. I don't just feel the outside either, I feel the inside. It's not not like concert bass reverberation, it's like my mind trying to get the feeling of...once everything's over; what comes next so infinitely better. Pink Floyd is the closest I've come that and I tried everything.
From an old Floydian, The look of awe is the birth and realisation of someone who has found what you and I and many others just like us have known for our lifetimes.
The sad part is she will never have the chance to experience them in person. Pink Floyd is permanently disbanded. David Gilmore does tour but it won’t be the same.
@@fw1421 Nous avons les films en Blu-ray des meilleurs spectacles, dont Pulse par exemple. Cela donne une idée très proche de la réalité que furent ces shows immenses et merveilleux. Pour ceux qui l'ont vécu, d'accord d'être sur place est irremplaçable bien entendu. Néanmoins la qualité de ces prises de vue, et prise du son, a vraiment été très soignée, en rendus presque identiques ! .*** Ce qui est incroyable c'est que la sonorité en direct, même à ces époques, était d'un niveau extraordinaire !!! David l'a raconté en détail : ces shows leur coûtaient beaucoup d'argent, parce que leur volonté précise était que les spectateurs assistent à la qualité maximum. C'était le poste de plus coûteux des tournées ! Fou non ?! Génial... Et tous ceux qui ont assisté à ces concerts vous le diront aussi. Qualité jamais atteinte par les autres formations ! C'était unique, la quadriphonie effective et fabuleuse .... !!!
@@fw1421 Par contre aussi à rajouter : David Gilmour chante beaucoup des chansons anciennes dans c'est shows actuels. Alors oui bien sûr vous avez raison pour les nouveautés et pour le côté folk qu'il a rajouté à son répertoire. Mais pas que .... Par exemple Confortably Numb avec laquelle il finit tous les spectacles.... C'est la magie Pink Floyd à 100% 🤗
My uncle introduced me to Pink Floyd when I was a child when he brought to a Pink Floyd laser light show. He was a Vietnam Vet; a Marine helicopter pilot and his helicopter was shot down in the war. Luckily, he survived, but a few weeks ago he passed from a brain tumor. He has moved on to the Great Gig in the Sky.
As a child in NZ I used to get myself out of bed early to listen to the radio for news from Vietnam. I read your words and I know what you are saying. Peace.
If you notice the crowd (at every performance of this song), they are all in deep personal reflection and reverence at the same time. No one is moving externally, but internally it is a whirlwind of thoughts and feelings.
I am almost 50. Been playing guitar for 35 years. I have played everything from traditional Bluegrass, to blues, to southern rock, to metal, to punk. And I always come back to Pink Floyd as one of the greatest bands of all time. David Gilmour is an absolute legend on guitar.
This whole concert deserves your attention. For someone new to Pink Floyd this will change your life. It warms my heart to see a young person discovering Pink Floyd. And thank you for not breaking into the guitar solos , as they are meant to be heard straight the way through.
Well, you made me cry. I'm a 68 yr old musician/composer and I've been listening to and playing Floyd since 1970. I used to play keyboards in a Floyd loving band and I would sing this one. I took a bad fall in 1989 and this has resulted in my losing my voice and the use of my arms, hands and fingers. I haven't been able to play the keys since 2020. That's not what made me cry though. Those tears have dried. It was when you recognized one of the saddest lines I've ever heard: "The child is grown, the dream is gone." That one digs too deep. Your reaction was stellar!
A line from PF that increasingly resonates with me as I age is from an earlier album; "The memories of a man in his old age-are the deeds of a man in his prime..." ;-) It is a mere forty odd years since i first heard it!
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
Ive been a Floydian my whole life and was actually at this concert, but this song literally saved my life. When I lost my husband, I was in a very, very dark place but couldn't get across what I was feeling. People were telling me that I needed to get all that suvivor's guilt and grief out and talk it through, but I just couldn't make them understand that I didn't have the words for what I was going through. David's solo perfectly captured the howling inside me. I can't explain the relief I felt, that someone understood, could articulate that pain and could turn it into something beautiful. David Gilmour is the reason I'm still here today.
Wow - that’s an incredibly revealing story. I’m so glad this art spoke to you as profoundly as it did. It says tons about you. And a bigger compliment could not be paid to Floyd than your experience. ❤ I hope David & Roger read your story.
Polly Sampson has been reported to have said, that David expresses pain, anguish, and sorrow far better through his music than his lyrics. He runs out of words and lets the music he creates speak for him. I'm glad to hear that a fellow lifelong Floydian has found power and relief through some of the finest guitar work of all. Im 61 and still finding strength in his music, I hope you still do too.
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
@@konsolidated Ohh, you got me. Since this is the ONLY recorded evidence in existence that David Gilmour even exists, let alone his guitar playing skills..... and the fact I made an overarching statement regarding his guitar playing (not once mentioning this particular recording at all) I MUST be a bot. Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉
@@MrCamaropat I mass commented this to multiple People. I'm not calling you out, but trying to get an honest answer. You don't find it weird that no one in the comments is addressing over a minute of added on fake solo and edited video?
@@MrCamaropat I'm honestly just trying to get people to reply. Read the comments, people are praising her for listening to the solo uncut.. But they can't pick up on it after they've heard the song numerous times for themselves ? It's bizarre man.
I cried watching you experience Pink Floyd for the first time with this performance. It was perfect. There's SO MUCH MORE for you in Pink Floyd's music.
The album dark side of the Moon and the Wall are so seamless with the song transitions it makes for a great full listen to in one sitting as all the songs blend into each other to make one massive statement
I never comment … but as a guitar player , I truly appreciate that you closed your eyes and sailed in every note of that powerful solo . That’s how you listen to David Gilmour or Stevie Ray Vaughan or Randy Rhoads
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
@@frankaq3951 don't listen to him. He's going around blasting people for being stupid and not recognizing this version is 1 minute longer than the "real" version. Yet, this is 100% a REAL recording of Pink Floyd playing CNumb. It just happens to be taken from the live Pay Per View version of the show. Since it was broadcast live it is unedited and the song IS about one minute longer. Kind of funny that he's blasting people but really just putting the dunce hat on himself. A perfect example of why people should calm down on the internet, as you said.
If you have not watched Pink Floyd The Wall, I highly highly suggest it. The whole movie is a complete adventure in itself. It tells a heck of a story.
Just found your channel and really enjoyed your reactions so far. It’s so satisfying to see someone who feels the music and understands the meaning of the songs like you do. Keep up the good work. Your new subscriber.
I can't believe that crowd was seated while this phenominal performance was going on! ! So much has changed, I would not be on my seat but on my feet! Bac in the early 80's, I listened to this double LP dozens of times straight through. 80 minutes of a dark and disturbing story, all told through the backdrop of fabulous Pink Floyd music. The Wall is greatest album and lyrical composition of my lifetime. Twenty plus songs written to tell a sad and disturbing story. It will never be duplicated. The concert where they built the Wall on stage, completely separating the band from the crowd was unforgettable.
The entire album, the wall, is about the walls we build inside to protect us from pain and the evolution these walls take as we grow. David Gilmour is a true guitar hero. How he can go on for so long without sounding repetitive is amazing.
ive seen 2 of the pink floyd songs you done now and i love the videos you did. i personally love the versions from back in the day. thanks for your passion to the timeless greats and digging deep into the meanings in hope that they could help someone going through something! ♥
Excellent analysis! You're absolutely correct. Thanks for that insight. I have felt "comfortably numb" a few times in my life - it's giving up and giving in. But sometimes one needs that to heal as well.
First time listening to this channel and it's amazing! Pink Floyd leaves me emotionally drained, I can't listen to them too much as I become overwhelmed with emotions. Thank you and I shall be watching with interest from now on
I just picked up the Pulse cd set at a second hand store brand new for $2. Going to have a listen through tonight or tomorrow night, whenever my kids quiet down and go to bed, so I can immerse myself in it and forget my pains, and enjoy it.
You just heard one of the greatest solos of all time 🤘🏻😁🤘🏻. Gilmour is unmatched and impossible to mimic. He has an understanding of the guitar that no one else has. Glad you liked it and love your channel! You're excellent at interpreting songs 🤘🏻😁
The end solo mirrors the emotion the character in the story is feeling - as the solo progresses it mirrors the character's psychosis and alienation - this is shown brilliantly in the accompanying movie footage that works really well with the music if you watch the movie "The Wall". I was there right at the back of the arena for this show at London's Earl's Court Arena - it was an amazing once in a lifetime experience to watch and listen to this live. No concert since has come close to it for me. The whole movie is very interesting - I'm a psychology professor and it is full of interesting psychological issues, from the lead character's relationship with his mother, through to how he was scarred by losing his Father in the war, to his deep fear of women, and increasing alienation and psychosis that turns him against his own audience. It always suprises me how many folks have listened to the album without watching the movie - you're really missing out if you don't see the movie - it is depressing viewing but brilliantly done - worth the entry price for the amazing Gerald Scarfe animations alone
It was a fantastic show, 30 years ago and it still brings back loads of emotions every time I see/hear this video. My girlfriend at the time had never been to a concert and I got tickets for this.
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
I can't lie. I feel like I have been depressed for so long that I have became a little numb for the most part. But hearing that line, "the child has grown, the dream is gone," just now in my current emotions about made me start crying.
My numbness is the result of a multitude of problems through out my life, it got so much that I fell in to my 'Comfortable Numbness'. And I am comfortable in this solo life I have created. No one can ever hurt me again. Pink Floyd allows me to disappear from the here and now. Just how I like it.
Wonderful analysis and thank you a million times over for not interrupting David’s heavenly guitar solos! Your insights after the song were informed and relevant…well said and thank you!!!🙏😊🙏🎼🎵🎶❤️
Thanks for sharing your first Floyd experience with us! Roger Waters is an incredible lyricist who wrote a lot about trauma and mental health struggles. I'd love to see you break down "Hey You" or "Mother" sometime.
Ooh mother is a good one. Also fun ones like have a cigar, time, money, even dogs would be awesome. The Great Gig in the Sky! No lyrics, but it looks like she gets into the music, so I would love to see her react to that one. Album version though, for sure.
Thank You for that Insightful explanation!!! Spot On in my opinion. To watch you feel IT was Fun. And thank you for not stopping Gilmour’s solo. I first saw them in New York,then Tucson Az. While in the Air Force. Thank You again for the Video
This is the most interesting exploration of this song I have ever heard and I have heard very many - almost all involving this particular video. I think you are spot on: people seek numbness because there is something wrong in their lives. We think that when we achieve it we will be ok, but it is fleeting and often dangerous. The solution is to explore the problem and drive through it…which, your interpretation suggests, is what the solos are about. This is new ground for me, a new explanation, and it is very cool. Thank you!!
Founding band member Syd Barrett left the band due to his mental health and his story informed a lot the the bands songs after his departure. Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Wish You Were Here are for and about Syd. You get a taste of Syd's madness in his post Floyd solo album The Madcap Laughs. Sometimes a fine line between genius and madness
I was fortunate enough to see Pink Floyd live twice when they toured 30 years ago this year. Seeing them live is wild, easily the greatest concerts I've ever attended!!!
Thanks Taylor❤ You're rapidly becoming one of my favorite TH-camrs. It's tough to start at the pinnacle of recorded music and be anything but disappointed after... You've just witnessed one of the greatest performances, of all time. The entire PULSE concert is nearly perfection... and Pink Floyd is their own genre. Looking forward to seeing your next release. Ciao for now.
She asked: "When you listen to it, what comes up for you". I'd answer that Comfortably Numb brings up a well of intense emotions, as far from numb as humanly possible. Emotions that include intense sadness and utter joy, all at once. We are capable of both simultaneously. The loss of a parent and the birth of a child might be an example. These songs were so powerful when I was a young man, nothing has changed now that I'm old. Flat out glorious, and will never be equaled.
Pink Floyd is more than a rabbit hole, it's a whole Warren. Hope you have a series on the wall, so good it was made as a movie. Good luck on this journey, plenty of Mental health ideas in these songs.
You did a very good dive into the lyrics and oh that guitar solo, I have seen Reactions of this song that made them cry. Such an emotional high! Like you said, It pulls emotion out of you. Thank you so much. Love and Light from Michigan.
28 June 1994 ... Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ... I had just turned 21 and this was the one and only concert experience I've ever had where being in the nosebleeds did not in any way detract from the experience, and I shared it with 57,700 other people. Hearing this song, hearing that solo, your life changes forever. How can it not? My mental health is not always the greatest. Hasn't been for at least 35 years. But I can function, and I'm grateful for small favors. And I'm also grateful for songs like this, that can put you into a different headspace, and a different mindset. Thank you. And good on you for letting people experience that moment with you without interruption.
I saw two nights in MA. First night great seats up fairly close to stage. I purposely got seats for the second night in the end zone opposite the stage. I actually got more out of it the second night being able to enjoy the spectacle of it all. Just two mind blowing nights!!!
@@genegiusti6239 I saw the 2nd of 3 nights in Foxboro. I think it was a Friday. Just finished my last final exam at UMass and drove up to Foxboro. My tix were about the 35 yard line opposite the stage. I've been lecturing people about this forever...if you have a band like Floyd, you do not want to be right up front. You'll miss visuals. There's a reason Floyd/Roger/Gilmour always dress in black. They don't want you looking at their ugly mugs. Enjoy the beautiful visual show set to their music. It's too bad Floyd didn't have this technology back in their day.
I was there, too. My knees gave out gripped from the emotion and I collapsed into the seat. Feeling those chords touch my body and soul...I'll never forget it.
Pink Floyd fan of 45 years here and after spending the day shopping the ACA, as Medicaid is about to expire on me, this guitar solo and a single margarita brought this non-drinker to tears. Loved the video! Thanks, I feel much better now!
My ears perked up right from the start when you said you hope this is a good live version. This is probably the best one ever recorded. Not much debate about it. Welcome to the Pink Floyd experience. DEEP and wonderful rabbit hole you found. I'm jealous - hearing for the first time is a big wow.😊
Congrats you have witnessed what I consider the best guitar solo of all time. That guitar told a whole story. The emotion it brings forth is fantastic. Be safe, have fun.
I truly appreciate the fact that you didn't interrupt the solos! It was a thing of beauty watching you get lost in the music, and really appreciate what you were hearing. I was in my early 20s when I heard this, and it really hit home for me. I had heard it before, but for some reason that day it just hit differently, and I basically had a mental breakdown. I started crying at the lines The child is grown, the dream is gone, and I have become comfortably numb. My parents really beat the ability to dream out of my brother and I, and I realized that I was comfortably numb. I had no dreams, no real goals, and the very people who were supposed to support our dream had crushed them to the point where I was just a hollow shell wandering aimlessly. I tried to talk with my mother about this and just couldn't. The best I could do was tell her I hated her. I couldn't express why at the time, but it was because she was the one who beat us the most, and was the cause of so much pain, and hurt, and resentment, that after awhile I just shut down. In many ways, I'm still that lost person searching for...something. That second guitar solo reaches in and just tears something special out of your soul when you listen to it, and there are days I can hear it and just enjoy it for the sheer beauty of it, and other days I turn that up as loud as I can stand it and just - cry! It's a beautiful piece of music, but there is just something about it that is both cathartic, and heart-wrenching at the same time. I'm glad you were able to just listen to it, and enjoy it. Thanks!
Wow, what a great reaction video. I’ve seen so many others that get the feels and start interrupting the music when it’s at its best. You are commendable with letting this legendary guitar solo run its course. I’ve seen PF twice. My first was in the Astrodome in Houston, early 80’s . The acoustics in the dome sucked but the “new laser tech” was epic. It was a life changing concert.
Dosen't matter how many times I listen to or watch this... tears come to my eyes! Your thoughts regarding 'numbness' really hit home and is something I am going to need to think more about!
Congratulations for not interrupting this epic guitar solo!
I second that, it was also nice to hear the full version too.
@@philmead7977 💯% On both counts mate 👍🎸
@@philmead7977 Yeah is this the longer one not on the official DVD? The pay per view one - seemed like there were bits I didn't recognise!
Yawning is also a no no 11.11
It doesn’t matter TH-cam did it for her. Got a commercial right at about 2/3 in
A guitar player of 25 years here and grew up listening to Pink Floyd. It's hard to describe how perfect that extended solo is. Every note, inflection, bend, harmonic, and strum is played exactly as it should've been. The phrasing and construction is perfect. There is no down pick that should've been an up, no bend to half step that should've been a whole step, no wayward steps out of key without resolution, and so on. It's just astounding - and do it live in one take with all the massive distractions associated with that production is the reason why Gilmour is considered among the greatest to ever play the instrument.
It is perfection; dead stop. Great comment.
Great comment. I can only add that he makes it look so easy too.
He really is the greatest ever without a doubt
After the line "The child has grown, the dream is gone . . . " when the solo kicks in, I always sensed some regret, some regret tinged with anger even. It's there in the solo. Rick Beato pointed out that the first solo is in a major key, while the second solo is in the minor key. You are absolutely right about the mechanics and the techniques, but MAN, to have created all that you've pointed out that Gilmour did, to have him sneak all that into an emotionally expressive and darker key is amazing. No wonder this tears at me even after 40 years of listening to it.
I always feel that he doesn't get enough credit.
I was 12 when my dad said, “Hey, wanna go to a concert?” It was my first one. It was THIS one. Everything changed after that.
Great Dad !
You experienced The Pulse Concert?!!!?? You dog! Hope you got a shirt. Last full concert they played together until 2005.
Edit: and the 2005 gig was only like 20 minutes.
Broooother
To have been at Pulse with my dad.
I missed out on at least two Roger Waters shows with him before he ultimately passed.
You're a fucking lucky guy! )
You lucky lucky… Unfortunately I lost my ticket to Pink Floyd in Oslo 1988 in a late night poker game. Tried to catch up since then without any luck. But, now I have tickets for David Gilmoure’s opening concert at the Circus Maximus, Rome 27 September 🤩
"Hopefully this is a good live version." Sweetheart this is Pink Floyd.
Still, live versions are sorely missing context if the original studio version hasn't been listened to, first.
this is not Pink Floyd... sorry.
You beat me to it hahaha
AND this is the Pulse concert 😄
I had to laugh when I read this. It's Pink Floyd. Great comment, and yes it is. I don't care what anyone says, this IS The Floyd, and it is perfect.
On the bright side, she got experience the greatest guitar solo of all time
Both of them.
@seanbailey and it's not even Gilmour's best solo... 🤯
@@yosshy4774 he has to many "greatest" he is mad crazy, i love knopfler tho
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
@@konsolidatedwow. I thought that was just me!!! And it was off-key too!
For a therapist, “The Great Gig in the Sky” is certainly one of the best songs to listen to. It is a musical journey through the five stages of grief.
This isn't a guitar solo you hear, it's a solo you feel in the depths of your soul.
Gilmour wife once stated: “David has problems talking about his feelings, but give him a guitar and he will tell you with the notes he is playing…”
I have "issues" calling it a "solo" as the band never stops playing with him, just his guitar is at the forefront, while the band supports him gently, occasionally rising up, like the drummer introducing the ball drop. This is not taking anything away from Gilmour at all. He has become one with his guitar and pours his heart out into your soul.
I am not an emotional guy...but this solo brings me to tears with immense feeling, not sure why but it touches something
@@HunterCTye I can't speak for how the song hits you, but for me, It's almost like a Men's anthem to the pain of our existence. Many men sacrifice so much in life, like physical and emotional damage, which we sometimes numb with chemicals/drugs (prescribed or otherwise). The song is about how an artist is sick, but still wants to perform for the fans, so they inject, I think it was steroids, to "numb" the pain. This could easily be any laborer/athlete who has pushed his body past it's limit and also needs to dull the pain to continue working to support himself and/or his family (hence the oxycontin problems). The Guitar outro at times sounds like cries of pain and anguish, at least to me. This is felt more by older people who have been through it.
@@HunterCTye
Yes .. !!! .... Idem ... Same ...
Tears 😊 tears of joy ....
I understand you, its amazing !
Since 45 years ago with this song, i feel that, as its the first time i hear ... David is a genius 🙏
(Sorry for my english If no correct ..)
Nobody gets more out of one note that David Gilmour. Absolute brilliance.
It should be "Bend it like Gilmour" (not bend it like Beckham)
"The child has grown the dream is gone" haunts me every time.
That part.....now reminds me of loosing my mama....idk why but it does....it's pretty fresh that could be it...she was literally my entire world and I her only child ❣️... On a side note I'm a HUGE Floyd fan I grew up on it and zeppelin ECT I'm a mid 70s baby so I got all the good shit 😊....I have shirts posters tapestries music ect...my favorite album is wish u were here and the wall and then division bell
As a 56 year older, i think this happens to all of us, so easy to relate to.
@@rgcyn7366totally agree it draws the pain out of me like a poultice.
I'm 50 years old now and nothing I've heard in my life has ever resonated with me like the Wall. Music is truly the bridge between Heaven and Earth.
oh , a thread of my people, this is all GenX comment section isn't it
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David's guitar just sounds like it is bawling the most soul-wrenching tears through that entire solo, it's just amazing.
I am a combat veteran ( Vietnam ) I promise you many of us really got into this song because of what we had seen and done. It was kind of healing for a lot of us. Thank you for this and God bless you.
Take good care of yourself. Thank you. 😇🙏🏼
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Amen brother
god bless you. sending you hugs.
@@Wheat711 thank you it means a lot to me . God bless you
"I hope this is a good live version."
Yeah, no need to worry, this is one of the greatest live performances ever filmed!
My 19yr old self was in the audience , it was almost 30yrs ago(Oct 94)
I'm a high functioning Autistic. I've been comfortably numb for 66 years. I now have Alzheimer's too. At least I won't remember the pain soon. Pink Floyd really helps.
I'm fuckin sorry and sad but also happy for you at the same time. May peace be with you brother.
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I'm on the autism spectrum as well. Pink Floyd has always meant more to me than I can put into words. I wish you all the best...
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What a horrible fate, but with such poetic grace. I imagine that's just a glimpse of who you were and will continue to be, diseases be damned.
The mere thought of having their entire catalogue before you, unheard, makes me so happy for you. What a journey - I hope you choose to take it.
You really should watch “The Wall” to understand the song in context. As a therapist I think the story would resonate with you. The childhood trauma leading to self-destructive behavior which ruined a rock stars life and ultimate mental breakdown.
@@vr360_progress4 yeah, good point. But then she’d miss all the killer animations, and Bob’s great acting.
Wot medhead say
@@vr360_progress4defo the Lp. Dark side of the moon, wish you were here and animals are other greats.
Ta for your reaction
You don't have to do it on video, but you DEFINITELY SHOULD WATCH THE WALL
Listening to the Album then watch the movie
I'm deep into my 70s and was at the dentist being prepped for a root canal. The dentist injected the medication to numb the tooth and after awhile, the 30 something assistant asked if I was getting numb. I said, "oh yeah, I have become comfortably numb!". She said, "that's my favorite Pink Floyd song, do you want me to put on the Pulse album?". When the dentist came back in, he said "I love Pink Floyd!". Most pleasant root canal ever! I had been to 3 Pink Floyd concerts over the years with the Pulse show being the best ever.
This song needs to be seen and listened to in the context of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall”. It falls within the aspects of isolation and removing yourself from all the pain in life, self medicating to not feel anything.
It’s not about “self” medicating, it’s about producers/docs medicating Pink to get him out on stage, a true story that happened to Roger.
@@spiderbass65 Pink self-medicated, assuming it was H, to the point that he needed a "bump", a stimulant, or Narcan to get him up and moving around. That's why they showed him with his "skin crawling" like breaking out of a shell in the movie. That's the context of, and most likely embellished for the movie.
The band all watched their friend and band mate Syd Barrett descend into madness and isolation due to drug use that contributed to his mental decline. Syd's story is woven into the character Pink
Well put. 100% agree.
Yes, it'd be great to get a psycho-analysis of the whole album ;). Start from the beginning - "If you want to find out what's behind these cold eyes...you'll just have to claw your way through this disguise"
The child is grown, the dream is gone.
First time here and just absolutely amazed that you caught that. Reactors never comment on that line and it just shows how aware you are.
Pink Floyd will not disappoint you.❤❤❤❤❤
One of the greatest guitar solos ever from one of the greatest bands ever.
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
Sorry, THE best guitar solo ever and THE best band ever.
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Ah oui ! Il y a un peu de cela ! On a l'impression que c'est irréel tellement c'est merveilleux 🙏
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@@chrismaile617 This is not the solo that's in the original video. That's a fact.
First solo is good. The 2nd was a gift from God. 4 mins of Pure Magic.
For those of us who saw this live, many of us had tears in our eyes, We didn't have smartphones, we just took it in and it spoke to us. We were lucky to have that experience. There has never been nor will there ever be another band like Pink Floyd. As powerful as the lyrics are, David's guitar speaks more to emotions than anything else I've ever heard
1980 LA.. The best show I've ever seen in my 61 years
@@kenyoung4642 I was privileged to see "The Delicate Sound of Thunder" at the L.A. Coliseum
You lucky lucky people, I was only born in 1979 and really feel that I missed out on the (in my opinion) two best decades for music creativity the 60's and 70's.
God I wish I could time travel and go back to experience live gig like this 😂
On the other side of the globe but I would have given my left kidney to have gone to the Pulse concert and had that experience.
The album version and this live version are the same song but so wonderfully different. A sign of a truly great band.
"Hopefully this is a good live version."
Sis, this is one of the greatest live versions of anything ever.
Best ever. Hands down.
My favorite thing about Pink Floyd is that when played at a proper volume through a good sound system, it WILL cause a physical reaction in your body. I’ve listened to Comfortably Numb more times than I can count and I still get goose bumps every time.
It's all that Gilmour tone. His guitar is plugged straight into your soul.
I believe you would have done well in the early '70's. 😊
Pink Floys is a complete experience.
YES! Just the song alone can make you feel all floaty. ... Rock and Roll is the best drug ever (lol)
I don't intend to be flippant or deriding in any way as goose bumps is good but only goose bumps?
Starts at my head right down to my toes. I don't just feel the outside either, I feel the inside. It's not not like concert bass reverberation, it's like my mind trying to get the feeling of...once everything's over; what comes next so infinitely better. Pink Floyd is the closest I've come that and I tried everything.
Im 70 years old now and the sad thing is that I will never hear this song for the first time again. I first heard it when the album came out.
Nothing warms my heart more than seeing the birth of a new Floyd fan ❤️
From an old Floydian, The look of awe is the birth and realisation of someone who has found what you and I and many others just like us have known for our lifetimes.
Oui ! C'est le partage d'un trésor !!! C'est toujours émouvant !
The sad part is she will never have the chance to experience them in person. Pink Floyd is permanently disbanded. David Gilmore does tour but it won’t be the same.
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Nous avons les films en Blu-ray des meilleurs spectacles, dont Pulse par exemple.
Cela donne une idée très proche de la réalité que furent ces shows immenses et merveilleux.
Pour ceux qui l'ont vécu, d'accord d'être sur place est irremplaçable bien entendu. Néanmoins la qualité de ces prises de vue, et prise du son, a vraiment été très soignée, en rendus presque identiques !
.*** Ce qui est incroyable c'est que la sonorité en direct, même à ces époques, était d'un niveau extraordinaire !!!
David l'a raconté en détail : ces shows leur coûtaient beaucoup d'argent, parce que leur volonté précise était que les spectateurs assistent à la qualité maximum. C'était le poste de plus coûteux des tournées ! Fou non ?! Génial... Et tous ceux qui ont assisté à ces concerts vous le diront aussi. Qualité jamais atteinte par les autres formations ! C'était unique, la quadriphonie effective et fabuleuse .... !!!
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Par contre aussi à rajouter : David Gilmour chante beaucoup des chansons anciennes dans c'est shows actuels.
Alors oui bien sûr vous avez raison pour les nouveautés et pour le côté folk qu'il a rajouté à son répertoire. Mais pas que ....
Par exemple Confortably Numb avec laquelle il finit tous les spectacles.... C'est la magie Pink Floyd à 100% 🤗
She can't even notice the ball of energy in front of her until that ending. It's so uplifting it actually manifests a diety in the air
My uncle introduced me to Pink Floyd when I was a child when he brought to a Pink Floyd laser light show. He was a Vietnam Vet; a Marine helicopter pilot and his helicopter was shot down in the war. Luckily, he survived, but a few weeks ago he passed from a brain tumor. He has moved on to the Great Gig in the Sky.
As a child in NZ I used to get myself out of bed early to listen to the radio for news from Vietnam. I read your words and I know what you are saying. Peace.
I give thanks to your uncle for his service to our great nation. He has earned the honor.
Semper fi!
If you're going to do Pink Floyd you might as well do Led Zeppelin too
May he Walk in Beauty!
If you notice the crowd (at every performance of this song), they are all in deep personal reflection and reverence at the same time. No one is moving externally, but internally it is a whirlwind of thoughts and feelings.
This band was way ahead of its time. GOAT. Meaningful deep lyrics, incredible musicianship, amazing album experience. More Floyd. 🤞✌️
How do you mean? The deep lyrics and fantastic musicians are from that time. Not later :-)
You don't listen to Pink Floyd, you feel them.
Pink Floyd is a gift to humanity from the universe.
I believe Pink Floyd will be enjoyed across the universe anywhere radio waves reach in the next millions of years.
I am almost 50. Been playing guitar for 35 years. I have played everything from traditional Bluegrass, to blues, to southern rock, to metal, to punk. And I always come back to Pink Floyd as one of the greatest bands of all time. David Gilmour is an absolute legend on guitar.
Geezz…that solo still brings tears to my eyes, even after hearing it hundreds of times 🤯
This whole concert deserves your attention. For someone new to Pink Floyd this will change your life. It warms my heart to see a young person discovering Pink Floyd. And thank you for not breaking into the guitar solos , as they are meant to be heard straight the way through.
Well, you made me cry. I'm a 68 yr old musician/composer and I've been listening to and playing Floyd since 1970. I used to play keyboards in a Floyd loving band and I would sing this one. I took a bad fall in 1989 and this has resulted in my losing my voice and the use of my arms, hands and fingers. I haven't been able to play the keys since 2020. That's not what made me cry though. Those tears have dried. It was when you recognized one of the saddest lines I've ever heard: "The child is grown, the dream is gone." That one digs too deep. Your reaction was stellar!
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that line, along with the line "I used to fly like Peter Pan" by Radiohead in the song "Bones" are so heartbreakingly beautiful
A line from PF that increasingly resonates with me as I age is from an earlier album; "The memories of a man in his old age-are the deeds of a man in his prime..." ;-) It is a mere forty odd years since i first heard it!
My exact thoughts too, and I hate that you got hurt! Long live your memories and the Floyd!
I wrote a college paper in psychology about the song Comfortably Numb. Got an A+
Gilmour's vocals are always stunning. He rarely gets the credit he is due for his gorgeous voice.
You just heard the most emotive guitar solo ever . Blows me away every time.
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
@@konsolidated Are you intentionally stupid?
@@konsolidated dude, this is the actual live solo from this concert, the other ones have been cut down.
@@konsolidated Not sure what you were watching but that was footage of the live concert.
3:00 this is so crazy David plays the guitar just like on the studio album. He's just amazing. No one else can let the guitar shouting this kind.
Ive been a Floydian my whole life and was actually at this concert, but this song literally saved my life. When I lost my husband, I was in a very, very dark place but couldn't get across what I was feeling. People were telling me that I needed to get all that suvivor's guilt and grief out and talk it through, but I just couldn't make them understand that I didn't have the words for what I was going through. David's solo perfectly captured the howling inside me. I can't explain the relief I felt, that someone understood, could articulate that pain and could turn it into something beautiful. David Gilmour is the reason I'm still here today.
Such a great story! Music can affect us in so many ways can't it? 😍
Wow - that’s an incredibly revealing story. I’m so glad this art spoke to you as profoundly as it did. It says tons about you. And a bigger compliment could not be paid to Floyd than your experience. ❤ I hope David & Roger read your story.
Polly Sampson has been reported to have said, that David expresses pain, anguish, and sorrow far better through his music than his lyrics. He runs out of words and lets the music he creates speak for him. I'm glad to hear that a fellow lifelong Floydian has found power and relief through some of the finest guitar work of all. Im 61 and still finding strength in his music, I hope you still do too.
So glad you did the unedited version with the longer solo. And interesting take on the numb part. Gonna subscribe!
Nobody can make a guitar sing like David Gilmour. IMO the greatest guitarist of all time.
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
@@konsolidated Ohh, you got me. Since this is the ONLY recorded evidence in existence that David Gilmour even exists, let alone his guitar playing skills..... and the fact I made an overarching statement regarding his guitar playing (not once mentioning this particular recording at all) I MUST be a bot. Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉
@@MrCamaropat I mass commented this to multiple People. I'm not calling you out, but trying to get an honest answer. You don't find it weird that no one in the comments is addressing over a minute of added on fake solo and edited video?
@@MrCamaropat I'm honestly just trying to get people to reply. Read the comments, people are praising her for listening to the solo uncut.. But they can't pick up on it after they've heard the song numerous times for themselves ? It's bizarre man.
@@MrCamaropat seriously, listen to the song and then read the comments.. I'm genuinely curious to get your take on it.
Seeing this performed live in 1994 is a memory I still cherish to this day. Best concert I've ever seen.
I cried watching you experience Pink Floyd for the first time with this performance. It was perfect. There's SO MUCH MORE for you in Pink Floyd's music.
Seeing someone hearing David Gilmour for the first time just gives me chills. What an experience.
The album dark side of the Moon and the Wall are so seamless with the song transitions it makes for a great full listen to in one sitting as all the songs blend into each other to make one massive statement
Medicine Head released Dark Side Of The Moon in 1972.
Pink Floyd released THE Dark Side Of The Moon in 1973.
That first "The" is important.
Albums #1 and #3 of my all time favorites.
This truly is the greatest rock performance of all time. There is none better.
I never comment … but as a guitar player , I truly appreciate that you closed your eyes and sailed in every note of that powerful solo . That’s how you listen to David Gilmour or Stevie Ray Vaughan or Randy Rhoads
Or Beethoven
Or eric clapton!
Indeed.
Maybe on the second listen, but, first time through you need the visual and audio stimuli.
@@timothyblatnicky2409 Why would you need the visual stimulus?
She closed her eyes for one of the greatest light shows in history
I't was faobulos
Omg young lady. Floyd live Pulse concert, please take in the the entire PF experience.
She closed her eye's because that solo is the closest thing to having God sing to you...
One of the greatest guitar solos of all-time!
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
@konsolidated Who cares. Said this solo was great, I didn't say this particular video was the greatest version. Calm down.
@@frankaq3951 don't listen to him. He's going around blasting people for being stupid and not recognizing this version is 1 minute longer than the "real" version. Yet, this is 100% a REAL recording of Pink Floyd playing CNumb. It just happens to be taken from the live Pay Per View version of the show. Since it was broadcast live it is unedited and the song IS about one minute longer. Kind of funny that he's blasting people but really just putting the dunce hat on himself. A perfect example of why people should calm down on the internet, as you said.
@@alb639 Great comment!
Pink Floyd isn't just for your ears. Each show is a visual extravaganza in itself as well
If you have not watched Pink Floyd The Wall, I highly highly suggest it. The whole movie is a complete adventure in itself. It tells a heck of a story.
Just found your channel and really enjoyed your reactions so far. It’s so satisfying to see someone who feels the music and understands the meaning of the songs like you do. Keep up the good work. Your new subscriber.
Pink Floyd - high hopes.
All of their songs are greatness
That is my favorite song.
The emotion of the solo even pales the lyrics. Your soul expressing the purest emotions of itself and its voice. Perfect
One of the things about a Pink Floyd concert is it's an audio visual experience and so you need to keep your eyes open all the way through!!
I can't believe that crowd was seated while this phenominal performance was going on! ! So much has changed, I would not be on my seat but on my feet! Bac in the early 80's, I listened to this double LP dozens of times straight through. 80 minutes of a dark and disturbing story, all told through the backdrop of fabulous Pink Floyd music. The Wall is greatest album and lyrical composition of my lifetime. Twenty plus songs written to tell a sad and disturbing story. It will never be duplicated. The concert where they built the Wall on stage, completely separating the band from the crowd was unforgettable.
The entire album, the wall, is about the walls we build inside to protect us from pain and the evolution these walls take as we grow. David Gilmour is a true guitar hero. How he can go on for so long without sounding repetitive is amazing.
ive seen 2 of the pink floyd songs you done now and i love the videos you did. i personally love the versions from back in the day. thanks for your passion to the timeless greats and digging deep into the meanings in hope that they could help someone going through something! ♥
The Wall would be a therapist's playground in analysis.
Thats A Great Idea 😂 My next session I’m bringing The Wall into visit.
Excellent analysis! You're absolutely correct. Thanks for that insight. I have felt "comfortably numb" a few times in my life - it's giving up and giving in. But sometimes one needs that to heal as well.
Between Tool and Pink Floyd, you've opened an extremely deep rabbit hole. Can't wait for more. Keep it up! ❤
Don't ever compare tool to pink floyd
Absolutely!
Best two bands in existence.
IMO
You can't wait.... are you staring death in the eye?
First time listening to this channel and it's amazing! Pink Floyd leaves me emotionally drained, I can't listen to them too much as I become overwhelmed with emotions. Thank you and I shall be watching with interest from now on
"hopefully this is a good live version"
Girl! this is the BEST live version. 1994 Pulse concerts were EPIC
I just picked up the Pulse cd set at a second hand store brand new for $2. Going to have a listen through tonight or tomorrow night, whenever my kids quiet down and go to bed, so I can immerse myself in it and forget my pains, and enjoy it.
Agreed 💯, I'm 67, still loving it, glad I saw it live🎸🎶
You just heard one of the greatest solos of all time 🤘🏻😁🤘🏻. Gilmour is unmatched and impossible to mimic. He has an understanding of the guitar that no one else has. Glad you liked it and love your channel! You're excellent at interpreting songs 🤘🏻😁
The end solo mirrors the emotion the character in the story is feeling - as the solo progresses it mirrors the character's psychosis and alienation - this is shown brilliantly in the accompanying movie footage that works really well with the music if you watch the movie "The Wall". I was there right at the back of the arena for this show at London's Earl's Court Arena - it was an amazing once in a lifetime experience to watch and listen to this live. No concert since has come close to it for me. The whole movie is very interesting - I'm a psychology professor and it is full of interesting psychological issues, from the lead character's relationship with his mother, through to how he was scarred by losing his Father in the war, to his deep fear of women, and increasing alienation and psychosis that turns him against his own audience. It always suprises me how many folks have listened to the album without watching the movie - you're really missing out if you don't see the movie - it is depressing viewing but brilliantly done - worth the entry price for the amazing Gerald Scarfe animations alone
It was a fantastic show, 30 years ago and it still brings back loads of emotions every time I see/hear this video. My girlfriend at the time had never been to a concert and I got tickets for this.
This is a serious question. Are you a bot? How did you not notice this is not the real performance and there was an extra minute of solo that isn't "real"?
I can't lie. I feel like I have been depressed for so long that I have became a little numb for the most part. But hearing that line, "the child has grown, the dream is gone," just now in my current emotions about made me start crying.
My numbness is the result of a multitude of problems through out my life, it got so much that I fell in to my 'Comfortable Numbness'.
And I am comfortable in this solo life I have created. No one can ever hurt me again.
Pink Floyd allows me to disappear from the here and now. Just how I like it.
Wonderful analysis and thank you a million times over for not interrupting David’s heavenly guitar solos! Your insights after the song were informed and relevant…well said and thank you!!!🙏😊🙏🎼🎵🎶❤️
Thanks for sharing your first Floyd experience with us! Roger Waters is an incredible lyricist who wrote a lot about trauma and mental health struggles. I'd love to see you break down "Hey You" or "Mother" sometime.
Ooh mother is a good one. Also fun ones like have a cigar, time, money, even dogs would be awesome. The Great Gig in the Sky! No lyrics, but it looks like she gets into the music, so I would love to see her react to that one. Album version though, for sure.
Thank You for that Insightful explanation!!! Spot On in my opinion. To watch you feel IT was Fun. And thank you for not stopping Gilmour’s solo. I first saw them in New York,then Tucson Az. While in the Air Force. Thank You again for the Video
“Time” next, please!!
Agree and the Studio original is far superior to the live treatment, the mix is purely sublime.
PLEASE!! An instant fast forward to the recognition of your own mortality
You are just as awesome as this song!
What you say in your videos are always pure gold!
More Pink Floyd! Shine on you crazy diamond
This is the most interesting exploration of this song I have ever heard and I have heard very many - almost all involving this particular video. I think you are spot on: people seek numbness because there is something wrong in their lives. We think that when we achieve it we will be ok, but it is fleeting and often dangerous. The solution is to explore the problem and drive through it…which, your interpretation suggests, is what the solos are about. This is new ground for me, a new explanation, and it is very cool. Thank you!!
Founding band member Syd Barrett left the band due to his mental health and his story informed a lot the the bands songs after his departure. Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Wish You Were Here are for and about Syd. You get a taste of Syd's madness in his post Floyd solo album The Madcap Laughs. Sometimes a fine line between genius and madness
Just wanna say THANK YOU for not stopping the song at all. Earmed yourself a sub :D
Pulse itself is over 2 hours of this music, complete with a magical light show.
And every song is a classic, but very different.
I was fortunate enough to see Pink Floyd live twice when they toured 30 years ago this year. Seeing them live is wild, easily the greatest concerts I've ever attended!!!
Thanks Taylor❤
You're rapidly becoming one of my favorite TH-camrs.
It's tough to start at the pinnacle of recorded music and be anything but disappointed after...
You've just witnessed one of the greatest performances, of all time.
The entire PULSE concert is nearly perfection... and Pink Floyd is their own genre. Looking forward to seeing your next release.
Ciao for now.
She asked: "When you listen to it, what comes up for you". I'd answer that Comfortably Numb brings up a well of intense emotions, as far from numb as humanly possible. Emotions that include intense sadness and utter joy, all at once. We are capable of both simultaneously. The loss of a parent and the birth of a child might be an example. These songs were so powerful when I was a young man, nothing has changed now that I'm old. Flat out glorious, and will never be equaled.
Pink Floyd is more than a rabbit hole, it's a whole Warren. Hope you have a series on the wall, so good it was made as a movie. Good luck on this journey, plenty of Mental health ideas in these songs.
I got to see this show when it debuted at the Pontiac Silverdome. One of the greatest experiences of my entire life.
Gilmore's guitar playing is simply amazing and brings out those emotions like no one else can.
Watching you feel the guitar solos…so cool.
And love the message you gave at the end about numbness!
What I wouldn’t have given to have been in that audience, I still cry through that whole solo sometimes it’s just too gorgeous.
You did a very good dive into the lyrics and oh that guitar solo, I have seen Reactions of this song that made them cry. Such an emotional high! Like you said, It pulls emotion out of you. Thank you so much. Love and Light from Michigan.
28 June 1994 ... Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada ... I had just turned 21 and this was the one and only concert experience I've ever had where being in the nosebleeds did not in any way detract from the experience, and I shared it with 57,700 other people. Hearing this song, hearing that solo, your life changes forever. How can it not?
My mental health is not always the greatest. Hasn't been for at least 35 years. But I can function, and I'm grateful for small favors. And I'm also grateful for songs like this, that can put you into a different headspace, and a different mindset. Thank you. And good on you for letting people experience that moment with you without interruption.
I saw two nights in MA. First night great seats up fairly close to stage. I purposely got seats for the second night in the end zone opposite the stage. I actually got more out of it the second night being able to enjoy the spectacle of it all. Just two mind blowing nights!!!
@@genegiusti6239 I saw the 2nd of 3 nights in Foxboro. I think it was a Friday. Just finished my last final exam at UMass and drove up to Foxboro. My tix were about the 35 yard line opposite the stage. I've been lecturing people about this forever...if you have a band like Floyd, you do not want to be right up front. You'll miss visuals. There's a reason Floyd/Roger/Gilmour always dress in black. They don't want you looking at their ugly mugs. Enjoy the beautiful visual show set to their music.
It's too bad Floyd didn't have this technology back in their day.
I was there, too. My knees gave out gripped from the emotion and I collapsed into the seat. Feeling those chords touch my body and soul...I'll never forget it.
Pink Floyd fan of 45 years here and after spending the day shopping the ACA, as Medicaid is about to expire on me, this guitar solo and a single margarita brought this non-drinker to tears. Loved the video! Thanks, I feel much better now!
My ears perked up right from the start when you said you hope this is a good live version. This is probably the best one ever recorded. Not much debate about it. Welcome to the Pink Floyd experience. DEEP and wonderful rabbit hole you found. I'm jealous - hearing for the first time is a big wow.😊
Me too, 1st Floyd tune and this is what you chose! LOL!
Congrats you have witnessed what I consider the best guitar solo of all time. That guitar told a whole story. The emotion it brings forth is fantastic. Be safe, have fun.
Numb is a relief of pain
I truly appreciate the fact that you didn't interrupt the solos! It was a thing of beauty watching you get lost in the music, and really appreciate what you were hearing. I was in my early 20s when I heard this, and it really hit home for me. I had heard it before, but for some reason that day it just hit differently, and I basically had a mental breakdown. I started crying at the lines The child is grown, the dream is gone, and I have become comfortably numb. My parents really beat the ability to dream out of my brother and I, and I realized that I was comfortably numb. I had no dreams, no real goals, and the very people who were supposed to support our dream had crushed them to the point where I was just a hollow shell wandering aimlessly. I tried to talk with my mother about this and just couldn't. The best I could do was tell her I hated her. I couldn't express why at the time, but it was because she was the one who beat us the most, and was the cause of so much pain, and hurt, and resentment, that after awhile I just shut down. In many ways, I'm still that lost person searching for...something. That second guitar solo reaches in and just tears something special out of your soul when you listen to it, and there are days I can hear it and just enjoy it for the sheer beauty of it, and other days I turn that up as loud as I can stand it and just - cry! It's a beautiful piece of music, but there is just something about it that is both cathartic, and heart-wrenching at the same time. I'm glad you were able to just listen to it, and enjoy it. Thanks!
They were amazing in concert.
Oh my! Thank you so much for your insight and words. In gratitude, 😃❤️🙏
Now unpack their song "Mother". As a therapist, you will find there's a lot to chew on.
"Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?"
Wow, what a great reaction video. I’ve seen so many others that get the feels and start interrupting the music when it’s at its best. You are commendable with letting this legendary guitar solo run its course. I’ve seen PF twice. My first was in the Astrodome in Houston, early 80’s . The acoustics in the dome sucked but the “new laser tech” was epic. It was a life changing concert.
Music IS feelings you can hear!
You picked the best version that I have ever heard for this song. Always one of the top 10 songs EVER!
Pink Floyd is for the ADVANCED music listener. 💥💥💥🤘😎
Dosen't matter how many times I listen to or watch this... tears come to my eyes! Your thoughts regarding 'numbness' really hit home and is something I am going to need to think more about!