This is the true spirit of the Pink Floyd. This video has recreated the true atmosphere of the recording back in 1971. Congratulations and I send a big hug for the pianist.
I think the thing is, gbsailing1, that Richard Wright was the only member of PF who could actually read music and by his own admission...not very well! As the composer of the piece it was in his head and not on paper. I can't read music, whereas Martin who is playing the piano here, can! So he sat down and transcribed the whole thing in his own handwritten music which he is reading on the video here....and he won't share it! Not even with me, his old school buddy from 30 years ago! Lol!
Watching this video and what went into producing this sound, there is and was more involved than computers and chords. You're playing with sound waves, and that's what I love about Pink Floyd. Beautiful work.
Thanks! I'll pass your compliment on to the pianist! We had a Pink Floyd tribute band about 25 years ago and used my Farfisa Compact Duo which I still have a few feet away from me in my living room as is the Leslie. We'd use a grand piano if the venue had one but we drew the line at carting a real Hammond around, instead using a digital Hammond XB2 which through the Leslie sounded great! We also used my Wurlitzer electric piano which I still have too
Ah, Nick, you never cease you amaze me! Even if this was over a decade ago, you (and your friend) PERFECTLY recreated the original sound of Pink Floyd! Piece by piece, note by note. It's as if Richard himself were playing this! I was left speechless. Really a jaw dropping performance. Bravo.
Yes indeed, Paul! It's so easy nowadays for people to think that it's all done inside a little black box on a computer.......but that ain't the way it is! It is the whole experience of a REAL piano (in this case a new Steinway model B) with a Sennheiser mic going through a 1960s Leslie with the room ambience. Even the recording is done on an old pro VHS video camera!
Super cool; spot-on performance and great to see this vintage technology being given a workout. A friend has several Leslies, always exciting to see and hear them.
Beautiful.. when I was doing a sort of thesis on 'perfect pitch' many moons ago, this song was randomly chosen, and I thought the opening high note was "C" ... So much for my "perfect pitch" ability ... Absolutley wonderful sound and authenticity OP, right down to those oh-so-rare Leslie's!
Well I wouldn't worry too much, Klayton as my anonymous friend who is playing his new Steinway in this video, which had just been tuned to concert pitch (A=440) told me while we were making this, that his perfect pitch didn't seem to be quite so perfect anymore! He said that he would sometimes be out by a semitone! However, I can say that he is correct insofar as that this is in the right key and that the "pings" are indeed B. As it happens, the piano on the original Pink Floyd studio recording is slightly flat and the piano on some versions of the PF Pompeii version are almost a semitone sharp! In the latter case it's due to the transfer of film to video! Be that as it may! The beauty of real instruments is that they're never perfectly in tune. If Freddie Mercury had recorded Bohemian Rhapsody on a digital piano, it wouldn't have had that wonderful slightly out of tune sound that the Bechstein he used did! The Bohemian Rhapsody piano clearly hadn't been tuned for some time!
Man, I just can't say how much I enjoyed that. Echoes is one of those most memorable songs of my past, and reminds me of good times. Comps to the 'anonymous' keyboardist. Excellent video.
I always remind this cover when I want to listen to some Echoes, and the case closes right overe here without listening to the original studio version.
Wow, the magic of the internet. This is exactly what I have been looking for, I've always been super-interested in some of the effects done with acoustic instruments. I can't believe you found a Steinway for the job! Now, to figure out how/where one acquires a Leslie speaker...
After recording the piano at Abbey Road, Floyd then decamped to George Martin's AIR Studio as it had just installed 16 track whereas Abbey Road only had 8. When they tried to reproduce the piano part, they couldn't get the same sound, so they used the original AR recording. At Pompeii, Wright can be seen playing the piano part at the beginning and there is a Leslie 145 in the middle of the backline and a 147 on each end. You can see the mics on the piano and a small mixer on top of the 147.
Thanks didakelx! "The true spirit" is exactly what we hoped to achieve. It's not identical but we wanted to capture the essence and do it as best we could. Thank you for recognising that and I shall pass on your compliments to Martin, the pianist!
this guy has a gold mine there.i love this video ,dude,that was awsome,nice nice video ,nice piano nice playing,nice leslie speaker,nice everything,rick is watching you from heaven with a big smile on his face!!uniquee
Funnily enough, the reason I put this and the "seagull" section from Echoes up on here was because I made a few edits to the page on Wikipedia and some of the jobsworth editors kept changing it! You can see some of my comments on the Echoes discussion page. Those signed NH are me! Still, I'm convinced that you're right so far as they sometimes did use the Binson as well as the Leslie live. Cheers! NH
@harpsinth Thanks again! What you say is exactly the way we wanted people to be able to enjoy this video. Simply as a piece of music or if they wanted a more technical approach the video shows it! I see you are from Brasil from where 2 of my favourite guitars which I own were made! A Giannini Craviola 6 string and a Giannini standard 12 string. Lovely guitars with beautiful tone!
Yeah Nick, Skate would appear to be saying, in C21-speak, what we're all thinking - specifically that this performance cost many tissues; both for its own merits and respect for Richard's lost genius. The Leslie Speaker just added further sweetness :-D
It's a Leslie 145 which is a the same as a 147 but with a few inches chopped off the top! Both models had the same amplifier in them (the 147) and on the Pompeii Film you can see Pink Floyd are using 3 Leslies on the backline. There is a 147 on each end and a 145 in the middle.
Basically, it's a speaker that points down into a revolving drum with a hole in the side. As the drum revolves, the sound is louder when the hole faces you, quieter when it's facing away. There's also a bit of Doppler effect as well. That can be best explained like this. A railroad train horn has a higher pitch as it's traveling towards you and a little lower pitch as it's moving away from you. Hope that helps.
@UpTheIrons911 It's a Sennheiser 441 mic. It's going into the mixer which is sitting on top of the Leslie, simply to boost the mic up to line level. Then out of the mixer into the Leslie. The mixer's EQ is boosting the top and bottom and slightly cutting the mid and that's all. We may have used a bit of the mixer's digital reverb as well, but I don't think so.
Thanks, Bongo! The kettle's always on for coffee (white with one sugar). I was amazed that we had the same teachers at school and knew so many of the same people! See you soon, I hope. N
Mr Wright would be proud of such an emulation as this. Beautifully haunting, perfectly performed.
Thank you. One would hope so!
I whole heartedly agree, the beautifully haunting statement really hit..
You got the right sound... Very impressive
You mean the Wright sound :)
This was played so well that my head fills in the blanks of Gilmour's spacey sounds and the organ. Great job.
RIP Richard Wright - 1943-2008
Leslie technology aside, this arrangement on piano is the closest to the original I've heard yet on RUclips
all I can say is WOW!!!!! Somewhere in the clouds, Richard is smiling as Sid looks on in sheer amazement!
Man! I wish I had my strat in the room to jam with this guy. Sounds great!
This is the true spirit of the Pink Floyd. This video has recreated the true atmosphere of the recording back in 1971. Congratulations and I send a big hug for the pianist.
I think the thing is, gbsailing1, that Richard Wright was the only member of PF who could actually read music and by his own admission...not very well! As the composer of the piece it was in his head and not on paper. I can't read music, whereas Martin who is playing the piano here, can! So he sat down and transcribed the whole thing in his own handwritten music which he is reading on the video here....and he won't share it! Not even with me, his old school buddy from 30 years ago!
Lol!
Watching this video and what went into producing this sound, there is and was more involved than computers and chords. You're playing with sound waves, and that's what I love about Pink Floyd. Beautiful work.
Thanks! I'll pass your compliment on to the pianist! We had a Pink Floyd tribute band about 25 years ago and used my Farfisa Compact Duo which I still have a few feet away from me in my living room as is the Leslie. We'd use a grand piano if the venue had one but we drew the line at carting a real Hammond around, instead using a digital Hammond XB2 which through the Leslie sounded great! We also used my Wurlitzer electric piano which I still have too
Ah, Nick, you never cease you amaze me! Even if this was over a decade ago, you (and your friend) PERFECTLY recreated the original sound of Pink Floyd! Piece by piece, note by note. It's as if Richard himself were playing this! I was left speechless. Really a jaw dropping performance. Bravo.
Proof Wright was really the soul of the PF sound. That was so pretty to hear. Absolutely beautiful. (Echoes is one of my all-time favs.)
Yes indeed, Paul! It's so easy nowadays for people to think that it's all done inside a little black box on a computer.......but that ain't the way it is! It is the whole experience of a REAL piano (in this case a new Steinway model B) with a Sennheiser mic going through a 1960s Leslie with the room ambience. Even the recording is done on an old pro VHS video camera!
You are absolutely correct!!!!
A beautiful rendition played using authentic gear. Can't beat that, Mmmm! Rick would be proud. More please...
Super cool; spot-on performance and great to see this vintage technology being given a workout.
A friend has several Leslies, always exciting to see and hear them.
New sub! Hope this message finds you and your family well! Best Floyd song ever!!! Next to One Of These Days! Greetings from Illinois!
Thank you! Glad you like it. Happy New Year to you and yours!
Beautiful.. when I was doing a sort of thesis on 'perfect pitch' many moons ago, this song was randomly chosen, and I thought the opening high note was "C" ...
So much for my "perfect pitch" ability ...
Absolutley wonderful sound and authenticity OP, right down to those oh-so-rare Leslie's!
Well I wouldn't worry too much, Klayton as my anonymous friend who is playing his new Steinway in this video, which had just been tuned to concert pitch (A=440) told me while we were making this, that his perfect pitch didn't seem to be quite so perfect anymore! He said that he would sometimes be out by a semitone! However, I can say that he is correct insofar as that this is in the right key and that the "pings" are indeed B. As it happens, the piano on the original Pink Floyd studio recording is slightly flat and the piano on some versions of the PF Pompeii version are almost a semitone sharp! In the latter case it's due to the transfer of film to video! Be that as it may! The beauty of real instruments is that they're never perfectly in tune. If Freddie Mercury had recorded Bohemian Rhapsody on a digital piano, it wouldn't have had that wonderful slightly out of tune sound that the Bechstein he used did! The Bohemian Rhapsody piano clearly hadn't been tuned for some time!
What a precious moment... Thanks for share
Outstanding. Very beautiful, I haven't seen a Leslie since my grandad! Perfect sound by what you've done with it!
Awesome!
wow, absolutely brilliant, played wonderfully wow
3:09 Best outro
Perfect, really one of the best piano cover I've ever heard! The sound is very good
beautiful
that last part will always be eerie and beautiful at the same time
Brilliantly played and such a great tone as well. Congratulations to your friend and thank you for posting !
What an awesome sound and interpretation of this classic PF tune. I love that sound and what a great job you both did!
just had tears, growing up with Richard and Dave,remember a day
It moves me so. 😔❤️ Very well played.
Man, I just can't say how much I enjoyed that. Echoes is one of those most memorable songs of my past, and reminds me of good times. Comps to the 'anonymous' keyboardist. Excellent video.
i really don't know what to write, so i'll just leave this message of gratitude, unlocking the mystery for me!~
Simply brilliant! No words.....
Respect ...you are a genius .
Really had no idea a real piano through a Leslie is how it was done! WOW!!!
Absolutely beautiful, especially the ending which when the music fades away is entrancing
Amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amazing!!!
Very nice playing, lovely Leslie sound and great Steinway!
I always remind this cover when I want to listen to some Echoes, and the case closes right overe here without listening to the original studio version.
Incredible Your friend should be proud of this video and sound recording. Pure Floyd Sound. Outstanding Job.
Wow, the magic of the internet. This is exactly what I have been looking for, I've always been super-interested in some of the effects done with acoustic instruments. I can't believe you found a Steinway for the job!
Now, to figure out how/where one acquires a Leslie speaker...
After recording the piano at Abbey Road, Floyd then decamped to George Martin's AIR Studio as it had just installed 16 track whereas Abbey Road only had 8. When they tried to reproduce the piano part, they couldn't get the same sound, so they used the original AR recording.
At Pompeii, Wright can be seen playing the piano part at the beginning and there is a Leslie 145 in the middle of the backline and a 147 on each end. You can see the mics on the piano and a small mixer on top of the 147.
This is an amazing video. Thanks to you and your anonymous friend for posting this. I love it!
every time i watch this i keep seeing the amphitheater, you know the long shot
love it so much great stuff
This guy is a genius. And you are too, for persuading him. I love both of you.
Just.... perfect!!!!!!!
Beautiful and precise.
For some reason I assumed this was Rick playing it at his home!
Take that for a compliment.
This is a gem.
I could listen to this for a looong time... I loved it!!!
awesome piano player :) Leslie speaker rocks too :)
Thanks Tim! You were, of course, the person who introduced me to the joys of the Leslie 145!
Simply brilliant. Absolutely beautiful.
Great stuff, Nick and Martin. Love the Steinway and of course the 145...both classics in their own way.
Just fantastic; what a great idea, and a brilliant result.
Hauntingly beautiful! Thanks for sharing this gem :)
Que hermosura, gracias por compartir.
...Just Fantastic.
What a sublime sound, poetry transformed into music. Such days, when creating music involved valves and electric motors!
Thanks didakelx! "The true spirit" is exactly what we hoped to achieve. It's not identical but we wanted to capture the essence and do it as best we could. Thank you for recognising that and I shall pass on your compliments to Martin, the pianist!
Magnifique, quel talent..merci pour ce beau moment.
Now thats what im talking about! Thats a pink floyd cover! Love the leslie, thats true floyd equipment. Awesome job!
this guy has a gold mine there.i love this video ,dude,that was awsome,nice nice video ,nice piano nice playing,nice leslie speaker,nice everything,rick is watching you from heaven with a big smile on his face!!uniquee
лучший звук , как у Ричарда!!!!!браво, молодец в точку!
Thank you! Our pleasure!
What a moment ! Thanks guys ! And by the way as usual the best would and remain anonymous !
anonymous friend with the shiny steinway, i love you, and your piano. excellent work both of you
Funnily enough, the reason I put this and the "seagull" section from Echoes up on here was because I made a few edits to the page on Wikipedia and some of the jobsworth editors kept changing it! You can see some of my comments on the Echoes discussion page. Those signed NH are me! Still, I'm convinced that you're right so far as they sometimes did use the Binson as well as the Leslie live.
Cheers!
NH
amazing
amazing...just amazing...i need a leslie speaker now...OMG
Wow! This is absolutely fantastic!!!
thanks for the good music!
@harpsinth
Thanks again! What you say is exactly the way we wanted people to be able to enjoy this video. Simply as a piece of music or if they wanted a more technical approach the video shows it! I see you are from Brasil from where 2 of my favourite guitars which I own were made! A Giannini Craviola 6 string and a Giannini standard 12 string. Lovely guitars with beautiful tone!
Thanks, Keith. I shall pass on your compliments to the Maestro!
Nick
BEAUTY!!!!
This is nothing short of fantastic
Настоящий тёплый ламповый звук.
Yeah Nick, Skate would appear to be saying, in C21-speak, what we're all thinking - specifically that this performance cost many tissues; both for its own merits and respect for Richard's lost genius.
The Leslie Speaker just added further sweetness :-D
I really enjoyed it, thanks!
What a sound!! I love it, would just love to be there playing the guitar part
Fn awesome....Good stuff
Simply amazing.
It's a Leslie 145 which is a the same as a 147 but with a few inches chopped off the top! Both models had the same amplifier in them (the 147) and on the Pompeii Film you can see Pink Floyd are using 3 Leslies on the backline. There is a 147 on each end and a 145 in the middle.
I was hoping people would and I'm glad you did!
cheers to you!
Very cool
beautiful
This is sick !!!!
i played along to this with my guitar. thank you a lot
Bump....so much goodness herein, Hallelujah!
that was phenomenal. thank you for posting this
This is great !
great stuff!!!
Basically, it's a speaker that points down into a revolving drum with a hole in the side. As the drum revolves, the sound is louder when the hole faces you, quieter when it's facing away. There's also a bit of Doppler effect as well. That can be best explained like this. A railroad train horn has a higher pitch as it's traveling towards you and a little lower pitch as it's moving away from you. Hope that helps.
This is just amazing...
Thanks! I had the pleasure of playing the guitar part many times with M!
Well played Jonesy! And I mean that most sincerely!
@UpTheIrons911
It's a Sennheiser 441 mic. It's going into the mixer which is sitting on top of the Leslie, simply to boost the mic up to line level. Then out of the mixer into the Leslie. The mixer's EQ is boosting the top and bottom and slightly cutting the mid and that's all. We may have used a bit of the mixer's digital reverb as well, but I don't think so.
amazing!
Spot on
Thanks, Bongo! The kettle's always on for coffee (white with one sugar). I was amazed that we had the same teachers at school and knew so many of the same people!
See you soon, I hope.
N
excellent!!!!
wow really fantastic!! nice performance