Pink Floyd's First Masterpiece

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @Polyphonic
    @Polyphonic  3 года назад +325

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    • @davidbanan.
      @davidbanan. 3 года назад

      i realised id gotten unsubbed, so i subbed again

    • @hunterthompson2206
      @hunterthompson2206 3 года назад +6

      I suggest also incorporating some elementary hard skills if the price tag is going to be in the $800 range - there's a lot of competition for that price where Premiere/After Effects is included.

    • @otisluciano6368
      @otisluciano6368 3 года назад

      I realize I'm pretty off topic but do anyone know of a good website to watch new series online ?

    • @franklinkz2451
      @franklinkz2451 3 года назад +1

      This has always been hands down my favorite Floyd Song ever since I Got the Live From Pompeii VHS for Xmas in 1992

    • @Connorkaragias13
      @Connorkaragias13 3 года назад +1

      Do something like this but it on the wall

  • @dunkelstevenson4413
    @dunkelstevenson4413 3 года назад +6239

    Having the song playing through the whole video with no slips or cuts was amazing. This was one of the best made videos I've ever seen. Such a fantastic production bravo

    • @ryanstoerger5432
      @ryanstoerger5432 3 года назад +53

      Realized this as he was talking about Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother and the fall of Syd Barrett

    • @jamiepreston7626
      @jamiepreston7626 3 года назад +84

      Such a smart way to pace the video

    • @Edshar32
      @Edshar32 3 года назад +74

      It's the only way to make a video about a song that deserves to be uninterrupted

    • @sv32099
      @sv32099 3 года назад +26

      @@ryanstoerger5432 i realized it from the beginning. I love this dude so much. Makes it so easy to follow his voice as you hear the song, he explains the parts piece by piece. helps this song is 90% instrumental lol not complaining though.

    • @ryeyanmatthew
      @ryeyanmatthew 3 года назад +20

      Definitely some next level production here. Amazing motion graphic work too. This is such a fitting tribute/analysis of an amazing and timeless song.

  • @bendowson3124
    @bendowson3124 3 года назад +1163

    The way he was able to write and record the script to sync with the actual song is very impressive.

    • @davedark27
      @davedark27 3 года назад +3

      I want to like your comment but it now has 666 likes and shall always remain so 😅

    • @bendowson3124
      @bendowson3124 3 года назад +2

      @@davedark27 LOL

    • @bendowson3124
      @bendowson3124 3 года назад +2

      @@davedark27 21 people didn't read your comment and liked anyway.

    • @davedark27
      @davedark27 3 года назад

      @@bendowson3124 what a shame :(

  • @raptor_guy2327
    @raptor_guy2327 3 года назад +1826

    I just wanna point out how fuckin well written this is. He perfectly articulates exactly what the music is invoking, it’s actually amazing.

    • @Pillar_of_Salt
      @Pillar_of_Salt 3 года назад +12

      Its honestly amazing, a good 60% of the reason i watch these videos is because of the quality

    • @oanaalexia
      @oanaalexia 3 года назад +13

      @@Pillar_of_Salt After which you learn more about good music. That's why I think Polyphonic is one of the best channels out there. And I've been around here for years.

    • @Pillar_of_Salt
      @Pillar_of_Salt 3 года назад +8

      @@oanaalexia Polyphonic is definitely one of the best things to come out of this site in recent times; as much as I loved bands like Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin before, Polyphonic really helped me begin to see just how impressive their work actually was.

    • @oanaalexia
      @oanaalexia 3 года назад

      @@Pillar_of_Salt yeah, you're totally right about this, a real focus on the music we like.

    • @gastonzumbo9860
      @gastonzumbo9860 3 года назад +1

      the only bit i didn't like is how abruptly and quickly it cuts to the curiosity stream ad at the end.
      it's not ads that I don't like, it's just idk, it was jarring how quick that was lol

  • @benjaminkurz7106
    @benjaminkurz7106 3 года назад +1393

    This isn´t just a video essay anymore. This is just a stand alone piece of art and this is one my favorite channels on RUclips.

    • @ok-ug7ul
      @ok-ug7ul 3 года назад +3

      i agree

    • @monster8521
      @monster8521 2 года назад

      STAND ALONE PICE OF A

    • @manolakisferguson
      @manolakisferguson 2 года назад

      Very true, symphono

    • @nectarinedreams7208
      @nectarinedreams7208 2 года назад +2

      It is a video essay, though. You're just underestimating what video essays are capable of.

    • @MrByebyelove
      @MrByebyelove 2 года назад

      Yeah, mate. This is a high water(s)mark in long-form documentary filmmaking. Truly art criticizing art and I'm a huge fan.

  • @dougtull4594
    @dougtull4594 3 года назад +651

    In my humble opinion, the best track they ever wrote, recorded, and performed. A masterpiece. Gilmour's and Wright's voices blend together flawlessly.

    • @frankphillips7436
      @frankphillips7436 2 года назад +18

      Thank you!! Rick Wright (RIP good sir) doesn’t usually get the credit he truly deserves!!

    • @charlespancamo9771
      @charlespancamo9771 2 года назад +19

      it's also possibly the greatest psychedelic song ever constructed. I don't take that lightly. I've been HEAVILY into psych music of all genres including even R&B and hip hop, jazz, etc and this song is #1 in my mind.

    • @ginaperkins1088
      @ginaperkins1088 2 года назад +4

      I totally agree!!!

    • @KarlKrogmann
      @KarlKrogmann 2 года назад +9

      @@frankphillips7436 I've always thought Wright actually gave Pink Floyd its sound, that almost undefinable thing. Pull Rick's keyboard parts out of Dark Side, and the album becomes clever but pedantic navel-gazing.

    • @frankphillips7436
      @frankphillips7436 2 года назад +3

      @@KarlKrogmann I believe you would find the same is true for WyWH and Meddle as well.

  • @nathannolk9764
    @nathannolk9764 3 года назад +1011

    When I was a teenager, I had a friend that got into a rough accident. He had to take painkillers because of it, and got addicted. One day, he sent me a message telling me he wanted to stop taking them. To help him stop, we would listen to this song every time he had a strong urge. Instead of getting high on painkillers, we would listen to this song. I'll never forget that, even though we parted ways years ago.

    • @BertGrink
      @BertGrink 3 года назад +54

      Respect to your old friend. I have seen many friends fall prey to addiction, but only one was able to kick the habit entirely on his own.

    • @EpicGhostShadow
      @EpicGhostShadow 3 года назад +7

      Wholesome

    • @michaelalmaani1635
      @michaelalmaani1635 3 года назад +10

      I'm going to think of this next time I listen to Echoes.

    • @QuasarPolaris
      @QuasarPolaris 3 года назад +11

      Respect to you, man! Thank you for sticking around with him through one of the hardest challenges of his life. I'm sure he'll forever be grateful.
      If you don't mind sharing, why did you two part ways?

    • @nathannolk9764
      @nathannolk9764 3 года назад +12

      @@QuasarPolaris Just life circumstances, especially as we didn't really live close anymore. I went to college and he started making more music and that was it. I hope he's doing alright.

  • @theyescapedtheweightofdarkness
    @theyescapedtheweightofdarkness 3 года назад +1249

    This man had made me think about music completely differently

    • @efusbooceefus3591
      @efusbooceefus3591 3 года назад +14

      And that is the true beauty of music

    • @williampeterman5048
      @williampeterman5048 3 года назад

      Agreed

    • @cjscarff6453
      @cjscarff6453 3 года назад +2

      My favourite RUclipsr

    • @willswift94
      @willswift94 3 года назад +1

      Don't confuse this guy's mental miasma with the genius of Pink Floyd. He just dubbed his words over the natural build of the track, giving his interpretation more meaning than it actually has.

    • @theyescapedtheweightofdarkness
      @theyescapedtheweightofdarkness 3 года назад +5

      @@willswift94 I have listened to the song and this video definitely enhances my experience of it. Who cares if I like the song just because of this video (although I don't). Also I'm not just talking about this video and pink Floyd, I'm talking about all the videos of his that I've watched

  • @graymyers
    @graymyers 3 года назад +574

    Echoes makes me sad. The whole band is firing on all cylinders. So much genius pouring out from each member. And that’s when Pink Floyd is at it’s best. No egos. Just pure beauty

    • @atomiccritter6492
      @atomiccritter6492 3 года назад +13

      No egos --- lol c mon you have Roger Waters ffs

    • @whos1st
      @whos1st 3 года назад +12

      The good news is: we have this sonic masterpiece, forever.

    • @nathanbaker5013
      @nathanbaker5013 3 года назад +40

      @@atomiccritter6492 he might mean that Roger isn't dominating the song, in this way it allows other members to shine as much as he does in pieces like the wall, this is especially seen when we hear Rick's musical talent throughout the whole song.

    • @fm00078
      @fm00078 2 года назад +4

      @@atomiccritter6492 Each member has there level(s) of ego. Mute, de-mute, re-mute to dispute... eventually one leader emerges. That happens ALL the time, it's human nature to follow or lead. Repetition mutes excitement, eventually 2 cooks fling despised excrement's. If fecal matters, stench never scatters.

    • @julianmenes5605
      @julianmenes5605 2 года назад +3

      @@nathanbaker5013 each part of the song you can hear any instrument in harmony :)

  • @enshen2190
    @enshen2190 3 года назад +141

    So basically, this song is just a 23 minute majestic whale jump

  • @zorflak
    @zorflak 3 года назад +39

    This might just be my new favourite video essay. The decision to narrate the whole song in real time was absolutely genius. Like there's only a handful of songs I can think of where this idea would've worked. It conveys the power of the song so much more clearly than a traditional analysis ever could. The visuals were absolutely juicy as well. You've outdone yourself, my dude.

  • @Coltreign
    @Coltreign 3 года назад +573

    This song is perfected at Pompeii. It just hits different. Every other performance I've heard just doesn't hit as hard as that.

    • @Jackson-kc8wz
      @Jackson-kc8wz 3 года назад +15

      Agreed

    • @PT55644
      @PT55644 3 года назад +41

      Gdansk is also a phenomenal performance of the song. Wrights final performance of it

    • @hatsoff4524
      @hatsoff4524 3 года назад +29

      Pompeii version is so good, the drum work in particular is way, way intense, and the guitar work is cool in Pompeii version.

    • @Coltreign
      @Coltreign 3 года назад +21

      @@hatsoff4524 it's the bass tone for me. It's so prominent

    • @psychdior5061
      @psychdior5061 3 года назад +9

      live at gdansk makes a close second imo

  • @CorbCorbin
    @CorbCorbin 3 года назад +406

    Just wanted to point out that Waters doesn’t sing on Echoes. You mention Roger singing at 12:45 .
    It’s all Wright and Gilmour, which they performed together shortly before Wright’s death.
    Gilmour said he would never play the song again, because he couldn’t imagine doing it without harmonizing with Richard Wright.

    • @garyshepherd9226
      @garyshepherd9226 3 года назад +22

      The vocals are made great by Rick Wright's harmony with Gilmour and the absence of Waters. Hopefully Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets will play Echoes in their next tour as they were telling people they would.

    • @kennhern
      @kennhern 3 года назад +10

      Their voices were too much alike that it seemed like their harmonies were in stereo

    • @GatorScribe726
      @GatorScribe726 3 года назад +4

      A shame Richard's vocal --and other-- contributions dwindled over time.

    • @CorbCorbin
      @CorbCorbin 3 года назад +8

      @@kennhern
      Their voices are very similar, but Wright didn’t have the range of Gilmour.
      In the higher notes it’s difficult to tell them apart, but in the lower register Gilmour has a much more unique voice.

    • @phileshaw
      @phileshaw 4 месяца назад +1

      @@garyshepherd9226Saw Saucerful last month and yes they do perform Echoes!

  • @Acceleronics
    @Acceleronics 3 года назад +224

    I'm 67 now and bought Meddle when it was released in the US. As so many here have already said, Echoes became my favorite song back then, one that makes my eyes get moist. It's still is my favorite song 50 year later. And yes, I still have that 50 year old vinyl.

    • @Cheaze56789
      @Cheaze56789 3 года назад +10

      Legend!

    • @optiquemusic6204
      @optiquemusic6204 3 года назад +5

      Both 'Echoes' and the album's opener, 'One Of These Days,' are Epic in their own respective way and highlights that book-end the journey that is 'Meddle.'

    • @sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924
      @sitgesvillaapartmentneilsc7924 3 года назад +3

      me too

    • @pauladams1336
      @pauladams1336 3 года назад +5

      I'm 67 & bought the LP when it came out too. Echos became mine and almost every person I talked with big favourite. It was the encore when I saw them in '75.

  • @theweaver7534
    @theweaver7534 3 года назад +643

    This is very well-written. I've never understood Echoes like this before. Is this like a general consensus among Pink Floyd fans? Also, explaining the song while it plays without cuts is awesome. I feel like I'm attending a very interesting literature class.

    • @jonahallen7787
      @jonahallen7787 3 года назад +60

      I understand the song very differently, and yet this video still made me fall deeper in love with Echoes. The width and depth of interpretation that is possible here is one of the reasons I classify it as a masterpiece.

    • @MrOctober44
      @MrOctober44 2 года назад +34

      It was really well done. While I enjoy some of Syd's songs, Echoes is their first great song. People always look to the Darkside album, but this is where they became Pink Floyd

    • @ThaJay
      @ThaJay 2 года назад +16

      If you take the time to listen to The Endless River on vinyl in one sitting, it's hard to not get the full breath of what they have been trying to say since around this time. Being on psychedelics helps. It's layers upon carefully crafted layers that all strengthen their message by letting go of traditional notions of storytelling and communicating on a more instinctive level. It's insane to realize how skilled they were in this and how well they were able to put these skills to work.

    • @Livi_Noelle
      @Livi_Noelle 2 года назад +16

      @@ThaJay LSD showed me what each Pink Floyd record was at its core.

    • @ThaJay
      @ThaJay 2 года назад +8

      @@Livi_Noelle Exactly. It was almost like watching a movie but behind closed eyelids and on many more levels.

  • @Faygris
    @Faygris 3 года назад +111

    That slow build-up from the purely atmospheric part back to melody is one of my favorite parts of music ever ❤️

  • @siloshroom2132
    @siloshroom2132 3 года назад +1344

    Echoes is one of the most beautiful songs in human history. If aliens ever want to get put on to human music, Echoes should be the first suggestion.

    • @Josh-Cobb
      @Josh-Cobb 3 года назад +32

      their first experience of our music will be “Dark was the Night” by Blind Willie Johnson, it is the track featured on the golden record sent up into space on the Voyager, accompanied by 133 pictures of humans and Earth

    • @TheRyuukazi
      @TheRyuukazi 3 года назад +2

      Cold have been putted into Voager's disc Hahaha"

    • @JohnDuraSSB
      @JohnDuraSSB 3 года назад +5

      But this music was created by aliens 🤔

    • @redl0ydd752
      @redl0ydd752 3 года назад +2

      It's not that good. It's mostly just cool jam session with some psychedelic lyrics, an experimental mid section and triumphant end section. It's not as good other songs that the band have done or other progressive rock contemporaries. It's definitey not one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever made

    • @luiz_gumachado
      @luiz_gumachado 3 года назад +38

      @@redl0ydd752 Okay, everyone understands you're trying to be cool

  • @ianbarrow3642
    @ianbarrow3642 3 года назад +121

    I'm so sorry that the RUclips algorithm makes videos like this so hard to produce, because this is absolutely magnificent.

  • @KDog2126
    @KDog2126 3 года назад +158

    This video did the impossible.
    Made me love Echoes even more.

  • @themadcatlaughs8191
    @themadcatlaughs8191 3 года назад +190

    me and my close friends came to the conclusion that echoes is the best music ever composed by humanity. The melody, progression, lyrics, rhythm and everything in this song fits perfectly. I am a huge fan of the band's early years and without a doubt after the piper at the gates of dawn, meddle is my favorite album.

    • @jnighs8380
      @jnighs8380 3 года назад +9

      I would play this song on repeat in hope of converting some of my friends,,I think a few might have either way we were gonna listen 😆

    • @stan5936
      @stan5936 2 года назад +1

      Seamus...

    • @psychedelicpiper999
      @psychedelicpiper999 2 года назад +4

      Yeah, Piper is my fav, after that it’s Meddle.

    • @maybe1day639
      @maybe1day639 11 месяцев назад

      ive been telling my friends and family the same thing. I dont thing theres is a song out there thats better than this. It's perfect

    • @AnOriginalBreakfast
      @AnOriginalBreakfast 4 месяца назад

      idk if it's THE best but it's 100% up there. I think Starless by King Crimson is also up there

  • @allsystemsgo8678
    @allsystemsgo8678 3 года назад +46

    The harmonizing between Dave and Rick is what makes the song great for me. It sounds like it should have been on Darkside. I agree, it's absolutely their first masterpiece.

  • @itsmanishaaa
    @itsmanishaaa 3 года назад +229

    Your videos need to have a platform like Netflix, more people NEED to see the quality of content you put out, with ZERO compromise on art and articulation of what you are portraying. I'm gonna go recommend this to 10 of my friends. Thank you so much of this.❤️

    • @teddyfurstman1997
      @teddyfurstman1997 3 года назад +6

      Nebula can do that what Netflix doesn't. Also, you can get the service with Curiosity Stream in a youtube offer something like that.

    • @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH
      @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH 3 года назад +3

      Netflix would ruin it.

    • @itsmanishaaa
      @itsmanishaaa 3 года назад +3

      @@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH I may agree, when I talk of Netflix here, I mean the scale to which this should be appreciated to, since it's THAT good. I don't necessarily mean Netflix in particular.

    • @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH
      @KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH 3 года назад +3

      @@itsmanishaaa I got ya.

    • @kjl3080
      @kjl3080 3 года назад +1

      So nebula then

  • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
    @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 3 года назад +77

    The Albatross truly mates for life, returning to the same spot and mate every year, where they kiss and celebrate each other in a clearly emotional way. Their beaks clattering together, they take turns squawking their affection for each other before settling down, heads side by side pressed together.

  • @mrbeatle1221
    @mrbeatle1221 3 года назад +26

    Today, I took a few hours to skateboard to the Atlantic here in Maine. The day was perfect, the skies were clear, the wind was calm, and the air crisp. As I skated through the trees, my mind began to drift to Echoes. It just came to me. When I arrived at the ocean, I was rewarded with totally calm waters and a view all the way to the edge of the horizon. I sat on the rocks and just watched the world in front of me, taking in life around me. I began to play Echoes. For all 24 minutes, I sat alone and observed, watching the albatross' fly and the kelp drift. I watched a family at play, the daughter chasing their dog and the parents walking behind. I was at peace. Life for a brief moment was calm and made sense. All that is Echoes was in front of me. When the song ended, I was overcome with a feeling of calm and clarity. The world around me made sense. And when I left, I left more complete. We all find our way back to the sea. Echoes captures all of this unlike anything else. It is spiritual and moving. Without hearing Echoes today, I would be a little less complete of a human.

    • @edahiguajardo9015
      @edahiguajardo9015 3 года назад +1

      Your experience sounds transcendental, you really achieved a piece of Nirvana for what I read.
      It reminded me when I went camping in Sweden with friends and took some acid, we started a camp fire, we sat there in silence on the side of this lake and just listened to this song. We were transfixed beyond reason.

  • @artgarrido5294
    @artgarrido5294 Год назад +10

    I an a 72 year old , Pink Floyd fan , while listening to this video ,my memories expressed themselves by a few tears .

  • @piotrstefanowski9006
    @piotrstefanowski9006 3 года назад +77

    You've just outdone yourself, man. One of the best video essays I've ever seen. Respect!

  • @21Berryman
    @21Berryman 3 года назад +67

    I don't know if i'm saying this just because Echoes is my favourite Pink Floyd's song, but IMHO this video is a masterpiece. From the writing, to the way your words flow through the song, from the first second to the last. Really a great job with this one man. Congratulations!!

    • @maddoxcindy5017
      @maddoxcindy5017 3 года назад

      I never really listened to pink floyd, but this video might just make me do it. So you’re right, it is a masterpiece.

  • @fletcherlucas7908
    @fletcherlucas7908 3 года назад +49

    I think it's funny how this song was changed to not be about space as Pink Floyd didn't want to be known as space rock band, but then people started noticing how this song matches up really well with the last 23 minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey

  • @pommie5093
    @pommie5093 3 года назад +19

    People who have never heard Echoes before, to this day, are still blown away. They are blown away not only by the brilliant music and sounds but by the fact that people find themselves FEELING various emotions they were not prepared for. I don't know how many times I have seen people react to Pink Floyd and find themselves in tears-again-to this day. Pink Floyd, with their genius and brilliance, creating masterpiece after masterpiece grab you, pull you in and make you feel.

  • @Iamrooq
    @Iamrooq 3 года назад +30

    I’ve been waiting on someone to talk about Echoes this deeply for the longest. I knew I wasn’t the only one who would literally be taken on a journey every time I listen to it.

  • @dubsman2470
    @dubsman2470 2 года назад +81

    This video drove me to tears. I was on a shroom trip when I first heard this song, and it was a completely surreal experience. But I haven’t been able to put to words what that experience meant to me until now. From the bottom Of my heart, thank you.

    • @iadorenewyork1
      @iadorenewyork1 Год назад +3

      Me, too. I got choked up. Have loved this music for decades now.

  • @caiooliv
    @caiooliv 3 года назад +116

    Polyphonic singlehandedly convinced me to listen to all pink floyd albums

    • @pcm1011
      @pcm1011 3 года назад +7

      Acid and Pink Floyd binge

    • @JRL49805
      @JRL49805 3 года назад +5

      Get ready for a life changing experience

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor 3 года назад +1

      The Wall and everything after are a serious let down compared to this.

    • @jeremydraper733
      @jeremydraper733 3 года назад +3

      70s Pink Floyd is their peak
      Dark side ,Wish you were here, Animals, The wall are the big four. Atom heart mother, meddle, and obscured by cloud are all from the 70s also and they’re all good. After getting to know all the 70s albums I’d go back to their first two albums, piper at the gates of dawn, and a saucerful of secrets. After that it’s sort of a mixed bag, following saucer, you have the soundtrack to the film More, I’m personally not a fan, it’s got some ok songs but over all not great. Ummagumma which in my opinion is underrated, the first half is live is solid, the studio half is not bad but it’s not a casual listen, go into it with an open mind and pay attention, it’s not a throw on album. Other than that you have the albums that came out after the wall, there’s people who like some of those albums and people who don’t. I personally like a momentary lapse of reason, the others have some good parts but over all I think people are more opinionated about the last four albums, you could honestly take em or leave em

    • @strahljd
      @strahljd 3 года назад +4

      @@ColtraneTaylor You might not like the Wall, and that's fine, you have every right not to, but most people would disagree as it's not only one of Pink Floyd's most popular albums but one of the greatest albums of all time, and beloved by many people. Your opinion is in the clear minority, but for you to present it as fact, especially to someone who has never heard it before, is not a good look my dude. Let OP listen to it first and form their own opinion.

  • @kylem.9525
    @kylem.9525 3 года назад +198

    Their greatest song, period. Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Dogs are certainly close, but Echoes just rises above them all. For a long while it was my favorite song of all time.

    • @SteelSurgeon
      @SteelSurgeon 3 года назад +29

      Yeah sure sex is good, but have you heard Dogs at 3:40 and 14:06?

    • @crystalalumina
      @crystalalumina 3 года назад +7

      @aprendizmetalero666 no

    • @notdeadjustyet8136
      @notdeadjustyet8136 3 года назад +17

      I love Atom Heart Mother Suite passionately, but Echos is a completely different dimension. I'm convinced it's the greatest song ever written.

    • @giuseppebaja
      @giuseppebaja 3 года назад +6

      Time, in my humble opinion, is equally as great as Echoes

    • @doscwolny2221
      @doscwolny2221 3 года назад +3

      Time,echoes and dogs are the greatest songs in my life. Followed closely by Soycd,saucer full of secrets,astronomy domine and set the controls.

  • @natep7079
    @natep7079 3 года назад +300

    im a simple man: i see a polyphonic video about pink floyd and i click

  • @sunandablanc
    @sunandablanc 2 года назад +30

    The narration: poetical, informative, insightful, inspirational. The visuals: hypnotic, drop dead stunning. I think you must already know that this is quite simply one of the very best works you have made. Bra. Fucking. Vo. Wow.

  • @HornsFanN8
    @HornsFanN8 2 года назад +212

    Almost 50 years later, and it’s still the greatest piece of music ever recorded.

    • @cl5619
      @cl5619 2 года назад +7

      It’s the greatest side of an album in rock.

    • @congresssux9766
      @congresssux9766 2 года назад +2

      There are some 18th century classical pieces that surely beg to differ.

    • @sunburnedshirts3724
      @sunburnedshirts3724 2 года назад +11

      probably not The greatest, but one of the greatest. giving any piece of music such a definitive description is risky

    • @1pcfred
      @1pcfred Год назад

      Yeah no not even close. Pink Floyd is at best meandering foibles. It's no Bach or Beethoven, that's for sure. Here listen to some decent music so you have a frame of reference ruclips.net/video/mGQLXRTl3Z0/видео.html Now that's amazing music.

    • @notdoncheadle423
      @notdoncheadle423 Год назад +1

      Hear hear!

  • @anonymous74640
    @anonymous74640 3 года назад +34

    As someone who is familiar with Iqbal's poetry and a huge Pink Floyd fan, I am shocked that I never picked up this correlation between the two....

  • @whirsound
    @whirsound 3 года назад +67

    I was fortunate enough to have seen them perform this on Halloween '71 the day after it's release in the u.s.

    • @OfSoundNFury
      @OfSoundNFury 3 года назад +3

      So lucky. I was born far too late to have ever seen them live

  • @JohnDoe-jq4re
    @JohnDoe-jq4re 3 года назад +89

    I think he’s done it, you have started the new genera of psychedelic video essays.
    Not an essay about psychedelics but a video essay that is in itself trippy. The images, music, voice over, thoughtfulness, and conciseness is itself trippy

  • @alapon77
    @alapon77 Год назад +5

    I've never seen a more perfect tribute and background explanation for one of the most underrated songs on history. Thank you for making this.

  • @alecoram7874
    @alecoram7874 3 года назад +32

    Obscured by Clouds (1972 - between Meddle and Dark Side) is highly underrated and probably my personal favourite Floyd album for anyone still diving into their deep rabbit hole. You can absolutely hear the evolution and transition to Dark Side.

    • @lafarga2330
      @lafarga2330 Год назад +7

      So underrated that this very video forgot it exists! 20:48

    • @furansugo1a854
      @furansugo1a854 Год назад +2

      @@lafarga2330 To be fair it's a soundtrack album (to a really great movie), which some people don't regard as "proper" studio albums.

    • @user-pr5tx9ep4m
      @user-pr5tx9ep4m Год назад +1

      Contains some of their best shorter songs. Childhood's End is so badass.

    • @alecoram7874
      @alecoram7874 Год назад

      @@user-pr5tx9ep4m Stay, Free Four, Wot's... Uh the Deal, Burning Bridges. I love every song on it.

    • @Thestoryinthesounds
      @Thestoryinthesounds 7 месяцев назад +1

      Childhoods end is so good. One of my fav pf songs

  • @JohnDoe-jq4re
    @JohnDoe-jq4re 3 года назад +115

    Creation > life > human > recognition > life > death > rebirth > acceptance
    That’s what I feel this song is communicating

    • @kartikmann_
      @kartikmann_ 3 года назад +1

      Dude, same

    • @jskow9677
      @jskow9677 3 года назад

      Lol you literally just typed what the dude said in the video.

    • @JohnDoe-jq4re
      @JohnDoe-jq4re 3 года назад

      @@jskow9677 ya exactly like he said it a bit differently than I’d been thinking about it before but we seem to be pretty much on the same page

    • @musiccer7446
      @musiccer7446 3 года назад

      Certainly not creation in the religious sense

    • @HAL--gb6uf
      @HAL--gb6uf 3 года назад +2

      Sounds a lot like 2001 ASO

  • @MrTables
    @MrTables 3 года назад +16

    If you ever feel doubtful about your abilities as a creator, know that I’ve just seen 25 minutes of one of the best pieces of analysis on this platform. The editing, writing, the way in which you delve into the creation of the project as well as its themes. It made me look at the song that made Pink Floyd finally click for me in a new light. Here’s to hoping you continue making videos, as this one is honestly kind of unreal

  • @Brochacho14
    @Brochacho14 3 года назад +23

    I remember being 12-13 and hearing echoes live at Pompeii for the first time. Still is my favorite version.

  • @georgelacatus1495
    @georgelacatus1495 3 года назад +29

    At this point, I'm not sure how much more I can praise Polyphonic for the work he does. I thought I knew everything there was to know about Echoes, yet still I learned so much from watching this it gives me renewed joy. Fantastic work good sir

  • @r15bin
    @r15bin 2 года назад +8

    The way the music and the script play hand-in-hand at 7:48 is just beautiful

  • @roninvalkyrie85
    @roninvalkyrie85 3 года назад +66

    Used to put this song on, smoke, and lay in my bed pretending I was a in a sensory deprivation tank. Awesome piece.

    • @dwc1964
      @dwc1964 3 года назад +6

      Twice, I've had friends over, one of whom liked to cook special brownies, and each time was a different mutual friend trying them for the first time. And both times, they fell prey to the universal newbie error: half an hour in, "I don't feel anything, I'd better eat some more", and 15-30 minutes later, _wham_ .
      And both times, as they were feeling the world spin and semi-freaking out, I pulled out _Meddle_ , put side 2 on the turntable and put the needle down, had them lie down on the couch and just listen. Works every time.

    • @TK-fk4po
      @TK-fk4po 2 года назад +1

      This one and Dogs are perfect for it.

    • @roninvalkyrie85
      @roninvalkyrie85 2 года назад

      Couch lock supreme!

  • @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017
    @stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 3 года назад +323

    I didn't realize the Meddle cover was a human ear until recently.

  • @Joshuxar
    @Joshuxar 3 года назад +66

    The Pompeii version brings a masterpiece out of a masterpiece.

  • @ritualentertainment
    @ritualentertainment 2 года назад +9

    Echoes is Pink Floyd's greatest song, bar none. You've explained it in a way even the most die-hard fan wouldn't have been able to. And like so many others have pointed out, the fact that you were able to get such impeccable timing between your narration and the song deserves an ovation of its own. Polyphonic, I salute you!

  • @TheDazzilinDancer
    @TheDazzilinDancer 3 года назад +1

    This has to be one of the best produced RUclips videos on the site. Polyphonics has truly made a work of art here

  • @krycklund
    @krycklund 3 года назад +51

    I have literally no idea how you managed to get this on RUclips but i'm really happy you did. Fantastic breakdown of one of the greatest songs ever made.

    • @Zappaholic
      @Zappaholic 3 года назад +1

      Funny to see you here Kryck

  • @Amn3sia
    @Amn3sia 3 года назад +405

    Ditto to everyone saying this is their favorite song of all time

    • @redevil200
      @redevil200 3 года назад +14

      And I've listened to this song 3 times consecutively and I'd do it again!

    • @kingcrimson2168
      @kingcrimson2168 3 года назад +8

      @@redevil200 Same with Supper’s Ready for me.

    • @Skute
      @Skute 3 года назад +3

      It’s not for me but 2 out of the 3 times I made a top 50/100 list of my favorite songs it came in at #2

    • @redl0ydd752
      @redl0ydd752 3 года назад +5

      @@kingcrimson2168 Suppers Ready is far better than Echoes imo

    • @kingcrimson2168
      @kingcrimson2168 3 года назад +1

      @@redl0ydd752 I totally agree

  • @ChrisGarmon
    @ChrisGarmon 3 года назад +36

    The single greatest Polyphonic video, celebrating the single greatest composition in modern music.

  • @Craigevansagain
    @Craigevansagain Год назад +6

    In Pink Floyd's 1966-1983 golden years, Pink Floyd did a lot of emotional, profound and beautiful songs and albums but Echoes is in my honest opinion one of Pink Floyd's best ever singular suites. I love that you also mentioned the influences on Echoes of Pink Floyd's then previous albums Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother. I've always believed that Meddle overall together with Pink Floyd's other masterpieces such as Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here owe a lot to those very underrated gems.

  • @DudleySmith1974
    @DudleySmith1974 3 года назад +47

    This is the first time I've ever commented on a yt video, but this is an absolute tour de force: informative, beautiful. It helps that I deeply love the song. I hadn't listened to it for a decade, but I've gone back to it again now of course.

  • @LeoLioriXD
    @LeoLioriXD 3 года назад +14

    I started listening pink floyd because of "the dark side of the moon project". They're easily my favorite band. Now i have the honor of seeing a polyphonic video about them after i listened to this song hundreds of times

  • @PrGibus
    @PrGibus 3 года назад +1241

    Actually CLEARLY their first masterpiece was Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict

    • @tim.honiss
      @tim.honiss 3 года назад +11

      ah yes

    • @cooleslaw
      @cooleslaw 3 года назад +3

      agree

    • @thatmatt41
      @thatmatt41 3 года назад +71

      clearly that was their only masterpiece...

    • @juromori
      @juromori 3 года назад +35

      Actually I really like Ummagumma studio album

    • @_PuppetMaster86
      @_PuppetMaster86 3 года назад +39

      @@juromori Ummagumma is underrated for real.

  • @renemies78
    @renemies78 3 года назад +12

    What an amazing video! This is the birth of the 2nd phase of Pink Floyd. "One of these Days" and "Echoes" are the beginning of the new Pink Floyd sound in my opinion.

  • @kalte333
    @kalte333 3 года назад +16

    I intimately know this song. You did a brilliant job of walking us through this masterpiece. The video is spot on too. Your choice to describe re-introduced the Ping around the 16:00 mark was exceptional! Seriously well done dude.

  • @seyoumyuno
    @seyoumyuno 3 года назад +7

    As a fellow massive Pink Floyd fan i notice your dedication to the band. This video in itself is a piece of art. Pink Floyd keeps spreading inspiration in all kinds of media! And it's just wonderful.

  • @kingcrimson2168
    @kingcrimson2168 3 года назад +58

    Atom Heart Mother is also a masterpiece.

    • @ses694
      @ses694 9 месяцев назад

      Yeah, it's a poorly titled video, they didn't need to put AHM down to praise Echoes

  • @SetsAndTheCD
    @SetsAndTheCD 3 года назад +17

    The bottom of the ocean IS as trippy as outer space and Roger just proved the whole iceberg point right. Great video as always

  • @nzapa21
    @nzapa21 3 года назад +20

    As soon as I start making actual adult money, you're going to be the first channel I support on Nebula. I love your content, I've been subbed for a few years now and you've only gotten better. Thanks for making these awesome video essays

  • @tg4414
    @tg4414 3 года назад +3

    Okay the timing of the phrase "transitional point in the band's career" with the transition to the 2nd movement of Echoes was absolutely perfect

  • @TheRoyalGuardian
    @TheRoyalGuardian 2 года назад +9

    I remember watching this video when I was first getting into Pink Floyd. Now they're my favorite band, AND Echoes is one of my favorite songs by them

  • @9sheri9
    @9sheri9 3 года назад +9

    Outstanding overview. The first time I heard Echoes, it was the late 90s and I was at my then boyfriend's house; we had all dropped acid. Eric put the album, Meddle, on and we all sat in the living room on couches and cushions, ambient and colored lighting making it feel like we were on another planet. I had no idea what I was in for. The album crescendos with Echoes and if you've never experienced this then you totally should because it is Incredible, frightening, ominous and otherworldly.

  • @michaelstrickland4935
    @michaelstrickland4935 3 года назад +208

    In my humble opinion the greatest song of all time.

    • @eastcliffmusic
      @eastcliffmusic 3 года назад +2

      Agreed

    • @MasterKit007
      @MasterKit007 3 года назад +6

      It is up there, for sure. The song is a f00kin masterpiece

    • @elderhickory0776
      @elderhickory0776 3 года назад +4

      @@MasterKit007 couldn’t have said it better

    • @kartikmann_
      @kartikmann_ 3 года назад +1

      In my immodest opinion as well, yes.

    • @jkam2393
      @jkam2393 3 года назад +3

      Sister Ray by the Velvet Underground is the greatest song for me.

  • @cheddar8213
    @cheddar8213 3 года назад +33

    Echoes is my favorite song of all time

  • @trublu71
    @trublu71 2 года назад +7

    Your documentaries and videos are the best! This is one Pink Floyd album that still doesn’t get the praise it deserves

  • @psnflamingo9530
    @psnflamingo9530 3 года назад +3

    Pink Floyd has been the absolut first one for me. I am not even 24 but there is such an emotional and special bond between their masterpieces and me listening to them. I mostly start crying and dive deep in myself. It's almost like I have fell love with audio.
    I watched your Led Zeppelin video and the automatic youtube player dropped this video after that. I was telling myself "yeah why not", even though I know how I mostly react to Pink Floyd's music.
    Now, I just finished this masterpiece, made about an another masterpiece and m tears are falling like crazy. Thank you. I have to be honest with all of you: I was barely informed about the meaning of this bands music. Even just the melody made me fall deeply in love. But now, knowing the story behind... made me never leave them again.

    • @psnflamingo9530
      @psnflamingo9530 3 года назад

      Puuuh sorry I just read what I wrote and it's a mess. I am still under the influence what I just experienced.

  • @yarlodek5842
    @yarlodek5842 3 года назад +59

    Meddle was Pink Floyd at its most essential level. While many albums that came after it could be considered better, Meddle will always be THE Pink Floyd album.

    • @dwc1964
      @dwc1964 3 года назад +7

      I take _Meddle_ , _Dark Side of the Moon_ , _Wish You Were Here_ and _Animals_ all together as the essential Pink Floyd collection.
      Yeah, I'm leaving out _The Wall_ though I love it, it represents something entirely else than those four; in a way it's the group's _grand finale_ .

    • @1999rustey
      @1999rustey 3 года назад +5

      @@dwc1964 I respect The Wall but it never really grabbed me as much as the albums you just mentioned. Don’t get me wrong, it’s ambitious and an amazing album. I see meddle overlooked but I think it’s right up there with Dark side.

    • @yarlodek5842
      @yarlodek5842 3 года назад +2

      @@1999rustey Precisely. DSOTM is the best Pink Floyd album in my opinion as well.

    • @nichomarcell
      @nichomarcell 3 года назад +1

      @@dwc1964 i agree with you those 4 albums are my favourites

    • @TheFlowerGuys
      @TheFlowerGuys 3 года назад +2

      The flow of Dark Side is amazing and as a complete piece is better than Meddle but Echoes is so strong I'm a Meddle guy all the way

  • @buttercup3230
    @buttercup3230 2 года назад +5

    Man .. I’m truly glad and grateful this channel exists…

  • @hubertgostynski7809
    @hubertgostynski7809 3 года назад +4

    This is the best video essay from you yet (especially because of how it synchronized to the whole song) - and I’ve seen a lot of them.

  • @pubhead
    @pubhead Год назад +2

    Thank you. I was born the same year the band was in- 1967, but the Floyd defined not just the generation of the 60s and 70s, but continued into my generation and beyond to this day.
    Finding meaning in the music has been something I’ve watched countless videos on and read every scrap I could find.
    Until the day I watch this video I didn’t truly understand them or the music as I did afterward. The texture and context you bring to one of the greatest tracks ever recorded is priceless.
    Keep up the great work.

  • @negrungo
    @negrungo 3 года назад +1

    The graphic design of this channel is pure gold!! Cheers from Colombia

  • @Silver-lp6dn
    @Silver-lp6dn 3 года назад +6

    I'm very glad there's a well-made video discussing Echoes. Echoes is my favorite Pink Floyd masterpiece and It's often overshadowed by Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. I love those albums, but I feel a very close connection to Echoes. Hopefully, others here feel the same. Very well done video.

  • @St.Jimmy26
    @St.Jimmy26 3 года назад +6

    I'm sure you read over 100x how great this video is and that's cause it is! The continuous music with the narration and visuals are astonishing! Keep up the great work!!

  • @gregpeterson7946
    @gregpeterson7946 3 года назад +4

    Of all Pink Floyd masterpieces, this is my favorite. Not to diminish their other works, I love this one above all others.

  • @zee9134
    @zee9134 5 месяцев назад +1

    this is geniunely one of if not the best video essay i’ve ever seen

  • @syntax2600
    @syntax2600 3 года назад +1

    Bravo Sir! This has been one of my top 500 Pink Floyd songs for over two decades. Thank you for taking the time to write this. Pink Floyd and Echoes, never fail to surprise me.

  • @scottwarwick7514
    @scottwarwick7514 3 года назад +31

    4:52 - Correction: The next studio album after Echoes was Obscured By Clouds, not Dark Side.

    • @brianvaughan2624
      @brianvaughan2624 3 года назад +2

      Yes, that is true! "Obscured By Clouds" is also a very good album.

    • @crystalp7242
      @crystalp7242 3 года назад +8

      Obscured by Clouds was recorded as a soundtrack album for a film called “La Vallée”, although the band had a falling out with the film company and ended up releasing it on their own without the backing of the film company. So, in a sense it’s both a soundtrack album and a studio album. Dark Side of the Moon, however, was their next studio album to not have been originally commissioned by or for a film company. So Polyphonic may have been thinking of Obscured by Clouds as more of a soundtrack album than a true studio album.

  • @thepolarbear8449
    @thepolarbear8449 3 года назад +20

    I didn’t think it was possible, but you just made this song even more beautiful

  • @kartikmann_
    @kartikmann_ 3 года назад +103

    Echoes is the finest piece of recorded music, as far as I'm concerned, in the history of humankind. It spans the genesis of a human life with the ping sounds, to its very end, with the dolly zoom-like sound effects of voices in the end serving as the voices of our ancestors, which the consciousness fades into.

    • @jyutzler
      @jyutzler 3 года назад +6

      Yet as a recording it isn't particularly good. It's basically a high fidelity demo. The piece fully came together live. When you hear the live versions from late 1971 to early 1973 or 2006, the studio arrangement is limp in comparison. This is in direct contrast to DSOTM which came together on record in a way that they couldn't fully achieve live.

    • @floris1912
      @floris1912 3 года назад +1

      I have four words for you: Fishmans - LONG SEASON Live

    • @comradejosephstalinoftheus8698
      @comradejosephstalinoftheus8698 3 года назад

      Close to the Edge by Yes as well.

  • @richf8972
    @richf8972 11 месяцев назад +1

    This was the first Pink Floyd album I stumbled upon when I was 13 or 14 years old. After that, it was on, I found everything I could find on Floyd, I'm 65 now and I am still finding things like this video for instance. Echoes was the first piece I listened to, it was my favorite piece of music from Pink Floyd, and still is today. Thank you for making this video, I really appreciate your work on this and the explanation of the story and on the way they progressed.😊

  • @skandtripathi
    @skandtripathi 2 года назад +2

    This is one of the most masterful video essays on music I have ever come across. Insane how well you've pulled it off considering the legendary status of the song. Kudos.

  • @_KRose
    @_KRose 3 года назад +3

    I could honestly listen to your essay dives into Floyd music all day. It is so strangely comforting as it is informative.

  • @hdbanana464
    @hdbanana464 3 года назад +7

    Echoes is such an auditory masterpiece that it is able to give visuals in your mind of the deep dark ocean, conjuring up long forgotten emotions and bringing you to tears.

  • @susragejr477
    @susragejr477 2 года назад +5

    This song is a truly trancendant experience. I will never forget the first time I listened to Echoes, It took my breath away in a way few pieces of media ever did

  • @muskegobrown
    @muskegobrown 3 года назад +2

    For me, this song has always been a sonic representation of the experience of life itself. Conception, birth, development, living life, death, and finally, REBIRTH. My favorite Pink Floyd song.

  • @NickRamos
    @NickRamos 3 года назад +1

    I can only thank you for putting this much effort in creating an essay about one of the greatest songs of all time (and my absolute favorite).Thank you, really.

  • @elgalacs
    @elgalacs 3 года назад +5

    In the ambience section, when organ come back to "tonality" with a single note, marks the golden ratio of the song.

  • @raptor_guy2327
    @raptor_guy2327 3 года назад +5

    YES I’m so glad you’re covering echoes. My favorite PF song. An absolute masterpiece.

  • @ENigma-um8zw
    @ENigma-um8zw 2 года назад +4

    This gave me shivers man, great work. A song I’ve listened to hundreds of times or more and know the lyrics and how to play it myself and this was a wonderful analysis

  • @InsideVsOutside
    @InsideVsOutside 2 года назад +1

    How this channel is still sub 1 million subs blows my mind. The best lyrical and band analysis on RUclips. One of my favorite channels

  • @onwun4292
    @onwun4292 3 года назад +2

    The moment I saw Polyphonic - Echoes on my recommendation , I really wanted to scream like crazy, just like in the concert of your favorite band when they play your favorite song, you would scream right at the first note. I wonder what kind of feeling do you have for all these work you've accomplished. These videos essays to content creators like you are just like songs to musicians.

  • @altaclipper
    @altaclipper 3 года назад +3

    I LOVE this song. I discovered it watching Pink Floyd's "Live at Pompeii" concert film in (I think) 1974 with friends from high school. We knew and loved "Dark Side of the Moon" but the old material was life-altering.

  • @adityamukherjee9654
    @adityamukherjee9654 3 года назад +4

    This was truly beautiful. I love how you played the entire song, uncut, in the background. Just amazing.

  • @classicosuniversais
    @classicosuniversais 3 года назад +5

    Man, your videos are masterpieces on their own.

  • @Cali_dinho
    @Cali_dinho 2 года назад +2

    Just found your channel today and I have to say it’s one of the most fascinating channels I’ve ever seen on RUclips. Your music knowledge and ability to break things down is absolutely Incredible