THIS IS REAL MUSIC. | "COMFORTABLY NUMB" PINK FLOYD PULSE CONCERT REACTION
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2024
- The last time I uploaded a Pink Floyd Reaction, it EXPLODED with people telling me to listen to this song next! SO HERE WE GO. ITS TIME TO CHANGE MY LIFE WITH THIS LATEST REACTION.
FIRST TIME LISTENER | WISH YOU WERE HERE PINK FLOYD MUSIC REACTION
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Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments, philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows. They became a leading band of the progressive rock genre, cited by some as the greatest progressive rock band of all time.
Pink Floyd were founded in 1965 by Syd Barrett (guitar, lead vocals), Nick Mason (drums), Roger Waters (bass guitar, vocals) and Richard Wright (keyboards, vocals). Under Barrett's leadership, they released two hit singles, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", and the successful debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967). The guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health. Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader, devising the concepts behind Pink Floyd's most successful albums, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979). The musical film based on The Wall, Pink Floyd - The Wall (1982), won two BAFTA Awards. Pink Floyd also composed several film scores.
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This video has reached a point to where I can’t respond to every comment! Which is a HUGE BLESSING! I’m blessed to be in this moment with y’all.🤘❤️
I WILL REACT TO MORE OF THIS CONCERT. “SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND PTS 1-5” has been one of the most requested songs in this comment section for me to listen to. So this will be the next upload!
Pink Floyd fans have to be one of the most welcoming fans I’ve ever ran into. Thank you guys for educating me and pointing me in the right direction when it comes to their music and leading me on where to head to next.
I’m targeting on uploading that this week! So Subscribe and like if you want to see that!
PLEASE KEEP DROPPING MUSIC SUGGESTIONS FROM PINK FLOYD AS WELL AS SOME OTHER BANDS! GOD BLESS AND THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR PUSHING ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION!🤘
You have only scratched the surface of Pink Floyd ! Good luck !
Awesome reaction. I am a musician and a fan of all genres as long as it is good. That being said, I always return to my roots. Pink Floyd, zeppelin etc. Just touch the soul
I had the fantastic luck of being one of the local workers hired to help with pre-concert construction for this show when it was at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, TN. I got to see the show and then break everything down after. The best word for me to describe the musical experience was that it was transcendent. It was one of the top ten experiences of my life.
High Hopes from Pulse it’s the best.👍😎🇨🇦
... you are awesome, KillBimu. Welcome aboard...
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I'm 51 and have heard this song, literally thousands of times. I still get goosebumps. Every. Single. Time.
72, ditto.
Glad to know it’s a thing cause I’m the same
56 here. Really made me broaden my perspectives as a young teen.
The Wall was my first movie I ever purchased. It cost me $49. I had to save up from my paper route.
The video tape took 6 weeks to come in, then I had to pick it up at "Froggy's" in Kailua.
The tape format was in *beta!* And I still, to this day, have that tape!
It can actually get better. This time almost shattered my being then brought it back together.
Yep.
David Gilmour can express more in three frets than most can shred in an entire song
I'm a 69-year-old woman I had the experience of Pink Floyd back then now I get to watch you enjoyed it as much as I did
That’s so awesome. Thank you for enjoying this moment with me!🤘 I’ll be sure to keep it up!
hi Sis...I'm 69 too...didn't we live through some interesting times...and hopefully we learned something of value this time around .. born 1954 LOVE and LIGHT to you!
I'm 67 and feel the same. David Gilmour's guitar solo is the best ever! 😎
I'm sorry, I turn 60 in a couple of months. Still prefer the album versions of PF. Live is good, album far better for my rapidly wrinkling ears. However, it's nice to see these kids discovering the likes of PF, Zep and ACDC.
Welcome to the world of real music,written and played by real musicians,keep up the appreciation bud! 🤙
Consider your self really lucky you have listened to/ experienced what probably the best guitar solo on the planet.
YES! I was thinking of music I like listening too today and I still don’t think I have anyone in mind that could beat out this guitar solo. Sheesh.
not probably the best guitar solo. The guitar solo.
You have just barely scratched the surface of their work. I'm glad you and others in the younger generation are beginning to appreciate and enjoy them.
I’m super glad that I asked for recommendations awhile ago and one of my homies said Pink Floyd. I truly wouldn’t have known what I was missing out on if he didn’t speak up! 🤘
PINK FLOYD IS 1 SINGULAR POWERFUL ENTITY! It can do things like heal the soul to take you on a journey to the inside of your own existence and back like no other "band" has nor possibly can. Im a metal head but I will never have as much love, respect, loyalty & gratitude for another like I do for THE PINK FLOYD
Today's music (for the most part) is like watching a movie in black and white on a 10" screen with a 3" speaker comapared to these classic master pieces which are like seeing a movie on an IMAX screen with a theater sound system. You are right about seeing them live. I saw this tour in the old Cowboys Stadium along with about 80,000 other people and for the most part, people just sat and watched and listened in awe. No whooping and yelling during the songs, just soaking it all in.
A very old metal rock head here saw Pink Floyd live 3 times. I can only say , You don’t listen to Pink Floyd music you emotionally experienced them. I suggest you do any song from the Pulse concert to start your journey, High Hopes, Sorrow, Learning to Fly or Run Like Hell. You mentioned you were 24 in your video, I would like to suggest Echo’s live in Pompeii 1972 most of the band members were around that age and they were creating incredible music and sounds. I think you’ll see that Pink Floyd is its own genre and way ahead of their time and are generational because younger people are discovering this incredible music. So enjoy the journey God Bless Rock On Stay Safe!🙏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
@frankpuncekar5051 David Gilmour live in Pompeii is well worth a watch too if you haven't seen it. I've seen both many times.
So true, the music pushes the emotional ride!
I was lucky to be sat in a row just in front of the mixing desk (middle of arena floor) at this concert, and I was truly speechless (even though it was so loud, with no distortion, that you couldn't talk to the guy next to you if you tried)
Pink Floyd isn't just music it's an experience
Truly is! I’m super glad I got into them.
Truer words were never spoken.
Such a shame he keeps stopping it, you just can't pause a Pink Floyd track. It isn't done.
In future reactions, the pausing is no longer existent! That was a huge complaint and I made sure to tighten it up. The latest Pink Floyd reaction actually has no pausing! And the Led Zeppelin recording was recorded prior to everyone’s criticisms. But rest assured, there will be no more! I appreciate your comment and insight! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Floyd right from their inception were always an audio/visual experience, every live performance is to be seen and heard , masters at their craft
This whole concert is off the chart. SORROW will leave you speechless. Their closer RUN LIKE HELL is a sight to see. Their opener SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND. “And many more” lol
This particular reaction left me loss for words and then some. Shine on you crazy diamond I think will be the next reaction! Thank you for watching AND commenting! I appreciate it so much! 🤘🤘
Sorrow is fantastic.
@killbimu
Apparently they swapped and changed the encores for the different performances / nights.
This particular night, Comfortably Numb was the second encore......smooth relaxing and left everyone COMFORTABLY NUMB.
Then they closed with the 3rd encore......
A loud, faster Run Like Hell... ...telling the audience its " time to go " and even " where finnished now p' off." lol
@@Rassskle all I’ve ever heard from anyone that have seen them on this world tour is just like you said, they did not change them around at all. I have the DVD and it’s the same as well.
@@killbimu Shine On You Crazy Diamond has two halves. The first half is parts 1-5 and the second is parts 6-9. I highly recommend both.
The Floyd put a lot of effort into their live performances. Their light shows in particular have used the best technology of the time. When watching them in a live setting have some appreciation of the whole performance.
Will do! Thanks for the comment and advice!
They made a mini documentary(it's part of the extras on the Pulse live DVD) about the crazy logistics involved with setting up the stage and lighting rigs for this tour. It was the most complicated and expensive stage set and lighting rig ever(which I believe is still a record it holds). It took almost 2 weeks to set up and prepare it for each venue, so they had 2 identical rigs and 2 full road crews who would leapfrog one another around the world, whilst the band was playing at one venue, the other road crew would already be at the next one setting up in advance.
I'm 48 years old and I listen to PF every day. It's almost therapy.
Now that would be a Super Bowl halftime show I would watch...
I flew from Australia just for this concert, life altering concert. i'm 69 and have been a Floydy for 50 yrs now. i play this in my 12 string guitar most nights. i taught myself to play after hearing wish You Were Here, another brilliant song from this concert !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also it is a sin to pause Pink Floyd for any reason
Pink Floyd are brilliantly different.
Brilliantly is definitely the correct word to use in this context! Cause WOW🤯
I’m 56 and This was one of the top 3 gigs I’ve witnessed. Earls Court was electric. I managed to get tickets through a friend,who couldn’t attend. I paid £200 per ticket. The BEST £400 I ever spent on Live Music. Your FLOYD journey,is just beginning. 😊
Glad you get it now !! I'm 67 and grew up listening to this type of music. Pink Floyd are legendary. You usually feel like you went somewhere during the song. Kick back and enjoy. Just an incredible guitar solo and song !!
Old geezer here… 66 and a rocker my whole life… pink Floyd was always one of my favorite bands, because sonically everything they did was just so intently woven and interesting. I have nothing against today’s music, but a lot of it is overdubs and auto tune, and basically getting into the notes and just moving things around a bit. Still today’s music can evoke emotions and feelings and that’s what it’s all about isn’t it?❤
Probably the most extraordinary live performance by any band - anytime - anywhere.... "The child has grown, the dream is gone."
The smile on your face when your eyes are closed says it all
I was lucky enough to have grown up during music's golden age. It's lots of fun to see your generation reacting to the music I grew up with. I won't say all of today's music sucks, but the ones that don't suck you can count on one hand. Great reaction, young man. Pink Floyd is a great rabbit hole to go down. Just remember never to pause during a David Gilmour guitar solo (not that you'd want to). Keep on rockin', my friend.
I'm definitely here for you discovering the greatest band ever
I saw them live in 1994 during this tour when they played in Chicago at Soldier Field, simply amazing! Best guitarist of all time in my opinion! Nice reaction video as well!
My late father was at that concert in 1994 (two years before I was born). I remember him telling me what a jaw dropping experience it was and that he was totally mesmerised throughout the entire show. He had seen Pink Floyd a number of times before, including 1980 at Earls Court, during their amlor tour and at Knebworth in 1990, I think he also saw David Gilmour solo in the early 80's. I'm extremely jealous of him.
I would be extremely jealous as well. Feeling Mr Gilmours solo through my computer and headphones in itself was a completely new experience and I can’t fathom how crazy it must’ve been in person. Thank you for sharing that with me. And thank you for watching the video and liking it!🤘
Don't ever apologize for pausing. Those people need to stop that comment. We are here to see your reaction You don't know when a solo is coming or not. Pause when ever you want to We want to know what you feel at that moment. If they don't want to pause then they can start their own channel. Were here to see you and your reaction. Dont ever worry about pausing.
dive, dive, dive brother
i have been blessed to see this concert 3 times live. LIFE CHANGING. And yes, you should be jealous. hahahaha
Great to see the young crew of the World finally realise how much good taste us old feckers had. I was very fortunate to go to 6 nights in a row of these ''Pulse'' concerts in 1994 and go on to see Gilmour and Waters quite a few times since then. All the best from Scotland.
Just remember this concert happened 5 years before you were born.
Pink Floyd are untouchable and on a different level that any other band.
I started listening to them in the late 60s and still do to this day.
The album/ CD titled Umma Gumma is one you need to listen to as well as Dark side of the Moon.
Their albums all told a story and all the tracks had a relationship with the song before it and after. Every time you listened to it you heard something different in the background. Be it a voice or a noise they inserted.
Totally unique and you need to understand Pink Floyd are musicians and true artists not some corporate group a record label put together to make money.
What you hear on radio is manufactured and filtered thru auto tune by computer software.
I was lucky enough to see Pink Floyds Wall (1980 at the Sports Arena) and Division Bell (Rose Bowl 1994). Division Bell was extra special because they did DSOM in its entirety in the 2nd half of the show. Pink Floyd set the gold standard with their live shows.
You have just seen THE best solo ever. When you have a chance, watch the whole concert, stunning.
I grew up listening to Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Stones, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Hendrix, all the greatest music bands in the greatest era of music. Floyd & Zepplin were my 2 favourites!
Pink Floyd is like Love, once you experience it, you never want to be without it!
I’m 59. I saw Floyd live 4 times, and it still wasn’t enough 😂. My first concert was at age 15 when my uncle took me to the Wall concert in LA. It was life changing for me. I had been. Floyd fan before the event but they just blew me away live. I’ll never forget the euphoric emotion of being there
David is not a guitar player, he is a story teller with the guitar! He is playing the guitar after 2 hours concert just as well as the beginning!
Please listen to the whole show, Pulse. They play some of their greatest hits including the entire Dark Side of the Moon album.
From this same concert, "Coming Back to Life" is wonderful. Probably one of the most beautiful guitar solos you will ever experience.
I’ll be sure to load it into the playlists! Thank you for the recommendation!🤘
This is my favorite song of all time. It is a fitting tribute to founding member SYD BARRETT who because of a troubled mind and copious amounts of LSD went to his happy place and decided he liked it and pretty much stayed there. RIP Syd .
Keep going with Pink Floyd. If you want to close your eyes, do studio, with Pulse its hard not to close your eyes, but the visuals are too awesome to miss. Yes for some reason our generation was chosen to receive the best music.our musicians were different, so were we and it produced a great time to live.
Pink Floyd's music was meant to be listened to in albums. Listening to a song is great, but you can never truly get it until you listen to the entire album as a unit. These songs were written to be experienced in order, together. Each album was it's own stand alone world. A single song is like a glimpse from a tall mountain of that particular world. Spectacular, but very limiting.
There are supergroups, and then there is this band standing on those groups shoulders. ... 'PINK FLOYD'
Agree, they are not your typical band, and David Gilmour playing ''Yet another movie'' inspired me to start playing the guitar.
Guitarists--Hendrix . . . and then everyone else. Bands-Floyd . . . and then everyone else--
I'm a 64-year old man, and this is just some of the music that has been a part of my life since I was a teenager a half-century ago. I had just turned 20 when the studio version was released in 1979. I don't mind that you, or anyone else, pause during a song. You're giving a reaction to a song, and something grabs you about it at a particular moment ...you feel compelled to comment! It makes me smile seeing a younger generation enjoy the music those of us in their 50's and older grew up with.
That's the Pink Floyd experience. Takes you to another realm.
At 58, I am fortunate enough to have grown up listening to "real" music full of harmonies, richness and complexity, and which was also performed by people with genuine talent. People with real composition skills and abilities who didn't rely on off-the-shelf drum beats and auto-tuned poor vocals with absolutely no content. That seems unfortunately to be the case since the advent of computer assisted music. Don't get me wrong, these are great tools. But they cannot replace talent, real composing and song-writing skills. I'm glad younger generations are now discovering what music is all about.
There is one thing that few people speak about when reacting to Pink Floyd Live concert videos that, I think, deserves mention: the amazing camera work! While the music of this band has ALWAYS spoken for itself, the lighting effects in combination with the cameras are also a major part of their undying heart-stirring music. When the cameras zoom in on Gilmour when he is in a fantastic guitar solo is mesmerizing to me, especially when the lights on stage go completely dark except for a single spot on David as he makes magic with that guitar (10:00). It's saying, like "this man is a singular phenomenon", as he stirs the heart and takes you to another plane, another place you did not expect to go. Amazing!! Thank you for this reaction video.
Great reaction. Have to mention one important thing though. The version you just watched/listened to is the EDITTED version, and has over one MINUTE of the guitar finale cut out. The reason is that David Gilmour (guitarist) thought he heard an 'iffy' note or two, so edited it out. I think even if there is an iffy note, it only lasts a second, and the other minute and change is still David Gilmour playing.
I was born in 1960, and the biggest difference between music now and then is that when I was growing up, bands had talent. They played all kinds of instruments, nothing pre-recorded, did not push a button for this effect, another for that effect. NO AUTOTUNE!! And then watch a live show, they did this night after night for months a time LIVE ON STAGE in different city every couple of nights!!! They used the events of their times and lives to write their songs, and collaborated amongst the band members. And most songs had meaning, and messages for the youth. They were not just to make money. For instance, some groups could take up to 1 or 2 years between albums.
A classical musician who has a reaction channel with 116000 subs called this song transcendental.
The first time I saw Floyd was in April of 1975 ($7.50 for 8th row floor seats. I have seen hundreds of concerts since and Pink Floyd remains at the top of the list for best concert performances. I'm glad you are on board. Consider me subscribed.
I was 30 years old when I realized my dream of seeing this concert live by the group that marked, with its music, every day of my adolescence.
Today, 30 years later, I discover that many of you young people are rediscovering this music...
Guys I really have shivers and I feel a warmth warming my heart.
Let the heart of this group continue to beat forever... I wish you all the luck
Welcome to real music. The whole concert is available on YT. 2½ hours of exquisite music.
Immersive, Ethereal, Haunting, Encompassing, Experiencial, Perfection. Fekin Brilliant. 😂😅
"Keep talking" from the same Pulse gig is where you see David become one with the guitar(seriously)
The fact that you are rocking in time with Rick Mason’s drums without noticing that your are doing so shows what an incredible job he is doing on the skins. And then there is Rick Wright on keyboards…….
Your about to find out that Pink Floyd are one of the best bands ever
I am slowly but surely discovering that. 🤘🤘
I saw this concert at the Rose Bowl in '94 when I was 18. I had been listening to Floyd for 3 years before that but that night changed my life and hopefully seeing this will change yours. To this day Pink Floyd is my absolute favorite band and believe it or not, this is not even my favorite song from the band. They have so many "life changing" tracks but I would recommend you take the time to listen to Shine On You Crazy Diamond. You need to experience it.
Floyd is a journey that never gets old.
floyd are a british national treasure . legends
I think to describe the music of Pink Floyd would be ethereal. It can be best said that the band’s signature music sound is one of a moody slow burn that exponentially grows. Pink Floyd is a hi fidelity thinking man’s band that set the benchmark for awesome and mind blowing for generations to come!
You should check out the entire 'Pulse' concert. One of the finest live performances captured. You are watching the band at the apex of their musical skills. The stage/lighting show cost 25 million--in 1994. The band was always cutting edge musically and visually. They never considered themselves 'rock stars'; they are/were musicians. I did not see the Pulse tour, but was lucky to see them live 2x back in the day. One never sees live performance the same after having a PF experience.
Great reaction to my favorite band of all time. I just wanted to tell you that I saw Pink Floyd 3 times in my life including this concert and the wall tour. I will never forget it. I paid $75 for 2 tickets in 1994 Pulse tour. After the concert my wife and I got a hotel room that night and 9 months later my beautiful daughter Sydney was born…. Also before the concert outside I got offered $1200 cash for my tickets and I told the guy no… he said why?.. I’m giving you cash… I told because tonight I get to see a God like playing the guitar 🎸 and that has no price to it. Thank you I subscribed 👍.
Need to listen to the whole album . This a novel , from start to finish
A masterpiece . .
I read that it’s a true story from a rock star’s perspective. The pressure to be on stage, on time, on demand, regardless of any health problems mental or physical.
There’s an older movie, ‘90’s, that Pink Floyd does music for. It’s called “The Last Mimzy”. Cool movie, and Pink Floyd! Awesomeness!
I saw their '94 show in Pittsburgh. It was an out of body experience. Their shows put you into an entirely different dimension, no recreational chemicals necessary.
I'm happy, as an old man who grew up with this art, that young people like @killbimu react to this old pieces of music because they take care that it will be not forgotten. Young people should get the chance to take notice of this old music. Go on, explore Led Zeppelin, Queen, Marillion, Genesis, Rush, Saga, and so much more older music. It was just a better time for musicians, today they are replaced by computers...
...and that is the greatest guitar solo in the history of mankind.....
It is so hard to not close your eyes to live in the experience, but you simply CANNOT close your eyes for the light show. That STAGE was lit!
Oh, and just to let you know..... That was NOT the finale......
YOu need to watch "Run like Hell".
I'm happy to be at the beginning of your Pink Floyd experience. I subscribed after watching your genuine reax to Wish You Were and now this one. One thing that you'll hear a lot about listening to PF music is to listen to full albums. The starter pack is Dark Side of the Moon, WIsh You Were Here (album), and The Wall. All 3 are complete concept albums. Comfortably Numb is from The Wall and WYWH is from that album. When you hear them in context of the entire album, along with some backstory on former bandmate Syd Barrett, it'll take on a whole new meaning and appreciation for you. Keep it up.
EDIT TO ADD: also listening to the albums with headphones is a must for immersion.
First, thank you so much for your additional insight!🤘 Second, I’m so excited to dive into them. I have so much music to catch up on that I’m stuck between making reaction content for you guys or popping their albums into my car and really getting that surround sound experience. I’m so in love with this band and I’m super happy that people like yourself keep pushing me to listen to more and more! Thank you for your comment !🤘
Pink Floyd the best band ever all their songs.You will now start to live.
I was there in Earls Court in 1994 and I can tell you that EVERYONE was stunned particularly by this probably the best solo ever !
Yawdropping experience the whole gig and after the gig we all knew we experienced someting really special.
I will never ever experience such kind of energy again
Enjoy the Pink Floyd journey you have no idea what your in for! Great reaction
Best live guitar solo ever.
The whole pulse concert is epic.
Pink Floyd is and will always be my most favorite band ( for many decades already)
Try these albums as a starter:
Wish you were here
Animals
Dark side of the moon.
Pausing is cool but please remember that pausing a David Gilmour guitar solo is against the laws of maths, maths, nature and presumably god 😅😅
Hahaha! In order to be a react channel, you have to pause here and there and for this particular reaction, I know I HAD to minimize pausing ESPECIALLY with that amazing solo. You aren’t the first to warn me! But I do appreciate you driving that point home. Thank you so much for watching AND commenting!🤘
Listen to their studio albums start to finish... It's a journey, each and every album. They are amazing.
Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall are amazing Albums all the way through, though. Momentary Lapse of Reason is great as well... They are all Journeys in their own ways, and I highly recommend just listening to every single song.
PF have carried me through the ups and downs in my life. I was at the 1994 Pulse concert, the last concert in the Division Bell Tour. It is sad the group no longer play their music since the death of Richard the key board. Thanks for your reaction, l feel the same every time l listen. God bless you man and yours😇
‘On the Turning away’ is definitely the next vid you should watch. It’s so beautiful with another memorable guitar solo.
One of the best songs off one of the best albums I've ever heard! Just glorious! Dave Gilmour is one of my musical heroes, and he actually helped kickstart the musical career of another one of my absolute favourite musicians - Kate Bush. Thanks for the reaction and the thoughts!
Yes! And I saw them live 20 years earlier than this concert, Dark Side Of the Moon concert 1974. We had the best music. They are ageless! (Im 69)
I've been listening to Pink Floyd since the early 70's. Pink Floyd is by far the best band to step on stage or a studio. Really the biggest difference is you will experience their music more than just listening to it. To put them into perspective their album Dark Side of the Moon was on the charts for over 18 years. This will be an amazing musical journey for you. Enjoy ✌️
Run Like Hell, One Of These Days, Great Gig In The Sky, Keep Talking, Coming Back To Life ... this show is timeless.
"...I think we've got a solo ahead of us..."
Have I got news for you! Settle in, my friend.
🤩🎶🎸🕯
You haven't even scratched the surface of how great the music was in this era (this was 94; I'm talking about when this was new). Lots to discover!
Welcome to the brotherhood, my friend! And I don't think folks of my generation think of current music as garbage. (Well, not all of it.) We just think.....our music was better. (insert smug smile here) And there's a LOT more good music from the 70's and 80's to be reacted to.
Regarding "Comfortably Numb", it's from their double-album, "The Wall". It's the story of fictional young man named Pink Floyd, who wants to grow up to be a rock star. Over the course of the album, he achieves his goal, but at a cost. As the song begins, Pink has come to realize that he has turned away everyone who ever cared for him, and who was willing to tell him the truth. Now he's surrounded himself with greedy managers and promoters, yes-men who are only using him to make money. He hates his life, but has no way to escape it. So in his desperation, he turns to self-medication - drug use.
As the song begins, it's one night before a concert, and Pink is too stoned to play. The promoter is afraid he'll have to give refunds, which he hates to do. So he calls in a local doctor. The doctor has no idea what's going on, so he begins by trying to assess Pink's condition. The lyrics are a conversation between the doctor, and then Pink. Pink's incredibly soothing music reflects his state of mind; he's blissfully distant from all his troubles ("You are only coming through in waves, Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying") The doctor, still not learning much about what Pink may have taken, throws together Dr. Feelgood's All-Star Top-Drawer Fix-For-What-Ails-Ya Formula, injects Pink with it ("Just a little pinprick") and shoves him out on stage. David Gilmour's first solo is while Pink is still comfortably numb; it soars and dives and rises again. It's pure emotional bliss, set to music. His second solo is after the shot has kicked in, and Pink has been sobered up. He's forced to confront the life he hates - his loneliness, his self-loathing, his depression, his rage....it's all in there. Gilmour is simply brilliant.
Bassist and principal songwriter Roger Waters (who had left the band nearly a decade before this performance) wrote the song based on his own personal experience. While touring in 1977, Roger took ill before a concert in Philadelphia. A local doctor was brought in, but apparently in that case there was a diagnosis of hepatitis. Still, the shot Roger was given left him confused on stage, with numb hands for much of the show.
I had the privilege of seeing this show at Sun Devil Stadium, with 70, 000 of my closest friends. It was even better than the video can show. Throughout the entire show, the lights were tightly coordinated with the music, to the point where I remember thinking to myself that I have to stop grinning stupidly at the light show, or I was going to miss the music. It was almost like another performer. Couple of other details about the show ~ PF had speakers set up around the perimeter of the stadium, so parts of music, or sometimes just sounds, could come at you from behind, or the other side of the arena, or anywhere. Once the lights went down, you quickly developed a sense that you were a part of Pink Floyd's reality. It's one reason why it was said that seeing Pink Floyd live was a truly unique experience. Another major reason why, on this particular tour (to support their last studio album, "The Division Bell") you felt like you were a visitor to the Floydverse was that MASSIVE stage. Even in an American football stadium, that stage dominated the venue. Enormous and all black, 180 feet across, a 130-foot arch ENCRUSTED with layers upon layers of lights, three days to set it up, two more to take it down, and three of these stages leap-frogging each other around the world. I'm sure others will confirm...the live show was even better than it looks. This turned out to be their last tour together (save for the odd one-off performances here and there) and they may have just decided to blow it all out and end it on top. They surely did that - I've seen a lot of concerts, and I've never seen a better one than PULSE (BTW, the name derives from the original CD release, which came out before the video releases, and which had a red LED in the spine that flashed, or 'pulsed').
Generally speaking, the PULSE versions will be the best ones to review, although you also do need to listen to the album versions at some point. I would suggest "Sorrow", "High Hopes", or "Time". The PULSE version of the last two songs on their EPIC 1973 album, "The Dark Side Of The Moon", (which they performed in it's entirety during one segment of the PULSE concert tour) "Brain Damage / Eclipse" would also be an excellent choice.
As far as other artists of this era, one very good choice would be Billy Joel. While he was making music, it seemed every other hit song was his. (He has TWO greatest hits collections) For starters, try "Piano Man" a true story of when he had to live and work undercover, or "Scenes From An Italian Restaurant". When asked what song he was proudest of, his choice was "And So It Goes", an achingly poignant song, very simple and uncomplicated.
Thanks for reacting to this, brother! It was fun re-discovering it again through your eyes. Keep up the good work.
... Live, Musicians Singing and Playing an Instrument at the same time, No "Auto Tune," simply incredible Talent. Consider too that Pink Floyd began in 1965, so basically 30 years before this concert adds to the phenomenon, which is "Pink Floyd."
I got to see them Live in 1973, in San Francisco, while they were promoting their New Album "The Dark Side Of The Moon." Still the very best concert that I've EVER experienced. They are quite unique. There has never been any Band like them before and unfortunately there will never be any Band like them again and I use the word "Unfortunately" because each of the Musicians are in their 70's now, (2024), and soon will be gone from our planet. Very sad day coming.
Remain Well & reasonably Happy too. Keep Smiling... Cheers...
I'm an old man. Now you understand. I grew up listening to this kind of music and there is SO MUCH good music from back in the day. Enjoy the journey. You'll never be the same. Here's another great group - Procol Harum. The piece is called A Whiter Shade of Pale. ruclips.net/video/St6jyEFe5WM/видео.html
With the earsplitting sound and that badass Disco Ball. It had to be sensory overload for the crowd. So many moving parts of this very well oiled machine. What a treat.
When the mirror ball dropped and the spotlights lit it up the effect inside the arena was utterly mind-blowing, as spectacular as it looks in the recording, it honestly doesn't capture that effect at all really.
Dude. Your comments are dead on. Pink Floyd takes you on a ride that you never want to end
This pulse version of this concert was originally issued on laser disc because that was the most high def available at the time. I bought the vinyl album a few years earlier. I have 8 Floyd vinyl albums.
That's what happened to me when I saw their concert in Venice in 1989, which was broadcast on German television at the time. I've been a huge fan of their music ever since
I was there and saw it live. Life changing. By far, greatest concert and greatest guitar solo I've ever heard and seen. Great reaction!!! Thank you!!!
Me too. I was 19. I wasn't ready for my mind to be blown away to the point that I still haven't fully recovered from it almost 30yrs later... and I never will.
This was the greatest rock concert of all time.
Hey man , I was serving in the Canadian Army in the 70s . Shot at and blown up in the day , and beer and the best music ever at night . Wouldn't change anything
Fair play to you for nor pausing during the solo. I've heard this many times and it still gives me goosebumps and shivers. This has got to be about the best guitar solos ever, bar none.
Thank you for the compliment and thank you for watching! And isn’t it so amazing that their tracks and STILL do that for you and others after being gone for so long? Music really is timeless and I make sure to appreciate it every chance I get 🤘
I wasn’t at that concert tour but did see them in the mid 70’s and in the 80’s. One of my favorite bands started with them in 69. You will enjoy “Time” especially at your age, you might think of life differently. Great Gig in the Sky should follow immediately. The whole Dark Side of the Moon full thru.😎
Sorrow. High Hopes Great gig in the sky. Run like hell. And more all from the same concert. It is musical mastery. And you might want to close your eyes but don’t as the lighting is mind blowing too. No one doesn’t like Pink Floyd live.
Saw Pulse in El Paso, TX. Was my wife's 1st concert. We skipped college classes to go... but got away with it by bringing t-shirts to a couple profs! Seats on 20 yard line center stage...
Great reaction to one of the greatest songs and band. Nice to see you immersed yourself in the music and feeling. So glad we didn't have cellphones back in 1994 so we could all just enjoy the Pulse concert live without distractions.
No auto-tune. Those were the days of master musicians. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen. Enjoy to journey.
Every guitar wants David Gilmour from Christmas... quite possibly the greatest guitar solo ever! I saw them on this tour, it was magical!
David Gilmour has a beautiful voice and his guitar playing is otherworldly.
I always explain to people that have never heard anything from this group that they are like two parts in one.
Pink would be listening to the music. Floyd is seeing them perform.
Only when you put the two together, at the same time, do you really get the entire Pink Floyd experience.
Definitely life changing music, I was 16 (1972) when this came out and it was so impactful that I ran out and bought the album the next day. Have never looked backed. Glad you're listening and enjoying the music from my day! Really enjoyed your reaction. Subed!!