First Time Reaction to Pink Floyd - "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" Parts I-V
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- Опубликовано: 29 мар 2024
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I chose 'Shine on' for my son's ceremony. He died at the age of 42. Drug related. I've never listened to it since then. but now after 8 years I embrace 'Shine on' again.
I am very sad about your loss😢I wish you luck, patience and that you both meet again beyond this world
Alles Gute für Dich, Gandalf✌️😎
Pink Floyd are one of those bands who have just produced beautiful music that has and will stand the test of time. Please explore their catalogue of songs and just feel the emotions and passions. May it bring happiness as you listen and just let the melodies flow over you. God Bless.
Sorry for your loss mate.
I also dedicate this song to my late son, he was 25 when he died, also I have a Dark side of the Moon tatoo on mya arm, whit the phrase "Shine On My Son"
RIP Richard Wright the master of soundscapes.
The great Rick in the sky
@@torstenlaumen5766I love this!❤
"Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light." One of my favorite lyric lines ever.
Now there's a look in your eyes, Like Black holes in the Sky. Also one of the best Lyric lines in the song.
What I like about Floyd is that unlike today's music that rushes you along, Floyd is in no hurry and only asks you to climb on board and enjoy the journey.
And yet it's never long enough. Every time I listen to Dogs, I wish that it was only the first 1/4 of the song.
Yes, they come from an age when people did feel that it was perfectly okay to let things that mattered "take their time", an age that seemed to have open horizons and was much less thoroughly commecialized than today. Their songs are like journeys, or moments from a journey, even when they are not this long, The film "Zabriskie Point" where the Floyd contrbuted music captures the same spirit...in a way that's also patallel with "Easy Rider", made around the same time - a film where the Floyd were not involved but which certainly infleucned them and the entire generation.
My own childhood overlaps with those days, so I still feel rooted in some of these attitudes, that approach to time and understanding - and I can barely remember a time when the sounds of the Floyd (Gilmour's way of playing the guitar, for example) were not part of my personal world of music.
So very true!
I feel some band still do that today. Nightwish hit close sometimes.
@@Honken55 Phish too, or the Tedeschi Trucks Band sometimes. But it's true that this kind of careful creation of half-improvised sonic landscapes, integrated with songs, in the studio is a lost art - there are very few young mainstream rock bands doing it these days.
Stacey don’t forget Parts 6 to 9 of this song. In fact do yourself a favour and listen to the whole “Wish You Were Here” album.
Yes Stacey, listen to it all non stop... thar machine like noise you heard at the end, and you said the song's still going, is actually the lead into the next song called, not surprisingly, Welcome to the Machine
Yes! Most PF albums need to be listened to in it's entirety!!!!
yes, Stacey, I definitely agree with @Andy-Capp: Parts 6 to 9 can be even more surprising and beautiful - if possible - than these first 5 you listened and reacting to. those two sections are separated in the original concept, but listening to them, from 1 to 9 is an amazing sound travelling experience! 🫶🏻❤🔥🎼🎵🎶
Keep going, you will love it
Definitely 6-9
This song is from an era where people didn't listen to random mixes of their favorite songs. With a band like Pink Floyd, you dimmed the lights, put on some quality headphones, kicked back in your bean bag, fired up your analog audio setup and soaked in the entire album from start to finish.
Reading my mind, stealing my memories 😁
The analog audio setup usually wasn't the only thing fired up :D
The first 10 minutes makes you reflect on your own life and then when the lyrics starts ... he starts with
WHEN I WAS YOUNG .... that pretty much hits everyone at that moment
Syd Barrett (1946-2006)
He was a crazy diamond !
R.I.P. Syd and Richard 😞🙏🙏
RIP Pink Anderson(1900-1974) and Floyd Council(1911-1976) too
The strength of this piece lies in the combination of timeless composing and modern sounds and technology. When you look at the score it might as well have been composed by Britains' great 17th century composer Henry Purcell. It would sound as strong with instruments of those days. That's why I don't like the freaky saxophone solo, it's totally out of place.
S hine on
Y ou Crazy
D iamond
David Gilmour's guitar calling out to his friend Syd Barrett........sadly beautiful.
It's my personal favorite guitar piece, might be acid biased but just the introduction guitar makes me tear up every time
Threatened by shadows at night, exposed in the light.
The lyrics are by Roger Waters and were inspired by his friend Syd Barrett...they live inventing fictional stories about David...... ROGER WATERS IS PINK FLOYD!!!!
No one can take you seriously with such a ridiculous comment, considering that Water's hasn't been in Pink Floyd since 1985.@@damiangonzalez2068
@@damiangonzalez2068 What are you on about? Floyd wasn't founded solely by Roger and being the main lyricist doesn't mean you own the band. They are a whole that is greater than the sum of their parts. Without Gilmour, Wright and Mason's compositions underneath, they wouldn't be the iconic band that they are today. Gilmour studied at the same college as Barrett, they were friends before he took over his place in the band.
This song has been with me for over 40 years. It is a part of my life, a part of what I am.
Yes…
I am so jealous that you get to listen to this for the first time. Brings me right back to my first time. I was a bit stoned and had my headphones on while walking my dog. That laugh caught me so off guard. But the song brought me right back to the moment.
This is the band's emotionally powerful tribute to their close friend and original lead singer, guitarist and main songwriter, Syd Barrett. He is the one lovingly referred to as the "Crazy Diamond."
Despite his charismatic personality and unparalleled creativity, Syd suffered from a combination of undiagnosed schizophrenia, heavy LSD use, and unbearable pressure from the record industry to crank out hits...to the point were he basically could no longer function in the band or in society.
Or at least he didn't want to. Some people who were there at the time say that Syd just got tired of the show biz merry-go-round and just walked away. We don't know for sure, though the conventional interpretation is likely to be correct. One of the strangest (and most heartbreaking) parts of the story is that, while they were at Abbey Road studio recording this, they were standing around in the control room between takes and there was suddenly this bald, fat person there who nobody recognized. It slowly dawned on them that it was Syd, whom they hadn't seen in 2 or 3 years. He had changed so much in such a short time nobody knew him. Nobody knew why he was there or how he got there, but he seemed to think he was meant to be there to record with them. One of the engineers had to give him a ride home to Cambridge.
@@nazfrde Syd did to much acid along with his schizophrenia
The late Rick Wright is emphatic in his belief that it was LSD that caused Syd to snap. In various interviews over the years he has stated that the band was scheduled to play on a BBC TV show on a Friday night. Syd never showed up and when they found him a few days later Rick said he was just a completely different character. Rick noted that Syd had started hanging with some of the Timothy Leary crowd prior to that, who believed LSD was the way to the 'Truth', and Rick is convinced he did too much LSD at one time and snapped. I personally saw this happen to a friend of mine, so I tend to agree with Rick. He does acknowledge that there is no way to know if that is the actual cause, but people who suffer from other mental issues may be more prone to the side effects of LSD.
Also, there was really no studio pressure on the band in 1967 to produce hits. Although the band began to receive more recognition after Meddle, it wasn't until the release of Dark Side Of The Moon in 1973, and that album's massive success, that the band began to receive studio pressure. The band's struggles to even get started recording theirv1975 album Wish You Were Here is well documented, because the massive success of DSOTM began to pull band members in different directions, and made it difficult to get everyone writing and recording. And the band took clear shots at the studio, their management, and to some degree, each other, with songs like Welcome To The Machine and Have A Cigar.
@@nazfrde We kinda do know for sure m8, it's well documented what happened to Syd. Every band member has spoken multiple times separately about exactly what happened to Syd. And his family members have also done interviews in documentaries about him. He definitely didn't walk away from the showbiz or public lifestyle, because he formed another band for a brief while & was quite well known as a painter. The night Syd left the band wasn't his choice, one night the rest of the band were in a car heading to rehearse. Syd had been declining for a while & getting worse by this point, one of the band asked 'Should we go get Syd' to which one of the others replied 'let's not.' Nobody questioned it, and they never picked him up ever again.
Syd officially left the band in April of 1968. It was a amicable decision. One of the better books on Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd is called Dark Globe. Check it out..........Cheers.
@@AlanDevine257
Stacey. What you asked about, "Is that a trumpet?", isn't, actually.
That is the amazingly accomplished Richard Wright on the keys.
Synthesizers and electric pianos, etc... (He, like the rest of the band, is as good as it gets. Period.)
Outstanding reaction. Really really enjoy your channel and, most importantly, your reactions.
Especially to the greatest band of all time, (Imho), Pink Floyd.
Keep up the nice work/channel!
Proud to be one of your loyal subscribers. 😎😎👍👍
PS. The song was written about Syd Barrett, an original founder and guitarist of Pink Floyd who
unfortunately developed some pretty serious mental problems made much, much worse
by taking large amounts of acid, (LSD), and whose eyes ended up like, "Black holes in the skies"
The band missed him dearly however, his ability to not function with the mental illness and, all
the acid, was the final nail that pretty much forced the band to remove him. Replacing him soon after
with David Gilmour, who I personally believe stepped in and has been a solid rock for the band
since he entered. Gilmour is my all time favorite guitarist, straight up!
Have a great weekend!
❤ your accurate word on DAVID GILMOR.
SIR DAVID GILMOR IS / was ment to be in what life has blessed with. Family- finances- a soul that speaks in his music/
Instruments💕🗣👁❤️his messages of life.
The Floyd probably went further with David than they would have with Syd, be he well or not. Their story is one of the most unique in the annals of rock. To start out as students with an enigmatic front man in mod London and end up mining his decline for mindblowing sonic classics until the rift is fascinating. Had Syd remained hale and sane, I wonder how their sound and story would have progressed.
Great question of which we'll never know. I have often wondered that myself.@@danielglenn915
I feel that Syd's solo material was better than anything that Waters and Gilmour produced during that same time period. Yes the production was difficult considering the state Syd was in but the song writing was fantastic. The 5 man Floyd would have been interesting.@@danielglenn915
I didn't know that.
I am 73 years old and still listen to Pink Floyd today and get the same feeling as the first time I heard them, they have been the soundtrack of my life, I have experienced them in all phases of my life, I would even say that it is their fault that I have worked with music all my life and when I die I want to hear a Pink Floyd number in church
I'm 74 and still remember (from some 50 years ago) the breathtaking beauty when I heard it for the first time. And every time I listen to it, I'm taken by it.
As others have already pointed out, the song is written about and dedicated to founder member Syd Barrett, who departed from the band in 1968 after dealing with mental problems and substance abuse. On 5 June 1975, Barrett, now heavyset, with a completely shaved head and eyebrows, wandered into the studio where the band were recording. They did not recognise him for some time because of his drastically changed appearance, but when they eventually realised who the withdrawn man in the corner was, Roger Waters became so distressed about Barrett's appearance that he was reduced to tears. When asked what he thought of the song, Barrett said it sounded a "bit old". As it would turn out that would be one of the last times they’d see Syd alive. 😢
Syd actually showed up to the recording, they wanted him to sing and he left.
According to David Gilmore not only were they recording the tribute to syd they’d just got to the lyric, no one knows where you are, how near or how far. And he was on the other side of the glass.
I cannot describe, how much I love Pink Floyd. My goosebumps are getting goosebumps while listening to them. And always tears of joy in my eyes. God they are so perfect!
Pink Floyd it's not just music it is a new form of spiritual awareness ...
More popular than Jesus.
@@kentclark6420 It’s not a popularity contest.
@@andreshernandez1180 I was just making a satire of what John Lennon said. He said that about the Beatles, in so many words.
A friend of mine said this song sounds like half the band was late for the studio recording, so they just started without them. I laughed and said he just didn't have the patience 🙂. This is the greatest song ever composed, I will die on this hill.
I agree that it is one of the greatest songs ever to be recorded, but "greatest"? How can you possibly differentiate it from being better than Us and Them, Great Gig in the Sky, Time, or even Kashmir by Zeppelin or Don't Give Up by Peter Gabriel.
In my opinion there is no "greatest song", only a greatest song for your mood at the time, as there are to many great songs (no coincidence that all of them were recorded before today's disposable flavor of the month industry standard) to enjoy at the right moment in time.
@@KiltedHammer those are all great songs, with a strong emotional impact. I don't disagree with what you write, I know no song can really be the greatest. But still, for me personally, SOYCD is the one song that stands above the rest.
@@DrStrangelove3891 For me, I jump from this to When the Tigers Broke Free to Great Gig in the Sky.... Right now, it's the greatest.
I think we can all agree that Pink Floyd could (and did) take the Blues to another level
Blues from the Rings of Saturn...
This song is an epic journey. Beyond any masterpiece, bigger then any universe, deeper then any ocean and the list goes on and on…….
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part VI - IX
Yes! Need to finish the song!
@@martinparker1270 💯💯👍👍
Yes, definitely don't sleep on the rest, VI-IX is my favorite part.
Also go back and pick up the rest of the album. Not a bad track
Yes, Please finish the song
Indeed, the best parts of this 'song'
SO HAPPY that you chose the studio version first. This is the true experience we had as children of the '70s when this album came out...No distractions by video - just the raw emotion of the sound. It always brings a tear to my eye watching you tear up over their music. They are that good.
PLEASE listen to parts 6-9 next, and then go over to the Pulse version.
Agree with everything you say, got tears now
I agree, it's better to listen to this song in the audio version.
Only versions I like
R.I.P. Richard Wright...No more to say...
RIP
“Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is a song by Pink Floyd that spans over two parts and nearly 26 minutes in length. The song was released in 1975 on their album “Wish You Were Here.” Widely considered a masterpiece of progressive rock, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is known for its haunting melodies, mesmerizing guitar solos, and introspective lyrics that speak of loss, isolation, and fame. At its core, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is a tribute to Syd Barrett, the former lead singer and guitarist of Pink Floyd who left the band in 1968 due to mental health issues. The song’s title is a reference to Barrett’s nickname, “Crazy Diamond,” and serves as an ode to his artistic brilliance and tragic decline. The lyrics speak of a man who has lost his way in the world, wandering through the ruins of his former self and trying to make sense of his shattered dreams. Musically, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is a tour de force that showcases the band’s technical virtuosity and creative vision. The song is structured around a series of repeating motifs that build and evolve over time, creating a sense of narrative progression and emotional intensity. The guitar work is particularly noteworthy, with David Gilmour’s soaring solos and atmospheric textures providing a haunting backdrop to the song’s introspective lyrics. One of the most striking features of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is its use of dynamics and contrast. The song moves seamlessly between quiet, reflective passages and thunderous, explosive crescendos, creating a sense of drama and tension that keeps the listener engaged from beginning to end. This dynamic range is further accentuated by the song’s production, which features rich layers of instrumentation and a spacious, ethereal sound that draws the listener into its world.
In many ways, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is a reflection of Pink Floyd’s own journey as a band. Like Barrett, the band struggled with the pressures of fame and the toll it took on their mental health and personal lives. The song speaks to the universal experience of loss and isolation, and its enduring popularity is a testament to its timeless appeal.
“Shine On You Crazy Diamond” is a masterpiece of progressive rock that showcases Pink Floyd’s technical prowess, creative vision, and emotional depth. Its introspective lyrics and haunting melodies continue to resonate with audiences today, making it a classic of the genre and a testament to the enduring power of music to speak to the human experience.
Part VI - IX is also exceptional, more rhythmic. I don't know which part is better.... but the studio versions are the best
The lap steel parts on VI - IX are on a whole other level of musical art/genius
The long, heavy, dynamic crescendo running for five minutes during the first half of that is one of the most amazing, thrilling passages of its kind in rock music. As a teenager I used to refer to it as "the Devil's Dance".
I’d say that Pulse or Pompeii 2016 are exceptional too!
My favorite Pink Floyd album. Emotional, haunting, comforting, timeless. Welcome To The Machine will blow your mind, the keyboards and sound effects are crazy
This and The Final Cut
Final Cut reads more as the first solo project from Waters, but it still contains amazing songs. The Gunner’s Dream always gets me
Interesting. I have never considered trying to describe this album.
Please don´t forget Rick Wright and his carpet of keyboard sounds. He was the ocean that carried the band and where they could swim - and shine! This track is a good example for that.
I was lucky enough to see Floyd twice, once in 77 and once in 93.
Me too 93.
They never forgot Sid and for that fact Sid's mom. Tells me a lot about these blokes.
*Syd*
@@fredkrissman6527 Actually Syd's real name was Roger
So glad that you decided to react to this song. The intro is one of the most beautiful compositions of the 20th century. Try to watch the live version beacuse the lights and the music is a superb combo
Syd Barrett went insane in 1968, lost touch with reality. To the extent he was even aware of the song's existence was never known. Tho he did inexplicably appear in the studio the day they were laying down this track. He was basically incommunicative. That's another whole story in and of itself. Roger and David are said to have cried.
"Now there's a look in your eyes,
like black holes in the sky,
Shine on you crazy diamond"
David Gilmour has that Stratocaster plugged straight into his soul 🎸🎸🎶🎹🎷🎼🥁🔔
Beautiful, heartfelt reaction Stacey! You’ve done the teenagers of the 70’s proud. If you get a chance, listen to this song (and many others from Pink Floyd) with your eyes closed and headphones on. Just relax and feel it deep inside your soul. ❤️
YEAH!!!!!!!!!! Floyd again !!! Thanks Stacey! And that is Richard Wright on the keyboard not a trumpet ! And this song is a tribute to Sid Barrett one of the founding members.
Your Pink Floyd reactions bring out a wonderful reaction in the rest of us, one that you seldom see on the internet. Truly bringing smiles worldwide. ❤ from Canada
Thank you for your continued support and kind words! Means the world to me ❤️
You don’t have to get high to listen to Pink Floyd but listening to Pink Floyd will make you high
The beginning of "Welcome to the Machine" as the song ends. All Pink Floyd albums are one continuous masterpiece.
As a 57 yr old long time PF fanatic i have to say that this an other channels from people who weren't born when i discovered Floyd give me hope for the future.
The intellectual and emotional intelligence of this reaction is encouraging...my generation had our chance, and did our best, and will keep trying, but the X, Y and A generation seem more aware and clued in than i ever was at their age as to what is really important
The youtube channel "The Confident Singer" has done some entertainingly perceptive Floyd reaction vids, including this one.
@@rabudman also Koality Reactions, Maddy Reacts, and AileenSenpai
I saw them do this at Knebworth open air concert 1975 UK. They also did all of "Dark side of the moon". They even had a surround sound system, so a hundred thousand plus audience had the total experience. Never been quite the same since. 😁❤
I was there too - amazing experience (and Captain Beefheart on the bill too).
The song is an eargasm for sure, and I love this woman's reaction to it... especially at 10:06 - Yeah, we know that feeling; Tugs at the heartstrings.
I grew up listening to Rock and Pop music mostly in my youth back in the 1980s & '90s, and I realized a long time ago while listening to the Glam Rock of the era and the much older stuff too of course such as the Stones, the Doors, Zeppelin, etc. that Pink Floyd was THE BAND for me and has stuck with me ever since I was like 12 years old when 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason' was released in '87. The video release of 'Delicate Sound of Thunder' two years later sealed the deal for me, and having been to the band's final show live in 1994 is still to this day the greatest concert that I've ever seen among the dozens of other artists/bands live on stage during the past 30 years.
I love to see your reactions, it's exactly how I feel every time I listen to any Pink Floyd song, even after listening to all the years that I have. Back in the early nineties I did a lot of work in the NWT, and every where I went the locals called me Pink Floyd. It is now 2024!
I can’t imagine hearing this for the first time. In 1988 the older kids in my neighborhood dosed me with acid and made me listen to this album. I swear that experience formed the coarse of my life. Love !
Hi Pink Stacey Floyd! :) Already said this I guess, but your emotions on PF are as beautiful as their songs. Shows you are a wonderful soul. Have a great weekend. Greetings from Belgium. :)
A perfect reaction. I can still remember when I heard this album for the first time.
Here, more than 50 years later, it’s beauty still bring tears in my eyes.
Congratulations to you.
The masters of Pink Floyd doesn’t write songs, they create “sensorial atmospheres”❤
Dick Parry's talent just mingled so well here and in other songs. In Shine On You Crazy Diamond he used 2 saxophones. I was so glad to see that Pink Floyd brought Dick Parry along for the Pulse tour.
It's a religious experience to see them play this song live. I cry every time. It's the happiest I've ever been in my life period!!!!!!!!!!
Are you in your 60s? Or did you see Faux Floyd (crap) post 1981?
I'm sorry to hear that.
@@DeathToTheDictators I am 65. Seen Pink Floyd in 1977, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1994 again, Roger Waters in 2006, Roger Waters do The Wall in 2010, again in 2010, and again in 2012. How's that my friend!
@@Ozarkprepper643If you actually believe this, you have a very narrow perspective on life. I believe divinity can be found in many places.
@@Ozarkprepper643 so what's your point
Born in 82 and got to listen to this at parents summer get togethers. Nothing is forced, it's just magical. I'd come home from school after being bullied beat down and broken and just disappear into this. Seeing your reaction to the music I literally feel every emotion you do and it's pretty cool seeing the exact thing that I do when I listen to it.
Your emotional reaction to this classic says it all. I've seen loads of reactions to this and yours is top of the tree for me.
Once again, Pink Floyd sets souls free! Great review.
Just wait until you learn more of what this piece is all about and what happened the day they were in the studio recording this very track. Long Live Syd!
I have seen video of Syd much later in life walking on the street with groceries. So, much talent, so much potential unrealized.
Saw them in concert in Toronto 94. Nothing to compare. As much as I LOVED the Who Floyd was on a different plane. Moody Blues is there too. And Bread.
There is literally JUST ENOUGH words in this song. Just enough to accompany the instrumentals without overtaking them
Se you listen to Pink Floyd makes me tear up. Reminds me of my young self when I heard this for the first time. Thank you.❤
This song, like most Pink Floyd song, is like a movie score. The music (and few lyrics) guides you through your own life's experiences and the movie occurs in your head. So close your eyes and listen, it's your movie!
This song was, is, and will always be one of my favourite songs. For me, it's one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
What’s crazy is that they hadn’t seen Syd in decades and he just happened to walk into the studio where they were recording this song. He had damaged his brain decades earlier from drug use and became a recluse for the rest of his years. They didn’t even recognize him when he walked into the studio at first. They were all struck by the significance of his timely appearance and saddened by what had become of their once good friend.
Syd Barrett went insane in 1968. Whether he was ever even aware of the songs existence was never known, though he did inexplicably show up in the studio the day they recorded this track. He was basically incommunicative. David and Roger are said to have cried.
"Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky,
Shine On You Crazy diamond"
True. And if you google search syd Barrett photo shine on, you’ll see a photo of Syd that was taken that day he visited the studio. Reportedly, nobody in the band initially recognized him because he was fat and bald. Then, recognizing him and brought to tears. He apparently didn’t engage with anyone while there and then just left
@@user-wt8en5ug5i yes I've seen that photo many times. Quite the difference from the good-looking guy from barely half a dozen years earlier.
For me arguably THE Pink Floyd masterpiece (others may disagree ^^), etheral and out of this world.
And the "Crazy Diamond" they sing about is former member Syd Barrett, to whom they refer to the whole album, but especially in "Wish you were here".
Yes this is their masterpiece
@@mauricioguerrero5542 Sure but could you please put "one of many of their masterpieces" instead.
Totally agree with you
Echoes
Echoes
Thank you for sharing your first listen of this song. The next time you go on a long trip, play this song in your car. Night driving on a dark country highway adds to this song. I did this many years ago.
Dave Gilmour's version of High Hopes live from Pompeii is another heart-jerker.
A Sax played, yes, Trumbo, no. What you heard was Richard Wright playing the Hammond organ. Love your reaction and this song! As a 40 years of being fan of 'Pink Floyd fan myself, keep on listening to Pink Floyd ❤❤❤
The thing that sounds like a trumpet is a synthesizer.
Richard*
@@voqoo - Thanks, I meant to fix that, but I got distracted and forgotten to correct it. LOL.
That horn type of sound was done on a Minimoog.
This leads into another phenomenal song Stacey, WELCOME TO THE MACHINE, Which would be totally different from everything.You've heard from them up till now. I also recommend DOGS and HAVE A CIGAR.
Pink Floyd never gets tiring. Every listening is a new experience.
Hi
It's fantastic to see you digging deeper into the world of Pink Floyd. More than the live reaction, I appreciate what you have to say after listening. It's really great to listen to what you have to say and really reminds me of my discovery of this fantastic music.
I would definitely recommend a reaction one by one of the four classic albums: The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall. Definitely by release chronology. You'll be able to grasp the evolution of the music and catch the context of the 70s. At least I think so, I was born in the early 80s myself.
Then watch Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii for yourself. And then if that's still not enough for you go ahead with the whole discography. For me it was always not enough. As I got used to one album, I'd go with the next. Each time it's a different feeling, a different sound, a different instrument - there's so much.
Don't forget other music as an antidote. Pink Floyd fans are a state of mind ;)
I remember hearing this song for the first time as a teenager in the 1970s. Wow! I’m mesmerized by it to this day. Yes, it was a tribute to Syd Barrett. Syd named the band. He took the first names of 2 musicians by the name of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. David Gilmour and Roger Waters, bass player up until the 1980s, would disagree at times, but there was always a love and respect between them. There is a RUclips video of a reunion concert in 2006 where Roger came back and joined them for that concert. It was a fundraising concert. By the way, the sound you heard at the end of this song was a song called Welcome to the Machine.
Likewise, totally awesome
I think it’s safe to assume Pink Floyd might be your favorite band
The trumpet sounds are from Rick on the keyboard. It is a real sax, though, played by Dick Parry. Don't forget to listen to the second half (part 6-9) of the song.
In my teen years of the late 1980's and early 90's - I never took drugs or alcohol like many of my classmates. To go to another place mentally, all I need to do was turn off all the lights in my bedroom, lay down on my back on my bed with my head hanging off the end - almost upside down, and crank this song. It was like a trip to space. Still love it to this day. Thank you for experiencing it with us!
Ahhhh.... those 4 notes pierce thru my head every single time I hear this song. Those 4 notes open the doors wide for the rest of the song.
It's so amazing watching first-time reactions to songs that I take for granted since I've heard them 100's of times. It gives me a renewed appreciation for the song. Wish You Were Here was an amazing album that you never really listened to only one track. It was all or nothing.
Welcome to the Machine will give you goose bumps. It’s dark and amazing
Also watching you tear up makes me tear up like the first time listening to these gems. Shine on
This is the greatest album ever made. Hands down.
Hell yes it is !
After Dark Side of the Moon, they started making an album with the working title Household Objects. It was only going to be things found in a kitchen or house, no traditional instruments. Thankfully they abandoned that plan but one thing they experimented with that they used was rubbing on wine glasses with different amounts of liquid in them. They got them all tuned to the right notes, and at the beginning of this song part of what sounds like a keyboard is actually those wine glasses. Also, Dick Parry on the sax also played on Dark Side of the Moon, The Division Bell album, live at the Pulse tour in 1994, and with David Gilmour live shows from 2002 to 2008. I’ve always considered him an unofficial member of the band. Syd actually showed up at the studio when they were recording this. They didn’t recognize him at first. That in itself is a fascinating story. You could say that most of their work after he left the band was a tribute to him in some way.
This was from a time when we bought a new album and played it in its entirety. For me, it was lights off, headphones on and, occasionally, a spliff in one hand. Music, and certainly Pink Floyd, was a journey to be savoured. We made the time to enjoy every nuance and emotion each song and album brought to us.
Music was far more than what's it's become, where every modern song sounds like every other modern song, with no intelligence to lyrical content nor even to the art of being able to play an instrument.
I think it is so wonderful that the music from my days growing up, is moving the mind, body and soul of today's youth. Almost 50 years this song has been touching us.
What you are hearing towards the end of the song are two different types of saxophones 🎷 and no trumpet just Richard Wrights synthesizer and keyboards 🎹 which he was the greatest at that. Dick Parry played the saxophone. I am glad you finally reacted to this song.
I love it when I see that you have a new reaction...especially Floyd. David Gilmour seems to have a direct line to your heart.
I hope David sees one of her Floyd reactions sometime, to see how your music affects people a half century later has to blow his mind even though he has known how good his work was, simply the best.
Your comment that Pink Floyd forces the listener to slow down and patiently listen was very insightful. I had never thought about that before and I appreciate it. Thanks!
As a teenager in the 70's it was a magical time! ROCK ON Stacey!!!!!!
The Floyd it’s even more enjoyable when u know the songs, the melodies in particular, vocal, solos, RWright keys, all such amazing melody lines on most PF songs. Been listening to the Floyd for over 30 years, and still can’t believe what I’m hearing, after thousands of times of listening the albums…. That machine sound at the end it’s part of the following song, “welcome my son….” :P
This song is dedicatet to Syd Barret. One of my most heard song from Pink Floyd. Greetings fro Germany.🥰🥰
Don´t you know the story of Syd, attending in the studio while they did this project?
A "stranger" appeared, the rest of the band had a hard time to figure out, who this even would be (had himself so far distanced, for me beautifully represented in/with the last tones/the fade out of part IX). As the story goes, none of them saw him alive again after this.
You should read the background to this (my telling here is not that precise, more a teaser if you will), will help to feel this piece even more.
Great job so far Stacey, so you might be ready to not only have a listen to the whole Darkside- but also to the hole WYWH-Album, will blow (or even open) your mind. A little bit of background-reading might be helpful to feel if/that the music "scores"
Hope we´ll see you again very soon.
Welcome to the beauty! I'm 70 been a fan for 60 years. It'll take you on a journey for sure! Hopefully you'll discover their other amazing songs, albums, the entire journey!
The last part were actually two Saxophones. It starts off with a baritone Sax in the first part. On stage you see the player Dick Perry then switch Instruments and play the second part with a (higher) Tenor Saxophone. (And also the rhythm changes to 4/4 instead of 6/8 as before…!)
Saw Pink Floyd, back in 1987.....Got to the show 30 minutes late. They opened with this....All five parts !
Good to see a young lady is experiencing Floyd at their best! Suggest you check out Marooned from Division Bell for instrumental genius
This was recorded 50 years ago and still sounds fresh and groundbreaking today.
Imagine being an extraterrestrial hurling through the milkyway galaxy, and your ships long range sensors tune into a distant signal and.... all beings on the ships bridge look at one another simultainously. Disregarding their original objective, they change course, plot a new one towards your solar system, target earth and find the source and drop in for a listen.
Well, Ive been listing to Pink Floyd for a very long time. A few of us decided to stay, and our numbers are growing, and we're still listening.
As always, love your music reactions. 👽
PS: Syd is doing well on my home planet. He's a wonderful man, musician and human being overall.
That trumpet sound you heard was actually Richard Wright on the synthesizer keyboard. Love your reactions to these classic journeys. Music is supposed to be emotional ❤
Shine on Stacey
no other band I know of does such an amazing job of setting the mood with an intro that puts you in the perfect place to start the actual song :) always one of my favorites
After a year of rammstien how could you not feel relief listening to real music
=At 16 I first listened to Pink Floyd with Atom heart mother. I was hooked and that song holds a special place in my heart. This composition is probably my favorite. When segment one is closing out there is suddenly this discordant four notes. Somehow those four notes hold you spellbound and then morphs into another portion of the song and I can't wrap my head around the way those four notes herald the coming rest of this masterpiece. The two sacs and the time change with the arpeggios backing it deliver the most sublime feelings of joy and remembrance. I was waiting for you to get to this piece thanks once again. Now on to atom heart mother, yes?
I love that line you said about trusting Pink Floyd it is significant you just let go and it takes you away. thanks once again allowing me to relive my own memories.
I too adored Atom Heart Mother ... and I never understood while that album is rated so low also from PINK FLOYD and many fans; I LOVE IT!
Thank you Stacey , been waiting for you to react to Shine on , had a feeling it would hit your emotions.
It's refreshing to experience this amazing song through your ears as though for the first time. It has been a favorite of mine for many years. Hearing it again through you was incredible
I there! My name is Ruimar from Brazil and I am fan this band sice years 80. The last show here of Guilmor 2015 I stayed there. The best experience of my life. Thank you.
Loved waking up this morning to find you've reacted to another Pink Floyd masterpiece...another step forward into their magical musical journey, thank you! A fantastic live version is from David Gilmour's solo tour "On An Island". Shine on starts with a few local street artists (discovered by David) playing the beginning notes of "Shine On.." with wine glasses. Truly beautiful to witness live in concert! Cheers! On a side note, the Keyboardist Richard Wright accompanied David on this solo concert as well.
Yes, the show he did in England had a better version than the Gdansk show, that show ha David Crosby and Graham Nash doing great harmony vocals, On an Island was awesome there!
Although it's one of the longest intros, you love every second of it. It's one of those songs that can literally help you shut everything else out. Because of the emotion of David Gilmour's guitar and then the meaning of the lyrics, your heart really goes out to Syd. When he had to leave the band, the rest of them didn't just shut him out and ignore him, and that is true friends.
There is hope for our youth! it’s not their fault nothing anywhere near close as good as this exists in today’s music.
You said exactly the right words. It sends you on a journey. Your Journey! if you just let yourself go. SURRENDER AND ENJOY WHEREVER IT MAY TAKE YOU!