I saw PF so many times in London back in the late 1960s and early 70s. The London Roundhouse and the Middle Earth were the best venues back then as they were both so laid back. I have tickets to see Nick Mason here in Brisbane in September 2023 and talk about a trip down memory lane. Def an experience that is never going to be repeated. As I hit 70 this year (and still trucking) it is with some sadness that we have lost so many friends on the way including Syd and Richard and yet part of the love they shared with us is still here in the music. What a privilege to have lived through the last 60 years with so much of the soundtrack to my life provided by PF. Outstandingly beautiful and uplifting, Thank you guys you lit the light that illuminated many. OXO
Pink Floyd definitely was and still is part of the soundtrack of my life - and all the different circumstances and situations I’ve been (and still go) through. It’s kind part of who I am… Even the evolution of their musical style in a way matches my life evolution.
In 69-70, i was a little do nothing when i was 4-5 years old. My parents got me infected with the Pink Floyd addiction. Now in 2023 i still feel the urge to listen to Pink Floyd. Going back to 69-70, feeling young again as a little boy who was trying to sing the lyrics without any english word in my vocabulary. The addiction is still raging on.
the way Syd and the band stood out from the crowd was unreal, the music was other worldly at the time, and hearing them play while tripping must have been like a door had been opened to another world, what a band, long live Pink Floyd !!!
@@fredzep01 First of all, if you're interested in communicating and having others hear you, don't start off by insulting them :) It's the first rule of communication. By the time this film was made Syd was out of the band unfortunately because of his illness. David had taken over. Thanks
@@pdadamsMusic First off, you're the one who came across blunt to begin with, your comment seemed a lot like a smartarse dig to be honest, because it's overtly clear Syd is in the video.. Brother, I think it might be you who is lacking in the communication department, do you really mean to say Syd isn't in the video ? because I'll think you'll find it's self-evident Syd is in the video... So Mr communication man, in my original post It was abundantly clear I was talking about early Pink Floyd as a whole and not just this video alone....
Few days ago i chatted with Ian Barret the nephew od Syd.I can't believe.What a blessing.He wished me luck.I told him that because of Syd I started to Play on instruments.
Gestern auf ARTE eine Doku über Syd gesehen. Sehr traurig. Man hätte ihn nicht so allein lassen dürfen. Seine Band-Kollegen haben sich nicht gerade ritterhaft ihm gegenüber verhalten, in der Zeit, in der es Syd nicht gut ging. Syd hat unser Herz für immer tief berührt. Er lebt ewig, durch seine wunderbare Musik. Danke Syd! 🎶🎼🎵
Saw them at Kitson College, Leeds. 1967 playing in the canteen. Who’d have thought I’d be watching this on an iPad in 2023, and still enjoying it. (God it was 55years ago.)
Im 70 and I never thought we would get to so easily enjoy all this great music from the dawn of our modern culture. I lost two decent album collection's in my life and it really takes a chunk out of you...then RUclips and all the great music from earlier timers at our fingertips.. I've been 0n computers since 71 (aiming howitzers and small missiles_)and this stuff is such a treat. ...btw saw them in Germany in 72 and 74 (DSOTM b4 released!) and 2x later. Those concerts were my generation's cultural High Mass. Believe it! Peace and keep smiling
Isn’t it a shame we all can’t just enjoy the music and everything our world has to offer! Politicians have to get the common people into things we all don’t want! I was in the U.S.Army Infantry In 89 And could sense a war coming. Vietnam vets told me we don’t train this hard unless something big is coming! I decided not to reup in the Army. It wasn’t too much later I was getting calls to rejoin. But I didn’t want to go to a war ! Sure enough the powers that be had us in something I felt we shouldn’t be in! Happy to hear your an early Floyd fan! Peace from someone that wanted no part of harming anyone! Syd Barrett is a genius and it’s cool the time he had in music!
I wish they’d have stayed a progressive pop band - their sound like Remember a Day, Paintbox, See-Saw and much of the first LP is drenched in a kind of lost-in-the-woods, trippy melancholy.
@@MrMusicbyMartin Yes, I agree. As good as DSOTM and WYWH are, there's a kind of lightness to the meandering sound of everything up until then, which reaches its culmination in "Echoes." After Obscured by Clouds, Rick Wright switched from Hammond organ, which was so integral to their sound (in the way he used it), to synthesizers, and that was one of the reasons for the change in approach. The early Floyd work is entirely unique, even when doing straight rock. Look for the WNEW studio session jam of The Embryo. (1969, I think.) It'll knock your socks off.
My first album purchased in 1973: “Dark Side of the Moon”!!! I was 17, I listened to it several dozen times and I never got tired of it! A pearl in the world of music !!!
They were the first live band I ever saw which was at the Sunderland Locarno in 1969. It cost 10 shillings and they blew me away. There’s actually no one like them.
@@seamonkey000001 Yes there was the bowling Alley on the ground floor and upstairs you had a dance hall and night club. A local fella called Jeff Docherty got into promoting and managed to get some great bands there. From ‘69 to ‘71 I saw Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Free, Family, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ten Years After amongst others. Others who played in that time were The Who, The Faces, King Crimson it was a magical time.
That’s another whole thing, while their first few albums didn’t sell as well on their initial release, they became quite famous for great live shows with superior sound and effects of any band in its time. I remember hearing that they had the loudest and clearest PA of any band at the time! By the way, all those old albums eventually sold a LOT AFTER they became famous! I first discovered Floyd in ‘77, when Animals came out. Very soon, I had collected every album they made previously!! STILL the BEST band ever 50 years later!
Спасибо тем, кто собрал и подарил нам эти кадры с любимой группой и неземной красоты гармоничной музыкой, которая надолго в сердце тех, кто любит высокий рок и не изменяет ему вот уже 50 лет! ❤❤❤😊👋👋👋👋👋👋
My appreciation for early Pink Floyd has only grown over the years. Always loved the music, only now seeing how far ahead of the rest of their discrography this stuff was. It's got all the later Pink Floyd stuff but it isn't drawn out as much. All the cool ideas come and go quickly in these days.
"I don't care if the sun don't shine and I don't care if nothing is mine and I don't care if I'm nervous with you, I'll do my loving in the winter." - Syd Barrett
@@toleman254 To be honest, he is right, it is of course LSD music which tragically meant the mental illness for Syd Barret and many others...Luckily PF evolved so much after those very early psychedelic days, and THAT'S WHY we're talking about their music. Not because of this era.
@@handebarlas6248This era is my favorite era of Pink Floyd. When Syd left Pink Floyd, it wasn't Pink Floyd any longer. This is why I am talking about their music. For its time it was really groundbreaking.
0:25 Astronomy Domine 'Look Of The Week', BBC TV 1967 4:22 Jugband Blues 1968 7:20 Paintbox 'Discorama' French TV 1968 10:57 Improvisation 'The Sound Of Change' BBC TV 1968 13:14 It Would Be So Nice (extract) 'Release - Rome Goes Pop', BBC TV 1968 14:36 Roger Waters interview Tienerklanken festival, Belgium, 1968 14:56 Flaming 'Tous En Scene', French TV 1968 17:57 Let There Be More Light 'Surprise Partie', French TV 1968 24:33 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 'Forum Musique', French TV 1969 29:56 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Essener Pop & Blues Festival, German TV 1969 35:57 Green Is The Colour KQED TV San Francisco, U.S.A. TV 1970 39:31 Atom Heart Mother + Choir & Orchestra Musikforum Ossiachersee, German TV 1971 42:43 Atom Heart Mother - Band only 'Pop Deux - Festival de St.Tropez' 1970 50:19 Improvisation for 'Show Roland Petit' French TV 1970 (first broadcast in 1971) 53:48 Wot's...Uh The Deal Obscured By Clouds sessions, France 1972 s2
Syd was a very unique performer. It is very sad, but I understand why they had to move on without him. I do feel that Syd inspired the rest of the group to go on, since he opened everyone’s minds!
He certainly did! Few documentary about Syd and Floyd. All the members say there entire career and there albums after Syd all had a touch of Syd within them. Shine on you crazy diamond was wrote about Syd, he also randomly turned up the a recording of the track too and not one member recognised him at first because he was fat, lost his hair. If there was no Syd there would be no PF RIP Syd Barrett
Pink Floyd moved on after Syd was gone and it improves the musicality a lot. David Gilmore put his stamp on the group and Pink Floyd became what it is. Lyrics are important but 99 percentage of the non English speaking community couldn't understand it but they enjoyed the magnificent sound of the Group. Roger Waters thought always in opposite directions but in this case he was wrong. Pink Floyd was and is always successful and all 5 musician contributes their part to the success. This video showed how it started and l enjoy it very much.
All I can say is Without Syd Barrett, there Never would have been a Pink Floyd!! He took Rock music in a Direction Nobody Ever Seen or Heard up to that point!! RIP SYD BARRETT!!
@@zombywoof9188 It's hard too say, because if Syd has stayed, they may have made something even more amazing than Dark Side, but I think Syd leaving and his mental acid breakdown inspired a lot of the dark side of the moon, all the madness aspects, the brain damage track, the pressures of life, DSOTM was highly influenced by their connection and coming of with Syd, So I think that answers the question the reason they realized their potential after Syd was because they finally had time too reflect on Syd and themselves. If there was no Syd, there would be no Dark Side , that is a fact 100%, No Syd, No Pink Floyd at all, they all go too architect school and graduate and do architecture the rest of their lives. Syd synonymous with Floyd, with out Syd you get no Floyd lol
So true. I don't think he's ever gotten the credit he deserves. I don't consider "The Final Cut" to be an actual "Pink Floyd" album solely because Richard had nothing to do with it. It's just a Roger Waters solo album with David and Nick. -
yes. He seemed to drum by having, like the Doors had their own way too but based on latino boogie polyrhythms) an almost polyrhythm thing happening based upon a straight roll round the kit.. bum-tum tum tum, roompitty poom poom poom poom (set controls is the perfect example of his 'pan-rhythm' roll)... and everything through much of their history echoed that, till the almost 'funk' edge got added to the mix on Echoes and Dark Side's time.. But was still just accented upon that same straight round the kit roll really. huh? huh? huh? lol
This footage is absolutely priceless and epic, especially since we get to see songs and performances seen nowhere else. Richard Wright is seen doing far more vocals than credited on record liner notes.
What am I missing? Sid was strange. Maybe that is why I never got into Pink Floyd until the 80's. To each His own. Feel Bad that He went out there cause He could have been great.
Definitely, Rick should have been next in line to be the lead singer, but his singing and lyrics were subpar! I hate to say that, because I love Rick as a founding member who always gave us the great keyboards and backing vocals to MANY Floyd songs! He was just never meant to be the leader! That’s sad to say, but that’s the truth!
@@firecracker8071The sad part was that music took a turn, and not into the hippie lyrics anymore! He had a great voice, but it was too weak to go into the 1970s!! He was great as a backup singer, or when he sang duets with Dave, like in “Echoes”!!
Trying to base yourself to continue as another “Syd”, was an impossible task! I feel for Rick, he tried, but who could be another Syd??? By the time he tried to do it, it was already out of style!
I have noticed every member of Pink Floyd deservedly got lots of praises, except Nick Mason, I really love what Nick always did since the beginning.. He also left his mark greatly. Much love to Nick
This is all before I became aware of Pink Floyd. Where Was I?? I started playing drums in 1964 in the States. This video is remarkable, very interesting, educational and well produced. It shows Syd very well (i loved it) and David coming in. From the beginning, they have been a great band. It's a shame that there are very few, if any video interviews with just Syd. A great, creative and wonderful singer and musician. RIP Syd 🎶🎶🎶♥
Greetings to you from the Netherlands !! Maybe I'm a little younger because I remember my dad listening to their records, and "Another brick in the wall" stuck in my memory, and when the album was released, I was only 5 years old, but I was able to choose and play music from the record player completely independently. It started when I was 4, and so on until now. August 7th, I'm 49 years old, but I will listen to Pink Floyd as long as I live. The brilliant mind of Sid Barrett is for us. gave everyone a big gift and eternal thanks and glory to him. By the way, I had the crazy luck to come across the first two at a record exchange, that is the double album, Piper at the gates of down + you know. The serial number of the record is 002, which I consider crazy luck.And I had the honor of watching them live more than 30 times. Those who have never been will never know what a musical spectacle is, especially "Pulse".Still is hard to tell which is the best live show of them.Greetings !!! R.I.P Sid Barrett .🍄🍀🎸💎🎶🌗🕒🍀 ♥
SONO UNA ECCELLENTE BAND E LO SONO ANCORA E RIMARRANNO TALI NELLA STORIA DEL SECONDO NOVECENTO. TANT'È CHE SONO STATI ANNOVERATI COME " P A T R I M O N I O D E L L ' U M A N I T A '. I LORO TESTI, IL LORO SOUND SONO STATI DICHIARATI DA TUTTI I CRITICI MUSICALI MONDIALI COME " M U S I C A S A P I E N T E ! ! !
There are a few short interviews with Syd on you tube. He was a very soft-spoken young man and seemed to be a very easy going, nice guy. The interview I saw was with Syd and Roger.
Pink Floyd - Syd Barrett/David Gilmour Astronomy Domine - 0:28 Jugband Blues - 4:21 Paintbox - 7:21 (Improvisation) 11:01 It Would Be So Nice - 13:12 Roger Water's Interview - 14:36 Flaming - 14:50 Let There Be More Light - 17:57 Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun -24:35 Careful With That Axe Eugene - 29:55 Green Is The Colour - 35:58 Atom Heart Mother (With Orchestra) - 39:32 Atom Heart Mother (Band Only) -42:44 Improvisation for 'Show Roland Petit' - 50:22 Wot's... Uh The Deal - 53:50 Awesome compilation by the way!
yez im an old man , and am amazed that i can watch wat i want when i want wat a gift, the sixty's were magic, it was so new , and complex, i miss it so, and me green courderoy elephant bell bottom pants ,
Being a fan of Pink Floyd for 40 years, I thought a lot about: what's Sid Barrett's main contribution into the group?. This question arises because, paradoxically, the post-Barrett music of PF has little in common with Barrett's one in style and form, but, nevertheless, everyone feels the invisible presence of Barrett and his huge impact. Now, perhaps, I would phrase it as: he taught them to be unusual, to get out of the ordinary. After him they couldn't compose trivial things - he put them on a higher level of creativity
Pink Floyd- all of the musicians and sound engineers and visual/stage tech. associates of the productions that were their studio music, live shows, and film adaptations- left their mark on Rock and Cultural History. I am proud to call Pink Floyd my favorite Art-Rock Band of all Rock bands- of ALL BANDS actually. At several moments in my life the lyrics and music of Pink Floyd was all that held me here on Earth, when it has often been difficult for me to stay here with the rest of humanity... Thank you Pink Floyd😘
God, imagine being at one of these early performances that were happening in relatively small clubs throughout Europe. I wish I was there! Absolutely insane and amazing how the people are just enjoying the music, dancing in a trance to the hypnotic sound of The Pink Floyd. I want a time machine...✌️👏👏❤️❤️🦋
Grew up on the newer Pink floyed, then because of the album relics went way back to the early years, the sid barret years and fell in love all over again and now listen to their classic rock with new ears💜
Plenty of people like/liked Syd. The band did too, but when gigging pays the bills and your lead guitarist prevents you from gigging, you have to move on. They still liked Syd. David produced two of his albums, and then the band wrote a whole album about him.
A great tribute to a great band before they became the Roger Waters band. Love all of their stuff up to Wish You Were Here. 4 great musicians collaborating up until then. Thanks for the memories. RIP, Syd & Rick.
Pretty fair statement there. And yeah man I agree. 1970-1975 was their golden period of mutual workable collaboration before it became a Waters gross-fest. Some spots here and there on Animals aren't too bad, but that basically breaks down to the musical interludes sans Waters singing/spewing for a grand total of maybe 15 mins worth of that album lol.
@@philhawley1219 That's what a lot of people, including myself, think of Animals. But it is something that grows on you, and you come to realize how good it is. You come to realize it is actually a masterpiece. Probably one of the most underrated albums of all time.
I am a true and eternal Piper fan, but Saucerful of Secrets is a remarkable album. It's wild they were able to pull something that strong out of the disarray and confusion of their late sixties psychdrama.
Me too! In fact, I told other students in my High School that I owned every PF album up to DSOTM and many did not even know that PF had any albums before DSOTM!
Saw them in 1968 at St Marys College Twickenham UK. 200 people in a hall. they introduced the new thing called surround sound ( Basically a speaker in each corner of the hall - Fab X
My old friend’s father saw them with Syd at Winterland in San Francisco in 67. The only human I’ve ever met who actually saw him play live. Of course I had tons of questions. Unfortunately all he could really tell me is they were really loud, and they sounded great, and the acid they took before the show was really good. 😂
@@ezekielbrockmann114 Personal choice, I did it loads in my 20s and was my drug of choice for around 8 years... Its all about set and setting, where you do it and who you do it with whilst acknowledging the ritual aspect. One of the times I used it in a less shamanic way was at Disney Land in Paris, was pretty funny and a great memory to look back on. Now I'm in my 40s, observing life in all its forms and constantly being inspired by the psychedelic/spiritual plains of consciousness and creativity I believe in ritual much more and how everything we do should be part of our personal ritual through this lifetime. I'm so grateful and humble for every experience I've had and wouldn't be me if I hadn't of experienced these things. I thank spirit for being able to channel the chemical compound to Albert Hoffman when it did, that was incredible.
Set the Controls is such a quality song. Laid the foundations for Echoes. They all contribute in equal measure to an equal goal - atmosphere. Both incredible tracks.
Nice! I only owned one Pink Floyd" album. I bought it unheard back in the hippie days of the late 60s because the cover was so perfectly "Psychedelic" I was not at all disappointed. It was exactly what it looked like! "See Emily Play" was a real favorite of mine when I was about 13 years old! Came out in 1967 ..... Ancient History! My son owned "Dark Side Of the Moon". I liked that too, and we often played it while painting our house. However, Syd Barrett's "Pink Floyd" was Dad's "Pink Floyd".
I don’t believe you heard See Emily Play on a album in ‘67! (Unless you are talking about a 45 single)! Maybe in England or another country? The Brits were very uptight about albums vs singles. Often the singles never appeared on albums until MANY years later! (Like some Beatles singles), Just like Zepps Stairway to Heaven was never released as a single, and never charted, (even though it was played extensively), until YEARS later!
@@Geezer-yf8hvif he is American, he could have the Tower edition of Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Tower was a subsidiary of Capitol and they butchered that LP like early Beatles LP's until Sgt. Pepper. The American Piper had Astronomy Domine, Flaming and Bike removed ("for future product just in case"). Flaming was given a promo single in mono in a slightly different mix. Also the run order on the LP is different and See Emily Play is drenched in a lot more reverb to cover the fact it's mono. The other possibility would be a Japanese pressing. It has Emily tacked on after Bike. If he's from England, most likely heard Emily on the radio.
Met them on the Dark Side tour, 1973. Roadies were so high they forgot to set up 1/2 of the quadraphonic sound. During soundcheck (I got backstage too) I asked Nick (Mason) "where are the rear speakers?, He thanked me and radioed to the sound crew who seemingly thought they were going to do this "small" show in Stereo, NOT!!!!! The placement and super "panning and cross panning" effects were so important they had to go back in the trailer and get out 8 more ALTEC Theater sets to fill the small "War Memorial", they sounded great when compared to the huge volumes of say, Purple or Led Zeppelin. Thanks for the coolest clips!
Best compilation I've ever seen in my life! Their music stands the test of time and still moves people today, me being included. I've been searching all I can to learn more about them and more from them. They've touched me in such a way that no band or singers have before. Thanks so much to whoever put this together. It's literally made my day so much better today. Pink Floyd will forever and a day be the BEST ROCK BAND EVER!!!!!!!!!!
The early Pink Floyd era, with Syd Barrett’s visionary creativity and David Gilmour’s mesmerizing guitar work, was truly magical. Watching this footage from 1967 to 1972 is like stepping into the foundation of something legendary. Their evolution from experimental psychedelia to the iconic sound we know today is remarkable. 🎶✨ Forever grateful for Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and the magic they created together. #PinkFloyd #SydBarrett #DavidGilmour #PsychedelicRock
I remember being in a friends basement room. In his stack of albums '' Beatles, Stones the usual'' I saw Pipers. I asked who's this? He said I'm not sure its my brothers put it on... Been my favorite band ever since. So glad Nick went out and toured with this old stuff. I still find it their best.
Diese Songs habe ich 1972 zum ersten Mal gehört - es gab noch keine Videos- sie waren aber angelehnt an die Beatles, Status Quo ect,, aber hatten schon eigene Versionen - höre später....einfach genial!!!!
Never forget the good old times. Fans from Germany ... singing and playing heros! You have accompanied me through my life for many decades from childhood to today.
Definitely a legendary group that stands on its own and cannot be compared to other bands. Extensive run and great legacy. I always go back and listen to it every some years as it is always astounding.
My all time favorite... To see their early years is a treat.. They started as an amazing band and went on to achieve so much.. I only wish the three alive band members will make some more of their music.. Can't get enough.
@@spit_witty Indeed, I'm sure you've heard this before but it's kind of like the end of Hey You: Together we stand, divided we fall...we fall...we fall...
This "Video" shows us the evolution of Pink Floyd! Just AMAZING!!! I have an Idea... What if we call this band...from now on..."The Great Pink Floyd"??? I grew up with their music...and I will DIE with them! (The Soundtrack of my life!)
And, these are even early enough to see Syd still together enough to play and sing! He fell off the edge rather quickly after these were done. BTW, currently reading Nick Mason’s book “inside Out - A Personal History of Pink Floyd” .. Recommended!
Is crazy, i just went to see RW, and for me was all, everything in a concert, and when i watch this shows back in the days, i can literally feel their energy, is shocking, they are unique, and they will live in our minds and hearts, for the eternity, love to pink floyd for ever
Absolutely mind-blowing! Syd is the creator and magician of the band. Thanks for uploading..Pioneers in playing instruments and lighting. I watched the entire video in dark room... 👋🤘
By acknowledging there is a writer to a song? Perhaps you could elaborate? The joke to me is that 'which member of the band' is writing this lyric... but the punchline is that its 'which part of syd' is the one writing this lyric? Syd knows. Its something he sings out to the audience but he knows.
The story is that Syd was on his way out of the band, as due to his unreliability and mental issues the other members had already decided to replace him with Gilmour. They just didn't have the guts to face him and tell him directly as at that point he was the main songwriter for PF, and so they needed to keep him in the dark about what was going on. You know, keep the hits coming. But I think Syd knew what was coming his way, and that was kind of like a fare thee well song for him.
@@bryanjackson8917 I don't think it was quite as harsh as that. From what I've read, they tried to keep him on board for as long as they could, but it became impossible eventually. They always looked after him after he's left the band - made sure he got his royalties et. My guess would be that Syd saw his exit from the band coming because of how he was/wasn't functioning himself. He was messed up, but he was still an intelligent guy.
A haunting reminder that this was the last song recorded with Syd under PF. Almost a question to himself about every song that was to follow? “And the sea isn’t green. And I love the queen. And what is exactly is a dream? And what exactly is a joke?” These last lines IMO are almost a somber sign off from Syd, possibly hinting at his changing opinions and lifestyle that brought about his exit from the band. Something that still resonates with those remaining to this day I should expect.
My God what an absolute treasure trove for us fans, my hippy uncle loves to tell me about the Times he saw Floyd in the early days, he also delights in telling me about attending the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and seeing Jethro Full in the early 70s
Some lovely footage here. I always feel quite sad watching Syd in Jugband Blues, but you've got to remember that great music. Love that version of Flaming with Gilmour singing.
Barrett-era Pink Floyd was the greatest Psychedelic Rock band of all time. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn & Saucerful Of Secrets are their only albums I ever really cared for. Of course, every album they released in the 60's and 70's is amazing - I just never felt spiritually connected to any of their work the way I do their first two albums.
Fantástico, vídeos que são verdadeiras pérolas desse grupo que é uma das maiores representatividade do rock-progressivo de todos os tempos. Valeu pela postagem, muito agradecido por nos presentear em pleno tempos de muitas conturbações e caos político.
my 2 cents.. there are (were, unfortunately) MANY pink floyds. Syd was a genious not a vegetable man, even in Opel period and after.. Samadhi, or something like that. God bless them all, anyway
Maravilhosos, conheci a banda nos anos 70 quando era adolescente. Demais poder ver os vídeos agora depois de tantos anos. Neste tempo eu só ouvia os discos...
The psychedelics are groovy. This band took me from a 16 year-old kid to a young man of 21. They dropped me off on the Dark Side of the Moon, and I never really came back. To them. But I sure appreciated the ride.
Thank you for putting this up...we were all playing and tripping in this music/ To see Pink Floyd perform live shows how talented they truly were. To hold together "psychedelic" music like this much harder than it seems. If you do it high it can go off the rails very very easily, ending up in just a mash. They are creating art, and conscience of it. Outstanding!
This was an hour of pure bliss. Thankyou for putting this together and sharing. I'm on a different dimension when I hear this early work, my fave era of theirs. This was perfect!
I was a young teenager from Tunis (Tunisia) when I discovered Pink Floyd in the early seventies and I loved and listened to all their music including the albums of Waters later. And this video is a selection of some of their best. I can say that we didn’t need drugs to get high their music was our weed.
I love every era of Pink Floyd. From the early beginning with Syd Barrett, right through to the Division Bell. It was wonderful that the “classic” 4 man Floyd line up could put their differences to one side and reunite briefly and stand on the stage together in 2005 for Live 8. I’m sure Roger and David would have regretted it if they didn’t.
Roger's the problem with their feud. He wanted pink to die. Just because he wanted to move on. Just think if he had gotten his way!! Hes a very self-centered person. All about Roger. Even Nick Mason said as much. He was just diplomatic about it
If it were'nt for Syd they would never have formed, he led the path to get them started and now they are greatest band to ever exist, Rest in Peace Syd and thankyou for what you created.
Wish I heard this music when it came out in the 60’s. Would have changed my perspective! Lol! Thanks for posting , definitely appreciate this more now.
Nice way to close this. Those still photos of Dave and Roger playing foosball were very touching. Oh, and “Wot’s.. Uh the Deal”! Such a great song! “Obscured by Clouds” is an amazing album that doesn’t get enough credit. Ever wondered if Pink Floyd could write a really good love song? “Obscured by Clouds” has a few. This one and “Stay” are beautiful.
I can never know what it was like but I know that I'm unbelievably jealous. Your generation has lived though the greatest time in human history. Best technological innovations, best political progress, best general mindset (of love and peace), and of course the best music that has ever and will ever be made. We'll never have it as good as you did. The world's gone to shit.
@@topologyrob One can still listen to 'Jailhouse Rock', but it's not the same experience as when that type of music hit the scene. The two biggest phenomenons in rock history, Elvis, then the Beatles, unless you were alive at the time, never the same.
I was so lucky to be part of the about fifty spectators to watch them in a small club in Antwerp around Feb 69. It was really a cultural shock
Alain - good on ya. That must have been surreal looking back?
I saw them in Stockholm 1967. I was five years and thought it was pure noice.
@@liselottefrejdig1112 that recording is available now actually!
@@theyousuckflyingcircus5477 Please. Tell me where! And The BBC reccordings too?
Lucky potz. :)
I saw PF so many times in London back in the late 1960s and early 70s. The London Roundhouse and the Middle Earth were the best venues back then as they were both so laid back. I have tickets to see Nick Mason here in Brisbane in September 2023 and talk about a trip down memory lane. Def an experience that is never going to be repeated. As I hit 70 this year (and still trucking) it is with some sadness that we have lost so many friends on the way including Syd and Richard and yet part of the love they shared with us is still here in the music. What a privilege to have lived through the last 60 years with so much of the soundtrack to my life provided by PF. Outstandingly beautiful and uplifting, Thank you guys you lit the light that illuminated many. OXO
Ich habe Nick Mason mit Band letztes Jahr in Leipzig erleben dürfen. Ich war so tief berührt, es war wundervoll. Grüße aus Deutschland.
Groove man ✌
That is so cool you saw them live so many times, Pink Floyd will be one of the greatest bands of all time for eternity.
well said and shared!
Pink Floyd definitely was and still is part of the soundtrack of my life - and all the different circumstances and situations I’ve been (and still go) through.
It’s kind part of who I am… Even the evolution of their musical style in a way matches my life evolution.
In 69-70, i was a little do nothing when i was 4-5 years old. My parents got me infected with the Pink Floyd addiction. Now in 2023 i still feel the urge to listen to Pink Floyd. Going back to 69-70, feeling young again as a little boy who was trying to sing the lyrics without any english word in my vocabulary. The addiction is still raging on.
Some people say they are a People Person butt I've always like to think of myself as a Pniss Person. Just a gift I guess.
15 años tenía yo ahora soy annciana que fumadas mi vida feliz ahora muy golpeada de la vida
*This could've been written by Barrett himself*
the way Syd and the band stood out from the crowd was unreal,
the music was other worldly at the time, and hearing them play while tripping must have been
like a door had been opened to another world, what a band, long live Pink Floyd !!!
Several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave to groove with a pict.
Syd wasn't in this video. That was David
@@pdadamsMusic brother, seek medical attention, or maybe just calm down your drug intake...
@@fredzep01 First of all, if you're interested in communicating and having others hear you, don't start off by insulting them :) It's the first rule of communication. By the time this film was made Syd was out of the band unfortunately because of his illness. David had taken over. Thanks
@@pdadamsMusic First off, you're the one who came across blunt to begin with, your comment seemed a lot like a smartarse dig to be honest, because it's overtly clear Syd is in the video..
Brother, I think it might be you who is lacking in the communication department, do you really mean to say Syd isn't in the video ? because I'll think you'll find it's self-evident Syd is in the video...
So Mr communication man, in my original post It was abundantly clear I was talking about early Pink Floyd as a whole and not just this video alone....
Few days ago i chatted with Ian Barret the nephew od Syd.I can't believe.What a blessing.He wished me luck.I told him that because of Syd I started to Play on instruments.
What did he told You about syd
Great anecdote, you should use it in your autobiography
Gestern auf ARTE eine Doku über Syd gesehen. Sehr traurig. Man hätte ihn nicht so allein lassen dürfen. Seine Band-Kollegen haben sich nicht gerade ritterhaft ihm gegenüber verhalten, in der Zeit, in der es Syd nicht gut ging. Syd hat unser Herz für immer tief berührt. Er lebt ewig, durch seine wunderbare Musik. Danke Syd! 🎶🎼🎵
@@ArchStanton-o6mdon't be a smart arse because it wasn't you..
@@hschr7915 Vielleicht einfach keine Drogen nehmen, dann klappts meistens auch mit dem Leben.
Saw them at Kitson College, Leeds. 1967 playing in the canteen. Who’d have thought I’d be watching this on an iPad in 2023, and still enjoying it. (God it was 55years ago.)
I was born May 1967. I didn't get to see them then.
Im 70 and I never thought we would get to so easily enjoy all this great music from the dawn of our modern culture. I lost two decent album collection's in my life and it really takes a chunk out of you...then RUclips and all the great music from earlier timers at our fingertips.. I've been 0n computers since 71 (aiming howitzers and small missiles_)and this stuff is such a treat.
...btw saw them in Germany in 72 and 74 (DSOTM b4 released!) and 2x later. Those concerts were my generation's cultural High Mass. Believe it! Peace and keep smiling
Man I lost my 50 year collection of Records because someone stole it in it and it tears me up
YAY VERILY..., 1957
Pink Floyd with Syd Barrett.....Forever and aver .🎼🎶🎵❤️ First Pink Floyd.....
These guys should live for ever but their music will, Syd and Richard!! God bless you all. Fans from Iran.
Exactly...
موزیک واقعی فقط تو قدیما بود... من ۱۷ سالمه ولی از وقتی ۳ سال پیش پدرم پینک فلوید رو به من معرفی کرد فهمیدم قبلا چی به چی بوده.
Pink Floyd brings the World together. Fan from the USA.
thats it mate. ciao from italy
Isn’t it a shame we all can’t just enjoy the music and everything our world has to offer! Politicians have to get the common people into things we all don’t want! I was in the U.S.Army Infantry In 89 And could sense a war coming. Vietnam vets told me we don’t train this hard unless something big is coming! I decided not to reup in the Army. It wasn’t too much later I was getting calls to rejoin. But I didn’t want to go to a war ! Sure enough the powers that be had us in something I felt we shouldn’t be in! Happy to hear your an early Floyd fan! Peace from someone that wanted no part of harming anyone! Syd Barrett is a genius and it’s cool the time he had in music!
God bless your country in this difficult days. Fans from Poland.
When Richard and Syd sing it gives me this whimsical, childhood, nostalgic like feeling.
oh yes so good day
Yes the English have a way of doing that for some reason
I wish they’d have stayed a progressive pop band - their sound like Remember a Day, Paintbox, See-Saw and much of the first LP is drenched in a kind of lost-in-the-woods, trippy melancholy.
@Steve Stone LOL. Never tried it but am open to it under the right circumstance.
@@MrMusicbyMartin Yes, I agree. As good as DSOTM and WYWH are, there's a kind of lightness to the meandering sound of everything up until then, which reaches its culmination in "Echoes." After Obscured by Clouds, Rick Wright switched from Hammond organ, which was so integral to their sound (in the way he used it), to synthesizers, and that was one of the reasons for the change in approach. The early Floyd work is entirely unique, even when doing straight rock. Look for the WNEW studio session jam of The Embryo. (1969, I think.) It'll knock your socks off.
The Syd Barrett story is just so...
Man I wish I could meet him.
He was very kind. Gave me candy, after my dad said oki.
@@liselottefrejdig1112 Really?
Maybe you will
They did a song for him: Wish You Were Here. Even an album.
@@leehendrickson3030 Is that a threat?
My first album purchased in 1973: “Dark Side of the Moon”!!! I was 17, I listened to it several dozen times and I never got tired of it! A pearl in the world of music !!!
Vous aimez le moins inventif de PF, désolé pour vous.
They were the first live band I ever saw which was at the Sunderland Locarno in 1969.
It cost 10 shillings and they blew me away.
There’s actually no one like them.
Bloody hell. I used to live in Sunderland 20 years ago and looked this up. It’s the old bowling thing on Newcastle Road. 👍. Brilliant. 👍.
Genius
@@seamonkey000001
Yes there was the bowling Alley on the ground floor and upstairs you had a dance hall and night club.
A local fella called Jeff Docherty got into promoting and managed to get some great bands there.
From ‘69 to ‘71 I saw Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Free, Family, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Ten Years After amongst others.
Others who played in that time were The Who, The Faces, King Crimson it was a magical time.
Cool
That’s another whole thing, while their first few albums didn’t sell as well on their initial release, they became quite famous for great live shows with superior sound and effects of any band in its time. I remember hearing that they had the loudest and clearest PA of any band at the time! By the way, all those old albums eventually sold a LOT AFTER they became famous! I first discovered Floyd in ‘77, when Animals came out. Very soon, I had collected every album they made previously!! STILL the BEST band ever 50 years later!
Love the still photos at the end.Thank you pink floyd for all the great music you gave to us.
Спасибо тем, кто собрал и подарил нам эти кадры с любимой группой и неземной красоты гармоничной музыкой, которая надолго в сердце тех, кто любит высокий рок и не изменяет ему вот уже 50 лет! ❤❤❤😊👋👋👋👋👋👋
Вот , как раз и слушаю эту Музыку уже ровно пятьдесят лет . А если точнее -- с 1972 года .
@@Слава-и9х8зя тоже. С 14 лет
My appreciation for early Pink Floyd has only grown over the years. Always loved the music, only now seeing how far ahead of the rest of their discrography this stuff was. It's got all the later Pink Floyd stuff but it isn't drawn out as much. All the cool ideas come and go quickly in these days.
"I don't care if the sun don't shine and I don't care if nothing is mine and I don't care if I'm nervous with you, I'll do my loving in the winter." - Syd Barrett
Proper L.S.D. COMPOSED MUSIC. nOTHING SPECTACULAR AT ALL, IN FACT ,SO ORDINARY
We're keep on talkin' about this music after more than 55 years.
I think it seems quite strange, for something "so ordinary"
This reminds me of another old song "I'll do my crying in the rain". Don't remember who sang it. Will check and add in a sec.
@@toleman254 To be honest, he is right, it is of course LSD music which tragically meant the mental illness for Syd Barret and many others...Luckily PF evolved so much after those very early psychedelic days, and THAT'S WHY we're talking about their music. Not because of this era.
@@handebarlas6248This era is my favorite era of Pink Floyd.
When Syd left Pink Floyd, it wasn't Pink Floyd any longer. This is why I am talking about their music. For its time it was really groundbreaking.
0:25 Astronomy Domine 'Look Of The Week', BBC TV 1967
4:22 Jugband Blues 1968
7:20 Paintbox 'Discorama' French TV 1968
10:57 Improvisation 'The Sound Of Change' BBC TV 1968
13:14 It Would Be So Nice (extract) 'Release - Rome Goes Pop', BBC TV 1968
14:36 Roger Waters interview Tienerklanken festival, Belgium, 1968
14:56 Flaming 'Tous En Scene', French TV 1968
17:57 Let There Be More Light 'Surprise Partie', French TV 1968
24:33 Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 'Forum Musique', French TV 1969
29:56 Careful With That Axe, Eugene Essener Pop & Blues Festival, German TV 1969
35:57 Green Is The Colour KQED TV San Francisco, U.S.A. TV 1970
39:31 Atom Heart Mother + Choir & Orchestra Musikforum Ossiachersee, German TV 1971
42:43 Atom Heart Mother - Band only 'Pop Deux - Festival de St.Tropez' 1970
50:19 Improvisation for 'Show Roland Petit' French TV 1970 (first broadcast in 1971)
53:48 Wot's...Uh The Deal Obscured By Clouds sessions, France 1972
s2
thank you!
Thanks so much
WHAT, NO "Interstellar Overdrive"?!!!? Oh, it's an instrumental ..... SO?
Thank's
2:00 - 3:30 , 1967 wasn't prepared for such harmonic composition, a total blast !!!
Syd was a very unique performer. It is very sad, but I understand why they had to move on without him. I do feel that Syd inspired the rest of the group to go on, since he opened everyone’s minds!
Syd got the idea from lsd. The same effect with magic mushroom from indonesia
The mind opener. Hilarious
He certainly did! Few documentary about Syd and Floyd. All the members say there entire career and there albums after Syd all had a touch of Syd within them.
Shine on you crazy diamond was wrote about Syd, he also randomly turned up the a recording of the track too and not one member recognised him at first because he was fat, lost his hair.
If there was no Syd there would be no PF
RIP Syd Barrett
@@Michael-nb4vr sorry, I disagree! There are HUNDREDS of docs about Syd right here on You Tube, but most just repeat the same stories
Pink Floyd moved on after Syd was gone and it improves the musicality a lot. David Gilmore put his stamp on the group and Pink Floyd became what it is. Lyrics are important but 99 percentage of the non English speaking community couldn't understand it but they enjoyed the magnificent sound of the Group. Roger Waters thought always in opposite directions but in this case he was wrong. Pink Floyd was and is always successful and all 5 musician contributes their part to the success. This video showed how it started and l enjoy it very much.
1972 Seattle. Great show! They played our request "Careful with that axe, Eugene". Our request!
David Gilmour's, vocals on, 'Green Is The Color', are absolutely gorgeous.
I wholeheartedly agree. It’s a song I want to listen to over n over again. 💚
came to write same, what a song. omg
As are Rick's vocals on Paintbox.
David always has a beatiful voice
Gilmour is the monolithic talent in retrospect
All I can say is Without Syd Barrett, there Never would have been a Pink Floyd!! He took Rock music in a Direction Nobody Ever Seen or Heard up to that point!! RIP SYD BARRETT!!
Very well said mate, Syd was the first responsable for all this success.
@@planetmusic11 if what you said is true, why did they not realize their greatest popularity until after syd was long gone?
Syd Barrett was overrated.
@@zombywoof9188 It's hard too say, because if Syd has stayed, they may have made something even more amazing than Dark Side, but I think Syd leaving and his mental acid breakdown inspired a lot of the dark side of the moon, all the madness aspects, the brain damage track, the pressures of life, DSOTM was highly influenced by their connection and coming of with Syd, So I think that answers the question the reason they realized their potential after Syd was because they finally had time too reflect on Syd and themselves. If there was no Syd, there would be no Dark Side , that is a fact 100%, No Syd, No Pink Floyd at all, they all go too architect school and graduate and do architecture the rest of their lives. Syd synonymous with Floyd, with out Syd you get no Floyd lol
@@jacobanderson2285 NO, just NO !! Stop it ! The BEST part of your corny misguided comment was the last thing you said.....the LOL. Now stop it !!
From the beginning, Richard Wright’s Sound differentiated them as a band.
He was a terribly underrated musician. For me, he absolutely made Wish You Were Here, literally from beginning to end.
And was main voice after Syd. Strange that I have noticed after release of those old videos.
So true. I don't think he's ever gotten the credit he deserves. I don't consider "The Final Cut" to be an actual "Pink Floyd" album solely because Richard had nothing to do with it. It's just a Roger Waters solo album with David and Nick. -
yes.
He seemed to drum by having, like the Doors had their own way too but based on latino boogie polyrhythms) an almost polyrhythm thing happening based upon a straight roll round the kit.. bum-tum tum tum, roompitty poom poom poom poom (set controls is the perfect example of his 'pan-rhythm' roll)... and everything through much of their history echoed that, till the almost 'funk' edge got added to the mix on Echoes and Dark Side's time.. But was still just accented upon that same straight round the kit roll really. huh? huh? huh? lol
@Mas Dito Dude, Animals though... C'mon now. Animals is a goddamn masterpiece. -
This footage is absolutely priceless and epic, especially since we get to see songs and performances seen nowhere else. Richard Wright is seen doing far more vocals than credited on record liner notes.
What am I missing? Sid was strange. Maybe that is why I never got into Pink Floyd until the 80's. To each His own. Feel Bad that He went out there cause He could have been great.
Rick is shockingly really good
Definitely, Rick should have been next in line to be the lead singer, but his singing and lyrics were subpar! I hate to say that, because I love Rick as a founding member who always gave us the great keyboards and backing vocals to MANY Floyd songs! He was just never meant to be the leader! That’s sad to say, but that’s the truth!
@@firecracker8071The sad part was that music took a turn, and not into the hippie lyrics anymore! He had a great voice, but it was too weak to go into the 1970s!! He was great as a backup singer, or when he sang duets with Dave, like in “Echoes”!!
Trying to base yourself to continue as another “Syd”, was an impossible task! I feel for Rick, he tried, but who could be another Syd??? By the time he tried to do it, it was already out of style!
Pink Floyd
The best in the music history .
Pink Floyd music will last forever
It’s already almost gone. What are you on about
@@gjingodjango Pink Floyd is still selling big time. Most of those who pay money for it weren't even born when the music was recorded.
I have noticed every member of Pink Floyd deservedly got lots of praises, except Nick Mason, I really love what Nick always did since the beginning.. He also left his mark greatly. Much love to Nick
I hear ya. Dude has impeccable rhythm and in my opinion was the first metal drummer. I'll die on that hill
@@robertkcisaw7528 agreed! His drumming was insane for '67, even before Black Sabbath came to the scene!
@@Astro-X exactly :)
Certainly one of the most underrated rock drummers.
@@afg-hf6zj I know I agree!!
This footage of Syd playing Astronomy Domine is second to none. You can see what a unique guitar player he was. Anyhow, Happy Birthday Syd! 1/6/21
You are sooo right...... David can't do that and nobody else can't
@@marcellocostantini1159and Syd couldnt do what Gilmore can every great guitarist has his own sound
This is all before I became aware of Pink Floyd. Where Was I?? I started playing drums in 1964 in the States. This video is remarkable, very interesting, educational and well produced. It shows Syd very well (i loved it) and David coming in. From the beginning, they have been a great band. It's a shame that there are very few, if any video interviews with just Syd. A great, creative and wonderful singer and musician. RIP Syd 🎶🎶🎶♥
Greetings to you from the Netherlands !! Maybe I'm a little younger because I remember my dad listening to their records, and "Another brick in the wall" stuck in my memory, and when the album was released, I was only 5 years old, but I was able to choose and play music from the record player completely independently. It started when I was 4, and so on until now. August 7th, I'm 49 years old, but I will listen to Pink Floyd as long as I live. The brilliant mind of Sid Barrett is for us. gave everyone a big gift and eternal thanks and glory to him. By the way, I had the crazy luck to come across the first two at a record exchange, that is the double album, Piper at the gates of down + you know. The serial number of the record is 002, which I consider crazy luck.And I had the honor of watching them live more than 30 times. Those who have never been will never know what a musical spectacle is, especially "Pulse".Still is hard to tell which is the best live show of them.Greetings !!! R.I.P Sid Barrett .🍄🍀🎸💎🎶🌗🕒🍀 ♥
@@risseldyrosseldy910 Got It! Thanks
SONO UNA ECCELLENTE BAND E LO SONO ANCORA E RIMARRANNO TALI NELLA STORIA DEL SECONDO NOVECENTO. TANT'È CHE SONO STATI ANNOVERATI COME " P A T R I M O N I O D E L L ' U M A N I T A '. I LORO TESTI, IL LORO SOUND SONO STATI DICHIARATI DA TUTTI I CRITICI MUSICALI MONDIALI COME " M U S I C A S A P I E N T E ! ! !
There are a few short interviews with Syd on you tube. He was a very soft-spoken young man and seemed to be a very easy going, nice guy. The interview I saw was with Syd and Roger.
Pink Floyd - Syd Barrett/David Gilmour
Astronomy Domine - 0:28
Jugband Blues - 4:21
Paintbox - 7:21
(Improvisation) 11:01
It Would Be So Nice - 13:12
Roger Water's Interview - 14:36
Flaming - 14:50
Let There Be More Light - 17:57
Set the Controls For the Heart of the Sun -24:35
Careful With That Axe Eugene - 29:55
Green Is The Colour - 35:58
Atom Heart Mother (With Orchestra) - 39:32
Atom Heart Mother (Band Only) -42:44
Improvisation for 'Show Roland Petit' - 50:22
Wot's... Uh The Deal - 53:50
Awesome compilation by the way!
skip ahead to where Gilmour starts, the Syd Barrett stuff sucks ass
@@yellowcat1310 Stfu.Both Are Great
Thank u
круто, спасибо
Thank you!
Amazing that we can just watch this footage here. I love this so much.
yez im an old man , and am amazed that i can watch wat i want when i want wat a gift, the sixty's were magic, it was so new , and complex, i miss it so, and me green courderoy elephant bell bottom pants ,
David Gilmour..The Best..
Being a fan of Pink Floyd for 40 years, I thought a lot about: what's Sid Barrett's main contribution into the group?.
This question arises because, paradoxically, the post-Barrett music of PF has little in common with Barrett's one in style and form, but, nevertheless, everyone feels the invisible presence of Barrett and his huge impact.
Now, perhaps, I would phrase it as: he taught them to be unusual, to get out of the ordinary.
After him they couldn't compose trivial things - he put them on a higher level of creativity
Согласна.
Just talent and inspiration
no there is the Syd period ! Magic !! After it's progressively becoming muzak !!!
Pink Floyd- all of the musicians and sound engineers and visual/stage tech. associates of the productions that were their studio music, live shows, and film adaptations- left their mark on Rock and Cultural History. I am proud to call Pink Floyd my favorite Art-Rock Band of all Rock bands- of ALL BANDS actually.
At several moments in my life the lyrics and music of Pink Floyd was all that held me here on Earth, when it has often been difficult for me to stay here with the rest of humanity... Thank you Pink Floyd😘
Take care of yourself my friend.
God, imagine being at one of these early performances that were happening in relatively small clubs throughout Europe. I wish I was there! Absolutely insane and amazing how the people are just enjoying the music, dancing in a trance to the hypnotic sound of The Pink Floyd. I want a time machine...✌️👏👏❤️❤️🦋
yo también, moriría por vivir en esos años
What if you went back in time and they didn't allow you in the club though?
the times are still alive if you know where to look
I seen PF a multitude of times in the 60's. My favourite band.
@@kingrobert1st check out Los Toms, my friend. Some young kids in my area that are picking up on the PF magic in a special way
Very touching how much they loved and respected Syd, throughout their career. Such an irony that his absence paved the way to superstardom.
Syd Barrett was the best example of an English man ever poetic, intelligent beautiful
Но также ему это все не мешало бить жену, так что, не идеализируй его😊
@@ТатаМуринаdo you have evidence he beat his wife?
@@Michael-mm3fmSyd never had a wife lol wtf
Roger no estaba bien. Siembargo musicalmente era el mejor.
@@Michael-mm3fm According to Storm Thorgerson he smashed a mandolin over his girlfriend's head.
This is the best PF early years documentary In my opinion.
This video or filmographic document is one of the best things I have ever found here in all of this years of RUclips's history.
Richard Wright was integral to The Floyds early sound also his vocals are classic Pink Floyd.
So true and a fantastic "self-learned" keyboard player....RIP Richard... life can be so unfair !
Discorama was stuck in my head upon waking today. He was so very talented and seemed like such a gentle soul. RIP-Rick!
28:10 roger was singing with his nose :D :D :D :D :D
Yeah - wish he had sung more in PF - but perhaps there wasn't space for him with big egos in front of him.
@@ebbenielsen7 you are in right.He is swelled head
Grew up on the newer Pink floyed, then because of the album relics went way back to the early years, the sid barret years and fell in love all over again and now listen to their classic rock with new ears💜
David is an extraordinary musician, and so are Richard and Dave...but Syd is unique, absolute genious, no one like him
I totally agree with you. Greetings from São Paulo Brazil
Plenty of people like/liked Syd. The band did too, but when gigging pays the bills and your lead guitarist prevents you from gigging, you have to move on. They still liked Syd. David produced two of his albums, and then the band wrote a whole album about him.
@@michaelplautz5108 I think they meant that there was nobody like him, not that he wasn't liked
@@michaelplautz5108 You mean a song...Not the fucking album dude
@@gibson2623 The whole Wish you were here album is dedicated to Syd. Except maybe welcome to the machine.
A great tribute to a great band before they became the Roger Waters band. Love all of their stuff up to Wish You Were Here. 4 great musicians collaborating up until then. Thanks for the memories. RIP, Syd & Rick.
Pretty fair statement there. And yeah man I agree. 1970-1975 was their golden period of mutual workable collaboration before it became a Waters gross-fest. Some spots here and there on Animals aren't too bad, but that basically breaks down to the musical interludes sans Waters singing/spewing for a grand total of maybe 15 mins worth of that album lol.
@@wonderbars36 Never thought much of Animals.
@@philhawley1219 That's what a lot of people, including myself, think of Animals. But it is something that grows on you, and you come to realize how good it is. You come to realize it is actually a masterpiece. Probably one of the most underrated albums of all time.
“Animals” is a great album! “Dogs” is a masterpiece and one of Floyd’s best tracks ever!
@@wonderbars36 The first 2 albums were shit, though. Syd was way overrated.
I am a true and eternal Piper fan, but Saucerful of Secrets is a remarkable album. It's wild they were able to pull something that strong out of the disarray and confusion of their late sixties psychdrama.
Me too! In fact, I told other students in my High School that I owned every PF album up to DSOTM and many did not even know that PF had any albums before DSOTM!
Saw them in 1968 at St Marys College Twickenham UK. 200 people in a hall. they introduced the new thing called surround sound ( Basically a speaker in each corner of the hall - Fab X
My old friend’s father saw them with Syd at Winterland in San Francisco in 67. The only human I’ve ever met who actually saw him play live. Of course I had tons of questions. Unfortunately all he could really tell me is they were really loud, and they sounded great, and the acid they took before the show was really good. 😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤
AwesomeSauce! I beleive that was when they were touring with Hendrix. What a lineup!
Acid is never great. It comes in two forms:
An awful feat of endurance and a less awful feat of endurance.
Don't kill the messenger, it's true.
Yeah my Dad saw them play and all he said was that it was really loud haha
@@ezekielbrockmann114 Personal choice, I did it loads in my 20s and was my drug of choice for around 8 years... Its all about set and setting, where you do it and who you do it with whilst acknowledging the ritual aspect. One of the times I used it in a less shamanic way was at Disney Land in Paris, was pretty funny and a great memory to look back on. Now I'm in my 40s, observing life in all its forms and constantly being inspired by the psychedelic/spiritual plains of consciousness and creativity I believe in ritual much more and how everything we do should be part of our personal ritual through this lifetime. I'm so grateful and humble for every experience I've had and wouldn't be me if I hadn't of experienced these things. I thank spirit for being able to channel the chemical compound to Albert Hoffman when it did, that was incredible.
Set the Controls is such a quality song. Laid the foundations for Echoes. They all contribute in equal measure to an equal goal - atmosphere. Both incredible tracks.
Nice!
I only owned one Pink Floyd" album. I bought it unheard back in the hippie days of the late 60s because the cover was so perfectly "Psychedelic" I was not at all disappointed. It was exactly what it looked like! "See Emily Play" was a real favorite of mine when I was about 13 years old! Came out in 1967 ..... Ancient History!
My son owned "Dark Side Of the Moon". I liked that too, and we often played it while painting our house. However, Syd Barrett's "Pink Floyd" was Dad's "Pink Floyd".
I don’t believe you heard See Emily Play on a album in ‘67! (Unless you are talking about a 45 single)! Maybe in England or another country? The Brits were very uptight about albums vs singles. Often the singles never appeared on albums until MANY years later! (Like some Beatles singles), Just like Zepps Stairway to Heaven was never released as a single, and never charted, (even though it was played extensively), until YEARS later!
@@Geezer-yf8hvif he is American, he could have the Tower edition of Piper at the Gates of Dawn. Tower was a subsidiary of Capitol and they butchered that LP like early Beatles LP's until Sgt. Pepper. The American Piper had Astronomy Domine, Flaming and Bike removed ("for future product just in case"). Flaming was given a promo single in mono in a slightly different mix. Also the run order on the LP is different and See Emily Play is drenched in a lot more reverb to cover the fact it's mono.
The other possibility would be a Japanese pressing. It has Emily tacked on after Bike. If he's from England, most likely heard Emily on the radio.
Thank you for sharing this video
Met them on the Dark Side tour, 1973. Roadies were so high they forgot to set up 1/2 of the quadraphonic sound. During soundcheck (I got backstage too) I asked Nick (Mason) "where are the rear speakers?, He thanked me and radioed to the sound crew who seemingly thought they were going to do this "small" show in Stereo, NOT!!!!! The placement and super "panning and cross panning" effects were so important they had to go back in the trailer and get out 8 more ALTEC Theater sets to fill the small "War Memorial", they sounded great when compared to the huge volumes of say, Purple or Led Zeppelin.
Thanks for the coolest clips!
The Beastie Boys ended up buying that quad set up. Used it on their Check Your Head Tour. Still sounded wicked
the quality of this, in respect of audio is EXCELLENT! WOW!
Best compilation I've ever seen in my life! Their music stands the test of time and still moves people today, me being included. I've been searching all I can to learn more about them and more from them. They've touched me in such a way that no band or singers have before. Thanks so much to whoever put this together. It's literally made my day so much better today. Pink Floyd will forever and a day be the BEST ROCK BAND EVER!!!!!!!!!!
it is already
Biggest crap I ever listened to! You probably would love a guitarist with one string, out of tune!
@@cirrus1964 One word.... TROLL
@@cirrus1964 F-ing moron. Go back to listening to pop music.
Opinions are like anuses... everyone has one!😆
That was an hour of my life well spent.
Incredible band that was way ahead of its time. Great, great compilation. Thanks.
they weren't _ahead_ of their time , as they made psychedelic music in the psycehedelic era - great band nevertheless , true
Influenced by Lennon it sounds
Great compilation. How avant garde they were, the music, the lighting, the visual effects, the cuts. So psychedelic. And so interesting.
To see Pink Floyd Playing in front of 6 people on a dance floor is amazing!
😂😁😂
Those 6 people were blessed 😊
NY? The Cheetah Club?
and those dancing were probably girlfriends
Maybe it was staged?
The early Pink Floyd era, with Syd Barrett’s visionary creativity and David Gilmour’s mesmerizing guitar work, was truly magical. Watching this footage from 1967 to 1972 is like stepping into the foundation of something legendary. Their evolution from experimental psychedelia to the iconic sound we know today is remarkable. 🎶✨ Forever grateful for Roger Waters, Nick Mason, Richard Wright, and the magic they created together. #PinkFloyd #SydBarrett #DavidGilmour #PsychedelicRock
Syd as very good mystery of the pop music! Presence in my chilhood. Your music is continue in a ours hearts.
Poetry Forever...
I remember being in a friends basement room. In his stack of albums '' Beatles, Stones the usual'' I saw Pipers. I asked who's this? He said I'm not sure its my brothers put it on... Been my favorite band ever since. So glad Nick went out and toured with this old stuff. I still find it their best.
Agreed, it exists in its own tier. Absolutely incredible album.
Obscured By Cloud - Magic! Just when I thought I'd heard it all, there is this compilation of GEMS from one of the greatest bands.
Diese Songs habe ich 1972 zum ersten Mal gehört - es gab noch keine Videos- sie waren aber angelehnt an die Beatles, Status Quo ect,, aber hatten schon eigene Versionen - höre später....einfach genial!!!!
The greatest thing about these guys is the fact they missed their friend and were always there for him. That is what real friendship is.
Yep. So relatable
Never forget the good old times. Fans from Germany ... singing and playing heros! You have accompanied me through my life for many decades from childhood to today.
Definitely a legendary group that stands on its own and cannot be compared to other bands. Extensive run and great legacy. I always go back and listen to it every some years as it is always astounding.
Prefiro essa fase até o Animals.
My God, so very true!!!
Gotta love Waters`s mouth and voice ideas 🙂 . Everything they did resonates deeply with my brain and heart
My all time favorite... To see their early years is a treat.. They started as an amazing band and went on to achieve so much.. I only wish the three alive band members will make some more of their music.. Can't get enough.
@@spit_witty , thank you 🌷
@@spit_witty Well yeah but it's just Nick and David and it doesn't compare to the other albums.
@@spit_witty Indeed, I'm sure you've heard this before but it's kind of like the end of Hey You: Together we stand, divided we fall...we fall...we fall...
@@spit_witty Yeah it's too bad, although I do believe they have some respect for each other nowadays. But they'll never be friends.
This "Video" shows us the evolution of Pink Floyd! Just AMAZING!!!
I have an Idea...
What if we call this band...from now on..."The Great Pink Floyd"???
I grew up with their music...and I will DIE with them! (The Soundtrack of my life!)
Or just the original: "The Pink Floyd Sound" :)
I really enjoy the Syd Barrett music. He was very talented. That would have been really awesome to be able to see him in concert. ❤️
This is the first time in my 58 years on planet earth that I have seen people dancing to the music of Pink Floyd!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful piece. Absolutely amazing to see old Floyd footage with Syd.
And, these are even early enough to see Syd still together enough to play and sing! He fell off the edge rather quickly after these were done. BTW, currently reading Nick Mason’s book “inside Out - A Personal History of Pink Floyd” .. Recommended!
Thank you, for all that music you vive to us, really really thank you PINK FLOYD!!!!!
Is crazy, i just went to see RW, and for me was all, everything in a concert, and when i watch this shows back in the days, i can literally feel their energy, is shocking, they are unique, and they will live in our minds and hearts, for the eternity, love to pink floyd for ever
Absolutely mind-blowing! Syd is the creator and magician of the band. Thanks for uploading..Pioneers in playing instruments and lighting. I watched the entire video in dark room... 👋🤘
Absolutely luv this! From a fan since 1966, such a great find! ☮️💟💜
greatest band of all time! love them since I was a young boy what is for decades!
I have always loved listening to Pink Floyd, I started listening when I was in high school in the 70's.
Wow, great portrait of an era, and such good music everywhere....
"And I'm wondering who could be writing this song". Love that line - the musical equivalent of breaking the fourth wall.
By acknowledging there is a writer to a song? Perhaps you could elaborate? The joke to me is that 'which member of the band' is writing this lyric... but the punchline is that its 'which part of syd' is the one writing this lyric? Syd knows. Its something he sings out to the audience but he knows.
The story is that Syd was on his way out of the band, as due to his unreliability and mental issues the other members had already decided to replace him with Gilmour.
They just didn't have the guts to face him and tell him directly as at that point he was the main songwriter for PF, and so they needed to keep him in the dark about what was going on. You know, keep the hits coming.
But I think Syd knew what was coming his way, and that was kind of like a fare thee well song for him.
@@bryanjackson8917 I don't think it was quite as harsh as that. From what I've read, they tried to keep him on board for as long as they could, but it became impossible eventually. They always looked after him after he's left the band - made sure he got his royalties et. My guess would be that Syd saw his exit from the band coming because of how he was/wasn't functioning himself. He was messed up, but he was still an intelligent guy.
A haunting reminder that this was the last song recorded with Syd under PF. Almost a question to himself about every song that was to follow?
“And the sea isn’t green.
And I love the queen.
And what is exactly is a dream?
And what exactly is a joke?”
These last lines IMO are almost a somber sign off from Syd, possibly hinting at his changing opinions and lifestyle that brought about his exit from the band. Something that still resonates with those remaining to this day I should expect.
@@sarahkipps NIce analysis. Didn't know this was the last he recorded with the band. Very poignant.x
Wow, early Pink Floyd is awesome. So beautiful. Thank you for uploading this gem!
My God what an absolute treasure trove for us fans, my hippy uncle loves to tell me about the Times he saw Floyd in the early days, he also delights in telling me about attending the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 and seeing Jethro Full in the early 70s
Some lovely footage here. I always feel quite sad watching Syd in Jugband Blues, but you've got to remember that great music. Love that version of Flaming with Gilmour singing.
Barrett-era Pink Floyd was the greatest Psychedelic Rock band of all time. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn & Saucerful Of Secrets are their only albums I ever really cared for. Of course, every album they released in the 60's and 70's is amazing - I just never felt spiritually connected to any of their work the way I do their first two albums.
Fantástico, vídeos que são verdadeiras pérolas desse grupo que é uma das maiores representatividade do rock-progressivo de todos os tempos. Valeu pela postagem, muito agradecido por nos presentear em pleno tempos de muitas conturbações e caos político.
Pink Floyd is truly timeless and unique, love it....Soundtrack of my life
Совершенно с вами согласен, Пинк Флойд вне времени!!
There'll be no Pink Floyd without Syd in the early days of the band. His creativity stayed with his comrades.
my 2 cents.. there are (were, unfortunately) MANY pink floyds. Syd was a genious not a vegetable man, even in Opel period and after.. Samadhi, or something like that. God bless them all, anyway
brilliant, especially the last song, see what it is to make music when you are joyful!
the last song is "Wots, Uh The Deal"
Это !.....да ...ещё как...
Уважаемые люди....
Слушаю их с1968г
Maravilhosos, conheci a banda nos anos 70 quando era adolescente. Demais poder ver os vídeos agora depois de tantos anos. Neste tempo eu só ouvia os discos...
Tamos juntos kkkk
I just love the twang of Sid's Tele, like psychedelic cowboy sounds, just splendid!
The psychedelics are groovy.
This band took me from a 16 year-old kid to a young man of 21.
They dropped me off on the Dark Side of the Moon, and I never really came back.
To them. But I sure appreciated the ride.
I am here 3/24/2020 and I did alot of psychdelics back in thise days, lol.
Sir Laughs a Lot after all ; you didn’t need education.lol
Too bad shoulda held on for Wish you were here
Thank you for putting this up...we were all playing and tripping in this music/ To see Pink Floyd perform live shows how talented they truly were. To hold together "psychedelic" music like this much harder than it seems. If you do it high it can go off the rails very very easily, ending up in just a mash. They are creating art, and conscience of it. Outstanding!
Zabriskie Point.
This was an hour of pure bliss. Thankyou for putting this together and sharing. I'm on a different dimension when I hear this early work, my fave era of theirs. This was perfect!
I was a young teenager from Tunis (Tunisia) when I discovered Pink Floyd in the early seventies and I loved and listened to all their music including the albums of Waters later. And this video is a selection of some of their best. I can say that we didn’t need drugs to get high their music was our weed.
Where has this footage been hiding all my life? Amazing!
Joe Maurone Lucky you, unfortunately I think I have none 😕
Many thanks for this extraordinary collection of magic moments to be remembered forever.
I love every era of Pink Floyd. From the early beginning with Syd Barrett, right through to the Division Bell. It was wonderful that the “classic” 4 man Floyd line up could put their differences to one side and reunite briefly and stand on the stage together in 2005 for Live 8. I’m sure Roger and David would have regretted it if they didn’t.
Roger's the problem with their feud. He wanted pink to die. Just because he wanted to move on. Just think if he had gotten his way!! Hes a very self-centered person. All about Roger. Even Nick Mason said as much. He was just diplomatic about it
If it were'nt for Syd they would never have formed, he led the path to get them started and now they are greatest band to ever exist, Rest in Peace Syd and thankyou for what you created.
Rest In Pieces Syd. He was a great musician.
The best decade in modern music! I wish I were born in the 1940s, would have been old enough by this time to see this music live.
Wish I heard this music when it came out in the 60’s. Would have changed my perspective! Lol! Thanks for posting , definitely appreciate this more now.
This is amazing, hope this never gets taken down
Nice way to close this. Those still photos of Dave and Roger playing foosball were very touching.
Oh, and “Wot’s.. Uh the Deal”! Such a great song! “Obscured by Clouds” is an amazing album that doesn’t get enough credit. Ever wondered if Pink Floyd could write a really good love song? “Obscured by Clouds” has a few. This one and “Stay” are beautiful.
I don't think people today realized what it was like to be in public school at that time, with this music available.
It was a great time!
I can never know what it was like but I know that I'm unbelievably jealous. Your generation has lived though the greatest time in human history. Best technological innovations, best political progress, best general mindset (of love and peace), and of course the best music that has ever and will ever be made. We'll never have it as good as you did. The world's gone to shit.
@@9AJW4 People have been saying exactly that forever.
The music is still available
@@topologyrob One can still listen to 'Jailhouse Rock', but it's not the same experience as when that type of music hit the scene. The two biggest phenomenons in rock history, Elvis, then the Beatles, unless you were alive at the time, never the same.
@@Ice-Fall No, I was yet to experience birth sadly.