Never heard the two parts combined before! I loved it! The video for “Welcome to the Machine” is being posted this Friday! Comment below the first time you heard this album! Have a great day guys! 🔥😁
I remember my brother and I driving in the rain to the local Licorice Pizza record store in Los Angeles in 1975 when I was 23. This album was just released. I bought it. I could not get home fast enough to put it on the turntable. When I finally did, it changed my life
When I bought the album when it was first released, I played this track to my mother - a life long lover of classical music - and she immediately recognized it to be a masterpiece of music. She liked it so much that she requested that I record the whole LP for her on cassette, to which I added "Dogs" on side 2 of the 90 minute cassette. My mother is now nearly 94 and would still be listening to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", had her cassette not broken a few months past (it survived over 40 years, so not bad at all, I would say), just before her cassette player " kicked the bucket" as we say in England, i.e. broke down - otherwise I would have naturally given her a new recording. This shows how Pink Floyd's music transcends the generations and musical background, uniting music lovers of all ages like my mother (94), myself (63) and the lads Andy and Alex (? 21/22 ?) in their appreciation of excellently played and produced music. All my love to my dearest Mum and you all from me. 💓💓💓
For me personally, this is Pink Floyd's opus. I've probably listened to it more times than the number of days old ypu are. Lol. All of their other music is genius, it's emotional, it's perfectly constructed. But this song (or collection of parts) is the bar that measures the rest. After thousands of time hearing it, it still touches my soul everytime. My mother is 82 years old, and she cries every single time she hears even a piece of the song. Transcending such a gap between you and her is a feat almost unparalleled.... Reguardless of medium. Just like the Darkside,... I could go on and on.
@Jason Hahn For sure I know what you mean, it’s a beautiful thing really, the music brings a lot of culture in terms of people being able to relate to others, I hope to do my part to ensure the music lives on to be timeless and passes on to the generations to comes, cheers friend!
@NationalAcrobat I respect it as your favorite song, it’s a brilliant composition, I love it more and more with time! And yes now that I’m here after starting at the beginning jt’s getting to me..cheers🔥😁
Sorry but this song is specifically about and for Syd Barrett. The lyrics are not worded so that tha listener can relate. The eyes. Black holes in the sky is an awesome and scary way to describe what they saw when looking into his eyes. The emotions and life that were present before when making eye contact, were no longer manifested in his eyes. Nothing was the. My brother committed suicide earlier this year. He did it on June 17th. I am not sure if he picked this date to coincide with Roger Waters last concert date with the band. The psychedelic drugs, specifically LSD caused him to see visions. I'm tired. Writing book about his suicide and how to cope and find peace/ make peace with him. I hope I get it published. It would help do many people who go though the same thing. Where is he, how close or how far can be literal and describe his mental state. He would act weird during Studio sessions and when they would go play gigs. There's no way of telling whether he was here and present sane and Lucid or lost in his own world that is foreign and unbelievable to them because he is standing right there among them. I'll be speaking to him and he doesn't know what to answer he has memory lapses or he'll respond with gibberish.
Gilmour, who is rather flat emotionally during interviews, expresses his affection toward his former bandmate eloquently through his guitar work in this song.
Rockinghorse Winner , remember, “Quiet despiration is the English way”! If there was a problem, they just ignored it, like Syd showing up for a gig dressed up in full drag, they just ignored it! Nick said he didn’t know weather to laugh or belt Syd! Enjoyed your comment very much!
@@progqueen5952 David Gilmour in particular always did come over as a very shy, reserved individual - his played his first gigs with Pink Floyd with his back to the audience due to his shyness. Richard Wright was also a very quietly spoken English gentleman, reminding me of my now also deceased and sadly missed Brother-in-Law, Tony Crabtree, who had a wonderfully English sense of humour and could have been Richard Wright's twin brother. Nick Mason is a completely different type all together, more settled than the others with his feet firmly on the ground, and Roger Waters, who has mellowed with age and looks better now than he did as a young man, is a highly intelligent academic type. So these were the so very different men that, combined, produced some of the most iconic and beautiful music in progressive rock history. I would have loved to have met them to talk to them about their music - but at least I was privileged enough to see David, Richard and Nick live on stage in Hamburg in 1989. I stood about 30 feet away from them in the front row. Unforgettable moments, truly unforgettable. 😍😍😍
SNP1999 , thank you for your comment! I loved it! I love all of them whether deceased or not, their music will never die! Last week I saw Brit Floyd! They are awesome! Not PF but very good! My fav songs are Pillow of winds and Fearless! Greetings from Illinois!
@@progqueen5952 Thanks for the nice reply ! Same here, even if some of the greatest have passed on, like Richard Wright, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie...even Michael Jackson (disregarding his young kids problem here), their music will for ever be with us - and when we pass over ourselves, maybe we could all have an incredible jam session in the afterlife together ! Greetings from me as well, from Hamburg, Germany - twin or partner city of Chicago (bet you didn't know that, eh ?).❤
@Sjoerd Nieuwland Thank you! And yeah I just forget the camera is there and get into the groove, that’s the only way to do it!! Glad you enjoy friend! 😁🔥❤️
Of all the music reactors I've seen (and somehow it's a lot), you are my favorite. You feel the music, you move, you show how it moves you. And when you talk about what you've heard, you have smart, sincere things to say. Thanks.
I originally come from Birmingham in England but now I live in Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire in 1975 this was magic to me. In the old days of LP's and 45's. I feel sorry for you that you can not see them live now.
I was about your age, I'm guessing, that I discovered Pink Floyd. I had to listen to the back catalogue. It blew my mind. It's so nice seeing the next generations going through the same experiences I did. Love it.
This reminded me of the summer of 1999 in Japan. It was a very small town. I guess you could say it was a bizarre adventure. A guy with cool hair and a marine biologist who had a thing for dolphins had to stop David Bowie from murdering the townspeople. Great days
It Was Great !!! In 1975 Being 15 Years Young Going To Buy This Album After Hearing A Taste On The Radio I Stopped And Got A Nickel Bag On the Way Home , Rush Home To Roll One And Open The Album Put The Head Phones & Puffing -- I Started Listening To The Album Was Blown Away For Rest Of The Day Remembering Saying PINK FLOYD You Done It Again !!! Another Great Pink Floyd Album
I been watching your reactions from your first video up until now, well done on going in order. (I dont like swearing but Pink Floyd are just fucking amazing!)
Masterpiece! I bought the 8 track when it came out, I think it was around 1975. I had DSOTM, Animals, Meddle, and WYWH all on 8 track. We had a lot of great music in the 70's and P F was by far my favorite! Their music is timeless!
At some point, you should listen to Richard Wright's solo albums; Wet Dream and Broken China. The Wet Dream album also features one of my favourite guitarists, Snowy White, who played back up guitar on several Pink Floyd tours, and also played for Roger Waters. There's an idea. I've never seen anybody react to anything by Snowy White! Bird of Paradise, perhaps?
Ahh, "Wet Dream". My favorite solo album from the members of Pink Floyd. In fact, so good, it's in my top 15-20 of favorite albums of all-time. Criminally underrated!
Actually, Syd showed up during the recording of this song. Re: random precision: I always thought Roger was referring to the time Syd trolled the band with a song he wrote called 'Have You Got It Yet?' Excerpt from an article out there: According to Waters, Barrett came into what would be their last rehearsal session together with a new song. He was calling it, "Have You Got It Yet?," and the first couple times they ran through it, it seemed simple enough. Soon the band realized that the song wasn't simple at all - Barrett would change the melody and the arrangement constantly with each new practice run - slightly at first, but more and more each time they played it. Barrett would play it again for them, with the capricious structure changes, and each time he would ask, "Have you got it yet?" Of course, the band never did quite get it, as they were chasing the proverbial carrot on the string. Eventually they realized that they had become victims of Barrett's eccentric sense of humor. In fact Waters stated, in an interview for The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story, that upon realizing Barrett was deliberately making the tune impossible to learn, he put down his bass guitar, left the room, and never attempted to play with Barrett again. Waters had called it "a real act of mad genius".
@Peter Mcconnell Yes I heard that story! Lol, I like it a lot, wonder what it would’ve sounded like love actually..interesting, like if the followed that song wherever he was trying to lead it!
I've been meaning to add an extra comment Andy: One benefit I had was where I live, on the south shore of Lake Ontario, We have a 200 foot escarpment about 3 to 4 miles off shore that stretches down to Niagara Falls. The best place to listen to Shine On and the whole LP was to park your car at a lockout on top of the escarpment on a clear starlit night. The entire cityscape of Hamilton was below and the light can be seen around the bay to the Skylight of Toronto 40 miles across the dark outline of the Lake. If you car had roof window you could glance up to the Stars, catch an aircraft or meteor shower if there was one. That's the way to listen to this LP. So if you have such as place near you, I suggest you try it!
This is terrific, Andy! You paid proper respect to Floyd! An excellent way to do this! Nice to hear a reaction without it being all chopped up. Loved it!
Pink Floyd's first Manager claimed that Syd went away for a weekend in late 1967 and came back. And, it was if someone switched off the light in his eyes.
Hey Bruce! And damn that literally just hit me hard, damn, the story so tragic and it’s legacy lies at the heart of what is Floyd, just damn. Thanks for sharing, shine on friend!
he could have recovered but he had "unpleasant hangers on" as gilmore put it that would slip acid in his morning coffee so he really thought he'd lost it. imagine suddenly getting drunk out of nowhere, would you recognize it? you'd probably think you were having a stroke
“You target for faraway laughter” is referring to Syd’s mental illness. Specifically his paranoid delusions. People who suffer paranoid schizophrenia oftentimes imagine voices, sometimes laughing at them. I learned this first hand with a friend who was hearing voices of our friends who were making fun and laughing at him.
I also never herd this version before,I remember shining like the sun, where did the time go lol, I loved the review of the lyrics,my lost friend changed his name to Floyd and liked to be called Sid lol,he had an interview for some magazine😊,thanks for the upload 😀
Just found (and subscribed to) your channel today and have been skipping around to different songs, enjoying the music and the reactions. When I came across this one I couldn’t hit play fast enough. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is not just my favorite Floyd song, but my all time favorite song by anyone ever. Thank you for doing this full length version. Keep up the great work and I’ll keep watching. 🤘🏼
Shine On Easter egg: in part IX of Shine on @26:38 of your video, Rick Wright plays a little homage to Syd Barrett. He plays a phrase from 'See Emily Play', albeit in a different key. Think they lyric, "Soon after dark, Emily cries, ahooh". Always thinking these boys were.
Happy new year Andy.. great review,it's great to see you have a genuine interest in what messages PF were trying to send out,it's easy to just listen to tracks and say how great it is etc, at least you are doing the research and aren't just using PF as click bait to boost your subscriber total unlike others on here.Pink Floyd forever 🕙🔺🐷🕞🇬🇧
@Pink Floydist Of course man, Floyd has its own sense of culture and it should be taken seriously, as it has effected many people and it’s just brilliant. I’ve seen some of those videos and found myself feeling empty after some of them because I would feel like they didn’t “get it” if that makes sense, trying to be different in terms of me having genuine emotional investment in the music, cheers friend! 😁
@@andyandalex Emotional investment.. what a great phrase and perfect for describing what PF require, you'll never meet someone who says they used to be a PF fan,its like owning and keeping a vintage car...its a long term deal
syd turned up at the recording studio after the band had not seen him for a number of years while making this they did not realize it was him when asked what he thought of the song he said it was alright
Impressed with your interpretation of the lyrics, spot on..... from someone so young.... love this track - Barratt was beautiful and lost in the cruelty - when drugs and mental health destory you you alienate yourself from others almost deliberately..... you create your own inevitable destruction
@EliseAssap Hey I’m glad you enjoyed the video friend! And yes it is a very tragic tale, I haven’t heard his solo albums but will be doing then on the channel after I get through all of floyd, cheers friend!
Have you ever listened to Syd Barrett’s solo albums? His songs are like lyrical puzzles. You get a sense of where his train of thought is going but then he goes down into his own rabbit holes and brings you along with him and there you experience his genius - his “random precision” if you will. I would love to hear you react to The Madcap Laughs, Barrett, and Opel.
My first true story to you Andy. I was 15 in 1975. At the beginning of the year, I was not a big Floyd fan, preferring the harder rock of Deep Purple , Black Sabbath,and the one progressive band Yes. I'd heard DSOTM the year earlier in 1974 and found it too polished for my liking, although I liked the synthesizer work on On the Run. So, when it was announced that Pink Floyd were coming to Hamilton, Ontario Canada on June 28th, I did not rush out to get tickets! Wish You were Here came out in September. If it had come out in the winter, I may have seen the band live. This remains my favourite album of all bands of all time. Welcome to the Machine being my favourite song. So, I missed the Hamilton concert. In 1977, they did not come to Toronto or Hamilton, but 2 of my friends caught a bus to Cleveland to see them on the Animals tour. I 'd have to be content with seeing the Floyd in 1994, Roger Waters in 2000, 2006 and 2010 and David Gilmour in 2006 and 2016.
Thanks for sharing friend! I'm glad you eventually got onto the Floyd train as it's a wild ride! I need to check out more Deep Purple on here pretty soon!
@@andyandalex For Deep Purple, I'd first go with their big hit 1972 LP "Machine Head" . Then the 1973 Live LP "Made in Japan" which was mostly songs from the Machine Head LP performed Live. The band's strength was it's live show. Being a former drummer, Ian Paice is my all-time favorite!
Some more random thoughts on some of the lyrics: Painter- Syd was a painter first, and a damned good one, musician second, piper (at the gates of dawn), and my favorite, seer of visions - has a double entendre. 1} he's schizophrenic and literally has visions, 2) he is also a seer, or an oracle, someone who sees the future. Black Holes in the Sky - Interview after interview with people who knew him before and after his mental breakdown describe him as having lost the light in his eyes. 'You cried at the moon' - follow on from when they addressed Syd on Dark Side, "I'll see you on the Dark Side etc" He was a martyr not by choice, but because the band martyred him. Although without malice in intent, the band became rich and famous by telling Syd's story. They quite deliberately created a mythology about Syd and wrote about it for over a decade. It wasn't exploitative. They loved and mourned the loss of their Syd, but Syd didn't want any part of what they were doing and therefore was their martyr. A description of SOYCD that I read once that I like said, Pink Floyd came to terms with his absence by acknowledging that he had never really left. Nobody knows where you are etc - after his mental meltdown, no one could connect with Syd. Pile on many more layers etc - I think that's roger referring to himself. Maybe if he continues down the road to superstardom and puts on all of the masks one needs to negotiate that path, he might lose his marbles too and join Syd on the 'steel breeze', and bask (rejoice in) their triumphs of the past.
"Threatened by shadows at night" may mean Syd being tormented by his own personal nightmares, and then "Exposed in the liigt" may mean him having to play in the spotlights on stage.
Have a Cigar is in my Floyd top 3, if not #1. So whenever I hear your intro, I'm reacting the same way you are! Roger, David, Richard, Nick, and of course, Roger "Syd" Barrett will always hold a dear spot in my soul since they were responsible for my musical awakening....
happy new year. i'm glad you did this. i only listened to all the parts together recently. it really is a great song. it still won't replace the live at Gdansk version of Echoes as my favourite, though.
As far as the lyrics go,... It's all interpretation. Only Rpger and the guys know the specific reference to each line, and as far as I know, no one has ever broken it down line for line publicly.
First off Andy, Happy New Year. Looking forward to 2019 and seeing more of your great reviews. Can't wait for your 'Animals' review. IMHO... the album with some of Gilmour's best guitar work. Had the privilege of meeting him after their 'Lapse of reason' gig they played in Manchester. Could not believe how much of a down to earth guy he was. You see celebrities now who have their heads stuck up their @sses... Not him. He spent half an hour talking with myself and my friends. Cool dude.
@Sheik Yebouti Hey friend that’s awesome! And I’ve actually never heard Animals so I am literally THRILLED! Everybody has been building up the anticipation for me! Happy New Years to you as well friend! 🔥😁
@Sheik Yebouti That must be a an unforgettable experience. The same is said of Brian May of Queen fame. Here we have two of the best guitar players in the world of music, both belonging to two of the most artistically and financially successful progressive rock bands in the history of their era - and who both still perform live on stage for the love of music alone - and who are so without airs and graces, arrogance and condescension it must be a joy and great privilege to meet and talk to them. You are a lucky person, but I think you know that without me having to tell you. I truly envy you. 😭
Andy you did Alone without Alex..Time To Revisit It..Maybe A Live Concert Setting, So You Can Actually See The Passion That This Group Put Forth While Singing About Sid Barrett..He Was A Genius Before His Time And The Homage They Play For Him Is Just Remarkable In Any Context. Hope It Happens..Love The Show, Love RUSH, And All Things Prog.
We're in a period where musically Pink Floyd could truly DO NO WRONG. I think the way this album bookends with the various parts of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" is wonderful. I love the way it slowly builds at the beginning and fades at the end. truly a marvelous composition. I feel someone who enjoys the complexity of a classical symphony could appreciate how much imagination and talent went into these great songs. Of course, the other songs are terrific too. Yet another fine journey.
Almost certainly someone has made a similar comment. However, the STRUCTURE of the piece seems to be biographical in terms of the onset of mental illness. It starts out peaceful and serene. The second movement becomes more sharp and intense, in places but more lyrical in others. The third movement if very intense and somewhat chaotic. The fourth movement has the lyrics which to me sound like a cheering section. Shine on, you can make it. Then you have the saxophone solo which, to me is the most intense section of the song. Now, if we consider the typical onset of severe mental illness, most specifically schizophrenia, Childhood is usually unremarkable in terms of any signs of illness (first movement). It is not uncommon for first hints, often recognized in retrospect, begin to appear in the turmoil of adolescence (second movement). In later adolescence the signs of illness often begin to become more intense culminating in a crisis (third movement). At that point, if the young person is fortunate, the support system rallies and provides comfort, structure and encouragement (fourth movement). In those times, we had few effective treatments. Those that existed were more for the comfort of society than the benefit of the patient. Often the illness progresses beyond what the support system can make up for and the individual suffers greater and greater chaos and loss (fifth movement). Fortunately, the interventions available have improved dramatically and, in my work, I have seen many younger patients be able to live fairly normal lives, finish college, have careers, etc...
While they were recording this very song, in June ‘75, Syd actually made an unannounced appearance in the Abbey Road recording studios. At first they didn’t recognize him, because it’d been almost 5 years since anyone had seen him, and he was still competent enough to perform then. But when he showed up during this song, he was bald, fat and had a crazed look in his eyes. Once the band recognized him, they were in tears.
1975,the band were completing the mix of "Shine On Your Crazy Diamond" an overweight man with shaven head and eyebrows entered the studio carrying a plastic bag.Nobody knew him.Nearly a hour later Gilmour,Waters,Wright and Mason recognized it was Syd Barrett and later said it was horrifieing.Disturbing coversations followed,the music video director Storm Thorgerson later said:"Two ore three people cried.Syd sat round and talked a bit but he wasn´t really there" After a while he left without saying goodbye.It was the last time they saw him until his death in 2006. Influenced by this experience they discussed their dissolution as a band,but then decided to make a change of direction:"Animals"
"you reached for the secret too soon". Syd first wanted to become a sort of monk and join a monastery in search for the spiritual essence of life, but they rejected him saying he wanted it for the wrong reasons. it's only then that he began seeking the truth through drugs, an unsustainable synthetic approach to spirituality
Threatened by shadows....exposed in the light - may refer to the depersonalization that acid can cause, in which a person can feel extreme loneliness and longing for companionship and yet extreme paranoia prevents him from making connections with people.
Now for a trip in the way back machine, I remember buying the 8 track at Treasure Island department sore (they were in Georgia in the 1970's) the day it was released.
If this aint the #1 Lost in the Sauce song then I dont know what is! its a glass of whiskey and a blunt soaking in the bathtub kinda groove! great job guys!
The Wall doesn't rate? I mean Gilmore and the guys (sans Roger) playing 'Comfortably Numb' at Pulse has to be one of the greatest rock performances of all time.
just wanted to say, for all you younger folk ou there who have grown up with photoshop..! the guy in the photo is actually on fire..! this was before computers and photoshop..! :-)
The lyrics are about Syd Barret frying his brain with acid. "reached for the secret too soon" refers to him pushing the psychedelic opening of the mind too far before acid was researched properly (well, outside of the military trials, the root of mk ultra). When you listen back knowing that there's a whole higher emotional level to the wonderful, beautiful, epic soundscape this song creates in your mind
I read a lot of things that say the band use his name and likeness in the wrong way. In my opinion they have always honored him...to this day! He got the Pink Floyd thing going!
The first time I heard this, I was having a mystical/spiritual experience and didn't even realize it - until the shrooms told me so. The whole thing with Syd Barrett is so tragic because he died so young (his mental state) and had so much potential. But ironically, his departure sparked the flame and Floyd took off - they always felt; according to Roger Waters, that he was always there in spirit.
ANIMALS! IMHO their BEST! (altho that is purely relative, as DSOTM, AND THIS album are always interchangable as my favorite Floyd album😆) SHINE ON, LITTLE BRO!!!
Oh I expected a smooth transition between the parts, I would have blended the wind sound fading in as the sax section fades out. Anyway this is a great piece, loved it from day 1... bought the album without knowing any of the music in it. I have every note in my brain. This is one of the songs that I choose to play back in my head while trying to sleep.
@Polux Saurus Well said friend thanks for sharing! And yeah I expected to be smooth also but it’s alright haha, loved it nonetheless! Cheers friend, shine on! 🔥😁
I wonder if you guys ever went and checked out Syd Barrett's post breakdown albums. They're so unique and even influential in their way. His mental breakdown was a tragedy...and yet his creative and musical genius managed to survive it.
You should check out the albums of syd barrett. The madcap laughs is the first one and it includes gilmour's drum (yeah drum) and a little bit of richard's keyboard.
Stoked to see you did my favorite song ever. Tragic what happened to Syd. It's not so dissimilar from what happened to Peter Green from early Fleetwood Mac, before the Stevie Nicks/ Lindsey Buckingham, et al, era.
"Piper" I take as a reference to the Pied Piper. A leader who the masses follow, like the rats that followed the piper. "Reached for the secret too soon" refers to I think to his drug use. Many people looked to drugs to expand their minds. So reaching too soon refers to his going too hard too fast and wrecking himself. DSOTM I believe is still in the Guinness Book of World Records for the number of months/years it remained on the charts.
Are you going to do the wall? WYWH is thier best trip out album, no doubt. The wall is the one that challenges your emotions the most. Despite all the battling egos and turmoil, the wall is thier opus. It's the most coherent and thematic of thier works. I'll check it out (again) with you.
This song and The Great Gig in the Sky will be played at my funeral. That’s it. No speaking or lame ass eulogy. Just let Floyd bring you to meet my soul one last time. Sit back, listen and enjoy. Then go have party.
Syd or Roger Barrett was one of the greats! Try Baby Lemonade or Here i Go. God rest his soul! This is a well deserved tribute to him, though I wish he'd lived longer and didn't require it! I love Syd! And the band he founded.
Never heard the two parts combined before! I loved it!
The video for “Welcome to the Machine” is being posted this Friday!
Comment below the first time you heard this album! Have a great day guys! 🔥😁
Hey bro, any chance you'd listen to the album : Nursery Cryme by Genesis ? you said you would.
@halcyon289
Hey friend I’m down to listen to it I just have a list I’m trying to follow with, I go by the order as well as the demand
@@andyandalex Please react to The Smiths - Headmaster Ritual
@@thoru4367 yass
1974. A senior in high school.
I remember my brother and I driving in the rain to the local Licorice Pizza record store in Los Angeles in 1975 when I was 23. This album was just released. I bought it. I could not get home fast enough to put it on the turntable. When I finally did, it changed my life
@Sammy Beck
Damn that’s awesome, thanks for sharing friend! 😁
When I bought the album when it was first released, I played this track to my mother - a life long lover of classical music - and she immediately recognized it to be a masterpiece of music. She liked it so much that she requested that I record the whole LP for her on cassette, to which I added "Dogs" on side 2 of the 90 minute cassette. My mother is now nearly 94 and would still be listening to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", had her cassette not broken a few months past (it survived over 40 years, so not bad at all, I would say), just before her cassette player " kicked the bucket" as we say in England, i.e. broke down - otherwise I would have naturally given her a new recording. This shows how Pink Floyd's music transcends the generations and musical background, uniting music lovers of all ages like my mother (94), myself (63) and the lads Andy and Alex (? 21/22 ?) in their appreciation of excellently played and produced music. All my love to my dearest Mum and you all from me. 💓💓💓
We love your Mam SNP
S = Shine on
Y = You Crazy
D = Diamond Hey man animals is insane
@MANHATTENMAN !
Damn I never caught that! And yes Animals is next! And I’ve never heard it!! So excited! 😁🔥
MANHATTENMAN ! On crack deadly
For me personally, this is Pink Floyd's opus. I've probably listened to it more times than the number of days old ypu are. Lol. All of their other music is genius, it's emotional, it's perfectly constructed. But this song (or collection of parts) is the bar that measures the rest. After thousands of time hearing it, it still touches my soul everytime.
My mother is 82 years old, and she cries every single time she hears even a piece of the song. Transcending such a gap between you and her is a feat almost unparalleled.... Reguardless of medium.
Just like the Darkside,... I could go on and on.
@Jason Hahn
For sure I know what you mean, it’s a beautiful thing really, the music brings a lot of culture in terms of people being able to relate to others, I hope to do my part to ensure the music lives on to be timeless and passes on to the generations to comes, cheers friend!
This one has to be my all time favourite Pink Floyd song 🔥
Kind of sad because of what happened to Syd.
@NationalAcrobat
I respect it as your favorite song, it’s a brilliant composition, I love it more and more with time! And yes now that I’m here after starting at the beginning jt’s getting to me..cheers🔥😁
I love Richard Wrights synth, it brings that rich unique sound of Pink Floyd
@Dylan Eckert
Can’t agree more, loved his creativity, Floyd wouldn’t have been the same without him. Cheers friend!
Sorry but this song is specifically about and for Syd Barrett. The lyrics are not worded so that tha listener can relate. The eyes. Black holes in the sky is an awesome and scary way to describe what they saw when looking into his eyes. The emotions and life that were present before when making eye contact, were no longer manifested in his eyes. Nothing was the. My brother committed suicide earlier this year. He did it on June 17th. I am not sure if he picked this date to coincide with Roger Waters last concert date with the band. The psychedelic drugs, specifically LSD caused him to see visions.
I'm tired. Writing book about his suicide and how to cope and find peace/ make peace with him. I hope I get it published. It would help do many people who go though the same thing. Where is he, how close or how far can be literal and describe his mental state. He would act weird during Studio sessions and when they would go play gigs. There's no way of telling whether he was here and present sane and Lucid or lost in his own world that is foreign and unbelievable to them because he is standing right there among them. I'll be speaking to him and he doesn't know what to answer he has memory lapses or he'll respond with gibberish.
Gilmour, who is rather flat emotionally during interviews, expresses his affection toward his former bandmate eloquently through his guitar work in this song.
@Rockinghorse Winner
Yes English isn’t his main language, guitar is! 😉😁
Rockinghorse Winner , remember, “Quiet despiration is the English way”! If there was a problem, they just ignored it, like Syd showing up for a gig dressed up in full drag, they just ignored it! Nick said he didn’t know weather to laugh or belt Syd! Enjoyed your comment very much!
@@progqueen5952
David Gilmour in particular always did come over as a very shy, reserved individual - his played his first gigs with Pink Floyd with his back to the audience due to his shyness. Richard Wright was also a very quietly spoken English gentleman, reminding me of my now also deceased and sadly missed Brother-in-Law, Tony Crabtree, who had a wonderfully English sense of humour and could have been Richard Wright's twin brother.
Nick Mason is a completely different type all together, more settled than the others with his feet firmly on the ground, and Roger Waters, who has mellowed with age and looks better now than he did as a young man, is a highly intelligent academic type. So these were the so very different men that, combined, produced some of the most iconic and beautiful music in progressive rock history. I would have loved to have met them to talk to them about their music - but at least I was privileged enough to see David, Richard and Nick live on stage in Hamburg in 1989. I stood about 30 feet away from them in the front row. Unforgettable moments, truly unforgettable. 😍😍😍
SNP1999 , thank you for your comment! I loved it! I love all of them whether deceased or not, their music will never die! Last week I saw Brit Floyd! They are awesome! Not PF but very good! My fav songs are Pillow of winds and Fearless! Greetings from Illinois!
@@progqueen5952
Thanks for the nice reply ! Same here, even if some of the greatest have passed on, like Richard Wright, Freddie Mercury, David Bowie...even Michael Jackson (disregarding his young kids problem here), their music will for ever be with us - and when we pass over ourselves, maybe we could all have an incredible jam session in the afterlife together ! Greetings from me as well, from Hamburg, Germany - twin or partner city of Chicago (bet you didn't know that, eh ?).❤
I love it how your eyebrows move with Gilmour’s bends😁
@Sjoerd Nieuwland
Haha I didn’t notice until you said that! I physically react to every note of his it seems! 😂🔥😁
AndyReacts don’t stop doing that, though, otherwise it might seem a bit forced, just let it out, that’s why people love your reactions!🤘🤘
@Sjoerd Nieuwland
Thank you! And yeah I just forget the camera is there and get into the groove, that’s the only way to do it!! Glad you enjoy friend! 😁🔥❤️
Of all the music reactors I've seen (and somehow it's a lot), you are my favorite. You feel the music, you move, you show how it moves you. And when you talk about what you've heard, you have smart, sincere things to say. Thanks.
@James Linden
Thank you friend!! I seriously have so much fun doing it! 😁
I originally come from Birmingham in England but now I live in Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire in 1975 this was magic to me. In the old days of LP's and 45's. I feel sorry for you that you can not see them live now.
I was about your age, I'm guessing, that I discovered Pink Floyd. I had to listen to the back catalogue. It blew my mind. It's so nice seeing the next generations going through the same experiences I did. Love it.
This is my Top album of all the PF albums
Mine too ! Followed by "Animals" ! 😘
"Wish You Were Here" is my favourite Pink Floyd album. David Gilmour & Richard Wright (R.I.P.) agreed with me. Or maybe I just agreed with them, LOL
@420since1974
Haha whichever works! It’s a fantastic work of art!
I really love that you have the patience to appreciate this music - and I can see your passion for it - all the best to you in the new year!
I truly do enjoy it, it's a breath of fresh air compared to what the music industry is trying to spoon feed me! Same to you for the new year! :)
It's entirely about Syd, but as you said, everyone can relate in some way to the lyrics.
@Steven Lee
Yeah that’s what I love about Floyd, all the different ways to interpret, I feel my perception may alter as I grow too maybe, we’ll see!
Echoes relates really well to a dream I once had
This reminded me of the summer of 1999 in Japan. It was a very small town. I guess you could say it was a bizarre adventure. A guy with cool hair and a marine biologist who had a thing for dolphins had to stop David Bowie from murdering the townspeople. Great days
It Was Great !!! In 1975 Being 15 Years Young Going To Buy This Album After Hearing A Taste On The Radio
I Stopped And Got A Nickel Bag On the Way Home , Rush Home To Roll One And Open The Album
Put The Head Phones & Puffing -- I Started Listening To The Album Was Blown Away For Rest Of The Day
Remembering Saying PINK FLOYD You Done It Again !!! Another Great Pink Floyd Album
I been watching your reactions from your first video up until now, well done on going in order. (I dont like swearing but Pink Floyd are just fucking amazing!)
Hey dude, saw Gilmour's guitar licks reflected in your eyebrows. Nice, genuine reaction
@Cameron McCaskell
Haha I’m a guitarist so I literally feel each note hit my soul the way he aimed it, if that makes any sense lol! Cheers friend! 😁
in my top 3 of all time Floyd songs a masterpiece
the beginning is mesmerizing
Masterpiece! I bought the 8 track when it came out, I think it was around 1975. I had DSOTM, Animals, Meddle, and WYWH all on 8 track. We had a lot of great music in the 70's and P F was by far my favorite! Their music is timeless!
Hey John! Timeless indeed, I gotta make sure I do my part in ensuring that! 🔥😁
Same for me, except that I bought them all on vinyl.
That's one nasty groove that comes in at 21:32.
@420since1974
YES!!! I agree so hard!!! Haha, love it!
The beginning has a very bladerunner feel to it.
I totally agree with u, im glad u caught that. In the beginning of part 2 it sounds like blade runner blues.
At some point, you should listen to Richard Wright's solo albums; Wet Dream and
Broken China. The Wet Dream album also features one of my favourite guitarists, Snowy White, who played back up guitar on several Pink Floyd tours, and also played for Roger Waters. There's an idea. I've never seen anybody react to anything by Snowy White! Bird of Paradise, perhaps?
@nok22m
Sounds awesome!! I’m thinking about exploring all of their solo albums! 🔥😁
Ahh, "Wet Dream". My favorite solo album from the members of Pink Floyd. In fact, so good, it's in my top 15-20 of favorite albums of all-time. Criminally underrated!
Actually, Syd showed up during the recording of this song.
Re: random precision: I always thought Roger was referring to the time Syd trolled the band with a song he wrote called 'Have You Got It Yet?' Excerpt from an article out there: According to Waters, Barrett came into what would be their last rehearsal session together with a new song. He was calling it, "Have You Got It Yet?," and the first couple times they ran through it, it seemed simple enough. Soon the band realized that the song wasn't simple at all - Barrett would change the melody and the arrangement constantly with each new practice run - slightly at first, but more and more each time they played it. Barrett would play it again for them, with the capricious structure changes, and each time he would ask, "Have you got it yet?" Of course, the band never did quite get it, as they were chasing the proverbial carrot on the string. Eventually they realized that they had become victims of Barrett's eccentric sense of humor. In fact Waters stated, in an interview for The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story, that upon realizing Barrett was deliberately making the tune impossible to learn, he put down his bass guitar, left the room, and never attempted to play with Barrett again. Waters had called it "a real act of mad genius".
@Peter Mcconnell
Yes I heard that story! Lol, I like it a lot, wonder what it would’ve sounded like love actually..interesting, like if the followed that song wherever he was trying to lead it!
I've been meaning to add an extra comment Andy: One benefit I had was where I live, on the south shore of Lake Ontario, We have a 200 foot escarpment about 3 to 4 miles off shore that stretches down to Niagara Falls. The best place to listen to Shine On and the whole LP was to park your car at a lockout on top of the escarpment on a clear starlit night. The entire cityscape of Hamilton was below and the light can be seen around the bay to the Skylight of Toronto 40 miles across the dark outline of the Lake. If you car had roof window you could glance up to the Stars, catch an aircraft or meteor shower if there was one. That's the way to listen to this LP. So if you have such as place near you, I suggest you try it!
Perfect album to end the year with fella. Have a great new year when it comes. Animals next. Can't wait! You're in for a real treat 😁
@A H
Agreed! And I haven’t ever actually heard Animals so I’m super excited for it! Cheers friend, shine on! 🔥😁
This is terrific, Andy! You paid proper respect to Floyd! An excellent way to do this! Nice to hear a reaction without it being all chopped up. Loved it!
@Prog Queen 59
Thank you friend!! 😁❤️
Pink Floyd's first Manager claimed that Syd went away for a weekend in late 1967 and came back. And, it was if someone switched off the light in his eyes.
Hey Bruce! And damn that literally just hit me hard, damn, the story so tragic and it’s legacy lies at the heart of what is Floyd, just damn. Thanks for sharing, shine on friend!
...like black holes in the sky.
A similar thing happened to Peter Green of the 1st Fleetwood Mac.
he could have recovered but he had "unpleasant hangers on" as gilmore put it that would slip acid in his morning coffee so he really thought he'd lost it. imagine suddenly getting drunk out of nowhere, would you recognize it? you'd probably think you were having a stroke
sounds like he had an ego death after seeing something that made the normal world unbearable
“You target for faraway laughter” is referring to Syd’s mental illness. Specifically his paranoid delusions. People who suffer paranoid schizophrenia oftentimes imagine voices, sometimes laughing at them. I learned this first hand with a friend who was hearing voices of our friends who were making fun and laughing at him.
What great way to start 2019. Happy New Year Andy!
@Trevor Ayton
Yes sir!!! Happy new year to you friend! 😁😁
This was me way back then! I was 17!
Music like this will never die .....
I also never herd this version before,I remember shining like the sun, where did the time go lol, I loved the review of the lyrics,my lost friend changed his name to Floyd and liked to be called Sid lol,he had an interview for some magazine😊,thanks for the upload 😀
Hey Steve I’m glad you enjoyed it! I loved going through it for you guys! Shine on friend! 😁😁
@@andyandalex 😀😀
My favorite Pink Floyd album and song!!! 🤘🤘🤘
I love Gilmor's pedal steel guitar that comes in at 17:00.
@420since1974
Yesssss!! 🔥😁
Just when you think it's at peak intensity, it goes through to another level. And then does it again. And again until it's screaming with anguish
Just found (and subscribed to) your channel today and have been skipping around to different songs, enjoying the music and the reactions. When I came across this one I couldn’t hit play fast enough. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is not just my favorite Floyd song, but my all time favorite song by anyone ever. Thank you for doing this full length version. Keep up the great work and I’ll keep watching. 🤘🏼
@Ron Bucherie
Thanks man! Glad you’re digging it! 😁
Shine On Easter egg: in part IX of Shine on @26:38 of your video, Rick Wright plays a little homage to Syd Barrett. He plays a phrase from 'See Emily Play', albeit in a different key. Think they lyric, "Soon after dark, Emily cries, ahooh". Always thinking these boys were.
@Peter Mcconnell
Wowwww! I never would’ve caught that, thanks!!!!
Happy new year Andy.. great review,it's great to see you have a genuine interest in what messages PF were trying to send out,it's easy to just listen to tracks and say how great it is etc, at least you are doing the research and aren't just using PF as click bait to boost your subscriber total unlike others on here.Pink Floyd forever 🕙🔺🐷🕞🇬🇧
@Pink Floydist
Of course man, Floyd has its own sense of culture and it should be taken seriously, as it has effected many people and it’s just brilliant. I’ve seen some of those videos and found myself feeling empty after some of them because I would feel like they didn’t “get it” if that makes sense, trying to be different in terms of me having genuine emotional investment in the music, cheers friend! 😁
@@andyandalex Emotional investment.. what a great phrase and perfect for describing what PF require, you'll never meet someone who says they used to be a PF fan,its like owning and keeping a vintage car...its a long term deal
@Pink Floydist
Agreed friend!
syd turned up at the recording studio after the band had not seen him for a number of years while making this they did not realize it was him when asked what he thought of the song he said it was alright
he specifically called it "a bit old fashioned"
Impressed with your interpretation of the lyrics, spot on..... from someone so young.... love this track - Barratt was beautiful and lost in the cruelty - when drugs and mental health destory you you alienate yourself from others almost deliberately..... you create your own inevitable destruction
@EliseAssap
Hey I’m glad you enjoyed the video friend! And yes it is a very tragic tale, I haven’t heard his solo albums but will be doing then on the channel after I get through all of floyd, cheers friend!
Masterpiece ☝️ Great reaction bro ☝️
Have you ever listened to Syd Barrett’s solo albums? His songs are like lyrical puzzles. You get a sense of where his train of thought is going but then he goes down into his own rabbit holes and brings you along with him and there you experience his genius - his “random precision” if you will. I would love to hear you react to The Madcap Laughs, Barrett, and Opel.
I think I will do the solo albums after I get through all the Floyd albums for sure! :)
My first true story to you Andy. I was 15 in 1975. At the beginning of the year, I was not a big Floyd fan, preferring the harder rock of Deep Purple , Black Sabbath,and the one progressive band Yes. I'd heard DSOTM the year earlier in 1974 and found it too polished for my liking, although I liked the synthesizer work on On the Run. So, when it was announced that Pink Floyd were coming to Hamilton, Ontario Canada on June 28th, I did not rush out to get tickets! Wish You were Here came out in September. If it had come out in the winter, I may have seen the band live. This remains my favourite album of all bands of all time. Welcome to the Machine being my favourite song. So, I missed the Hamilton concert. In 1977, they did not come to Toronto or Hamilton, but 2 of my friends caught a bus to Cleveland to see them on the Animals tour. I 'd have to be content with seeing the Floyd in 1994, Roger Waters in 2000, 2006 and 2010 and David Gilmour in 2006 and 2016.
Thanks for sharing friend! I'm glad you eventually got onto the Floyd train as it's a wild ride! I need to check out more Deep Purple on here pretty soon!
@@andyandalex For Deep Purple, I'd first go with their big hit 1972 LP "Machine Head" . Then the 1973 Live LP "Made in Japan" which was mostly songs from the Machine Head LP performed Live. The band's strength was it's live show. Being a former drummer, Ian Paice is my all-time favorite!
Some more random thoughts on some of the lyrics:
Painter- Syd was a painter first, and a damned good one, musician second, piper (at the gates of dawn), and my favorite, seer of visions - has a double entendre. 1} he's schizophrenic and literally has visions, 2) he is also a seer, or an oracle, someone who sees the future.
Black Holes in the Sky - Interview after interview with people who knew him before and after his mental breakdown describe him as having lost the light in his eyes.
'You cried at the moon' - follow on from when they addressed Syd on Dark Side, "I'll see you on the Dark Side etc"
He was a martyr not by choice, but because the band martyred him. Although without malice in intent, the band became rich and famous by telling Syd's story. They quite deliberately created a mythology about Syd and wrote about it for over a decade. It wasn't exploitative. They loved and mourned the loss of their Syd, but Syd didn't want any part of what they were doing and therefore was their martyr. A description of SOYCD that I read once that I like said, Pink Floyd came to terms with his absence by acknowledging that he had never really left.
Nobody knows where you are etc - after his mental meltdown, no one could connect with Syd.
Pile on many more layers etc - I think that's roger referring to himself. Maybe if he continues down the road to superstardom and puts on all of the masks one needs to negotiate that path, he might lose his marbles too and join Syd on the 'steel breeze', and bask (rejoice in) their triumphs of the past.
@Peter Mcconnell
Well said my friend thank you so much for breaking that down and sharing that perspective, many thanks! 🔥😁
Happy new year to you young sir.
Thanks Peter! 🔥😁
"Threatened by shadows at night" may mean Syd being tormented by his own personal nightmares, and then "Exposed in the liigt" may mean him having to play in the spotlights on stage.
@swiergotek123
Well said friend thanks for sharing! 🔥😁
Have a Cigar is in my Floyd top 3, if not #1. So whenever I hear your intro, I'm reacting the same way you are! Roger, David, Richard, Nick, and of course, Roger "Syd" Barrett will always hold a dear spot in my soul since they were responsible for my musical awakening....
happy new year. i'm glad you did this. i only listened to all the parts together recently. it really is a great song. it still won't replace the live at Gdansk version of Echoes as my favourite, though.
Glad you enjoyed it Rob! Have a great one! :)
Hey Andy HAPPY NEWYEAR !! shine on.
@Pim Sluiter
Same to you friend!! 🔥😁
The ULTIMATE from the Great Floyd ☝️❤️
As far as the lyrics go,... It's all interpretation. Only Rpger and the guys know the specific reference to each line, and as far as I know, no one has ever broken it down line for line publicly.
@Jason Hahn
Yeah that makes sense, we can do our best but can’t know for sure! Cheers friend!
The greatest musician in Britain's history, gave way to the greatest guitarist in history to become the greatest band in R&R history.
Did you know that the last few nores Rick Wright plays on his synth are actually the notes from the early Floyd song "See Emily Play"?
First off Andy, Happy New Year. Looking forward to 2019 and seeing more of your great reviews. Can't wait for your 'Animals' review. IMHO... the album with some of Gilmour's best guitar work. Had the privilege of meeting him after their 'Lapse of reason' gig they played in Manchester. Could not believe how much of a down to earth guy he was. You see celebrities now who have their heads stuck up their @sses... Not him. He spent half an hour talking with myself and my friends. Cool dude.
@Sheik Yebouti
Hey friend that’s awesome! And I’ve actually never heard Animals so I am literally THRILLED! Everybody has been building up the anticipation for me! Happy New Years to you as well friend! 🔥😁
@Sheik Yebouti
That must be a an unforgettable experience. The same is said of Brian May of Queen fame. Here we have two of the best guitar players in the world of music, both belonging to two of the most artistically and financially successful progressive rock bands in the history of their era - and who both still perform live on stage for the love of music alone - and who are so without airs and graces, arrogance and condescension it must be a joy and great privilege to meet and talk to them. You are a lucky person, but I think you know that without me having to tell you. I truly envy you. 😭
I’m reading a book about Syd right now (A Very Irregular Head). He was quite a brilliant artist as well.
Andy you did Alone without Alex..Time To Revisit It..Maybe A Live Concert Setting, So You Can Actually See The Passion That This Group Put Forth While Singing About Sid Barrett..He Was A Genius Before His Time And The Homage They Play For Him Is Just Remarkable In Any Context. Hope It Happens..Love The Show, Love RUSH, And All Things Prog.
We're in a period where musically Pink Floyd could truly DO NO WRONG. I think the way this album bookends with the various parts of "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" is wonderful. I love the way it slowly builds at the beginning and fades at the end. truly a marvelous composition. I feel someone who enjoys the complexity of a classical symphony could appreciate how much imagination and talent went into these great songs. Of course, the other songs are terrific too. Yet another fine journey.
The issue they had with this album...how in the world do you follow up a masterpiece like Dark Side?
@tonickton
For sure, they did so perfectly though, so brilliant.
Almost certainly someone has made a similar comment. However, the STRUCTURE of the piece seems to be biographical in terms of the onset of mental illness. It starts out peaceful and serene. The second movement becomes more sharp and intense, in places but more lyrical in others. The third movement if very intense and somewhat chaotic. The fourth movement has the lyrics which to me sound like a cheering section. Shine on, you can make it. Then you have the saxophone solo which, to me is the most intense section of the song.
Now, if we consider the typical onset of severe mental illness, most specifically schizophrenia, Childhood is usually unremarkable in terms of any signs of illness (first movement). It is not uncommon for first hints, often recognized in retrospect, begin to appear in the turmoil of adolescence (second movement). In later adolescence the signs of illness often begin to become more intense culminating in a crisis (third movement). At that point, if the young person is fortunate, the support system rallies and provides comfort, structure and encouragement (fourth movement). In those times, we had few effective treatments. Those that existed were more for the comfort of society than the benefit of the patient. Often the illness progresses beyond what the support system can make up for and the individual suffers greater and greater chaos and loss (fifth movement).
Fortunately, the interventions available have improved dramatically and, in my work, I have seen many younger patients be able to live fairly normal lives, finish college, have careers, etc...
While they were recording this very song, in June ‘75, Syd actually made an unannounced appearance in the Abbey Road recording studios. At first they didn’t recognize him, because it’d been almost 5 years since anyone had seen him, and he was still competent enough to perform then. But when he showed up during this song, he was bald, fat and had a crazed look in his eyes. Once the band recognized him, they were in tears.
Gotta love Rick's Stevie Wonder-style clavinet at 21:32
1975,the band were completing the mix of "Shine On Your Crazy Diamond" an overweight man with shaven head and eyebrows entered the studio carrying a plastic bag.Nobody knew him.Nearly a hour later Gilmour,Waters,Wright and Mason recognized it was Syd Barrett and later said it was horrifieing.Disturbing coversations followed,the music video director Storm Thorgerson later said:"Two ore three people cried.Syd sat round and talked a bit but he wasn´t really there"
After a while he left without saying goodbye.It was the last time they saw him until his death in 2006.
Influenced by this experience they discussed their dissolution as a band,but then decided to make a change of direction:"Animals"
@moyesboy1
Damn, thanks for sharing friend, this song/album gets me in a really emotional mood at this point but it’s definitely one of my favorites!
There's a photo of Syd when that happened and he is barely recognisable.
The best tribute for syd barrett 💎✨🎸🎶
Oh! Gravy train from Cigar.
I think. I get it now.
@Spider- Man
Yes!! 🔥😁
"you reached for the secret too soon". Syd first wanted to become a sort of monk and join a monastery in search for the spiritual essence of life, but they rejected him saying he wanted it for the wrong reasons. it's only then that he began seeking the truth through drugs, an unsustainable synthetic approach to spirituality
This is Pink Floyd's best song in my opinion.
1. Animals
2. Wish You Were Here
3. Dark Side of the Moon
4. Meddle
5. The Wall
Threatened by shadows....exposed in the light - may refer to the depersonalization that acid can cause, in which a person can feel extreme loneliness and longing for companionship and yet extreme paranoia prevents him from making connections with people.
@Rockinghorse Winner
Well said, I follow you.
It was more about mental illness I believe.
YES!! you did it!!!
Hey Justyn! Of course!! 🔥😁
@@andyandalex Respect, Man!! Enjoyed the reaction and breakdown!
Glad you enjoyed it friend! 😁😁
Now for a trip in the way back machine, I remember buying the 8 track at Treasure Island department sore (they were in Georgia in the 1970's) the day it was released.
If this aint the #1 Lost in the Sauce song then I dont know what is! its a glass of whiskey and a blunt soaking in the bathtub kinda groove! great job guys!
You should check out the book "Saucer full of secrets". It's the biography of Pink Floyd. Great read.
@James Milstead
I’ll have to check it out thanks friend! 🔥😁
The Studio mentioned where Syd showed up was EMI’s Abbey Road in London.
The part I was the music in the church for my entrance wedding some years ago
IMHO, their final goodbye to Syd, their swan song, and their last great masterpiece.
Last great masterpiece?
Dogs exists
The Wall doesn't rate? I mean Gilmore and the guys (sans Roger) playing 'Comfortably Numb' at Pulse has to be one of the greatest rock performances of all time.
the galaxy of your pupil,what a great line lol
just wanted to say, for all you younger folk ou there who have grown up with photoshop..! the guy in the photo is actually on fire..! this was before computers and photoshop..! :-)
Your reaction at 14:33.
You crack me up.
@TacomaPaul
Lol! I was expected a smooth transition I think so I was caught off guard haha! 😂😁
The lyrics are about Syd Barret frying his brain with acid. "reached for the secret too soon" refers to him pushing the psychedelic opening of the mind too far before acid was researched properly (well, outside of the military trials, the root of mk ultra). When you listen back knowing that there's a whole higher emotional level to the wonderful, beautiful, epic soundscape this song creates in your mind
Hopefully you can see your way to doing reactions to Syd's 2 solo albums. That would be an interesting addendum to your PF reaction vidz...
@Rockinghorse Winner
Sounds like a great idea my friend! Shine on! 😁
I read a lot of things that say the band use his name and likeness in the wrong way. In my opinion they have always honored him...to this day! He got the Pink Floyd thing going!
@tonickton
Yes, the Floyd legacy wouldn’t be the same without Syd’s influence, such a deep and detailed story.. cheers friend!
The first time I heard this, I was having a mystical/spiritual experience and didn't even realize it - until the shrooms told me so. The whole thing with Syd Barrett is so tragic because he died so young (his mental state) and had so much potential. But ironically, his departure sparked the flame and Floyd took off - they always felt; according to Roger Waters, that he was always there in spirit.
David Gilmour’s tour de force masterpiece.
I enjoy your old reactions over your current ones.
@baytownbert2
Good thing these are recorded! I’ll treasure these older videos especially forever!
ANIMALS!
IMHO their BEST!
(altho that is purely relative, as DSOTM, AND THIS album are always interchangable as my favorite Floyd album😆)
SHINE ON, LITTLE BRO!!!
At minutes 26:38 of the song , we can hear the little tune of "See Emily Play" tribute to syd barrett 💎🎶
I was just a kid when I hear Dark Side and WYWH. Changed my life
Oh I expected a smooth transition between the parts, I would have blended the wind sound fading in as the sax section fades out. Anyway this is a great piece, loved it from day 1... bought the album without knowing any of the music in it. I have every note in my brain. This is one of the songs that I choose to play back in my head while trying to sleep.
@Polux Saurus
Well said friend thanks for sharing! And yeah I expected to be smooth also but it’s alright haha, loved it nonetheless! Cheers friend, shine on! 🔥😁
I wonder if you guys ever went and checked out Syd Barrett's post breakdown albums. They're so unique and even influential in their way. His mental breakdown was a tragedy...and yet his creative and musical genius managed to survive it.
The Wall, either in Movie or Album format will give you answers to all the questions.....
You should check out the albums of syd barrett. The madcap laughs is the first one and it includes gilmour's drum (yeah drum) and a little bit of richard's keyboard.
well done
@Skip William
Thanks! 😁
Stoked to see you did my favorite song ever. Tragic what happened to Syd. It's not so dissimilar from what happened to Peter Green from early Fleetwood Mac, before the Stevie Nicks/ Lindsey Buckingham, et al, era.
"Piper" I take as a reference to the Pied Piper. A leader who the masses follow, like the rats that followed the piper.
"Reached for the secret too soon" refers to I think to his drug use. Many people looked to drugs to expand their minds. So reaching too soon refers to his going too hard too fast and wrecking himself.
DSOTM I believe is still in the Guinness Book of World Records for the number of months/years it remained on the charts.
Piper is the first album
Are you going to do the wall? WYWH is thier best trip out album, no doubt. The wall is the one that challenges your emotions the most. Despite all the battling egos and turmoil, the wall is thier opus. It's the most coherent and thematic of thier works. I'll check it out (again) with you.
This song and The Great Gig in the Sky will be played at my funeral. That’s it. No speaking or lame ass eulogy. Just let Floyd bring you to meet my soul one last time. Sit back, listen and enjoy. Then go have party.
Syd or Roger Barrett was one of the greats! Try Baby Lemonade or Here i Go. God rest his soul! This is a well deserved tribute to him, though I wish he'd lived longer and didn't require it! I love Syd! And the band he founded.