Yeah, as a teen, I remember thinking Pink Floyd's "Time" was okay but, otherwise, didn't think a lot about it. As an adult only slightly younger than you, I find it crushingly poignant and relatable. Gorgeous and devastating all at the same time.
@@sooankim9247 It is said that one does not need marijuana to experience Pink Floyd. However, one does need Pink Floyd to *_truly_* experience marijuana. ;-]
MY GOD. I have heard this song "TIME" all of my life....and you (especially Nick) LITERALLY explained the meaning of this song in such a simplistic way (and incredibly relevant to me at my age 62 today). It's such a human thing to sort of wait for stuff to happen when we are younger, and depending upon your personal availability of fee time it can still be relevant. I have recently discovered your channel and have binge-watched more than a dozen videos. Like your analytical approaches and the midwestern vibe (native/current resident just north of Indpls) and eager to continue enjoying your content.
I was born and raised in 502, graduated from Atherton High then U of L.I wasted my early years due to shyness. This song speaks directly to me. I am staring at 70 and it is incomprehensible where the time went. Mr. Coleman, you interpreted this song to perfection.
Dark Side of The Moon has the record of staying on the Billboard 200 for 917 weeks, 1973-1988, and spent 1 week at number 1. It is one of the most influential albums ever made.
I'm 33 y.o. Russian guy. But even at that ages I feel exactly the same that they are singing about. It is amazing how accurately and subtly they described these feelings of the flow of time, of growing up, of connection with the past and a current view opposite younger times
Roger Waters said he had just turned 29 and was wondering what he had really done with his life. That's how he came up with thevidea for the song. His lyrics, his bass are brilliant.
Funny how you can be in a band like Pink Floyd and still find yourself wondering "What the hell have I done with my life?" when so many of us would see having been in Pink Floyd as an amazing use of our limited time in the sun. Just goes to show that feeling the fleeting nature of life slipping away and that you've not done enough is both a universal feeling and a relative one, no matter what you've accomplished. A good lesson for the folks who think, "God, if I could just be famous, then..." or "if I could just be rich, then..." Basically, this condition that people chase thinking it'll fill that void inside themselves doesn't exist. No matter who you are or what you've done, it'll never feel like enough. I don't know if that's horrifying or comforting.
When you guys get a chance, after you've reacted from enough songs on it, you should listen to "Dark Side of the Moon" from beginning to end. That album is a masterpiece. A work of art.
" Hanging on in quiet desperation..." being the English way refers to the 'keep a stiff upper lip' attitude no matter what happens, so much a part of the British character. The expression ' Keep Calm and Carry On ' may also be credited to the English who were being bombed nightly by the Luftwaffe pilots from Nazi Germany during World War II. Signs with this on them were plastered around the ruins of bombed out sections of London. Knowing this history helps to make sense of those lyrics in the song.
Well I first heard this song when it came out... and I was 20. I meant something to me then.. Now I'm 71, and still playing it. And it still means something to me. I hpe all three of you are around and playing this when you are 71. Keep on Rocking guys... I've watched a load of your reactions over the ast couple of days and you now jave a new subscriber.
Rodger Waters wrote this song after a conversation with his mother. She was telling him, "you better get a good job and prepare for life", so she was telling him to prepare for this life sometime in the future when he suddenly realized he'd already been living life! He was right in the middle of life already, thus the main theme for this whole song! Also when you say that song sounded like something you'd hear in a bar each songs like a daily part of life and if you listen to Dark Side of the Moon from beginning to end it's kind of like the soundtrack for life it's a 43-minute song with each song leading into the next. Many people will tell you to listen to the whole album in order cuz it's the way it was meant to be heard.
The older you guys get the more impact this song has! What you'll find about Pink Floyd is they don't sing about girls or how fast my car is or any of those narcissistic things. They sing about life and about behavior of people they don't even pin their albums down to a Time by singing about current historical events or anything like that. Their songs always seem relevant to current events! Additionally, when you think you've pinned them down as to what you think they'll sound like the next song will surprise you every time in a good way! Watch their 1994 pulse concert rendition of "Comfortably Numb" if you want to see how gigantic their shows were and how well performed they are! Rodger Waters wrote Time & David Gilmour plays the guitar!! And he really plays the guitar! You like guitar solos?.. you probably should listen to the studio version of Comfortably Numb first and then see one of the greatest guitar solos in history with the live version of Comfortably Numb in the 94 Pulse concert...
Earls Court,London. 1994. I was there. I've been to thousands of shows,witnessed hundreds of superb solo's,but the emotion Gilmour brings out on those strings is heavenly and easily the best i've ever seen or heard. Comfortably Numb fellas.
Funny you say "The older you guys get the more impact this song has." I was just sitting here thinking while watching this "I sure wished I'd of paid more attention to (or perhaps heeded) the lyrics to this when I was 12. At 55 it's a bit late. Talk about missing the starting gun."
Many of these British musicians from the famous musical groups of the 1960s and 1970s were young children growing up in England during World War Two. And so "Hanging On In Quiet Desperation Is The English Way" was literally what they were doing there physically and how they were living there mentally, while suffering and trying to survive through the horrors of the Nazi Blitzkrieg, like omg wow.
Back in the day, nearly every planetarium had on Friday and Saturday evening, the Pink Floyd laser light show. And most everyone would go there totally stoned (since they didn’t allow smoking on the premises). We’d time it so we’d peak when the show started. They played the whole Dark Side of the Moon album with a laser light show in time with the music. Picture it, in the planetarium is pitch black and on the dome ceiling is a laser light show: you can fill the music (planetariums had a great sound system), hear the music, and watch laser lights dance around.
We had Floyd Friday at ours. You and your buddies would be as high as giraffe balls and thought it was the best thing ever invented. Haven't thought of that "time" of my life for a while. LoL. Thanks for taking me back Peter!
You guys did an amazingly great job of dissecting the deep meanings of the lyrics of this most epic song. I am old, really old now, 78 actually. So my musical memories go back to artists like Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and of course, early Elvis. After an early wasted life, I did marry a younger woman who grew up with the incredible music of bands like Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues & Led Zeppelin, and later, The Eagles... which she introduced me to, thank God. I will admit that we did often experience it together back then, in a "smoky fog," to be tactful, but I surely can't regret it, because we've been together over 42 years now. And we still listen to this era of music, but now appreciating it even more in our straighter memories of those early days together. The music back then was simply great, written and performed by creative extremely talented musicians, not sound engineers, producing synthesized notes of meaningless beats without a deeper meaning... in my opinion. I really enjoy watching young music lovers like you guys, who show respectful appreciation of the genre's of old music that we have loved for more decades than you have been alive. Subscribed. Thank you guys.
I can't believe it, but I showed this video to my best friend. Not the original video, specifically yours. He said he wanted to have a drink with you, immerse himself in nostalgia and philosophical reflections on age.
This song is the main reason I try to pause and observe the sunset every single day possible. It's my way of catching the sun and measuring the days, one at a time.
When you guys do more PF reactions you will notice how their use of backing vocals is nothing short of brilliant, never intrusive, but enough to embellish the song in a positive way. Many others have said it before but I will say as well. Rick Wright's contributions on keyboards is beyond brilliant. Please react to Shine on You Crazy Diamond. IF YOU THINK time was brilliant you ain't seen nothing yet.
Good breakdown. Enjoyed it. This is what you get when you combine one of the best lyricist in rock, with one of the greatest guitarists of all time, iconic vocals and imaginative keyboard/synthesizers that run the gambit in creative sound and atmosphere. You get a sound and production like no other. Pink Floyd are a genre all their own. Nothing else quite sounds like it in popular music. And always thoughtful. Check out "Great Gig in the Sky" the next song on this classic timeless album.
Fellaz… it’s been a year since your one and only Pink Floyd reaction. Don’t you think it’s about time you did another? My recommendation for your next Pink Floyd song: “Comfortably Numb” (studio/audio version) There are two epic guitar solos in that song. The first is a teaser and the second will blow your mind.
Guys Guys Guys!! The first time in my life ,,73 yrs ,, finally someone analyzed this Master piece the right way. Maybe because you all 3 have picked in a different way. See this record came out in 73 and I managed to be a life, and reach 73. Hey keep up analyzing, wish all three of you a long life!!!
I heard this and other Floyd songs in my high school days. Enjoyed going to the the laserium in SF for amazing shows. This song was supremely influential to me when I was Was 19. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. When I focused on the lyrics “and then you find 10 years have got behind you no one told you when to run you missed the starting gun” I understood I needed to make a life change and make something happen. Thank you Pink Floyd! I’m now 54 and enjoying this video. 😅
I’m English. We do hang on with quiet desperation. We’re not quitters, we’re tenacious, determined, stiff upper lip. We never give up and we never stop trying. Floyd are magnificent. We have so many talented English and British bands, but Floyd are right there at the top ❤️🏴🇬🇧
This album was many years the only reference for testing the quality of your sound equipment. You totally hear every single ping on it with a good audio equipment. Thats one of the Reasons why it was so long in billboard charts (in germany over 1000 weeks in top 200 in a row!)
enjoyed your reaction, guys. i became a fan of theirs when this album first came out. firstly, their music is definitely mood music. they use a lot of sound effects, so headphones are a must, as you said. Gilmour's solos are truly amazing. made for their emotional and lyrical effect, none of it is fast, or showy. no ego, just music to take you on a ride to places you don't want to come back from. as for this song, i'm now 65 and have a terminal illness, so it means something to me, that is beyond most other people, but you're all old enough to appreciate it. lastly, this is one band that are even better live than in the studio. their concert, PULSE, is considered, by fans, to be the greatest live concert ever, by any band. also, the last solo in the song, Comfortably Numb, is regarded by many, not just fans, to be the best guitar solo of all time. so that song HAS to be listened to live, in that concert
I study calendars, so I think a lot about time, what it is, and how it affects everything. I believe I've figured out why time seems to speed up as you get older. When you are five years old. One year is one fifth of your life. But when you are 50, a year is one fiftieth of your life. So, the time doesn't move faster, it's your prospective that changes.
That was the best critique of Time I've heard. Excellent video, now its time to go through the whole album, track by track, and enjoy the whole ride. Thanks guys.
If you liked the background vocal near the end, you GOTTA play the next song that flows off of this one - Great Gig In The Sky, because that VOICE is featured and AMAZING, you will get chills!!
Oh no! I'm 51 and have no idea where this time went. I'll never regret what I did and have learned from it, I wish there would be more. Gilmour's solo is one of the classic ones.
This song, like most Pink Floyd song, is like a movie score. The music (and few lyrics) guides you through your own life's experiences and the movie occurs in your head. It's for you alone!
That background singer is Clare Torry, she's the one that does all the vocals on great gig in the sky off this same album. And yes, the last part of the song is then just waiting to die, many people don't get that, so great job picking that up.
@@FoamySlobbers not going to edit shit. Now how about you calm tf down, and admit you're wrong. I know you won't because you're too invested in your bullshit at this point, so I'll just laugh at you.
The words become more profound as a person grows older. This is very true for me as I see the years flying by and suddenly, I'm no longer that young adult anymore.
When David Gilmore played the end solo of Comfortably Numb at Earls Court in 94, angels folded their wings and with the gods, sat with their heads in their hands and wept. They had nothing better to offer.
As everyone else has noted, this is a concept album -- one long work of genius, with each song merging into the next as the theme of birth, life, and death plays out. It's possible to take some of the cuts out of context and treat them as songs, but it's not really possible to appreciate them fully that way. The same goes for their album Wish You Were Here. BTW: this is the album I would take to stereo stores when buying speakers -- I'd use the alarm clocks at the opening of Time to test the treble response.
Great reaction guys, but if that blew your socks off, Time transitions straight in to The Great Gig in the Sky Where Time makes you think about life, The Great Gig in the Sky has perhaps the deepest meaning of all. If you really want to get your head around each track, you can really only get the full impact by listening to the entire masterpiece that is The Dark Side of the Moon.
It's always weird to hear the song stopped at the end of Time... I can't even imagine listening to one without the other, musically they transition together as one song, and they belong together or you don't really get the full point of Time without Gig.
I'm a current resident of a 502. You guys just need to sit down and listen to the full album all the way through. You will never go wrong with Pink Floyd.
Someone may have noted this, but if not, the reference to hanging on in “quiet desperation” is a riff on a quote by Henry David Thoreau. “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
Awesome comments guys very thorough summation. Love to see you go through whole album ,it tells a story that can't be garned from just one track. And as for David Gilmour. The GOAT players for raw emotion and story telling. You don't just listen too but experience PF!
In concert....during the intro. THe part where he is hitting the toms.....room was PITCH BLACK...and the drum sticks were Neon.....it was otherworldly.
Underneath the ticking clock you can hear a heartbeat. Every beat of your heart brings you one step closer to death. I think that is what Roger was trying to convey early in the song, before it is more literally conveyed.
Pink Floyd is an experience. You guys need to listen to this album from start to finish. Try the albums Animals next. My favorite band of all time. And dont pause.
I've viewed several reaction videos regarding Floyd's "Time", as well as for the rest of the DSOTM album. IMHO this one from The 502 is, by far, the best.👍🏼🏆 After cutting my teeth on their previous album "Meddle", I became a lifelong PF superfan when Dark Side came out a few months before my 20th birthday in "73. Just as how many commentators (including yourselves) have pointed out how Time's meaning changes as you age, it's your point about seizing the day that rings so true. I totally agree with all the comments I have read (so far), and I feel awesome that Pink Floyd continues to draw new fans. Please, all of you, enjoy these times, and seize the day.
I was very fortunate to learn from a group of great mentors as I started my journey in the education field. One of the coolest things that I observed was a high school English teacher who would stop whatever was happening in his class with 10 minutes to go. He had his own stereo system with speakers all throughout his classroom. He would put on "Dark Side of the Moon" just loud enough so you could hear it in the background and the students would silently write in their class journals for the entire 10 minutes until class was over. It was almost as if the music could "flip a switch" and completely change the atmosphere amongst a bunch of 17 and 18 year olds, whether they were being rambunctious in the class (for good or bad reasons) or not. It was incredible stuff.
The whole album is a journey and a story . Listen to it in its entirety and you get the whole picture . Once you go down the Pink Floyd rabbit hole there's no going back . It's the same with their album The Wall .... its a story all the way through . The feature film of The Wall gives a great perspective on what the album is all about . If you want to hear a guitar solo watch the video of their " Pulse " concert with the song Comfortably Numb . It will blow your mind . You really , really need to see them live .
When I turned 40 I almost panicked. Where did my 30's go?! Dude the years start to fly by. I turned 60 this past year, and it seems like no time at all since I hit 40. Make the best of your youth. One thing is for sure, we all leave this world by death. Life really is short and the older you get the more that hits home. This is my favorite song by Pink Floyd. Thank you for taking the TIME to stop and appreciate the lyrics.
Out of this world, before my time & I used to think they were heavy metal that I refused to listen to but when I grew up, I couldn't believe how beautiful it was.. Lyrics you've got spot on. Time is precious . You ought to listen to the whole CD/ Vinyl. Just perfect, also the lady who sings was told to just go with whatever she thought went with the music & sing whatever she thought would be suitable. I'm loving hearing what Americans think of English music. I find it very interesting guys. Nice one 👍
The band was presented with seven layouts for the cover from George Hardie and design group Hypgnosis. Hardie's prism design was reportedly a very quick and unanimous decision. Like, all four band members pointed, and said in unison: "That one." The Dark Side of the Moon set a record that may go unbroken. The album spent fourteen straight years in the Top 200 chart from March of 1973 to July of 1988. 736 continuous weeks. 957 weeks in total now. It gets a bump every Christmas. Very popular song/album for making speaker sales and selling stereo equipment in general.
The album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson who sadly passed away in 2013 The cover is gatefold, with the inside containing the lyrics. The rainbow from the prism narrows down to a silgle beam of white light which then looks like the trace of a heart monitor with the classic double spike of a heartbeat
Really nice to see you guys touched ,particularly by the lyrical content..Fun to burn a doob in the 70's, or anytime , and listen to Floyd ..This one really does resonate with about any human being . The whole album won't soon be forgotten ,if ever
You were right about that guitar solo. Everybody raves about Gilmour’s solo in Comfortably Numb, with good reason. However, this is my all time favourite Gilmour solo. And I do mean all time. I spent my “time”/life listening to this band and Gilmour in particular and no way was that a waste. This music really has enriched the quality of my life a great deal. Nothing else like the . I noticed the effect Claire Torry’s voice had on you guys. You need to hear “Great Gig in the Sky” it will blow your minds.
Clare Torry only sang on “Gig”… the other back up singers on all the other songs were incredible as well …. Definitely worth a watching is the Making of the Dark Side documentary
Hi from the Ville. Pink Floyd's first two albums were psychedelic music. They have a blues and rock feel in later ones. Some of their albums are concept ones like Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. All of their stuff sounds great so have some fun )
It's a humbling song. The majority of us will lead a superficial life and it is up to ourselves either to accept it or act on it if we don't. It also shows how meaningful we as individuals can become, when we realize the truth. This song or at least its lyrics should be discussed with growing up children to make them aware of the opportunities they have to create by themselves to be able to live life to the fullest. I remember the first time really hearing these lyrics at age 27... it had a profound influence on the way I had approached time or life up until then. It did turn out well in the end, but then I already was in my early 40's. And yes, every decade in your life seems to last half the amount of time of the one before, I can say at age 58.
You will love this song more as you get older. These lyrics just melt this 54 yr old. I was 24 about 20 minutes ago. Such profound lyrics.
Yeah, as a teen, I remember thinking Pink Floyd's "Time" was okay but, otherwise, didn't think a lot about it. As an adult only slightly younger than you, I find it crushingly poignant and relatable. Gorgeous and devastating all at the same time.
Now that I'm old and have my shit together financially, it seems like the days and years fly by. When I was young dumb and broke, the days dragged lol
But never too old to get a little buzz on and kick back with this album! #pinkfloyd
Agree…. as a 52 year old you realize how remarkably true and reflective this song is.
Young people, time moves fast. Don’t wait.
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It is said that one does not need marijuana to experience Pink Floyd. However, one does need Pink Floyd to *_truly_* experience marijuana. ;-]
Pink Floyd: Expanding human consciousness for over 50 years. Timeless music.
MY GOD. I have heard this song "TIME" all of my life....and you (especially Nick) LITERALLY explained the meaning of this song in such a simplistic way (and incredibly relevant to me at my age 62 today). It's such a human thing to sort of wait for stuff to happen when we are younger, and depending upon your personal availability of fee time it can still be relevant. I have recently discovered your channel and have binge-watched more than a dozen videos. Like your analytical approaches and the midwestern vibe (native/current resident just north of Indpls) and eager to continue enjoying your content.
I was born and raised in 502, graduated from Atherton High then U of L.I wasted my early years due to shyness. This song speaks directly to me. I am staring at 70 and it is incomprehensible where the time went. Mr. Coleman, you interpreted this song to perfection.
Dark Side of The Moon has the record of staying on the Billboard 200 for 917 weeks, 1973-1988, and spent 1 week at number 1. It is one of the most influential albums ever made.
I'm 33 y.o. Russian guy. But even at that ages I feel exactly the same that they are singing about. It is amazing how accurately and subtly they described these feelings of the flow of time, of growing up, of connection with the past and a current view opposite younger times
don't miss the starting gun
Roger Waters said he had just turned 29 and was wondering what he had really done with his life. That's how he came up with thevidea for the song. His lyrics, his bass are brilliant.
I agree. He might be a mediocre player. But he is one hell of a great musician.
Roger is forever the creative Boss of Pink Floyd.
Funny how you can be in a band like Pink Floyd and still find yourself wondering "What the hell have I done with my life?" when so many of us would see having been in Pink Floyd as an amazing use of our limited time in the sun. Just goes to show that feeling the fleeting nature of life slipping away and that you've not done enough is both a universal feeling and a relative one, no matter what you've accomplished. A good lesson for the folks who think, "God, if I could just be famous, then..." or "if I could just be rich, then..." Basically, this condition that people chase thinking it'll fill that void inside themselves doesn't exist. No matter who you are or what you've done, it'll never feel like enough. I don't know if that's horrifying or comforting.
@@johnplaysgames3120 man you are so in point!
When you guys get a chance, after you've reacted from enough songs on it, you should listen to "Dark Side of the Moon" from beginning to end.
That album is a masterpiece. A work of art.
Preach.
i agree to that, all the songs are connected, its like a 42 minutes song
I agree, that's the only way to listen to just about every Floyd album
AND when you have finished DARK SIDE OF THE MOON keep listening to MEDDLE!
@@joeking6763 , Yes!! Too many seem to miss that one.
" Hanging on in quiet desperation..." being the English way refers to the 'keep a stiff upper lip' attitude no matter what happens, so much a part of the British character. The expression ' Keep Calm and Carry On ' may also be credited to the English who were being bombed nightly by the Luftwaffe pilots from Nazi Germany during World War II. Signs with this on them were plastered around the ruins of bombed out sections of London. Knowing this history helps to make sense of those lyrics in the song.
Well I first heard this song when it came out... and I was 20. I meant something to me then.. Now I'm 71, and still playing it. And it still means something to me. I hpe all three of you are around and playing this when you are 71. Keep on Rocking guys... I've watched a load of your reactions over the ast couple of days and you now jave a new subscriber.
Rodger Waters wrote this song after a conversation with his mother. She was telling him, "you better get a good job and prepare for life", so she was telling him to prepare for this life sometime in the future when he suddenly realized he'd already been living life! He was right in the middle of life already, thus the main theme for this whole song! Also when you say that song sounded like something you'd hear in a bar each songs like a daily part of life and if you listen to Dark Side of the Moon from beginning to end it's kind of like the soundtrack for life it's a 43-minute song with each song leading into the next. Many people will tell you to listen to the whole album in order cuz it's the way it was meant to be heard.
The older you guys get the more impact this song has! What you'll find about Pink Floyd is they don't sing about girls or how fast my car is or any of those narcissistic things. They sing about life and about behavior of people they don't even pin their albums down to a Time by singing about current historical events or anything like that. Their songs always seem relevant to current events! Additionally, when you think you've pinned them down as to what you think they'll sound like the next song will surprise you every time in a good way! Watch their 1994 pulse concert rendition of "Comfortably Numb" if you want to see how gigantic their shows were and how well performed they are! Rodger Waters wrote Time & David Gilmour plays the guitar!! And he really plays the guitar!
You like guitar solos?.. you probably should listen to the studio version of Comfortably Numb first and then see one of the greatest guitar solos in history with the live version of Comfortably Numb in the 94 Pulse concert...
Earls Court,London.
1994.
I was there.
I've been to thousands of shows,witnessed hundreds of superb solo's,but the emotion Gilmour brings out on those strings is heavenly and easily the best i've ever seen or heard.
Comfortably Numb fellas.
Funny you say "The older you guys get the more impact this song has." I was just sitting here thinking while watching this "I sure wished I'd of paid more attention to (or perhaps heeded) the lyrics to this when I was 12. At 55 it's a bit late. Talk about missing the starting gun."
"Youth Is Waysted On The Young"
@@TheCornishCockney I was there too, on the 1st Sunday. They played the whole Dark Side of the Moon album that night.
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I always equated the ticking, not only of a clock , but the heart beat.
Exactly why the 'Division Bell' live tour recording was titled, 'Pulse'.
You do know that both are right there together right?.
The album starts with a heartbeat, into "Breathe", the first command/requirement of life
Birth?
Many of these British musicians from the famous musical groups of the 1960s and 1970s were young children growing up in England during World War Two.
And so "Hanging On In Quiet Desperation Is The English Way" was literally what they were doing there physically and how they were living there mentally, while suffering and trying to survive through the horrors of the Nazi Blitzkrieg, like omg wow.
that would be the narrowest possible interpretation of this lyric.
@@jimcarlson6157 Still true. He is right. The war is behind many of their songs lyrics.
Back in the day, nearly every planetarium had on Friday and Saturday evening, the Pink Floyd laser light show. And most everyone would go there totally stoned (since they didn’t allow smoking on the premises). We’d time it so we’d peak when the show started. They played the whole Dark Side of the Moon album with a laser light show in time with the music. Picture it, in the planetarium is pitch black and on the dome ceiling is a laser light show: you can fill the music (planetariums had a great sound system), hear the music, and watch laser lights dance around.
We had Floyd Friday at ours. You and your buddies would be as high as giraffe balls and thought it was the best thing ever invented. Haven't thought of that "time" of my life for a while. LoL. Thanks for taking me back Peter!
goddamn i want to experience that
Oh man, that brings back some fuzzy memories
I went 3 times! That first time was when I fell in love with their music in San Francisco Planetarium.
Hayden Planeterium in NYC, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin laser shows tripping balls Saturdays through the 80’s
the single greatest album ever recorded.
You guys did an amazingly great job of dissecting the deep meanings of the lyrics of this most epic song. I am old, really old now, 78 actually. So my musical memories go back to artists like Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and of course, early Elvis. After an early wasted life, I did marry a younger woman who grew up with the incredible music of bands like Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues & Led Zeppelin, and later, The Eagles... which she introduced me to, thank God. I will admit that we did often experience it together back then, in a "smoky fog," to be tactful, but I surely can't regret it, because we've been together over 42 years now. And we still listen to this era of music, but now appreciating it even more in our straighter memories of those early days together. The music back then was simply great, written and performed by creative extremely talented musicians, not sound engineers, producing synthesized notes of meaningless beats without a deeper meaning... in my opinion. I really enjoy watching young music lovers like you guys, who show respectful appreciation of the genre's of old music that we have loved for more decades than you have been alive. Subscribed. Thank you guys.
I can't believe it, but I showed this video to my best friend. Not the original video, specifically yours. He said he wanted to have a drink with you, immerse himself in nostalgia and philosophical reflections on age.
Best album ever, period, end of, simple. Love 💘to America from England 🇬🇧
This song is the main reason I try to pause and observe the sunset every single day possible. It's my way of catching the sun and measuring the days, one at a time.
When you guys do more PF reactions you will notice how their use of backing vocals is nothing short of brilliant, never intrusive, but enough to embellish the song in a positive way. Many others have said it before but I will say as well. Rick Wright's contributions on keyboards is beyond brilliant. Please react to Shine on You Crazy Diamond. IF YOU THINK time was brilliant you ain't seen nothing yet.
Good breakdown. Enjoyed it. This is what you get when you combine one of the best lyricist in rock, with one of the greatest guitarists of all time, iconic vocals and imaginative keyboard/synthesizers that run the gambit in creative sound and atmosphere. You get a sound and production like no other. Pink Floyd are a genre all their own. Nothing else quite sounds like it in popular music. And always thoughtful. Check out "Great Gig in the Sky" the next song on this classic timeless album.
If you haven't seen it, there is a documentary on the recording, production of "Dark Side of the Moon" that is just fascinating.
@@tragicdeyz2641 I've seen one.
The song is a warning about letting life pass you by whilst you are occupied chasing the sun (in later life) or kicking around (in youth).
That guitar is absolutely telling a story. It's phenomenal musicianship. You're speaking my language.
With Glamour playing it always does. It not only tells a story it sings and cries.
I’ve attended 3PF concerts & it never fails that everyone’s head is bobbing exactly like you just demonstrated.
Fun reaction !
My growing up sons introduced me into Pink Floyd and Dire Straits.
For a large chunk of my life, I must have been on another planet.
My dad and mom introduced me to Pink Floyd in the womb.
Welcome to the club dude .
I’ve been listening to that song for 40 years and every decade or so it has taken on new meaning. Excellent breakdown.
Nick Mason on those drums during the intro is just so sublime...
10th video, and 4th today....love it!!!!! Love seeing you guys react to the soundtrack of my life!!!
Great review by you three…you get it.
Musical geniuses. Pink Floyd has always been in my top 5 of all bands.
The bells becoming more modern as the song progresses, l never thought after hearing it 10 ×10 cubed times
Fellaz… it’s been a year since your one and only Pink Floyd reaction. Don’t you think it’s about time you did another?
My recommendation for your next Pink Floyd song: “Comfortably Numb” (studio/audio version)
There are two epic guitar solos in that song. The first is a teaser and the second will blow your mind.
They are #1 for me!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Guys Guys Guys!! The first time in my life ,,73 yrs ,, finally someone analyzed this Master piece the right way. Maybe because you all 3 have picked in a different way. See this record came out in 73 and I managed to be a life, and reach 73. Hey keep up analyzing, wish all three of you a long life!!!
I heard this and other Floyd songs in my high school days. Enjoyed going to the the laserium in SF for amazing shows.
This song was supremely influential to me when I was Was 19. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. When I focused on the lyrics “and then you find 10 years have got behind you no one told you when to run you missed the starting gun”
I understood I needed to make a life change and make something happen.
Thank you Pink Floyd!
I’m now 54 and enjoying this video. 😅
I’m English. We do hang on with quiet desperation. We’re not quitters, we’re tenacious, determined, stiff upper lip. We never give up and we never stop trying.
Floyd are magnificent. We have so many talented English and British bands, but Floyd are right there at the top ❤️🏴🇬🇧
This album was many years the only reference for testing the quality of your sound equipment. You totally hear every single ping on it with a good audio equipment. Thats one of the Reasons why it was so long in billboard charts (in germany over 1000 weeks in top 200 in a row!)
enjoyed your reaction, guys. i became a fan of theirs when this album first came out. firstly, their music is definitely mood music. they use a lot of sound effects, so headphones are a must, as you said. Gilmour's solos are truly amazing. made for their emotional and lyrical effect, none of it is fast, or showy. no ego, just music to take you on a ride to places you don't want to come back from. as for this song, i'm now 65 and have a terminal illness, so it means something to me, that is beyond most other people, but you're all old enough to appreciate it. lastly, this is one band that are even better live than in the studio. their concert, PULSE, is considered, by fans, to be the greatest live concert ever, by any band. also, the last solo in the song, Comfortably Numb, is regarded by many, not just fans, to be the best guitar solo of all time. so that song HAS to be listened to live, in that concert
You don't listen to Pink Floyd, you experience it.
I study calendars, so I think a lot about time, what it is, and how it affects everything. I believe I've figured out why time seems to speed up as you get older. When you are five years old. One year is one fifth of your life. But when you are 50, a year is one fiftieth of your life. So, the time doesn't move faster, it's your prospective that changes.
When I listened to this time suite 50 years ago, it was an awakening and gave me chills and chills and chills and still does today at 78 yo...
That was the best critique of Time I've heard. Excellent video, now its time to go through the whole album, track by track, and enjoy the whole ride. Thanks guys.
It's just criminal to not go straight to the next track. You listened to life, only fair to give death a listen.
GREAT GIG IN THE SKY
Absolute Masterpiece. Seen this tour live in 74 Denver. Best concert I ever went to.
If you liked the background vocal near the end, you GOTTA play the next song that flows off of this one - Great Gig In The Sky, because that VOICE is featured and AMAZING, you will get chills!!
NO different singers, the oooohs and aaaaah are not Claire Tory she was only brought in for great gig in the sky
@@BeeBumperYeah - 4 female backing vocalists according to Wiki, no Claire
Oh no! I'm 51 and have no idea where this time went. I'll never regret what I did and have learned from it, I wish there would be more. Gilmour's solo is one of the classic ones.
This song, like most Pink Floyd song, is like a movie score. The music (and few lyrics) guides you through your own life's experiences and the movie occurs in your head. It's for you alone!
That background singer is Clare Torry, she's the one that does all the vocals on great gig in the sky off this same album. And yes, the last part of the song is then just waiting to die, many people don't get that, so great job picking that up.
for "Time"? it most certainly is not. you must be high. Doris Troy, Lesley Duncan, Liza Strike, Barry St. John - backing vocals
@@FoamySlobbers I think you may want to lay the pipe down for a bit because you sound delusional.
@@emcsquare5045 only when you edit your post because you were talking shit you don’t know about.
@@FoamySlobbers not going to edit shit. Now how about you calm tf down, and admit you're wrong. I know you won't because you're too invested in your bullshit at this point, so I'll just laugh at you.
You guys sound like Roger & David 😂🤣😂
so when you realize that they had 27 years old when they created the best album of rock... and, for many people, music
The words become more profound as a person grows older. This is very true for me as I see the years flying by and suddenly, I'm no longer that young adult anymore.
Absolutely shattering lyrics, words everyone should live and learn, before it's too late...
one of the best bands of all time.
When David Gilmore played the end solo of Comfortably Numb at Earls Court in 94, angels folded their wings and with the gods, sat with their heads in their hands and wept. They had nothing better to offer.
As everyone else has noted, this is a concept album -- one long work of genius, with each song merging into the next as the theme of birth, life, and death plays out. It's possible to take some of the cuts out of context and treat them as songs, but it's not really possible to appreciate them fully that way. The same goes for their album Wish You Were Here. BTW: this is the album I would take to stereo stores when buying speakers -- I'd use the alarm clocks at the opening of Time to test the treble response.
Very good analyse!
Great reaction guys, but if that blew your socks off, Time transitions straight in to The Great Gig in the Sky
Where Time makes you think about life, The Great Gig in the Sky has perhaps the deepest meaning of all.
If you really want to get your head around each track, you can really only get the full impact by listening to the entire masterpiece that is The Dark Side of the Moon.
That's what made me laugh when he talked about the guitar telling a story.
It's always weird to hear the song stopped at the end of Time... I can't even imagine listening to one without the other, musically they transition together as one song, and they belong together or you don't really get the full point of Time without Gig.
I'm a current resident of a 502. You guys just need to sit down and listen to the full album all the way through. You will never go wrong with Pink Floyd.
Thanks for sharing your lives with us. ❤️🙂👍
That Guitar solo Gentleman is what you call CLEAN..
The heartbeat continues throughout the album being heard in the quietest moments.
For me the greatest of them all ... Seen them live three times and each time I was blown away !
Shine on You crazy diamond is BEAUTIFUL. Listen to it, please.
Only one word for that solo...EPIC!!!
Alan Parson was nominated for a Grammy for his work on this album. He also was chief engineer on their albums Wish you were here and Animals
Alan Parsons declined WYWH and Animals when PF asked him. Brian Humphries was the engineer for those albums.
Someone may have noted this, but if not, the reference to hanging on in “quiet desperation” is a riff on a quote by Henry David Thoreau. “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
It's brilliant and seriously the best of all time! A 1 Masterpiece! ;)
Awesome comments guys very thorough summation. Love to see you go through whole album ,it tells a story that can't be garned from just one track. And as for David Gilmour. The GOAT players for raw emotion and story telling. You don't just listen too but experience PF!
In concert....during the intro. THe part where he is hitting the toms.....room was PITCH BLACK...and the drum sticks were Neon.....it was otherworldly.
Underneath the ticking clock you can hear a heartbeat. Every beat of your heart brings you one step closer to death. I think that is what Roger was trying to convey early in the song, before it is more literally conveyed.
One of my favorites!
Pink Floyd is an experience. You guys need to listen to this album from start to finish. Try the albums Animals next. My favorite band of all time. And dont pause.
You NAILED IT Nick!!!!!
I've viewed several reaction videos regarding Floyd's "Time", as well as for the rest of the DSOTM album. IMHO this one from The 502 is, by far, the best.👍🏼🏆
After cutting my teeth on their previous album "Meddle", I became a lifelong PF superfan when Dark Side came out a few months before my 20th birthday in "73. Just as how many commentators (including yourselves) have pointed out how Time's meaning changes as you age, it's your point about seizing the day that rings so true.
I totally agree with all the comments I have read (so far), and I feel awesome that Pink Floyd continues to draw new fans. Please, all of you, enjoy these times, and seize the day.
I was very fortunate to learn from a group of great mentors as I started my journey in the education field. One of the coolest things that I observed was a high school English teacher who would stop whatever was happening in his class with 10 minutes to go. He had his own stereo system with speakers all throughout his classroom. He would put on "Dark Side of the Moon" just loud enough so you could hear it in the background and the students would silently write in their class journals for the entire 10 minutes until class was over. It was almost as if the music could "flip a switch" and completely change the atmosphere amongst a bunch of 17 and 18 year olds, whether they were being rambunctious in the class (for good or bad reasons) or not. It was incredible stuff.
Absolutely loved this reaction! I'm staying tuned in...
The whole album is a journey and a story . Listen to it in its entirety and you get the whole picture . Once you go down the Pink Floyd rabbit hole there's no going back . It's the same with their album The Wall .... its a story all the way through . The feature film of The Wall gives a great perspective on what the album is all about .
If you want to hear a guitar solo watch the video of their " Pulse " concert with the song Comfortably Numb . It will blow your mind . You really , really need to see them live .
A work of art
Some love from the 317. I subbed, like what you guys r doin. Keep rollin!
I agree brother time is precious...something that cannot be gotten back...use it wisely...Live everyday as if it were your last!
When I turned 40 I almost panicked. Where did my 30's go?! Dude the years start to fly by. I turned 60 this past year, and it seems like no time at all since I hit 40. Make the best of your youth. One thing is for sure, we all leave this world by death. Life really is short and the older you get the more that hits home. This is my favorite song by Pink Floyd. Thank you for taking the TIME to stop and appreciate the lyrics.
You probably already know this. This album is a masterpiece and should be listened to in its fullness.
I simply love you guys!!!! ♥
The line "quiet desperation" comes from the 20th century English poet T.S.Eliot (from his poem "The Waste Land",I believe.)
Out of this world, before my time & I used to think they were heavy metal that I refused to listen to but when I grew up, I couldn't believe how beautiful it was.. Lyrics you've got spot on. Time is precious . You ought to listen to the whole CD/ Vinyl. Just perfect, also the lady who sings was told to just go with whatever she thought went with the music & sing whatever she thought would be suitable. I'm loving hearing what Americans think of English music. I find it very interesting guys. Nice one 👍
The band was presented with seven layouts for the cover from George Hardie and design group Hypgnosis. Hardie's prism design was reportedly a very quick and unanimous decision. Like, all four band members pointed, and said in unison: "That one." The Dark Side of the Moon set a record that may go unbroken. The album spent fourteen straight years in the Top 200 chart from March of 1973 to July of 1988. 736 continuous weeks. 957 weeks in total now. It gets a bump every Christmas. Very popular song/album for making speaker sales and selling stereo equipment in general.
Great reaction and breakdown of the song! This is a song that means more as you get older. Trust me.
Excellent job. You should do more Pink Floyd, Nick Coleman. Your explanation of Time is on point... brilliant.
Great song!
One of the greatest albums through a good set of headphones
The album cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson who sadly passed away in 2013 The cover is gatefold, with the inside containing the lyrics. The rainbow from the prism narrows down to a silgle beam of white light which then looks like the trace of a heart monitor with the classic double spike of a heartbeat
When you hear what's happening between your ears it blows your mind!
Really nice to see you guys touched ,particularly by the lyrical content..Fun to burn a doob in the 70's, or anytime , and listen to Floyd ..This one really does resonate with about any human being . The whole album won't soon be forgotten ,if ever
Pausing Pink Floyd? Listen first talk Later!!
You were right about that guitar solo. Everybody raves about Gilmour’s solo in Comfortably Numb, with good reason. However, this is my all time favourite Gilmour solo. And I do mean all time. I spent my “time”/life listening to this band and Gilmour in particular and no way was that a waste. This music really has enriched the quality of my life a great deal. Nothing else like the .
I noticed the effect Claire Torry’s voice had on you guys. You need to hear “Great Gig in the Sky” it will blow your minds.
For me it's Fat Old Sun...
Clare Torry only sang on “Gig”… the other back up singers on all the other songs were incredible as well …. Definitely worth a watching is the Making of the Dark Side documentary
Dude in the middle, your analysis is spot on.
Henry David Thoreau's quote “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”
Music for eternity! And maybe the best guitar solo of all time!
Hi from the Ville. Pink Floyd's first two albums were psychedelic music. They have a blues and rock feel in later ones. Some of their albums are concept ones like Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall. All of their stuff sounds great so have some fun )
It's a humbling song. The majority of us will lead a superficial life and it is up to ourselves either to accept it or act on it if we don't. It also shows how meaningful we as individuals can become, when we realize the truth. This song or at least its lyrics should be discussed with growing up children to make them aware of the opportunities they have to create by themselves to be able to live life to the fullest. I remember the first time really hearing these lyrics at age 27... it had a profound influence on the way I had approached time or life up until then. It did turn out well in the end, but then I already was in my early 40's. And yes, every decade in your life seems to last half the amount of time of the one before, I can say at age 58.
There are multiple levels to PF you go deeper with every listen