Makes me feel like we're passing the torch of our sacred music to a new generation. Incredible.

@shaundalindsay8882

7 ай бұрын

I love how you said that. Absolutely no better feeling than watching someone fall step by step, deep and hard for rock n roll.

@keiththompson8922

7 ай бұрын

I have been watching a bunch of MollyBoy's videos and I do think that we are passing the torch.

@michael674

5 ай бұрын

that’s the best part of floyd to me, whether you’re a baby boomer, millennial or a gen x or gen y, once you hear it there’s no denying that they made some of if not THE best music of all time

@kelleewolfe2834

2 ай бұрын

What an accurate description!

@marie-christinescutt7888

Ай бұрын

me too

You don’t listen to Pink Floyd, you experience it.

@go-nogo1475

28 күн бұрын

Pink Floyd *happens* to you... ...and you're always better for it.

@wvdreams

4 күн бұрын

Oh so very very true !!!!!!❤

Watching younger people getting turned on to Floyd makes me wish I could go back and hear it for the first time all over again. But on the other hand, I’ve heard these songs so many times that they just feel like and old friend come to call. Breathtaking, is it not?

@toddschrocatart

2 ай бұрын

Word!!!

I’m 50 and my father bought this album on its release as I was just a toddler. As soon as I was reliable enough to play it on my own, I played it over and over, and I must have heard it hundreds if not thousands of times, knowing it by heart, every note of every instrument, even every scratch on the LP. My father has passed since, decades ago. The original LP was lost or stolen at my mother‘s, but I’ve had digital versions of it. And still, each time I listen to it (maybe once a week, maybe more), goosebumps and tears.

You will never find music like this again .. ever ❤

David Gilmore doesn't just play guitar, he somehow manages to put his very heart and sould and lifes blood into his performance. This whole album was a tribute to their early bandmate Syd Barret who succombed to the pressures of stardom and drugs to become completely detached from reality. Strangly enough he showed up in studio while they were recording and none of his bandmates recognized him for a while until he started asking where his guitar was.

Yeah man you get it now. One does not just listen to Pink Floyd, one experiences Pink Floyd.

I the 70's, MSU would Play Pink Floyd at the Planetarium. Groovy way to listen to Pink Floyd.

@whome1299

15 күн бұрын

That sounds 👌.

This song was written for Syd Barrett, one of original band members that they had to leave behind due to drug problems and mental problems. They never forgot him and this shows that. Not only were these guys musical geniuses but their lyrics are always pretty deep. Longtime PF fan here and glad to see you enjoy and grow in great music. Great review, always like seeing the faces of the younger generations when they hear this band and especially this masterpiece of a song! Looking forward to next review!

@hanspettersson504

8 ай бұрын

🫶🥲🎶❤️

@keiththompson8922

7 ай бұрын

There were rumors that Syd actually showed up while they were recording this song Everything that Pink Floyd has done is genius.

@user-pm3wk6lw6m

6 ай бұрын

​​​​​@@keiththompson8922I'm not sure it was this particular song, the way I heard it Syd came to the studio when they were recording and guys didn't recognize him at first, he was basically a shell of the man he used to be, his eyes were hollow as black holes which shocked them the most among other changes. They were shocked and wrote this song dedicated to him.

@RussellTaylor72

5 ай бұрын

@@user-pm3wk6lw6mthat’s the story I heard on an interview with David Gilmour. “You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon Shine on you crazy diamond Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light Shine on you crazy diamond” …the lyrics pretty much summed up Syd’s state of mind when he left the band, and didn’t improve after he left. He took to painting apparently

@matthewglidden4860

Ай бұрын

This song is a musical eulogy for a lost bandmate. Not dead, just lost. Acid mostly.

Sitting in our parked cars ( because gas was too expensive) but with a great stereo system, maybe a joint or two . Bliss . This was how we spent many happy hours as kids in the seventies, just loving the sound and being so happy with the experience ☮️

Never apologize for getting lost in the vibe and taken away by Pink Floyd. That is exactly what us Floyd fans come for and hope to see. You are discovering that time loses all meaning when listening to Pink Floyd. Whether 10, 15, or 20 minutes, Floyd will take you on a musical journey and leave you a little disoriented but oh so satisfied at the end. Suggest "Dogs" from their 'Animals' album next. All 17+ minutes of it. Good job!! 👍👍

This song was written years after the song’s subject, their original singer, lost his mind due to Schizophrenia and lots of LSD. He went home and lived with his parents, significantly disabled, for many decades to come until he died. The craziest thing is, he randomly turned up at the studio, years after anyone had seen him, confused, weird and almost unrecognisable - literally while they were recording this song about him…. Talk about a mindfuck

@lisacoleman6928

2 ай бұрын

Thats TRIPPY as eff!!!

@whome1299

15 күн бұрын

​@lisacoleman6928 There's even a creepy photo of Syd, bald, fat and without eyebrows looking into the studio where the band was recording this. Poor guy. 😪 I don't care for his era of the band. Js.

almost all Pink Floyd songs take you on a journey, and almost all of them tell a story without words, David Gilmours guitar alone grabs your soul and tries to talk to it, its one of the things I love the most about their music, its so full of expression even when theres no words

I feel I am in the spaceship travelling to the universe when I listen to the Pink Floyd.

This always bring tears to my eyes, my crazy diamond was my dad, who introduced me to all of this. First gig was Pink Floyd animals at Battersea .

Probably the most iconic 4 notes in guitar history.

Those of us ‘of a certain age’ grew up with patience and attentiveness that is sadly missing in many of today’s youth. We listened…we relaxed…we waited. The spaces are just as important as the fill. Kind of ‘Zen-like’ without even knowing it. I’m glad you enjoyed it. This and Dark Side are my two fave albums. It’s part of your British heritage, my man!

This song will take you places- make you hear colors-without drugs

Sorry but . . . you haven't heard your favorite Pink Floyd song yet. It's ALWAYS . . . the next song.

Loved your reaction. I felt the same way when my cousin had me listen to this back in 1975. Been addicted to Floyd ever since. The greatest band ever.

Welcome to the real world of music. Remember-they did most of it also live. No sampling or advanced electronics etc......pure music done right. Will stay with you through your life.

Great that the younger generation are getting into this type of classical rock music, where artist were given time by the music industry execs to express themselves. Much better than the dross of today, where music has to deliver the hook in less than a minute and the song lasting no more than three. Pink Floyd are fantastic, but only one of a multitude of amazing band from the sixties and seventies.

It’s such a pleasure to watch someone get “ into” Pink Floyd and even more so when they seem so “ tuned in “ that instrumentals “ speak” to them ….I’m afraid there is no hope for you now …we’ve got you …

@ememnicholas565

8 ай бұрын

And another Floydian is born.

@pattyandersen5516

6 ай бұрын

My grandchildren love this! And LedZeppelin, Stones CCR and more.

I love Pink Floyd's long intros. They're masters at setting a mood before hitting you with the lyrics. Some people don't enjoy the suspense. You gotta just lay back and let this one wash over you. It's nice to see a young person such as yourself appreciating Pink Floyd. 🤘🏽💗

@benjjj0478

8 ай бұрын

I completely agree, their music is more of an experience

@budmaynard5952

20 күн бұрын

Plus it gave you plenty of time to pack a bowl and pass it around!

I was born in 1960, so i heard all these great songs when they came out, your first time reactions brings me back and is fun to watch, now seeing you not want to comment during the song is normal and the thing to do, the music is so good, to stop and commment is unbalansing the rythm of the song, it's great that now youre reacting at the end, I enjoy watching your face reactions during the songs, and some comments without stopping, yes, 70's music is the best, enjoy.

I honestly think David's guitar playing in this song is his best. There is so much feel in it

@frankaq3951

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, Dave doesn't waste a note!

@riphopfer5816

8 ай бұрын

It’s DEFINITELY Rick’s best work. The subtlety is exquisite.

This has always been my favorite!! Never ever gets old Damn what a tune ❤❤❤ Love it soo much

A masterpiece. This is HALF the song. There are still parts VI through IX 😀

@erikbroek

2 ай бұрын

The bluesy part in 6-9 is my fave. Reminds me of the bluesy part in Echoes.

You've experienced the beautiful feeling when music takes you on a journey to new worlds in your mind.

Although you are a young boy, I see that you understand the universal beauty of this song. So 10/10 for your reaction! Just like that!

This song live at Pulse is purely a multimedia masterpiece.

Everything about Pink Floyd is genius. Music, lyrics, album concepts, concerts, singing, album covers, etc, etc. So glad you enjoy them. Great reaction!

@MollyBoyTV

8 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@featherinthewind333

8 ай бұрын

When they were good, they were breathtakingly good. But they also released alot of shit.

Saw 'em in a small venue with Sid..blown away with the light show & the sounds..must've been the acid I'd taken ..am 83 years old..still loving it all. 60s were MAGIC !!

@markjones127

8 ай бұрын

I'm so jealous, loved Syd, but being Welsh took my fair share of shrooms in my teens! 🤣

@crazyfingers19

8 ай бұрын

The 70’s weren’t bad either! ☮💟🎶🥀

@StraightJacketRacket

7 ай бұрын

I think that's the first time since the internet became a thing that I EVER read that some random person saw Syd perform in person. You have truly witnessed history.

Dark room, Floyd in your earphones, spliff, glass of scrumpy.... HEAVEN xxx

The most iconic 4 notes in rock history.

PINK FLOYD does that to EVERYONE!!! ❤❤ I wouldn't call it boring - I'd call it enjoying the depth of the music, talent, and lyrics of a phenomenal band...as many will say: Pink Floyd is not to be listened to: it's to be EXPERIENCED!! GREAT REACTION! CHEERS!

I love this song, I'm 53 and in my teens I freaking LOVED Syd Barrett so this song always gets me as it's about him, the whole story of his mental heath is so heart-breaking, I love that they wrote this song for their friend, it shows so much love and respect.

@markjones127

8 ай бұрын

I should add, I was lucky enough to go to art college in the 80's when it was free, I'm a working class council estate kid so wouldn't be able to do that today, I studied painting and in my first year exhibition I did a painting called Welcome to the Machine based on the song from the same album as this song, Wish You Were Here, based on growing up in a Welsh slate mining town, so this song always pulls on my heart strings, it's great to watch you appreciating this amazing music btw.

@jackiegiannino6835

8 ай бұрын

They did love Syd. They made sure he was taken care of throughout his life!

You feel this song in your heart, your chest tightens and you get absolutely immersed and lost! Epic!! 💋

Dude, there is nothing boring about watching someone enjoy great music. I was just as lost in it as you and I've heard the song countless times in my life. Great reaction, Man✌

@Mhantrax

8 ай бұрын

Hah, we used to sit in the small room painted black with black lights. That's where we would enjoy people enjoying new music 😅. Bring a new tape, throw it on. Then we chill and listen to the entire thing in one sitting. But since that activity is dead and gone (who listens to a whole album nowadays?) this is the next best thing!

@thepragmatic6383

8 ай бұрын

@@Mhantrax For my part, this is the best way to listen to and appreciate Pink Floyd's music. In a dark room with headphones so you don't miss anything. An hour of Pink Floyd replaces almost 4 hours of sleep. Ha, ha, ha.

@aaronfrazier7159

8 ай бұрын

Dude, listening to the whole record to me is the best way to do it still to this day. To me, it gives you a little look into the artist's head. They arrange the song order in the way they, perhaps, envisioned it when they created it. But you are right, no one has the patience to sit through a whole album anymore. It's a shame really ✌ @@Mhantrax

Great reaction! Enjoyed watching your interest grow! Parts 6-9 are also amazing! Arguably even better

Pink Floyd is an album experience. You should listen from beginning to end.

Try 'Run like hell' from the Pulse concert. The beginning is special with David making such great guitar sounds, and then the violent ending. Such a great song. My friend told me 'you are very patient' when listening to Floyd. You have to be-they give you such incredible stories and sounds and the buildups in the beginning, their solos, their long and drawn out songs ARE what make them so special.

If you like that version watch the Live Performance and then you'll be BLOWN AWAY

God, I love Pink Floyd. This is the thing about rock n roll. It brings you to emotions you never knew you had or even knew existed. When I really need to feel I go to Pink Floyd..

Dude....this was me and my wife's wedding music we had playing while signing the register...that's how much it means to us.❤

@go-nogo1475

28 күн бұрын

People of Exquisite Taste, you two! I *knew* I liked you both so much for a good reason! ;)

I really love Pink Floyd's Young Lust. Def has an edgier feel.

The masters of painting sonic pictures. Everything is intentional and perfectly placed. Every song is a piece of art.

My friend, listening to Pink Floyd is never a boring one. Welcome to Floyd nation, I think you get it. Cheers!

Son, imagine me zoned out listening to this when it first came out. There no it ever will be a better band than THE FLOYD

Looks like we have a nother Pink Floyd fan.👍👍👍👍🇨🇦

One thing about PF is they're never in a rush. They like to take their time.

Great to see younger people enjoy these oldies just like we did back then

Someone asked me if I was allowed to listen to one song only for the rest of my life...which one would it be? Here is the answer...."Shine on you crazy diamond" it speaks to my soul and takes me to another planet...every time!

PInk Floyd songs are just like artistic and beautiful movies 👍

Pink Floyd's music creates an atmosphere to lose yourself in. Lots of nice layers and build up. I would lay back in my bean bag share with my head phones and travel. I feel so luck to have grown up with this music. If you do more research, you find that this song is about their founding band mate Syd Barrett that did too many drugs and had a mental break. Check out "See Emily Play" and "Arnold Layne" as very early songs.

Im 63 and have heard this song several times but it still just pulls you in every single time! Im so happy you younger generation are discovering " our " music! Now i hope you can understand how we think most of today's music sucks? Its not music! Its all computerized and they are not musicians at all. Great reactions ❤❤❤

Comfortably Numb live performance from Pink Floyd Pulse concert in London - with guitar solo by Dave Gilmour rated by many people as the best guitar solo ever.

My absolute favorite Pink Floyd song.

I love to watch your reactions! You’re so sweet and young and I am so happy to see your generation appreciate Pink Floyd! I feel their music touched people emotionally. The founder, Syd Barrett was ahead of his time. Unfortunately, he had some issues with psychedelics. That’s another story. But Syd passed away of pancreatic cancer in 2006. He left the band back in the late 1960’s. The band mates were haunted by his having to leave the band. But if you research Roger Syd Barrett, you’ll find out what happened to him.. so sad. Keep up with your reactions.. I love when you look directly into the camera! I feel you and what you’ve heard. Magnificent! Love from USA!

I've heard this song 100 times and i never new it was in parts...

My absolute favorite Floyd tune. Great driving music to get lost in.

I can't believe you got to experience Pink Floyd - Shine on You Crazy Diamond AND Metallica - Orion the same day. That's like winning a lottery jackpot. Another great instrumental by Pink Floyd is Marooned.

Have you ever, before now, heard a guitar that could bring a tear to your eye? Welcome to the PINK FLOYD EXPERIANCE . Music you not only hear, but feel in your soul as well.

Deeper and deeper the Pink Floyd rabbit hole goes, I'm really enjoying following you on your journey my friend, 🙂 God Bless

I believe this song is in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest rock ‘n’ roll song before the first word is spoken.

@go-nogo1475

28 күн бұрын

Funnily, I never notice no human voices until they arrive, and I'm like, "Ahh, right then..." Still, even nearly five decades later, it's still a surprise. Every damn time.

listened to this album at three paper volume a lot back in the day, brilliant record, brilliant band, brilliant memories - thank you

Pink Floyd demands long attention spans. Like many of their contemporaries they delve into Classical and Jazz formats and merge them with rock and blues. This entire album is an example. Nice reaction :)

Every Pink Floyd song will be your new favorite😊

Welcome my son, Welcome to the machine!

I truly love this album. It is emotional to me. I know the story about Syd.

I used to wake up to this every morning! It makes a great intro to the day if you have a timer on your sound system!! Put the kettle on when the key changes at the beginning (8.00), and when the tempo changes (15.00) it's time to finish coffee and get moving!!

Pink Floyd were the first band I got into at the age of 10 bck when Dark Side was released (1973) It gives me great pleasure to see someone like you getting into the same music and having a broad enough mind to embrace old but brilliant music such as this. Nice one

Here in the US we called Pink Floyd and similar bands "Acid Rock".

Sit back and let the music transport you.

When I listen to this song... so do my neighbors... without complaint. Songs like this made them my top favorite band .... since I was a child in 1968. I'm 60 now and still consider them my band

It may sound like hyperbole but I consider the music on this album the greatest music of the 20th century.

Crazy diamond.....Syd Barrett.....masterpiece......

I really like when you do the Floyd reactions.....as their lyrics are very philosophical, so are the titles of their songs. This song has no long introduction.....it has 5 parts.....you'll hear the changes for each one....keep on going you're doing great.

Just one thing to say my friend you are listening to Pink Floyd the greatest progressive rock band ever to exist in the world.

I’m an American who moved to Cambridge not long ago. I grew up on PF and had no idea of their origins in Cambridge!!

Looking forward to pts 6-9, which I personally think are just a skosh better. All of it is beautiful, though. Pink Floyd never fails. 🤘🏽💗

I'm 68, and I listen to Pink Floyd every day still. Headphones on...at full volume. I am so happy to see a young man discover their music.! You need to watch the live albums...then you'll be totally blown away!

Such an amazing experience hearing this for your first time. Your horizons have just taken off to another level.

Gee it's still sound amazing. NIce that you did your research! I passed Supertramp to one of my sons he loves it. Love your reaction so much!!!! Yes closed eyes to appreciate all the sounds hitting you. Perfect music perfect lyrics!!!!! OH yeah I enjoyed it! Thank you for alll your reaction

I told you you would love this tribute to Syd.

You need to head down the Electric Light Orchestra better known as ELO, try Tightrope, Evil women, Roll Over Beethoven, strange magic, mr. Blue sky and many many more. You will love them and so do we all, runs a close second to pink floyd, of course that's my personal opinion.

Thanks so much for reacting to this one. Just want to say before I watch that there is a second part to this: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts VI - IX)" You definitely would want to listen to that one if you like this one.

Listening in slack-jawed wonder is a perfectly appropriate way to react to Pink Floyd!

This song was written about Syd Barrett, their original guitarist and song writer, bit of a sad story. To see you being moved by the music is so gratifying to share in. If you're in the mood for more Pink Floyd goosebumps I'd recommend The Great Gig In The Sky

I just found your channel and your reaction to my favorite Pink Floyd song ever was so satisfying. Watching you take the journey with the song was like hearing it for the first time all over again. Who needs lyrics with that guitar? And when the lyrics do begin, oh my. What a wonderful tribute to Syd.

Wait until you hear parts VI-IX. They're even better, IMO.

❤ think this entire album is great, from one end to the other, straight through to the end.

every band has a creative force that drives the music. for the Beatles it was Lennon & McCartney, for Floyd it was Syd. he was incandescent, his lyrics were beyond any of the rest of them, his chord progressions were unlike anything they had heard before. & then he was gone. it left a hole behind. Roger stepped in to fill the hole with words, mostly about Syd, & David joined the band & filled it with his guitar.

Pink Floyd creates a kind of mythos through their music. A different dimension to explore. You can geek out on it the same way as something like Lord of the Rings. In my school band we used to hang out after classes, and come up with whole sax versions of this song, and of course Money as well.

Feel so lucky to have grown up when Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Genesis, Deep Purple etc were making new music and I was able to take it onboard. Always taking on new stuff eg The Police, Dire straits, Sex Pistols, as each decade progresses. Pearl Jam, INXS .... you can see the pattern. Never let the good stuff go, so by now I have a HUGE musical collection, but I think the music of my teens as a special place

I have always found this number to be breathtaking ….. shivers down the spine stuff.

Like your videos ...nothing better then pink floyd 75 was good year

🔥By now you know what the collective MollyBoy fans suggest; ya must see Shine On You Crazy Diamond live Pulse Tour dedicated to the Late Sid Barrett

One of the best intros ever.

Been listening to Floyd since I could make my own choices which was when The Wall was new. You won't find anything else that compares until TooL comes along. And once Roger leaves, they aren't the same. They were the best at what they did.