I love how young people are still discovering the best music ever ever written, but they still have a hard time comprehending the fact that you need to listen to a piece of music and it’s entirety the way it was intended we didn’t live in the world of soundbites

I hope you keep listening to Pink Floyd. They're arguably the best band that's every been and they've influenced every genre that's come after them. You can't go wrong with anything from Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, and The Division Bell. Add to that Echoes, which is a 23 minute masterpiece, from the album Meddle.Don't be dissuaded by the longer songs, they all leave you wanting more. 🤘🏽💗

The line: "You raise the blade, you make the change - You rearrange me till I'm sane" refers to lobotomy. Lobotomy was practiced in psychosurgery with the aim of interrupting certain neural circuits to treat mental illnesses, schizophrenia, epilepsy and even chronic headaches before declining in the 1950s with the advent of the first neuroleptics.

The next album "Wish You Were Here" celebrates and mourns Syd. The very last few notes on the album played by Richard Wright on Keyboards is the riff from "See Emily Play" the early hit written by Syd.

A couple of points: There are multiple levels of meaning, especially in Waters' poetry. For example young people miss this, but in 1971 ALL news came via the morning newspaper, delivered by boys typically, outside your door. So when the lyrics say "the lunatics are in the hall" and "the paper holds their folded faces to the floor" and "The paper boy brings more" is taking about the lunatics in the news, or leadership as they are often the subject of the news.... and in fact the videos displayed in concert, behind the band on a round screen, you saw images of world leaders while these lyrics were sung in live performances. Next I think you perceived the ending backwards. It's not nihilistic it is extremely hopeful. It states emphatically that EVERYTHING under the sun is in tune, but periodically, the sun is eclipsed by the moon/lunatic in us all. You must listen to the whole album from start to finish to grasp the thing properly, and recognize the pure genius it was, as evidenced by it being still today one of the highest selling albums of all time. Then watch this documentary on the making of, by the band: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIl20LVud5aaebA.html ( PINK FLOYD - The Dark Side Of The Moon 2003 Documentary HD )

Do more Floyd dude . Got into them fairly late myself , I stupidly thought they were a stoners band and I could not have been more ignorant . Just a top tier group .

@experience5988

Ай бұрын

Great comment. I wish I knew more of your history with the band. With me, it was completely the contrary. It was the first band I fell in love at the age of 10.

This album entered the Billboard Top 200 on 3-17-73 at #95. It fell off the chart on 10-26-74, (84 weeks). DSOTM re-entered the chart on 4-12-75 at #179. It dropped off again on 3-6-76, (47 weeks). Then back on, and off, and on, and off, and finally back into the 1976 top 200 on December 18th, 1976 at where it stayed for 591 consecutive week until April, 23rd 1988, (11 years and 4 months). 720 + cumulative weeks on the 200 at that point. Now, in 2024 it's pushing 1000 weeks on the chart. Annually a holiday-gift favorite. Still used in high-end speaker sales.

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

An unbelievable feat.

Thank you for that reaction and I did listen to the end.

I’ve been a Floyd fan since school and seen them live 4 times. Here in Britain despite their being a Cambridge band are without doubt the biggest band on Merseyside hands down. Wherever you go to watch them you will be hard pressed to find anyone who is not a scouser. This is obviously their most successful album but for me it’s The Final Cut 1984 that cuts my very essence wide open, from its poetic lament for wars along with its contemporary themes to the malaise of the British Empire and finally that deeply emotional eulogy called The Gunners Dream. RIP. Eric Fletcher Waters, killed at the Anzio beachhead in 1943. Thanks again. 🇬🇧☘️👏🎵

@DaveSCameron

2 ай бұрын

I so wish I had your confidence and platform back when I was growing up to throw out my thoughts and feelings about the music that I was devoted to and when I say devoted I mean it unreservedly, music was my best friend and my speakers the lips that didn’t just ignite my imagination and feelings but were the catalyst for the infinite love and symbiotic relationship I’ve built over the last 50 years of the time I’ve spent jumping obstacles and seeking sense of my reason and what’s magical is our son who’s now 23 has disappointed me by not falling in love with Liverpool FC but magically picked up on my love of music and graduated to the point where he now teaches others and that will never take away the smile from my face. Keep it up my mate. 👏🎸

Bro this is a brutal way to start with floyd😂

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

Brutal's my middle name, brother!

You've done everything right! Except - maybe? - you didn't do the whole album. The big climax at the end - let's say the whole second side - is incredibly well done!

A good Syd Barrett song to try is from his solo work; post Floyd. "Dominoes"

Album needs to be played straight through, then these songs have their full effect.

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

Yes, this was probably the wrong way to do it. I'm gonna have to hear the whole album, and then it'll be even better.

This is the second Pink Floyd reaction that I've seen today!

All the tracks on the album, this song in particular as it brings the album to a close sound better and more relevant when listening to the whole album.

The whole album is one song that leads into another.

The actual recording of the voice saying "there's no dark side of the Moon really matter of fact its all dark" was cut at that point. He went on to say "the only thing that makes it light is the sun" but this was seen as a bit too "upbeat". That bit was hidden from us... we were kept in the dark if you like. I kinda like there's a hidden light.

Liked Subbed Shared. Pink Floyd's "hits" were created to feed the record industry and lure the world into their actual music; which is much more deep and profound.

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

Well, thank you very much!

Saw this album live on Pulse in El Paso...

There's Grass (you walk on) and there's Grass (you smoke). Lunatic is from the Greek - Lunar meaning "of the Moon". 🤣

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

There's so many meanings AAAAAHH!

Gotta keep the Loonies on the path. This ends the album. Start with Speak to Me and let it run. Nice reaction, thanks.

React to more Floyd...

Just think if you listen to the whole album in one go. its one big song.

This is a boring album that people couldnt stop buying.

@InsignificantNick

2 ай бұрын

I love your realness lol

@jamesporter3656

2 ай бұрын

Lmao.

@user-iv7dg3dx6t

2 ай бұрын

Wonder why we kept buying? Boring?