The bit toward the end you mention is emphasising the lyric from just before it: 'The worms ate into his brain'. It's about Pink's descent into madness after he's built the wall to protect himself from emotions he couldn't handle. Later in the album he turns to Fascism because he finds hatred preferable to the more social emotions, which have caused him pain in the past. This was the beginning of that. This is why there is the eerie, invasive sounding effect.

@docopoper

4 ай бұрын

The sound always makes me imagine a swarm of flies buzzing around my head with some of them burrowing into the skin next to my ears. I imagine that's close to the intended imagery considering the preceding lyrics.

@richardlandrum1966

4 ай бұрын

The "worms" are intrusive thoughts, "ate into his brain" is succumbing to those thoughts. This song specifically is about Waters' marriage falling apart over the phone while he was on tour. This and "the show must go on" are the only album tracks not in the movie. (Saw the movie when I was 6, fairly passionate about it)

@wpollock1

4 ай бұрын

Agree...as if these flies can burrow into your brain!@@docopoper

Pink Floyd Again and again ❤

Such a great song. Pink Floyd is by far a stand alone band. They were a drug. So amazing.💕💕✌️

This is the main protagonist crying out for help from within his self built isolation (the wall) to someone, anyone outside his wall, before giving up completely.

The recurring musical theme in these songs is the melody of Another Brick in the Wall. It's clearest here in the guitar solo, where for a part you could be singing: "we don't need no education".

I can’t believe you’re listening to Pink Floyd. I got to see them live. I graduated high school in 1986. So many memories. Thank you. I hope you enjoy your journey. I’m enjoying watching you react. Much love from Rochester, New York 🗽

@jbrewer8941

4 ай бұрын

Never saw them together 😔 but did get to see Roger in Louisville KY finally after many long years 😊

The Wall is a rock opera. It tells a story of a musician from childhood to... spoilers. Individual songs cannot be fully appreciated without the full context of what came before. Each Dark Side of the Moon track stands individually. Nothing in the Wall does. Yes, the echo is a transition to the beat of the next song. I recommend reacting to the movie. It was written to be that.

@calvinstreeting1173

4 ай бұрын

movie is well wort a watch :)

@Kreistor

4 ай бұрын

@calvinstreeting1173 They aired The Wall once for a week at the Toronto Imax theatre back in the 90s. That was an enormous screen. It hit all the harder for it.

@rmyikzelf5604

4 ай бұрын

Don't watch the movie before you have allowed yourself the opportunity to imagine what it all means by listening to the full album, start to finish, a few times.

@Kreistor

4 ай бұрын

@@rmyikzelf5604 I can't agree. Doing that builds a false expectation, and the reality when you see it causes disappointment.

@gablen23

4 ай бұрын

"Each Dark Side of the Moon track stands individually." couldn't be further from the truth

"experience" is exactly right. You don't listen to Pink Floyd - you experience it. And this isn't even off their greatest album (according to many of us fans). Dark Side of the Moon is not only widely considered their best album, but is IMO the greatest rock album ever recorded - and that's a popular opinion. The song is a conversation - the author is trapped behind his proverbial wall he constructed to shut out the horrors and pain of society. He erected it around his heart because of his own fears and misgivings of having a troubled, sheltered childhood and now has social anxiety. BUT that wall becomes a barrier that he finds himself now trapped and feeling alone and scared and begging for someone to hear his cries for help and save him from his own depression and self-induced lonliness. that strange noises between - could be just the while noise inside the guys head - depicting warped sense of reality and madness creeping in. Suddenly he wakes and realizes he's trapped and begins hollering with more urgency. Hence the reason the song sounds more urgent at the end with the singer now shouting.

In a way they always wrote about society..listen to Animals, Dogs ...almost todays' timeline. Love that you're doing old school rock!

@jim1125-cv6yg

4 ай бұрын

Animals, The Wall Roger's work (with P.F. could only play 5 songs after Roger left . he got all the rights) Final Cut was 100 % as P.F, got credit for playing the music.

"Welcome To The Machine" is such a fantastic song, should check that one out. The Wall album is best done from start to finish because it tells a story. Pink Floyd is one of those bands that you can lay down in your bed with headphones on and just zone out. It takes the listener in a ride.

Ive always interpreted this song as Pink talking to himself - the Pink behind the emotional wall speaking to the Pink operating outside the emotional wall. Thats why there is the line ‘together we stand, divided we fall’. The ‘we’ is scared, sensitive, emotionally wrecked Pink behind the wall AND emotionless, numb, and alienated Pink outside the wall. But in the middle there is a stanza from a different voice who refers to ‘he’ - thats the voice of the ‘outside Pink’. By the way, the tracks on the Wall segue into each other. Which happens on a number of their albums. Thats whats going on at the end. On the Final Cut - which is a Floyd album but was really a John Waters production, some of the segues are 40 second songs in their own right, because that was a roger waters thing. You really have to listen to the whole album in sequence to pick up those segues.

So David who does the guitars, both the steel acoustic and the epic solo, also did the bass on this track. A fretless bass, which allows for bending of the bass line as opposed to regular bass which by nature is always more structured because of the frets. David also sings the lead in the first half, Roger (who wrote the words) sings the lead in the second part. I’ve actually always liked this song more than Comfortably Numb even.

Pink Floyd albums really need to be listened to from start to finish it really makes a difference

Welcome to the Pink Floyd Experience. That is EXACTLY what it is. I've been VERY lucky.. Seen Floyd/Gilmore/Waters about 12 times. I AM SO LUCKY!!

That's what Pink Floyds' music does to a person, you feel their music in your Soul, virtually every Floyd song is an Experience. Starting with their 1971 "Meddle" album their 6th studio album, up to and including, "The Wall", their 11th studio album in 1979,... you will find some of the finest Rock/Progressive Rock music ever composed and performed, in my opinion of course. While on the subject of "feel", few Rock guitarist play with the feel and emotion than David Gilmour does, sonic mastery. He's not flashy, he doesn't play a bajillion notes a second, he knows the value of pausing and he instinctively knows when to do it. The structure and the composition of his solos is incredible, and the emotions they emote, with all the bends, 3 full steps and more, all kinds of string/note inflections, is really unequalled imo. His articulation and phrasing with hammer-on's, pulloffs, bends, etc., are very distinctive, everyone knows it's Gilmour playing.

I was graduating High School the year this one came out. Its my most listened-to album, most purchased over the years. I still get meaning out of this song all these years after. Headphones and a darker room, this one forces you inside yourself.

i loved the movie made from this album with the same name. It was dark but very creative.

The amount welsh mushrooms partaken in the early 90's listening to this album only recently in the last two years could i listen to it again. Reminds me so, so much of lost friends and lost weeks. ✌️❤️ All.

Watch the movie "The Wall". Seriously. A disturbing journey into madness (and then back out). Whether the movie or the album "The Wall" needs to experienced as a whole.

Yes yes yes 🤘 would love to see you do the whole of Dark Side of the Moon…. Which has to be listened to as a whole ❤

@saturdayplayer2492

3 ай бұрын

Preferably with headphones in a darkened room.

@Mirrorhead66

3 ай бұрын

@@saturdayplayer2492 absolutely 👍

The echo at the end I believe is the beginning of the next song. They are connected as one. That's the transition. Essentially, in the concept album, I interpret that sound you showed us (with the steady chimes) is a sound of the, "worms," eating into his brain. He's going crazy, alone, trapped behind his emotional wall of trauma.

Pink Floyd is for putting the headphones on, closing your eyes, and letting the music take you on a journey. Try "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", "Welcome To The Machine", "On The Turning Away", "Dogs Of War" and "Run Like Hell". And "The Great Gig In The Sky", original or live at the Pulse concert.

@saturdayplayer2492

3 ай бұрын

Echoes live in Gdansk - one of my all time 3 greatest. 2 others Supper's Ready by Genesis and Close to the Edge by Yes

Pink Floyd GOAT

The worms ate into his brain... Slipping into madness!

Suggestions: 1) I know you already did COMFORTABLY NUMB from the studio album, but be sure you want to experience the same song PULSE LIVE 1994 - because that will be one of the greatest guitar-experiences you´ll ever have in your life 🙂 2) ECHOES Live in Pompeii 1971/72 3) SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND from studio-album

@rmyikzelf5604

4 ай бұрын

Shine on... but then all 9 parts!

This whole album needs to be listened to from start to finish.... it tells a evolution of his descent into madness

@kimj1519

4 ай бұрын

Came to echo this! Listen straight through start to finish to experience the full masterpiece of a story

That synth bridge part after the solo - are a swarm of flies over a dead brain

They made great use of the very distinct voices and vocal styles of Gilmour (like warm honey) and Waters ( perfectly anguished) in many of their songs. You hear it in this one, but you also had it in Comfortably Numb, with the minor parts being sung by Waters and the major chorus done by Gilmour.

If there was ever a band that was meant for "Just close your eyes and feel the music" it woukd be Pink Floyd. Thank you for reacting to my absolute favorite Pink Floyd songs wver ❤

Listen to these albums front to back without stopping please

Bought this album the day it hit the record store back in 1979

The 🎸 solo always makes me imagine like a bird taking flight soaring🎵and the outro it's decend

I seen this concert…..probably the best concert they or Roger did. Went to both wall concerts

When you get the chance, watch the actual movie it is one hell of a mind-bending trip that does make sense

Pink Floyd is what music always aspired to be

Listening to Pink Floyd while watching AR, my day just got better 🤗 😅 loved this thanks ❤

In the previous line the said "and the worms, ate into his brain". Presonally I think it is the flys arount a rotting body. The sound it self is made using a drill.

Great reaction. It's a wonderful tune.

Ya most definitely have to check out the live version of this song 🎧.. but when it comes to Pink Floyd, the songs on the albums are meant to be played in order

I’ve heard the song hundreds of times and yet during your reaction it’s the first time that the sound you pointed out, (reminded you of an alien abduction) sounded to me like a very active beehive 🐝

This song was originally placed at the end of side three following Comfortably Numb. Bob Ezrin convinced Roger Waters to move the song to the front of side three. But here it loses its original context. Placed at the end of side three the song serves as a transition from the tranquility of the other five songs on side three. Following Comfortably Numb, this song has Pink, having been "awakened" by the injection from the doctor so that he can perform, he begins to see that his isolation is not going to be as comfortably numb as he had hoped. The important thing to remember is that the whole album is a stream of consciousness in the mind of the main character. His mind is drawing from a fund of memories in his past and strung together to self-justify his seclusion from the world. "Hey You" is where the creative part of Pink's mind (now awake) begins to wander into the very dark shit of side four. The upcoming show becomes an opportunity for that creativity to run amuck as the "worms", i.e., decay, begin to take hold. And yes, James Guthrie in the latter part of the song is "playing" a hand drill to represent the worms eating into the tranquility of Pink's brain.

Those are the worms eating into your brain. Lol

Pink Floyd was years ahead of their time, in music, production, and live show production. Their music is still relevant so many years later. Prime example: Roger Waters still tours and plays “The Wall”, and still sells out shows everywhere.

Pink Floyd is a trip 👏👏👏

One of their best songs

I love Pink Floyd. Their albums are mostly meant to be listened to in their entirety. I smoked my way through hours and hours of Pink Floyd for many years. It was the only time I felt like I could have peace in my life. I no longer smoke because of the kids, but I miss it. Pink Floyd is one of my all time favorites and I’m so glad you’re getting into this music. It’ll change your life. ✌🏻❤️from Texas

You MUST watch the FILM

A must - Pink Floyd Live Pompeii 🤘💪 real band shit 😎💀

I thoroughly enjoyed your synopsis 💪

Listen SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND.

The first time I watched ‘the Wall’ movie I was with someone who had taken some magic mushies and was tripping out the whole time 😂

You really need to listen to The Wall as a whole (or watch the movie), not just a single song out of context. It will make so much more sense

I was sitting in a Geo Metro at a stop light listening to The wall. A girl in a Mercedes plowed into me at 40 miles an hour. When I came to, Goodbye Cruel World was playing. I seriously thought I was dead.

This is one of the best concept albums of all time. If you listened to all the songs of the album back to back, then it all would make a lot of sense. It is a story

Pink🤘Floyd

This album is deep. The movie is great. The Wall is the wall you build inside your head to protect you but the bricks are made from bad experiences so it basically walls you off from the real world. Something like that. The part of the song you were questioning... The line before it is... And the worms ate into his brain.... I like to think that sound is the worms eating.

I'm coming to realize that one of the big differences between popular music today and the classic period is actually the music. Lyrics are great in both periods but the music today doesn't really say anything; it's just supporting. Back in the day, bands could say so much without any words.

you have to listen to the whole side to understand that chapter song, this is pink floyd

not only do they stand on their own but the songs are better when listened in context with the album as whole, best prog rock band ever, they made music they just didn’t roll out a few hit songs

My friend, Pink Floyd's music has sent many more people to space than NASA...

It is the transition between songs, this album is meant to be played start to finish. One song goes into the next.

As you have been told, Pink Floyd's albums were made to listen to all at once. The tracks blend into each other, and the album tells a story. This is from the movie The Wall, and is the story of a person growing up and slowly shutting himself off from the world. He is building a wall around himself to protect himself. He is having a mental breakdown.

7:54 that sound is a drill (perhaps pitched or distorted). They really were pioneers in sound engineering. I think the intent was discomfort. "Worms eating tour brain" being those intrusive thoughts when you succumb to them, and this song being about Waters marriage falling apart while the band was on tour. This and "the show must go on" are the only 2 album tracks that aren't in the movie.

Cool. Thanks for sharing.

the older you get so will your choice in music enjoy the quality music years

its the worms eating his brain (touch of insanity setting in)

This has made me want to watch the "The Wall" film

@janiceN4Nugs

4 ай бұрын

Ps Im so glad you want Black P met up, and I found you there. Love your laid-back reactions ❤

It's late at night, you've had a crappy day, you come home, pour a scotch (or similar), or glass of red, drink that offing it down. Then, pour another, woof that down too, then pour a third one and go turn off all the lights. You put Pink Floyd's ECHOES on. Go find a bean bag or deep leather couch, put your headphones on and sink down into your chair, close your eyes, sip away the final drink, and let the music sooth your soul !!! Oh, You might get a LOT out of following Amy's VIRGIN ROCK series on this CLASSIC album on KZread. She is fantastic, as a classically train Harpist, she brings a new light to an analysis of this work, but don't take my word for it. Go there and read all the comments from people who have been listening to this work for 50 years. Everyone is amazed.

You should listen to this from start to finish, and watch the movie at some point (altho youre supposed to watch on hallucinogens 😂 so they say, I wouldn't know anything about that hehe 😜 ). Songs bleed into each other, tells a story. One of the best of not the best albums of all time imo. This album i listened to my entire childhood and teen years, tho I'm young to be a Floyd fan Really listen to it start to finish, that's how it's supposed to be, it's an autobiography if you will. Or watch the movie, the movie is the album Also it's not the wall album but dark side of the moon is actually really good I think another one that it's supposed to be listened to start to finish and then wish you were here, the song, that one is amazing, and also shine on you crazy diamond was written about one of the band members that left Because he had mental illness (meant with love, they actually made sure that all songs had him as a co writer so he got royalties).

That part sounds like a submerged submarine...I think of Echoes

i have recording from 1980 interview with Roger Water by Jim Ladd ( LA disc jockey) which explains every song is about. if you can find it makes this whole album more meaningful.

" The Dentist Drill" are the worms eating into Pink's brain. You must hear the entire album in order to know what Pink's story is. Dogs by Pink Floyd.

Thx Ray. Pink Floyd are the greatest rock band besides Led Zeppelin from the 70's. Which you prefer is subjective, but clearly the difference is, that Pink Floyd is horizontal music, kind of therapeutic, where Led Zeppelin is vertical, = rock music. Pink Floyd is unique, because everybody else was vertical. Peace.

If you want to see the main band line-up playing live in an ancient Roman Amphitheatre with No Audience, No Lights, No Pyrotechnics just Gods playing to the Gods Pink Floyd "Echoes (Part 1)" kzread.info/dash/bejne/hoijy8eJiM3bgps.htmlsi=bvzBSyr2WOXJIXtC

One of my all time favs. And the best concert I have ever been to. You should check the movie sometime. Trippy 💩

If you want to understand it you have to listen to the full double album from start to finish. It's a story. It's a commentary on society. It's something you can float away to or trip out to. At least one time in your life, you should do all pink floyd albums from dark side of the moon to the wall. The albums before dark side of the moon gets very 60ies and I don't think you would enjoy it as much.

You have to listen to Time if you’re doing Pink Floyd. It’s required. 🤷‍♂️

AR, taking mushrooms and listening to Pink Floyd is a required experience. Just do it lol. Listen to Meddle, Dark Side, Animals, and the Wall. No skipping around, just let the albums play.

I see people explaining the song in the context of the album. I learned that you really can't understand it totally without listening to all the albums in order, and reading the history of what was going on at the time (with the band). It's a 10+ year build up and culmination, that was inevitable (whether the band realized it or not). At this point in the band, Roger Waters became a kind of dictator, fired original members, etc.

Funny, I just recomended Black Pegasus to listen to this whole album bcos he was reacting to David Gilmour Comfortabily numb live and now you do it. The reason is its relating to Ren and storytelling.....

I'd love to sit down and watch the movie The Wall with you. Its honestly amazing and a little comical. 😂

Watching your facial expressions during the solo, let’s me know you went somewhere

If you want a song about "opening your eyes to society" Rage Against the Machine - Wake Up Or "Down Rodeo" Or "know your enemy" Or "No Shelter"

For me the interesting thing about Pink Floyd has much to do with the original singer Syd Barrett. I do not believe they pinpointed a formal diagnosis but lots of speculation he suffered from schizophrenia. I think he also had problems with psychedelic drug use. He basically went slowly insane right in front of his band mates. You can find references to this in a lot of Pink Floyd songs! I think “Shine On You Crazy Diamond “ is specifically about Syd. Further down the song library you come across The Wall, much interpreted as a political anti-fascism song. Then add the very unique musical style, sometimes bluesy guitar solos and use of keyboard and synthesizer creating an eerie vibe. This band is great and super interesting! Definitely go through more of their library! You’ll love it!!!

This is the coolest gangsta Japanese rap I've ever heard from a Japanese person. I would love for you to listen and react to it. ======= KOJOE × DUSTY HUSKY × FIN "134 Freestyle"｜D#25

Please do High Hopes next or Talk To Me

I think this also could be individualistic as to building walls like succumbing to the fast pace of the world as in the itchy feet and fading smile part and its grind so many get caught up in and shutting yourself off to a mind thats nore open to others like burying your light as in losing your smile or passion and not giving up without a fight in a way.its How i interpret the lyrics personally. The sharp sound reminds me of like somar in search of something deeper in a way but its knly my interpretation

@justmejoy124

4 ай бұрын

The second verse brings thought of someone shutting themselves off to feelingor finding love hence the worms to the brain and divided we fall lines I don't know I could be wrong but it's how it hits me anyways jsthis is whats so beautiful about what i consider poetry in some song writing is that the interpretation can fit many scenarios depending on its listener and viewer and their own interpretation...only the artist knows the reasoning they had behind it

@richardlandrum1966

4 ай бұрын

The album (and the movie) are centered around a main character named Pink, who is a conglomeration of Roger Waters' (the Writer and Frontman at the time) childhood in the wake of WW2, and Syd Barrett's (the Band's founder and original frontman) descent into mental illness, not well treated in 60s London. According to Waters, this song specifically is about his wife telling him over the phone, while he was on tour, she loves another and wants a divorce.

😉 Best to just do the Album dude. This is like reading chapters of a book out of order, then be expected to give a Book Report on 'Pink' 🤭 without hearing the song, Mother, first. 😒 That'll help explain part of why Pink is the way he is. And why he ends up with 😜 worms eating into his brains.... 🥰🐰

I would love to see your reaction to the movie (The Wall) I think it would be priceless.

Что не говори,но они крутые.Давненько я этот трек не слушал.Бросил как-то употреблять,а от трека приход фигачит,наверняка и с Энигмой будет нечто подобное.

I like to listen to Another Brick in the Wall One in the Pink Floyd then Two in the Korn hole version ...

Wow PF reaction ? Please do it all

Try Sheep next😊 or Dogs. Or Pigs. Or Dark side of the moon.... The rabbit hole is deep here...

I was never a huge Pink Floyd Fan, because I didn't buy many albums. But if you listen to their albums, they're better works than the individual songs are. It's also a bit of a "hazy" sound to me; I feel like they'd sound better if I was stoned. Still amazing artists, just not quite for me. I prefer Dire Straits for songs with a vibe like this.

Worms

Hello reactions Los jaivas song la poderosa muerte en macchu picchu

Looking forward to your next Pearl Jam reaction! 🫶🏼

Worms my friend... worms... unless you're a seasoned vet I wouldn't suggest introducing "drugs" into this equation... jus a headz up.. you may not make it back to this reality... think I'm jokin.. Baahahahahahahahahaha