"Welcome to the machine my son" is a record company exec letting the new 'talent' know he is just a small cog in a corporate machine. The "my son" is a patronising way of saying - in this context - "you're inferior to me little boy" ...

Rick Wright does not get enough credit. Such a sound genius.

@joeychicago6436

3 жыл бұрын

Big time ! Originally i gave Tony Banks the award for all time thick luscious keyboards for the opening of "Watcher Of The Skys" but Richard wins HANDS DOWN, with this album. The chord changes in Shine On You Crazy Diamond, the sound, its so RICH !

@yumemda

3 жыл бұрын

for reall my guy he’s my favorite person in the band

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

There is a delightful few seconds at the end of the song, 7.42 - 7.47, just so catchy, l always look forward to hearing it, sad but true 🙄 Rick Rules.

@gbsailing9436

3 жыл бұрын

Which, makes his treatment by Roger all the more shameful....IMHO!

@sylvaindupuis5595

3 жыл бұрын

To add to this, David Gilmour reiterated that "it would be wrong to continue as Pink Floyd without him" after he passed away.

Here's what this song means to me. It brings me back to the mid 1970's and memories of me working in a factory while also going to college full time. I worked part time in a box factory while attending college. 2-3 nights per week 3-11 pm in order to pay for books and tuition. I'd work full time 40 - 97 hrs per week during Spring Break and the summer. In the summer time, I primarily worked the night shift 11 pm - 7am. I operated a noisy machine which would cut a laminated sheet of corrugated of "cardboard" into a folding box. My job was to feed a sheet into the machine one sheet at a time. It was repetitive work that demanded complete attention to detail otherwise the sheet would twist and cause paper cuts into either my hands or worse my torso. My job required me to wear ear protection. To protect my ears and to keep my sanity, I purchased a pair of Sears AM/FM headphones to listen to the radio during my shift. Back then everything was on AM radio. Not talk radio, but music on the radio from one of the dial to the other. FM was brand new and the only two stations that broadcast on FM was Public Radio and a Rock station that played albums or long songs off of albums and no Pop music and virtually no commercials (it was a new station). I was amazed at how great the music sounded on FM than AM. So, I tuned into the FM Rock station all night long. It just so happened that just about every night as I walked to my machine and put on my headphones and pressed the big button turning it from red to green and on, "Welcome to the Machine" would come on. I spent six and a half years working in that factory putting my way through school and that song helped me get through it. My academic degree that I earned in college was my ticket out of the factory and into graduate school and ultimately a career in archaeology. I still listen to it frequently, as the "Wish You Were Here" album is my all time favorite album to listen to. It never gets old. It gets better with every playing because it always reminds me that I was fortunate enough to break free of "The Machine!"

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed reading your story Bigfoot, thank you for sharing that. Congrats on your career as well, such an interesting field!

The fluid way they keep going from 2/2 to 3/3 and back within that 6/8 rhythm is astounding.

In 1975.. my dad opened a record store.. barely 15 at the time.. I worked in that store.. I remember every album (we charged $5.57 for a single and $10.65 for double albums). Pink Floyd ruled and I remember the lines at our ticketron for the Wall concert. Always brings me back to that time.. Pink Floyd.. when I discovered Weed and what it meant to really feel the music. It’s so much fun to watch younger folk appreciating what we always knew.. the music was different then.. and dare I say.. better.

I always thought the end was them boarding an express lift which opened to a penthouse party.

@fortch17

3 жыл бұрын

@ cutthr0atjake That's always been my interpretation as well and I think thst's exactly what they were going for. Sounding like they're being rushed to the top floor of the tallest building and the pinnacle of the industry after releasing Dark Side.

@MissAstorDancer

3 жыл бұрын

@@fortch17 Yep, my interpretation as well!

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

You know, makes more sense. I haveny been in enough elevators...or a penthouse for that matter lol

@cherylwoodward

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, which I know David abhorred.

It took a long time before l realised this album is as good as Dark Side, how can an album sound as good time and time again?

@itchyvinyl

3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny. I got into WYWH first, and it took a while for Dark Side to catch up for me. I think Dark Side is a “better” complete album/concept. But WYWH is my favorite. I’ve listened to it more than any album by anybody.

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

@Rodzilla l did start listening to Pink Floyd with DSOTM, and bought earlier albums later, my favourite earlier album is Meddle, wonderful!

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

@@itchyvinyl l bought DSOTM first and then bought earlier albums, absolutely love Meddle, WYWH is an album that has grown over the years to become one of my favourite albums ever 👌

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

@ron marninks It's a kind of magic, oops sorry wrong band 🙄

@patricklynaugh9014

Жыл бұрын

Me also. Out of all of Floyd’s work this one is played for pleasure.

Back in the '80s, I was playing a video game on the then-ubiquitous Commodore 64, and the phrase "Welcome to the Machine" was written on the wall in one of the scenes of the game (no doubt an homage, in retrospect). Just a few years later, when Pink Floyd released "Momentary Lapse of Reason" and I was exploring their history and music, I came across the song title, played it, and was instantly blown away...so sinister, brilliant, had never heard anything like it. The hollow, octave-separated vocals, the Minimoog solo like a laser cutting straight through your mind...

This was the first Pink Floyd song I ever heard, it really left a lasting impression on me. It still reigns among my favorites in their entire catalog.

Important to note: although the synth/keyboard leads are Wright, the basis for the song: the synthesizer rhythm parts were laid down by Waters. A lot of people get that wrong. If you notice the writing of the music & lyrics are credited entirely to him. Waters role in the band tends to be under appreciated as far as the wide variety of things he actually did on the records which most people probably don't bother to even research. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZaBlMFmesiqpbw.html

Song reminds me of some night driving somewhere in the 70s and this tune gets played

Completely agree with Wright being a big part of this album. Quite right about the whole feel being about the way that the music industry can exploit you. Just wait 'till you get to the next track.....!!! That track is one where none of them could get the feel that Roger was wanting so they invited Roy Harper, who was recording next door to give it a go. I'm a bit biased being a bit of a Roy Harper anorak but I think he really makes the lyrics shine. Can't wait for that reaction. Keep on Rocking and stay safe.

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Ty John!

@chrisbradley1192

3 жыл бұрын

Hats Off!

The sound at the end which accelerates and then slows down reminds me of someone in an elevator going up. When the doors open he steps out into a party, and as the attendees see him they fall silent.

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

You may be right!

@flubblert

3 жыл бұрын

That's how I've always heard that. And it sets it up for 'Have a Cigar' as they're invited into the room.

@porflepopnecker4376

3 жыл бұрын

It always reminded me of a sports car zooming from one location to where the party is.

@schuylersouthwell2554

3 жыл бұрын

An elevator was always my take, too

@thedarksiderebel

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely supposed to be an elevator/lift

"Welcome to the Music Industry" would have been the literal title. The following song (Have a Cigar) follows up like "now your fingers are caught in the gears. Here's how your life goes from now on".

Rich Wright definitely in my all time top five keyboard players.

Spent many a night with my headphones on as a teen in the ‘70’s enjoying this album/song.

@edvinlaine

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. Still brilliant.

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, but I was in my twenties 👍

Great analysis, my only comment would be, that you shouldn't under estimate the influence of Syd Barret. The guy who became the "big star" and "played a mean guitar" with all the trappings at his fingertips who was chewed up by the industry. You see how this theme is followed up in tracks "Have a Cigar" and "Wish you were here" Great reaction - keep it up dude!

Love this album. This track is about the way the music industry treats artists and references the way it effected Sid Barret.

Amazing sound creaction with the absence of a drum beat taken up by synth and guitar work. Your right this and the track Have a Cigar are the bands poetic take on the music industry and its machine!

Agree with the "Wright's song" line,he steals the show here. I see your point about it being a track with a more Animals feel,but I feel that while Animals looked at the broad societal structure,Wish You Were Here looks at issues a lot more personal to the band (Syd Barrett's fate and music industry),but describes them broadly enough to make them relatable. You don't need to have an experience with music industry to feel trapped in the machine. I feel you will like Have A Cigar, it has the same theme,but has a different take on it.

@grelch

3 жыл бұрын

Worth noting that Dogs and Sheep were written at the same time as WYWH songs, You've Got to Be Crazy (Dogs) & Raving & Drooling (Sheep). Gilmour wanted the songs to be included on the album. Waters didn't. Waters won that argument. JustJP, Welcome to the Machine and Have a Cigar are digs at the music industry. After PF's success on Dark Side, they suddenly became the label darlings and found themselves frequently in meetings and cocktail parties with the backstabbing industry sharks. The boys were not amused. The album Animals and the 2 songs off of WYWH were Floyd's 'go f*** yourself' statement to the these cynical money grubbing exploiting thieves of artistry.

@cherylwoodward

3 жыл бұрын

David said he always wanted the lyrics to be more thematic than specific so that listeners could relate.

I just finished listening to your "Wish You Were Here" Reaction Playlist. Yadda, Yadda, Yadda, The album is a masterpiece. In this video, you recommended the band Omega and their album "200 Years After The Last War ". I listened to album. Thank you. I enjoyed listening to it. I had never heard of Omega. I will definitely listen to them again.

RE: feeling like an ANIMALS track: Close to it..."Dogs" and "Sheep" were actually written around this time. They used to perform them live under the working titles "You Gotta Be Crazy" and "Raving and Drooling". And they sounded even HEAVIER than the album versions. Gilmour wanted to do these, but WISH YOU WERE HERE came about first, instead. Interesting to think that ANIMALS was brewing this early, when ANIMALS has that "Punk Floyd", which was fitting for 1977.

@shyshift

3 жыл бұрын

I saw that tour April 1975. They opened with You Gotta Be Crazy.

@tonyanderton3521

3 жыл бұрын

That's right, Joe. I can remember seeing them in concert at Newcastle, England in November '74 when 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond' was still a work in progress, then they played 'Raving and Drooling' and 'You've Got To Be Crazy'. The second set comprised Dark Side of the Moon. And for the encore the played 'Echoes'. This was actually the first time that I'd heard Echoes and I thought that it was so astonishing that I would buy Meddle within a couple of days. As far as the sound system goes, I would still say that that Pink Floyd gig is the best that I've ever seen. Of course, the punk revolution of '76 turned the world upside-down.

@richardsmith3121

3 жыл бұрын

Tony Anderton I was at the same concert at the Odeon (before that beautiful Art Deco building was shamefully gutted, although I understand why it was done). The sound system for the time was fantastic. I particularly remember the opening heartbeat of DSOM bouncing around the space..

@tonyanderton3521

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardsmith3121 Wow! Richard, you were there? That's amazing. Yes, everything about the sound was fantastic. The clarity of the instruments was astounding. And, of course, Pink Floyd's light shows were revolutionary for the time. I attended both the two gigs at the Odeon, the first of which was on my 16th birthday. I always preferred the Odeon as a venue to City Hall. Within the 12 months prior to the Floyd gig, my friends and I saw Black Sabbath (Dec '73), Deep Purple (May '74), Wishbone Ash, (err, October, I think) and a few other of the great bands of the period (I can't remember them all now). We used to have a few pints at the Farmers at the Haymarket prior to going down to the gig. Great days. Do you have any other particular memories of the Odeon, Richard?

@richardsmith3121

3 жыл бұрын

Tony Anderton I actually only saw one other band at the Odeon, ELP (with giant Tarkus on the stage). Most of the concerts were at the City Hall. I particularly remember seeing David Bowie, Yes, Genesis, Hawkwind, & Barclay James Harvest,. There were others, but my memory! I left for Uni in 1975 so there aren’t many more except Lindisfarne (Christmas) & Ramones at the City Hall and The Jam at the Mayfair. (You must have been there.) I wish I’d kept a list or a diary. Our watering hole was on High Bridge St. (I think it was called Bacchus) The days when you wouldn’t be asked your age.

Just recently discovered your channel and am really loving it. I am also delving into earlier Floyd and finding a number of amazing works by them between the Barrett and Gilmour years, but also the Barret years. It has given me an even deeper appreciation of the band through its history. One album that is under appreciated but probably not one I’d do on this channel because of its obscurity, (no pun intended!) is Obscured by Clouds. There are some amazing songs and the album was initially supposed to be a film soundtrack, until a difference of opinion with the director, hence some songs sound more like snippets and fillers. But there are some monster tracks and you get another side to their music entirely. Thought I’d mention it for your personal enjoyment!

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Ty so much Cheryl!

Absolutely adore this song... Waters, Wright, and Gilmore all shine on this... riveting stuff.

I thought the end was taking the elevator up to a penthouse party. Welcome to the record business, a theme repeated in Have a Cigar. I like that they had the pulsing beat bouncing between speakers.

I'm French Canadian, so English is just a second language for me. Even if I think of myself as being bilingual, when I listen to music I can either concentrate on the words or let me immerse in the music. The music of Pink Floyd is so good that I rarely take the time to give the words my full attention. When I listen to music in french I'm able to do both at the same time, specially if I listen to Brel or others where the music is mostly there to support the words (speaking of that, have you ever heard of In the port of Amsterdam by David Bowie? A Brel song translated in English). So, it's good to be reminded once in a while that Pink Floyd (and others) are more than just music. Thanks

One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs.. and I love so many of them.

Nice reaction again JP. It seems you and I are on similar pages here and with PF in particular. We seem to interpret them similarly. I am constantly amazed at how well PF arranged the instruments and sounds, even after listening to their work for 40 years. Carefully constructed to get the effect they wanted. Amazing! The more you listen to this track/record, the more you will enjoy. You won't listen to it ALL the time but every time you come back to it you will enjoy it all the more and may hear new stuff every time. OK, Later...

Great call on this sounding like Animals, the arrangement definitely foreshadows it. It’s all in Rick Wright’s keys and the sound effects, that Animals vibe.

They did it on the album Animals and here they do it again: mock the powerful music industry. This song seems to tattooed onto my brain; I know every word, every note and sound. I heard it (this song/album) so many times since this album came out in 1975 and still love it.

Saw that year of the Rooster pink you had on and Pink Floyd was on the horizon. My favorite track on this album. Animals feel. eerie, treacherous, filled with doom and gloom. My sort of song!

Masters of atmosphere, those Floyd guys. The video for this was pretty freaky, too. Late-night headphone stuff, for sure.

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

100%

One thing I love about Pink Floyd is how easily one can apply their lyrics to one's own situation. When I first got this LP record I didn't know the back story of Sid and all, I just enjoyed the music, and interpreted it how I wanted to. Now I see it can be both a celebration of Syd's life, but also a personal song to listeners.

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Very true!

:)...Nice react...As many will say; and as with most PF albums, you need to hear every single song in a row, to fully appreciate it's profundity...If you were "partying" in 75-76 and this came on for the first time; it changed your life...When you've spent as long as I have with this album, it's like a brother that will never get sick or die and you can call at anytime, and you can borrow money off him and not pay it back...:)...

The synthesizer shines so much on this song. Richard Wright is a fucking genius. And I love the very ending, where you can hear a pin drop in the silence.

My God we were so lucky to be growing up when these iconic bands were breeding music which will live on , and on!

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Yup!

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

You are so right, the 1970's produced some absolutely amazing music. Some good stuff in later decades, but nothing like the 70's!

Man oh man, this is fun (he said rubbing his hands). Relistening to WYWH is way cool. I said I’d stay away from the album but, I kind cheated but not on porpoise. Was playing some of my older MP3 CDs at work and In The Flesh came on. Roger Waters with Doyle Bramhall and Snowy White on guitars. Some really nice reinterpretations of PF songs but... technically I didn’t cheat. My young brain melted with this track and stayed that way. Heard it multiple times but, hadn’t thought about the lyrics much. I appreciate your insights and theories professor and I’m showing up to class enthusiastically. I’m like a kid in a candy bar, eating my way out. Yum. Take care everyone, go vote, mask up and be kind, Peace and machine Music

@MissAstorDancer

3 жыл бұрын

"....not on porpoise." LOL!!!! Love it! You are amazing, David! You should write that book you've been thinking about!!!! You have talent!

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Haha ty David!🍫

@-davidolivares

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Maddy. I appreciate your responses and lols. Sometimes I get myself in hot oil and it nice that someone snickers. I am currently writing a children’s book based on a painting I did awhile back. It looked like a cover. So I began it on my phone last year, little by little. It’s going to need lots of editing and spellchecking but, it fun, for sure. Thx again. Be safe.

@MissAstorDancer

3 жыл бұрын

@@-davidolivares OH! I just LOVE Snickers! (But, I must confess, I actually prefer Milky Way!) But seriously, I just KNEW you had a book in ya!!!! I would truly LOVE to see the painting and read the manuscript! Also, if I could have afforded to go to college, I wanted to major in English, minor in either sociology or psychology. SO, if you need an editor, I'm your girl!!!! Plus, I work really cheap, but with me, you get more than you pay for! I go above and beyond! Stay clever AND safe, David!!!

@-davidolivares

3 жыл бұрын

@@MissAstorDancer 3 Musketeers, nougat but nothing...

An indictment of the shallow goals of the music industry

The very first sounds of this theme sounds to me as an Engine Room of a vessel (I´m a retired marine engineer): you can also hear the sound of the telegraph orders and the "noise" of the main engine marching on

I really like the fact that Pink Floyd, unlike Genesis and Yes, were willing to let the anger, sadness, and cynical despair into their music. They were far from pleased with the state of modern society, the structures of power and oppression. And they viewed the music industry with disdain. Pink Floyd did not do escapist music to "entertain" the masses. They wanted to challenge their listeners, and talk about what was really going on in the world. In this sense, I feel like Pink Floyd's music holds up better over time than most, if not all, of the other great prog bands of the 70s. And the deep, heavy grooves still sound fresh and interesting.

@tonyanderton3521

3 жыл бұрын

We wanted escapism in the '70s. I was a big fan of both Pink Floyd and Yes.

@cherylwoodward

3 жыл бұрын

Universal themes that still resonate today.

I like this tune. I like Pink Floyd.

Excellent review!

great review as always, hey almost to 10K !!!!

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Getting there!

Absolutely superb song, total winners Justin. We can’t go wrong with this.

This is great tune also, up there with my favorite PF songs. Enjoyed the reaction.

Your review was "spot-on" with how I perceive this song, but of course you are more articulate in than I in describing it. With Pink Floyd in mind, "Dark Side of the Moon" is the second largest selling album ever. I am sure you already know it is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. I'm looking forward to your review, but would understand not wanting to jump into it. Once you hear Dark Side of the Moon, it raises the benchmark substantially for all that comes after. Love the channel JP.

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Ty Doug; I've heard DSotm already, but may revisit it at some point for the channel

This was my favourite song from 1993-2003

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

And now?😃

Just listened to Omega, great find! Never heard them before.

I see thick as a brick there on your little chalkboard. If you do do it, make sure it's the 1978 live video from Madison Square Garden in NY. The best live sound quality you can hear. Live performances can be hit and miss, but this one was special from Jethro Tull.

Great song, good review, nice afternoon! (I'm off to Budapest to find Omega).

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

Very cool song indeed ! Omega... are u kidding? Great hungarian prog. And u picked my fav with them. Singin in english aswell. Great album. Had to check my cd's... yep.. 24 Omega albums. Good reaction to PF.. as usual. Looking forward to more Floyd. And... there is a great band from Ger... no i'm not gonna go there this time. Rock on/Gunnar

So now you get up and flip the record before settling back down with your headphones on in the dark for side 2. I like this album more now than I did 40 years ago, and I *loved* it then. Have a Cigar continues the Music Company Exec vibe. Looking forward to it.

As usual a very good and detailed reaction. Your experience in reacting is clear hence the message you are looking for in the song. By the way, you were using a soundlimiter here? With Pink Floyd this comes out very clear. When the music peaks the sound compresses and more quieter moments are enhanced. It takes away a well balanced experience and that does not seem to fit you? Or am I wrong and is it youtube 'quality' I stumble upon?

This song is absolutely stark and heavy and I love it. The whole thing just perfectly relays the cold corporate thinking of being a pop/rock star dealing with producers and the manufacturing of image etc. And the "going up" in the elevator at the end i always assumed as getting fast tracked to the top. It's expanded upon in the next song which is insanely biting and brutal.

Pink Floyd’s best album.

@vicenterodriguez4146

3 жыл бұрын

Shine on you crazy Diamond is wonderful

@-davidolivares

3 жыл бұрын

My top choice also. Def desert island list.

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know, you are probably right, after me thinking for years Dark Side was the best 🙄

@stpnwlf9

3 жыл бұрын

Choosing a favorite Pink Floyd album is like choosing a favorite from your children: deep down, you probably have one but you feel kind of guilty saying it out loud.

@MissAstorDancer

3 жыл бұрын

@@-davidolivares - My sentiments exactly!

Yep it’s an elevator which opens up to a record company party. Then after the party he meets the record company owner for Have A Cigar. In a way these songs are out of order. Fun fact: It took me 45 years to realize there are no drums on this song. Nick is probably playing those synth stabs cheee cheee sounds. Also Rick is using an ARP String Ensemble and Minimoog. No Organ. Roger I think is playing Synth bass and in one place you can hear a descending bass guitar line. David is singing overdubbed octaves and playing acoustic guitars. That’s what I hear but I could be wrong.

@jimhardiman3836

3 жыл бұрын

Rand Kelly there are cymbals and timpani

@shyshift

3 жыл бұрын

@@jimhardiman3836 where? I don’t hear those.

@jimhardiman3836

3 жыл бұрын

@@shyshift mostly during the synth solos they get pretty rocking.

Another great review. I will likely need to listen to this song again, maybe in the context of the album before I can decide if I like it or not.

This is the song that made me a Foyd fan, & a Prog fan as well.

Totally love this song. Some of the best synthesizer sound I've ever heard. Listened to this album on radio on the day if its release. Totally blew my mind. Still does. Pink Floyd at its best.

My favorite Pink Floyd album, it’s a masterpiece! Looking forward to your reaction to ‘Have a Cigar’!

The opening sounds like the old hydraulics on what they call the "dark rides" at Disneyland, such as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

@cherylwoodward

3 жыл бұрын

Was there ever a better ride?

Stark.. Angry.. Animals anyone.. 😊 The juxtaposition of a beautiful, subtle acoustic guitar with electronic sounds, effects are just pure floyd imo. Music "industry" is not in a good place. Prophetic this is.. 😊 Roger, genius again. Dave, s vocals are superb too. 😊 Great song, timeless, like every song it seems on this masterpiece IMHO ❤️ ❤️ Thank you butty.. Superb review.. Again, 👍👍👍😊

@cherylwoodward

3 жыл бұрын

I love David’s guitar work on Animals-it was so angry. At that point Roger was pushing him aside and taking over the band in conceptualization and songwriting, and David’s frustration clearly comes out through his guitar. It’s quite striking and full of passion.

@neilhinks5734

3 жыл бұрын

@@cherylwoodward it seems that way Cheryl, sad

I love this album there’s not a bad song on it and this is definitely my favourite song of the album

The song is musically well constructed

Thanks for recommending Omega. Just listened to them they're sick. Can't wait for Have a Cigar. Roy Harper's guest vocals kill. He's a criminally underated artist from that era. Worth checking out if you like British folk rock.

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Ty! Glad you enjoyed them

some of the best synth recording of all time and it was in 1975!

The album I think is a poetic musical biography and following a definite industry story and mesmerizingly good. Looking forward to the next ones, which I'm hoping will be quite soon. Thanks.

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Not a bad album 🤔

PINK FLOYD, "WELCOME TOO MACHINE". LOVE THIS ALBUM, JUSTIN FUNNY IN THIS WORLD WE ARE NOW LIVING IN. WITH SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE PEOPLE AT THE PARTY, WOULD ONLY BE HAPPENING DURING THE MASKLESS GATHERING...LOL SO SILLY GREAT SONG.

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Lol!

Been listening to this for nearly 50 yrs and this is the first time I've noticed that it doesn't seem to have drums.

@MissAstorDancer

3 жыл бұрын

It only has timpani and cymbals, used to great effect!

Yep, Have A Cigar is next (on the album)!!! Great album, out of my fav PF albums, I don’t play this one as often but love it!

this is my personal favorite PF song the tonality and mood from the pulsing machine intro is pure genius

Such a cheerful tune.

This song, links directly to the ANIMALS album is tone, its complete follow up is "WHAT-SHALL-WE-DO-NOW" on The Wall, You've got to review the Lyrics of What Shall We Do Now after listening to this, its definitely a continuum.

@delorangeade

3 жыл бұрын

I was going to make the same comment about The Wall.

@joeychicago6436

3 жыл бұрын

@@delorangeade I just watched the animation for 'What Shall We Do Now', the Wall bursting through the church, the clubbing murder, its still chilling to watch,40 years later ! They must have been in a dark place mentally when this was written, maybe this writing this was a sort of therapy.

Rick really shines on this one

I still remember where I was when I first heard this album. I can close my eyes and see it -- or, more accurately, feel it.

@MissAstorDancer

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Isn't it amazing how some memories can be so tied to certain songs or albums, and the memory will be crystal clear, and visceral! I can never hear this album without suddenly being back in my 1979 280ZX, zooming around the windy mountain roads of Big Bend National Park!!!!

I remember back in 88 I was working with this guy who had to be the biggest Rolling Stones fan. He would get so pissed every time this song came on the classic rock station. “This ain’t rock & roll! Now the Stones, THAT’S rock & roll!” Aw, screw him! LOL

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I love the Stones and Pink Floyd, two different bands but both superb in their own way!

@courtneywallace871

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithjones6023 don’t get me wrong. I respect the hell out of The Stones, they’re just not my cup of tea.

Listened to the Omega album (200 Years After The War). It was quite good, especially the first track "Suite." At times the album sounds indistinguishable from the plethora of music from the 70s, but it also has a number of moments where their sound becomes unique. Thanks for the recommendation - a pleasant listen!

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it! I was surprised by it as well

@SpringCircleFun

3 жыл бұрын

Gammapolis is my favorite album of Omega

Justin, I think you give more credit to the narrator than he deserves. I think the lyrics are heavy with irony. This is not friendly advice - here's the good side, and the bad side. It's more like a villain telling you his plan as he carries it out. Those dreams you have, of going your own way, being a rebel, are manufactured dreams ("We told you what to dream"). The machine commercialises the dreams, and the dreamers, for profit. This album is personal, about Syd, but also political, about the music industry. I think the next song carries this theme forward, but in a different tone.

A slam on the record industry. Wright definitely shines on this track.

Waters lyrics are absolutely lit as always

Another great song, another great video. I have nothing to add to your discussion. See you in the next video. You're gonna go far.

@MissAstorDancer

3 жыл бұрын

LOL! I see what you did there!

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Haha ty Mark!

Justin I would recommend Possible pasts from The final cut, and also The gunners dream from the same album; lyrically wonderful tracks.

So many people had this as their answering machine greeting 😁

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Haha that works perfectly

Ahhhh bliss ❤️ You brought a guitar to punish your ma... can you do Hawkwind warrior on the edge of time!? I’d love to see your reaction !

Justin, we are friends on this channel and we only have your best interests at heart. So I say I agree with the guy who says it's time for you to ditch the cap. It's not a great image for an adult, especially one with prog rock pretentions.

Meddle, Dark Side, Wish, Animals, The Wall. Concept albums can be timeless and universal?

As great darkside is this album is the best complete album ever made its not got one second of crap on it its the most complete and stunning album every made for sure!!!

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

It's not bad is it? 😌

pink floyd more original than music in 2021 anything today

Obscure band suggestions, Scottish band "Beggars Opera" especially "Pathfinder" (sample tracks "Stretcher" " Macarthur Park" and Madam Doubtfire".) Welsh Band "Man" particularly the first album just called "Man". If you want something weird and whimsical Gong's "Flying Teapot" album .

R.I.P. Rick Wright...

Wright's song? This is all Wright's album as far as I'm concerned! :D Omega are a pretty nifty band. The eastern bloc sure has some very cool gems. Hall of Floaters in the Sky is also a really good album by them, as is Time Robbers, which I think is their most sold album in Europe. Another great prog band from pre-fall of the USSR Hungary is Solaris, check out their Martian Chronicles album.

I recommend checking out The Sky Moves Sideways by Porcupine Tree. That whole album is a big reference to Wish You Were Here.

Thumbs up at the start!!!!

The entire Division Bell album is Amazing...!!!! Seriously..

@keithjones6023

3 жыл бұрын

I love that album too, but WYWH, and DSOTM just have that extra special something for me. I think it's the fact that l enjoy listening to those two albums as much now as when I bought them, all those years ago.

@2869may

3 жыл бұрын

@@keithjones6023 Those albums are classics and known even by casual fans, I figure he'll get lots of request off of them.... The Division Bell is Waters free and showcases Gilmour's talents. David Gilmour's solo album from 78 has some great tunes also, "No way out of here", "Raise my rent", So far away", "No way". The Final Cut(The Wall's 3rd Disc) has a few really good song as well. "Your possible past", "The gunner's dream", "When the tigers broke free" are my favs.

Is there someone right outside the wall? Perhaps, breaking bottles in the hall? Did you get to wall era pink floyd? I'm trying to figure out if that was a wall reference, haha

Justin, getting close to “Brick”!!!!!

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Seems so!😄

It's only really just struck me how little Nick Mason plays on this album.

This is not a song that would be at home on Animals. It clearly and deliberately fits into the theme of this album. Perhaps you spoke too soon, having not yet consumed and considered the album in its entirety. Wish You Were Here and Animals, as with Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, The Final Cut, etc., are distinct presentations.

I recommend a reaction to the album Fear Of A Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree

"Is there someone talking outside the wall?" When this album came out, I was listening to it in my apartment with my headphones, then spent the next day trying to find the part where there was knocking on the door, and someone saying, "well, I guess he's not home."

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Lol!