"The child is grown and the dream is gone" one of the saddest lines ever.

@DK-ed7be

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if they intentionally reprised the theme of "Time."

@BalokLives

3 жыл бұрын

To me the saddest line is "So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking. Racing around to come up behind you again." But that's just me. I'm old.

@darkjudge8786

3 жыл бұрын

Only in your pathetic life. Its a celebration of putting childish bullshit behind us. Let me guess, you are an underemployed over educated millenial working in a call centre

@daledubose3032

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkjudge8786 lol, who is this for?

@argusauge4812

3 жыл бұрын

@@darkjudge8786 What a lovely person.

Amber now that’s how you listen to Pink Floyd , close your eyes and let the music flow ..

@billvoris5395

3 жыл бұрын

Did you see the look she gave him when he stopped it, it was a WTF look!!!

@YesPlutoisaplanet

3 жыл бұрын

Listen to the entire Dark Side of the Moon album, beginning to end.

@davidlawrence2508

3 жыл бұрын

You know you are drifting in a boat in the middle of Lake Michigan, where you can't see the shore. Lay back and let the music wash over you.

@brianbaker7396

3 жыл бұрын

The music takes you on a trip a mind blowing trip

@angusfan1212

3 жыл бұрын

With headphones!

This closing solo by David Gilmore is considered the most iconic guitar solo in rock history. I am glad I lived when they were at the pinnacle of the industry.

@6699230

Жыл бұрын

It's awesome, but I prefer the solo in 'High Hopes' from the "Division Bell" album.

@karensands3423

Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah

@krithikavishwanathan2950

Жыл бұрын

It is the best solo in rock history. No.1

@elizabethness3629

Жыл бұрын

HE IS A GOD . But there also ANGUS WOW Hendrix Difficult. Respect xx

@ronmarttabletleffew6642

Жыл бұрын

I agree!! David said that he NEVER plays the last solo the SAME. He changes it a little every time!! Love it!!! ❤😮

One does not simply listen to Pink Floyd, you experience Pink Floyd. They take you on a journey that you didn't even realize you wanted to go on.

@area51l

Жыл бұрын

Or that you needed to go on. My dad got me into Pink Floyd before he passed away when I was 14. I leaned into their music a lot while grieving, it helped me get through so much.

@jamierossiter6587

Жыл бұрын

well put buddy

@dianewilhite7472

Жыл бұрын

THAT'S A FACT. PF has to be EXPERIENCED, best w/ great speakers& super headphones. Then U experience all the fantastic sounds!!!!

@Redranger770

Жыл бұрын

That's for sure 🤘🤘🤘🤘

@user-bn6dr1zc9l

Жыл бұрын

L S D was designed for PINK FLOYD

Save "The Great Gig In The Sky" for Female Friday. Clare Torry needs to be recognized for her contribution to this Pink Floyd song.

@Spazzmatazzz

3 жыл бұрын

MOST definitely!

@sams1972

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@budhalbr

3 жыл бұрын

Here, here. Couldn't agree more.

@lisarainbow9703

3 жыл бұрын

Studio version NOT the live one.

@gutsanglory1

3 жыл бұрын

OMFG>....YES!!.....sooo good !!!!!

Abort abort the mission.. Pink Floyd is always better to listen with headphones you hear so much more than you do without headphones the music itself speaks to you

@shaunconnerley1766

3 жыл бұрын

I think really that any of the music that they will have to is better with headphones because you get to hear everything

@marniethedyslexic6445

3 жыл бұрын

David I agree. They haven’t really heard the song.❤️✌️🌼

@Divedown_25

3 жыл бұрын

You really do not hear Pink Floyd by picking one song. You take the album, headphone on but the music still blasted out of the JBL speakers so you get the vibrations..... and take the entire album

@salsonny

3 жыл бұрын

Headphones, head back , eyes closed

@davidhumiston6500

3 жыл бұрын

@@salsonny also a nice big doobie ( joint )

She had her eyes closed for the entire solo, but when Gilmour hits that high note at the end they popped open....... exactly as was meant to be lol 😊 🙏

@sunnybearbuds

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

For most people, hearing Pink Floyd for the first time is a life-altering event. I remember hearing this album at age 15. It had been released about 18 months earlier. We were having a big party, but in the midst of a large raucous event, everyone fell silent and just listened as album caught their attention. We were all absorbed by the haunting beauty of this song. Floyd’s music will resonates deeply 50 years later.

@kristinaandthegerman4554

3 ай бұрын

To me, that is what Music is supposed to do take you away. Take you on the journey. Taking a new places. Amber listen to it correctly. Eyes closed and enjoyed the music.

Dark room, headphones, recliner, this album, lay back and enjoy the ride.

@tinocontreras5105

3 жыл бұрын

I got all that and will do tonight 😊

@mickthefisherman1562

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinocontreras5105 I am sixty yrs old now and i still remember lying down in a dark room listening to this with the volume cranked up high and a few drinks under my belt. Heaven.

@shariscott5084

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot an amplifying element....for us "smokers:.... 😉

@famshof

3 жыл бұрын

Laying on the hood of my car on a clear summer night in high school smoking a fat one with this cranked up on my car stereo the 70's were the best!

@TattooSwag22

3 жыл бұрын

Dont forget to be stoned out of your bird too

This album MUST be listened to from start-to-finish. Find the total duration of the album and commit that amount of time to critically listen and experience Pink Floyd’s artistic offering. Do that with each of their albums. Always!!

@CollaredDom

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. They tell a story. The reactors came into it in the middle of the story, then wondered about the "strange intro". lol

@pauldutcher9105

2 жыл бұрын

What i found as a shame was you could clearly hear that the previous song had to me another Brick in the Wall. I first heard the Dark Side of the Moon Album back in the early 70's. Again start to finish is the only true way to hear their music.. The entire album at once. Just like the old classical music was usually part of a larger presentation of several pieces.

@stevewilliams1365

2 жыл бұрын

Alan Parsons mixed this album check out his music I think you'll enjoy

@r5photography

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevewilliams1365 will do. Thank you!

@notanotherenigma7759

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevewilliams1365 , no mate, he did Dark Side Of The Moon. This was engineered by James Guthrie and produced by Bob Ezrin (who worked with Alice Cooper), James Guthrie, David Gilmour and of course, Roger Waters, who basically wrote it all.

Yes!!! The Pulse Live version is life changing! The solo always makes me tear up!🤘

@bluesman260971

Жыл бұрын

Second solo, god mode achieved

@mrz80

Жыл бұрын

Yep, that is the canonical ultimate performance of this song.

@whitleybayman123

Жыл бұрын

I was at the gig at Earls Court, ok I teared up when that was played and Wish You Were Here

@ornettej3485

10 ай бұрын

Yes the Pulse Live version is iconic! If you love this guitar solo, you’re going to lose it with this version.

@clebo99

4 ай бұрын

I know I’m in the minority but I always thought the version DSOT was better.

This song is a classic that came off the album The Wall (which is why it's funny the video shows the icon from their album Dark Side of the Moon). The Wall is a master class in creating a concept album. It's a story about a fictitious rock and roll star named Pink (Floyd) who is very gamous but is having a mental breakdown because of the stress that lifestyle creates. That storyline is loosely nased off their old bandmate Syd Barrett who has an issue with drugs and mental disease and had to leave the band. The song starts off with Roger Waters singing the part of the Suits that only care about the next performance, no matter the cost. The chorus is sung by David Gilmour and his perspective is from the person having the breakdown, hence the reference to being Comfortably Numb. When you put the pieces together it really becomes a haunting piece of music. I've been listening to it for decades now and it still gets to me.

@kristinaandthegerman4554

3 ай бұрын

Well said and well written. Hauntingly so.

"When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look, but it was gone. I cannot put my finger on it now, the child is grown, the dream is gone." Have any more tragic words every been written about the loss of childhood innocence? Do yourselves a favor and watch the movie, "Pink Floyd, The Wall." All of these incredible songs will make so much more sense once you do.

@javelin1974

3 жыл бұрын

I would recommend listening to the album first, then the movie. But that's just how I experienced it back in the 80's. Either way, I agree the movie gives context to the song!

@paxonearth

3 жыл бұрын

@@javelin1974 Can't go wrong either way ;)

@pacio49

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this. Watch The Wall. Start to finish. It is one of the better examples of an Album in the sense that the whole Album tells a story, and the movie was made to fit it, like watching all of their music videos end to end, and seeing that they all connect.

@ca8944

3 жыл бұрын

I heard that you can watch the movie and listen to the album at the same time

@arthuroconnor4300

3 жыл бұрын

@@ca8944 no. There are a few songs in the movie that are not on the album

At the beginning, people are knocking on his door telling him "its time to go" onstage. They discover that he is in no shape to go face an audience (depression and possibly drugs i think) as he is describing to us how he is feeling. They inject him with something to get him going so he can perform and make them money. You should watch their movie The Wall. ✌❤

@reeferman42078

3 жыл бұрын

Very much the drugs yes. Heroin I believe. "Just a little pinprick.....there'll be no more AHHHHH's" depression plays big part as well. After reacting to more from this album I HIGHLY recommend watching the "Pink Floyd's THE WALL" !!! Its the movie that this tune is from

@annother3350

3 жыл бұрын

Its blatantly about Heroin

@rebeccarockchik6704

3 жыл бұрын

@@annother3350 I couldn't remember. Been awhile since I've seen it.

@paulriddle7818

3 жыл бұрын

@@reeferman42078 ........ My god people.... Waters stated in several interviews its him suffering from intense stomach pain and being shot up with a painkiller by a Dr at a show in Philadelphia so he could perform.... The numbness he felt harked back to when he was a kid and had polio.

@marymargaretmoore9034

3 жыл бұрын

@@annother3350 Roger said it was a painkiller the doctor gave him, not heroin.

The lyricist in the group Roger Waters father was in the British Army and killed in WW2. The album deals with this issue and others such as the alienation the group felt from the audience who was watching them.

@williamstefens

Жыл бұрын

Also, the song comes from an actual experience Roger Waters had at the Spectrum in Philadelphia PA, where the doctor gave Waters a sedative for a sever stomach ailment (nerves?) So he could perform. Though he played his hands became numb and his vision became blurry. Yet it didn't affect the crowd who continued to sing snd dance. And,0 from this experience one of the main themes of the Rock opera album came about. Which is the disconnect between crowd watching the concert and the band. To best understand the theme of this song from the album "The wall, you really need to listen to the whole album start to finish . Preferably with over the ears headphones to allow yourself to truly be immersed in the music. That is Pink Floyd.

It does help if you know the plot of The Wall. While you’ve chosen the album version (which is why you have the odd start to it, the song itself begins from the moment that first chord hits) but the live versions of this extend that solo by about another 8 minutes and it’s just glorious. The song itself in context is after the character of The Wall, Pink has built his metaphorical wall and closed himself off to the world. He slips into a drug induced state and is supposed to be performing soon. He begins to reminisce about his youth like when he had a fever, the feeling of not being quite there. He slips further, his manager finally breaks in with a Doctor and they give him something to bring him around which is how the “solo” is supposed to make you feel, literally you were right about the floating as you get lost in it completely but by the end you come out of it usually at that crescendo as the guitar apexes and watching you, that actually happened. By the next song Pink has come round although he is now bitter and twisted and the “show” portion of the album takes place. I hope that helped. Great reactions though. Comfortably Numb is my favourite song of all time. First time I heard it, playing The Wall I just got totally lost in that solo. I was lucky enough much later to see it performed live and it actually made me cry.

This is why David Gilmour is widely regarded as one of the greatest guitarists who has ever lived. He never fails to take you to another plane of existence when he plays.

@alanparsonsfan

Жыл бұрын

@Raymond B. Crisp His live version of this song during the Pulse concert is considered the greatest life guitar solo in history. This is just a foretaste...

@RaymondBCrisp

Жыл бұрын

@@alanparsonsfan I've seen it! I saw PF in the mid 80s, then again in the mid 90s. Both shows were amazing.

@alanparsonsfan

Жыл бұрын

@@RaymondBCrisp if you need it again, see Brit Floyd. They are astonishingly good

@krithikavishwanathan2950

Жыл бұрын

The solo he plays in the concert' live in gdansk, Poland' is beyond this world.

@jtreedy116

Жыл бұрын

I always seem to be chopping onions when I watch the Pulse version...@@alanparsonsfan

"comfortably numb" in the context of this song is like a waking coma. Emotionless, nothing touches you, good or bad. A living death. Pink Floyd lyrics are so meaningful. "The child is grown. The dream is gone" In 6 words, the saddest, most helpless comment on life in any song? Pink Floyd is timeless art. If there are still people listening to music in 500 years, there will still be people listening to Pink Floyd.

@PaliSB94

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but this song is about shootin up...

@tragicdeyz2641

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaliSB94 Yes for those that are simple and literal minded. Bet you saw that in the movie right?

@barbarafrazier3242

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaliSB94 yeah I always thought it was about Syd Barrett’s problems with addiction.

@PaliSB94

3 жыл бұрын

@@tragicdeyz2641 No, wasn't hard to figure out really.

@mikdev62

3 жыл бұрын

No, You need to listen to "Country Death Song" - Violent Femmes.

The G.O.A.T.s. NO other act in musical history even TRIED to do what these guys did. They were their own musical genre. The Wall is the greatest album of all time. I was privileged to see them in 94 on the Division Bell tour at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA. Rest in peace, Richard Wright.

@corpusD

6 ай бұрын

I saw the Division Bell concert in Meadowlands NJ.

The song is about a band member who has been on the road and doing show after show. It is near the end of the tour, and he can't get up to do the concert. Just too tired, too down and ready to just stop for a while.... BUT, a coliseum is full of fans. Hello, can you in there, is his band mates trying to rouse him up to perform. The last verse speaks about someone giving him a shot to get him up... "you may feel a prick, you may feel a little sick". Then, "can you stand? It's time to go (on stage)"! That is what this song is about... masterfully written and played!!

@mikejohnson9118

25 күн бұрын

I always thought it was about addiction (H) and being on a bender.

You don’t just listen to Pink Floyd, you travel with them!

@highlandervalasik9274

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@cmac8382

2 жыл бұрын

damn right brother. Im always dropped off into a diffrent place after a Pink Floyd song. God they are the greatest ever.

@gaefferson1

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely..lol

@timgrant8729

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

This song has always had a different meaning for me. I was in Highschool and a good friend of mine was fighting for her life to beat leukemia. So the lyrics remind me of her cancer treatments. She may be gone but she has never been forgotten. R.I.P. Tammy

@joannecunliffe8067

2 жыл бұрын

OMG!!! 💔 I'm so sorry. Wow, that's powerful and hard hitting. No wonder you think of this (one of my favourite Pink Floyd) songs. I wish I could send you lots of hugs but I can send you Metta (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitr%C4%AB ) - "loving -kindness". Jo.

@Roach_Dogg_JR

Жыл бұрын

To me this song kind of reminds me of how I feel when I push back against the idea of getting help with all my problems, like I can’t listen to the voices of reason in my head or any good advice people tell me. It’s clear that I have many undiagnosed issues, but something is keeping me comfortably in misery, “comfortably numb”

@arunasblazevicius6985

Жыл бұрын

You are getting close.jt is addiction.it is fucking HEROIN.well done

@patricianixon7674

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for loss Heaven's gain 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼

This has to be one of the best rock songs ever made. The lyrics and vocals are so subtly perfect. The base is on point. And that fucking guitar solo blows it right out of the ball park!

The live version from the Pulse tour is UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!

I'm so glad I was teenage during the 70's . The best music ever!!!

@theodoreritola9758

3 жыл бұрын

1 BILLION PERSENT AGREA The 70s WERE THE BEST DECADE FOR FANTASTIC MUSIC LIKE THIS

@theodoreritola9758

3 жыл бұрын

8 of the TOP 25 Biggest selling LPS In the USA Are from the 1970s The Eagles Greatest hits number 1 past up Thriller, Hotel Cali niumber 3 Led Zeppelins 4 Is number 4 Fleet Wood Macs RUMORS is number 11 ,, And others

@raenajennings3991

3 жыл бұрын

@@theodoreritola9758 what a time to be young…we are so blessed and fortunate

@lougordon5206

3 жыл бұрын

Preach sister!

@freddysquirenaranjo4859

2 жыл бұрын

Bang On we were so fortunate, the 70's were a fantastic era, we were blessed! I'm a Londoner and was then and now thankful to see this GREAT BAND LIVE!!!! GOD BLESS PINK FLOYD, it made me the person I am today in 2021!!! Beautiful Luv from London, UK!!!

The lyrics to the song, Roger Waters said "I was getting ready to do a gig there, and I had some stomach bug. Terrible, terrible stomach cramps. We had a doctor come into the hotel and say, 'Well, we can take care of that.' "And he gave me a shot, and to this day I don't know what it was. But it's not something I would ever recommend giving to a human being. It came out of a dart that felt like it was used to tranquilize an elephant. And we did the whole show, and I was barely able to stand. And that's where the term 'comfortably numb' came out of. Though obviously the song developed in a different direction."

@perrybrown5042

3 жыл бұрын

Correct.

@lynnhoffman247

3 жыл бұрын

Bingo!

@theodoreritola9758

3 жыл бұрын

For a VERY COOL REACTION Try the band NAZERITH There song HAIR OF THE DOG , It will ROCK YOUR SOCKS OFF ,, LOL ,From 1975 , Tons of cow bells in this KILLER song, YOU WILL Thank me big time Take care ,, Your very fun to watch ,,

@heatherk1200

3 жыл бұрын

Never trust a concierge physician.

MUST LISTEN - Pink Floyd LIVE at PULSE "Comfortably Numb" .... it is life changing.

The song was written about when waters was sick as a child and he was sick again before a show and they gave him a shot of something that helped with the pain and illness but it made him feel like his hands were balloons.

Gilmour’s second solo is the most soul ever packed into a musical passage

@andymac6503

3 жыл бұрын

Have to agree, although Gary Moore's on The Messiah Will Come Again comes close.

@justinwilder3514

3 жыл бұрын

His solos talk to you as much as the words. He may not be “goat” to a lot of people but I’ve never felt eruption speak to me like this

@1stevecline1

3 жыл бұрын

The second solo on this song on the Pulse album is my favorite. It's effortless for Gilmour. He just expresses...

@jaycorby

3 жыл бұрын

Crown and Brim It is truly beyond amazing. I don't know how many times I've listened to this, but I can tell you unequivocally that I get chills every time Gilmour's second solo is played. The bass line with it like makes my insides quiver - call it orgasmic and you kind of come close to understanding what I'm saying. Oh, and btw, I'll turn 76 in September.

@rubbersole79

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine hearing David Gilmour for the first time........

Watching her close her eyes and just feel it was priceless!!

The part about his hands feeling like two balloons was from his actual childhood. He blended the rest of the song into the story of The Wall but based much of it on his own life. A doctor gave him a shot for a stomach problem he had and on stage he started to not be able to feel his hands but continued on with the show.

"when I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse - out of the corner of my eye. I turned to look and it was gone. I cannot put my finger on it, now. The child is grown, the dream is gone." I know it's a song about addiction and drugs but these lyrics really resonated with me because as a child I thought I saw something in the corner of my eye, a light, an angel, a part of a secret, like I was on the verge of knowing the meaning of everything. But as I got older, that "secret glimpse" got less and less, and now it's just a memory.

@ryanklugh3668

Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

This guitar solo is one of mankinds greatest achievements, it is out of this world! David Gilmour is a genius!

@oh-its-svf

3 жыл бұрын

Best guitar solo that I've ever heard and there's many great ones out there but seeing this one alive was epic and I've been to a whole lot of different shows but by far this is still the best guitar solo I've ever heard

Pink Floys's albums are designed to be listened to as a whole. This one cut is killer, but the album as a whole tells a story that asks more questions than it answers. Edit: new sub from a 69 yo white guy. :D

@futurereflections4097

2 жыл бұрын

“Asks more questions than it answers” Wow, what a great way to describe Pink Floyd!

@BillB23

2 жыл бұрын

@@futurereflections4097 It's what I think any great work of art should do: get people to thinking and wondering.

@shawnranger5101

2 жыл бұрын

Bill Brockman: I was going to post that. The Wall and Dark Side Of The Moon need to be listened from beginning to end. Some could argue the same for all their albums but these two in particular. DSOTM, is IMO the best rock album put to tape and Led Zeppelin is my favourite band. :)

@BillB23

2 жыл бұрын

@@shawnranger5101 IMHO "Wish You Were Here" comes close. They just did not release any bad albums.

@deborahstrickland9845

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. The ENTIRE album is the only way with Pink Floyd.

One of my favourite songs ever. I first listened to pink Floyd when I was 19yrs old 25 year ago. And it def changed me and my outlook, For the better.

That guitar solo is life! Pink Floyd is the shit I'm fortunate that they are one of my pops favorite bands and I grew up listening to them. They are one of the few bands that literally have nothing bad in their entire catalog of music.

This is why guitars want David Gilmour for Christmas. I realize I'm speaking from more than 50 years of Floyd experience (Meddle was my introduction). But see, the thing is, while Floyd songs are fab taken singularly, they are ALWAYS much better when taken into the context of doing the whole album they come from. They are all double-sided life tales. I'm sure zillions will recommend the Pulse tour live version (it's spectacular), and I will too. And if you can't figure out what Comfortably Numb means, then you gotta lot of rabbit holes to dive down to figure it out. Try "One of These Days" from Meddle and enjoy the trip. Cheers....

@adammccready5443

3 жыл бұрын

Amen brother!

@trevordoolan5011

3 жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd "Echoes" A masterclass in beautiful music. Highly recommended they watch the "Pink Floyd 'Echoes', Live In Pompeii" video though, it is absolutely top class... ☘🇮🇪☘ .

@davidpradarelli1796

3 жыл бұрын

A friend of mine once described David Gilmour as, "He's so good, he's bored".

@Phil_Kawana

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! The albums are like movies for your ears, and each song, no matter how great, is just one scene.

@John_Locke_108

3 жыл бұрын

Pillow Of Winds is one of my favorite Floyd songs. Meddle is so damn good.

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb - pulse concert performance 1994. Live version of this song with an extended guitar solo and light show/special effects.

@trevordoolan5011

3 жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd "Echoes" A masterclass in beautiful music. Highly recommended "Pink Floyd 'Echoes', Live In Pompeii" video though, it is absolutely top class... ☘🇮🇪☘ .

@lynnhoffman247

3 жыл бұрын

@@trevordoolan5011 Both parts from 1972!

Now you're in the big leagues of rock. 😎

Pink Floyd ALWAYS takes you on a psychedelic trip. They truly personify the concept I love teaching my band students, that music needs to project an image into your audience's minds. As you listen to the stories and messages these guys tell you, it is unbelievable. no one matches them, no one equals them, no one does it better than Pink Floyd. I would give anything for a time machine to go back in time and watch a concert by them in their heyday.

" The Wall" is a concept album about an embittered and alienated rock star named Pink. In "Comfortably Numb," Pink is medicated by a doctor so he can perform for a show. Guitarist David Gilmour recorded a wordless demo, and bassist Roger Waters wrote lyrics, inspired by an experience of being injected with tranquilizers for stomach cramps before a 1977 performance in Philadelphia on the In the Flesh Tour. "That was the longest two hours of my life," Waters said, "trying to do a show when you can hardly lift your arm." The song's working title was "The Doctor"

@Divedown_25

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vincent for putting the song in it’s context for them

@Snatcher42

3 жыл бұрын

While the song can have many interpretations, this is the best explanation of what it's literally about.

@lynnhoffman247

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! *Not* about heroin or even painkillers as so many have posted.

@MikeB12800

3 жыл бұрын

There’s not many interpretations, this is why Water’s wrote the lyrics. I can understand certain songs being open to interpretation, but this song and this album is about a particular story!! A concept album is about a concept, not open interpretation for the listener. Plus Waters, and Gilmour have discussed this album thoroughly and the meanings behind the songs!

It's actually a prism. The white light enters the left side and refracts to all of the colors in the visual spectrum. ROYGBIV!

@dwayneadams8908

3 жыл бұрын

That was from the album Dark side of the moon however the song was from the album The wall

@kellylaflash1016

3 жыл бұрын

@@dwayneadams8908, yes but it's become the de facto logo for the band.

@steviekc9057

3 жыл бұрын

Storm Thorgerson is the artist - famous for many album covers and videos.

@glennlaplante789

3 жыл бұрын

My parents literally had this on our living room wall when I was a kid!!! lol. Beaded doorways the whole 9 yards.

One of the most stunningly beautiful songs of all time. Listening to this with you was a privilege as I loved your experiences!

And thus starts Amber's journey into the Floyd super fan she is now!

@user-oj2ww5np5w

5 ай бұрын

Watched her birthday vid of Pink Floyd and the tears she had as she listened deeply to her now fav band....

He's reliving a bad fever he had as a child, this time in dreams induced by drugs (and probably, psychosis -- good catch!). The doctor comes in and numbs him out so he can go on stage. This is the prelude to the next song on The Wall. It's very difficult to understand Pink Floyd songs in isolation, especially on this album. BTW, the prism is the cover of Dark Side of the Moon. It is not the logo of the band.

@tinocontreras5105

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but its most recognized by ppl as the bands symbol. It's iconic

2 жыл бұрын

@@tinocontreras5105 "ppl" are comfortably dumb. I know no-one who thinks it's their symbol. But then, I don't really know dumb "ppl".

@tinocontreras5105

2 жыл бұрын

@ your pretty stupid so look in the mirror and introduce yourself

@Out_of_My_Head

2 жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd has licensed it as a sort of logo just like the pig.

@e.m.b2834

2 жыл бұрын

@ it is widely recognized as representing Pink Floyd due to it being one of the best selling albums of all time

This is a deeply emotional song that strikes a chord w/ lots of people for various reasons. That's Art. That's genius. Loved your reactions. They felt very organic. #PinkFloydIsAllThat

@GranFelicia

3 жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd is EVERYTHING!!!! :)

@chriscampbell6872

Жыл бұрын

It's nice when it feels real and not tainted in any way, which is so rare...

When I was a child I caught a fleeting glimpse Out of the corner of my eye I turned to look but it was gone I cannot put my finger on it now The child is grown The dream is gone".... one of greatest lyrical phrases ever.

Congratulations! You have just heard what is probably the greatest guitar solo in Rock n' Roll. Phoenix, AZ

This was an experience for kids when there was no Internet, Netflix, nor PS5s to dull our young minds as we thumbled and bumbled our way through high school. The way this works is to listen to "The Floyd" with big, fat, and heavy headphones that can block out your parents screaming at each other. Next, lie on your back as the diamond-headed tipped needle slowly drops down to kiss dusty vinyl. Our minds turn into a trance, the roar of mom and dad is numbed, and the escape begins. The foundation for all of this - and to really engage the full engine of Pink Floyd - is to be as high as possible. When all the above steps are achieved, what "unblocks" is a peace and bliss that keeps us going to class the next day - at the very least to talk about how great of a night you had before you go into tenth-grade math at 8:00am on a Monday in Augusta, GA in 1980.

@FlyingAl2006

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing, remembering sitting with eyes closed, straight as an arrow, floating along with the corded headphones on listening to Vinyl....

@pgooddmd

3 жыл бұрын

It is said that no one could understand the movie The Wall without being high.

@javelin1974

3 жыл бұрын

Dude! You're a poet!!!

@ThePeaceableKingdom

3 жыл бұрын

Pure poetry.

@robindavisduckworth8992

3 жыл бұрын

@@pgooddmd tripping on REAL LSD.

This song has the greatest outro solo of all time. No questions asked.

@BlackRoseImmortal

3 жыл бұрын

yep

@slyzombie6166

3 жыл бұрын

Possibly the greatest solo of all time.

@jameswarner5809

3 жыл бұрын

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@johnmavroudis2054

3 жыл бұрын

This and Steve Hackett’s solo from Genesis’ “Firth of Fifth” have that same brilliant quality. Goosebump time.

I am a big fan of yall and PINK Floyd, I was born in the mid 60's and grew up with this type of music. The best music 70's and 80's rock and roll

Amber, you have incredible wisdom for such a young woman. You are definitely an old soul. It's so much fun watching you react to these songs.

"Comfortably numb" - he cannot tolerate being present to his own emotions. As a child, he escaped them during his fever. Instead of feeling painful emotions, he just felt a sensation in his hands. A wonderful escape for him. As an adult, he is given an injection of whatever. It takes away his painful emotions. It reminds him of the few times he was able to escape them. He is comfortably numb. I relate.

@2869may

3 жыл бұрын

Well said! also everything he forms a strong emotional attachment to leaves or dies.. his dad, the rat, his woman....

@51Dss

3 жыл бұрын

good analysis but I think his childhood fever was emotional detachment. Like a child with autism - he could not cope with the things he saw, heard, felt - he became emotionally overwhelmed. When he says his hands feel like balloons that is a common sensation that people express when they talk about slipping into a skitsoid or near catatonic state. They feel detached - the mind detached from the body. It sort of reminds me of the Jackson Brown song Dr My Eyes...where he sings about "the price for having learned not to cry... But I do agree with your analysis.

@mikeflamion7915

3 жыл бұрын

it took away stuff but also added a little lol

@danmarty6765

2 жыл бұрын

Why did he have a fever when he was young ?

@danmarty6765

2 жыл бұрын

@@51Dss You have not seen the movie ?

It was a pleasure to see Amber, eyes closed swaying and deep into the song. She went to the same place I go EVERY time I hear this song . It brings out such inner emotion. I totally get the goosebumps! IF you want to know what the song is about you have to listen to the entire double album from start to finish to understand the troubles this young boy goes through, and now a young man what problems they left him with. The album The Wall, represents how he was able to protect himself mentally. This album was a monumental achievement for Pink Floyd, a benchmark very few have been able to come close to .

@theawesome1rjc

2 жыл бұрын

As with most songs, Pink Floyd is asking you to explore and uncover the nature of your existence. Even when the band speaks about it, if you are capable of looking beyond the literal meaning of their words, you may see it. All our lives, we go outwards in exploration. It’s never occurred to most to go within - the only place every single experience exists. It is impossible for anybody to experience anything anywhere but from within.

@Kitch-hu7tm

2 жыл бұрын

Amber knows how the listen to Floyd

@antneybomo1922

2 жыл бұрын

I love watching her zone out! That's what I do to THE FLOYD.

You guys just GET IT! Saw Pink Floyd in 94 and it was the single greatest experience of my life! Watch comfortably numb live at earls court 94 it will blow your mind! ❤❤❤❤

@user-oj2ww5np5w

5 ай бұрын

'94 😂 try '74

You WERE transported! Congratulations! It’s what Pink Floyd with Rick Wright’s lush hypnotic keyboard tapestries and David Gilmore do together so beautifully! It took the entire band of course…but it was specifically Wright & Gilmore that teamed up for “ fasten your seatbelt” astral plane soaring!! 👊🥂

"Time," "Money," or "Wish You Were Here" would all be great choices from Pink Floyd.

Pink Floyd is a bottomless well of deep, heartfelt music, full of rage and sadness. One of my favorites. David Gilmour, the guitarist, is not the fastest, but nothing but pure beauty leaves his fingertips. Proves there is more than one way to be the best guitarist on Planet Earth.

@centuryrox

3 жыл бұрын

There's no one better than David Gilmour to emote pure emotion out of a guitar. The sorrow heard in his guitar says more than any words possibly could, and to me, that makes him one of the best guitarists of all time.

@1Ma9iN8tive

3 жыл бұрын

Gilmour does in one note what a thousand guitarists try to do with a trillion notes

@davidbellino6998

3 жыл бұрын

The Nile Song is my favorite Pink Floyd song, then Childhoods end my second favorite.

@Gothnymph13

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, it changes you. It opens you to so many probabilities.

@davidbellino6998

3 жыл бұрын

@To infinity and beyond... Are you sure you have the right video pal? No-one on the band Pink Floyd is gay, and I have never seen anything by them which speaks of the topic.

Amber's face throughout that was classic to watch. One of the most iconic songs of its generation, by one of the greatest bands ever. I feel so blessed to be in my late 60's today and the fact that I was able to grow up on this music. I would not swap those years for anything. This song and Stairway to heaven are in my last will and testament, to be played very loudly at my funeral one day in the future, so that I can leave this earth with a smile..

You've been "Gilmoured" 😂🤣😂😘

David Gilmour”s voice is what angels sound like.

@marisabundrick9003

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yes.

You just learned the magic of Roger Waters and David Gilmour! Dg’s guitar solo is one the most iconic solos in rock music!

@johnmavroudis2054

3 жыл бұрын

This and Steve Hackett’s solo from Genesis’ Firth of Fifth are both technical and emotional marvels.

@PanglossDr

3 жыл бұрын

It is an Instrumental, not a Solo, the whole band are playing.

@johnmavroudis2054

3 жыл бұрын

@@PanglossDr Let's not be pedantic here... It's a guitar solo. We all know the parameters of the comment.

@PanglossDr

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnmavroudis2054 I have never seen a guitar played by more than one person at a time.

@beachem1

2 жыл бұрын

Dayum straight 👍🏻🎸

Amber recently stated that Pink Floyd is her favorite band and this is her first reaction💕😶‍🌫️💕

I love watching them groove on this. I still get goosebumps when listening to this song. And i bought this album when it first came out years ago.

As others have mentioned,the live Pulse version of this song is "must see".It is simply amazing.

@johnnyringo1949

3 жыл бұрын

With headphones

@trevordoolan5011

3 жыл бұрын

Oh... wanna listen to more Pink Floyd❗ Then Please go listen to -- Pink Floyd "Echoes" A masterclass in beautiful music. Highly recommended ye watch the "Pink Floyd 'Echoes', Live In Pompeii" video though, it is absolutely top class... ☘🇮🇪☘ .

@TomG626

3 жыл бұрын

For sure

@nicholaswolf3822

3 жыл бұрын

listen on KZread at SATANISTS hearing pink floyd

Comfortably Numb has the greatest guitar solo ever and one of the reasons David Gilmore is my favorite guitarist.

THANK YOU so much for covering the studio version of Comfortably Numb. Don't get me wrong, the live versions are super cool... BUT this studio version is badass, especially the two guitar solos, classic and timeless.

@sunnybearbuds

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

I started watching you guys in reverse. It’s so cool to have witnessed where you are now into the music, from where you started 2 years ago. I love it!!!!!! The power of music😍

David Gilmour is the guitarist that performed that solo and it has been raved-over for over 40 years. Gilmour is famous for intentionally NOT showing off crazy complicated runs or wild acrobatics. His genius is choosing just the right notes at the right time and inserting just the right embellishment into the right moment during his solos. You get to experience this with most of Pink Floyd’s songs so, resist the temptation to pause during one of his solos, or you’ll risk missing something. Next recommended Pink Floyd song: “Money”

@budhalbr

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. His playing is positively emotive, an odyssey not a technical flying fingers demonstration. Not that they aren't great also.

@prodICYN

3 жыл бұрын

@@budhalbr haha are you, by any chance, picking at a certain eddie van halen by any chance? Hey and not gon lie, as much as I don't dislike eddie's guitar skills, I don't really like them either, I much prefer guys like Gilmour, Slash, jimmy page. Still I respect and understand very well that not everybody thinks like that, I mean, as much as I don't like it, eddie's still a god of guitar

@budhalbr

3 жыл бұрын

@@prodICYN I completely agree sir. Although most of my formative years were in the eighties, I was a young teenager in the seventies and always gravitated to the sounds of that era (including sixties music) what is now classified as rock or progressive rock. Being a Latino growing up in a predominantly African American housing project in the northeast, I was also exposed to Funk, R & B and Soul music which I love equally as much.

This song has many different meanings like the child is grown the dream is gone ...means now he has grown the wonderment of seeing things in a child's eye is gone

It’s pretty amazing to watch the ‘moment’ someone becomes a Floyd fan. Loved the look on Ambers face.

As a Floyd fan that has been lucky to have seen them live, I love this reaction vid. You two are totally in in the song - totally get it. Totally subscribed to your channel.

There is simply not ANY OTHER BAND that can literally take out of reality for a moment and put you on another level. That is what true art should do. !!

Moral of the story: being a rock star sucks. Notice this when you watch people react to the guitar solo: the parts that get the biggest reaction are not the fast, flashy licks- it’s the parts where there’s just a short, simple and dramatic lick, or a single note that’s sustained beautifully, or sometimes even a short pause perfectly placed. It’s not about how fast you can play or scales or modes or any of that. How much emotion and attitude can you put into a single note?

Driving down the road, and from the back seat, "Dad is this Pink Floyd?" Yes it is dear....Me feeling proud

Pink Floyd is a journey, not a destination. YOU KNOW, LIKE LIFE.

Amber, I’m so jealous that you got to experience Pink Floyd for the first time. You reacted exactly how I feel every time I hear them. They get you to feel the music no matter your interpretation of the lyrics. And, that changes over time. I hope you enjoy more!

Albums like this are meant to be listened to from end to end, in order, in one sitting. It’s a whole mood. That’s how they were written.

You not only hear Pink Floyd,you FEEL it😊

The 2nd guitar solo in comfortably numb is one of my all time favorite guitar solos Dave Gilmore can express more feeling with 1 single note than any other guitar player on the planet And absolutely yes you have to listen to the great gig in the sky

@keithjoye2114

2 жыл бұрын

...and you MUST ALWAYS turn the volume all the way UP for the second guitar solo! That's what 11 is for...ask Spinal Tap!

@necalovescake

2 жыл бұрын

gilmore is definately the king of hiting just the key right notes and the right time, really expressive emotional guitar solos without all the baggage. definately an all time top guitar solo. album versions of since ive been loving you by zeppelin and little wing by jimi hendrix have to be up there with it in the solo hall of fame.

@jegkegofrhum9357

2 жыл бұрын

@@keithjoye2114 seeing on KZread at SATANISTS hearing pink floyd

@chazrjr

2 жыл бұрын

The Better Singer as well, Imho, Than Roger Waters

@chriscampbell6872

Жыл бұрын

@@chazrjr yet, it's the right give and take for the characters...

Amber was away in the clouds listening to this. Their music sends everyone to a quiet , meditive place. Ethereal

When I first heard this song I immediately related. When I as a child, I had a fever. My hands felt like two balloons. I contracted tetanus from a cat scratch when I was six years old in 1961. I spent 3 months in ICU. Almost died. a lot of drugs were administered for infection and, PAIN. Ten years later the feeling once again mentioned in the song was when I soothed my emotional pain with, alcohol and drugs. But for the grace of God, I have been in recovery for 20 years. So I guess I get where this song is coming from. By the way, love watchin both of your reactions to good music.

Back in the 80s I worked as a stage hand/roadie I had the pleasure of working on Pink Floyds momentary lapse of reason tour as a stage hand at Manchester cities football ground maine road as it was, My self and a bunch of friends had been 'given the show night off' so with the help of our magic back stage passes we managed to get onto the roof of the stadium directly facing the stage THE best seats in the house, drank and smoked and had an amazing experience, one I shall never forget. and comfortably numb? there really is nothing to say, it has to be experienced.

I never new a guitar could talk in all languages at once that was fire

The best part of your vibe is watching you both grow musically to what many of us grew up with. There’s a whole lot out there! Enjoy the ride!

@steveduncan9256

3 жыл бұрын

I agree,I so wish I could hear all these great songs for the first time again. You are so lucky

You guys rock! Amber gets to the "zone" faster than anyone I know. Take a trip and never leave your couch...

My All Time Favorite Song!

The way Roger Waters develops sensitive and relatable thoughts in the listeners mind, followed by David Gilmour’s ability to rip your heart out with a guitar solo is truly incredible. I’ve never been so moved by another song.

This song is part of a concept album where one song flows into an other uninterrupted plus it has a movie made of it with a lot of hand drawn animation. It's a long story and in this song, from the movie you see one man totally wasted on drugs while he has to perform a show but he can't hence the shot he gets, "just a little pinprick" to bring him back. That's what is obvious but there's more subtlety to it. This is a work of art that needs to be listened in its entirety to be fully appreciated. Pink Floyd *The Wall*

My no. 1 Pink Floyd song. Absolute masterpiece ❤❤❤

I am so happy you found this! I can remember smoking what passed for good week in the seventies, when I was till in High-School. An amazinf experience as my friend had an amazing Music system for that time!

Watching people listen to and enjoy my favourite bands for the first time makes me super happy

@sammineo8541

2 жыл бұрын

Being 67 I agrees them 4 times absolutely the best concerts I've seen oh all tickets less then 10 dollars love the past

@timgrant8729

2 жыл бұрын

This song takes You on a trip! You have to be relaxed to truly appreciate this music!

@timgrant8729

2 жыл бұрын

YES! You are exactly right! It does make you feel like floating! That's what it's supposed to do! 😎

@jegkegofrhum9357

2 жыл бұрын

watch on KZread at SATANISTS hearing pink floyd

Both Roger Waters (bass player) and David Gilmour (guitarist) sing this song, Roger on verse and David on chorus, two distinct yet iconic voices.

@JoeKentMagic

Жыл бұрын

It's Richard Wright and Gilmour on this one 👍🏼

@fosymraz

Жыл бұрын

@@JoeKentMagic in some live versions yes but not in the studio version (this one). For a 4 decades Pink Floyd fan, their voices are very recognizable and you can double check the song credits as well. It's not about being right but tell the truth.

@waynebarwick6011

Жыл бұрын

Studio version is Roger Waters on verse and David Gilmore on choruses. This is studio version.

Revisiting this reaction after a couple of years. It's funny. I think J and Amber have kinda switched roles. Here, J is analysing the lyrics and Amber is just feeling the music. Nowadays, I think Amber analyses the lyrics more. Her analyses are usually pretty spot on.

So happy to see this, this was the first album I ever bought. You guys are great! Much love!

@hurtjoy1289

11 ай бұрын

The symbol is a prism

You really need to see the Pulse live concert version. Every reactor that did has thanked their fans. The sound and visuals are incredible, and the guitar solos are elevated by it. The outro solo is extended, and many consider it the best guitar solo ever. Please!

I could listen to David Gilmour bend guitar strings all day.

@MartinTaylor2008

3 жыл бұрын

I sometimes do!

@alansmith7626

3 жыл бұрын

@@MartinTaylor2008 damz MT, you stole my line! lol I agree totally!

@ShingenNolaan

3 жыл бұрын

There's more of us here 😊

@ShingenNolaan

3 жыл бұрын

Try 'One of those days' Pulse Live. It will blow your heads off ;)

Amber, I am like you. As soon as this song came on I closed my eyes and went on a journey!

It’s one of very few songs where the music matches the emotion so accurately. There a ton of songs that do that well, but this one is just perfect. Glad you liked it. 🙂🎶

I think the fever part was delirium. Then when he's getting high he's feeling delirious again. The solo at the end is widely considered one of the best solos in history and you're reactions were both so genuine and so perfect. Please do Time next.