One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs and one of my favorites in general. This song is the definition of a bittersweet song. It looks back when times were better and "life was sweeter." In a way it's a coming of age story. The "ringing of the division bell" to me signifies that point in your life when adulthood sets in an you no longer have that carefree spirit you had as a child. For some that time comes way too soon while others are lucky to hang onto it for longer.

I've heard this performance countless times and I still get goosebumps every time.

The Lap Steel solo at the end gets me almost every time. After listening to the main body of the song with its lyrical meaning and reflection on the past the solo at the end is like another verse but rather than lyrics it is literally all feeling and emotion bringing all the thoughts and emotions the song conjures to a stunning climax. The last track on their last proper album and probably the most beautiful track the band ever recorded.

You have to watch "Comfortably Numb", "Sorrow" and "Coming Back to Life" from the same concert + see what happens when the Lighting Director is told to "spend what you like" at the end of Comfortably Numb....

haunting daunting and peaceful

David Gilmour, what a blessing he has been musically to my life since I was a teenager. Please may he never stop!!

wasnt that SOULFUL and BEAUTIFUL and make you FEEL inside?

From this same Pink Floyd concert, The song Comfortably Numb Pulse has what many consider to be the best guitar solo ever.

yes

Seen this show in 94 in Nashville Tn. This was the opening number!! Lol. Definitely need to do Comfortably Numb from the same show!

Echoes live in Gdansk and The Great Gig in the Sky live at Pulse.

Yes..you are the music

listen to one of these days and sorrow and shine on u crazy diamond from pulse

Masters of their craft this thought provoking beautiful music will be forever green pink floyd what a fabulous group that have given us all so much pleasure and continue to I have been a fan from the outset I'm 73 years young and still can't get enough I love all types of music but pink floyd are very much at the top of the tree magnifico

Comfortably Numb from same concert

Besides being a deep in soul sister....you are a knock out!

The whole Pulse concert is “fire”. Best live album ever!!!!

Musical poetry.

Love your reaction ♥️

I've always loved the syncopation between the bell and the piano - so simple, but utterly magical!

You're a great mix of intensity, attitude and beauty Scribe!

'that instrument' was a pedal steel guitar, a development of a lap steel guitar which sat on the player's lap, and which was derived originally from the Hawaiian slide guitar. Wikipedia has a good article on it.

The solo with the electric guitar is brilliant.

Greatness

I worked on this tour in 1994. Division Bell Tour / 600 people to build the stage !

That instrument David Gilmour is playing in the end of this song has 2 names: standing slide guitar or steel guitar.

Mr Christian is right. You need to let us watch you react to these, all from the 1994 Pulse concert: (Open STRONG, maintain awesomeness for 2 more songs and then rip your face off with what may be the best guitar solo of all-time) SORROW COMING BACK TO LIFE LEARNING TO FLY COMFORTABLY NUMB The music, the ridiculous stageshow, David Gilmour's guitar work....JUST WOW!! ARE YOU READY TO ROCK? I'M READY TO ROCK. ARE YOU READY TO ROCK?

You so get it!

I saw them live in 94 at the rose bowl. Amazing show. Something i will never forget.

Really great to see your appreciation for Pink Floyd!!! I saw them live on this Pulse tour in 1995 at the Alamodome in San Antonio with 47,000 fans; I HIGHLY recommend you react to "Comfortably Numb" live from this Pulse tour!! You will be amazed by the performance, the light show, and David Gilmour's closing guitar solo is considered one of the most masterfully crafted solos in rock history!!!

Pink Floyd is good at making you feel a certain way by the way they structure their music. A crescendo will make your spirit soar or a pulsing bassline will give you an ominous sense of foreboding. They set the mood and you gotta feel it!

LEGEN LEGEND!!!!!

I was there twice. First time seating collapsed just as Rick played the opening notes for shine on

pink floyd is true Rock n Roll

Steel guitar is what he plays at the end, they play beautiful music with real instruments, it’s really an art, they are true musical artist😌👌

Thank you for reacting to High Hopes! Beautiful... Btw, it's called a steel or slide guitar

I am proud of you.

Puts me in a trance!Beautiful man.

Imagine going to a concert and that is the first number they play ! one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs thanx for your reaction

I agree 100% with Nigel below. Same Pulse concert, SORROW and COMFORTABLY NUMB are EPIC!! COMING BACK TO LIFE and LEARNING TO FLY are both fantastic as well.

Perfect reaction

Pink Floyd Forever Legend !!!

You definitely have to watch comfortably numb live from pulse.

I have been playing the guitar for 40+ years.... your expression throughout the song was unchanged until Gilmour hit that slide guitar. To my mind the greatest who ever lived just in terms of composition.... never been anyone like him. Raw emotional music..... love your reactions.

I saw Pink Floyd in Pittsburgh in 1974 I believe, doing their first US tour of "Dark Side of the Moon". Of course I was blown away. Their live performances were right on, just the same as their recording.

The lap steel is dope. Gilmour used to use the long neck of a glass beer bottle around his finger to play.

In the version that's live in Gdansk, he transitions from the slide solo to a longer acoustic solo. I think that version is better.

Definitely one of the best pink Floyd songs I've ever heard. Gotta throw it out there though, NightWish does a cover of this that is definitely worth checking out. Especially since you have done the original first

Great song. David Gilmour’s guitar is so tasteful!

Imagine what it was like for those of us who saw this live ( like I did )

loved it.. pink floyd is my fav. first hes got a good array of effects on it. hes playing what is called a lap steel. its bascially a guitar. originally it would lay in your lap. mostly its on a stand over the years. and hes using a slide.. i suspect a glass slide but it maybe stainless steel slide. i dunno i never looked into that.. great review.

Did you notice the hummingbird singing in the beginning? It’s a take off from the song “Grantchester Meadows” from the 1969 album Ummagumma. The beginning of that song also starts with the sound of a hummingbird. This is really nice song from the later albums. Live shows were great. Keep reacting to Pink Floyd! 🙏

How can you not love Gilmore?! Beautiful solo on the classical, melt face on the lap steel.

Comfortably Numb Pulse Concert is by far the best song of Pink Floyd for live version... Hope you please give it a listen... It helped me ease my mind while serving in the Marine Corps

The instrument David Gilmour, Pink Floyds guitarist, is playing is called a Lap Steel Guitar. It's basically a guitar that is played in your lap sitting. Instead of using a pick to play it, a "Slide" is used. It's a cylinder shaped object made of metal or glass usually, and you use to slide up and down the strings to create that very smooth transition from note to note. I enjoy your Pink Floyd reactions and I would love to see you react to "Comfortably Numb" from the Pink Floyd Pulse Concert 1994. Pink Floyd has always been known for their elaborate light shows at their concerts, and the Pulse Concert is no exception! It's an incredible performance of music and lighting that will likely never be reproduced!

Lap Steel done right, is amazing and cool. And is super fun to play. I never got the hang of playing slide on the guitar, so I tried Lap Steel. Still learning, but it's really enjoyable. Check out "One Of Theese Days" from David Gilmour's Live At Pompeii 2016. Some extraordinary lap steel playing. My absolute favourite version of that song.

pulse concert from beginning to end

He is playing a Lap steel (slide) guitar. David Gilmour can’t half make a guitar sing but can also make it cry. The man is a genius

I think you’re asking about the slide guitar, check out the Premier Guitar KZfaq’s Rig Rundown video with Daniel Lanois. I definitely recommend the Rig Rundown video series to anyone interested in gear and what difference artists use to produce the music they’ve made AND perform.

The instrument David Gilmour plays at the end of the song is a lap steel guitar

Hi I love your reactions and I love you watching all the British music but please please watch Gary Moore live in Montréax 2010 parisienne walkways

Saw Pink Floyd in concert in 1994 and they played this song. It was great! Great reactions If you want to try something different then try out the Japanese band name Scandal. I can give you some suggestions for songs by Scandal.

Yeah you could throw your G String at Gilmour, and he would probably just pick it up and make beautiful music on it. 🤘😍🤘

You don't listen to Pink Floyd. You experience them.

if you like PF, check out David Gilmour's work as a solo artist. the 2 live gigs, at Gdansk, 2006 and Pompeii, 2016, are great concerts. the tracks The Blue and On An Island, at Gdansk and In Another tongue, and A Boat Lies Waiting, at Pompeii are great Gilmour songs

It was the electric slide guitar. :-)

You gotta do “Sorrow” live from this concert! Great energy & long guitar intro. Please, lol...hardly anyone does it...🎧🎸🎹🥁🎼🔥🤘🏼

Fantastic song and performance. Can you react to Sultans of Swing by Dire Staits from the Alchemy concert?

Try listening to Run Like Hell from them and Have a Cigar

Comfortably Numb live from the Pulse tour has the best guitar solo ever.

I SALUTE you and your boundry-less musical taste & musical explorations!! DO YOURSELF A FAVOR! Order the Pink Floyd Pulse DVD. I caught a show on that final tour (drove all the way up to Vancouver BC). It took 3 crews working 'round the clock for a WEEK to set each show up-which is why it was limited LOL! The light show was like the entire place was part of the stage it was so immense... BUT, as truly IMMENSE as the show was, the MUSIC WAS BIGGER, MORE GRAND...truly an epic event. I've been to more shows for many genres of music than I could ever count, and that will always be the best. SO GRAB PULSE and if you get a chance, let us know how you like it ma'am! Peace, be well always!

Hi Hun

Anything from Pulse really, well maybe not time!

Steve Vai - Whispering A Prayer Live Where The Wild Things Are please?

How about doing: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.... Live & River Plate............ thanx

Annnd this is the song my pothead buddies left to take a smoke break on. Without me.

🤝👍👏👏👏👏🙏

You're a cutie Scribe!

I believe it was also called a steel guitar.

If you are heading down the rabbit hole of the Floyd, try the pulse concert brain damage and eclipse, and of course comfortably numb. Keep Talking and Sorrow are also superb.

Gilmour's solo guitar...what else¡¡

Marooned - live or the official video.

Did you get to watch the wall movie?

You are very pretty.

Reap the suffering by dawn of demise

being a vocalist here's a beyond belief cover of an Etta James song you should hear also an awesome Guitar solo by one of the current best blues guitarists Beth Hart Joe Bonamassa "I'd Rather Go Blind" live in Amsterdam kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i6t4qrKQuqvUZ3U.html I am betting you will love her here's another of her wilder performances with her regular guitarist Jon Nichols Beth Hart "Am I The One" live at Paradiso kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i82iddFhnJjQfYk.html it'd her own song and the closest I have heard anyone get to sounding like Janis Joplin.

It's called a pedal steel guitar. David Gilmour plays the hell out of that instrument.

"Poles Apart" by them is a far better song!!!! just saying. A Pink Floyd Fan...

ITs called Steel guitar

Electric lap steel guitar ..

Girl you must have to listen to sorrow from this very concert.

Steele guitar

It’s called a slide guitar

What genre? progressive rock? psychedelic? No . . . Pink Floyd its own genre, especially as you listen to more. and more.

Radiohead - Let down

are you okay darlin? you look upset =[

Slide guitar

Floyd without Waters misses some bite. It gets a bit sluggish. More in the style of Gilmour.

Not bad for live, eh?

Do "Money" by Pink Floyd from the Delicate Sound of Thunder live album. There's no video, only audio.