Pink Floyd is a genre all its own and there aren't words to adequately describe their music. I hope you listen to more.

Cool reaction, man. Pink Floyd has an extensive rabbit hole but their music is unlike anyone else's. Conceptually, lyrically, and musically, nobody touches them. A lot of their albums are meant to be experienced front to back in one sitting as they're concept albums. Very rarely do they have a break or dead air between songs. Some tracks that would be good to get you started are Comfortably Numb (my personal favourite), Time, Money, Wish You Were Here, and Hey You. Just to kind of get you hooked. People will recommend live stuff and while I agree you must hear and see their live work, it's important to always do the studio version first. So much work goes into the production that missing out on the nuances of each track is almost a crime. That being said, the PULSE version of Comfortably Numb is widely regarded to be the best live guitar solo of all time across all of rock. Looking forward to following you on your PF journey!

You're the first reactor to catch that little flip of the stick by Nick Mason the drummer! I've been watching this for a couple of years now and people reacting to the song and finally somebody noticed or at least mentioned Nick Mason flipping the stick! Yes that's David Gilmour on guitar with Rick Wright on the keyboards and Rodger Waters playing the bass! The director of this documentary / concert is Adrian maben and the idea came to him when he was visiting Pompeii to do a concert that would be the antithesis of Woodstock with an absence of people instead of a gigantic crowd thus this piece of art playing to the ghosts of the 79 ad eruption of Mount Vesuvius!

The driving bass work on this is amazing and keeps the song alive. The guitar almost gets in the way.

Hi friends, thank you for your brilliant comments. Just to quickly address part 2: I wasn't aware at the time that there was a part 2 but found out shorty after recording. I'll react to it on the 30th when home from a trip :) EDIT: I've seen a few comments concerning my listening environment and equipment. Please do not worry. I'm a sound engineering student and am listening from a home studio. I use a high end pair of Shure earphones to listen to music, but have high end headphones and a very meticulously put together pair of matched studio monitors. I'm listening to these songs the way they are intended, I know you all love these songs - I promise I'm listening to them the way they were intended :) Also thank you for the EBow corrections!

Great reaction! Next, to get the full impact of Echoes, please react to the the full song from start to finish on the Meddle album.

Thank you so much for your reaction. Echoes is in fact my favorite composition. I love the fact that I listened to it a 1000 times, and still missed something you noticed. It is a wonderfully thought and built masterpiece. Please, listen to the second part, the "reprise", it is the best ! Oh and if I could give any suggestion : Shine on You crazy Diamond is the song that made me into Pink Floyd, "Comfortably numb" may have the best solo ever. "The Great Gig in the Sky" is marvelous, "Pigs" is the one I've obsessed with recently, and my weird guilty pleasure is the Atom Heart Mother Suite - but you seem educated in music enough to go through it safely. It is a rich field, just go for it ! Even better : listen to each album as it was thought, as a whole !

Cool reaction, only Pink Floyd can play a concert for the Gods and the dead of Pompeii. The famous bass riff was of course stolen by Andrew Lloyd Webber for Phantom of the Opera. These guys along with Led Zeppelin and The Beatles are on an elevator floor above every other band .

one thing that is an absolute MUST if you're going to react to Pink Floyd in the future: when you do their song "Time," and you will (every channel does...lol), you MUST MUST MUST let it play through "Great Gig In The Sky"...the next song. the two are absolutely linked and MUST be listened to together to get the full effect. every reaction channel f's this up bad. listen to BOTH together.

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This version is obviously legendary, but I feel the best version is Live in Gdansk, which I feel was the culmination of a lifetime perfecting the song. Gdansk was the final time that Gilmour and Wright would play the song. The last 5 minutes is almost a goodbye between the two, Wright passed on from cancer a short time afterwards and Gilmour said he would never again play the song without Wright.

they were just finding their groove with this song.. literally and metaphorically. The studio version runs 23 minutes and change. You just heard roughly half of it. You might want to check out "Comfortably Numb" by them next, studio version first.

You should react to the best version of Echoes: live at Gdansk concert, 2006. David and Richard reach a pinnacle of musical communication there.

I Remember well, back in 1973. I instantly fellt in love with PF. Sad, you can hear all of this PF music all just once for the first time.

Welcome to pink floyd al your in for a treat just amazing keep them coming

This was just Part 1 of "Echoes", the other half (also on YT) finished the film (the studio version is Side 2 of "Meddle"). Also it couldn't have been an Ebow as that didn't come out until 1976, and this was filmed in 1971. More Floyd please! But please be aware that some of their best albums ("The Dark Side of the Moon", "Animals", and "The Wall") are concept ones, so the songs should be played in order (and many blend into the next track without a break), rather than selected at random. "Wish You Were Here" is more flexible in that regard, but "The Dark Side of the Moon" is a must listen, one of the biggest selling albums of all time.

the Ebow sound in the beginning is actually the sound of rubbing a slide quickly up and down the high E string on the guitar with a lot of delay! made in a time before a lot of these common electronic effects even existed. Pink Floyd were way ahead of their time

David Gilmore has said that "playing this song with Richard Wright is like a having a conversation with him. Since he has passed, I won't perform this song again." Oh and if you take the time to read these comments, I would also suggest (other's here will agree with me, that you react tot he complete live film of this very recording. It's called: "Pink Floyd, Live at Pompeii". Huge look into the lives of the band and some of their songs at the time. You will be amazed at their creativity since no computers were invented then. Even sequencers were not around. Sampling, Nope! Just amazing!

Welcome to Pink Floyd, buckle up your seat Dorethy coz Kansas is about to go bye bye! Definitely do the album The Dark Side of the Moon BUT be warned tracks transition directly into each other and themes follow so if you do single tracks you can get odd cut off endings. Best done as a "side 1 / side 2" and then chop up as separate reactions after recording 😉

I've watched many (dozens?) of folks react to this video... and I think you are the first to notice Nick's stick flip.

Firstly mate, as an Englishman who obviously understands music, shame on you for not knowing pink Floyd! I’m so envious however, of what you’ve got coming because they’ve made the finest music in history. Great reaction, I can’t wait to see you do more Floyd.

Gilmour isn't using an ebow. He is using a steel. At about 3:56 you can see him switch it out for a slide. The piano is run through a Leslie.

I’ve just noticed, I’m your 40th subscriber. Good luck with your new channel.

Can you imagine going on vacation to check out Pompeii and you accidentally stumble across a Pink Floyd concert.

Great reaction, love to see someone with a good understanding of mixing and mastering! A few other great Pink Floyd treasures are the track "Dogs" from their 1977 record titled "Animals", and the Pulse Live concert performance of "Comfortably Numb"!

As a Pink Floyd connoisseur, the best version of "Echoes" is the studio version on the "Meddle" "album". This was the song where the band found its' identity. It's also one of my favorites and the first Pink Floyd song I ever heard.

Most of Pink Floyd song are like movie score. The music (and few lyrics) guides you through your own life's experiences and the movie occurs in your head. It's for you alone!

This Entire LP. "MEDDLE" is of course FABULOUS. THE FLOYD rabbit hole is a Treasure you've found. There are so many more .... David & Rick Guitar & Keys, are conversing. Per David.🥰 Great reaction.

What a journey you are starting my friend. I started my journey when I was 12 and now I’m 60. 😂 Everyday I listen to Pink Floyd. It’s a ritual and I even find them more relevant today. Great reaction ❤

Excellent reaction, the Gilmour guitar solo in the middle is mesmerizing in my opinion. One of my favorite performances of all time.

Welcome to the most unique music genre of all time; Pink Floyd. There are many great songs to react to ... one of the caveats is that you must never stop a David Gilmore solo ... mid-solo. Hell hath no fury as a Pink Floyd fan commenting to a reactor on YT that stops mid solo. Another thing is there is a semi divided camp on Studio versus Live. I actually prefer live in most all cases, except for possibly "The Great Gig in the Sky", on The DSotM, which the studio version is unparalleled ... the Pulse 1994 concert in London has some incredible live videos, most notably Comfortably Numb (The best guitar solo in rock history IMHO) and probably the best live performance of the "The Great Gig in the Sky". Good luck on your channel.

Great to see one of the few intelligent reactions to Pink Floyd, ha, great job man! Yeah, that's David Gilmour on guitar, great hands, this is 1971! Pink Floyd is on another level man, I've been a Floyd fan since the release of their iconic "Dark Side of the Moon" album in 1973. All these sounds from 4 guys, guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums,... live! Incredible man. All of the band members are in their early to mid 20s here. You should check out some of their 1994 Pulse concert at Earls Court, see these guys, (well 3 of them), 25 years later in their late 40's early 50's, lol. Phenomenal live performances of some of their best music. "Comfortably Numb", "Sorrow", "High Hopes", "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", and lots more, they do the whole "Dark Side of the Moon" album!

Great reaction. Welcome to the Pink Floyd rabbit hole. If you do more then I suggest that the albums are done as a whole, there is frequently a story line and they transition from one track to the next.

1:58 Close, Gilmour - the guitarist - has the volume way up on his guitar and is rubbing a metal slide on the strings, but not fretting the notes, simply moving the slide up and down the neck. EDIT: You saw it was a slide a bit later on.

Loved your reactions! Your words, expressions and thoughts were pretty much me seeing it for the first time many decades ago. Loved that you mentioned Nick's drumming, very few do and he doesn't get enough praise. I often listen to the same song 4 times and just concentrate on the instruments seperately to appreciate their individual skills. Any Colour You Like, live at Brighton 1972 shows how they compliment each other, Marooned from The Division Bell 1994 album won a grammy in 1995, it was written by David and Richard Wright (keyboards). They had a great 'musical instinct' between them. The piano is strong and builds a tall slim tower brick by brick, and the guitar is a vine keeping apace growing around it, it's not what they envisioned, but that's how I experience it. Looking forward to more of your reactions.

BTW Drummer Nick Mason is the man - try and find "One of these days" same location. Also you must listen to Saucer full of Secrets" same location. Minds will be blown.

Can't recollect a reactor starting their Floydian journey at 'Echoes' so this will be interesting - think it the best place to start if you then move forward chronologically into what I personally believe to be the greatest period of music any band has delivered in music which means 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Wish You Were Here', 'Animals' and 'The Wall' in that order, but its your channel, your home, your rules...you will be tempted by comments for their live stuff (and with justification), especially Pulse, I just think you'll get more from listening to the studio stuff first, build up the anticipation, then just revel in the bands magnificence when you get there - I'm so jealous you are going into this rabbit hole...really enjoyed your articulate presentation and have duly subscribed...just one piece of advice from the outset otherwise you'll get saturated with annoying comments which is simply to never pause a Gilmour solo when it occurs...seriously the 'brew ha ha' should you do so can be daft to the extreme...anyway, good luck with your channel.

I totally agree stay away from video's . This is just a gift us long time fans. This was pure back when they did the albums. The ages they were. Its later concert video's miss oir original way we heard it. This Nanna is so proud of you young man. The classics. You will see all the influences . Think of the year. Cheers

That is the first time I heard part one, without hearing part two.

Whilst The Beatles were in Studio 2 in Abbey Road recording Sgt. Pepper, Floyd were next door in Studio 1 recording their first album 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn'. Pompeii is a great intro to Floyd. Enjoy your journey.

I'm so glad to have been a youth back in the 70's when all this great music was happening around me. And now aged 60, it sounds even better! David Gilmour made some fab solo albums too, and his untitled album from 1978 highlights his incredible guitar dynamics!

Some comments: 1) This is part one, it starts with a single note. There is an equally long second part, the whole song ends with the same note it started out at. 2) Around 11 minutes in is the lick that was borrowed to make Phantom of the Opera. 3) In the funk section at the end the guitar changes its role from playing chords and melodies to creating a sound collage. Notes for the most part don't matter anymore. Same goes for the keys.

Watch Comfortably Numb live from the Pulse concert at Earl's Court in 94. I was at this concert and it was extraordinary.

You know its good when 5 seconds into it and you're already hooked.

A great reaction to that very special footage. But that was only part 1. I hope we get as well part2?

I’ve always said, if I ever had one wish to see any concert or performance in the past. It would be this in the stands by myself out of camera shot!

Nice reaction.. (: Everything from the Pulse concert is more than one could ask for, so...

Their songs allow all elements of the band to shine. Talking of shine. Please listen to Shine on you Crazy Diamond parts 1 to 5 and parts 6 to 9.

I would SERIOUSLY suggest you listen to the BEST and most audio complete version of this song by listening to the LP version. OH! pro tip...When you get to the funky section, rewind 5 seconds and then as it drops wind the volume up 3 notches!!!

'Theatrical release' because it was produced by Universal Pictures. They probably had rehearsal versions I assume. Music so powerful, even the lions didn't want to come out. 😬

Sorry, not an e-Bow, they were not marketed until 1976, and this was five years before. It's simply a lot of sustain, feedback and delays. Guitars are a Fender Strat and Jedson slide. Keyboards are a Steinway mini grand (through Leslie and Binson Echorec), Hammond A100 and Farfisa Duo organs. Ludwig drums, Fender Precision bass. And "that fellow" is David Gilmour, famed for his sound. This track came about as a collection of 36 riffs, grooves and ideas patched together.

Is this Dave Gilmour are 4 words I never thought I would hear :)

To me the mellow part represents the happy life in Pompeii when it changes to the driving beat part that is Vesuvius pumping out burning ash and the guitar represents the people of Pompeii screaming and the way the guitar dies out is the last people dying. Well that's my take on it.

Saucerful of Secrets from Live at Pompeii and Comfortably Numb from the Pulse album

Pink Floyd at there best great song

Headphones.. always headphones with Pink Floyd !

Just discovered your channel and have no idea on what you have already reacted to or even heard before. Seeing your reaction to the brilliance of Pink Floyd, I think you would also enjoy the live 1970 tv show video of Deep Purple doing Sweet Child in Time. Also any live video of John Farnham with the MSO ( Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ) and then the very deep rabbit hole of Jimmy Barnes and Cold Chisell. A good starting point for Barnsey is his live duet with John Farnham doing When Something is Wrong With My Baby.... from the tv show Hey Hey it’s Saturday. You won’t be disappointed . lol

David Gilmour's guitar is synonymous with incredible. 🐐 Now continue to DSOM and listen to each album in sequence. Unlike everyone else do it right. You are gonna love it. Shine on 💎

Joined just to see if you've now been Floyded like the millions of others that have been PF lovers pretty much since they started. I've seen them live on most their major tours, last one being Pulse twice. They are the best and have not seen any concerts that compare. They are a genre all to themselves. David Gilmour is a phenomenal guitarist that takes you into his own world. His solo in Comfortably Numb at the Pulse concert in 94 has now been voted #1 in rock history, check it out.

best band ever lived mate,listen to echoes in it's entirety from the meddle album it's a masterpiece.go down the pink floyd rabbit hole,shine on,comfortably numb,dogs,mother,hey you,obscured by clouds,darkisde of the moon in it's entirety if you can.also give tool a go al,lateralus(better through headphones though)pushit(salival version)jambi,right in two,the grudge etc have a good day

Pulse concert 1994 is epic,

'Dark Side of the Moon' a concept album (life time )

Pretty sure Ebows weren't available until the mid 70's. This was recorded in 1972.

You mentioned the interaction between Gilmour on guitar and Wright on keys. . . It’s all in the name. 😁

This entire song is built off if that very first “ping” you hear. Richard Wright was playing a piano through a Leslie cabinet speaker. The rest of the band found it so interesting they began playing around with the melody and “Echoes” was the result. This song also is typically viewed by Pink Floyd fans as the turning point in their sound. Everything after this song is very different from everything before this song.

I like listening to your brain. It's so cool to see someone seeing/hearing this for the first time. Next do "Comfortably Numb" studio. Do not do another PF song live until you've hear the studio first. After CN, you must go to "Dark side of the Moon". Trust me, sooooooo many people say Pink Floyd is "different" like a music you have never heard. At some point you will hear, "Wish You Were Here"; like most Pink Floyd songs, they blend in to one another, listen to "Have a Cigar" first, then let it blend into "Wish You Were Here". Like I say, most of their songs literally blend in to one another. They have been one of my favorite bands for almost 50 years. I wish you well.

the best Roger Waters lyrics. the best Nick Mason performance. the best Gilmour and Wright harmony. one of the best song in whole music history.

Dude, this was filmed in 1971, there were no such things as ebows, though he is indeed producing that sound from his guitar.

Pink Floyd was performing for an unoccupied stadium but for the souls of those who perished there long ago in the ash and smoke of a volcanic eruption.

Great reaction. It is shocking that this video has almost 4,000 views but your channel has only 213 subscribers. Come on people, like and subscribe, this is a great reactor that deserves your likes and subs and this should be a fantastic ride!

Echo's David Gilmore s guitar and Rick Wright's keyboards 😊

I suggest headphones for sure

Rick Wright (R.I.P.) on keyboards, synths and vocals. David Gilmour on guitar and vocals. Roger Waters on bass. Nick Mason on drums.

There's so much more in the Pink Floyd rabbit hole. Try Green is the Colour or Cymbaline.

Oh damn. He getting into pink floyd. Lots of likes and views when you listen to TOOL and pink floyd

Nick mason drums, Rodger waters bass

Comfortably numb, and on the turning away on delicate sound of thunder 2019 remaster

Please listen to part 2 of this

E-bows were not in entented when they made this album

Here are some suggestions for best enjoyment. Shine On Crazy Diamond (album version) is an artistic masterpiece. There are 2 parts that bookend the album Wish You Were Here. The song is actually listed as having 9 parts which can be thought of in the same way as you might think of movements of a classical piece of music. Originally was to be one whole album side but was split in two. Love the instrumental beauty of this song, especially the saxophone. The song is in part an ode to their departed band member Syd Barrett who had a mental breakdown. The story goes that he actually showed up in the studio while they were recording the song and was not initially recognized because he had changed so much (shaved his eyebrows etc). Here is the first 5 parts of the Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Like Echoes Shine on You Crazy Diamond starts out quiet and a bit slow but builds into a very strong piece of music. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9abm5urzsXJmZc.html Parts 6-9 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ratier1ju9bVmqM.html You then could then take at least 3 different routes. 1) Listen to whole albums starting with Dark Side of the Moon and going through the next 3 (Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall). 2) Listen to one of there more popular but great songs like Comfortably Numb, Wish You Were Here or Have a Cigar (none of these are on their most popular album Dark Side of the Moon). 3) React to one of their more unique grittier songs “Pigs (three different ones)” (or Dogs or Sheep from the Animals album). The Animals album was loosely inspired in part by George Orwell’s Animal Farm. If you go to the Animals album; I strongly recommend The 2018 remix. The 2018 remix of Pink Floyd Animals has all the same songs and original recordings just mixed better. There is more clarity and the instruments are better separated. The sound is less mushy. The drumming sounds better the guitar solos come through better and you can really feel the bass guitar more distinctly. In places where the keyboards should be elevated they are. Here is Pigs (three different ones) from the Pink Floyd KZfaq channel: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ocBghMh22q_Vf2w.html

Try Uriah Heep 4th group of the Trinity of the70s Rock Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath do song Circle of Hands

one of the best music flims ever made

Just wait until he finds out theres a part 2 that doubles the song's length 👀

Pink Floyd are Aliens....

I don't think you get to speak in that accent and not know about Pink Floyd, but let's gooo!

earbuds or headphones please

Hint; Trade places with the featured artist, on your screen.

I'm sure you've already been asked to watch the live PULSE version of Comfortably Numb, so I won't bother😉

Great video. That's only half the song! The song is 21 minutes long. You should listen to whole song; otherwise, you're missing out on the genius of it. Don't listen to parts 1 & 2. Find a copy or purchase a copy of song in it's entirety, not broken into parts, the way it was intended to be listened to. You'll love it!

No e-bows back then. Just slide and fingers

Ending? That wasn’t the ending, it was the end of part 1, aren’t you going to finish it?

Yes great music, so good it was plagiarised by Andrew Lloyd Webber for his musical the Phantom of the Opera.

So now you know where Andrew Lloyd Webber stole his “phantom of the Oprah” riff from …. 😂

not an e bow,,,its just a solid steele slide e bow hadnt been invented when this was recorded

Headset bro - put em on and try again

Love Echoes but any of several other Floyd songs should have been the starting point for you.

Gilmour is god

Gilmour is the greatest ever.

This band cannot be touched. In the same way Led Zeppelin and Grateful Dead cannot be compared to by any band. Burns my ears off every time I hear this 🤪

You ain’t seen nothing yet!