Apologies for the cuts guys! It pains me to do so. I had some copyright issues with this so I had reduce video size/volume and add in a couple of cuts. Don't hate me. :)

It wasn't 5 minutes of Gilmour's guitar crying. It was 5 minutes (and 26 years) of millions of other guitars crying that they'll never get played like that.

My dad was at this concert he died this year during first wave of the pandemic he got me into pink floyd and I miss him terribly but I get a sense of happiness knowing he was there and had the time of his life. David Gilmour was his favourite musician and comfortably numb was his favourite song and this version always left him speechless.

Having heard this song hundreds of times i still get chills from the guitar solos. Absolutely unbelieveable

I could listen to this solo a million times and my reaction will always be the same! my soul is transported out of my body, time stops flowing for 5 minutes, nothing exists around me, it's an indescribable feeling! this is probably the best concert solo and live performance of all time! the way gilmour makes his guitar scream...it's just amazing...

When I saw this show in Tampa, by time the last note rang out my girlfriend and I were slack jawed and speechless. We shuffled out of the stadium, got in the car, still dumbfounded and disoriented, and drove for nearly a half hour before we said a word to each other.

all guitars want David Gilmour for Christmas 😎👍🎸

When the aliens land, the first thing they’ll say: “Take us to Pink Floyd...”

Most guitarists go on stage, plug their guitar into a pedalboard and amp, and play to the audience. David Gilmour walked on stage, plugged his guitar into his heart and yours, and channelled the emotion right from his soul to yours. He can get more out of one note than most musicians can from several bars. The only competition for "best guitar solo of all time" is his other rendition of the same song at Pompei, but I have only experienced that on video. The Earl's Court performance was the greatest concert of my life. 2nd tier, just facing the mixing desk, stage right. You can almost hear the gasp on the recording when the lighting rig starts moving (it had the projection screen in the middle of it (this being the days before video walls), and again when all the super-troupers lit up that ball - it was like a star going supernova over the centre of the arena! Their lasers were awesome - I heard afterwards they were prototypes, and there were no spares n existence of the same power. And I can re-live it by putting the DVDs in. And yeah, the place was rammed, and I walked on air for several days afterwards. The setlist included the whole of Dark Side Of The Moon, which is still my favourite album of all time. You do a pretty good job with it, especially considering you aren't playing a strat 🎸👍

Effects guy: “What’s the budget and what can we do?” Floyd: “Yes”

they always had mad light shows because they thought they were dead boring to watch on stage, they wanted their audience to have something else to look at! personally, I'd die happy just listening to Gilmour in a dark room, for ever!

My uncle and cousin got me into pink Floyd at 13/14yo and once I was in the army I weirdly got lots of people into it 😂, just by playing it in my room then I’d hear others start to play it after asking who it was.. 38 now and still get goosebumps when others first hear it 😊... P.S well done for not interrupting a Gilmour solo

Saw this tour in Vancouver. There are no words. I was row 55 on the floor right beside the giant disco ball. One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I feel sorry for any Floyd fans that will never get to experience this. And let me tell you, watching it like this never gets old either. I must have seen this video a thousand times and it still gives me chills.

Every time he hits that bit with the repetitive bending, my soul leaves my body for a bit

For me the best live guitar solo ever witnessed. The album version solo is up there with hotel California, stairway to heaven etc etc but this blows all of them out of the water. Cool reaction

This is the concert of a lifetime there are no words for its perfection. Remember this is just one track.

Regarding the Pulse title: it is the title of the DVD set this is taken from, all recorded at Earls Court in London. Not much extra lighting added for these shows, this was actually how they toured. Regarding the tour: they actually had three identical stages on this tour. Because it was so massive they had to have three of them nr. 2 was the stage that was being played on (usually several nights in a row) while stage 1 (which was in the city they played before stage 2) was being torn down and stage 3 was being built in the city where they would play after stage 2. Stage after being torn down moves to the city after stage 3 basically every stage when torn down leapfrogs over the other two stages. Huge operation.

Any Guitarist would state, "This is one of the best live performances EVER!!"

Never...fails...to...amaze...and yeah the section he plays right as the ball opens up is almost the first section I go to when seeing reactions...its usually priceless...

David Gilmour does not simply play the guitar. He tells a story with it.

One of the greatest live performances to ever be captured on video imho.

I would regard this outro solo as perhaps the most moving in history, followed closely by the lap steel outro of "High Hopes" - a must see - from the same tour. If your eyes don't tear up a little, your soul is dead. "High Hopes" is the consummate closing cut of their studio album, it is the perfect ending to their careers in the studio and a monument to Syd Barrett.

This performance succeeded in doing two things: 1. Reminding me just how good Pink Floyd are, 2. Make Nightwish's cover/tribute of High Hopes even more impressive because of 1.

C'est un héritage magnifique que nous laissera Pink Floyd. Somptueux concert, l'mage le son, et la technique tout y est....Merci encore, j'ai 67 ans et suis toujours aussi fan !!!

I see this and ask myself "why wasn't I there?" What was I doing in '94 that was stopping me? Kicking myself forever is all I can say now!

Speachless pretty much sums up everyone who hears this master play this masterpiece of music.

I’m 61 years old now and still get chills when I hear this song. David Gilmore has always been my favorite guitar player. The way he stretches those strings he puts every ounce of heart and soul into his music. There will be no other and there’s nobody out there in my eyes that will ever compare with him.

Great reaction!!! Okay, a couple of things to mention. Pink Floyd always, ALWAYS paid as much attention to detail for their concert tours, as they did when producing albums. They pretty much invented the idea of lights at a live show being more than just steady spotlights on the band members. I have seen old videos (1960's) where they projected lava lamp effects and colours on the stage while performing. And I have also been to 2 Pink Floyd concerts, minus Roger Waters. Light show and special effercts were out of this world, and they did something actually illegal. For their last encore, they finished without actual fireworks in a closed stadium! They exploded just under the roof, and knowing the group fairly well, I watched them and not the fireworks for long, and saw all of them hop into waiting limos behind the stage, and they were off to the hotel or whatever. So when the crowd stated yelling for another encore, I told my friends let's head for the exits and we beat the crowd out of the stadium by a mile. I have also seen David Gilmour solo AND Roger Waters solo, within a month of each other. Another thing I would like to mention, is that everybody seems oblivious to the fact that this is actually an editted version of this performance. There are a couple of 'dodgy' notes, according to some, and thus it was editted. The problem I have with that is that in order to cut out a couple of dodgy notes, 67 seconds got cut. And that, to me, seems like 'Oh I have a wart on my finger, I think I will cut off my arm.' A couple of notes is what, 2 seconds? To cut over a minute extra seems excessive. And all you have to do to see for yourself is to type in UNCUT at the end of the rest of it, and there it will be.

Great reaction Thomas! Gilmour also delivers an epic improvised guitar solo on 'Sorrow' from this same P.U.L.S.E tour.

Whenever I hear the phrase "soulful guitar", this is what I hear. That guitar is telling a story, all by itself.

I was at this concert in 94, in Toronto, which was an outdoor venue (3 nights). When the screen tilts forward during the solo, you don't notice the crew uncovering the disco ball (rises from the ground of course for an outdoor show, unlike Earl's Court). And, unlike the concert film from the 1988 tour, the disco ball opening up was another spectacular detail. I'll never forget that night.

As soon as the lights hit the "disco ball" all stage lights turn of, except one that lights up Gilmour. When it opens up the stage lights come back on.

that stank face you made is the biggest compliment a guitar player can receive! Gilmour is a genius!

Finally someone who understands the beauty of this masterpiece! This song has ruined all music for me. There will never be a song as beautiful! That ball was built by Stagecraft Inc. and is one of the largest in the world at 16 feet in diameter. The mirror ball splits open to a height of 24 feet revealing a powerful 12 kilowatt Phoebus HMI lamp inside.

David Gilmour is not human; he is a god! If you've not seen Pink Floyd live - especially back in the 70's and early 80's - you've not truly lived. I was at the Wall concert at the LA Forum way back in the day and it was surely a milestone in my life. I'm 60 now but still have my ticket stub and tour t-shirt framed and on the wall in my cave.

I have watched numerous reactions to this footage and you are the only one that seems to have noticed the ring of lights descending.

Your reaction to the ' disco ball ' was priceless , I was fortunate to have seen Pink Floyd live , check out Run Like Hell from the same concert , it will blow you away !

Those spinning lights are really Leslie speakers.

I was at this tour when they played in Canada in 94. This was the epic ending but the show wasn't over yet...they came back and played Wish You Were Here and Run Like Hell for the encore!

Great review. Love your analysis of how various effects are achieved. There are NO bad tracks on the Pulse Tour. Try Time, Sorrow, Shine on you Crazy Diamond, One of these Days and the finale to the gig - Run Like Hell. I remember in an interview David was talking about how "Shine On" was developed, and he said that he was just experimenting one day and those classic 4 notes that mark the tempo change "just fell out of the guitar". No one does gigs like this anymore!

I have been lucky to have seen pink floyd in concert a couple of times but to be at this concert Earl's court 94 I have to say apart from the birth of my son was the best experience of my life 🎸

This was billed their last world tour. So this production was at all of their shows. I remember going to the Pasadena, CA. Show both night and somehow ended up in Arizona for their next show a few days later. The light and the production in this show was a amazing thing to be their. That light towards I remember staring at it as it went from A pillar to a mushroom to a Lotus flower, it was amazing.

The best part of amazing simplicity is the slide down at the very before they go out. Perfect distorted tone and perfect time. I've never hear a slow slide down on a low E that was so amazing. 13:05

I watch all of the reactions I can find to this. Reactions to the first solo are always great and I’m like “you need to strap in for the second one then matey!”

There're a lot of videos of peoples reacting to the song but a reaction video by a guitarist is the best! You know the musical theory, you can react and explain what is played on stage! You feel the performance and I can have a better understanding of the magic of the tune I listen for so many years!! Nice PRS BTW!

I was at this concert in Clemson SC. That was the best show I've ever saw! I saw them in the 70s do dark side of the moon which was unreal also but lighting got much better over the years. The best for sure!

Exactly what I'd hoped to find in my 'guitarist reacts' search. Thanks.

One of the greatest guitar solos. Sat...no, laid down actually...in many a smoky and darkened room on many an evening back in 1979 listening to The Wall and waiting for this track to come on, on the fourth side of the vinyl. Saw them in Wembley (the old stadium) in 1989, on the tour before this one - epicAF, obviously! The CD of Pulse was a double album and had a red LED built into the spine, which flashed about once a minute...forever! Most people had covered it up or ripped it out within a few weeks - or maybe that was just me! Nice analysis and great appreciation of what Dave is doing.

I was very lucky to have seen them in 1987 at London Docklands Arena. I was only just getting into their music but to this day, it was by far the most impressive concert I've ever experienced with this song being the absolute icing on the cake. The place was fully seated & throughout the concert, everyone in front kept standing up & could only see the special effects above such as the bed & inflatable pig with huge balls flying across the arena, all lit my the lasers. However, when this song came on, I simply sat down & melted into the seat to let the sounds flow over me. To this day, listening to any rendition by Mr Gilmore pretty much makes me stop what I'm doing & immerse myself into it.

I saw Floyd twice on their extended tour for the "Momentary Lapse of Reason" album, first at Cleveland stadium on Sept. 17th 1987, and then again near the end of their tour, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh in May 1988. Their light shows and props were basically the same during this tour as they were for the later Pulse album shows. They brought out the "Animals" Pig dirigible, and the Teacher balloon from "The Wall" tour, as well as the crashing German warplane that flew across the stadium on cables and disappeared behind curtains off to the side of the stage in a flashpot "explosion". THe huge "disco ball" was just that, a huge mirrored globe. When it opened, the lower half had like fronds that opened downward, and the top half, the fronds lifted upward. The fronds were also mirrored inside and lights were inside, so it caused new and different light effects to rain on the crowd. It was almost like you were in the midst of all the universe's stars, as they spun around you. To answer your questions, the whammy-bar shrieking guitar was almost indescribable, but I'll try... the volume of the music was probably around 120 decibels and it echoed around the stadium. The vibrating whammy-shaking sound caused your neck (presumably through your eustachian tubes) to vibrate quite violently, while at the same time, the high pitched wail made your brain tingle and feel like it was blowing up like a balloon. If you have ever been near a top fuel dragster or nitro funny car and were not wearing ear protection or covering your ears when the driver punched the gas pedal, THAT SOUND AND YOUR BODY REACTIONS to the sounds is very similar. I had to grab both sides of my neck to restrain my vibrating neck! It was actually rather scary, but it was also just too awesome, because you knew that it was just the music. I don't recall that David played the whammy wailing at the Cleveland Stadium, but he did in Pittsburgh. The solos were significantly different at the different performances, and the Cleveland stadium solo was not nearly as good as the Pgh Stadium solo. Actually, neither were as awesome as the "Pulse solo" because they weren't as polished and the buildup to the crescendo wasn't as cleanly and artistically pleasing in it's structuring as it was in Pulse Live. However, the Pittsburgh solo was definitely much more similar and you get the sense that some of his ad-libs used in the Pgh solo were appealing enough to David that he incorporated them into his later renditions. Also, Dave's hands were magically, extra on fire that night in Pgh, and his finger speed and picking were at his best. I suggest that everybody seek out his Comfortably Numb performance from that night and give it a listen. The audience went nuts after he did that brief 20 seconds of shredding in his solo, because it was probably the fastest, smoothest speed notes he's ever done. See here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7F-nrScv7S3dZs.html to listen to the full Pittsburgh concert. Comfortably Numb starts around the 2:00 hour mark. Also, we had great seats at the Pgh concert... 5th row from the stage, on the ground, a little to the right side. At an unusually quiet crowd moment, I stood up on my chair and yelled at David and got his attention and waved to him and he waved back. I don't recall where in the concert that I did this, but if you listen through the entire thing, you might even hear my loud-ass voice yelling out "HEYYYYY DAVVVVVVE!" lol

One of the best reactions i have seen on KZfaq of this same song. You felt everything the should be felt... You saw the stage the lights the music the croud.... Will wait for more content of yours. Subscribed.

I was in the Pink Floyd concerts 1987 and1994 when the light bold open makes kind of cosmo stars on the air. my best concert in my life

Iam 65 and heard this a hundred times and still get chills. I was blessed to see them two times and it was like a religous experience to feel that music. Best in history.

The second solo is truly incredible! "I wish I was there".

When you said you may have already seen this, I'm thinking, "Oh, you would DEFINITELY remember this if you had seen it before." I've seen quite a few reactors do this video, but most don't seem as thrilled with the visuals as you were...and as someone who had the same reaction as you, I'm glad I'm not alone. Those who were able to be there in person must have been overwhelmed...I know I sure would have been.

You did a fabulous description of David's style, and you had a great reaction to this fabulous live piece. Thank you! Great job on replicating David's work, too. You had it dead on!

I’m not a guitar player but I love to listen to guitar, and I came across this Pink Floyd live performance just a few weeks ago having never really been a fan as such. Since first hearing it, I can’t get the song out of my head and that entire performance is just epic! I’ve watched a few reaction videos and enjoyed the one from “The Charismatic Voice” but yours is equally enjoyable because you are clearly a talented guitar player and it was very interesting to see your reaction as someone who can appreciate what it takes to create that amazing solo. I’m 50 years old so way too late to become a good guitar player starting from scratch but I would love to be able to create even a few sounds from some of my favourite tracks. We have a couple of guitars in the attic so maybe I should take one to a music shop and get a new set of strings installed and tuned and start learning. Crazy idea?

very bold move bringing out a guitar when you react to gilmour, hehe....

So glad I discovered you!I love your reaction , comments and expertise.

Thanks for doing this, the guitar analysis is great to see. I was at one of those Earls Court shows in ‘94, I was sitting just in front and to the left of the central mixing desk. The mirror ball was just behind me, over my right shoulder. A great show.

Yeh OK but if you want dazzle, Pink Floyd - Run Like Hell - same Pulse Concert 🤣🤣🤣 A lesson in how to end a show!

im so glad you got it !!!!! Fantastic solko ive been a fan for 50 urs youre in for a ride

PINK FLOYED is next level from the past in music.

Inspirational.Good job my friend . Honest and direct .

WoW! Your upload this and remembered me about my old days This upload reach my old days PINK FLOYED was absolute my period that nobody' will "understand", but I listen this Stoned, so with a joint! Pink Floyed was my music after a joint. You brought me back to the old days! because today I have my life a little better than at that period but it was fun!

Fun reaction , watching you kind of geek out . Very good one !

that concert is the best in sound, engineering, vocals...just everything! that is the best ive ever heard floyd play and when gilmore plays, his guitar seems to disappear and the sound just eminates from his body...that is truly magical!

They always had great stage design. Mind-blowing. During The Wall concerts they built a whole goddamn wall and a plane that used to crash into it and the end of "In the Flesh?". It was so expensive that they lost money of the tour.

Best reaction I’ve seen to this video! I went thru the same things! “Is that thing moving”? One thing about a Pink Floyd concert no matter where you are sitting you are in the middle of the show. You actually feel like you have to go to another one because you likely missed something really good. They are unique in all they do. Great job!

And not a single camera phone in sight...there`s a lot to be said for life before AD2000 :)

Another PF eargasm!!!!you dont want it to ever end

Awesome reaction Thomas and a lovely attempt at the end! ❤️ from India! Peace!

I've been living & breathing the PULSE concert, and especially this solo, since I bought the CD & VHS of the show back in the late 1990's. I've noticed a flourish of reaction vids from people watching this live version from PULSE lately and it's been amazing to watch people go bonkers over the solo and stage show that I've desperately tried to get everyone I know to experience. I feel vindicated! HAH!

Also in " Marooned" the David Gilmour 's guitar cries ..very emotional !

Saw them in 1975 in Hamilton, ON Canada and 1993 in Toronto, ON. Saw Waters as well a couple of years ago in Toronto as well. Awesome shows all of them!

Yeah! I think that you have the first reaction, that I have heard, that mentioned that there is an element of Blues in the music . . . more than just because of the prevalence of the D and G chords. Nicely done. Loved the reaction.

Woohoo nice surprise :) 15th September 1994 is one of those dates in my life cause that day I've attended Pink Floyd concert on this Division Bell tour in Udine, Italy! Man oh man, I was 18 years old then and it was clear that was the best concert of my life! Nothing ever surpassed it and nothing will, it was out of body experience. As time passes it's significance will grow even more. I think this was the greatest tour in history of music!

I saw this concert in 1994 at 3 Rivers Satium in Pittsburgh PA. awesoe!

Saw this live twice including the first date of the tour on a rainy night in Miami and can testify it was totally awesome.

I was at that gig and was blown away by the atmosphere, the sound, the lights and the sheer talent of everyone that contributed to the performance. David Gilmour is amazing. It's like he has been transported back in time, to show us how emotion can be emanated through sound. What a fantastic talent he, Richard Wright (R.I.P), Nick Mason, Roger Walters and not forgetting Syd Barret (R.I.P) had. Love your reaction and also enjoyed your piece of playing. Keep on rocking.

THE best concert I've ever seen, and I've been to quite a few.

The lyrics are philosophical by their very nature!!!

I drove to Vancouver B.C. to see this show in 1994 because Seattle did not have an arena with a 100’ ceiling. I’m sure even without the acid it still would have been the most magnificent event I ever attended before or since.

Took some time.......it’s beautiful!

Love Pink Floyd from Indonesia🔥🔥🔥

I've seen them live twice and they were for sure 11's, rock on.

It was in synch with that masterpiece

For that wailing riff at the end he's holding the 17th fret on the high e string and the 19th fret on the b string while dive bombing with the tremolo. I've seen other videos of this song where they show him doing that more clearly.

This tour was awesome. The music was fantastic and the show was unbelievable. I watched a full size plane fly over the crowd and crash into the stage. Part of the show. I believe it's at the end of in the flesh. I was also on shrooms. Lmao

I think the ball opening and revealing the light inside is a metaphor like The Wall for keeping your real self hidden and safe

loved the reaction, tnx thomas.

The greatest of all time...beyond time. The disco ball opened up to reveal a diamond in honor of Syd Barrett.

My favourite concert AND song of all time. Gilmour at his best. I'm glad you liked it too 😜🤘.

Deserves more comments so thumbs up bro.

Great reaction and explanation of technique Well done ‼️

True words...."the older I get the more I appreciate pink Floyd"

Pulse was Pink Floyd's final tour for Division Bell and the band as a whole. If I remember it was a total of 112 shows done in 2 legs. It was my first concert. My father took me to see this show I had just turned 13 and have never again had such an amazing concert experience.

Pink Floyd grows on you. I grew up with it, for me, starting with "the wall" as a kid. I thought it was very rebellious, telling teachers to go away. As I matured, the music evolved in my head, getting the meaning of the songs, more understanding of the emotions. Now, it helps me dealing with a loss, almost a year ago. My neighbor and good friend took her own life, couldn't cope with her mental illness anymore. I was the one who found her (had the key to her house). It was difficult in the first few days, then I realized she trusted me so much, to let me find her, instead of her mother, to take the right actions and to do that with respect and compassion. That thought helped me to deal with the loss. I now think of her as a crazy diamond (again Pink Floyd) who shines on.

You are very good Thank you to explain. I love Pink floyd frem 67 !

You must see more of this live. Definitely show end run like hell. The first half one of the greatest guitar solo and the second the most unreal finish. Exploded the stage.