IMHO this is the most creative and original work that David Gilmour has ever produced.

If you weren't tripping when this song started, you were afterwards. Regardless of whether you ingested anything or not.

First album I ever put on a turntable. My older brother brought it home and we listened to it and I was hooked. I was 5, 1969 Christmas.

This song is so awesome - used to love playing along with it in drop D

A long time ago, in a nameless place, light years from here & now, we hid the spare cigarettes in the Ummagumma cassette case, atop the bathroom mirror box. We did it to keep them all from being smoked by the myriad of partygoers flowing in and out like waves of color wrapped in sound. We did it so that we would each have a cigarette to smoke when we finally came down from the trip to witness the carnage of aftermath. This practice of hiding reserves then became known as Ummagumma cigarettes.

This is one of the best album covers in rock

This is 1969 i was born this year, i have everything they've ever made, amazing band, couldn't have started without Syd Barrett couldn't have continued with him

there will never be another ummagumma.4 sides, 4 talents. only floyd could pull this one off.

David did literally everything on this song. Such a inspiration and at 53 years old their music has inspired me since I seen them in my teens at Tampa Stadium here in Florida…. Life changing experience

I'm 62 years old now. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to be 16 again and really stoned on Gold Columbian listening to Ummaguma. Hearing this gets about as close to that as can be. Amazing to hear again.

Circumstances led to me listening again after 40 plus years and it's still an incredible piece of work loved it on acid as a young person and equally as much if not more as a professor

Following the path as it leads towards the darkness in the north Weary stranger's faces show their sympathy They've seen that hope before And if you want to stay for a little bit Rest your aching limbs for a little bit Before you the night is beckoning And you know you can't delay You hear the night birds calling you But you can't touch the words they sing Close your aching eyes beyond your name Mist is swelling, creatures crawling Hear the roar get louder in your ears You know the folly was your own But the force behind can't conquer all your fears And if you want to stay for a little bit Rest your aching limbs for a little bit Before you the night is beckoning And you know you can't delay You hear the night birds calling you But you can't touch the restless sky Close your aging eyes beyond your name Throw your thoughts back many years To the time when there was life in every morning Perhaps a day will come When the nights will be as clear as on that morning And if you want to stay for a little bit Rest your aching limbs for a little bit Before you the night is beckoning And you know you can't delay You hear the night birds calling you But you can't touch the words they sing Close your aging eyes beyond your name

By this time in his career, David Gilmour had become Floyd. The sound is in his blood. He and Roger and Richard and Nick had formed a unique entity. The Pink Floyd, impossible to imagine anywhere else but in psychedelic British rock. Timeless, eh?

The best song from this album

This track is a time machine

Very underrated song.

A real gem. Wish Pink Floyd had more like this.

I hear Beatles, Led Zeppelin, etc... I think this is so good! I come back to this and it makes me nostalgic for a time I never actually experienced. It has it all. Supremely psychedelic, but also folkie and progressive in its delivery. Underrated for sure, especially by DG himself. This is sonic paradise for me. ❤

My favorite psychedelic and progressive rock band ❤

Gilmour doesn't give himself enough credit for this one. He doesn't play it live. He should have.

One of the greatest album sleeves ever. This and Saucerful.

This is the best of the four band member's solo tracks.

It amazes me that Gilmour played every instrument and did every vocal track for The Narrow Way. Definitely my favorite on Ummagumma. I'm so excited to see him at Madison Square Garden next month. I'm not worthy of breathing the same air as him!

Echoes gets the credit for being the blueprint of the Floyd "sound", but I firmly believe it's this.

Just shroomed to this album last night. Love the early Floyd. 🍄

My second fav Floyd track ever. Two reasons why I love it so much: The heavy guitar riffs at the beginning of part 2 and end of part 3 but even more so- the shockingly good drumming, especially at the end of part 3. On repeated listenings I often think that must be my main man Nick Mason, but no; it's Dave Gilmour at his artistic peak.

This track Is incredibleeeeeeeeeeee,Amaaaaaaaaaazing,pure creativity,One of best of the group,from Treviso Italy ,and my huge respects for this faaaaaaantastic group

DAVID GILMOUR IS ONE OF THE BEST GUITARISTS AROUND TODAY SOUNDS GREAT LOVE IT 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍

one of my all time favorite Pink Floyd songs, it totally kicks ass (especially the middle section).

Best ever Pink Floyd track. The precursor and genesis to all their 70s' classics.

Greetings from Treviso Italy

I heard this when i was like 13. This album scared me. The narrow way is heavy metal before metal existed.

These are the Pink Floyd i love more

This is my favorite Gilmour song, with his work on saucerful a close second. I remember: let there be more light. :)

Gilmour said he regrets being credited with this song. He said each band member did a song by themselves. It was out of desperation. He didn't know what he was doing. Just kind of experimenting. Sounds pretty good to me.

Let me tell you something: I play LOTR rpg with a group of friends. It was almost the same time when I started playing and discovering the experimental era of Pink Floyd, and this in my teenager years. My mind was (and still doing) very creative and imaginative and Ummagumma became an excelent ambient album to me by relate to all the adventures in Middle Earth. So I can tell you what I picture with The Narrow Way: Part 1: takes part in a warmy sunny midday, in a path in a forest. The group of adventurers are composed by elves, dwarves, humans and hobbits. They're walking, exploring, talking and planing the journey. The group is fine and happy. Part 2: they see at the distance a group of orcs and they are stunned, but rapidly they take their weapons and fight them. It took so much time the battle, they end very wounded and tired. Part 3: The sun goes down and the night begins, with much difficulty and despondent they see light from a village, they are welcome and the villagers help them with a smile and good disposition, They have a treatment for their wounds, a plate of food and a good rest. "Following the path as it leads towards The darkness in the North Weary strangers' faces show their sympathy They've seen that hope before" It's a very beautiful picture from my head and my inspirations that I couldn't keep for myself, I needed to share with you! I love how Pink Floyd can create beautiful worlds and scenarios.

A brilliant piece of music and one of my favorite Pink Floyd pieces.

An under rated classic. Brings the 60s to an end with the 70s looming.

0:00: Pt 1 3:29: Pt 2 6:24: Pt 3

This is a personal and spiritual song. As soon as you solve the riddle and unlock the maze...you are thrown right back into the mix with less than what you started with. I guess that is the cost of lovely wisdom. Are you ready to conquer all of your fears? You must start with the fear of the Lord of lords.

My friends and I had so much fun listening to this album , close your eyes and open your ears

Agree this is the best track on Umma Gumma . Love the outro

TRIPPIN FOR EVER TO THIS PEACE ...

My 21 year old cat is named Phido Gilmour. Both the best. Great upload.. Thanks.

this song is featured in the volcom surf film the bruce movie. during the sequence bruce is riding a small yet perfectly formed wave for a good while hunched over and speeding down the line appropriately w the music-

............. only one word.............. (MASTERPIECE)!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Saw them at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, on April 24, 1975 the "Wish You Were Here Tour" but they did many songs from other albums as well.

Gotta love the Narrow Way!

I've loved this album for over 40 years. My Dad owned it and The narrow way is my favorite piece from the studio album. I was 4 or 5 when I first heard it and I remember it conjuring up so many weird and fantastical images and stories in my head. x :)

At the 3:30 mark is the eeriest, raunciest tune ever. One reason I got into them was they were the kings of head music. I loved this album.

Master quitar David Gilmour. Masterpiece. Thanks for posting them. Good time for you

It's weird to think he absolutely regrets writing this song 100%. Even says the album is horrible. I love the man for being brutally honest

One of my all time favorite Floyd songs.....

This is the David Gilmour I love. In my acid dreams, he plays his guitar the narrow way to me from across a pond as it gets dark, until secrets buzz into view over the water, fleeting. I barely catch a glimpse before they go. As darkness falls, dense and occluding, I sense they were dark omens after all.

A me piace sentire questo suo lato cupo e sorprendente...la seconda parte poi sa di heavy metal con quel giro ossessivo e poi quel frastuono prima dell'inizio della terza parte...grandioso

By far the best song on ummagumma, people tend to hate on this album because obviously it does have some bad parts but it has its moments of pure genius, if this song was on dark side of the moon or a more popular album it was probably be a classic Floyd staple.

Another real Amazing piece of Art of this incredible group

I just read that DG thought this addition to the album was woefull. All of the band had to contribute and this was all he could muster. I never thought it was a Number 1 but its Floydish none the less . They were obviously practicing for future brilliance ❤

Ummagumma

Gilmour did so much with the guitar, just amazing! Studio part of Umma Gumma is a forgotten classic.

The best track on the studio half! To me the live half was the best part. But on the studio Solo projects, I liked “The Narrow Way” the best! I agree that Roger’s part was awesome! Grandchester Meadowswill always be a favorite, and “Several Small Species..,” is one of the most unique recording projects I have ever heard! However it made people brains explode!! (I give it more points for that)! The Narrow Way pt 1. Is an instrumental Dave worked up before called “Baby Blue Shuffle”. It sounds Heavenly, so I call pt 1 “Heaven”. Quite pleasant and carefree until the scary UFO sounds start intruding! The 2nd part I simply call “Hell”. It truly sounds like a jam session in Hell! The effects go mad!!! Finally, part 3, which I consider the actual song, “The Narrow Way”, meaning the narrow path between Heaven and Hell! This is simply the best song on the studio album! I may be wrong, but I think Dave played every part, including bass, drums, and keyboards!

I believe there is a universe out there where Gilmour had his way with the band, and a universe where Waters had his way. I'd love to visit both of those universes just to see how the band did. But at the same time I think I live in the best possible universe where they were all doing funky shit in the beginning, hit their absolute peak by DSOTM, and then we got a tribute to the Pink pioneer which was both a heartfelt and jaw-dropping album. And then the band proceeded to give us a taste of first the Waters' rickety universe and then end it off with Gilmour's mellow swells. Absolutely perfect!

Amazing song, fantastic.

David Gilmour about this song in some interview back in the day:"Well, I just basically bullshitted through the (whole)piece"... xD

Soundwaves lapping at my ears. Balanced on the highest wave.

Following the path As it leads towards the darkness in the north. Weary strangers' faces show their sympathy; they've seen that hole before. And if you want to stay for a little bit... Rest your aching limbs for a little bit... Before you the night is beckoning, and you know you can't delay. You hear the night birds calling you, but you can't catch the words they say. Close your ears and eyes, be on your way. Mist is swirling, creatures crawling... hear the roar get louder in your ears. You know the folly was your own, but the force behind can't conquer all your fears. And if you want to stay for a little bit... Rest your aching limbs for a little bit... Before you the night is beckoning, and you know you can't delay. You hear the night birds calling you, but you can't catch the words they say. Close your ears and eyes, be on your way. Throw your thoughts back many years to the time when there was light with every morning. Perhaps a day will come when the light will be as bright as on that morning. And if you want to stay for a little bit... Rest your aching limbs for a little bit... Before you the night is beckoning, and you know you can't delay. You hear the night birds calling you, but you can't catch the words they say. Close your ears and eyes be on your way.

second part is the most psychedelic. with guitar, sound effects. and the Bongo in it :-O scary

That is one amazing bass riff!!!!.

In high school, it was required as a rite of passage, to listen to this double album on acid.

These guys blows my head off when I was eighteen ; since that , I 've never recovered ...!

The narrow way turned into a highway to fame and success...

Truly a classic. In pink Floyd's catalog good example. Of Richard Wright psychedelic mind expansive style e was truly the heart of the floydian sound

I was once told that there was a version that featured Roy Harper. Around 1983 I got the chance to ask Roy if this actually happened. Harper said not but wouldn't it have been great? In that arch way that he has. All I can say is that one could only dream how it might've sounded. This is my favourite solo piece from Ummmagumma followed by Nick's Grand Vizier.

best PF song, i cannot understand why David wasn't happy with it, even hated it,,,,,,,,ut's the essence of Floyd sound,,,,,,

This album is 50 " yes 50 years old can u believe it were as the time gone john still great timeless

Hard to imagine, that music industry nowadays would allow musicians experiments like this. Music today is somewhat streamlined to financial success only.

I guess from what ive read David isnt too happy with anything from this album but i feel this is the gem on this album. He wrote it and played every instrument on it they say.

Sir David Gillmore, No one plays the slide Guitar like Him , hes the best,,,

Lovely song ~

A complete masterpiece ..

Just... Wonderful! In those days the Floyd had the freedom to create amazing pieces like this.

One of my favorite pieces by them! I don’t call them songs! It’s an artistic piece!

Trippiest thing i heard alongside Rave On by the Mondays and Don't Stop by the Roses. And yes. I am experienced ; )

David Gilmour si je ne me trompe pas n’a pas chanté en concerts « récents” le chant final. Dommage c’est tellement son génie,

The coolest Pink Floyd album ummagumma

SMOKED SO MUCH HASH LISTENING TO THIS BACK IN THE DAY! :P

The building blocks of greatness.

another work of Art!!

Narrow way Pt 3 is bong hit wonderful

Yep. Since the "concept" for the Ummagumma was that every member fills twelve minutes of the album with his own idea.

Masterpiece

Masterpiece!

I peered into the whole deep down in my soul.

This should be part of his 2024 live setlist

David Gilmour critiques his song which he played and recorded in his own. It takes a great deal of humility to do that, yet to me the song has its thing and I like it.

Very like Syd's stuff.

i love the full album!

Pink Floyd band of my dreams

UMMAGUMMA. POSIBLEMENTE EL MEJOR DISCO DE PINK FLOYD.

Has anybody else out there ever listened to this song on a turntable at 45 rpm?