What is Pink Floyd's Greatest Song?

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In today's livestream I discuss what I think is the greatest Pink Floyd’s song.
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@Martin.Wilson Жыл бұрын

This debate was settled in 1983. My kid brother and I (he was 18) were smoking large amounts of bud and listening to Pink Floyd. I posed the same question....Which PF song is their best? He paused for 20-30 seconds and said "Whichever one you're listening to at the time". 40 yrs later, we both agree that this is still an accurate assessment.

@lindawilliams2211 Жыл бұрын

Bravo.....

@michael7324 Жыл бұрын

This is the correct answer.

@Davo-007 Жыл бұрын

Only if you're listening to Echoes on loop 😏

@wojciechstrzalkowski3293 Жыл бұрын

Brawo. Masz bardzo mądrego brata👍

@SyBernot Жыл бұрын

I've been avoiding clicking this vid for weeks now because the idea that PF could have a singular greatest song. You are 100% correct and currently "I've got a bike" is at the top. Tomorrow it will be something else. From that Clare Torry solo in Great Gig to the transition of Waters voice to sax in Gunners Dream to the backwards track on Empty Spaces that precedes the lyrics that focus your attention on the lyrics and away from the music, this band innovates and in some ways no one has replicated the mind hacks they implemented to this day. Some props have to got to Alan Parsons but ultimately the band itself were just a bunch of musical geniuses a couple of steps ahead of the Beatles. So best song, there isn't one, they are all good and the best one is the one your lucky enough to be listening to right now.

@les4767 Жыл бұрын

I believe "Time" is Pink Floyd's best song. It's certainly the most profound. How you relate to it only becomes stronger the older you get. It's absolute truth in its words. The music used to tell its message is also quite powerful and sublime at the same time. I also think it's David Gilmour's best guitar solo.

@les4767 Жыл бұрын

@Jan Hammer ***fan only*** Yes, it is. Thank you.

@numonezeldafanBRAD Жыл бұрын

Fully agree 👍

@AndrewVanBeekOttawa Жыл бұрын

Definitely a hard one to beat

@jbkingesq9889 Жыл бұрын

Nothing brings you into music like the alarms/chimes opening.

@bshingledecker Жыл бұрын

No one told you when to run. You missed the starting gun. How many does that refer to?

@fcofrt85 10 ай бұрын

In my opinion, it’s Shine On You Crazy Diamond. The way that the whole band harmonize to tribute Syd is perfect.

@gypsysoul1719 5 ай бұрын

Those iconic 4 bell-sounding notes of the introduction to Shine On and the stunning transition, the ethereal guitar solo, will never be equaled.

@daviddortch2088 4 ай бұрын

I also agree. But for me Mother is as close to perfection as we will ever hear in life.

@Architectureguy Ай бұрын

Yes...so much emotion in the song...and the sax solo...that fade out reverb still gives me chills.

@montychiton 8 күн бұрын

Yep

@cooldude.1811 11 ай бұрын

Animals is probably Pink Floyd's most under rated album. I love 'Dogs' which has one of the most hypnotic guitar riffs I have heard.

@amazingronaldo9656 10 ай бұрын

My favorite album and Dogs is such a great song!!

@klars7294 10 ай бұрын

Animals is a Masterpiece!

@65Slipkid 10 ай бұрын

!00% It is one of my desert island albums. I've listened to it 100s of times over the years. Dogs is a masterpiece.

@barrycolman8250 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely correct

@The16FootMan 10 ай бұрын

Yes yes yes yes yes, alright alright

@eddiepierce7028 Жыл бұрын

Shine On You Crazy Diamond had the most profound effect on me. It spells out the pain of the ‘loss’ of a dear friend in metaphorical but stark lyrics. Masterful writing.

@jamesjohnson-vj6uu Жыл бұрын

Shine on You Diamond.

@joe197301 11 ай бұрын

I forgot about that one Love it

@gaborkovari5093 11 ай бұрын

I'm not a huge fan of WYWH album as a whole but Shine on stands out as one of their peak moments. Profound, clear, and hits in the very heart. Masterpiece.

@brennar9342 11 ай бұрын

The keyboards and effects make this a special album for me.

@catebee4431 11 ай бұрын

That David Gilmore guitar intro is magnificent. My favourite too.

@danbardos3498 Жыл бұрын

Echoes from Pompeii is my all time favorite. I love the way that song reverses itself. Never heard anything quite like it before and it just had a lasting impression on me.

@jackclement503 Жыл бұрын

It’s a legendary feat in music history. It’s my favourite song of all time and the build with the climax around 3/4 of the way through the song gives me goosebumps every time.

@stenic2 Жыл бұрын

That is number 2 for me after time

@crawford1083 Жыл бұрын

Hear hear! Could not agree more! A whole side of an album. but one complete song. And brilliant!

@pauljones8801 Жыл бұрын

Every poser says that pretending to be a Pink Floyd aficionado

@droog8400 Жыл бұрын

@@pauljones8801 Every self-proclaimed officionado belittling others' opinions in the belief that you are somehow superior. Go back to twitter.

@CarlosHuerta000 10 ай бұрын

IMO Echoes is the peak of music, 23 minutes of pure perfection in your ears, a hole experience that you would never forget

@rc666 5 ай бұрын

Underestimated work.

@drdubious2432 5 ай бұрын

This one has always been one fo my favorites.

@thethirdwheel4758 4 ай бұрын

i think the rest of the album is so underrated, one of these days is awesome and fearless is probably in my top 15 favorite PF tracks.

@rileyvosper411 Ай бұрын

How is it a masterpiece? Most of the song is nothingness or repeated instruments. The first 6 minutes is great though.

@MichaelBriggs- 12 күн бұрын

The long songives you in the trance. And that's what it's all about.

@barrakouta 11 ай бұрын

"Comfortably Numb" is such an atmospheric song. I remember, as a 17 year old, going into a kind of trance every time I'd hear it. The opening melody is so dark and and has a sense of foreboding, and Gilmour's leads are other worldly . For me, their greatest song.

@kenwood7195 7 ай бұрын

Remember when you were young, You shone like the sun.

@user-iv1ed9mj5i 6 ай бұрын

Comfortably Numb hasnt carried with time in my humble opinion,i cant stand it now,the guitar solo no longer sounds stand out

@gribwitch Ай бұрын

When I first played "The Wall", "Comfortably Numb" struck me as being the standout track from an already impressive album. That melody in the chorus is sublimely gorgeous.

@kpcallahan Жыл бұрын

It's "Time", plain and simple. It is profound, beautifully structured, and lyrically magical with a magnificent guitar solo. A work of art from the amazing intro through the "Breathe" reprise.

@Geekman333 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@markweber4854 Жыл бұрын

Time is my all time favorite Pink Floyd song!

@davidririe4111 Жыл бұрын

I really only focus on lyrics with country and folk, but this song has always struck me. I’m more into Waters’ lyrics now that I’m older. Time is the song for me.

@craenor Жыл бұрын

In my opinion, Wish You Were Here and Comfortably Numb are perfect Pink Floyd songs, but Time is just a perfect song.

@scotty4489 Жыл бұрын

Hey, this thing is broken, it only let me upvote once!

@PsychoticSmith Жыл бұрын

Echoes is probably their greatest song. It set the stage and template for everything that followed and was the moment when they really figured out where they wanted to go.

@lucashernandez4345 Жыл бұрын

I would rather say Wish You Were Here, it is the best Pink Floyd's song because it is Pink Floyd in its purest form and its essence without synths or electric overloaded solos, just a band playing for an old friend.

@BuckTravis Жыл бұрын

Totally. A watershed song for their future and all of us fans who became lovers of Floyd.

@will_ashbless Жыл бұрын

Strangers passing in the street By chance, two separate glances meet...

@cabanford Жыл бұрын

I totally agree. Epic

@nepesilva2284 Жыл бұрын

Echoes is such a ridiculously insane musical achievement. It’s an intense journey through time, space, and your own consciousness.

@barrakouta 11 ай бұрын

Does anyone else think the best things about Rick's videos are his reactions and enthusiasm?

@christopherhendricks4369 10 ай бұрын

Music is part of his soul. He's introduced me to some musicians I wasn't familiar with too.

@jagtone 9 ай бұрын

To me it's funny watching this music teacher/producer who brings all this sophistication, and can instantly tell you every chord extension, key change and odd tempo, turn into a teenager listening to great music. "That's just... so great!"

@Claudio-dl6ug 8 ай бұрын

His hype is to be hyped.

@shivaunt71 6 ай бұрын

He knows good music, obviously as an Englishman I'm biased. I love Floyd and Tears for Fears, my heart skipped a beat when he covered them both.

@carolball5764 5 ай бұрын

@@shivaunt71I agree.

@brucehikmet 10 ай бұрын

"Shine on you Crazy Diamond" is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable song structures ever created by Pink Floyd, although it might slightly lose its intensity towards the end. As an ardent listener of Pink Floyd for four decades, this track holds a special place in my heart and is unquestionably my ultimate favorite.

@c.e.anderson558 7 ай бұрын

It doesn't lose intensity . It soothes you as you are drifting off to sleep.

@AaronBeDarin Жыл бұрын

One doesn’t simply listen to one song from Pink Floyd. You start the album, sit down, and enjoy the entire thing. Each album is a symphony. Each song is a movement

@lamecasuelas2 Жыл бұрын

Not really, The Piper of the Gates of dawn-, Saucerful of secrets aré very song based, and so Is Obscured by clouds.

@YouTubeHandlesAreMoronic Жыл бұрын

Mostly agree. These songs are from an era when bands carefully considered the writing, inclusion and order of each song an an album. A "Greatest Hits" album of a band like Pink Floyd is highly problematic.

@donniev8181 Жыл бұрын

This is the only music that makes me consider smoking some green.

@pauljones8801 Жыл бұрын

@@donniev8181 Actually none of the members were cannabis smokers and that was never the intended point of the music, that's probably the biggest misconception among newbies like yourself and others unfortunately, most being American listeners 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

@donniev8181 Жыл бұрын

@@pauljones8801 didn't say anything about the members of the band?

@WHOAnesto Жыл бұрын

Echoes is my all-time favorite song from any band ever. It has it all.

@geraldinejasnin7378 Жыл бұрын

YES !!

@nomasnofuss8393 Жыл бұрын

totally agree...i heard Dave Gilmour in an interview say Echoes is where things really "came together" and set the tone for things going forward.

@cindyminks9961 Жыл бұрын

Agree

@cristianotaricone7684 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@Davo-007 Жыл бұрын

Anybody who understands music will understand why. Echoes is the Rock & Roll equivalent of Beethoven, Mozart and Bach 🎶

@erickabsrick 6 ай бұрын

Definitely the best song of Pink Floyd is Echoes, what a wonderful experience! ❤

@eddie3064 6 ай бұрын

Agreed 100%. Its the quintessential Pink Floyd song. An atmospheric journey for the ages...

@user-rc4nk3uv1q 5 ай бұрын

100 percent agree. It’s one of the most extraordinary and epic things I’ve ever heard, so superb and preternatural.

@Cap683 5 ай бұрын

After Meddle, Pink Floyd started with these bloated concept albums. I jumped. ship. They lost the quality to transport the listener to another place. Did not like DSOTM. Flame me.

@JohnMurphy-pw3sy 4 ай бұрын

Totally agree... and by a long way.... only song I have ever tripped on without doing and drugs at all... lisytened to it back then on a caseete through a walkman,,,,,, bouncin on clouds! A Masterpiece! See Emily play though will always stick with me.. I remember the day Relics was released , a dorm mate got it for his birtday and Relics got played relentlessly all year! An Abum/Collection for the ages... Meddle tough was the transitional Album and still had the Syd Effect to some degree,,,,, Brilliant Album

@zooweemama3835 Ай бұрын

@Cap683 I think DSOTM is incredible. But man Echoes is miles above any other song in the history of the world.

@mariasoares4971 5 ай бұрын

Division Bell is so underrated. It's an incredible album.

@nicholasjohnson6724 4 ай бұрын

High Hopes is an awesome song

@MsCosmosnut Жыл бұрын

I could never pick a favourite Pink Floyd song. There are too many equally brilliant masterpieces. Just too many. ❤

@whizzo94 Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@wanderer85295 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@vytallicaq.6881 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was gonna say the first song of DSOTM, the last song of The Wall, and everything between. Best 4 album stretch in history.

@TheSwedeMcCoy Жыл бұрын

I agree, picking just five is indeed a mission impossible...

@paspolc Жыл бұрын

Agree

@stephenwilliams3807 Жыл бұрын

I'm 64 now. I still remember the first time I listened to Shine On You Crazy Diamond. A friend at school had taped the album having just bought it. I came home, ate dinner, went to bed early and listened to the album lying in bed with headphones. The start of the album, with the early parts of SOYCD is still my favourite ever start to an album and my favourite Pink Floyd.

@Maltloaflegrande Жыл бұрын

I'm also 64. I heard "Shine on" live twice before the WYWH album came out: at Wembley and Knebworth and at the latter gig, Dick Parry was used for more than just the two "Dark Side" songs: he played a knockout solo in the encore "Echoes" replacing the guitar break straight after verse 2. I bought a bootleg of "Shine on" soon after that so was really familiar with it by the time I heard the album version for the first time. When Parry's Baritone came in at the end of (again) verse 2, it knocked me out.

@churgn3words732 Жыл бұрын

Right, and likely the really crappy Radio Shack headphones that we all had, that would leave your head a sweaty mess. I have nostalgic memories of that time.

@Playback007able Жыл бұрын

yup…am 63 and rode my bicycle 14 miles round trip to KMart to buy Wish You Here in 1975 right when it was released. It took me a couple of weeks to realize that the shrink wrapper was an opaque flexible film that was covering the jacket…I thought it was the album jacket was a grey version of the Beatles White album design. Then, I noticed a perforated air hole in the shrink wrapper and saw color of the jacket picture through it and took a peek behind the shrink wrapper to my freaking surprise. Best Floyd album? Hard to say…my fondest one, though. Been dialed in to Floyd since an older brother’s initiation of UMMA GUMMA in 1969…

@alexandermcmillan5643 Жыл бұрын

@@Maltloaflegrande ?

@66limelight Ай бұрын

I'm 58 and growing up in an area where I only heard Top 40 music in my teens, I knew little about Pink Floyd other than The Wall. My older brother had a cassette with some songs, one of which was Comfortably Numb and that's the first Floyd song I got to know and that was probably about 1982 or so. When I went to college in the fall of 84 I found a radio station I couldn't get at home and that was KQRS out of Minneapolis. They played all of this awesome music I'd never heard like Floyd and Rush etc. In fact I'd never heard of Rush until then. The first Floyd Album I had, which I borrowed from a friend and recorded on cassette, was The Wall and it was certainly different than anything I had heard before. College student living frugally so it was a while before I had a library of Pink Floyd CDs. And yes, the headphones. I really should give a listen to both WYWH and DSOTM with headphones. I don't know when the last time I used headphones.... What would the teenagers, or even 30 year olds think of headphones today? lol

@zmarko 6 ай бұрын

This song (Us & Them) is THE most impactful LIVE musical moment of my life. I was 16, in 1988 and I slept out overnight at the mall for Pink Floyd tickets for their show at Veterans Stadium in Philly in 1988. I got floor seats in section AA, but as someone who is was incredibly short then (and now) I couldn't see anything since everyone was standing on their seats. So I went up to a higher level hoping to find a seat I could see from, when a nice couple said they had an open seat in the front row of the 2nd level. When the chorus of Us & Them hit and all those lights circling the screen turn towards the audience and shine bright white...it was just such a moving moment. I will never, ever forget it. Best concert I've ever seen.

@olivier7779 6 ай бұрын

🙏

@jchis9852 9 ай бұрын

Meddle was the turning point for Pink Floyd. The band coalesced into the perfect example of what the true defintion of what "recording artist" is.

@williamhenning4700 Жыл бұрын

It's Time of course. A universal song that grows more profound with every second that passes.

@IgorFoukzon Жыл бұрын

And every year after.

@davidnelson412 Жыл бұрын

I listen to it every year on my birthday…

@pippipster6767 Жыл бұрын

Start of that song is so irritating.

@numonezeldafanBRAD Жыл бұрын

I can't believe he did not include this. Gilmours REAL greatest solo. Tight song form as Rick was talking about. Rick needs to remake this video. He must have simply forgot it

@Geezer-yf8hv Жыл бұрын

In my top 10 for sure!

@mgmlioness67 Жыл бұрын

Great Gig in the Sky is my favorite. The singer was told to sing how she thought it might feel like to experience death. Most times, when I listen to it, I end up in tears or close to it. What a brilliant idea they had with that one

@slamfreepoetry1845 Жыл бұрын

Watch "The Dark Side of OZ"... It will make sense. Its right when the tornado comes

@benjammin1001 Жыл бұрын

That and the flow from "Time" and its lyrics into Great Gig in the Sky.... Ooof. So powerful. It's an emotional roller coaster.

@MrBooYa-yd5er Жыл бұрын

Listening to Bike is an unforgettable experience. You will fall in love with Syd Barrett. Forever.

@tomasvanecek8626 Жыл бұрын

That one is just incredible.. I first heard it in 1973 .. it amazes me still, always will

@MrBooYa-yd5er Жыл бұрын

@@tomasvanecek8626 Have you heard Bike? People around then don’t get it but Syd’s stuff is literally almost even better remembered by the young. It takes a lot to realize how distinctive they were. Vegetable Man had it been a single wound have been unheard of until the arrival of new wave. Incredible. It’s like he was already in 1979 and skipped the entire Classic Rock period.

@the5quirmingcoil 10 ай бұрын

Great Gig in the Sky is the only rock song that has ever evoked a wave of emotion so strong that I have physically wept. I can't imagine a better qualification for quantification...

@carlavianna1 7 ай бұрын

Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all times and I absolutely love so many of their songs…but High Hopes gives me chills every time. Glad you mentioned it here!

@jbhootgrass Жыл бұрын

Fearless, Time, Mudmen, Echoes, Dogs, Learning to fly, Comfortably Numb, etc.... There are too many to choose from. From every album, not just singles...

@danmayberry1185 Жыл бұрын

Fearless. The song immobilizes me to this day.

@sladdengobros1081 Жыл бұрын

Good call on madmen and dogs

@sladdengobros1081 Жыл бұрын

Mudmen

@claudioatenas3475 Жыл бұрын

Fearless, for sure!!!

@frankiehands Жыл бұрын

DOGS!! When they're all howling over the acoustic guitar I get the chills every time

@DancerOfClouds Жыл бұрын

I have always loved: “On the Turning Away” which I think as one of the most underrated PF songs ever. Another awesome song is Sorrow, both from a Momentary Lapse of Reason

@kamodius Жыл бұрын

Sorrow has one of my favorite guitar intros. Just instantly creates an odd, unsettling atmosphere.

@weldsj8847 Жыл бұрын

In the 1980s, my then girlfriend, now wife, bought me my very first CD with this song on it. I still have it to this day. Funny, back then we asked how long a CD could last. The answer was, "we don't know."

@jimsanders4412 9 ай бұрын

“Comfortably Numb”?? Gives me goosebumps every time I hear it, and I just can’t help singing along!!! Truly amazing song!

@mohamedfodhil9908 5 ай бұрын

hell we even sings the solos parts😂

@bottomkitchen250 7 ай бұрын

Not saying they're my favorite but i do want to mention Final Cut and When The Tigers Break Free. Love those two and especially the solo on Final Cut. Beautiful.

@cinveen 6 ай бұрын

finally an interesting response

@mohamedfodhil9908 5 ай бұрын

yes that solo is just astonishing to listen to it

@michellebowers8652 Жыл бұрын

Wish You Were Here still gives me chills all these years later.

@litedawg Жыл бұрын

The entire album start to finish is unbelievable

@R2RHIker4 Жыл бұрын

I like listening to it now because it hasn't been worn out like Dark Side and The Wall. I love those two albums, but heard the too many times. Getting a buzz and listening to Wish You Were Here is very relaxing

@darrenfox5883 Жыл бұрын

So me too!

@henrybottjer965 Жыл бұрын

Always gives me goosebumps

@DeanG55 Жыл бұрын

I also agree this is my favorite, which was not too hard to choose!!

@samburnham4397 Жыл бұрын

Shine on you crazy diamond had taken me on an experience I’ve never felt in any other song, that’s why it separates itself from any other song of all time.

@ethanadjack5289 Жыл бұрын

I can't believe it took so far into the comments to find Shine On. As my life goes on different Floyd songs become my favorite and this has been it for me for quite awhile now. The guitar work is some of the finest of any musician ever.

@uversa7 Жыл бұрын

It's quite the composition. The band was in the studio recording the song which of course is about Syd Barrett. He was the brilliant, charming, witty, good looking young artist who started as front man for Pink Floyd. There was a party going on where he was slipped a huge amount of LSD. He was also in the early stage of schizophrenia. It is thought by most who were close to him that these conditions flipped the switch off in his brain. It is said that when he looked at you, rather than seeing his normal brilliant, charming, mischievous, almost child like demeanor, that his eyes were like "black holes in the sky", as described by the lyrics of Roger Waters in Shine On You Crazy Diamond. It's so sad how his mind transformed so darkly, and he came to resemble Uncle Fester of the TV series Adams Family, but only with a very morbid demeanor.

@ethanadjack5289 Жыл бұрын

@@uversa7 I thought you were going to tell the story of him showing up during the recording of the Wish You Were Here album, shaved head and gaunt, looking nothing like the shining diamond of a man he was as the band leader just a few years before. Crazy story.

@nisem0no 10 ай бұрын

I couldn't believe The Dark Side of The Moon was recorded in the 70s when I first heard it 4 years ago (I was very late to trying Pink Floyd). It was more immersive than most albums I hear nowadays, and sounds pristine. It's an experience, and I tend to listen to it in its entirety rather than just a few songs.

@86crud 9 ай бұрын

I wish I could experience them for the first time this late.

@jrusovich 6 ай бұрын

Didn't hurt that Alan Parsons produced it. The audio quality is astonishing.

@playnicechannel 5 ай бұрын

You are listening as it was intended to be heard. As a single audio experience. Glad you made it to the Floyd party… it’s chill up in here.🎶

@playnicechannel 5 ай бұрын

Word.. Alan Parsons say no more

@pdproenca 18 күн бұрын

That’s what happens when two galaxies collide. Pink Floyd + Alan Parsons. Absolute magic.

@Kmn55650 9 ай бұрын

I'm an old guy....David Gilmore was the most influential to my own learning/playing. What a melodic soloist! First time I heard Time, I was blown away. He has so many other solos that are so good, it's hard to judge them. But my favourite is still Time. Other learning influences were Hendrix, Page,Terry Kath, Jeff Beck, Clapton, Larry Carleton........there were so many good players from the 70's! I've forgotten quite a few.

@JohnMurphy-pw3sy 4 ай бұрын

Alvin Lee, Mick Taylor, Dick Taylor and Gallagher!!!!

@SeenRed82 Жыл бұрын

For me, it's Comfortably Numb. So many of their tracks are on my all-time favorites list...but Comfortable Numb is, IMHO a total work of art!

@disqusmacabre6246 Жыл бұрын

Ditto. But in truth.they created so many timeless cuts that I couldn't do it in 5 songss.

@raymundostille7426 Жыл бұрын

I am with u

@JosephGelis Жыл бұрын

David Gilmour's incredible mind-bending solo at the end of this song is what pushes it to the top all by itself.

@birdsarerathercool Жыл бұрын

Second favorite for me. Wish you were touched my soul in ways comfortabley numb never could.

@kraz007 Жыл бұрын

Absolute masterpiece... Sometimes it's fun to listen to punk or hip-hop but when you're in a mood for a masterpiece, you can't go wrong with CN.

@brent7202 Жыл бұрын

Alan Parsons deserves credit for how he put their music together on this album. The way one song flowed into the next, the sound effects, and the overall package was a major achievement for the audio / recording engineer. ❤

@gregc8670 Жыл бұрын

But how much did Parsons have to do with all that? I've read quite a lot about Pink Floyd, but I've never heard a definitive answer. I know that he put together the alarm clock sequence at the beginning of "Time." But beyond that, I just haven't heard. Interesting fact: When Pink Floyd started making Wish You Were Here, they asked Parsons to work on it. They gave him a lowball offer, thinking he would be privileged to work with them again. He turned them down and immediately went on to great success with the Alan Parsons Project.

@billyz5088 Жыл бұрын

~~ it's interesting how on the 2003 film; "The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon" - all band members have interview segments - and Parsons has a bit as well - David Gilmour seems to downplay any contributions Parsons made - he says (a bit dismissively) of Alan; "He had a few good ideas" - David knows well that Roger was the driving force behind that project - and he seems to not want to give anyone else much credit - perhaps for fear of any perception of reducing his own input on the record even further by comparison to Roger's ..

@roderickgful Жыл бұрын

@@gregc8670Parsons had a great deal to do with this lp! He had the added responsibility of actually taking razor to tape! Imagine being responsible for a perfect take then having to edit it with a razor! The sound quality of DSOTM was and is the height of an audiophiles wet dream!

@stopbunsen 5 ай бұрын

Animals is my favourite album. No, it's not a singles album, but it feels like the most complete, most interesting record musically and lyrically. Some of the most scathing lyrics Roger ever wrote. But, I think the ending solo on Pigs is incredible. It's a great driving record. And even though Rick was without a credit, his playing was amazing. That electric piano intro to Sheep is iconic.

@mohamedfodhil9908 5 ай бұрын

yes i love the piano intro in sheep too

@toxicavenger9753 11 ай бұрын

Us and Them, Comfortably Numb, or Wish You Were Here. Each one could be considered their best song. It's Genius level stuff.

@dctbass Жыл бұрын

Comfortably Numb is Pink Floyd's A Day In The Life, in that it was the latest and greatest manifestation of their two greatest songwriters genuinely working together. Sublime.

@flapjackson6077 Жыл бұрын

Lol that’s an interesting take! 🤙

@frikimouse Жыл бұрын

Perfect mix between two pink floyd egos…

@paulzahn3450 Жыл бұрын

It was a David song that Roger took and wrote the lyrics to, unlike most of The Wall, which is almost a Roger solo album, so that is a reasonable take.

@jharp2002 8 ай бұрын

Omg. You are completely right!

@scouser2230 Жыл бұрын

Comfortably Numb is my favourite Pink Floyd song. The two guitar solos are probably the best ever and I love the lyrics. This is a historically brilliant song.

@Nato2303 Жыл бұрын

I was going to leave a comment saying Confortably Numb before even watching the video. And your comment is up there 👍

@grandadneal8114 Жыл бұрын

Every group worth it's salt has that one song that really resonates and like Stairway, November rain, bohemian, you can't always get what you want, home by the sea, telegraph road and comfortably numb. All of them are long songs that have slow starts and fast finishes.

@dp6528 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree and it encompasses all the talents of each member.

@rogerpbsmusic Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@synthusiast2911 Жыл бұрын

👍👌

@rogerblumenstein1238 11 ай бұрын

The song, that shocked me the most was: Carefully with that axe, Eugene, from Ummagumma. An extraordinary album it still is. To put my favorite songs to the list of all time best PF-songs are the last two songs on that album, which are a beautiful relaxed summersong, that ends in a story, what happens, when you kill a fly.

@advo1053 7 ай бұрын

What I really like in Careful With That Axe is how, after the screams, you can actually hear the insanity in the music. The difference between the opening and closing is profound.

@luannecopelton-wf1vu 8 ай бұрын

He is the master of making every chord make you feel the the lyric . He makes his guitar , sing , cry , laugh, bark ! And no one sounds like him. They can try , but no. He played from the inner depths of his soul . He didn’t dance around the stage or go for the gimmick . He PLAYED . it is musical poetry.

@Silkyfur Жыл бұрын

Dogs is a pure masterpiece, and a complete, structured song, which is an amazing song from beginning to end. Every instrument is perfect, and the guitar solos are just so good.

@adamfowler3916 Жыл бұрын

Those guitar parts evolve with the song.

@erichharrington1213 Жыл бұрын

My Favorite. Absolutely a masterpiece musically and especially lyrically!

@Norollo Жыл бұрын

Yes totally

@pkdude5334 Жыл бұрын

Dogs is their #1 for sure.

@xonious9031 Жыл бұрын

that album is soo dark though

@TheSoundofForgetting 9 ай бұрын

Echoes… plain and simple as a musician/guitarist myself …this is when they found their sound!

@mvd3517 9 ай бұрын

Pink Floyd don’t have ”one” greatest song, they have many greatest songs. Just as a great band with out of this world song cataloug ❤️

@guitarminioriginals4840 Жыл бұрын

For me it’s Time. It includes a personal connection to general relativity and actually makes you feel the time that passed in your life just listening to the song. On top of that, the solos that include key change feel like a sad introspective journey. It’s one of my favorite songs of all time.

@pauljones8801 Жыл бұрын

Time isn't a "song" if you knew anything about Floyd 🤭

@guitarheroguy5 Жыл бұрын

Time, Fearless, Flaming, Summer 68', Julia Dream, Echoes, Us & Them, Interstellar Overdrive, Money, Nobody Home, Great Gig In The Sky.

@deanbeilke5783 Жыл бұрын

Always loved Time. Originally, it was Gilmour’s guitar work that drew me to the song. Now in my 50s, the lyrics hit me hard every time I hear it. Given the fact that they were probably just shy of 30 when they wrote it, the concept of being young and in no hurry for anything, and suddenly realizing years have passed and life is now short, shows a ton of wisdom for such young men.

@pointzerotwo Жыл бұрын

A great song about our journey here and the fraud which deals with debt and the initial cut. A song likely handed to them. Just to add, general relativity is a lie created by the dumb as a rock Einstein the actor to hide the Aether.

@multi-purposebiped7419 Жыл бұрын

List of best Floyd without Time is unthinkable. It seems Rick discounted lyrics.

@fjcrod Жыл бұрын

Comfortably Numb, is just an out of this world musical experience. I've been listening to it for forty plus years and never tire of it. Gives me goosebumps every single time. A truly brilliant song. So ethereal and beautiful.

@michael_caz_nyc Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%

@benhj Жыл бұрын

Same here, 100%

@itspabbs Жыл бұрын

My personal favorite as well. The solo at the end is beautiful.

@maxxschneider5534 Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. A song about shooting dope. But it's a great song. That's the first song I learned guitar solos. You had the 1st easy sweet gentle guitar solo then you have the second bluesy outro solo which is soaring. Two very simple effective solos that say way more than a bunch of kids shredding. The groove in Meddle is also great

@lynby6231 Жыл бұрын

Love comfortably numb but would probably say shine on you crazy diamond (In it’s entirety)

@tirpitz61 5 ай бұрын

The unbroken and continuous selling of the Dark Side Of The Moon-album even decades later proved its outstanding quality simply.

@HaroldSchranz 5 ай бұрын

I've always felt Wish You Were Here was their best album but Dark Side of the Moon is also in there as well as many other albums. Two songs that grab me are: Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Wish You Were Here.

@tomellison6875 Жыл бұрын

I was driving in my car, age 17, when Shine On came on the radio. I had no idea who it was by, but turned around and drove to the local record store and bought it. It's flawless. Then again, so is Animals...

@joxyjoxyjoxy1 Жыл бұрын

Animals isn't just Floyd's most underrated album, it may be rock's, too.

@shreyasr7469 Жыл бұрын

@@joxyjoxyjoxy1 Animals, especially Pigs and Sheep total masterpieces.

@shreyasr7469 Жыл бұрын

and Dogs too

@joxyjoxyjoxy1 Жыл бұрын

@@shreyasr7469 The keyboard intro to Sheep is some of my favorite Floyd. Put it up there with the Comfortably Numb solo.

@danielsheykhsofla5631 Жыл бұрын

The "Echoes" is pink floyd's masterpiece,it just takes you somewhere you have never been specially when you're high

@softwareofexcellence Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately my son was born stillborn. He had long arms like an albatross. When I hear Echoes I think of him flying above, having adventures and looking down on us.

@eliezarsawesomechannel4917 Жыл бұрын

@@softwareofexcellence Sounds like Echoes is blessing for you. To me it's like listening to one of the great composers like Beethoven. The truth of the matter is, your son is looking down at you smiling. Be blessed.

@mauriciovas Жыл бұрын

@softwareofexcellence no doubt he is! Pink floyd is about accepting God and believing in him and his paradise! Your son lives and he sings wish you where here to you through pink floyd every single time you listen to it!

@TNTgamer333 15 күн бұрын

The first time i heard Shine on you Crazy Diamond I was lying in a hospital bed recovering from a nearly burst appendix. In the 80's they had awful sounding earphones at each bed, but when Hospital Radio started playing the song, my pain disappeared for 13 and a half blissful minutes. It was better than medication! I bought the album as soon as i was able.

@joeanonimous1105 5 ай бұрын

"Time" gets my vote. Most amazing intro. ever.

@DerekBolli Жыл бұрын

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is their greatest song for me. Quality and quantity in abundance. Amazing when you consider the struggle they endured to record it. "OK, who's been playing with the echo returns?" 🙂

@caroleann_2142 Жыл бұрын

Saw it live, so sad & Beautiful, 5-9 was just riveting, with that Diamond Center Stage shining facets of light on everone in the venue. 1977 Philadelphia

@tarkett8529 Жыл бұрын

It’s not a song though, Shine on you crazy diamond is a 9 part 25 minute long symphony. It has more in common with a classical piece than a song within its structure.

@DerekBolli Жыл бұрын

@@caroleann_2142 I saw it live when Floyd 2.0 played Western Springs, Auckland NZ In Jan 1988. Great opener for show and the sun had only just set 😍

@DerekBolli Жыл бұрын

@@tarkett8529 You've been listening to Rick 🙂

@urbandombert Жыл бұрын

Shine on you crazy Diamond, Breathe, Time, Wish you were here, Us and them. It‘s so hard to pick just 5 Songs

@paulEmotionalaudio Жыл бұрын

Wish You Were Here is easily one of the greatest songs ever written. The subject matter, the playing, the composition… everything….. makes me tear up every time.

@RobDTom 11 ай бұрын

Time and Wish You Were Here are the two that have the biggest impact on me

@treesquatch9150 5 ай бұрын

Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun! Especially the version from Live At Pompeii

@stirlingtyler799 3 ай бұрын

You hit the nail on the head. Exactly my feeling..I listen to Set the controls from the Pompei Live gig almost every day!

@PawpawJamz Жыл бұрын

Comfortably numb never fails to get the fur on the arm standing. The guitar work is arguably (IMO) the greatest thing ever put to tape. Wish you were here is also up there. The acoustic intro and the story the song tells is phenomenal.

@frankiehands Жыл бұрын

Echoes (live at Pompeii) and High Hopes are my 2 favorite Pink Floyd songs of all time

@DarthAharon Жыл бұрын

“Echoes” at Pompeii is the most appropriate forum and context for that composition.

@DavidBentley23 Жыл бұрын

This is a fact

@denest3435 Жыл бұрын

Yes Echoes , special and epic

@robertbehan6348 Жыл бұрын

Echoes for sure!

@paulfrantizek102 Жыл бұрын

Echoes is the ultimate Pink Floyd song.

@christopherdillard6835 9 ай бұрын

My top 10 - Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, Mother, Wish You Were Here, Paranoid Eyes, Brain Damage/Eclipse, Comfortably Numb, One of the Days, Sorrow, Astronomy Domine, When the Tigers Broke Free

@cadesfamilytime1675 Ай бұрын

I’m 46 and I love music !!! Pink Floyd is iconic , beautiful , classy , naughty , brilliant and I wish I would have gone to 94 pulse

@Gkeller4 Ай бұрын

I saw that show live in 1994!! One of the best concerts of my life!!! It was almost unbelievable that they opened with Astronomy Domine and also included One of These Days... Not to mention how amazing of an album Division Bell ended up being, and the live versions of those songs were fantastic!! Didn't mean to make you jealous, but just wanted to share... I remember getting wristbands and standing in line to buy tickets (like we did in the old days before the "Internets" took over)... I must have bought 24 tickets without even knowing who would go with me, but I found friends and friends of friends... some serious concert tailgating also... Wow, yeah 1994... can't believe that was 30 years ago!!

@usimian Жыл бұрын

The entire Animals album is brilliant. Just listen to Dogs and the deceiving simplicity. My all time favorite.

@mooselordflanz3392 11 ай бұрын

Dogs is my favorite song of pink Floyd and I love alot of there music but that album is amazing

@richs4878 11 ай бұрын

Me too.

@sonador777 11 ай бұрын

Yes, and then the original dis track, Pigs 3 Different Ones. The take-down of Thatcher was brutal.

@sonador777 11 ай бұрын

@@dave4511 Err, not quite Dave. In 1974 Thatcher had amassed quite a bit of power in parliament and was the leader of the opposition party. While touring in 2016, Roger Waters replaced the inflatable flying pig with an inflatable flying baby Trump during this very song. What was Trump by then? The leader of the opposition party. When you come at the king, you best not miss!

@ash_11117 11 ай бұрын

@@sonador777oh wow you’re so cool you hate thatcher how cool and unique 😐

@felipezezinn Жыл бұрын

40 minutes of Rick Beato going nuts listening to the greatest band of all time, can't ask for more. Pink Floyd rules!!!

@KristofferLance 8 ай бұрын

I was born in 74 and have been a Pink Floyd fan my entire life. My mother tells stories about me dancing to Dark Side holding on to her tower speaker before I could even walk. I love the whole catalogue, but High Hopes just hits me right in the feels.

@michaelhamilton2625 5 ай бұрын

Brain Damage > Eclipse The vocal arrangement is shocking. Gives me chills every time. And Nick Mason’s fills are a gift from god.

@crushemquick6904 Жыл бұрын

Dark side of the moon is not just a number of songs to listen to its an album experience - to be immersed in from start to finish. In my opinion it’s the best album ever made

@stephenc1795 11 ай бұрын

I agree

@kevingill648 11 ай бұрын

Agreed! :)

@moonmunster 11 ай бұрын

Played starting with the beginning of The Wizard of Oz.

@christopherhendricks4369 11 ай бұрын

I'll have to agree with that. Such a masterpiece.

@catebee4431 11 ай бұрын

Yes

@freefallin6871 Жыл бұрын

The thing about Floyd is that their greatest song can change numerous times over the years. So many moods, textures and messages. Such great musicianship, arrangement, composition and production displayed that I cannot pick just one song.

@itkojecockot Жыл бұрын

"Dark Side" hits different almost everytime I listen to the record......

@tonywilson4713 Жыл бұрын

Going through the list this is a very sensible comment. Even their albums change over time with the mood people are in.

@peterflynn9123 Жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right - and perhaps part of why the Floyd's music have endured as timeless masterpieces...

@arturgrochal Жыл бұрын

Got the same with each artist. Sometimes I just need to put loud Killing In The Name Of by Rage Against The Machine. Sometimes I like much different and softer souns.

@rickleblanc8900 Жыл бұрын

I agree. Me neither, for a while it was Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun then Echoes, then Comfortably Numb, and then Dogs etc etc etc too many awesome songs it really is hard to pin it down to just one

@Juanoko Ай бұрын

U absolutely killed this. And ur song vs tune explanation was eye opening.

@scavendooshmcjensen8453 11 ай бұрын

Seriously Rick, no "TIme"???? Over the other DSOTM songs that you listed? Great Sound Effects, Great Intro, Great Solo, Great Vocal performances by Gilmour and Wright, Great background Vocals by the Ladies, Universal Lyrics (probably Water's best), Great Outro. I think you missed on this One.

@dawtrs4 Жыл бұрын

When I listen to Comfortably Numb and Shine On You Crazy Diamond I literally get chills. 2 of the best pieces of music ever produced.

@chrislombardi Жыл бұрын

Most people dont wanna say it because its one of the most popular songs, but its comfortably numb. It just has it all. Masterpiece.

@wagner1954 6 ай бұрын

Wots hu the deal” is one of my loved songs of Pink!

@richiemcgowan1823 Ай бұрын

I love Pink Floyd, they've had so many outstanding songs that have touched all of our hearts for different reasons. But the one song that I personally fell is their most under rated is, "The Great Gig In The Sky". It has no melodic lyrics, (just the talking at the beginning), but what Claire Tory"s vocals add to Rick Wright's stunning piano playing, with such interesting and unpredictable chord changes, is just out of this world. This has got to be the greatest album track of all time. The arrangement, meaning light and shade, is quite literally like making love to your dream other half. I will never get tired listening to this. I learned it on the piano, and during the process of learning it I gained even more respect for Rick Wright RIP

@shazbot10 Жыл бұрын

Who didn’t know it was going to be comfortably numb? An absolute masterpiece

@TheActionStack Жыл бұрын

20+ better songs by Floyd for many fans.

@001USA001 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t know until I saw your post. 0:39. Do I bother watching?

@andrjiable Жыл бұрын

Haven't finished the video yet. I think The dark side of the moon had to be excluded from the list, it's over the top in its entirety and beats almost everything.

@terr1402 Жыл бұрын

Thre are more better Pink floyd songs than comfortably numb imo My top 5 is 1.Echoes 2. SOYCD3. Atom Heart Mother 4.Wish you were here 5. Dark side of the moon comfortably numb is great too

@kevinlalague Жыл бұрын

I`m really surprised that the Great Gig in the sky wasn`t mentioned. It is for me not only Pink Floyd`s best songs, but one of the finest pop songs ever made. It has such a unique and distinct vibe that I haven`t seen being replicated by other songs/bands yet. Plus, the singular way the singer Claire Tory performs and the fact that this song has no lyrics gives it a crazy amount of drama, power and complexity that is mindblowing. A truly unique and timeless masterpiece.

@aholder4471 Жыл бұрын

Have you heard the story about when they were in the studio and she asked the band what she was supposed to sing over it?

@markutter Жыл бұрын

Absolutely Great Gig in the Sky! It’s of course an individual thing but this song should have made the discussion.

@moondawg3693 Жыл бұрын

It's my number 1.

@kevinlalague Жыл бұрын

@@aholder4471 I don't remember this story well, but didn't they ask her on take 2 to try materializing through vocal performance agonizing thoughts surrounding the subject of death? I heard this version of the story a while ago, so I'm not sure if it's true.

@chunkikim Жыл бұрын

My number 1 as well.

@lqueirozz7731 11 ай бұрын

My favourite music of them its “High Hopes” from the album “The Division Bells”. Thats a song you can travel to another dimension just by closing ur eyes… and the solo made by a lap steel is somethin else, for sure one of a kind!!!

@jodiecox8951 7 ай бұрын

Hey Rick! Another awesome video. I watch your channel to learn about music, and after being raised on Floyd vinyl, I love the way you break it all down. You make me appreciate the music all over again. Keep up the amazing work on your channel. I SO wish I had musical talent so I had an excuse to buy your training classes! ❤❤❤v

@TheTuubster Жыл бұрын

My favorite is "High Hopes" from the "Division Bell". It's just perfect from beginning to end. It's a symphony. It is one of the these rare songs that trigger a physical and/or emotional response you have no control over: "High Hopes" always gives me goosebumps and I begin to cry - always, even while watching this video. I have several thousand music tracks in my collection, but "High Hopes" is in that rare bunch of 10 songs from the thousands that trigger such a response.

@pasakie Жыл бұрын

Thank you. I haven't lived to Division Bell in years. "High Hopes" is an excellent work with maturity and depth. It's hard to describe, but the phrase "A world of magnets and miracles" for me are six words that describe what the _feeling_ of childhood memories are like, not what they actually are.

@MrPolleyr Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%. The other one is, “On the Turning Away”. Another one that has such emotion.

@Paul71H Жыл бұрын

High Hopes is not my #1, but I agree that it's a wonderful, magical song. I especially like the live versions from David Gilmour's "Remember That Night" and "Live in Gdansk" DVDs, because he adds that haunting acoustic guitar outro.

@bobseago1513 Жыл бұрын

The last studio track from Floyd. I do find it quite spine tingling, especially the rising pitch of the guitar solo as it fades away.

@Tognar Жыл бұрын

That entire album is incredible… and High Hopes is my favorite PF song as well. And it kinda puts the recent Endless River album into proper context. “The endless River/forever and ever” are the last lyrics of High Hopes. If you listen to the albums back to back Endless River makes more sense.

@fredyair1 Жыл бұрын

One of the most underrated aspects of Pink Floyd is the space in between notes, what they do not play, the amazing atmosphere they create for each song. Unparalleled.

@adventuresofjandk Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@qqw743 Жыл бұрын

That makes no sense. The stuff they do not play sounds exactly like the stuff other bands do not play. Exactly, exactly the same.

@IRIDEHARLEYS Жыл бұрын

@@qqw743 you obviously do. not. get. it.

@brantl.mcfarland2143 Жыл бұрын

In visual arts it's called "Negative Space". It works the same in music. And Floyd are one the masters of Negative Space in music.

@karmmaguitar Жыл бұрын

surprised Welcome to the machine is not even being considered

@kj6qvb 10 ай бұрын

Dick Parry's sax solo in the beginning of "Us and Them" cannot be overrated. Simply genius. That alone puts it at the top of my list. Need we mention Roger's epic lyrics?

@Austin.990 4 ай бұрын

10. Sorrow 9. Coming Back To Life 8. Pigs 7. Goodbye Blue Sky 6. Time 5. Anything Else Off Of Dark Side 4. Dogs 3. Sheep 2. Echoes 1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (All Parts) Honorable Mentions 1. When The Tigers Broke Free 2. Fearless 3. A Pillow of Winds

@zacharymorris6807 Жыл бұрын

So many great options but, for me, their greatest achievement is Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts VI-IX. That screaming slide part at the beginning all the way through the synthesized dirge at the end. Perfection.

@varsitycamplife Жыл бұрын

Right on!

@nectarinedreams7208 Жыл бұрын

Shine On pts 6-9 Live in Oakland 1977 is an incredible achievement and my favourite piece of music ever

@fairytalefritz7658 Жыл бұрын

100% agree

@twohands475 Жыл бұрын

Although it's an impossible feat to narrow a Floyd song down to one, Shine probably gets the nod.

@iamkilroiyo Жыл бұрын

For me it's Mother. The time changes as the narrator changes, the solo is solid, and the lyrics are so vulnerable. What a song.

@paulr5694 Жыл бұрын

"Why'd it have to be so high?" Brilliant

@adrianedlington2493 Жыл бұрын

From the very first line... absolutely gripping.

@crabbysid8434 Жыл бұрын

Mine was always Comfortably Numb but after listening to the live version of Mother many many times I am leaning towards Mother.

@Blender_and_Chirp Жыл бұрын

I’m with you! Mother, in the flesh II, Nobody Home, Vera, so under rated. But I’d have to say mother as well. I really like nobody home too.

@colej3360 3 ай бұрын

Honourable mentions to Poles Apart and Lost for Words from Division Bell. Truly beautiful works.

@zachhessler8722 7 ай бұрын

My top 4: 1. Comfortably Numb 2. Time 3. Mother 4 Wish You Were Here These are life stoppers that give me pause to reflect and make sure I'm not wasting away my life. The execution of these songs often brings tears.

@ExaltedDuck Жыл бұрын

Pink Floyd have a lot of great songs but there are two that just really stand out to me: Comfortably Numb and Wish You Were Here. They both have an uncanny ability to connect emotionally in a way that matches the greatest of all music.

@Aine197 10 ай бұрын

Those are my favourites as well

@JohnSmith-oe4bw Жыл бұрын

"High Hopes" - It's a song that anyone can relate to. Regardless of age, gender, nationality, background, etc. - It also resonates stronger the older you become. Maybe the greatest song ever.

@VarrialeAndrea Жыл бұрын

No.

@markwarhill Жыл бұрын

Agree. The lyrics really hit hard on us a bit older. Amazing chorus and solo.

@michaelplaskota4609 Жыл бұрын

Agree 100% - best one by Pink Floyd.

@sandyhammond Жыл бұрын

I love High Hopes

@grandadneal8114 Жыл бұрын

Agree the grass was greener

@ACMxxxx2 6 ай бұрын

Great gig in the sky is the song that always plays in my head when I trip. I remember every melody line, loved the chords

@MrRiverlord999 Ай бұрын

When I was at college in the 70s, I would frequently listen to the whole of Meddle while lying on the bed. I suppose it was how I accidentally discovered a kind of meditation. Listen to Meddle was the perfect transition from learning to a evening of fun and relaxation…

@chrisschrecker5497 Жыл бұрын

Dogs still moves me every time I hear it. Chiming acoustic guitars to Rick’s keyboards to the vocal bounce off between Dave and Roger. I never get tired of hearing it.

@charlesockholmes9764 Жыл бұрын

Dogs is such a sad song but what a masterpiece 😢😢

@JoelligerentTV Жыл бұрын

Animals is my ALL Time Favorite Album and as soon as I read the title of the video I said …Dogs, of course

@thomassicard3733 Жыл бұрын

@@JoelligerentTV Yeah! and it's really all about WHOLE ALBUMS with Pink Floyd, so yeah... Animals.

@aleamparo Жыл бұрын

D O G S \o/

@JoelligerentTV Жыл бұрын

@@thomassicard3733 Spot On

@wgb01001 Жыл бұрын

Shine On is their greatest song. Not just musically, but those have to be Roger’s best-ever lyrics. Plus the subject matter, harkening back to the band’s very origin. Just perfect. THAT SAID, Animals is my favorite album by them and contains Roger’s best-ever singing.

@MegaSting1981 Жыл бұрын

This.

@Rumham729 Жыл бұрын

It’s 2 songs though

@hankhardigan1104 Жыл бұрын

Shine On is their best song and Dogs is Gilmour's best song

@carlmarks8170 Жыл бұрын

I love the long intro to Shine On You Crazy Diamond, but the song proper (the vocal part) isn't that great. I think Floyd's greatest song is "Time"... It has the fantastic long cinematic intro which Floyd do so well, and the song is great, Waters's best lyric, his most important message.

@danfromnewwie Жыл бұрын

@@carlmarks8170 Yep,completely agree.

@brandonware9335 Жыл бұрын

I agree with Rick that Animals is less about songs than pure 'listening'. That said, Gilmour's work on 'Dogs', especially the solo before the 'and when you lose control' part is unbelievable. The way he connects his phrases and caps it perfectly by leading right into the vocal melody gives me chills.

@daviddevore8216 Жыл бұрын

I read somewhere that the solo that made it onto the album was only the second-best recorded solo for "Dogs"! Somehow the best solo got deleted and they had to use the second-best!

@timnixx5733 Жыл бұрын

I had it on vinyl and listened to this album over and over in the late 90s and yes, that solo used to be the goosebump moment so so good

@RP-qi7nk 6 ай бұрын

Great Coverage! Love your insight and your list ❤🙂❤

@stirlingtyler799 5 ай бұрын

I watched "Live at Pompei" 1972 recently and the standout song was "Set the controls for the heart of the sun". It doesn't even get a mention in the comments, but for me it's the greatest song of their early years.

@michaelprice3607 Жыл бұрын

Shine On You Crazy Diamond is my favorite song ever, not just Pink Floyd. Along with Shine, I would include Hey You, On the Turning Away and Time

@markkington423 Жыл бұрын

yeah man - "shine on..." is one of mine too. i've turned into my own ballad. . . for my ears only.

@joycevanhee4526 Жыл бұрын

Shine on you crazy diamond is a piece of art...period❣️

@redram5150 Жыл бұрын

Wish you were here is their best album as far as I’m concerned, and Shine on you crazy diamond is their best song.

@davidbrockman1244 Жыл бұрын

I have to agree. Wish You Were Here would be second, followed by Money and Time.

@clicks59 Жыл бұрын

Can I add “Comfortably Numb?”

@chachichochacorta8577 Жыл бұрын

Any Thumbs Up for "On The Turning Away"? The song is just so different from their typical cynical lyrics. Very uplifting, very triumphant.

@oskarthomas1512 Жыл бұрын

Great track!

@TampaDave Жыл бұрын

"Learning to Fly" has lots of ways to grab you, too. Especially if you have any connection to aviation. Even without that, the fear of flying -- or worse: fear of failing, being grounded, feeling a fool, etc. -- is a very powerful generator of emotions. Maybe not as deep as "Two Suns in the Sunset", but...

@soph4736 Жыл бұрын

100 percent agree. My favorite Pink Floyd song aside from Summer ‘68. Lots of people are quick to diss the post-Waters era of Floyd but seem to forget (or not know) that there are fantastic songs produced from that era, and On the Turning Away is their finest work from that era and one of their best overall.

@nomoreturningaway1459 Жыл бұрын

Chachi - Note my “handle” is …

@gregorygarcia6542 Жыл бұрын

On the turning away is definitely in my top 10. Is it only a dream that there will be no more turning away? Not a dream! It's up to all of us to make it real everyday. Don't turn away from the ones we love. Don't turn away from suffering strangers. And it has one of David gilmour's greatest guitar solos. It's my favorite song on momentary lapse of reason.

@ryankittelson82 6 ай бұрын

I find this video wearing my Dark Side of the Moon shirt. This is my favorite video you've done. They are my favorite band and old enough to appreciate every word you said and unfortunately too young to only see Roger and David in their solo Floyd tours. Still was mesmerized. Pink Floyd is soul music and not in the traditional sense of soul music but that it literally just makes you and your mind feel good. It's good for your soul to just sit, close your eyes and let the music completely heal you.

@kirklight6127 10 ай бұрын

Great gig in the sky Thank you Clare Torry

@jonatola Жыл бұрын

What makes David Gilmour’s guitar solos great is they are singable by normal people. I bet most of us listening here can sing every run, interval jump and bend. His phrasing is so good - he even gives us a chance to breathe between each idea.

@danacoleman4007 Жыл бұрын

Very well said!!!

@chitlitlah Жыл бұрын

I never thought of it that way, but that makes a lot of sense.

@ApolloSuns Жыл бұрын

Yup. Just so musical

@scottawes921 Жыл бұрын

That's the dumbest thing I've heard in awhile.

@snakedriver Жыл бұрын

Normal people as opposed to what?

@davidmultimedia2024 Жыл бұрын

Even though it’s not even a full band song, Goodbye Blue Sky is one of my favorite song… sounds so unique, creepy and beautiful 🖤

@DannyGadish Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@omynel Жыл бұрын

I feel like it really captures childhood innocence, as well as coming of age. "Look mummy, there's an aeroplane up in the sky" is a great line. I get nostalgic af when my kids point out aeroplanes in the sky.

@jesperFrost Жыл бұрын

The mood shift in the beginning from singing birds on a sun lit grass field in summer to the spelling of doom is unmatched across the entire spectrum of music.

@davidmultimedia2024 Жыл бұрын

@@jesperFrost Yes! My favorite part is "Did you ever wonder why we had to run for shelter when the promise of a brave new world unfurled beneath a clear blue Sky?"… that crazy long line flows like butter, and the descending notes are beautiful

@TheBatugan77 Жыл бұрын

That's the thing about PF. I cannot listen to Blue Sky without the Empty Spaces/Young Lust chasers.

@davea.6969 10 ай бұрын

I've never been one to articulate why music moves me, but Wish You Were Here has always struck the inner core of my music passion, probably do to the feelings it emotes and the compassion in the message. Many times I have pondered it's rank of #1 in my favorite category, if having a favorite song is possible. ALSO, my love for the Comfortably Numb solos are backed by THE Rick Beato... wow!