Bruh I’m about to get ROASTED by yall!! I didn’t even know he was in Pink Floyd smh 🤦🏽♂️ Okay i’m a read more of ya comments and come back to a David performance!! Thank you guys even the haters hahaha
Oh man, wrong version. This is amazing, but the 1994 Pulse concert is truly one of the best solos ever. Hard to believe it can be better, but it really is!
The solo may be better, but the rest was trash. I'm sorry but without Roger Waters, you do not and cannot have Pink FLoyd, and I get it; I think Waters is a twunt, but without him, it's David Gilmour covering Pink Floyd songs.
The Pulse version of Comfortably Numb is probably the best and most watched. They’re all good though. Pink Floyd began their very long and very successful musical journey in 1965. Look at their pictures from back then. They’re one of the all time greatest bands.
David Guilmore is one of the alltime guitar gods! He is not especially fast or showoff... But he is prolly the worlds most emotional guitarists to ever walk the earth. Somehow he can make a guitar sing and strech tones that reach far into your soul and touch your heartstrings... Definetly a goat!
@@Verdent777If it's irrelevant, why do you keep replying? I make money from Dave for surname corrections you don't; sounds like envy. Why not contact him and undercut me, maybe you can get 4 quid for each one?
David Gilmour is the guitarist from pink flloyd. This song "comfortably numb" is from "The Wall" album. It is a concept album that tells the story about a fictional rock star named Pink who has built a wall around himself to isolate himself from human emotions. In this song Pink has become physically and emotionally ill before a concert. The doctor comes in and gives him a shot which makes Pink become comfortably numb so he can go onstage for the show. It's a double meaning. Comfortably numb for the show as a metaphor for how Pink has become comfortably numb to all human emotion. The absolute best version of this song is from the pulse concert. It will totally blow you away; even after you've seen the version you just watched. " COMFORTABLY NUMB PULSE CONCERT" will bring it up on you tube.
And I can add: "The Wall" (and Comfortably Numb) is from 1979 ... so it's really from the older stuff... I find this version the best: ua-cam.com/video/26GAP7FAMXU/v-deo.html Not necessarily because of the music or the vocals - but because what belongs together comes together here. On this song in particular, Waters' and Gilmour's voices complement each other perfectly. Unfortunately, Waters was (and still is) on an egocentric trip - when I think of what good music the two of them could have created together with Mason and Wright (R.I.P.)....
what made david gilmour so special in pink floyd's music is that he never overplayed. the space he leaves in the music is amazing. he's one of the most tasteful guitarists ever for sure. you should check out "Echoes" by pink floyd live in pompeii. its when they were young, its amazing.
This wasn't Pink Floyd it was David Gilmour with his 'band'. Try Pink Floyd Echos at Pompeii back in the 1970s live when tney were young. Also Shine on you Crazy Diamond, the Pulse concert is epic.
I don't think it's so much about his guitar playing as the whole package, his writing skills/compositions, the atmosphere, the Pink Floyd stage sets, the synergy between the friends having played together for decades, their individual contributions to the music, it all comes together at the Pulse concert. Worth watching from start to finish.
Yeah. If you want Comfortably Numb laid out for you in gory detail, in The Wall you’ll get the authentic, authoritative version. What was mystery will become horror.
Every version of Comfortably Numb has its high points - you cant go wrong with any of them...The Pulse version is a tick higher in my book just for the wailing bit done by Dave which isnt done on the live versions afterwards...but the fact this version was done in Pompeii and has many good hooks as well and is in High Def (not video like Pulse was recorded in) gives this version a good boost......
Check out David Gilmour when he was part of Pink Floyd, performing Comfortably Numb at the Pulse Concert 1994. The extended guitar solo and spectacular light show combine for an unforgettable performance.
You have to watch The Wall. It's a masterpiece. It's a shame that David Gilmour and Roger Waters, main forces in the group Pink Floyd, had a falling out, understatement, and will not perform together anymore. They made a lot of really good music together for a lot of years. Pink Floyd is another rabbit hole worth diving into.
If I’m honest, Mark Knopfler is my favourite simply because I discovered him first, and I have seen Dire Straits live. But Dave Gilmour is up there, I really wish I got to see Pink Floyd live.
@@graciezundt4201 God yes. That goes without saying, but I case BP reads the message, let’s say it anyway. Please react to Dire Straits Sultans of Swing, Alchemy Live circa 1985 (I saw them in 92 for the On Every Street tour.
My absolute favorite band of all time. I can't count how many times i saw this band in concert. Thank you for checking them out. I hope you enjoy Pink Floyd.
That list you were given was the names of the lead guitarists for different bands. David Gilmour was lead guitarist and a singer for Pink Floyd, Mark Knopler was lead guitarist and singer for Dire Straits, Eddie Van Halen was lead guitarist for Van Halen, and, of course, SRV was lead singer and guitarist for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. "Comfortably Numb" was released in 1980 by Pink Floyd from the album "The Wall".
Greatest Guitar Solo Of All Time Period Never Be One Like It Again On this perfect rare gem masterpiece performance that Everytime he plays it gets better with time absolutely stunning on all levels ever imagined
Its about a guy who ODs right before a performance and the doctor is trying to get him to be able to perform for the audience... comfortably numb...he can't feel a thing. He can't hear what the doctor is saying, but can see his lips moving. Truly one of the greatest songs ever made.
Pink Floyd played 14 shows at Earl's court in London from 13th oct 1994 to 29th oct and sold out 273,474 tickets and this was at the end of a tour that played to 5.5 million people in 68 cities; each concert gathered an average audience of 45,000. Shine on you crazy diamond is the greatest tribute song for a friend you'll ever hear.
BP This is actually 1st time that live event with an audience at the ancient coliseum in Pompeii since 79AD, 1,937 years ago. David's other band, Pink Floyd played there back in 1971 for the song, Echoes Part I&II.
@jim1125-cv6yg - they only played half of Meddle. One Of These Days, Echoes, and Seamus are the songs they played. A Pillow Of Winds, Fearless, and San Tropez are the songs they didn't. They did however also play Set the Controls For the Heart Of the Sun, A Saucerful Of Secrets (both from the album A Saucerful Of Secrets), and Careful With That Axe Eugene, a non-album single.
@@ianfortier6796 P.F played echoes, careful with the axe ,eugene: a saucerful of secrets: one of these days I'm going to cut you in little pieces; set the controls for the heart of the sun and Mademoiselle. this is on a video that I have in front of me
@jim1125-cv6yg That's the set list I wrote down in my last comment. Mademoiselle Nobs was Seamus, just with a different title. Of those songs you posted, Echoes, One Of These Days, and Mademoiselle Nobs (Seamus), are the only ones from Meddle that they played. I'm just clarifying for the reactor that Careful, A Saucerful, and Set the Controls was music not released on the album Meddle. Set the Controls and A Saucerful came out on A Saucerful Of Secrets in 1968, Careful With That Axe Eugen was a non-album single released in 1968. Meddle was released in 1971.
David Gilmour is one of Eddie Van Halen's inspirations. I remember in one of Eddie's rare interviews back in the day (I think it was Guitar Player magazine) while he was sitting with the interviewer and talking about influences Eddie mentioned Gilmour and said he loved his playing that "it's so tasty". In that same interview he also mentioned Eric Clapton as a huge influence as well. As a couple have mentioned below, the 1994 Pulse concert is epic and a much better version solo-wise.
"When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye. I cannot put my finger on it now, the child has grown, the dream is gone..." Have you ever every had a split second memory from your childhood? It comes and goes so fast that you can't quite grasp it, but it's there, and it's real. Those fleeting glimpses tend to fade as one grows older but they remain an integral part of who we are...
Another major mind-blowing performance is Prince’s guitar solo at the end of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the Hall of Fame induction for George Harrison. It’s a star-studded performance…and then Prince just blows everyone away 🙌💯🎉💐
Agreed. The better live version in the 1994 Pulse concert. If you want to see early Pink Floyd watch "Echos" from the Live at Pompeii 1972 show. There are a lot of people who have issues with Roger Waters, but I think he was a very important member of Pink Floyd. Here you would get to see Waters on bass. You should check it out for sure. Love your channel man and I'm also a Colorado boy....Keep crushing!
Pulse concert remastered version is phenomenal, David Gilmore is the guitar God, you really need to listen and watch Pulse concert, Comfortably Numb anything from that concert will blow you away,away, when I saw you did this one, I was so disappointed
Yeah this was 1978. Off the Wall album. I actually seen the last show at Nassau Coliseum. The pulse your is a real good rendition of this song. Roger Waters, the writer of this song said it was a feelings Ng of emptiness he was feeling before a show where a doctor had to be called in. He did the whole show comfortably numb
Wow! You're the 1st person I've heard say that besides me! Now I see some in the comments. There's pretty much no other way to take it!!! I've never even done that stuff & I understand!! It's just another pin prick, you might feel a little sick!! Go through the rest of the lyrics, you'll get it! Not you! The rest that doesn't understand it. 🙂
David Gilmour was 70 at this concert. they came out in late 60s and were killing the 70s with many albums. greatest band ever in my opinion. I have seen them live and an amazing experience like no other
To me, at 54, feeling old, this song exudes not giving a F anymore what anyone ever thinks of me. What a gorgeous song...I never really understood until this point in my life.
Please do Chicago 25 or 26 to 4 live at tanglewood 1970 terry kath rip has One of the greatest guitar solos of his time I think you would really enjoy it and the horns are amazing too
You're so lucky man to discover just by accident David, Comfortably Numb, the meaning of that song, one of the best guitar solos ever and Pink Floyed ALL AT ONCE! I envy you :)
Comfortably Numb is from Pink Floyds 11th album "The Wall", released in 1979. Pink Floyd is one the greatest bands of all time. The performance you watched was awesome, but 1994's PULSE tour performance is absolutely amazing. This band has been releasing music since 1967 (The Piper at the Gates Of Dawn), with their final album dropping in 2015. One song you might know, "MONEY", from 1973's DARKSIDE OF THE MOON, considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time.
Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite artists! I was fortunate to see David Gilmour on this tour when it came through Chicago in 2016. I had only become a fan of Pink Floyd the year before, and he was my favorite (I love guitar players!), so I was thrilled when I found out he was touring his solo album from 2015 (Rattle That Lock). Of course, he played a lot of Pink Floyd classics (like 'Comfortably Numb'), as well. Light shows were also a big part of Pink Floyd's stage show, which David Gilmour carried over into his solo tours. He was 70 years old in 2016, so he still sounded amazing! David Gilmour is known for his emotional, soulful solos. He isn't flashy. His haunting vocals are also a big part of the Pink Floyd sound. David joined Pink Floyd in 1968. After the band's lyricist and bass player, Roger Waters, left the band in 1985, David Gilmour became the leader of Pink Floyd for the rest of the 1980s and beyond. Probably the best Pink Floyd concert video is from 1994; it's called Pulse. I suggest reacting to the song 'Sorrow' from the Pulse concert. In the Pulse shows, there are also two other original members of Pink Floyd: Drummer Nick Mason and keyboard player Richard Wright. Sadly, Richard Wright died in 2008, but he performed keyboards in David Gilmour's solo shows in the early-to-mid 2000s, which I thought was cool.
In 1973 Gilmour and his bandmembers wrote the most influential album of all time (alongside the Beatles´Sgt. Pepper album), THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. On Wikipedia´s list of bestselling albums of all time it lists #4. "The Dark Side of the Moon" held the record for the longest time on the Billboard 200 chart in history, with over 950 weeks landed. It reached Number 1 on the Billboard 200 on April 28, 1973, one month after its release. "The Dark Side of the Moon" made a re-entry in the Billboard 200 charts as late as 2020.
This is so awesome to watch. It almost brings me to tears. I also get a kick out of the drummer. I don't know who he is. But, I love how much he seems to be smiling while watching David Gilmour play while he's playing the drums.
Yo BP!! Man I am beyond excited for you discovering David Gilmour (my favorite guitarist) and so ecstatic for you to react to Pink Floyd (in my top 3 bands). They have so many incredible songs. Some albums though you just have to experience the whole thing in one sitting, like The Wall, or Dark Side of the Moon or Division Bell. Also there’s a film for The Wall and it’s so sick!! Definitely recommend seeing that one. Great react!! Let’s gooooo!!
Dressed in an old black T shirt, jeans, scruffy beard and looks like some regular Joe... he plugs his guitar into his soul, and takes you away on a journey that you will never forget. Watch the Pulse 1994 version - the crowd is still, in total awe, locked as one while their souls fly away until he brings them home, many with tears on their face. This song has meant a lot to me since I first heard it in 1977 when The Wall came out. It is one of the few things that came bring me back from the pits of despair and give me hope, to keep on living when all I have wanted to do is give up. I am 58 years old and my kids love this song to. There are a lot of people who acknowledge that this song has saved them - and I am one of them.
You MUST watch the Pulse version. Seen the music get into people so deep they cried. This was about and for Syd and I really believe it's why it all these emotions pour out.
David Gilmore is the lead guitarist for Pink Floyd! Another band with an awesome guitarist is Dire Straits! Mark Knopfler is in my top 3 favorite guitar players!! Check out Sultains of swing! U won't be disappointed!!
David Gilmour is from Pink Floyd, the Guitarist and main music writer for them, this is a song from the Pink Floyd album The Wall, if i know one thing from the comments on other videos of people who react to this song, there will be a lot of people giving a lot of misinformation about the song and probably the album as a whole.
well... Although Waters is no longer part of the band it is an undeniable fact that he is the writer behind their biggest sucesses as a whole... Especially when you mention the wall I feel like clarifying that Roger Waters wrote and composed that entire album... It was actually one of the reasons why they ended up splitting up; Because Waters was doing his own thing and kinda blackmailed the band into doing his will... Before they recorded the wall album Waters had shown up to a band meeting with two fully written albums; The Wall and The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. He asked the band witch they wanted to do as Pink Floyd because he would then record the other as a solo project. Thats when the others started feeling like being a band for hire who didn't get any artistic influence any longer. Pink floyd has 4 general eras in their past: The first years and albums were experimentally playfull pop fuelled by Syd Barrets madcap mind and lyrics. The second was the psychedelic experimental phase where all the banndmembers basicly improvised their way through sound and space.... Third period was Roger Waters evolution as a concept album writer and political artist. The third and last period was the one where Gilmour took over as witer, in close collab with Wright and Mason had their older, softer and more philosophical period...
@@JokerInk-CustomBuilds And you’re writing this here why? I didn’t say anything about Roger Waters, lol, what you have done is just get triggered because I didn’t mention Roger Waters in a comment about David Gilmour on a video about David Gilmour where BP asked who he was. I know who Roger Waters is, lol, but this isn’t about him, I am sorry that for some strange reason you can’t handle that I dare mention David Gilmour and Pink Floyd without mentioning Roger Waters, you sound like an obsessed Stan of Roger Waters. If you want to be a Roger Waters Stan and make it all about him then start your own comment thread but don’t drag me into it, I have no interest
@@Penddraig7I wrote it because you were atating that others got facts wrong and then went on to write something wrong/that could be misunderstood; By claiming Gilmore to be the guitarist and main music writer and then going on to talk about The Wall, wich Gilmore didn't write.... Thats why I felt like I would clarify your own misunderstanding/bad formulation wich in turn was why I mentioned Roger Waters, since he is the actual writer of The Wall... And yes. you are right: I found it weird talking about gilmores writing when also, in same sentence, using The Wall as example of their music... You were the one who mentionned ppl getting things wrong. So don't get uptight when I point out that you got something wrong. -Or atleast worded it very poorly... I am not a Waters Stan. I like most of pink floyds music from start to present. In fact I idolize very few individuals as we all are flawed humans to some degreee. I actually spent some years as a teen being pissed at Waters because I felt like his arrogant artistic sellfabsorption is what drove the group to split... And I actually think that waters AND Gilmore are better together than they are individually... But thats another talk. Have a good day out there. Chillax a bit. I wasn't gunning for you. I was just adding facts. Basicly just the same you tried to do....
@@JokerInk-CustomBuilds Gilmour does write the music, Waters writes the lyrics and I said Gilmour wrote most the music, I didn’t say all the music and I didn’t say he wrote the songs, I didn’t say he wrote all the songs, I didn’t say he wrote none of the songs, I didn’t say he didn’t write any of the music, so no, I didn’t say anything that wasn’t true and if you misunderstood what I said, that’s your problem, what I wrote was not rocket science, I am sure most people can understand it, don’t project your inability onto others, but I guess that’s what happens when Stans get triggered because you don’t bang on about their obsession in a comment section of a video that has nothing to do with their obsession, they have to try and find a way to divert the conversation to be about them. What is it with the Roger Waters Stans that they get so triggered over David Gilmour or anything Pink Floyd without Roger Waters in it, get over it already, he left Pink Floyd nearly 40 years ago now, move on, seriously, it’s pathetic, if that’s who you choose to Stan over, good for you but go do it in the comments section of video about him or start your own comment thread about him, I ain’t here to talk about him, I was talking about David Gilmour, that is what BP asked, he asked about David Gilmour
The way Eddie Van Halen put it into words is best way I've heard David Gilmour explained. "David Gilmour is the benchmark of less being more. He has proved that shredding and fast playing is not the benchmark of mastery level. Gilmour never wastes a note; he builds his solos like a painter; every note, every bend, every tonal inflection has merit...David's solos paint a picture in the minds of his listeners. Something that really is a testament of his talent as a guitar player"
I think you will really like the pulse version. David was at his best that night. 🙂.....he is a remarkable guitar player. In fact, you might like to react to many songs from the pulse concert in 94, it was truly amazing. Thank you for your hard work on your channel. I enjoy watching your reactions. Very thoughtful insights on the music you react to.,.,
Quite awhile ago I saw an interview with David's wife who was saying that he struggled to show emotion but after hearing him play she knew just what to say.
My brother, I have been blessed enough to see David and PINK FLOYD on the last 2 American tours. 87 and 94. Still, to this day, the top shows on list of over 100 live shows in my days. Unfuckingbelievable live. Go down that rabbit hole. You WILL NOT be disappointed. Much love from Northern Kentucky ❤
Pink Floyd. Pulse concert 1994. Same David Gilmour - Lead guitarist for Pink Floyd and cowriter of the song Comfortably Numb. Epic among the Epic musical things in this life.
You need to react to the 1994 pulse concert version of Comfortably Numb. That is hands down the best performance my anyone all time. TO THIS DATE. No one has come close to the 1994 pulse version. You need to see it its a must see. You'll understand david Gilmore's talent more after watching it. David Gilmore is number 1 on guitar. Watch the 1994 pulse version then you'll know david number 1. You should think about live streaming your reactions to pink floyd. We love to sit along with you and jam out brotha
Ok so 1st of all the 1994 Pulse tour version of comfortably numb is much better. 2nd you should check out "pink floyd - the great gig in the sky" and 3rd solo wise "the eagles - hotel California" but i bet you've heard that one but that last dual solo is fire
I love seeing a mature, David Gilmour. He was still clearly loving performing. There is a gentle humility, with a side of, I’ve still got it, on this performance. The drummer’s smile tells it all…pure joy. I have the Blu-ray of this concert and it’s wonderful. It’s challenging watching without Richard Wright, but the keyboardist and vocalist from Toto was excellent and fun to watch. The Albert Hall concert from a few years earlier, with Richard Wright, had a more intimate feel. David Crosby and Graham Nash did backing vocals and it was the, On an Island tour. He plays the full album and it’s outstanding live. Then he comes back and plays some old favorites. I’d recommend Shine on you crazy diamond from that show. The version of Echoes from that show is also great. Also the version of Time from The Albert Hall, will shake your walls with the bass in the intro.
This man is 78 years old. Back in the day they had to have a doctor back stage to get lead guitar member Syd Barrett on his feet to get through a show. He was an addict and had extreme mental problems. This is a song about Syd. The lyrics of “just a little pin prick” and “I do believe it’s working” and “that’ll keep you going for the show” are about the doctor with Syd. He was comfortably numb.
The song Wish You Were Here is also about Syd. He left the band early in Pink Floyd's career. They were pissed about his addiction, yet also loved him.
@@violetblazesThe song "Wish You Were Here" was NOT about Syd: Waters, who wrote the lyrics, has said: “There’s one song that’s about Syd (“Shine on You Crazy Diamond”), but the rest of it isn’t. It’s a much more universal expression of my feelings about absence. Because I felt that we weren’t really there. We were very absent." Gilmour also added: “Although “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” is the one that is specifically about Syd, and “Wish You Were Here” has a wider remit, I can’t sing it without thinking about Syd.” These quotes appear at 14:08 and 53:17 on the DVD “The Story of Wish You Were Here”.
My wife and l travelled from Australia to France to see David Gilmour at Arenes de Nimes 2 weeks after this concert was filmed. It was worth every cent and then some. We were in a hotel directly across the street from Arenes de Nimes and l sat at the window of our room the night before the concert just listening to the rehearsal and soundcheck. Amazing memories. The heavily armed Police patrolling the street was disconcerting ,but the Nice terrorist attack on Bastille Day had only occurred a week earlier...
BP you fumbled the ball twice! LOL While I do appreciate the effort, you are killing me here! :D You have to watch the woodstock version of Joe Cockers All with a little help from my friends to see the energy of his youth... And you also need to watch the Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb from the PULSE live concert to feel Daves magical extended guitar solo.... Those versions are the ones who are magical moments in history. -Sure the artists are always great, but we wanted you to see the most magical moments done by them! :) -That said, keep rockin!! I am aware we subs all got different memories we would like you to see specifically and you are only one man! LOL
In addition to his skill of playing the guitar, that is such a gorgeous tone. Learning a skill, learning a subject in school, a musical instrument, building muscle, and growing spiritually, or emotionally ALL require you get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Bruh I’m about to get ROASTED by yall!! I didn’t even know he was in Pink Floyd smh 🤦🏽♂️ Okay i’m a read more of ya comments and come back to a David performance!! Thank you guys even the haters hahaha
black pegasus reactions to dire straits brothers in arms please I am not going to give up you will love it
Listen to dark side of moon album
And the Pulse concert also... "SORROW" SOOOO great! Or "Shine On Diamonds"!!! ❤
Try Learning to Fly, Hey You, The Wall, Money, Welcome to the Machine.
Mark Knopfler is the lead singer and guitar player for Dire Straits please check them out
Oh man, wrong version. This is amazing, but the 1994 Pulse concert is truly one of the best solos ever. Hard to believe it can be better, but it really is!
There are so many good versions. If he likes the song, he will visit every version. He doubles down on the stuff he likes. No worries.
Yes mate the pulse is just brilliant
Exactly watch the Pulse concert live
The solo may be better, but the rest was trash. I'm sorry but without Roger Waters, you do not and cannot have Pink FLoyd, and I get it; I think Waters is a twunt, but without him, it's David Gilmour covering Pink Floyd songs.
@@matesrounds9176 and then run to the bin to vomit. Pulse is so bad. And I saw them on that tour.
David Gilmour doesn’t just play the guitar he emotes through it. He makes you feel it all. A true musical master.
He could make you feel his emotions through his guitar.
The Pulse version of Comfortably Numb is probably the best and most watched. They’re all good though. Pink Floyd began their very long and very successful musical journey in 1965. Look at their pictures from back then. They’re one of the all time greatest bands.
Prefer Delicate sound of thunder tour.
@@zigman63Yup Delicate++
David Guilmore is one of the alltime guitar gods! He is not especially fast or showoff... But he is prolly the worlds most emotional guitarists to ever walk the earth. Somehow he can make a guitar sing and strech tones that reach far into your soul and touch your heartstrings... Definetly a goat!
Dunno about him, but David Gilmour's pretty good.
@@psbarrowstop it! Some people spell it wrong. Big deal????
@@Verdent777Dave slips me a fiver for every correction of his surname. You wanna pay me more for stopping?
@@psbarrow nah!! Dave doesn’t care if people spell his name wrong. It’s irrelevant to life I. General.
@@Verdent777If it's irrelevant, why do you keep replying? I make money from Dave for surname corrections you don't; sounds like envy. Why not contact him and undercut me, maybe you can get 4 quid for each one?
David Gilmour is the guitarist from pink flloyd. This song "comfortably numb" is from "The Wall" album. It is a concept album that tells the story about a fictional rock star named Pink who has built a wall around himself to isolate himself from human emotions.
In this song Pink has become physically and emotionally ill before a concert.
The doctor comes in and gives him a shot which makes Pink become comfortably numb so he can go onstage for the show.
It's a double meaning. Comfortably numb for the show as a metaphor for how Pink has become comfortably numb to all human emotion.
The absolute best version of this song is from the pulse concert. It will totally blow you away; even after you've seen the version you just watched.
" COMFORTABLY NUMB PULSE CONCERT" will bring it up on you tube.
And I can add: "The Wall" (and Comfortably Numb) is from 1979 ... so it's really from the older stuff...
I find this version the best:
ua-cam.com/video/26GAP7FAMXU/v-deo.html
Not necessarily because of the music or the vocals - but because what belongs together comes together here.
On this song in particular, Waters' and Gilmour's voices complement each other perfectly.
Unfortunately, Waters was (and still is) on an egocentric trip - when I think of what good music the two of them could have created together with Mason and Wright (R.I.P.)....
YESSS!!! He needs to watch the WALL, and listen to the entire album. I LOVE PINK FLOYD!!
11:51 "he can play!" is an all-timer of an understatement 😂
LOL
and not just "play" but write the score and then improvise over it!
only one the greatest man to ever strap on a fender stratocaster haha
Haha indeed
Guitars wish for David Gilmour for Christmas.
thats hilarious!!!
True statement
Yup!
This WHOLE album. Best listened to in a pitch dark room, in a bean bag chair, stoned out of your mind. Ah I miss the 70s! ;)
I still had the been bag for this in the 80s, 90s and early 00s.
Jajaja probably the best comment I’ve read 😎🤘🏾
@@deviouskris3012I used mine till they got crackly and blew up!
@@LindaSmith-r2f after the 3rd puncture repair kit and 6th replacement bag of beans?
Bean bag, really really good pot, the wizard of oz on tv with no volume, and the wall playing to the album. Dark room. Ah happy college memories!
He was around 70 yrs old at this Concert.
Many can't even climb steps at that age..😅
Lol. I'm 60 in May, and I can't climb the stairs now! 😂
Im 62 and i can climb the stairs 😂
I’m 71 and getting ready for a Princess mud run.
I can honestly say too I don’t think he was exactly “living good “ for many years! Crazy how people age differently
Just wait till the experience dark side of the moon oh my goodness can't wait❤😂
Saw them in person ..Dark Side of the Moon. Unfogettable!
Best album ever
what made david gilmour so special in pink floyd's music is that he never overplayed. the space he leaves in the music is amazing. he's one of the most tasteful guitarists ever for sure. you should check out "Echoes" by pink floyd live in pompeii. its when they were young, its amazing.
I am in love with them having the passion for their art after all these years. Absolutely incredible.
This wasn't Pink Floyd it was David Gilmour with his 'band'. Try Pink Floyd Echos at Pompeii back in the 1970s live when tney were young. Also Shine on you Crazy Diamond, the Pulse concert is epic.
I don't think it's so much about his guitar playing as the whole package, his writing skills/compositions, the atmosphere, the Pink Floyd stage sets, the synergy between the friends having played together for decades, their individual contributions to the music, it all comes together at the Pulse concert. Worth watching from start to finish.
The Wall is an insane Movie!! A must see
Yeah. If you want Comfortably Numb laid out for you in gory detail, in The Wall you’ll get the authentic, authoritative version. What was mystery will become horror.
So hard to jump into Pink Floyd and truly appreciate it. They are legends. Listen to the album The Dark Side of the Moon.” Love your channel!
The upper left video at the end of the performance is Epic. Must hear before you die.
Pulse my friend. My favourite live performance of any song anywhere anytime. Gotta do it.
Dude… That is Sir David Gilmore….guess how much that Guitar he was playing sold @ Auction in 2019🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔3.9million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️❤️
Every version of Comfortably Numb has its high points - you cant go wrong with any of them...The Pulse version is a tick higher in my book just for the wailing bit done by Dave which isnt done on the live versions afterwards...but the fact this version was done in Pompeii and has many good hooks as well and is in High Def (not video like Pulse was recorded in) gives this version a good boost......
Check out David Gilmour when he was part of Pink Floyd, performing Comfortably Numb at the Pulse Concert 1994. The extended guitar solo and spectacular light show combine for an unforgettable performance.
Even the Pulse concert wasn't the original band, as Rodger Waters wasn't playing the bass.
I cant wait for this rabbit hole!!!!! LOL
absolutely what I was thinking! You'd love to be there watching every moment of this discovery!
You have to watch The Wall. It's a masterpiece. It's a shame that David Gilmour and Roger Waters, main forces in the group Pink Floyd, had a falling out, understatement, and will not perform together anymore. They made a lot of really good music together for a lot of years. Pink Floyd is another rabbit hole worth diving into.
The Sultans of Swing Mark Knopler (lead guitarist) Dire Straits (band) also good listening.
If I’m honest, Mark Knopfler is my favourite simply because I discovered him first, and I have seen Dire Straits live. But Dave Gilmour is up there, I really wish I got to see Pink Floyd live.
The Alchemy live version.
@@graciezundt4201 God yes. That goes without saying, but I case BP reads the message, let’s say it anyway. Please react to Dire Straits Sultans of Swing, Alchemy Live circa 1985 (I saw them in 92 for the On Every Street tour.
But do the liver version. The drummer absolutely kills it.
@@ezed3902 Terry Williams is his name and he is 🔥 on the skins
Pink Floyd isn't just music, it's an experience. ✌🏽
My absolute favorite band of all time. I can't count how many times i saw this band in concert. Thank you for checking them out. I hope you enjoy Pink Floyd.
That list you were given was the names of the lead guitarists for different bands. David Gilmour was lead guitarist and a singer for Pink Floyd, Mark Knopler was lead guitarist and singer for Dire Straits, Eddie Van Halen was lead guitarist for Van Halen, and, of course, SRV was lead singer and guitarist for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. "Comfortably Numb" was released in 1980 by Pink Floyd from the album "The Wall".
SRV is self taught and absolutely amazing
Greatest Guitar Solo Of All Time Period Never Be One Like It Again On this perfect rare gem masterpiece performance that Everytime he plays it gets better with time absolutely stunning on all levels ever imagined
Its about a guy who ODs right before a performance and the doctor is trying to get him to be able to perform for the audience... comfortably numb...he can't feel a thing. He can't hear what the doctor is saying, but can see his lips moving. Truly one of the greatest songs ever made.
Pink Floyd played 14 shows at Earl's court in London from 13th oct 1994 to 29th oct and sold out 273,474 tickets and this was at the end of a tour that played to 5.5 million people in 68 cities; each concert gathered an average audience of 45,000. Shine on you crazy diamond is the greatest tribute song for a friend you'll ever hear.
Dude, you’re killing me. I’m 62 years old almost ready for bed. I’ve already had my herb medicine time to go for a journey. Thanks 👍🏽🐷✌🏼
BP
This is actually 1st time that live event with an audience at the ancient coliseum in Pompeii since 79AD, 1,937 years ago. David's other band, Pink Floyd played there back in 1971 for the song, Echoes Part I&II.
actually the plated the whole " Meddle" album
The spirits of the ancestors collectively sighed and whispered "We want more please."
@jim1125-cv6yg - they only played half of Meddle. One Of These Days, Echoes, and Seamus are the songs they played. A Pillow Of Winds, Fearless, and San Tropez are the songs they didn't. They did however also play Set the Controls For the Heart Of the Sun, A Saucerful Of Secrets (both from the album A Saucerful Of Secrets), and Careful With That Axe Eugene, a non-album single.
@@ianfortier6796 P.F played echoes, careful with the axe ,eugene: a saucerful of secrets: one of these days I'm going to cut you in little pieces; set the controls for the heart of the sun and Mademoiselle. this is on a video that I have in front of me
@jim1125-cv6yg That's the set list I wrote down in my last comment. Mademoiselle Nobs was Seamus, just with a different title. Of those songs you posted, Echoes, One Of These Days, and Mademoiselle Nobs (Seamus), are the only ones from Meddle that they played. I'm just clarifying for the reactor that Careful, A Saucerful, and Set the Controls was music not released on the album Meddle. Set the Controls and A Saucerful came out on A Saucerful Of Secrets in 1968, Careful With That Axe Eugen was a non-album single released in 1968. Meddle was released in 1971.
try the pink Flloyd pulse concert for this same song. Epic!!
I love this song in all its versions, but I love the unedited, extended version from Pulse 1994 (11+ minutes!) the best. Great reaction. Keep digging!
1994 Pulse Concert....masterful. blows this one out of the water.
David Gilmour is one of Eddie Van Halen's inspirations. I remember in one of Eddie's rare interviews back in the day (I think it was Guitar Player magazine) while he was sitting with the interviewer and talking about influences Eddie mentioned Gilmour and said he loved his playing that "it's so tasty". In that same interview he also mentioned Eric Clapton as a huge influence as well. As a couple have mentioned below, the 1994 Pulse concert is epic and a much better version solo-wise.
"When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye. I cannot put my finger on it now, the child has grown, the dream is gone..."
Have you ever every had a split second memory from your childhood? It comes and goes so fast that you can't quite grasp it, but it's there, and it's real. Those fleeting glimpses tend to fade as one grows older but they remain an integral part of who we are...
Another major mind-blowing performance is Prince’s guitar solo at the end of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” at the Hall of Fame induction for George Harrison. It’s a star-studded performance…and then Prince just blows everyone away 🙌💯🎉💐
Agreed. The better live version in the 1994 Pulse concert. If you want to see early Pink Floyd watch "Echos" from the Live at Pompeii 1972 show. There are a lot of people who have issues with Roger Waters, but I think he was a very important member of Pink Floyd. Here you would get to see Waters on bass. You should check it out for sure. Love your channel man and I'm also a Colorado boy....Keep crushing!
Please remember also that when this was performed Dave Gilmour was 70! he has been performing for 55 years ! RYI NEVER stop a video at Gilmour's solo
Pulse concert remastered version is phenomenal, David Gilmore is the guitar God, you really need to listen and watch Pulse concert, Comfortably Numb anything from that concert will blow you away,away, when I saw you did this one, I was so disappointed
Yeah this was 1978. Off the Wall album. I actually seen the last show at Nassau Coliseum. The pulse your is a real good rendition of this song. Roger Waters, the writer of this song said it was a feelings Ng of emptiness he was feeling before a show where a doctor had to be called in. He did the whole show comfortably numb
This song is about a performer getting his fix from his doctor before a show. It's raw and smooth at the same time. Very well done by Gilmour.
Wow! You're the 1st person I've heard say that besides me! Now I see some in the comments. There's pretty much no other way to take it!!! I've never even done that stuff & I understand!! It's just another pin prick, you might feel a little sick!! Go through the rest of the lyrics, you'll get it! Not you! The rest that doesn't understand it. 🙂
David Gilmour was 70 at this concert. they came out in late 60s and were killing the 70s with many albums. greatest band ever in my opinion. I have seen them live and an amazing experience like no other
'On the Turning Away', or 'Sorrow'🤘😛🎸👍 Absolutely a Legend lol
To me, at 54, feeling old, this song exudes not giving a F anymore what anyone ever thinks of me. What a gorgeous song...I never really understood until this point in my life.
"On the Turning Away" is awesome!🔥
One of the most emotional guitar player ever not a shredders a player of music
Please do Chicago 25 or 26 to 4 live at tanglewood 1970 terry kath rip has One of the greatest guitar solos of his time I think you would really enjoy it and the horns are amazing too
Pink Floyd legendary bc there sound and songwriting was so different but their music is such soul food.
Oh man this is a masterclass in music.
Great song ❤
No one can pull as much emotion from a guitar as David Gilmore.
Pulse concert version, a must react!
You might enjoy this more in the pulse concert so much more amazing.
You're so lucky man to discover just by accident David, Comfortably Numb, the meaning of that song, one of the best guitar solos ever and Pink Floyed ALL AT ONCE!
I envy you :)
for almost 2000 years, Pink Floyd (and David Gilmour) are the only ones to have performed in the Pompeii arena, twice. 😎👍🎶🎶
I still listen and enjoy Pink Floyd after almost 50 years. I never had the chance to them play. ICONIC MUSIC !!!
Great introduction, I would suggest Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Pulse concert 1994.
Comfortably Numb is from Pink Floyds 11th album "The Wall", released in 1979. Pink Floyd is one the greatest bands of all time. The performance you watched was awesome, but 1994's PULSE tour performance is absolutely amazing. This band has been releasing music since 1967 (The Piper at the Gates Of Dawn), with their final album dropping in 2015. One song you might know, "MONEY", from 1973's DARKSIDE OF THE MOON, considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time.
pulse is trash. it's a david gilmour cover band, NOT Pink Floyd.
@@simontemplar3359nice troll!😂
Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite artists! I was fortunate to see David Gilmour on this tour when it came through Chicago in 2016. I had only become a fan of Pink Floyd the year before, and he was my favorite (I love guitar players!), so I was thrilled when I found out he was touring his solo album from 2015 (Rattle That Lock). Of course, he played a lot of Pink Floyd classics (like 'Comfortably Numb'), as well. Light shows were also a big part of Pink Floyd's stage show, which David Gilmour carried over into his solo tours. He was 70 years old in 2016, so he still sounded amazing! David Gilmour is known for his emotional, soulful solos. He isn't flashy. His haunting vocals are also a big part of the Pink Floyd sound. David joined Pink Floyd in 1968. After the band's lyricist and bass player, Roger Waters, left the band in 1985, David Gilmour became the leader of Pink Floyd for the rest of the 1980s and beyond. Probably the best Pink Floyd concert video is from 1994; it's called Pulse. I suggest reacting to the song 'Sorrow' from the Pulse concert. In the Pulse shows, there are also two other original members of Pink Floyd: Drummer Nick Mason and keyboard player Richard Wright. Sadly, Richard Wright died in 2008, but he performed keyboards in David Gilmour's solo shows in the early-to-mid 2000s, which I thought was cool.
In 1973 Gilmour and his bandmembers wrote the most influential album of all time (alongside the Beatles´Sgt. Pepper album), THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. On Wikipedia´s list of bestselling albums of all time it lists #4. "The Dark Side of the Moon" held the record for the longest time on the Billboard 200 chart in history, with over 950 weeks landed. It reached Number 1 on the Billboard 200 on April 28, 1973, one month after its release. "The Dark Side of the Moon" made a re-entry in the Billboard 200 charts as late as 2020.
This is so awesome to watch. It almost brings me to tears. I also get a kick out of the drummer. I don't know who he is. But, I love how much he seems to be smiling while watching David Gilmour play while he's playing the drums.
Yo BP!! Man I am beyond excited for you discovering David Gilmour (my favorite guitarist) and so ecstatic for you to react to Pink Floyd (in my top 3 bands). They have so many incredible songs. Some albums though you just have to experience the whole thing in one sitting, like The Wall, or Dark Side of the Moon or Division Bell. Also there’s a film for The Wall and it’s so sick!! Definitely recommend seeing that one. Great react!! Let’s gooooo!!
You don’t listen to Pink Floyd….You Experience Pink Floyd.
BP, Thank you for making my day, everyday!!!
Man I love it when you look stuff up I learned too keep doing that I love it
Dressed in an old black T shirt, jeans, scruffy beard and looks like some regular Joe... he plugs his guitar into his soul, and takes you away on a journey that you will never forget. Watch the Pulse 1994 version - the crowd is still, in total awe, locked as one while their souls fly away until he brings them home, many with tears on their face.
This song has meant a lot to me since I first heard it in 1977 when The Wall came out. It is one of the few things that came bring me back from the pits of despair and give me hope, to keep on living when all I have wanted to do is give up. I am 58 years old and my kids love this song to. There are a lot of people who acknowledge that this song has saved them - and I am one of them.
Comfortably Numb was voted the Greatest Solo in Rock music
You MUST watch the Pulse version. Seen the music get into people so deep they cried. This was about and for Syd and I really believe it's why it all these emotions pour out.
David Gilmore is the lead guitarist for Pink Floyd! Another band with an awesome guitarist is Dire Straits! Mark Knopfler is in my top 3 favorite guitar players!! Check out Sultains of swing! U won't be disappointed!!
Or Telegraph Road….
Sultans of Swing first. Then Telegraph Road.
His guitar style is so unique no one plays like David, some of the best riffs ever.
David Gilmour is from Pink Floyd, the Guitarist and main music writer for them, this is a song from the Pink Floyd album The Wall, if i know one thing from the comments on other videos of people who react to this song, there will be a lot of people giving a lot of misinformation about the song and probably the album as a whole.
well... Although Waters is no longer part of the band it is an undeniable fact that he is the writer behind their biggest sucesses as a whole... Especially when you mention the wall I feel like clarifying that Roger Waters wrote and composed that entire album... It was actually one of the reasons why they ended up splitting up; Because Waters was doing his own thing and kinda blackmailed the band into doing his will... Before they recorded the wall album Waters had shown up to a band meeting with two fully written albums; The Wall and The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking. He asked the band witch they wanted to do as Pink Floyd because he would then record the other as a solo project. Thats when the others started feeling like being a band for hire who didn't get any artistic influence any longer.
Pink floyd has 4 general eras in their past: The first years and albums were experimentally playfull pop fuelled by Syd Barrets madcap mind and lyrics. The second was the psychedelic experimental phase where all the banndmembers basicly improvised their way through sound and space.... Third period was Roger Waters evolution as a concept album writer and political artist. The third and last period was the one where Gilmour took over as witer, in close collab with Wright and Mason had their older, softer and more philosophical period...
@@JokerInk-CustomBuilds And you’re writing this here why? I didn’t say anything about Roger Waters, lol, what you have done is just get triggered because I didn’t mention Roger Waters in a comment about David Gilmour on a video about David Gilmour where BP asked who he was. I know who Roger Waters is, lol, but this isn’t about him, I am sorry that for some strange reason you can’t handle that I dare mention David Gilmour and Pink Floyd without mentioning Roger Waters, you sound like an obsessed Stan of Roger Waters. If you want to be a Roger Waters Stan and make it all about him then start your own comment thread but don’t drag me into it, I have no interest
@@Penddraig7I wrote it because you were atating that others got facts wrong and then went on to write something wrong/that could be misunderstood;
By claiming Gilmore to be the guitarist and main music writer and then going on to talk about The Wall, wich Gilmore didn't write.... Thats why I felt like I would clarify your own misunderstanding/bad formulation wich in turn was why I mentioned Roger Waters, since he is the actual writer of The Wall...
And yes. you are right: I found it weird talking about gilmores writing when also, in same sentence, using The Wall as example of their music...
You were the one who mentionned ppl getting things wrong. So don't get uptight when I point out that you got something wrong. -Or atleast worded it very poorly...
I am not a Waters Stan. I like most of pink floyds music from start to present.
In fact I idolize very few individuals as we all are flawed humans to some degreee. I actually spent some years as a teen being pissed at Waters because I felt like his arrogant artistic sellfabsorption is what drove the group to split... And I actually think that waters AND Gilmore are better together than they are individually... But thats another talk.
Have a good day out there. Chillax a bit. I wasn't gunning for you. I was just adding facts. Basicly just the same you tried to do....
@@JokerInk-CustomBuilds Gilmour does write the music, Waters writes the lyrics and I said Gilmour wrote most the music, I didn’t say all the music and I didn’t say he wrote the songs, I didn’t say he wrote all the songs, I didn’t say he wrote none of the songs, I didn’t say he didn’t write any of the music, so no, I didn’t say anything that wasn’t true and if you misunderstood what I said, that’s your problem, what I wrote was not rocket science, I am sure most people can understand it, don’t project your inability onto others, but I guess that’s what happens when Stans get triggered because you don’t bang on about their obsession in a comment section of a video that has nothing to do with their obsession, they have to try and find a way to divert the conversation to be about them.
What is it with the Roger Waters Stans that they get so triggered over David Gilmour or anything Pink Floyd without Roger Waters in it, get over it already, he left Pink Floyd nearly 40 years ago now, move on, seriously, it’s pathetic, if that’s who you choose to Stan over, good for you but go do it in the comments section of video about him or start your own comment thread about him, I ain’t here to talk about him, I was talking about David Gilmour, that is what BP asked, he asked about David Gilmour
@@Penddraig7 I never said he didn't either. I also own his solo albums. lol
You have to watch the pulse concert version of this song! Anything from the pulse concert is worth watching. Please, you will not be disappointed!❤ ❤
The way Eddie Van Halen put it into words is best way I've heard David Gilmour explained.
"David Gilmour is the benchmark of less being more. He has proved that shredding and fast playing is not the benchmark of mastery level. Gilmour never wastes a note; he builds his solos like a painter; every note, every bend, every tonal inflection has merit...David's solos paint a picture in the minds of his listeners. Something that really is a testament of his talent as a guitar player"
I think you will really like the pulse version. David was at his best that night. 🙂.....he is a remarkable guitar player. In fact, you might like to react to many songs from the pulse concert in 94, it was truly amazing. Thank you for your hard work on your channel. I enjoy watching your reactions. Very thoughtful insights on the music you react to.,.,
Oh My My! This song is something special to me. I am really looking forward to this reaction from you 😊✌️💙🎵🔆
David was in Pink floyd, he is oldman in this one, watch Pulse
Quite awhile ago I saw an interview with David's wife who was saying that he struggled to show emotion but after hearing him play she knew just what to say.
Watch the pulse version. The solo and the light show are both even better. Craziest light show i have ever seen!
My brother, I have been blessed enough to see David and PINK FLOYD on the last 2 American tours. 87 and 94. Still, to this day, the top shows on list of over 100 live shows in my days. Unfuckingbelievable live. Go down that rabbit hole. You WILL NOT be disappointed. Much love from Northern Kentucky ❤
Live in concert in 94 at Legion Field in Bham Al. Awesome is short selling it!
@rhondahandley9595 girl Atlanta was awesome that tour
Alter Bridge "Blackbird" voted the greatest guitar solo of all time a few years back, studio version, give it a listen
You need to see the Pulse , Comfortably Numb.
Pink Floyd. Pulse concert 1994. Same David Gilmour - Lead guitarist for Pink Floyd and cowriter of the song Comfortably Numb. Epic among the Epic musical things in this life.
All the guitarists that you mentioned are legends way different styles for each other
You need to react to the 1994 pulse concert version of Comfortably Numb. That is hands down the best performance my anyone all time. TO THIS DATE. No one has come close to the 1994 pulse version. You need to see it its a must see. You'll understand david Gilmore's talent more after watching it. David Gilmore is number 1 on guitar. Watch the 1994 pulse version then you'll know david number 1. You should think about live streaming your reactions to pink floyd. We love to sit along with you and jam out brotha
Ok so 1st of all the 1994 Pulse tour version of comfortably numb is much better. 2nd you should check out "pink floyd - the great gig in the sky" and 3rd solo wise "the eagles - hotel California" but i bet you've heard that one but that last dual solo is fire
Listen to the “ Pulse” concert version
The right song, the right guitarist but unfortunately the wrong concert. Watch the same thing again from the PULSE concert. Greetings from Germany.🤘
I love seeing a mature, David Gilmour. He was still clearly loving performing. There is a gentle humility, with a side of, I’ve still got it, on this performance. The drummer’s smile tells it all…pure joy. I have the Blu-ray of this concert and it’s wonderful. It’s challenging watching without Richard Wright, but the keyboardist and vocalist from Toto was excellent and fun to watch. The Albert Hall concert from a few years earlier, with Richard Wright, had a more intimate feel. David Crosby and Graham Nash did backing vocals and it was the, On an Island tour. He plays the full album and it’s outstanding live. Then he comes back and plays some old favorites. I’d recommend Shine on you crazy diamond from that show. The version of Echoes from that show is also great. Also the version of Time from The Albert Hall, will shake your walls with the bass in the intro.
Incredible guitar solo by David Gilmour
Loved it then, love it now! You feel his passion for the guitar! Great reaction thank you❤🎉
Pink Floyd the division bell concert in Philadelphia was absolutely one of the best concerts I've been to😊
I saw that tour at Grant Field in downtown Atlanta... Just epic!
Seen Pink Floyd with David Gilmor and also seen Rodger Water live. Absolutely phenomenal performances.
Mate do the pulse version. Pink Floyd live pulse version
As penance not only should you do the Pulse version…..but the LIVE in POMPEI in the early Seventies…..mind blowing…
This man is 78 years old. Back in the day they had to have a doctor back stage to get lead guitar member Syd Barrett on his feet to get through a show. He was an addict and had extreme mental problems. This is a song about Syd. The lyrics of “just a little pin prick” and “I do believe it’s working” and “that’ll keep you going for the show” are about the doctor with Syd. He was comfortably numb.
it was Roger Water ( bass player ) who was sick with food poisoning
78 yrs old yesterday
The song Wish You Were Here is also about Syd. He left the band early in Pink Floyd's career. They were pissed about his addiction, yet also loved him.
@@violetblazesThe song "Wish You Were Here" was NOT about Syd:
Waters, who wrote the lyrics, has said: “There’s one song that’s about Syd (“Shine on You Crazy Diamond”), but the rest of it isn’t. It’s a much more universal expression of my feelings about absence. Because I felt that we weren’t really there. We were very absent."
Gilmour also added: “Although “Shine on You Crazy Diamond” is the one that is specifically about Syd, and “Wish You Were Here” has a wider remit, I can’t sing it without thinking about Syd.”
These quotes appear at 14:08 and 53:17 on the DVD “The Story of Wish You Were Here”.
Gary Moore - Messiah Will Come Again live from Montreux is a must watch if you want to know another guitar hero.
My wife and l travelled from Australia to France to see David Gilmour at Arenes de Nimes 2 weeks after this concert was filmed. It was worth every cent and then some. We were in a hotel directly across the street from Arenes de Nimes and l sat at the window of our room the night before the concert just listening to the rehearsal and soundcheck. Amazing memories. The heavily armed Police patrolling the street was disconcerting ,but the Nice terrorist attack on Bastille Day had only occurred a week earlier...
BP you fumbled the ball twice! LOL While I do appreciate the effort, you are killing me here! :D
You have to watch the woodstock version of Joe Cockers All with a little help from my friends to see the energy of his youth... And you also need to watch the Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb from the PULSE live concert to feel Daves magical extended guitar solo.... Those versions are the ones who are magical moments in history. -Sure the artists are always great, but we wanted you to see the most magical moments done by them! :)
-That said, keep rockin!! I am aware we subs all got different memories we would like you to see specifically and you are only one man! LOL
In addition to his skill of playing the guitar, that is such a gorgeous tone.
Learning a skill, learning a subject in school, a musical instrument, building muscle, and growing spiritually, or emotionally ALL require you get comfortable with being uncomfortable.