Dude, you have no idea the hell you would have caught if you hadn't corrected that Roger Waters flub. LOL. Good catch! I put "High Hopes" right up there among their best stuff. And yes, you really should show your friend the amazing Pulse live version of this. It's even better in my book.
Gilmour is more interested in telling stories with his guitar than showing off, it's almost like he mimics the tones of speech of someone that is speaking emotionally, whether it's anger, or sadness, or joy, it's just amazing what he does.
I was 14 when this album came out and Pink Floyd had already been my favorite band for a few years. I bought it the day it came out and it quickly became one of my favorite Floyd albums, up there with Wish You Were Here and the rest. I was heavily into bootlegs of live recordings and regularly searched for any new releases I could find. This album will forever take me back to that fall's family vacation to Mexico and thinking of the slightly older girl I met there who was also on vacation with her family. It was a fantastic week. I was also fortunate enough to see them on tour in Pontiac, MI when my dad got tickets for the family for July 15th. It was the first night they played Dark Side in its entirety on that tour. When the stadium realized what they were doing, Silverdome turned electric. 1994 was a damn good year.
My friends and I camped outside Tower Records so that we could all by our copies of Division Bell when it went on sale at midnight.There must have been a hundred other people there.
I love this album so much. When I first got it I listenend to it constantly for months. It's been in my car cd player for about two years now. 😆 While I love all the songs, I think Poles Apart is my favorite. 💗 🖖🏽
Thanks NicknLee, it's a treat to hear a track from The Division Bell. It was quite an occasion when this was released in 1994, as it had been 7 years since A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. I think it's such a mature-sounding album with lyrics concentrating on the importance of communication. This album is well worth a re-appraisal Nick, don't you think?
Nice song selection to show off this album👍May 23, 24, and 25 in 1994 in Montreal and mid July in Toronto. My summer of checking out tours. Great memories. Umma Gumma is an acquired taste for sure.
My dear friends you need to watch the live version of high hopes at the Pulse concert at Earl's Court London 1994 much much better than the studio version plus many more great tracks.👍
i do not think any pink floyd album is bad. High Hopes is one of my absolute favourite songs of PF, it makes me go back to university days. its a stunning album. and i loved AMLOR album and saw them live at that album. and it was the same show that later became Pulse live. there is nothing like a PF concert, Genesis comes close both leave you in a state of confusion as to what to do afterwards they are experiences in pure experience!
I'm no fan of speed for speeds sake either. I am however, a fan of Lee's shirt and the last three Pink Floyd albums. When I first heard The Division Bell (in my car on the way home from the record store so I couldn't read the liner notes), I thought it sounded like Roger was back and loved the album immediately, Roger or no. The Endless River (the final album), despite being mostly a series of short bits not used for The Division Bell, is an excellent record as well. Being almost entirely instrumental, it evokes memories of Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
I didn’t give the later stuff much of a chance. Then I started watching music reactions . I saw the pulse concert and bought it. Now I like listening to the newer stuff in the concert as much as the old stuff.
I see this track as the book end to Dark Side of the moon. Dark Side looked forward over a life and what it could be. This is the retrospective on that life. And consider the final lyrics of 'Breathe' from Dark Side. "The tolling of the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees To hear the softly spoken magic spells." Which is heard after the singer is "Home, home again." If you review the official video too you will understand the background themes better. The division referred to in the track and Album title is largely that of class and opportunity which have only increased since this came out.
When Pink Floyd played at Soldiers Field in Chicago for their Division Bell tour, I saw the Division Bell blimp in the south suburbs when I was riding my bike home from work. It was less than two blocks in front of me when it crossed my path. Also, when Pink Floyd was setting up it's stage at Soldiers Field, I went up the stairs on the outside of the stadium to the top to watch. When I came back down, a security man said I wasn't supposed to go up those stairs. He just told me not to do it again.
I've not heard the album, but I've heard this track live a few times (thanks to Aussie Floyd and Brit Floyd) -- good stuff, I might have to listen to the album sometime.
I bought this album the day it came out and it quickly became one of my favorite Floyd albums. I find this album to have the same feel as Wish You Were Here and Obscured By Clouds. I definitely recommend you give it a listen.
As others have suggested, for most Pink Floyd songs, try the versions from the Pulse Concert first. I rarely bother listening to PF reactions anymore unless they're from that concert. 😞(If you don't believe me, watch now the Pulse version of High Hopes...)
"High Hopes" is the final track on their final actual studio album - a truly remarkable recap, and closure to their careers - and one last tribute to Syd Barrett (the accompanying video has Syd references throughout). FYI, "The Endless River" is a mood piece, comprised mostly of material unused on "Division Bell", and released as a final tribute to Richard Wright - RIP - and his importance to the band over decades (in spite of Waters . Only the final (and title) track was written specifically for the album, and is the only one with lyrics. "The Final Cut" was nothing more than a Roger Waters ego trip solo album, with the others basically acting as session players.....utter garbage, and Roger at his nadir lyrically. I gave it one listen 30 years ago and it hasn't seen a stylus since. It only occupies shelf space to complete my catalog.
I believe it 100% Certain songs from the early 80s, and I can SMELL the Coppertone sunscreen from summer days at the local pool. It's as vivid and sharp as it was in the moment. It's kinda amazing how the mind works.
Just a note to you guys . . . The band "BEAT" - "Former King Crimson members ADRIAN BELEW and TONY LEVIN band together with guitar virtuoso STEVE VAI and explosive Tool drummer DANNY CAREY for the first time to create BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 80s KING CRIMSON albums - Discipline, Beat, and Three Of A Perfect Pair". 11/06 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre - If I had the means I'd be there with you :).
My top 10 guitarists 1 - David Gilmour 2 - Steve Hackett 3 - Mark Knopfler 4 - Ry Cooder 5 - Andy Latimer 6 - JJ Cale 7 - Steve Rothery 8 - Eric Clapton 9 - Steve Holmes 10 - Robert Fripp
This list will always bring arguments for and against who they consider to be brilliant, so it really comes down to personal opinion. I would have to add the late Steve Clark, and Angus Young (who I grew up seeing in Melbourne Australia in the mid 70’s as a young teenager with the great Bon Scott).
Lee, you're a fraude! It's impossible that you don't know this song! Even I know it! 🤣🤣 "The grass is greener! " That's the only line I remembered. It's funny how some songs are so well known by some and unknown by others. I bought the Final Cut: I don't like it and that's the only album I own, I never when back to Pink Floyd, other than the Singles, like this song, but I had no idea what the title was...
Mar-Mar Sighting (again)! 🐕 I liked that "Momentary..." was a bit more up-tempo, and I liked this one less at _the time._ As my ears have grown and tastes are wider, I came to enjoy the album, and took a liking to other "ethereal" music. But this is the track I love the most, the mood it sets for the lyrical content; The sadness and yearning for the "Innocent Past", it may be an unrealistic want of that past and Polly Anna ideal (and maybe we were all duped), but the past for us Boomers _seemed_ simpler and uncomplicated. But I think everyone can put themselves in a situation, mindset of things you missed that are now gone. Including those "High Hopes" and those that let us down (a story of the ages, seems to never change), or people that led us down the wrong path, while others lead us to our demise while the mindless cheer it on. The tolling of the Bell is like a sound that reminds you of the past, and possibly the impending doom or "things will change", and many times not for the better. And the division begins . . . "Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young In a world of magnets and miracles Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary The ringing of the division bell had begun" "The grass was greener The light was brighter With friends surrounded The nights of wonder" Btw - "Keep Talking" is another track I like, if you are looking at it from the point of a "significant other" when disagreeing about something, or the state of the world where one person not wanting to speak to another, to understand and accept that everyone has their own opinion, and you don't have to agree but you are allowed to disagree or agree to disagree (the precept of "Audi alteram partem"). It is better to _keep talking_ to each other instead of giving up. Nick, you were right! On the wiki page for this "Track", it says; "David Gilmour - lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, classical guitar and lap steel guitars". I thought he was just using a "bottleneck" on his guitar. *Playing style . . .* As for "Flash" and "Speed", I just believe everything has its place, and if you have a WIDE range of music likes, you have something for every mood in your head, collection, repertoire to choose from . . . variety is the spice of life for us. There's a time and place, for instance there is a video where a drum teacher makes the example of Ringo from the Beatles, how simple he was, and people complain about that simplicity. But he demonstrates; "Well what if you played a Beatles song like this!"; and he starts playing it in a modern and MUCH bombastic, in a faster pace, with more cymbals and drums . . . it was obvious that it made no sense within that track or in that Beatles "style". So I'm open to anything, as long as it makes sense for the song, and of course the "genre" of music. 1 example of "noodling" (on guitar) is one of my fave bands, "Dream Theater" and the track "As I Am", that particular track for me, has the most noodley Petrucci guitar solo he's ever done that doesn't say a lot, until it almost _ends_ right before Portnoy does a mini solo on the drums. That tiny part is where Petrucci had "feeling" (plus, basically the whole melody is ripped-off from "Enter Sandman", but its the "lyrics" I like most of all because I identify with it as a weirdo :p). But its really all subjective, same with "Best Of" lists because many of the bands I enjoy have tremendous Guitarists that will never get the recognition they deserve because the bands are more obscure or underground. Sometimes even bands with HUGE hits (Kansas; Rich Williams & Kerry Livgren?). - Look forward to seeing the other Vids with Lee! And the "Bloopers" :p. Edit: See reply below about "High Hopes" & "Keep Talking" . . . .
Note: Reading-on about the song at wiki, it says: "Its lyrics speak of the things one may have gained and lost in life, written from Gilmour's autobiographic perspective. Gilmour has said that the song is more about his early days, and leaving his hometown behind, than about the seeds of division supposedly planted in Pink Floyd's early days." And about "Keep Talking" . . . [Interviewer:] Several songs on the album, like "Keep Talking" suggest that all problems can be solved through discussion. Do you believe that? [Gilmour:] It's more of a wish than a belief. [laughs] - David Gilmour, 1994
Wow, this is a great perspective, I'm looking even more forward to checking out the entire album. Thanks! I agree, speed has its place, but if that's all you have then I'm probably going to tune out. Blackmore is my all time favorite axeman, and there are times when he plays ridiculous solos, especially live. However, if 80% of the time he didn't play with class and feeling (even when he's playing fast), he likely wouldn't be. You should love the blooper reel, I can't wait to see those mistakes all at once! 🤣
If you want to hear David Gilmour playing a little faster, then Fat Old Sun comes to mind (second half). See ua-cam.com/video/umgoIvqLYbA/v-deo.html. I believe it was one of the first songs that David wrote, dating back to 1970.
I think it's a very good album. It's missing the influence of Roger Waters which is a shame. When Glimour and Waters collaborated together we got the best PF music. Without that, it's missing something. Even though both were on the Final Cut the collaboration was missing. The Talent of Gilmour, Wright and Mason however have given us a taste of Pink Floyd. I'm a huge fan of all 4 though. It's a shame Gilmour and Waters couldn't work out the differences. Imagine the music that could have resulted. The Final Cut was supposed to be a followup to "The Wall". Too bad as I believe if Gilmour had let Waters do that, and collaborated to help they would have made it through and we would have had some much better music
Personally, they did beautifully without that egomaniac who thought that he was Pink Floyd. And the fact that the others continued on together so well without him says a lot about them and Waters and their characters. Now I just think, Roger who??? 😂
I could not disagree more. He is a controlling egomaniac, and they did perfectly well without him. But you are as entitled to your opinion as I am to mine. For me, beautifully done with the 3 and Polly co writing some lyrics. I haven’t missed him at all. So Rog was only right in your opinion, doesn’t make it a fact!!
@@karenglenn6707 Of course it’s an opinion. That’s why I said “for me.” You are entitled to your opinion. I don’t much like Rog either, frankly, although the best of Floyd had him in it. But Dave’s solo LPs from On An Island onwards were more Floydian than this lackluster effort. Momentary Lapse was much better and this album a missed opportunity to put out something truly exceptional rather than sort-of-OK. All IMO of course. Peace 👍
The only thing I don´t get is that Comfortably Numb guitar solo hype. I know it´s a subjective thing, but so many fans consider that solo the best ever and I don´t understand it. I think it´s THE most overrated solo ever. The guitar work on Shine On You Crazy Diamond is much better, this solo in High Hopes is certainly much better, and even the short solo at the end of Another Brick...part 2 is significantly better than that boring noodling in Comfortably Numb. Sorry, I had to. 😀 I shut up now.
Sadly Waters became too much of a whiny ego maniac - THE FINAL CUT almost unlistenable and the other members barely there. Subsequently the band live were so much better minus Waters. Yes he was a great lyricist and conceptualist at his height but since leaving FLOYD for me he has been impossible to listen to - self indulgent and an indifferent singer. Maybe he could have tried harder with his band mates because when rhey were at their height they were untouchable. The David Gilmour concert at Gdańsk is phenomenal and the last with Rick Wright - those two were the heart and soul of PF and the centre of the sound.
Division Bells came just before the Pulse concert in 94 ! yes !
David Gilmore's guitar playing is out of this world.
That's my expression nic when ever I hear David gilmour, he kills me with his guitar every time.💥❤️
Dude, you have no idea the hell you would have caught if you hadn't corrected that Roger Waters flub. LOL. Good catch!
I put "High Hopes" right up there among their best stuff. And yes, you really should show your friend the amazing Pulse live version of this. It's even better in my book.
I think we do know what the backlash would have been like. I still can't believe I said that. 🙄
Gilmour is more interested in telling stories with his guitar than showing off, it's almost like he mimics the tones of speech of someone that is speaking emotionally, whether it's anger, or sadness, or joy, it's just amazing what he does.
I was 14 when this album came out and Pink Floyd had already been my favorite band for a few years. I bought it the day it came out and it quickly became one of my favorite Floyd albums, up there with Wish You Were Here and the rest. I was heavily into bootlegs of live recordings and regularly searched for any new releases I could find. This album will forever take me back to that fall's family vacation to Mexico and thinking of the slightly older girl I met there who was also on vacation with her family. It was a fantastic week. I was also fortunate enough to see them on tour in Pontiac, MI when my dad got tickets for the family for July 15th. It was the first night they played Dark Side in its entirety on that tour. When the stadium realized what they were doing, Silverdome turned electric. 1994 was a damn good year.
Pink Floyd blew me away 53 years ago on PBS did a special concert in 1971 on TV I was 13 - they have had me hooked since
My friends and I camped outside Tower Records so that we could all by our copies of Division Bell when it went on sale at midnight.There must have been a hundred other people there.
David Gilmour carves his solos in granite
I love this album so much. When I first got it I listenend to it constantly for months. It's been in my car cd player for about two years now. 😆 While I love all the songs, I think Poles Apart is my favorite. 💗 🖖🏽
An underrated song from The Division Bell album is Wearing the Inside out.
Thanks NicknLee, it's a treat to hear a track from The Division Bell. It was quite an occasion when this was released in 1994, as it had been 7 years since A Momentary Lapse Of Reason. I think it's such a mature-sounding album with lyrics concentrating on the importance of communication. This album is well worth a re-appraisal Nick, don't you think?
Nice song selection to show off this album👍May 23, 24, and 25 in 1994 in Montreal and mid July in Toronto. My summer of checking out tours. Great memories. Umma Gumma is an acquired taste for sure.
My favourite PF song, although “On the Turning Away” is right up there also. The emotion in these to songs is just on another level.❤️👍🎸🇨🇦
My dear friends you need to watch the live version of high hopes at the Pulse concert at Earl's Court London 1994 much much better than the studio version plus many more great tracks.👍
1994! ❤ Greatest year for music imo It is a concept album about Communication
Thanks for the info!
i do not think any pink floyd album is bad. High Hopes is one of my absolute favourite songs of PF, it makes me go back to university days. its a stunning album. and i loved AMLOR album and saw them live at that album. and it was the same show that later became Pulse live. there is nothing like a PF concert, Genesis comes close both leave you in a state of confusion as to what to do afterwards they are experiences in pure experience!
I'm no fan of speed for speeds sake either. I am however, a fan of Lee's shirt and the last three Pink Floyd albums.
When I first heard The Division Bell (in my car on the way home from the record store so I couldn't read the liner notes), I thought it sounded like Roger was back and loved the album immediately, Roger or no.
The Endless River (the final album), despite being mostly a series of short bits not used for The Division Bell, is an excellent record as well. Being almost entirely instrumental, it evokes memories of Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
@narpets2112 glad you like the shirt! I like what I've heard so far and am excited to listen to the rest.
I didn’t give the later stuff much of a chance. Then I started watching music reactions . I saw the pulse concert and bought it. Now I like listening to the newer stuff in the concert as much as the old stuff.
I see this track as the book end to Dark Side of the moon. Dark Side looked forward over a life and what it could be. This is the retrospective on that life. And consider the final lyrics of 'Breathe' from Dark Side.
"The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells."
Which is heard after the singer is "Home, home again."
If you review the official video too you will understand the background themes better. The division referred to in the track and Album title is largely that of class and opportunity which have only increased since this came out.
That's deep... Thanks for sharing this, I'll definitely watch the video!
When Pink Floyd played at Soldiers Field in Chicago for their Division Bell tour, I saw the Division Bell blimp in the south suburbs when I was riding my bike home from work. It was less than two blocks in front of me when it crossed my path. Also, when Pink Floyd was setting up it's stage at Soldiers Field, I went up the stairs on the outside of the stadium to the top to watch. When I came back down, a security man said I wasn't supposed to go up those stairs. He just told me not to do it again.
😂
If you can, please try to check out the PULSE live version of High Hopes. It is truly an audio/visual experience.
The whole concert is fire!❤
@@dorothyannford8448 You are 100% correct, Dorothy Ann!
Thanks again, Nick - I enjoyed this track even more the second time around. It's been great sharing music with you both!
Our pleasure Lee!
@@NicknLex you're going to have quite the blooper reel from that day!
There is not a bad song on "Division Bell". I think it's as great as "Dark Side of the Moon".
I've not heard the album, but I've heard this track live a few times (thanks to Aussie Floyd and Brit Floyd) -- good stuff, I might have to listen to the album sometime.
I bought this album the day it came out and it quickly became one of my favorite Floyd albums. I find this album to have the same feel as Wish You Were Here and Obscured By Clouds. I definitely recommend you give it a listen.
Get around, get around, yeah, Lee gets around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!👍
@bmac1205 haha it appears that way!
"Ohhhhh WOOOOoooooooOOOOOOOO!!!!"
the smoothness of David Gilmour's voice, you guys have to check out David Gilmour's song Sorrow Live at Pompeii, it will blow you away.
Gilmore? Who’s that?
@@mattleppard1970 Gilmour sorry for the misspelling
Great song 👌👏!
As others have suggested, for most Pink Floyd songs, try the versions from the Pulse Concert first. I rarely bother listening to PF reactions anymore unless they're from that concert. 😞(If you don't believe me, watch now the Pulse version of High Hopes...)
"High Hopes" is the final track on their final actual studio album - a truly remarkable recap, and closure to their careers - and one last tribute to Syd Barrett (the accompanying video has Syd references throughout). FYI, "The Endless River" is a mood piece, comprised mostly of material unused on "Division Bell", and released as a final tribute to Richard Wright - RIP - and his importance to the band over decades (in spite of Waters . Only the final (and title) track was written specifically for the album, and is the only one with lyrics.
"The Final Cut" was nothing more than a Roger Waters ego trip solo album, with the others basically acting as session players.....utter garbage, and Roger at his nadir lyrically. I gave it one listen 30 years ago and it hasn't seen a stylus since. It only occupies shelf space to complete my catalog.
‘The cut’ is English slang for a canal
Live pulse is all I'm going to say.
The live version is even better. You must see it from the pulse concert. Trust me.
some songs from my youth, I can listen today and actually smell my lunchbox on the ride to school
😂
I believe it 100%
Certain songs from the early 80s, and I can SMELL the Coppertone sunscreen from summer days at the local pool. It's as vivid and sharp as it was in the moment.
It's kinda amazing how the mind works.
@@tommc3622 I know right?!! Ahhh Coppertone and chlorine. The best!!!
Nick, I believe the song you’re looking for it’s “waiting for the worms” from The Wall album
Just a note to you guys . . .
The band "BEAT" - "Former King Crimson members ADRIAN BELEW and TONY LEVIN band together with guitar virtuoso STEVE VAI and explosive Tool drummer DANNY CAREY for the first time to create BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 80s KING CRIMSON albums - Discipline, Beat, and Three Of A Perfect Pair".
11/06
Denver, CO
Paramount Theatre
- If I had the means I'd be there with you :).
I must say, I stopped by the other day, saw Lex and Lee and , at First, I thought Nick had shaved his head! Freaked me out for just a sec!
😂 You’re one of many apparently!!
@alansmith7626 I have to ask... When you saw this one, did you think Lex shaved her head? 🤣
I actually like his solo live versions later on better. The acoustic outro is more pronounced which completes the song better in my opinion.
My top 10 guitarists
1 - David Gilmour
2 - Steve Hackett
3 - Mark Knopfler
4 - Ry Cooder
5 - Andy Latimer
6 - JJ Cale
7 - Steve Rothery
8 - Eric Clapton
9 - Steve Holmes
10 - Robert Fripp
This list will always bring arguments for and against who they consider to be brilliant, so it really comes down to personal opinion. I would have to add the late Steve Clark, and Angus Young (who I grew up seeing in Melbourne Australia in the mid 70’s as a young teenager with the great Bon Scott).
Your list has 3 of my top ten. Good list! Were are all the jazz players?
@@NicknLex Well I must admit that I'm less "connaisseur" of jazz players even I know that many of them would desserve to figure on my list ;-)
I had the final cut on 8 track. You ain't lying when you said hearing it takes you back.
Quel besoin de raconter sa vie au milieu d'un tel chef-d'oeuvre ?
The best album Pink Floyd. Personal opinion.
Lee, you're a fraude! It's impossible that you don't know this song! Even I know it! 🤣🤣
"The grass is greener! " That's the only line I remembered.
It's funny how some songs are so well known by some and unknown by others.
I bought the Final Cut: I don't like it and that's the only album I own, I never when back to Pink Floyd, other than the Singles, like this song, but I had no idea what the title was...
David is on the lapsteel for this one you should check out marooned 👌
Cut is a slang word for canal.
Mar-Mar Sighting (again)! 🐕
I liked that "Momentary..." was a bit more up-tempo, and I liked this one less at _the time._ As my ears have grown and tastes are wider, I came to enjoy the album, and took a liking to other "ethereal" music.
But this is the track I love the most, the mood it sets for the lyrical content; The sadness and yearning for the "Innocent Past", it may be an unrealistic want of that past and Polly Anna ideal (and maybe we were all duped), but the past for us Boomers _seemed_ simpler and uncomplicated. But I think everyone can put themselves in a situation, mindset of things you missed that are now gone. Including those "High Hopes" and those that let us down (a story of the ages, seems to never change), or people that led us down the wrong path, while others lead us to our demise while the mindless cheer it on. The tolling of the Bell is like a sound that reminds you of the past, and possibly the impending doom or "things will change", and many times not for the better. And the division begins . . .
"Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young
In a world of magnets and miracles
Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary
The ringing of the division bell had begun"
"The grass was greener
The light was brighter
With friends surrounded
The nights of wonder"
Btw - "Keep Talking" is another track I like, if you are looking at it from the point of a "significant other" when disagreeing about something, or the state of the world where one person not wanting to speak to another, to understand and accept that everyone has their own opinion, and you don't have to agree but you are allowed to disagree or agree to disagree (the precept of "Audi alteram partem"). It is better to _keep talking_ to each other instead of giving up.
Nick, you were right! On the wiki page for this "Track", it says; "David Gilmour - lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, classical guitar and lap steel guitars". I thought he was just using a "bottleneck" on his guitar.
*Playing style . . .*
As for "Flash" and "Speed", I just believe everything has its place, and if you have a WIDE range of music likes, you have something for every mood in your head, collection, repertoire to choose from . . . variety is the spice of life for us.
There's a time and place, for instance there is a video where a drum teacher makes the example of Ringo from the Beatles, how simple he was, and people complain about that simplicity. But he demonstrates; "Well what if you played a Beatles song like this!"; and he starts playing it in a modern and MUCH bombastic, in a faster pace, with more cymbals and drums . . . it was obvious that it made no sense within that track or in that Beatles "style".
So I'm open to anything, as long as it makes sense for the song, and of course the "genre" of music. 1 example of "noodling" (on guitar) is one of my fave bands, "Dream Theater" and the track "As I Am", that particular track for me, has the most noodley Petrucci guitar solo he's ever done that doesn't say a lot, until it almost _ends_ right before Portnoy does a mini solo on the drums. That tiny part is where Petrucci had "feeling" (plus, basically the whole melody is ripped-off from "Enter Sandman", but its the "lyrics" I like most of all because I identify with it as a weirdo :p). But its really all subjective, same with "Best Of" lists because many of the bands I enjoy have tremendous Guitarists that will never get the recognition they deserve because the bands are more obscure or underground. Sometimes even bands with HUGE hits (Kansas; Rich Williams & Kerry Livgren?).
- Look forward to seeing the other Vids with Lee! And the "Bloopers" :p.
Edit: See reply below about "High Hopes" & "Keep Talking" . . . .
Note: Reading-on about the song at wiki, it says:
"Its lyrics speak of the things one may have gained and lost in life, written from Gilmour's autobiographic perspective. Gilmour has said that the song is more about his early days, and leaving his hometown behind, than about the seeds of division supposedly planted in Pink Floyd's early days."
And about "Keep Talking" . . .
[Interviewer:] Several songs on the album, like "Keep Talking" suggest that all problems can be solved through discussion. Do you believe that?
[Gilmour:] It's more of a wish than a belief. [laughs]
- David Gilmour, 1994
Wow, this is a great perspective, I'm looking even more forward to checking out the entire album. Thanks!
I agree, speed has its place, but if that's all you have then I'm probably going to tune out. Blackmore is my all time favorite axeman, and there are times when he plays ridiculous solos, especially live. However, if 80% of the time he didn't play with class and feeling (even when he's playing fast), he likely wouldn't be.
You should love the blooper reel, I can't wait to see those mistakes all at once! 🤣
@@Pirates_of_the_Underground_Ihow cool!
If you want to hear David Gilmour playing a little faster, then Fat Old Sun comes to mind (second half). See ua-cam.com/video/umgoIvqLYbA/v-deo.html. I believe it was one of the first songs that David wrote, dating back to 1970.
Aha.. Freudian slip saying Roger Waters instead of David Gilmour..😁
It happened a lot that day. Notice this was the 4th take lol
In the flesh maybe?
As much as this version is phenominal.
The Pulse live version from 94 is So much better. Jmo
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I think it's a very good album. It's missing the influence of Roger Waters which is a shame. When Glimour and Waters collaborated together we got the best PF music. Without that, it's missing something. Even though both were on the Final Cut the collaboration was missing. The Talent of Gilmour, Wright and Mason however have given us a taste of Pink Floyd. I'm a huge fan of all 4 though. It's a shame Gilmour and Waters couldn't work out the differences. Imagine the music that could have resulted. The Final Cut was supposed to be a followup to "The Wall". Too bad as I believe if Gilmour had let Waters do that, and collaborated to help they would have made it through and we would have had some much better music
Personally, they did beautifully without that egomaniac who thought that he was Pink Floyd. And the fact that the others continued on together so well without him says a lot about them and Waters and their characters. Now I just think, Roger who??? 😂
For me, a song contrived to sound like Floyd. Rog was right.
I could not disagree more. He is a controlling egomaniac, and they did perfectly well without him. But you are as entitled to your opinion as I am to mine. For me, beautifully done with the 3 and Polly co writing some lyrics. I haven’t missed him at all. So Rog was only right in your opinion, doesn’t make it a fact!!
@@karenglenn6707 Of course it’s an opinion. That’s why I said “for me.” You are entitled to your opinion. I don’t much like Rog either, frankly, although the best of Floyd had him in it. But Dave’s solo LPs from On An Island onwards were more Floydian than this lackluster effort. Momentary Lapse was much better and this album a missed opportunity to put out something truly exceptional rather than sort-of-OK. All IMO of course. Peace 👍
The only thing I don´t get is that Comfortably Numb guitar solo hype. I know it´s a subjective thing, but so many fans consider that solo the best ever and I don´t understand it. I think it´s THE most overrated solo ever. The guitar work on Shine On You Crazy Diamond is much better, this solo in High Hopes is certainly much better, and even the short solo at the end of Another Brick...part 2 is significantly better than that boring noodling in Comfortably Numb. Sorry, I had to. 😀 I shut up now.
Sadly Waters became too much of a whiny ego maniac - THE FINAL CUT almost unlistenable and the other members barely there. Subsequently the band live were so much better minus Waters. Yes he was a great lyricist and conceptualist at his height but since leaving FLOYD for me he has been impossible to listen to - self indulgent and an indifferent singer. Maybe he could have tried harder with his band mates because when rhey were at their height they were untouchable. The David Gilmour concert at Gdańsk is phenomenal and the last with Rick Wright - those two were the heart and soul of PF and the centre of the sound.