I saw PF on this tour at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, ten days before this recording. Set consisted of Shine on..., Raving & Drooling and Gotta Be Crazy (the latter two eventually being combined to become Dogs). Second half was a complete rendition of Dark Side of the Moon, with Echoes providing a 25 minute encore.
I was at the gig in the Empire Liverpool on this tour and remember all those ‘old’ names. So I heard songs before WYWH and Animals. Unfortunately I lost the concert programme.
I am "one of those folks". I was 16. We got a couple of teachers and the school minibus and went on what you could call "a school trip" to see this concert. I didn't know of this recording, s it was a thrill to hear the performance again after 50 years. Thank you.
I was there too!! I recently bought the CD of Dark Side live and was hoping this would also be on it - I recognised it when Wish You Were Here came out. This is the first time I heard it in 50 years, really cool.
And my high school in Australia took us to Brighton sea baths in Melbourne 😢. What a bummer, would have preferred to see PF any day!! They didn’t even take us to see AC/DC with the brilliant Bon Scott live, we had to do that on our own. Blasted middle class snooty buggers 😂. We had a better time at the AC/DC concerts anyway, no adults, we were 14/15 luckily with parents who would let us go in a group into town. Was a great time to be alive. I do envy your school trip so much 🥰
This is one great song, by one incredible band. My wife introduced me to The Daily Doug recently. I hope more people come to know and enjoy his show. This is probably the best guy on the internet. No screaming, no aggression, just enjoyment of music, one of humanity’s purest pleasures. My wife is a member, and as such, she has access to more content than most. She played for me Doug’s review of Jethro Tull Aqualung. Towards the end, Doug gave a brief insight into his spirituality. This is a good guy. Share the word about him. Help make the world a better place.
Wow, it took me back to this Monday evening in Jan. 1977 (!) Westfalen Halle Dortmund Germany when i saw PF with their show, i was just 17 years old. I was still flashed and their music escorted me my entire life till today..........the notes they played are forever........!
Also on this live album are precursors to "Sheep" and "Dogs" called "Raving and Drooling" and "You've Got to Be Crazy" respectively. I highly recommend you check them out as well.
Oh my goodness. Even on this version when Rick plays 9 notes from See Emily Play I choked up. The audience caught the notes also, you could hear their recognition and applause. Just wonderful!
It previously only had been available as a bootleg called Winter Tour '74 which only featured Shine On You Crazy Diamond and You Gotta Be Crazy (Dogs) and Raving And Drooling (Sheep).It was after In Celebration Of The Comet (which was an early '72 live recording of Dark Side Of The Moon)the most sought after Pink Floyd bootleg back in the day.
Heard this version for the first time here, just as you did. Blown away. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I prefer this, simpler, recording to the later studio production. Which is quite something for this 60 year old! THANK YOU for bringing this to me - to us - Doug! This is an example of why I’m on your Patreon.
These are the times i wish i have a time machine. Not to correct my past mistakes or to buy a lottery ticket that i know the lucky numbers. Just go back in time, blend in the crowd and witness the performance.
Oh so many I would go to, and one especially to see again, which was Queen! Floyd and The Cure are 2 huge regrets. Don’t care about the lottery numbers either, just the experiences. Please, pop by to Australia and pick me up if you find that machine, I’m in!!
I have a hate-hate relationship with my father, just a despicable and sad person. However, he was a HUGE Floyd fan and that is the single thing of value he passed on to me.
@@misterzero8667for one who was there when this was conceived, the past is more treasured. ‘Modern’ music doesn’t hold a candle to what was made in the late sixties - early seventies. This isn’t music, it’s magic.
Thanks, Doug! Like you, I had not heard this recording before. For a live show, it was captured really well (especially for 1974). The interaction between David and Richard (RIP) was truly beautiful. Also, Nick and Roger really held things together. Awesome!
I saw Pink Floyd live in Udine, Italy in 1994, and we did not know that was the last tour. They started with this piece. Then I waited for the next tour for years until Rick passed away and it became obvious that they would never hit the road again. But I will 'remember that night' forever.
Imagine the immense pressure of trying to follow up to Dark Side after being catapulted into superstardom, not an easy task yet they pulled it off stunningly.
@@jasongregorius96 And Alan Parsons turned them down when offered to Produce them again…… I guess having the lanky Roger Waters hovering over your shoulder for 4 months again was not appealing 😬
Syd Barrett himself showed up at the studio unexpectedly during the recording of this song. No one recognized him at first, but I think it was Nick who first realized who he was. Some of the guys were brought to tears. Afterwards, one of the guys asked Syd what he thought of the song. His reply: “It sounds old.” I don’t think he even realized that it was a song about him.
Pink Floyd 1975-04-26 Los Angeles (Millard Original Master) 4-5 months before Wish You Were Here was released. They basically play Animals (18+ months before release), Wish You Were Here and Dark Side of the Moon with Echoes as the encore. Most awesome set list you could imagine. Millard is a legendary taper, awesome sound quality.
I used to go to Wembley Arena with my best friend every night when he was visiting me in London. We'd always have few beers with us (or something stronger), couple of chicken burgers that were on sale late at night and we'd sit in front of the fountains and listen to music. Every time we listened to Shine on you Crazy Diamond we had no idea it was first played there. Thank you for that. It makes all those memories even more precious. I'll tell my friend about it and play him this recording next time I visit him.
Floyd was one of those bands (like King Crimson) that played material live to work it out prior to recording and releasing it. Atom Heart Mother, Echoes, all of Dark Side of the Moon (although On the Run and Great Gig in the Sky were different pieces, and those two were written in the studio), plus this tour with 2/3 of Animals and Wish You Were Here were all performed on tour prior to going into the studio. It’s very rare nowadays, since everything ends up on UA-cam almost as soon as a concert is over.
Awesome 👏 👏👏👏. That’s for you and the band. Just what I needed at the end of a work week and the start of our Canada Day long weekend. 🇨🇦 I’m 54 but you made this old song new again. Thank you for the experience and your musical knowledge.
I never made it through this song before. Was never huge on Floyd. I'm 59 so I have had chance. Thanks for having a bowl with me. I enjoy hanging with y'all. Good Friday night hanging and listening to something new and amazing to me.
I agree with the other reply......this is so bad compared to the finnished product , especially the vocals, and the later live performances once they finnished writing and arranging the song are as solid as the final recorded version.
Myself and my best mate were there. Just like with Dark side, Pink Floyd premiered a lot of their music in live concerts rather than on album, it is why I loved seeing them.
This is top of the list of concerts I would have sold a kidney to see live. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (favourite PF song), early versions of Sheep and Dogs, the entire run of Dark Side of the Moon (favourite album), and then encoring with Echoes? Holy cow.
I remember seeing them in 1975 or 1976 on the Dark Side of the Moon tour in L.A. I was in high school then and they opened with Shine on you Crazy Diamond. Like you say, the arena was quiet as no one heard this before. I did then get to see the Wish you were Here / Animals tour next in Anaheim Stadium Ca.
Animals and Wish you were here are my favorite PF albums. Echoes, studio version, is my favorite song. PF was, is and will always be my most favorite band.
I remember when I saw them on tour promoting their Meddle album, they were doing a few songs from Dark Side of the Moon before it was recorded. They and other bands would often try out new songs so when they went into the studio they already had an idea where they were going musically.
Reminds me of the first time I heard DSotM from live shows in Japan, prior to the material being completed. Working stuff out on the road was they way they did it back then and the end results speak for themselves.
The vocals here are louder in the mix than on the studio album. Or there is less going on. I love that slight shakiness to the vocals - sounds vulnerable, exposing, moody.
I’m just watching this for the first time and I paused it to go outside and smoke before some Pink Floyd and here I see Doug doing the same thing. Good call.
PF toured Britain twice for Dark Side of the Moon - just after its release they embarked on a club tour, then the album began to take off and they returned from America to do a larger Arena tour. This delayed the recording of the next album, but they were playing much of the work in progress on this tour
Have this concert downloaded and have listened to this performance so many times I can’t count! This concert and the 1975 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada concert both are amazing! How much guts does it take to open a concert with 4 songs (SOYCD, Raving and Drooling, You Must be Crazy, Have a Cigar) that hadn’t even been recorded yet? And in 2 of those case, two of those pieces would be changed significantly before being released 2 albums later! And only then launch into DSOTM!! Who else did that? Nobody!! That why they are the greatest!!
WYWH has always been by favorite Floyd album as well. Love this live version; its raw, missing a lot of overdubs, but somehow still just a good as the recorded version. Just the four of them , no backing musicians or singers and yet sound incredible live.
1975: I got my first Casio tape recorder, accompanied by the MC music cassette. With lyrics and all. Over the years 4 LP,CD and countless remasters this album has it,s own little shrine in my living room. It says it all what masterpiece it is. Often listening from beginning till the end. Better then medical treatment, mindfulness or whatever. Rick’s masterpiece on piano, synths and all. Shine on
That interlude between singing sounds like Cut You Into Little Pieces which is a great song. Love to see the creativity and the ability to pivot to make 2 great songs.
A quite complete rendering of the tune in the days before the internet and phone made this impossible to do live before release. .Nice. Rick is genius on this. What an unsung player.(but not by me)
Doug, this was absolutely amazing. Thank you for this treat. I appreciate you wanting to present the work and your reaction without playing over it but I hope you consider a "Play along with Doug" where you jam along to the whole thing and ideally have your MIDI data displayed on the screen at the same time. Your playing sounded really fun and the piano blended in the mix excellently. 👍 PS: I appreciate the 🌿🐻💨💨💨 too. It seems essential here.
I saw PF on the same tour (Winter Tour 1974). I saw them at Trentham Gardens, England about a mile from where I still live. I was just 17 years old and I still remember the night as if it was last week. A bootleg album was recorded on the night but it’s as rare as hens teeth now. There is an audio file of the bootleg on UA-cam.
Thanks Doug for the opening puff. I would love to join you but random testing at work won't let me shine on. This is so cool. In the end it was Nick who was the only full time member. I was fortunate to see David, Rick, Crosby and Nash with special guest Dick Parry do this at Radio City in 06. Oh my was it awesome.
I heard PF play this song live in Oslo in 1988. They were briliant as always. PF have never been shy playing long intros. Their chord progression are progressive AF but always works, and are always sonically pleasing to the ear. This version is a bit different from the final version on the Wish You Were Here record from 1975. I've loved them all my life, even now at age 59 yo.
What I’ve noticed is that at the end of the song they kind of do the opposite of the beginning and kind of unwind everything all the way down to the simplest notes. It’s sort of in reverse of the opening.
Pink Floyd was notorious for doing this, in concert they performed Embryo that evolved into Echos, people had copies of Dark Side of the Moon, before it was recorded, it had been bootlegged from concerts as they performed the whole thing, same here where they performed stuff they had been working on, amazing how complete it sounds just minus the sax solos.
I saw their Dark Side of the Moon '73 - '74 tour at the Spectrum in Philadelphia and they did this, plus Dogs, Sheep from Animals and more some of the titles were different and changed by the time they were recorded. It was amazing to hear them try new material before it came out...
Here's a puzzler... I always wondered what "steel breeze" was referring to. Some said guitar strings, some said a cold breeze but I think this is what it means; "It means the tube (London underground). If you‘re from London you know why." Metaphorically, I think it fits the lyrics.
There are parts SOYCD that call to mind Betrayal (the soundtrack from Sorcerer) done by Tangerine Dream. Sorcerer was a cool action movie released in 1977 starring Roy Scheider. It did not fare well at the box office; its biggest failing was being contemporary to Star Wars. Anyway, the point was supposed to be a nod to Tangerine Dream and how cool it was to hear this live version of SOYCD for the first time. Thx.
Always loved some Floyd, Wish You Were Here is my favourite too along with Animals. Whole band is so on point here, Gilmour is one of the best to ever do it
I saw PF on this tour at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, ten days before this recording. Set consisted of Shine on..., Raving & Drooling and Gotta Be Crazy (the latter two eventually being combined to become Dogs). Second half was a complete rendition of Dark Side of the Moon, with Echoes providing a 25 minute encore.
Wish I was there ;)
Raving and Drooling did not become Dogs, it became Sheep. You’ve Gotta Be Crazy was Dogs though.
@@erikhesjedal3569I see what you did there…
I was at the gig in the Empire Liverpool on this tour and remember all those ‘old’ names. So I heard songs before WYWH and Animals. Unfortunately I lost the concert programme.
Exactly same set in Liverpool! We travelled over from Ireland. 😊😊😊
The last riff that Rick Wright plays on the keyboard is the opening riff of See Emily Play-- thus bringing Syd into full circle and full focus.
Arnold Layne and Scarecrow too.
Almost nobody else catches this. Good on ya, man.
Yeah, this is the greatest tribute song of all time.
@@riphopfer5816 No contest. This is the ultimate tribute song.
I am "one of those folks". I was 16. We got a couple of teachers and the school minibus and went on what you could call "a school trip" to see this concert. I didn't know of this recording, s it was a thrill to hear the performance again after 50 years. Thank you.
Thank you from 🇺🇸
I was 19 and saw them three weeks later in Bristol
I was there too!! I recently bought the CD of Dark Side live and was hoping this would also be on it - I recognised it when Wish You Were Here came out. This is the first time I heard it in 50 years, really cool.
And my high school in Australia took us to Brighton sea baths in Melbourne 😢. What a bummer, would have preferred to see PF any day!! They didn’t even take us to see AC/DC with the brilliant Bon Scott live, we had to do that on our own. Blasted middle class snooty buggers 😂. We had a better time at the AC/DC concerts anyway, no adults, we were 14/15 luckily with parents who would let us go in a group into town. Was a great time to be alive. I do envy your school trip so much 🥰
So you were there… lucky bastards!
Everytime you listen to Floyd it reminds me of seeing an old friend you haven't seen for a while... It's all smiles!
David is one of the very best of the best guitarists ever.
This is one great song, by one incredible band.
My wife introduced me to The Daily Doug recently. I hope more people come to know and enjoy his show. This is probably the best guy on the internet. No screaming, no aggression, just enjoyment of music, one of humanity’s purest pleasures.
My wife is a member, and as such, she has access to more content than most. She played for me Doug’s review of Jethro Tull Aqualung. Towards the end, Doug gave a brief insight into his spirituality. This is a good guy. Share the word about him. Help make the world a better place.
I highly recommend the Jethro Tull Aqualung episode. Doug the Humanist I would say.
Check out Rick Beato as well for incredible interviews and song analysis.
Wow, it took me back to this Monday evening in Jan. 1977 (!) Westfalen Halle Dortmund Germany when i saw PF with their show, i was just 17 years old. I was still flashed and their music escorted me my entire life till today..........the notes they played are forever........!
The most beautiful song of all time in my opinion. The tragedy, the beauty... Everything!
Also on this live album are precursors to "Sheep" and "Dogs" called "Raving and Drooling" and "You've Got to Be Crazy" respectively. I highly recommend you check them out as well.
Nick Mason is an unsung and under appreciated drummer.
He's absurd. He's absolutely brilliant on this.
I read one time the Animal on the Muppets was based off of Nick because how he played the drums
@@jeffreywolff329 Don't know about that. Doesn't really look much like him.
@@jeffreywolff329 More likely Keith Moon of The Who, surely? He made Animal look tame.
I liked his collaboration with the Carla Bley Band!
@@yodel_diploma2315 I didn't know he collaborated with Carla Blay. She is another unsung hero. I shall speak that out. Thank you very much.
Oh my goodness. Even on this version when Rick plays 9 notes from See Emily Play I choked up.
The audience caught the notes also, you could hear their recognition and applause.
Just wonderful!
I went through the 70's as a teen, and that is, was, and always will be the best decade ever across the board!! Happy Trails Doug!
Happy Trails, indeed! QMS 👍
This is an Incredible live version of this song!
Never heard it before, which is a shame.
Wow!!
Neither have I what did I miss
What album is this ?
@@yenlard6683the Immersion release of Wish You Were Here, released 2011
It previously only had been available as a bootleg called Winter Tour '74 which only featured Shine On You Crazy Diamond and You Gotta Be Crazy (Dogs) and Raving And Drooling (Sheep).It was after In Celebration Of The Comet (which was an early '72 live recording of Dark Side Of The Moon)the most sought after Pink Floyd bootleg back in the day.
Heard this version for the first time here, just as you did.
Blown away.
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think I prefer this, simpler, recording to the later studio production. Which is quite something for this 60 year old!
THANK YOU for bringing this to me - to us - Doug! This is an example of why I’m on your Patreon.
Oh my, this is absolutely Amazing!! The original version was released on my Birthday (9/12/1975) possibly my FAVORITE song EVER!!
When Doug breaks out the bowl you know it’s a special song.
I followed him ;)
I'm glad he envibed so close to the beginning. Getting prepared is important.
right there with him.
Hit it again, Doug!
Best way to listen to Pink Floyd
The saxophone really adds to it in later versions
These are the times i wish i have a time machine. Not to correct my past mistakes or to buy a lottery ticket that i know the lucky numbers. Just go back in time, blend in the crowd and witness the performance.
Oh so many I would go to, and one especially to see again, which was Queen! Floyd and The Cure are 2 huge regrets. Don’t care about the lottery numbers either, just the experiences. Please, pop by to Australia and pick me up if you find that machine, I’m in!!
Tomorrow night I'm at the Royal Albert Hall in London for Nick Mason and his band playing early Pink Floyd (for the third time). It will be perfect.
Envy. Hope it was really good (Ofcourse it was)
@@tobbex7372 It certainly was! Atom Heart Mother (abridged) and Echoes in one evening....
I was raised on Pink Floyd, pretty much had it playing in our house pretty much daily for my entire life!
I have a hate-hate relationship with my father, just a despicable and sad person. However, he was a HUGE Floyd fan and that is the single thing of value he passed on to me.
Sounds very boring , so much great music out there now look forward not backward
@@misterzero8667for one who was there when this was conceived, the past is more treasured. ‘Modern’ music doesn’t hold a candle to what was made in the late sixties - early seventies. This isn’t music, it’s magic.
@@misterzero8667 ~ Can't react to music that hasn't been released yet.
@@misterzero8667there was other good music around
Thanks, Doug! Like you, I had not heard this recording before. For a live show, it was captured really well (especially for 1974). The interaction between David and Richard (RIP) was truly beautiful. Also, Nick and Roger really held things together. Awesome!
This is one of the best Pink.Floyd's compositions, indeed a masterpiece . Great way to enjoy this piece with a professional commenting. Great work,!
I saw Pink Floyd live in Udine, Italy in 1994, and we did not know that was the last tour. They started with this piece. Then I waited for the next tour for years until Rick passed away and it became obvious that they would never hit the road again. But I will 'remember that night' forever.
Imagine the immense pressure of trying to follow up to Dark Side after being catapulted into superstardom, not an easy task yet they pulled it off stunningly.
@@jasongregorius96 And Alan Parsons turned them down when offered to Produce them again…… I guess having the lanky Roger Waters hovering over your shoulder for 4 months again was not appealing 😬
Syd Barrett himself showed up at the studio unexpectedly during the recording of this song. No one recognized him at first, but I think it was Nick who first realized who he was. Some of the guys were brought to tears. Afterwards, one of the guys asked Syd what he thought of the song. His reply: “It sounds old.” I don’t think he even realized that it was a song about him.
Pink Floyd 1975-04-26 Los Angeles (Millard Original Master) 4-5 months before Wish You Were Here was released. They basically play Animals (18+ months before release), Wish You Were Here and Dark Side of the Moon with Echoes as the encore. Most awesome set list you could imagine. Millard is a legendary taper, awesome sound quality.
Imagine a band coming up with Wish you were here and Animals in about a 1 year span.
@@ChupacvabraAnd releasing Meddle, DSOTM, WYWH, Animals and The Wall in a row!
I used to go to Wembley Arena with my best friend every night when he was visiting me in London. We'd always have few beers with us (or something stronger), couple of chicken burgers that were on sale late at night and we'd sit in front of the fountains and listen to music. Every time we listened to Shine on you Crazy Diamond we had no idea it was first played there. Thank you for that. It makes all those memories even more precious. I'll tell my friend about it and play him this recording next time I visit him.
I've listened to this song more than any other Pink Floyd song. Never gets old!
Here here!
Floyd was one of those bands (like King Crimson) that played material live to work it out prior to recording and releasing it.
Atom Heart Mother, Echoes, all of Dark Side of the Moon (although On the Run and Great Gig in the Sky were different pieces, and those two were written in the studio), plus this tour with 2/3 of Animals and Wish You Were Here were all performed on tour prior to going into the studio. It’s very rare nowadays, since everything ends up on UA-cam almost as soon as a concert is over.
This is my favorite Pink Floyd album as well. I'll have to admit that dark side of the moon is a very close second.
Nick goes back and forth from a triplet feel to a straight 8 feel. Always loved his drumming.
Awesome 👏 👏👏👏. That’s for you and the band.
Just what I needed at the end of a work week and the start of our Canada Day long weekend. 🇨🇦
I’m 54 but you made this old song new again. Thank you for the experience and your musical knowledge.
I never made it through this song before. Was never huge on Floyd. I'm 59 so I have had chance. Thanks for having a bowl with me. I enjoy hanging with y'all. Good Friday night hanging and listening to something new and amazing to me.
You gotta listen to the studio version on WYWH albums. It is so much better
@@robertjaycox8488 thanks. I'll check it out.
I agree with the other reply......this is so bad compared to the finnished product , especially the vocals, and the later live performances once they finnished writing and arranging the song are as solid as the final recorded version.
Myself and my best mate were there. Just like with Dark side, Pink Floyd premiered a lot of their music in live concerts rather than on album, it is why I loved seeing them.
The recording before the recording....unreal.
This is top of the list of concerts I would have sold a kidney to see live. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (favourite PF song), early versions of Sheep and Dogs, the entire run of Dark Side of the Moon (favourite album), and then encoring with Echoes? Holy cow.
Love how excited you were to hear that haunting riff
I remember seeing them in 1975 or 1976 on the Dark Side of the Moon tour in L.A. I was in high school then and they opened with Shine on you Crazy Diamond. Like you say, the arena was quiet as no one heard this before. I did then get to see the Wish you were Here / Animals tour next in Anaheim Stadium Ca.
What a soundscape. It’s other worldly.
Doug, your reactions are the most informative out there. That, and they're one hell of a lot of fun.
Keep 'em coming!!!
How have I never heard this played as a continuous suite? This was awesome.
Animals and Wish you were here are my favorite PF albums.
Echoes, studio version, is my favorite song.
PF was, is and will always be my most favorite band.
I remember when I saw them on tour promoting their Meddle album, they were doing a few songs from Dark Side of the Moon before it was recorded. They and other bands would often try out new songs so when they went into the studio they already had an idea where they were going musically.
Nowadays this song is engraved into our cultural hive mind... but these people there at Wembley did hear it for the first time!
When I feel the need to pray I always listen to Pink freaking Floyd.
Reminds me of the first time I heard DSotM from live shows in Japan, prior to the material being completed. Working stuff out on the road was they way they did it back then and the end results speak for themselves.
For a long time it was only available as a bootleg called Winter Tour '74(I have had it on cassette since the late 80's)
The best to ever do it.
Love that song, always brings me back to my teens, one of PF's best, i always play both "parts" in one single listen
The vocals here are louder in the mix than on the studio album. Or there is less going on. I love that slight shakiness to the vocals - sounds vulnerable, exposing, moody.
The love I have for this album and this band... its like the love for a sibling.
Nothing like the style and class of art and beauty.
This is amazing. I'm so immersed. So many memories, but to hear it like this.
I’m just watching this for the first time and I paused it to go outside and smoke before some Pink Floyd and here I see Doug doing the same thing. Good call.
One of my top 5 PF songs! Great job as always! Nice mug! Home of the throwed rolls!
This was my welcome track to the rock and Metal world... it will always be a special piece of art
I saw this show in June 75 in Montreal. Great show, great song!
I saw this show at The Usher Hall, Edinburgh in 1974. it was awesome.
Wish You Were Here is also my favorite Pink Floyd Album.
Damn. Doug, Pass it around!!!
Has Doug seen Live at Pompeii yet? If not he needs to watch asap!
Thanks, Doug, I have never heard this, also. What a treat. I noticed the difference between this and the album version right at the beginning. 😊
The Time is present , live , life . soul, jazz, rock ,Art , feeling , grove, tale ,
journey , authentic , one time ......
Best Version
PF toured Britain twice for Dark Side of the Moon - just after its release they embarked on a club tour, then the album began to take off and they returned from America to do a larger Arena tour. This delayed the recording of the next album, but they were playing much of the work in progress on this tour
Always great to see you review classic classic rock. Dr. Doug!
Never heard this version wow!
Great review! 👍👍👍
Whoever recommended this... 👍
24:30 Rick's playing parts of "Arnold Layne", another hidden hommage to Syd.
Thanks so much for doing this one Doug. It is indeed awesome to hear how it evolved.
They open the Pulse Concert with this song too , ( Now it makes sense why they did that ) What a great way to begin the ride.
Saw them for this tour in 1975 in New Jersey. Awesome show...
One of my all time favourite bands. Trippin' !!
Roosevelt stadium! I was there.
@@211milkman Yepper !!!
Have this concert downloaded and have listened to this performance so many times I can’t count! This concert and the 1975 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada concert both are amazing!
How much guts does it take to open a concert with 4 songs (SOYCD, Raving and Drooling, You Must be Crazy, Have a Cigar) that hadn’t even been recorded yet? And in 2 of those case, two of those pieces would be changed significantly before being released 2 albums later! And only then launch into DSOTM!!
Who else did that? Nobody!! That why they are the greatest!!
WYWH has always been by favorite Floyd album as well. Love this live version; its raw, missing a lot of overdubs, but somehow still just a good as the recorded version. Just the four of them , no backing musicians or singers and yet sound incredible live.
1975: I got my first Casio tape recorder, accompanied by the MC music cassette. With lyrics and all. Over the years 4 LP,CD and countless remasters this album has it,s own little shrine in my living room. It says it all what masterpiece it is. Often listening from beginning till the end. Better then medical treatment, mindfulness or whatever. Rick’s masterpiece on piano, synths and all. Shine on
The last bit at the end of the song was Rick Wright paying tribute to Syd with a little piece from Syd’s song “See Emily Play”.
My favorite still has to be Animals. The music. The message. Soooo good.
That interlude between singing sounds like Cut You Into Little Pieces which is a great song. Love to see the creativity and the ability to pivot to make 2 great songs.
Love your piano Improv!
A quite complete rendering of the tune in the days before the internet and phone made this impossible to do live before release. .Nice. Rick is genius on this. What an unsung player.(but not by me)
This is amazing version!
Thanks for this! So lovely to hear a different interpretation from the group.
Doug, this was absolutely amazing. Thank you for this treat. I appreciate you wanting to present the work and your reaction without playing over it but I hope you consider a "Play along with Doug" where you jam along to the whole thing and ideally have your MIDI data displayed on the screen at the same time. Your playing sounded really fun and the piano blended in the mix excellently. 👍 PS: I appreciate the 🌿🐻💨💨💨 too. It seems essential here.
It's like finding Da Vinci's lost preliminary drawing of the Mona Lisa.
With ya Doug, think "WYWH" is PF's best album , it's a music masterpiece. Thanks your music breakdown & the great reaction.. very enjoyable stuff!
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My fave Floyd album. 50 years old next year. I first heard it 30 years ago.
I saw PF on the same tour (Winter Tour 1974). I saw them at Trentham Gardens, England about a mile from where I still live. I was just 17 years old and I still remember the night as if it was last week. A bootleg album was recorded on the night but it’s as rare as hens teeth now. There is an audio file of the bootleg on UA-cam.
Thanks Doug for the opening puff. I would love to join you but random testing at work won't let me shine on. This is so cool. In the end it was Nick who was the only full time member. I was fortunate to see David, Rick, Crosby and Nash with special guest Dick Parry do this at Radio City in 06. Oh my was it awesome.
I heard PF play this song live in Oslo in 1988. They were briliant as always. PF have never been shy playing long intros. Their chord progression are progressive AF but always works, and are always sonically pleasing to the ear. This version is a bit different from the final version on the Wish You Were Here record from 1975. I've loved them all my life, even now at age 59 yo.
What I’ve noticed is that at the end of the song they kind of do the opposite of the beginning and kind of unwind everything all the way down to the simplest notes. It’s sort of in reverse of the opening.
music gets us through it... for sure!
Pink Floyd was notorious for doing this, in concert they performed Embryo that evolved into Echos, people had copies of Dark Side of the Moon, before it was recorded, it had been bootlegged from concerts as they performed the whole thing, same here where they performed stuff they had been working on, amazing how complete it sounds just minus the sax solos.
David Gilmour's guitar calling out to his friend Syd Barrett is sadly beautiful.......Shine On Syd.
They did it in one take!
I saw their Dark Side of the Moon '73 - '74 tour at the Spectrum in Philadelphia and they did this, plus Dogs, Sheep from Animals and more some of the titles were different and changed by the time they were recorded. It was amazing to hear them try new material before it came out...
Here's a puzzler... I always wondered what "steel breeze" was referring to. Some said guitar strings, some said a cold breeze but I think this is what it means; "It means the tube (London underground). If you‘re from London you know why." Metaphorically, I think it fits the lyrics.
Really excellent work.
it really is a beautiful piece of music.
There are parts SOYCD that call to mind Betrayal (the soundtrack from Sorcerer) done by Tangerine Dream. Sorcerer was a cool action movie released in 1977 starring Roy Scheider. It did not fare well at the box office; its biggest failing was being contemporary to Star Wars.
Anyway, the point was supposed to be a nod to Tangerine Dream and how cool it was to hear this live version of SOYCD for the first time. Thx.
Tangerine Dream is epic
Thanks for this - so special. Also really enjoyed your reaction.
Always loved some Floyd, Wish You Were Here is my favourite too along with Animals. Whole band is so on point here, Gilmour is one of the best to ever do it