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My brother and I were obsessed with Pink Floyd when we were younger. When he died I got a tattoo of the mechanical hand shaking the stone hand for him. I wish he was here.
I feel this so much. My brother introduced me to Pink Floyd, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull and most importantly, Warren Zevon. When he died in 2013, I found great comfort in listening to his favorite music and remembering the time we spent together listening to music and watching our favorite tv (The West Wing) in his last months. I can't hear Pink Floyd or Warren Zevon (listen to "Keep Me in Your Heart") without remembering Charlie. He was a good guy. I too wish he was here.
My older brother and I shared many experiences. He introduced me to many great bands and movies and I introduced him to some. We hung out together, and we had deep talks. I wish he was here almost every day. We also shared a passion for motorcycles. It turns out his name shares many of the letters in Harley Davidson, so I got the old HD shield and eagle with his name and dates on my arm.
I was 7 years old. Sitting with my older sister as she unwrapped the album. We sat on the floor as we listened to that album and stared at every detail of the album cover and sleeve. A 7 year old child has no true appreciation of what they're listening to. But it does set a rather high expectation of what great music is. 🎶 ❤
Yeah. It was wrapped in a bluish green purplish plastic wrapper so you couldn't see the cover. I had no idea what it was about until many years later. Well, I knew what most of the songs were about, but not in relation to Syd. I thought this song was a complete futuristic song about an automated world where individualism did not exist.
@@klonidier - Most Floyd songs have several meanings. The specific meaning, in this song, is about the music industry 'machine'. It also has a more general meaning, that speaks to the experience of the 'everyman'. The machine here is life, work, money, capitalism... Then there are all the personal meanings, created by listeners to the song. As with all art, the artist starts the art/book/music and the viewer/reader/listener finishes it. Art is always a collaboration between the artist and their audience. Thus all meanings are 'right'. :)
A fact about Pink Floyd concerning Syd Barrett that is not often mentioned but really touched the heart is... The 4 members gave $2,000,000 to Syd so that he would never have money issues. That's a lot of love.
I never knew bitterness could be conveyed by a synthesizer until I heard the outro of this song. Incredibly conceived and performed. Chills every time.
I was fortunate enough to see Pink Floyd live in 1977 when they played at the Milwaukee County Stadium! They played the entire 'Animals' album, took an intermission, and then came back out and did the 'Wish You Were Here' album in the exact order of its release, without stopping, from beginning to end!! Wow! I remember "Welcome to the Machine" because they had a video screen behind them and at the start of the song there was some of metal dragon on it. When it whipped its tail around, lights would flash. When the keyboards played through the speakers, the sound reverberated around the stadium!! Wild asf!!! Great memories!! Thanks, Jamel, for giving Pink Floyd the respect they deserve as pioneers in psychedelic prog rock! I was 16 at the release of the album and barely 18 at the stadium concert!!! ✌✌✌
Ditto, saw in Baton Rouge LSU arena - two things that really impressed me (beyond the actual concert), waiting for the concert to begin, I saw a few stage hands moving on the stage, and then all of a sudden, the concert started (on time, nonetheless) with the Animals album. And, at the end of 2nd half, the crowd went crazy wanting an encore, and I swear it was between 30 - 40 minutes before they came back, the crowd noise getting louder and not as loud throughout, but still intense. Best concert I've ever been to, and I kick myself for not being more proactive in getting off of work to attend the Pulse tour in 94.
Saw them at Cleveland stadium on that tour.their private jet plane buzzed right over the stadium right as they played their first note of the first song(just like flyover at super bowl) greatest audio,visual and spiritual concert ever.
They are experts at creating a certain tension within a lot of their songs. Makes you feel like something is on the verge of happening, but you can't know what it is.
This album is an absolute masterpiece. IMO it surpasses DSOTM, especially because of Richard Wright's keyboard/synths work throughout. Those sounds you hear at the end is an elevator going up to the penthouse & the doors opening to a party, then the next track is "Have a Cigar" where the band meets the record company executive (naturally at the penthouse party). The band is now a cog in "the machine".
Just to elaborate, "the machine" is the band, the record company, the music media, the live tour, etc. The band must produce "radio-friendly" music to keep the money flowing and everybody working. Making music is no longer fun, it's a job.
I couldn't get her fast enough. I thought you had already done this. Another Floyd masterpiece. I love your channel Jamel, helps me reappreciate the great songs of my youth. Peace my brother
Sid showed up at the studio unannounced while they were recording Wish You Were Here. The band did not recognize him at first due to how much his appearance had changed sense they had last seen him.
I was reading comments as the song played again in the background. He sang "You bought a guitar to punish your Ma" at the exact moment I was reading the same words in your comment. Freaky.
When I listen to this with head-phones on, and my eyes closed , it is as if I have a USB connector in my head and the music is being directly piped into my brain. It just takes over- always has, always will.
Days Of Future Passed by the Moody Blues is another album that needs to be listened to in it's entirety, from beginning to end. I absolutely love this album.
When I was a teen we used to go out towards the Air Force Academy and watch tow planes and gliders and listen to Moody Blues ‘ Days Of Future Passed’. I’d love to hear that album in a planetarium with a great stereo sound .
I think we have all had a welcome to the machine experience. This album came out just as I was entering the workforce as a teen, I found it totally relatable.
I think this is the first reaction I've ever seen you do where you didn't stop it a couple of times through to say what you were experiencing. Aside from that quick stop at the beginning, you just took the ride and went where it was taking you no questions asked.
Pink Floyd is a mood ❤ this song is one of their best. Listened to it the other night after a days work with my son in the car w the windows down. The sun was setting and this song came on w my cars subs (12s). It was amazing. ❤
Like so much of the Floyd's music, this song is a great example of the bands' genius in combining technology, exquisite artistry, insightful lyrics, and a keen appreciation of the irony and struggle in all human life. The fact that they used a machine (synthesizer) to produce that hauntingly beautiful "melody" that recreates a visceral feeling of being swallowed up by the machine known as modern life is a testament to this.
Jamel, I imagine most of us reacted just like you when we first heard this song. I'm old enough to remember when FM radio played songs like this every night ( I miss those days). Richard Wright really shines on this track! 😎
What a journey of the mind and spirit this band brings you to. Thank you Pink Floyd, thank you for changing lives, opening minds, bringing our consciences to a greater level of understanding the world. It’s more than music, it’s more than lyrics. The music is a living, breathing, inspirational, and enlightening. Thank you Jamal for all you do keeping great music alive and changing lives.
And you have to try to put yourself in our shoes this came out in 1975. They didn't have any computer help to put this sound together and it still sounds futuristic to this day! I was lucky enough to see them perform this live in 1977!!
I remember first hearing this album on late night FM station driving back to our town after a gig. I didn't catch the DJ saying who it was but (having a few PF albums under my belt) knew after about 30 seconds. Richard Wright was the unsung genius of Floyd, creating audio landscapes like no other.
Agreed I seen Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, the Wall, and a Momentary Lapse of Reason. The last was it 1988. They covered almost all of the best of each album. Was the longest concert from a single group I had ever been too. And I've been to several dozen concerts. They performed the momentary lapse of Reason two nights in a row. Not only did they have the full Orchestra in the full choir, they flew the pig. And the music was so loud the first night they were made to turn the music down since it could be heard over the Jets inside Sky Harbor 3 miles away. Pink Floyd it's been a favorite and staple of my life for many decades. There are many great groups and artist. I'm pushing 70. First concert I attended was Glen Campbell in 1966. and today we are not far from Branson. Although it's an hour and a half Drive, we usually jump in the plane and fly there as it's just over a 20 minute flight. Makes reliving the past a couple times a month easy.
You can add Quadraphenia to the mix Tommy. But definitely watch the movies. And if you want something fun Rocky Horror Picture Show. Definitely have to watch that movie!!!!!Oh Rocky
I first heard this song as a teen in the late 90s. It was mind blowing. I hadn't heard anything like it before, and I haven't heard anything like it since. This one song stands alone. Completely unique.
Common fact: the machine today is the algorithm we all are subjected to these days. No chance to escape. They even create your dreams by bombarding you with personalized adds and video suggestions. Without being aware they inlfluence your focus and decisionmaking. I just love bands with a visionary approach to their work. Before the Internet happened the powers that were would have given their all for this power.
To appreciate Pink Floyd fully, you should react to the original Pink Floyd members in their final concert at Live Aid in 1985. It's 4 songs in around 25 minutes. Fantastic.
If I may, if you read Nick Mason's (Pink Floyd drummer) book 'Inside Out', which is a first-hand account of the history of Pink Floyd, the only song that really pertains to Syd is Shine On. The remaining three songs were written in the studio, to support the concept of the album, which is absence. Shine On is the absence of Syd, Welcome To The Machine is the absence of humanity, Have A Cigar is about the absence of identity, and Wish You Were Here is about the absence of love, heart, soul, friendship. The album was originally supposed to feature the songs Shine On, and Raving and Drooling, and Gotta Be Crazy, which were later to become Sheep and Dogs on the Animals album, but Waters did not believe the three went together, and, as his band mates were off enjoying/coping with the success of Dark Side, it fell on Waters to make the album happen. So he made the decision to shelve the other two and worked on the remaining three tracks under the aforementioned concept of absence (fueled all the more by the absence of his bandmates while he was in the studio, working) to fill out the album. He also was the reason why Shine On bookends the album. Gilmour vehemently pushed back, believing the original two songs should not be excluded, but, ultimately he was out-voted three to one, as Mason and Wright agreed with Waters. Since then, Gilmour (and Wright) had gone on record saying Wish You Were Here is their favorite Pink Floyd album. Please excuse the rant, just wanted to set the 'record' straight - yes, pun intended! But, thank you again for these videos, I love to see the young (re)discover my favorite band (and other 'classic' music) and I really appreciate your insights on the music you hear, for the first time. I thank you for listening to the audio versions and not the live versions, I absolutely respect your reason why, and I agree, wholeheartedly. Also, your sports analogy was spot-on! Thanks again, and keep on keepin' on!
This song is awesome all by itself, but when they used it in the TV show "Person of Interest" during the time the A.I. computer (The Machine) was shutting down, not sure which season or episode that was, this song fit in perfectly in my opinion
Favorite Floyd album, favorite track. Best trilogy album series, ever, DSOTM, WYWH and Animals. They progressively got better, and slayed it with Animals. IMHO, no album is more relevant to today than Animals. And yes, these are albums that need to be listened to in their entirety. They are not so much a collection of songs, or hits, but movements that are parts of a whole.
One of if not my favorite songs by Pink Floyd! It’s songs like this that can really change how I perceive music in general! I recently stumbled on “Sirius/eye in the sky” by Alan parsons project 🤯🤯🤯 blew me away!
I'm not going to quote this exactly, as I can't find the posting on the Discord anymore, and I don't know who to attribute it to, but to paraphrase a post from The Daily Doug's Discord: "I always felt the themes and soundscape of Pink Floyd and Yes were polar opposites of the prog spectrum." This resonated so deeply with me. I love both groups and their music does take me to extreme ideals of despair and bliss. Insert The Moody Blues as the spiritual balance between the two, and I'm complete.
I saw Pink Floyd when I was in 10th grade in ‘88. Arrowhead stadium in Kansas City. I was with my best friend, my dad, and little brother. Greatest show I’ve ever seen…
Thoughtful comments, Jamel. When we listened to this in my early days, we didn't know the specificity of the album story origin, but we as adolescents still related to it as not selling your soul and individual creativity to a machine that wanted to control and negate creative inspiration. It could be parents, school or industry, but we didn't want any part of it. We wanted to be crazy diamonds.
Takes me back to those times when we would get a group of us and go to one persons pad and usually was mine, because I had the killer stereo! Had my Sansui reciever, my Panasonic turntable, and my 4 Bose 901's cranked and in the middle of the room was a table and on said table there was a glass , a piece of heavy cardboard and a straight pin, we would put the pin through the cardboard and someone would put a chunk of hash on it light it get going good and then place the glass over it and smother it out, allowing the smoke to fill the glass then someone would lean down and lift up the glass just a bit and inhale as much smoke as possible, getting ripped!! Ah yes the good old days!! All the while listening to Pink Floyd!!
Most Floyd songs have several meanings. The specific meaning, in this song, is about the music industry 'machine'. It also has a more general meaning, that speaks to the experience of the 'everyman'. The machine here is life, work, money, capitalism... Then there are all the personal meanings, created by listeners to the song. As with all art, the artist starts the art/book/music and the viewer/reader/listener finishes it. Art is always a collaboration between the artist and their audience. Thus all meanings are 'right'. :)
When I first heard 'Welcome To The Machine' on the FM Rock Stations (when FM Rock Stations were independently owned in the early to mid 70's) I was in high school. All us teens back then that we were into Progressive Rock really got into Pink Floyd. This song is (and still does to this very day) is very futuristic. Take away the lyrics and the acoustic guitar, it reminds me of the German band Tangerine Dream that started in 1968 by Edgar Froese. Their first album released in 1970 is very experimental. When you get a chance, listen to some of early Tangerine Dream's music. By mid 70's or so they started to have a huge following. Around the 80's a worldwide following and their live concerts would be a sellout. I had the fantastic experience seeing Tangerine Dream in concert in the early 90's in Southern California, the next county down from my county, the Central West Coast where I still reside.
Some of the FM stations in the early 70's were great, especially late night. I remember on many occasions sitting around with a group of friends listening to the radio with a candle lit and some incense burning foolishly thinking that the smell of the incense was going to fool the parents of whoever's house we were gathered at.
You mention "Tangerine Dream " i remember seeing a movie in the mid to late 70's starring Roy Schneider called the Sorcerer and Tangerine Dream did the music on it. I remember going to see it really high with one my brothers because we had both read The Teachings Of Don Juan by Carlos Casteneda and we thought the movie was going to be similar to the subject of that book, but it really didn't have anything to do with a sorcerer.
@@cesarnarro6013 Tangerine Dream did quite a few soundtracks for movies in the 80's. My favorite is the soundtrack for the movie 'Firestarter' which is uploaded on UA-cam. The movie studio contacted Tangerine Dream if they would be willing to do the soundtrack for 'Firestarter', they said "Yes". Without seeing any film footage of 'Firestarter', they just composed the soundtrack, sent the recordings to the movie studio, and the movie executives just went with it without any changes to the soundtrack.
@@undergroundwarrior70 Speaking of Tangerine Dream and soundtracks in a roundabout way: If you haven't yet, I suggest giving their cover of Cry Little Sister a listen.
I absolutely ADORE Tangerine Dream. 💙💜💚🥀 R.I.P, Edgar Froese. 💔💔💔 They also did the soundtrack to the movie "Legend", which stars Tim Curry as the Devil. 💜💜💜
Richard RIP Wright on keyboards never tries to show how fast he can play. He takes the listeners on a Magic Carpet Ride through to the other side of the universe and back again. When I saw the Pulse Tour in 1994 the paper the next day said.... "Pink Floyd, Still Number One In Space"..... That's how we all felt after the show. The tones he plays are masterful... pure Genius.
I love the way you react to Pink floyd hearing it for the first time is the same way people who have been listening to it for years and I appreciate you taking the time to hearing it none stop
This song, like many of their compositions, is genius-level stuff. This song washes over your body like lying naked on a warm beach with the surf enveloping you.
True value of friendship I learned from Pink Floyd. They are the only band that shared all the profits with Syd Barrett even he was no longer member of the group because of his health issues. No other group has ever done that
You should really check out some of the stuff on how they created the sounds in their albums. It's pretty crazy. And Pink Floyd wasn't the only crew that had to think outside the box to get the perfect sound.
As incredible as the rest of the album is, I think this is my favorite track just because it’s feels so... dystopian. That word gets thrown around pretentiously a lot in music but I don’t think there’s a word more fitting.
Love this song. Brings back memories of when I was in middle school highschool. Smoking weed and listening to this on repeat. Not a care in the world. Ahhh to be young again🙏🏼
The mad genius that come up with the Impetus of this song. Putting all the pieces together. The different sound layering in it to come up with a song that fits in with the rest of the albums song. Richard must have just laid in bed thinking about how he could dial up the right tones on the synth for this song? Again, mad genius.
Pink Floyd is a VIBE, they are Legendary! I've been a huge PF fan since 1973, (I was 17, LOL), Seven years later I was fortunate enough to get tickets to see them perform their "The Wall" concert in 1980. Those tickets were very difficult to come by. Pink Floyd did ONLY 12 performances of The Wall in the US in 1980, because of the massive logistics and cost of the Show. They did 6 shows on the west coast in LA, and 6 shows on the east coast on Long Island, that's where I saw them in February of 1980. The whole "Wish You Were Here" album was about their beloved friend and band member Syd Barrett, he is the "Diamond" in "Shine On You Crazy Diamond",... he's the one they're Wishing Were Here. A little trivia on how their name came about. People completely new to Pink Floyd seem to think there's a person named Pink Floyd, instead of it being the bands name. The name was inspired from two old time Blues players in America in the 1920s and 30s,.... .... Their names were PINK Anderson and FLOYD Council.
I've been a fan of Pink Floyd since Christmas of 1979, when I got 'The Wall' on vinyl. Within about 3 years, I had purchased every Pink Floyd LP I could find, saw them in concert for the first time in 1987. Their music has an ageless quality lacking in most modern music, like they are always decades ahead of their time.
The last song on this album is my jam! Shine on you crazy diamond-parts VI-IX. Love this album. Obscured by clouds is another good one. If you want to get deep go to The Final Cut.
Another brilliant track from a great album - definitely should be played from the beginning through to the end . Thank you brother you are mustard 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧
It's been awhile since I checked your reactions. Pink Floyd is awesome. Saw them in Tampa stadium think was 1996 or 7. Getting old memory sucks now. Lol.
Headphones, headphones, headphones. If you’re not listening to Pink Floyd with headphones on, you’re missing half the magic. Ear buds can get you by, but an over the ear set is the way to go. Glad you did this one, Jamal. Thank you sir, for keeping great music alive.
The whole concept of a "concept album" is something that I wish was still used today. Of course, the bands today aren't anything like bands from back in the day so 🤷♂️
I wish the concept of an album was still a thing instead of "here's 13 random tracks in random order cause the kids are just gonna pay 0.99 for single songs anyway."
Each song means whatever you get from it. Each song has as many meanings as it has listeners. That's what makes music so beautiful,.. one song can tell a million stories
Love this song and this album. I can still remember the first time. You are a good human Jamel.✌😁👍 This has such a profoundly deep meaning, now more than ever before in both everyday life and the music industry.
I heard this song on a relatively random radio station in Ontario and the after the song, the announcer said after like 8 seconds of silence was "......And that's how you end a song.............................................. .......................Welcome to the Machine................................ .......................Pink Floyd....................................... And you could hear he was trying to hold back tears. I'll never forget that.
@Jamel: I think your face as you listened to this is the best Pink Floyd reaction I've ever seen. You got into the sound of it all. While this song is about Syd Barrett, I think all of us humans can relate to being just another cog in the machine of life and work. @8:44 That is the sound of an old analog audio tape being rewound at high speed while the tape is in contact with the tape players playback head.
If you watched Person of Interest they have this playing for the last episode and it was fantastic! I saw Roger Watters in 2012 for the brick in the wall concert! My hubby before I met him saw pink floyd dark side of the moon and paid 25.00 for his ticket! He still has the ticket! I wish I had seen them together! On tv we watched when Pink Floyd got back together for one concert, I can't remember if it was the 90's or early 2000!
Money Grubbing is the correct term. With most musicians, Pink Floyd included, wrote their lyrics in a way that you can find your own meaning even if they were singing about something else. Pink Floyd still sound so fresh and topical as the day they released it. Their music is truly timeless.
A thousand views an hour. Pretty expected with a Masterclass band such as the most awesome Pink Floyd. There will Never be another like this. Folks these days are not capable of the library and staying power they have. Zeppelin is another.
Great reaction. Very true what you say. Pink Floyd, Tool, and a few others are deep musically and lyrically. Great stuff. One of my 2 or 3 favorites by this band, though I love at least 30 songs by them.
and im sure by now you realize what all the hype is about them and how they ARE one of the GOATS! thnx man. love ur vids. always awesome relistening to that tune...
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my dad raised me on this.. he passed in 07... like he telling ..
me welcome to being an adult....14 years gone... sigh🤯
stink face ... alomost the whole thing.. as my neighbors hear me hit rhem notes....
TO THE MACHINE!.😯
One of their best songs , synthesizer is awesome!
Not sure if you’ve done them before but if not have a listen to Nick Cave and the bad seeds, especially ‘Into my arms’
My brother and I were obsessed with Pink Floyd when we were younger. When he died I got a tattoo of the mechanical hand shaking the stone hand for him. I wish he was here.
I feel this so much. My brother introduced me to Pink Floyd, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull and most importantly, Warren Zevon. When he died in 2013, I found great comfort in listening to his favorite music and remembering the time we spent together listening to music and watching our favorite tv (The West Wing) in his last months. I can't hear Pink Floyd or Warren Zevon (listen to "Keep Me in Your Heart") without remembering Charlie. He was a good guy. I too wish he was here.
My older brother and I shared many experiences. He introduced me to many great bands and movies and I introduced him to some. We hung out together, and we had deep talks. I wish he was here almost every day. We also shared a passion for motorcycles. It turns out his name shares many of the letters in Harley Davidson, so I got the old HD shield and eagle with his name and dates on my arm.
You just brought a tear to the eyes of this 61 year old man brother.
I’m so sorry for your loss. He’s always there around you.
that comment hits me in the feelz
"What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream" is such a chilling statement to me.
In the year 3535
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lie
Everything you think, do and say
Is in the pill you took today.
Especially with the blatantly obvious mind control going out through the mainstream media's narrative today.
@@andrewpetik2034 The reason people refer to 'Mainstream Media' as a stream is because it's so shallow.
@@andrewpetik2034 - Faux Nooz is MSM...
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I was 7 years old. Sitting with my older sister as she unwrapped the album. We sat on the floor as we listened to that album and stared at every detail of the album cover and sleeve.
A 7 year old child has no true appreciation of what they're listening to. But it does set a rather high expectation of what great music is. 🎶 ❤
Yeah. It was wrapped in a bluish green purplish plastic wrapper so you couldn't see the cover. I had no idea what it was about until many years later. Well, I knew what most of the songs were about, but not in relation to Syd. I thought this song was a complete futuristic song about an automated world where individualism did not exist.
Did you see how a lot of the things mentioned in the title track were hidden in the photos? Like the veil with wrinkles that looked like a smile?
That is a true appreciation and understanding of Pink Floyd! What a wonderful story!👏👏👏👏👏
I heard this for the first time when I was not much older, thanks to my sister. It scared the hell out of me!! lol
@@tonyberezowski7859 I was good with this. It was Led Zep's Immigrant Song that scared me.
And we are still being welcomed to the machine. Every day. Whether we want to be part of that machine or not.
Thank you.
Not for me
Well, we’re not in the music business and that’s what “the machine” is in this case.
@@klonidier - Most Floyd songs have several meanings. The specific meaning, in this song, is about the music industry 'machine'. It also has a more general meaning, that speaks to the experience of the 'everyman'. The machine here is life, work, money, capitalism... Then there are all the personal meanings, created by listeners to the song. As with all art, the artist starts the art/book/music and the viewer/reader/listener finishes it. Art is always a collaboration between the artist and their audience. Thus all meanings are 'right'. :)
Still sad this wasn't in any of the Matrix movies...
A fact about Pink Floyd concerning Syd Barrett that is not often mentioned but really touched the heart is...
The 4 members gave $2,000,000 to Syd so that he would never have money issues. That's a lot of love.
Y'know, this is the best not as well known fact I've ever heard. I'm elated to know about this thank you.
18, a *fan* of Pink Floyd for over 3 years, it'll remain that way, my whole life.
What Pink Floyd did between Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall is truly mind blowing. Their music 🎶 is timeless.
I would say from Atom Heart Mother to The Wall - the whole decade!
@@jonathanpeden9930 Agreed
Animals is fantastic. These albums are still so relevant. Timeless.
I never knew bitterness could be conveyed by a synthesizer until I heard the outro of this song. Incredibly conceived and performed. Chills every time.
Man! That's gotta be the best observation I've read/heard in quite a while! Yes, bitterness, disgust, anger, even sickness. Brilliant!
Richard Wright (r i p) on synth
@@myownchannel247 he was a master of his craft
I was fortunate enough to see Pink Floyd live in 1977 when they played at the Milwaukee County Stadium! They played the entire 'Animals' album, took an intermission, and then came back out and did the 'Wish You Were Here' album in the exact order of its release, without stopping, from beginning to end!! Wow! I remember "Welcome to the Machine" because they had a video screen behind them and at the start of the song there was some of metal dragon on it. When it whipped its tail around, lights would flash. When the keyboards played through the speakers, the sound reverberated around the stadium!! Wild asf!!! Great memories!!
Thanks, Jamel, for giving Pink Floyd the respect they deserve as pioneers in psychedelic prog rock! I was 16 at the release of the album and barely 18 at the stadium concert!!! ✌✌✌
I saw that concert too, but in Phoenix.
Wow, what an amazing experience. That must of been wild.
Ditto, saw in Baton Rouge LSU arena - two things that really impressed me (beyond the actual concert), waiting for the concert to begin, I saw a few stage hands moving on the stage, and then all of a sudden, the concert started (on time, nonetheless) with the Animals album. And, at the end of 2nd half, the crowd went crazy wanting an encore, and I swear it was between 30 - 40 minutes before they came back, the crowd noise getting louder and not as loud throughout, but still intense. Best concert I've ever been to, and I kick myself for not being more proactive in getting off of work to attend the Pulse tour in 94.
@@missp498 Well it was a great concerts. One of the best I've ever seen. However it was somewhat mellow and pot-head-ish.
Saw them at Cleveland stadium on that tour.their private jet plane buzzed right over the stadium right as they played their first note of the first song(just like flyover at super bowl) greatest audio,visual and spiritual concert ever.
They are experts at creating a certain tension within a lot of their songs. Makes you feel like something is on the verge of happening, but you can't know what it is.
Another great observation!
Good way of putting it.
This album is an absolute masterpiece. IMO it surpasses DSOTM, especially because of Richard Wright's keyboard/synths work throughout. Those sounds you hear at the end is an elevator going up to the penthouse & the doors opening to a party, then the next track is "Have a Cigar" where the band meets the record company executive (naturally at the penthouse party). The band is now a cog in "the machine".
Just to elaborate, "the machine" is the band, the record company, the music media, the live tour, etc. The band must produce "radio-friendly" music to keep the money flowing and everybody working. Making music is no longer fun, it's a job.
All albums that came after DSoTM surpassed it IMHO
@@Golfstar17 Go troll somewhere else.
@@JPMadden "The Machine" is the music industry.
Richard Wright was a true genius, and doesn't get the credit he really should. He killed it on this one.
I couldn't get her fast enough. I thought you had already done this. Another Floyd masterpiece. I love your channel Jamel, helps me reappreciate the great songs of my youth. Peace my brother
yeah, I could have sworn he'd done this one already! Still, a treat :)
🤜🤛had to be ealry.. or its gonna het blocked
Me too, I assumed it was axed.
Sid showed up at the studio unannounced while they were recording Wish You Were Here. The band did not recognize him at first due to how much his appearance had changed sense they had last seen him.
I was 21 in 1975 , when this album came out. I love the line "You bought a guitar to punish your Ma."
I bought a guitar to punish my Ma's cat. Goddamned cat.
I was reading comments as the song played again in the background. He sang "You bought a guitar to punish your Ma" at the exact moment I was reading the same words in your comment. Freaky.
In 1975 I was still listening to Dark Side of the Moon...
When I listen to this with head-phones on, and my eyes closed , it is as if I have a USB connector in my head and the music is being directly piped into my brain. It just takes over- always has, always will.
Days Of Future Passed by the Moody Blues is another album that needs to be listened to in it's entirety, from beginning to end. I absolutely love this album.
When I was a teen we used to go out towards the Air Force Academy and watch tow planes and gliders and listen to Moody Blues ‘ Days Of Future Passed’.
I’d love to hear that album in a planetarium with a great stereo sound .
He already did the reaction to "Days Of Future Passed", search here on his page.
Seen them in concert twice! Great band!
Headphones on and eyes closed. The proper way to listen to Pink Floyd.
I think we have all had a welcome to the machine experience. This album came out just as I was entering the workforce as a teen, I found it totally relatable.
I was 17 when it came out, what an impactful album😎🤠🤕😃
“I just thank y’all for coming over and keeping great music alive” man I loved that comment. Keep great music around!!!!!
This song is spot on to the human capitalism interface.
I think this is the first reaction I've ever seen you do where you didn't stop it a couple of times through to say what you were experiencing. Aside from that quick stop at the beginning, you just took the ride and went where it was taking you no questions asked.
Pink Floyd is a mood ❤ this song is one of their best. Listened to it the other night after a days work with my son in the car w the windows down. The sun was setting and this song came on w my cars subs (12s). It was amazing. ❤
Every song is wonderful with a system
This is a song I didn't understand until I got older. Love it your the man. Love to you and your family brother.
🤜🤛 if you lost a parent.. especialy a father....
its like he talking to me threw the music..
Like so much of the Floyd's music, this song is a great example of the bands' genius in combining technology, exquisite artistry, insightful lyrics, and a keen appreciation of the irony and struggle in all human life. The fact that they used a machine (synthesizer) to produce that hauntingly beautiful "melody" that recreates a visceral feeling of being swallowed up by the machine known as modern life is a testament to this.
Jamel, I imagine most of us reacted just like you when we first heard this song. I'm old enough to remember when FM radio played songs like this every night ( I miss those days). Richard Wright really shines on this track! 😎
What a journey of the mind and spirit this band brings you to. Thank you Pink Floyd, thank you for changing lives, opening minds, bringing our consciences to a greater level of understanding the world. It’s more than music, it’s more than lyrics. The music is a living, breathing, inspirational, and enlightening. Thank you Jamal for all you do keeping great music alive and changing lives.
Beautifully said, Michael
I tripped Acid alone on my room, In total darkness. Listened to this album on repeat. I came out a better person.
One of the coolest yet coldest descriptions of the soullessness of the music industry.
This was a particular favorite of mine to listen to while in an "altered state of mind" and actually see the music!
And you have to try to put yourself in our shoes this came out in 1975. They didn't have any computer help to put this sound together and it still sounds futuristic to this day! I was lucky enough to see them perform this live in 1977!!
No digital just analog synths. Love it.
@@ZippityDont synthesizers and many tape loops
Amen
I remember first hearing this album on late night FM station driving back to our town after a gig. I didn't catch the DJ saying who it was but (having a few PF albums under my belt) knew after about 30 seconds. Richard Wright was the unsung genius of Floyd, creating audio landscapes like no other.
Each Pink Floyd song is an experience. Their concert was the best I've ever been to.
Agreed I seen Animals, Dark Side of the Moon, the Wall, and a Momentary Lapse of Reason. The last was it 1988. They covered almost all of the best of each album. Was the longest concert from a single group I had ever been too. And I've been to several dozen concerts. They performed the momentary lapse of Reason two nights in a row. Not only did they have the full Orchestra in the full choir, they flew the pig. And the music was so loud the first night they were made to turn the music down since it could be heard over the Jets inside Sky Harbor 3 miles away.
Pink Floyd it's been a favorite and staple of my life for many decades. There are many great groups and artist. I'm pushing 70. First concert I attended was Glen Campbell in 1966. and today we are not far from Branson. Although it's an hour and a half Drive, we usually jump in the plane and fly there as it's just over a 20 minute flight. Makes reliving the past a couple times a month easy.
Several bands from the 60’s and 70’s told a story each song was a chapter. Pink Floyd were masters.
You can add Quadraphenia to the mix Tommy. But definitely watch the movies. And if you want something fun Rocky Horror Picture Show. Definitely have to watch that movie!!!!!Oh Rocky
I'm amazed and shocked...
Old man listening to Pink Floyd first time 😁
Part of the genius of this song is they slowed down/lowered Gilmour’s vocals a tad to make him sound different and almost robotic. Machine-like.
I first heard this song as a teen in the late 90s. It was mind blowing. I hadn't heard anything like it before, and I haven't heard anything like it since. This one song stands alone. Completely unique.
“Back in the day” when we had answering machines at home this song was my greeting, lol. It took me back 20 years listening to this.
Pink Floyd is music that you experience as much as listen. They tend to take people on a journey.
Pink Floyd - prepare to be taken on a journey. I've loved this band for over 50 years
Common fact: the machine today is the algorithm we all are subjected to these days. No chance to escape. They even create your dreams by bombarding you with personalized adds and video suggestions. Without being aware they inlfluence your focus and decisionmaking. I just love bands with a visionary approach to their work. Before the Internet happened the powers that were would have given their all for this power.
To appreciate Pink Floyd fully, you should react to the original Pink Floyd members in their final concert at Live Aid in 1985. It's 4 songs in around 25 minutes. Fantastic.
They did not do Live Aid, they did Live 8 in 2005.
I was there at Cleveland Stadium and the huge screen was part of it, the machine walked above our head. Love the memory thanks. Grandma Katie
The late brother Richard Wright slaying those keyboards.❤
If I may, if you read Nick Mason's (Pink Floyd drummer) book 'Inside Out', which is a first-hand account of the history of Pink Floyd, the only song that really pertains to Syd is Shine On. The remaining three songs were written in the studio, to support the concept of the album, which is absence. Shine On is the absence of Syd, Welcome To The Machine is the absence of humanity, Have A Cigar is about the absence of identity, and Wish You Were Here is about the absence of love, heart, soul, friendship.
The album was originally supposed to feature the songs Shine On, and Raving and Drooling, and Gotta Be Crazy, which were later to become Sheep and Dogs on the Animals album, but Waters did not believe the three went together, and, as his band mates were off enjoying/coping with the success of Dark Side, it fell on Waters to make the album happen. So he made the decision to shelve the other two and worked on the remaining three tracks under the aforementioned concept of absence (fueled all the more by the absence of his bandmates while he was in the studio, working) to fill out the album. He also was the reason why Shine On bookends the album. Gilmour vehemently pushed back, believing the original two songs should not be excluded, but, ultimately he was out-voted three to one, as Mason and Wright agreed with Waters. Since then, Gilmour (and Wright) had gone on record saying Wish You Were Here is their favorite Pink Floyd album.
Please excuse the rant, just wanted to set the 'record' straight - yes, pun intended!
But, thank you again for these videos, I love to see the young (re)discover my favorite band (and other 'classic' music) and I really appreciate your insights on the music you hear, for the first time. I thank you for listening to the audio versions and not the live versions, I absolutely respect your reason why, and I agree, wholeheartedly. Also, your sports analogy was spot-on!
Thanks again, and keep on keepin' on!
This song is awesome all by itself, but when they used it in the TV show "Person of Interest" during the time the A.I. computer (The Machine) was shutting down, not sure which season or episode that was, this song fit in perfectly in my opinion
Yes!!! All Pink Floyd. All the time!!!
Watching you listen to this song with headphones man, that's the way we all did it back in the day!
Richard Wright on the keys was an absolute genius. He made the sound of Floyd.
Favorite Floyd album, favorite track.
Best trilogy album series, ever, DSOTM, WYWH and Animals.
They progressively got better, and slayed it with Animals.
IMHO, no album is more relevant to today than Animals.
And yes, these are albums that need to be listened to in their entirety.
They are not so much a collection of songs, or hits, but movements that are parts of a whole.
The eye in the sky explains everething.🙏
One of if not my favorite songs by Pink Floyd! It’s songs like this that can really change how I perceive music in general! I recently stumbled on “Sirius/eye in the sky” by Alan parsons project 🤯🤯🤯 blew me away!
I'm not going to quote this exactly, as I can't find the posting on the Discord anymore, and I don't know who to attribute it to, but to paraphrase a post from The Daily Doug's Discord:
"I always felt the themes and soundscape of Pink Floyd and Yes were polar opposites of the prog spectrum."
This resonated so deeply with me. I love both groups and their music does take me to extreme ideals of despair and bliss.
Insert The Moody Blues as the spiritual balance between the two, and I'm complete.
You are spot on buv about the music industry and it still going on today! Thank you for keeping great music alive. Love from the UK.
I saw Pink Floyd when I was in 10th grade in ‘88. Arrowhead stadium in Kansas City. I was with my best friend, my dad, and little brother. Greatest show I’ve ever seen…
Thoughtful comments, Jamel. When we listened to this in my early days, we didn't know the specificity of the album story origin, but we as adolescents still related to it as not selling your soul and individual creativity to a machine that wanted to control and negate creative inspiration. It could be parents, school or industry, but we didn't want any part of it. We wanted to be crazy diamonds.
Spot on. At 14 I knew this.
Takes me back to those times when we would get a group of us and go to one persons pad and usually was mine, because I had the killer stereo! Had my Sansui reciever, my Panasonic turntable, and my 4 Bose 901's cranked and in the middle of the room was a table and on said table there was a glass , a piece of heavy cardboard and a straight pin, we would put the pin through the cardboard and someone would put a chunk of hash on it light it get going good and then place the glass over it and smother it out, allowing the smoke to fill the glass then someone would lean down and lift up the glass just a bit and inhale as much smoke as possible, getting ripped!! Ah yes the good old days!! All the while listening to Pink Floyd!!
Most Floyd songs have several meanings. The specific meaning, in this song, is about the music industry 'machine'. It also has a more general meaning, that speaks to the experience of the 'everyman'. The machine here is life, work, money, capitalism... Then there are all the personal meanings, created by listeners to the song. As with all art, the artist starts the art/book/music and the viewer/reader/listener finishes it. Art is always a collaboration between the artist and their audience. Thus all meanings are 'right'. :)
I like the way the whistle blows at the end and everybody gets out of work. My favorite part of the workday.
Shine on you crazy diamonds 💎
Pink Floyd is a whole experience, just like tool. great reaction!
I really don't think time will ever catch up with Pink Floyd's music.
For me, this album, rather than Dark Side Of The Moon is their masterpiece.
YES! Finally someone agrees with me!
When I first heard 'Welcome To The Machine' on the FM Rock Stations (when FM Rock Stations were independently owned in the early to mid 70's) I was in high school. All us teens back then that we were into Progressive Rock really got into Pink Floyd. This song is (and still does to this very day) is very futuristic. Take away the lyrics and the acoustic guitar, it reminds me of the German band Tangerine Dream that started in 1968 by Edgar Froese. Their first album released in 1970 is very experimental. When you get a chance, listen to some of early Tangerine Dream's music. By mid 70's or so they started to have a huge following. Around the 80's a worldwide following and their live concerts would be a sellout. I had the fantastic experience seeing Tangerine Dream in concert in the early 90's in Southern California, the next county down from my county, the Central West Coast where I still reside.
Some of the FM stations in the early 70's were great, especially late night. I remember on many occasions sitting around with a group of friends listening to the radio with a candle lit and some incense burning foolishly thinking that the smell of the incense was going to fool the parents of whoever's house we were gathered at.
You mention "Tangerine Dream " i remember seeing a movie in the mid to late 70's starring Roy Schneider called the Sorcerer and Tangerine Dream did the music on it. I remember going to see it really high with one my brothers because we had both read The Teachings Of Don Juan by Carlos Casteneda and we thought the movie was going to be similar to the subject of that book, but it really didn't have anything to do with a sorcerer.
@@cesarnarro6013 Tangerine Dream did quite a few soundtracks for movies in the 80's. My favorite is the soundtrack for the movie 'Firestarter' which is uploaded on UA-cam. The movie studio contacted Tangerine Dream if they would be willing to do the soundtrack for 'Firestarter', they said "Yes". Without seeing any film footage of 'Firestarter', they just composed the soundtrack, sent the recordings to the movie studio, and the movie executives just went with it without any changes to the soundtrack.
@@undergroundwarrior70 Speaking of Tangerine Dream and soundtracks in a roundabout way: If you haven't yet, I suggest giving their cover of Cry Little Sister a listen.
I absolutely ADORE Tangerine Dream. 💙💜💚🥀 R.I.P, Edgar Froese. 💔💔💔
They also did the soundtrack to the movie "Legend", which stars Tim Curry as the Devil. 💜💜💜
Richard RIP Wright on keyboards never tries to show how fast he can play. He takes the listeners on a Magic Carpet Ride through to the other side of the universe and back again. When I saw the Pulse Tour in 1994 the paper the next day said.... "Pink Floyd, Still Number One In Space"..... That's how we all felt after the show. The tones he plays are masterful... pure Genius.
I love the way you react to Pink floyd hearing it for the first time is the same way people who have been listening to it for years and I appreciate you taking the time to hearing it none stop
This song, like many of their compositions, is genius-level stuff. This song washes over your body like lying naked on a warm beach with the surf enveloping you.
Pink Floyd are the masters of concept albums. Hence why you need to listen to them in their entirety. As they are telling a story through song.
True value of friendship I learned from Pink Floyd. They are the only band that shared all the profits with Syd Barrett even he was no longer member of the group because of his health issues. No other group has ever done that
You should really check out some of the stuff on how they created the sounds in their albums. It's pretty crazy. And Pink Floyd wasn't the only crew that had to think outside the box to get the perfect sound.
Keep doing what you are doing. Your life and the word you spread is making an impact, it’s more than just great music! Thank you!
As incredible as the rest of the album is, I think this is my favorite track just because it’s feels so... dystopian. That word gets thrown around pretentiously a lot in music but I don’t think there’s a word more fitting.
I've listened to these songs for decades and your fresh takes unlock new appreciation and understanding. Thanks BRO!!!
Love this song. Brings back memories of when I was in middle school highschool. Smoking weed and listening to this on repeat. Not a care in the world. Ahhh to be young again🙏🏼
More from the Division Bell also....!!! "Wearing the Inside Out", "Lost for Words", "A Great Day For Freedom"
I don't think my stereo ever sounds better than playing division Bell on vinyl
The mad genius that come up with the
Impetus of this song.
Putting all the pieces together. The different sound layering in it to come up with a song that fits in with the rest of the albums song. Richard must have just laid in bed thinking about how he could dial up the right tones on the synth for this song?
Again, mad genius.
Pink Floyd is a VIBE, they are Legendary! I've been a huge PF fan since 1973, (I was 17, LOL), Seven years later I was fortunate enough to get tickets to see them perform their "The Wall" concert in 1980. Those tickets were very difficult to come by.
Pink Floyd did ONLY 12 performances of The Wall in the US in 1980, because of the massive logistics and cost of the Show. They did 6 shows on the west coast in LA, and 6 shows on the east coast on Long Island, that's where I saw them in February of 1980.
The whole "Wish You Were Here" album was about their beloved friend and band member Syd Barrett, he is the "Diamond" in "Shine On You Crazy Diamond",... he's the one they're Wishing Were Here.
A little trivia on how their name came about. People completely new to Pink Floyd seem to think there's a person named Pink Floyd, instead of it being the bands name. The name was inspired from two old time Blues players in America in the 1920s and 30s,....
.... Their names were PINK Anderson and FLOYD Council.
"Its a Vibe".....You are old enough to not speak like this. Leave it to the kids.
I've been a fan of Pink Floyd since Christmas of 1979, when I got 'The Wall' on vinyl. Within about 3 years, I had purchased every Pink Floyd LP I could find, saw them in concert for the first time in 1987. Their music has an ageless quality lacking in most modern music, like they are always decades ahead of their time.
best non band video. Pink Floyd "on the turning away" ( 1989-07-15)FM by thinkfloyd61. 17 million views. a must watch. " be a good human"
The last song on this album is my jam! Shine on you crazy diamond-parts VI-IX. Love this album. Obscured by clouds is another good one. If you want to get deep go to The Final Cut.
Another brilliant track from a great album - definitely should be played from the beginning through to the end . Thank you brother you are mustard 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧
It's been awhile since I checked your reactions. Pink Floyd is awesome. Saw them in Tampa stadium think was 1996 or 7. Getting old memory sucks now. Lol.
Saw them in Tampa in 1994 I think. Awesome sound & light shows.
One of my fav Pink Floyd songs !! ❤️❤️ It’s a awesome ride !!
Always a good day when jamel reacts to floyd 👍👍
Headphones, headphones, headphones. If you’re not listening to Pink Floyd with headphones on, you’re missing half the magic. Ear buds can get you by, but an over the ear set is the way to go. Glad you did this one, Jamal. Thank you sir, for keeping great music alive.
Back in the day had a place al Lake of the Ozarks. I would fill my CD with Pink Floyd total groovy weekend. Stay groovy
Jamel - absolutely love your reactions to Pink Floyd! Especially when melody changes - I get that same, are you kidding me?!?! reaction.
Great job!!
The whole concept of a "concept album" is something that I wish was still used today. Of course, the bands today aren't anything like bands from back in the day so 🤷♂️
I wish the concept of an album was still a thing instead of "here's 13 random tracks in random order cause the kids are just gonna pay 0.99 for single songs anyway."
Each song means whatever you get from it. Each song has as many meanings as it has listeners. That's what makes music so beautiful,.. one song can tell a million stories
Love this song and this album. I can still remember the first time.
You are a good human Jamel.✌😁👍
This has such a profoundly deep meaning, now more than ever before in both everyday life and the music industry.
The beautiful part they didn't have computers to make these sound effects. It was all done with how they turned the guitars and the key boards.
I heard this song on a relatively random radio station in Ontario and the after the song, the announcer said after like 8 seconds of silence was "......And that's how you end a song..............................................
.......................Welcome to the Machine................................
.......................Pink Floyd.......................................
And you could hear he was trying to hold back tears. I'll never forget that.
@Jamel: I think your face as you listened to this is the best Pink Floyd reaction I've ever seen. You got into the sound of it all. While this song is about Syd Barrett, I think all of us humans can relate to being just another cog in the machine of life and work.
@8:44 That is the sound of an old analog audio tape being rewound at high speed while the tape is in contact with the tape players playback head.
P.S. Jamel: Money grubbing. To grub means to dig. So, money grubbing...
Pink Floyd was years ahead with their music. Welcome to the Matrix!!!
Jamel I'm so happy you decided to do this song. This might be my favorite Pink Floyd song of all time. Thank you for all you do!!
If you watched Person of Interest they have this playing for the last episode and it was fantastic! I saw Roger Watters in 2012 for the brick in the wall concert! My hubby before I met him saw pink floyd dark side of the moon and paid 25.00 for his ticket! He still has the ticket! I wish I had seen them together! On tv we watched when Pink Floyd got back together for one concert, I can't remember if it was the 90's or early 2000!
Money Grubbing is the correct term. With most musicians, Pink Floyd included, wrote their lyrics in a way that you can find your own meaning even if they were singing about something else. Pink Floyd still sound so fresh and topical as the day they released it. Their music is truly timeless.
A thousand views an hour. Pretty expected with a Masterclass band such as the most awesome Pink Floyd. There will Never be another like this. Folks these days are not capable of the library and staying power they have. Zeppelin is another.
Great reaction. Very true what you say. Pink Floyd, Tool, and a few others are deep musically and lyrically. Great stuff. One of my 2 or 3 favorites by this band, though I love at least 30 songs by them.
and im sure by now you realize what all the hype is about them and how they ARE one of the GOATS! thnx man. love ur vids. always awesome relistening to that tune...