yes!! even when i haven't heard the songs in a long time i immediately recall every word and keep up. i can take you through every word of the movie. my brother took me to see it when i was 13. it was in the theater. It was a awesome!!
Finished work one night in '79 when I was 19. Went straight to the record store to buy the new Floyd album. Took it to my room when I got home and played it through lying on my bed in the dark (except when I had to turn on the light and get up to flip/change the record). When it ended, I lay there in the dark for 15-20 minutes pretty much mind-blown. Then I got up, put on side 1, and played the whole damn thing again. I'm 60 now and seeing you, Jamel, loving this fine album, is tonic for my old soul. Sometime, put on the whole album and listen to it laying back with your eyes closed. Doesn't have to be vinyl, so you don't even have to get up to change the record. Thanks for this. What a joy to see your enjoyment.
Thank you England for giving us David Gilmour. His voice in the live version in 1980 specifically for “ Comfortably Numb” is ethereal. It’s on you tube
Right?! Remember when the album first got airplay and all you heard were three songs from the whole album? But fortunately, we all knew it was 'Floyd so we all went out and bought the album! and then the freakin' movie comes out and my mind gets blown!!!
Myself and 3 friends were extras in The Wall movie when they filmed the segment in Alexandra palace, to see us we purposely wore Union jack T,Shirts so we'd stand out because we were all wearing masks. As payment we got to keep the masks, got a fully signed copy of the album, and free tickets to the premier.
that's my favorite from The Wall. I'll be honest, i don't like the Wall Album all that much. I'm more of a fan of Division Bell or Meddle. the wall has some great songs in the album but the album overall i don;t care for. I'm weird, i know.
The entire Wall album is a masterpiece about depression, and the album title is a symbol of the emotional wall being gradually built higher by the main character.
And how Gilmour's loss of his father in WWII on the Italian Anzio line. The film goes into most of it, but the Netflix version goes deeper into it with more feeling.
I've been listening to Pink Floyd for 50 years. The hauntingly beautiful music juxtaposed with those poignant lyrics just sucked me right in and never let me go.
@ted ritola been listening to Floyd since before the 70's. What was better than a bunch of teenagers on a Friday or Saturday night back in 68 - 69 listening to Ummagumma and the Sid Barrett - Be Careful With the Axe Eugene track. Other favorites on those occasions were The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord and Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, Ride My Seesaw and The Doors - The End. Yup! Music to make one ponder. Or as we called it back then ..... Head Music.
This song perfectly captures that feeing of being alone. That feeling of being misunderstood and reaching out for one other person who gets where you’re coming from.
There's still modern albums that play like that. I can even think of a hip-hop album from a couple years ago: Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo and Youth." Groups like Haken are still doing awesome concept albums (basically their first three were all concept albums). They're not as common as they used to be, but they're still around.
Imagine being 18 years old and fresh out of high school and going to college full time during the day and working full time in the evenings and living on my own. That was me in December of 1979 when 'The Wall' came out. I listened to that album non stop for the next 4 months into 1980.
I did not end up going to college out of HS. I went to work in the factory in 79 and listening to this until the concert on 27 Feb 80 at Nassau, and long after. Peace. Class of 79
This album was given to me just before it was released, i have a cousin who worked in the music industry and she was given the album, she didn't know, or appreciate Pink Floyd, so she gave it to me...i grew up in foster homes and i had no idea that anyone could describe or even know how I saw the world, until I heard the lyrics...I was blown away, because I didn't even realize that i had the biggest wall around me, and I was just surviving, rather than consciously living...The Album changed my life and sent me on a completely different course in my life...Music is the stuff of life, it moves, soothes, enlivens, invigorates, and touches or souls in such a profound way that, when I hear a song from my childhood...sometimes I am transported back to a specific point in time, I get a visceral response that is so real it is like I went back in time.
Yup I go back in time too with some songs, Bless your cousin for giving you that album. Music can make us all see the world differently and make it better for us.
Dude ..similar but different stories...I recorded this under my friends big ole console record player back in the 70's onto cassette...I was probably 8 years old then. When we moved to florida, my life changed and wound up in and out of foster homes and such after age 11. It was this tape, and Diary of Madman album that got me thru those years. I get ya on your last part there too, where just something triggers something and takes you back to that place.
I hope u still hav it, although you've probably worn it out!😅 it wouldve been a 1st edition pressing from th master tapes, & audiophiles 2day would pay an arm & leg 4 it, even in good condition! Mint, & it'd b both arms& legs!🎸🎶🍻
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. It reminds me of my brother who was in an accident and then a coma for almost a year..... Still brings tears to my eye over 35 years later....
Pink floyd is in a class of their own. Gilmour's soothing voice and heart felt solos could make the bloody devil cry. Waters lyrics, haunting voice, and writing capabilities clearly makes him a visionary artist. Mason, and Wright, well I can go on forever. They definitely touched something special for a while, and last but not least Syd Barret, original vocalist and guitarist was a brilliant and talented musician who was the topic in many of Floyds works made the band what they are. The world will never see the likes of this group again. Carry on with their catalog, you won't be disappointed. 🐖
Recoiling from, and putting blocks up against, different kinds of madness in others, until the defenses turn the isolated one mad, written by one who who leaned into the adage to "Write what you know."
Jamel, when Pink Floyd played the Wall live they built a Wall across the stage brick by brick... You can find the live concert from 1981 or 82 i think on UA-cam. But first listen to the whole album it is a complete story that will take you on a journey... Same goes for most of Rush's 1970's albums.
The concerts actually represent a truer version of the entire work than does the album, as the latter had to have songs removed to fit onto a "double".
It is a MUST that you listen to the whole album on your own. It is Roger Waters masterpiece, in my opinion. Saw him do the The Wall live in it's entirety years ago, and it rated as one of the best shows I've ever seen. Seeing the movie first might be a good idea, then the album will make more sense. Either way, you'll enjoy it. ✌🏼
Meyzen76 one of my first 10 concerts was Floyd the division bell tour. I had a few hits of acid and it was a crazy experience they put on one hell of a light show. The visual effects were just amazing.
@@trentbresler3179 my first concert ever was Pink Floyd, Division Bell tour, Oakland Colliseum... but I kinda-sorta-accidentally-whatever took a quarter sheet, so was pretty nonfunctional the entire time... still had a blast... had to sit down for the spinning orb thingie, making the entire colliseum look like it was spinning in circles...
When you hear this in the context of the whole album, you'll notice that the first instrumental break is a callback to a theme that recurs at various points, "Another Brick in the Wall" ("We don't need no education") which gets darker every time it appears...
That just took me back. I was 14 when I discovered Pink Floyd, and boy how important it was in shaping my perception in those years and eventually up to this point in life.
I feel like most 12 year olds wouldn't appreciate it. I've played music like this around my younger family members and they'd call it boring, while playing with the most vapid and soulless sounding modern music.
You really need to listen to this entire album from beginning to end, not skipping any songs you may already have heard. This album is a single storyline from start to finish. After you're done, search the story itself so you can see how much of it you got on your own. And once you have the story, go back and listen a second time. It'll blow you mind ♥
This album was epic to a 16 year old boy. It still speaks volumes to a 53 year old man. This is one of those "moments" in music that are as relevant now as they were 35 years ago. A true classic.
@@robertlongwill8856 Sad to say, I don't know..don't have the album. If so, it's not the same one. If you haven't seen the video, certainly worth taking a look. It's on my playlist if you don't feel like searching for it. Loved seeing them perform. Shoot, now I gotta go listen to it, LOL!
So much of their work is about isolation and alienation. part of it is their reverence and love of their founder, Syd Barrett, who went up and never came down. Some people say that their refusal to erase his memory is one of the reasons they were so successful. His spirit never left them!
It starts with David singing, then "Well it was only fantasy" Roger. They used to switch up alot. Very apparent in "Comfortably Numb" and "Dogs." Also from The Wall, please react to "Mother"
It was such a blessing and honor to watch you be turned on by the World's greatest music. So glad you are appreciating and what's really cool, is they stay with you thru decades of your life. Enjoy my Brother...much Love to you and yours ☮️
Big J, I can tell it's important to you to know that you're bringing enjoyment to the masses. Well, speaking for myself, you 100% are. When I first discovered your channel I thought the fun was in watching a young buck discover the music that I grew up with and love (I'm 50). Also, honestly, it is interesting to see what a young black man who comes from a totally different culture than me (or so I thought) would think listening to "white music". All those are positive things and I applaud you doing this. But now, your channel now feels like hanging out with a friend. Your looks when certain parts of songs hit, your humor with certain things, and learning more about you...it's just been a great joy. As for the "so I thought" comment, I've learned from watching you that we really are not very different at all. Honestly, I grew up in the country in the south and there were only like 5 black people in my school...all of them country as hell! Usually what we are presented on the news of the more urban black folk is less than positive. But watching your channel routinely I've been enlightened to the fact that we are not very different at all. You're a good guy, man. We can all tell that. Music unites. THAT is the shirt you need to sell. Music unites.
Yeah, you really do have to listen to The Wall in one sitting to understand it. And like all Pink Floyd you really need to listen to it on a really good sound system to truly appreciate it.
Pink Floyd were such a groundbreaking band, from their conception right up to the end of their time together. "The Wall" is not an "easy" album, lots of emotional torment and deeply seated trauma. I've heard it so many times but, honestly, I got goosebumps today watching your reaction. Thanks, Jamel, carry on... you're doing a mighty fine job! Stay safe, everyone!
I am soooo glad to see that you have been turned on the the greatest musicians ever... PINK FLOYD!!!!! PLay every album 1000 times and they will always keep growing on you!!!
Bro... 10000%. Greateat ever and #2 band is soooooo far behind.every Gilmour solo, singing, Richard, Roger, Nick,.... perfection and such therapy to my soul.
There is a live recording from an event at Potsdammer Platz, Berlin 1990. I went there and it was the biggest event I've ever attended. It was the summer after the fall of the wall separating "the west" and USSR and the eastern block, so it attracted an audience from all of Europe. I heard all kinds of languages spoken, as people were bussed in from all over. I had bought a ticket including bus from Copenhagen, when we arrived the ticket-controllers did not even control my ticket as so many people came ... many more than had bought tickets. We just flooded in. And the whole setup was prepared for us! The best sound ever! (That was what you'd come to expect from Pink Floyd) All the tech and stage-show was over the top, including "speakers" and screens amongst the audience. From where I stood the people on stage was only 1-2 cm tall, And we were crowded! The performance itself included guest-stars, not only pink floyd. I still get goosebumps just thinking of Van Morrison singing "Comfortably Numb". I really really wish, that as you explore more of Pink Floyd you will lend an ear to the live album from Berlin and that version of "Comfortably numb" featuring Van Morrison.
There are very few songs that can bring me right back into the headspace of being stoned as hell just space cruising and pondering reality from a dream-like, elevated, yet somehow simplistic contradictory state.
I was thinking that "the Stone" is a recurring theme on Pink Floyd's music, like some metaphor for a burden or difficult obstacle to overcome. You can ser it on Dogs, Pigs on the wing, Hey you, On the turning away (pls react to this one), and Learning to fly, for exemple.
Rick Wright's solo contribution to an early Floyd effort Ummagumma, was a tone poem using the myth of Sisyphis. So yes, the stone represents the ultimate burden. Nicely observed!
David Gilmour is playing fretless bass here. Roger Waters had minimal functioning knowledge of the bass he played, so on a lot of their studio output, it was actually David Gilmour playing bass. David won Roger many polls for best bass player, and Roger used to thank David for making him look good again, and Roger got credited for David's playing.
I just had a thought while listening to your reaction video. I fell in love with Pink Floyd when I first heard Dark Side of the Moon. Their sound was so fresh, but deep...really deep. It made me think, made me question. That was just over 50!!! years ago. I'm 62 now, and my musical instincts have evolved over the years, but I am hearing things in their music I missed before, or wasn't ready to receive in my youth. Musically, philosophically, spiritually, I have grown and am rediscovering them all over again. What's more, because of the internet, I'm watching OTHERS discovering them, and it's so affirming, and rewarding to see the awe that Pink Floyd inspires in us all. I am out of words...😅
This is arguably my favorite "classic era" Floyd song. It just feels like everyone was in perfect form and it's the perfect encapsulation of their sound...to me. :-) Great reaction!
Pink Floyd is great because as you said, the lyrics touch you and the delivery is spot on. The inflection, the feelings in the words are incredible. But the thing about the music is, nothing is there because they were trying to fill some space. Every sound, every note, even the moments of silence are crafted to perfection, without being over done. I have always enjoyed to listen to music and be able to pick it apart, listen to the bass listen to the lead guitar, try to hear each instrument on it's own, and this music is so easy to do that with. Also I enjoy how the bass and the lead guitars share the front time.
This is actually the turning point in the story that is "The Wall". It's when he turns from asking for help, into anger and lashing out. I recommend listening to the whole thing, but not if you're depressed.
I disagree only with one thing, that you shouldn't listen if you're depressed. I've many times found it incredibly therapeutic when depressed, helping me to let the feelings out, than find my way back into equanimity :)
Seeing Pink Floyd live was like a drug induced high! I can close my eyes listening to this music and relive the experience like I'm there again. The blending of the music and Waters haunting voice are like none.other but add in the lights and special effects and you've got a pure high! Too bad you missed it.
Laughed when he said he had the lyrics but we wouldn't be able to see them, I said out loud ”trust me, we know them, lol”.
yes!! even when i haven't heard the songs in a long time i immediately recall every word and keep up. i can take you through every word of the movie. my brother took me to see it when i was 13. it was in the theater. It was a awesome!!
This album is a soundtrack to the movie The Wall and yes,
INCREDIBLE.!!!!!!
Without a doubt 🥰
LOL
Know evt word Pink Floyd love them
Sit back and listen to the entire album. This is what is considered a "Rock Opera". One of the top Floyd albums.
Please Jamel, sit down and listen to this whole album front to back. Then tell us what you think!
It’s true... you have to listen to this album start to finish
All four LP sides.....the only way.
This is but one chapter in a story
Then roll a fatty and watch the Waters concert where they build the wall on stage, followed up by the movie !
Finished work one night in '79 when I was 19. Went straight to the record store to buy the new Floyd album. Took it to my room when I got home and played it through lying on my bed in the dark (except when I had to turn on the light and get up to flip/change the record). When it ended, I lay there in the dark for 15-20 minutes pretty much mind-blown. Then I got up, put on side 1, and played the whole damn thing again. I'm 60 now and seeing you, Jamel, loving this fine album, is tonic for my old soul. Sometime, put on the whole album and listen to it laying back with your eyes closed. Doesn't have to be vinyl, so you don't even have to get up to change the record. Thanks for this. What a joy to see your enjoyment.
I do the same Ly on my bed and listin to the hole album, it's the only way
Awesome reply
Mesmerizing, love Pink Floyd timeless👍🎶❤️
You hit that mood right on the head,im 67 and still love me some Floyd , another band thats good to mellow out to Moody Blues.
I did the same with Dark Side of the Moon... and my life was never the same
When dave gilmour walks past a guitar shop, the guitars bow as a mark of respect.. Sending best wishes from ENGLAND uk
The MASTER of sonic sorcery.
Most of them grow legs and follow him around like a little lost puppy just hoping he will take them home and play with them.
When Roger Waters walks by a microphone, the microphone stands at attention for him.
Thank you England for giving us David Gilmour. His voice in the live version in 1980 specifically for “ Comfortably Numb” is ethereal. It’s on you tube
@@analogkid4957 i prefer the one from their last concert.
"Together we stand, divided we fall". One of the most true phrases I've ever heard! I love this song...
Especially right now
90% of PF ‘s lyrics were written by Roger Waters ( till 85 ) He is a marvelous song writer 👍🌹
Curious how no one noticed that the same sentence should have been applied to PF themselves
Every time I play this song I sing that part the loudest
My response was, "Wait, the song's not over." Then I remembered I can't listen to The Wall one song at a time. hahaha
Amen, sister. Same here.
Exactly 👍
yup
Right?! Remember when the album first got airplay and all you heard were three songs from the whole album? But fortunately, we all knew it was 'Floyd so we all went out and bought the album! and then the freakin' movie comes out and my mind gets blown!!!
Same! Who actually can? No Floyd fan!
Myself and 3 friends were extras in The Wall movie when they filmed the segment in Alexandra palace, to see us we purposely wore Union jack T,Shirts so we'd stand out because we were all wearing masks. As payment we got to keep the masks, got a fully signed copy of the album, and free tickets to the premier.
Ally pally 👍
Do you still have the signed album? Just curious.
Friggin sweet you lucky sons of Floyd
My little brother and I snuck into The Wall when I was 14 and he was 10. We didn't know what it was at the time, but we were mind blown.
LUCKY!
“No matter how he tried he could not break free.” 💔
And the worms ate into his brain.
Trudy hey you! Out there on the road always doing what you’re told can ya help me
@@mohamedashian604 Hey you, don't help them to bury the light
Don't give in without a fight
The British rockers of the 60’s and 70’s were something special. The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Stones led the way
Don't forget Black Sabbath
And The Who coined the rock opera
@@alrivers2297 Deep Purple Moody Blues among others but Pink Floyd is my favourite band then the Moody Blues
The Kinks, Eric Burdon and the Animals,
And Rush
Goodbye Blue Sky is another great song on this album.
I highly suggest it for a reaction video, Jamal.
The entire Wall album is great.
Definitely! We need a reaction to that! The video version, from the movie! Such am amazing song! ua-cam.com/video/MJUuDoRZpyU/v-deo.html
Gilmour's soothing voice and magic guitar work.
that's my favorite from The Wall. I'll be honest, i don't like the Wall Album all that much. I'm more of a fan of Division Bell or Meddle. the wall has some great songs in the album but the album overall i don;t care for. I'm weird, i know.
I'm so glad my parents were hippies, I grew up listening to Jimi, The Doors, and best of all, Floyd..
The entire Wall album is a masterpiece about depression, and the album title is a symbol of the emotional wall being gradually built higher by the main character.
And how Gilmour's loss of his father in WWII on the Italian Anzio line. The film goes into most of it, but the Netflix version goes deeper into it with more feeling.
I've been listening to Pink Floyd for 50 years. The hauntingly beautiful music juxtaposed with those poignant lyrics just sucked me right in and never let me go.
@ted ritola been listening to Floyd since before the 70's. What was better than a bunch of teenagers on a Friday or Saturday night back in 68 - 69 listening to Ummagumma and the Sid Barrett - Be Careful With the Axe Eugene track. Other favorites on those occasions were The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord and Every Good Boy Deserves Favor, Ride My Seesaw and The Doors - The End. Yup! Music to make one ponder. Or as we called it back then ..... Head Music.
I’ve been listening to Floyd since 1979. Hard core fan ever since.
I've been listening to that song for 40 years and it still gives me goosebumps
That solo errupts me everytime on that last guitar scream.... love u David... The GOAT
I’ve literally been listening to Floyd for 50 years and feels like yesterday.
Truly a musical masterpiece that few will ever equal.
None ever will for me!
Still get shivers when that guitar kicks in, even after all these years. Timeles.
Especially when your on drugs😎
@@tifr477 what
Roger Waters could sure write lyrics that touches you as a human being.
Best lyricists in the history
I don't think we're allowed to touch others as human beings anymore.
I agree and with Davids singing and guitar playing it makes it one of the best bands of all time.
This song perfectly captures that feeing of being alone. That feeling of being misunderstood and reaching out for one other person who gets where you’re coming from.
If you like Waters, check out Syd Barrett; he's incredible if you truly understand.
Pink Floyd is the chillest and deepest group of all.
I swear I'm so thankful my parents were from this era so they could pass down this music to me. Best album ever👏
Comfortably numb gets all the limelight, but this is one hell of a song. All of side one is beyond perfect.
aint those on side B
"United we stand, divided we fall." Truer words have seldom been spoken.
"it was only fantasy, the wall was too high as you can see"
Together we stand....
I believe it was Ben Franklin that said that if we don't hang together we will surely hang separately.
(Paraphrased)
"United we go, divided we come tumbeling down"
A lot of 70's and 80's albums are like a story, a book, a movie.
There's still modern albums that play like that. I can even think of a hip-hop album from a couple years ago: Lupe Fiasco's "Tetsuo and Youth." Groups like Haken are still doing awesome concept albums (basically their first three were all concept albums).
They're not as common as they used to be, but they're still around.
The wall is also an awesome film as well.
This.
I think the term your looking for is Concept album. The Wall was one of the best concept albums ever, along with Queensryche Operation Mindcrime.
@@davesteller6301 I've been trying to get him to listen to Queensryche
Listen to this album, start to finish, in a very comfy chair, in complete darkness.
That's gotta be in a bucket list for sure!
@@stansmith8499
Bucket list, my ass!
Just *do* it!
"Together we stand, divided we fall" ♥️💔
with you ear against the wall
Waiting for someone to call out
Would you touch me 🥶
David Gilmour is the lead singer in the beginning, and then Roger Waters takes over toward the end. Great reaction!. Any Floyd is good Floyd!
Gilmour is playing fretless bass too
wpollock1 the guy singing isn’t roger dipshit
@@gunsmoke6230 Idiot, the song starts with Dave and transitions to Roger...much like what they do in Dogs.
Gilmour also multi-tracks his vocals on the second verses, which he does so well.
Imagine being 18 years old and fresh out of high school and going to college full time during the day and working full time in the evenings and living on my own. That was me in December of 1979 when 'The Wall' came out. I listened to that album non stop for the next 4 months into 1980.
I did not end up going to college out of HS. I went to work in the factory in 79 and listening to this until the concert on 27 Feb 80 at Nassau, and long after. Peace. Class of 79
Yep...I turned 19 in December of 1979.
The Wall had just dropped and it has been a part of me ever since.
and smoking some good ass weed....GOLD!!!!
Pink Floyd always take you on a journey instead of just playing a song. Brilliant
The Wall should be listened to all the way through to get the whole story,
The movie really makes it all clear and shows the events that left him cowering in a corner and insane.
All of Pink Floyd albums should be listened all the way through
Therapy is expensive.
Y'all need to see the movie.
On acid lol
Super Quarantine Reaction!!!! The WHOLE thing
@@EricEustace did that back in the day, first time watching the film. needs to be done!
I second this.
Mike Caplan saw it in college - fully sober - and it was powerful!!
This album was given to me just before it was released, i have a cousin who worked in the music industry and she was given the album, she didn't know, or appreciate Pink Floyd, so she gave it to me...i grew up in foster homes and i had no idea that anyone could describe or even know how I saw the world, until I heard the lyrics...I was blown away, because I didn't even realize that i had the biggest wall around me, and I was just surviving, rather than consciously living...The Album changed my life and sent me on a completely different course in my life...Music is the stuff of life, it moves, soothes, enlivens, invigorates, and touches or souls in such a profound way that, when I hear a song from my childhood...sometimes I am transported back to a specific point in time, I get a visceral response that is so real it is like I went back in time.
Yup I go back in time too with some songs, Bless your cousin for giving you that album. Music can make us all see the world differently and make it better for us.
Thank YOU for Sharing Your TRUTH💕
Dude ..similar but different stories...I recorded this under my friends big ole console record player back in the 70's onto cassette...I was probably 8 years old then. When we moved to florida, my life changed and wound up in and out of foster homes and such after age 11. It was this tape, and Diary of Madman album that got me thru those years. I get ya on your last part there too, where just something triggers something and takes you back to that place.
I hope u still hav it, although you've probably worn it out!😅 it wouldve been a 1st edition pressing from th master tapes, & audiophiles 2day would pay an arm & leg 4 it, even in good condition! Mint, & it'd b both arms& legs!🎸🎶🍻
If it's real in your mind, it's real...
I buried my little brother last summer with this song. The wall was too high for him! Thx!
The change from David’s desperation to Roger’s anger is the key to this song!
The Wall is a awesome album and movie. Pink Floyd made so many just unbelievable songs. You have a long way to go. Enjoy!
The movie is great. Nothing will ever compare.
Yeah I kept scratching my wall... Album so I replaced them bitches five times lol
Living in my Laptop I'm old school or just old and I like the vinyl too. I got it on 8 track, cassette and CD and still think the vinyl sounds better.
@@kesleycottrell1416 haha I had it on Vinyl too but I had to keep replacing my CDs.
" I GOT A LITTLE BLACK BOOK WITH MY POEMS IN"
thats a lyric? cant remember which song
@@toma8219 Nobody home
When I’m a good boy they sometimes throw me a bone in
Got those swollen hand blues
@Lori Rutledge 👍
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. It reminds me of my brother who was in an accident and then a coma for almost a year.....
Still brings tears to my eye over 35 years later....
Pink floyd is in a class of their own. Gilmour's soothing voice and heart felt solos could make the bloody devil cry. Waters lyrics, haunting voice, and writing capabilities clearly makes him a visionary artist. Mason, and Wright, well I can go on forever. They definitely touched something special for a while, and last but not least Syd Barret, original vocalist and guitarist was a brilliant and talented musician who was the topic in many of Floyds works made the band what they are. The world will never see the likes of this group again. Carry on with their catalog, you won't be disappointed. 🐖
The Wall is basically a journey into the psyche of Roger Waters.....a "representation" of his life....
and Sid
more sid lol
Recoiling from, and putting blocks up against, different kinds of madness in others, until the defenses turn the isolated one mad, written by one who who leaned into the adage to "Write what you know."
It's deeper than that. Its him dealing with losing his dad before any memory of him and the carnage left behind from that and WWII
@@noth1ng5id Tragic and sad what became of Syd. May he forever rest in peace.
Seriously, you NEED to listen to "MOTHER" off this album.
he needs to watch the movie and hear the entire album!!
He might not completely get it. He pretty obviously has/had a supportive mother.
In the flesh is great too.
@@thebrazilianatlantis165 I had a supportive mother and I got it.
Jamel, when Pink Floyd played the Wall live they built a Wall across the stage brick by brick... You can find the live concert from 1981 or 82 i think on UA-cam. But first listen to the whole album it is a complete story that will take you on a journey... Same goes for most of Rush's 1970's albums.
The concerts actually represent a truer version of the entire work than does the album, as the latter had to have songs removed to fit onto a "double".
"Gunners Dream" off "The Final Cut" album is a must.
YESSSSS... (The Whole Album Really...)
The Final Cut- from the Pain. The Final Cut- of the Ties to the Pain. The Final Cut-... Their Final Album.
React to mother by Pink Floyd
No No just coming on to say the same.
The live version from 1980 with the extended Gilmour solo.
You think they will try to break his balls? Ha
And then Mother by Danzig
It is a MUST that you listen to the whole album on your own.
It is Roger Waters masterpiece, in my opinion. Saw him do the The Wall live in it's entirety years ago, and it rated as one of the best shows I've ever seen. Seeing the movie first might be a good idea, then the album will make more sense. Either way, you'll enjoy it. ✌🏼
pink floyds big 4 albums are all best listened to as a whole album.
Meyzen76 the movie won’t make any sense unless he’s stoned. lol
Meyzen76 one of my first 10 concerts was Floyd the division bell tour. I had a few hits of acid and it was a crazy experience they put on one hell of a light show. The visual effects were just amazing.
@@trentbresler3179 my first concert ever was Pink Floyd, Division Bell tour, Oakland Colliseum... but I kinda-sorta-accidentally-whatever took a quarter sheet, so was pretty nonfunctional the entire time... still had a blast... had to sit down for the spinning orb thingie, making the entire colliseum look like it was spinning in circles...
"I cant whait to listen to this on my own" says how you're understanding pink floyd
The whole album is a one piece story being told. Zep and Floyd are musical geniuses
You could spend literally years on Pink Floyd.
When you hear this in the context of the whole album, you'll notice that the first instrumental break is a callback to a theme that recurs at various points, "Another Brick in the Wall" ("We don't need no education") which gets darker every time it appears...
David is my favorite "slow" guitarist.
He may be slow but man he can rip my heart out
Pink Floyd is one of my Top 10 Bands of all-time and to think this was released in 1979 is crazy. So ahead of their time and still are.
This whole album is awesome
Probably my favorite Pink Floyd song, along with Welcome to the Machine.
imagine hearing this as a 12 year old back in the day.
That just took me back. I was 14 when I discovered Pink Floyd, and boy how important it was in shaping my perception in those years and eventually up to this point in life.
Not just 12 years but people who very first time hearing this.
Yeah I was 12 going on 13!
I feel like most 12 year olds wouldn't appreciate it. I've played music like this around my younger family members and they'd call it boring, while playing with the most vapid and soulless sounding modern music.
With Floyd, the lyrics are just as bad ass as the music.....
You really need to listen to this entire album from beginning to end, not skipping any songs you may already have heard. This album is a single storyline from start to finish. After you're done, search the story itself so you can see how much of it you got on your own. And once you have the story, go back and listen a second time. It'll blow you mind ♥
You need to watch the movie that goes with it, "The Wall."
It will make you see it in a new light.
Love both, the album and the movie.
Have watched The Wall a handful of times… and each time I was more stoned... and the more stoned I was, the sense the movie made... 😎🙃
Beautiful, but depressing af. Watch it for Gerald Scarfe’s illustrations though
On mushrooms
Watch it straight and it will do so much more for you.
This album was epic to a 16 year old boy. It still speaks volumes to a 53 year old man. This is one of those "moments" in music that are as relevant now as they were 35 years ago. A true classic.
I've been listening to this song for decades. It still sounds amazing.
Yeah man, that guitar.
"Open your heart Im coming home" 😭
Fabulous
Great guitar solo from David Gilmour.
One of the best, right up there with “you’ve missed the starting gun...”
@@jonwallace6204 Exactly, same great effect!
But the organ, grinding before the guitar solo is such a great set up for things to come.
Best song on this album, imo...
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You want to listen to this in a darkened room on headphones, the whole album that is.
Can relate it’s an amazing experience
Damn truth! " Together We Stand" wowzer
Please react to "Do you feel like we do?" by Peter Frampton off the album, Frampton comes Alive!. The greatest double live album of all time PERIOD
Jax Absolutely no dispute there. Frampton was an amazing player and musician
Preach
Jax..have you see his live performance in Detroit of that ? And if so, is that the performance that's on the album? I cant get enough of !!
@@sandrasmith7501 his live album was recorded in London was it not? Around 1975?
@@robertlongwill8856 Sad to say, I don't know..don't have the album. If so, it's not the same one. If you haven't seen the video, certainly worth taking a look. It's on my playlist if you don't feel like searching for it. Loved seeing them perform. Shoot, now I gotta go listen to it, LOL!
“Have A Cigar” or “Not Now John” are both worthy of a reaction video.
He did the first one
you think he would like Careful with that Axe Eugene?
You need to watch the whole movie for the full story of the times this in reference to. It is a sign of the feelings experienced
Rose Salmon
You’re assuming I’ve not already seen it.
the final cut is such a masterpiece
....THE GOAT....
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....FUTURE....PINK FLOYD....
So much of their work is about isolation and alienation. part of it is their reverence and love of their founder, Syd Barrett, who went up and never came down. Some people say that their refusal to erase his memory is one of the reasons they were so successful. His spirit never left them!
When waters and Gilmour sing on the same song it's always magic.
I prefer Gilmour and Write songs, but yes they are great.
@@smokinjoe4709 well in that case you won't like dark side, animals, wish you were here, or -the wall
@@Lasse3 I meant I prefer Gilmour and Write VOCALS - been a die hard Floyd fan since I was 16.
@@smokinjoe4709 I prefer the songs where Mason sings
@@Lasse3 lol, which ones are those? Several furry animals gathered together and grovin with a pict?
It starts with David singing, then "Well it was only fantasy" Roger. They used to switch up alot. Very apparent in "Comfortably Numb" and "Dogs." Also from The Wall, please react to "Mother"
Nice contrast, completely different vocals, but work well contrasted like that.
It was such a blessing and honor to watch you be turned on by the World's greatest music. So glad you are appreciating and what's really cool, is they stay with you thru decades of your life. Enjoy my Brother...much Love to you and yours ☮️
Big J, I can tell it's important to you to know that you're bringing enjoyment to the masses. Well, speaking for myself, you 100% are. When I first discovered your channel I thought the fun was in watching a young buck discover the music that I grew up with and love (I'm 50). Also, honestly, it is interesting to see what a young black man who comes from a totally different culture than me (or so I thought) would think listening to "white music". All those are positive things and I applaud you doing this. But now, your channel now feels like hanging out with a friend. Your looks when certain parts of songs hit, your humor with certain things, and learning more about you...it's just been a great joy.
As for the "so I thought" comment, I've learned from watching you that we really are not very different at all. Honestly, I grew up in the country in the south and there were only like 5 black people in my school...all of them country as hell! Usually what we are presented on the news of the more urban black folk is less than positive. But watching your channel routinely I've been enlightened to the fact that we are not very different at all. You're a good guy, man. We can all tell that.
Music unites. THAT is the shirt you need to sell. Music unites.
Sometime you should sit down and listen to the whole The Wall album in one shot.
Al Neuman yep, the correct way to listen to almost all Pink Floyd albums
Yeah, you really do have to listen to The Wall in one sitting to understand it. And like all Pink Floyd you really need to listen to it on a really good sound system to truly appreciate it.
Did that last night from about 12:30-2 am, would recommend that to anybody
Let the man live and do his thing. Sometimes fans can be annoying.
I think he would be disappointed. I'm a fan of the band but The Wall is quite an overrated album.
Pink Floyd were such a groundbreaking band, from their conception right up to the end of their time together. "The Wall" is not an "easy" album, lots of emotional torment and deeply seated trauma. I've heard it so many times but, honestly, I got goosebumps today watching your reaction. Thanks, Jamel, carry on... you're doing a mighty fine job! Stay safe, everyone!
I am soooo glad to see that you have been turned on the the greatest musicians ever... PINK FLOYD!!!!! PLay every album 1000 times and they will always keep growing on you!!!
Bro... 10000%. Greateat ever and #2 band is soooooo far behind.every Gilmour solo, singing, Richard, Roger, Nick,.... perfection and such therapy to my soul.
There is nothing in my life better than a Pink Floyd concert.It takes you on a trip that is phenomenal!!!!!
The song is a masterpiece 🤘🏻❤️
Man oh man Jamel your reactions are so honest and lovely to watch and hear you react. they help make my day!!! Thank you 🙏🏼 bless you
There is a live recording from an event at Potsdammer Platz, Berlin 1990. I went there and it was the biggest event I've ever attended. It was the summer after the fall of the wall separating "the west" and USSR and the eastern block, so it attracted an audience from all of Europe. I heard all kinds of languages spoken, as people were bussed in from all over. I had bought a ticket including bus from Copenhagen, when we arrived the ticket-controllers did not even control my ticket as so many people came ... many more than had bought tickets. We just flooded in. And the whole setup was prepared for us! The best sound ever! (That was what you'd come to expect from Pink Floyd) All the tech and stage-show was over the top, including "speakers" and screens amongst the audience. From where I stood the people on stage was only 1-2 cm tall, And we were crowded! The performance itself included guest-stars, not only pink floyd. I still get goosebumps just thinking of Van Morrison singing "Comfortably Numb". I really really wish, that as you explore more of Pink Floyd you will lend an ear to the live album from Berlin and that version of "Comfortably numb" featuring Van Morrison.
There are very few songs that can bring me right back into the headspace of being stoned as hell just space cruising and pondering reality from a dream-like, elevated, yet somehow simplistic contradictory state.
I was thinking that "the Stone" is a recurring theme on Pink Floyd's music, like some metaphor for a burden or difficult obstacle to overcome.
You can ser it on Dogs, Pigs on the wing, Hey you, On the turning away (pls react to this one), and Learning to fly, for exemple.
Rick Wright's solo contribution to an early Floyd effort Ummagumma, was a tone poem using the myth of Sisyphis. So yes, the stone represents the ultimate burden. Nicely observed!
I am a bass player, so as you might imagine I have always drooled over their music. "Smooth" barely scratches the surface of Pink Floyd.
I am not a bass player but correct me if I'm wrong but that sounded like a fretless bass on that song...
@@Qboro66 yes I'm pretty certain it's a fretless
@@Qboro66 It is definitely a fretless, but there is some debate about which one. The most accepted story is that it was a Charvel bass.
David Gilmour is playing fretless bass here. Roger Waters had minimal functioning knowledge of the bass he played, so on a lot of their studio output, it was actually David Gilmour playing bass. David won Roger many polls for best bass player, and Roger used to thank David for making him look good again, and Roger got credited for David's playing.
One of the greatest songs of all time
Hey you!!! Don't tell me there's no hope at all!!!!!!! Together we stand. Divided we fall.
When you listen to The Wall on your own, try to watch the movie. It really illustrates the concept of the album, and it is a classic movie.
This gets routine airplay on classic rock radio stations
Man, what station do YOU have?! I frickin WISH they played this on the air.
When I can't sleep I ok know Pink Floyd will take me there... Every time. No doubt. So soothing
The Wall is my childhood. Now that I am 52, it is still my childhood.
Comfortably Numb and Mother were also played on the radio a lot then 'The Wall' was released.
The Whole "The Wall" album is classic. I enjoy the songs "Comfortably Numb" and "Mother".
Help me carry the stone. Is a reference to animals . My favorite floyd album.
Together we stand. Devided we fall. We fall. We fall. Love Pink Floyd! Thanks for jamming Jamel.
Listen to the album, or at least see the movie. Its crystallized despair.
'The Wall'. Classic rock LP. I still have the vinyl in my collection.
No other band can transport you to another place like Pink Floyd. They are truly special..
I just had a thought while listening to your reaction video. I fell in love with Pink Floyd when I first heard Dark Side of the Moon. Their sound was so fresh, but deep...really deep. It made me think, made me question. That was just over 50!!! years ago. I'm 62 now, and my musical instincts have evolved over the years, but I am hearing things in their music I missed before, or wasn't ready to receive in my youth. Musically, philosophically, spiritually, I have grown and am rediscovering them all over again. What's more, because of the internet, I'm watching OTHERS discovering them, and it's so affirming, and rewarding to see the awe that Pink Floyd inspires in us all. I am out of words...😅
Great reaction...again! Aside from the deep lyrics, that fretless bass gets me every time man!!
Stand together! Peace brother!
This is arguably my favorite "classic era" Floyd song. It just feels like everyone was in perfect form and it's the perfect encapsulation of their sound...to me. :-) Great reaction!
Acid flash back days!!! Hey You! One of Pink Floyds masterpieces.
Pink Floyd is great because as you said, the lyrics touch you and the delivery is spot on. The inflection, the feelings in the words are incredible. But the thing about the music is, nothing is there because they were trying to fill some space. Every sound, every note, even the moments of silence are crafted to perfection, without being over done. I have always enjoyed to listen to music and be able to pick it apart, listen to the bass listen to the lead guitar, try to hear each instrument on it's own, and this music is so easy to do that with. Also I enjoy how the bass and the lead guitars share the front time.
Consider reviewing Run Like Hell, also off The Wall.
I think he would get a kick out of "in the flesh" as well.
Would love too see a reaction anywhere too In the Flesh ,through too, run like hell
This is actually the turning point in the story that is "The Wall". It's when he turns from asking for help, into anger and lashing out. I recommend listening to the whole thing, but not if you're depressed.
I disagree only with one thing, that you shouldn't listen if you're depressed. I've many times found it incredibly therapeutic when depressed, helping me to let the feelings out, than find my way back into equanimity :)
The best cure for depression is Coming Back To Life from their Division Bell album.
Seeing Pink Floyd live was like a drug induced high! I can close my eyes listening to this music and relive the experience like I'm there again. The blending of the music and Waters haunting voice are like none.other but add in the lights and special effects and you've got a pure high! Too bad you missed it.
One of my faves, takes me back to 14 years old every time.