FIRST LISTEN TO PINK FLOYD 1st ALBUM: THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN | Reaction & SPACE TRAVEL????
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You’re a brave young lady to start off with this album from the Floyd. I really appreciate your open-mindedness and sense of adventure for what many your age would probably completely dismiss as weird hippie music.
Haha!!! Thank you I appreciate that very much!!! I really do love it so far! I’m definitely intrigued!
Many of any age. I thought I loved the big Floyd albums 30 years ago but got Piper and was like wtf is this weird noisy old thing??? Came back to it years later and woahhh listen the sound of the thing and all the incredible textures & dynamics all over the place! Syd's solo albums were the same cycle: stark/odd/tortured/messy, then 25 years later with some life experience,, the rawness of them more punk than punk, & with the benefit of an education now, the sophistication of a lot of Syd's weird lyric choices are brilliant, and his internal rhyming and completely bending and twisting the music around that til he abandons all structure is just arson.
I find it extremely weird that people start with later albums, why wouldn't you start with the very first and work your way down to the very last???? I'm sorry but I cannot comprehend it
Nah, I honestly am 16 and I can confirm both me and my friend are digging early Floyd. Syd is one of my own influences in my songwriting actually
Wrights background was jazz same as Charlie Watts
Wow, going through Pink Floyd’s discography is going to be suuuch a journey. What an amazing choice after The Beatles !!! I’m really hyped, and you’re really cool for this !
Yay!! Thank you Benji! I’m pretty stoked about this side of the journey!!!
@@CrystalShannon4 Great Choice!
You could call this Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. Syd was the driving force behind this incarnation of Floyd. This in no way discounts the input of Waters, Wright and Mason. Every piece was necessary to get this sound.
Syd was a true poet/musician. I feel he would have made a great medieval travelling minstrel. His anxiety and heavy drug use most likely is the reason he began to lose touch with reality. There are many theories as to why he went off the deep end but he eventually became highly unreliable and unable to perform. He was slowly replaced by a mutual friend of the band Mr. David Gilmour.
Syd's story is a sad one but the boys never forgot his input and often referred to him in later songs. Gilmour even produced two albums for Syd before he 'went away.' "The Madcap Laughs" and "Barrett" are both worth a listen.
The next Floyd album is VERY different as the remaining members and David began to find their sound. They are still experimental but in a very different way.
This album will always hold a special place in my heart but there is so much more greatness to come.
I can't wait for you to analyze more.
Oh, one thing we forgot to tell you. Get a good pair of headphones. They are necessary.
Thanks for this reaction. I loved it!
Peace
Every band has their beginnings. This is Pink Floyd’s beginning. No, it’s not on the same level sonically speaking as “Dark Side” or “Wish You Were Here”, but we’re getting to listen to the musical evolution of this band just as we did The Beatles. What I love about Pink Floyd is they will take a U-turn whenever possible in a musical sense and you’re like “what just happened?” Love it.
I think it helps to remember they started as a jam band playing what we'd now call freeform acid jazz & noise in frenetic all-night dance raves, so the older you go in albums toward that Syd Barrett era the more wild it gets. I think the reason why half a century later I still haven't heard anyone who compares to Syd's creativity is because he was a painter and poet 1st & 2nd, and musician after that, so we're not really hearing the work of a musician, but of a well-trained visual artist experimenting on an audio canvas. There's a whole logical framework at work in Syd's stuff, but it's coming from somewhere outside music. It's funny to hear how often I hear the word "purple" ascribed to Piper. Syd himself described it as such himself. Synesthetes unite I guess lol
The expressions on your face while listening were totally different from what were there during your Beatles journey. This music is so experimental...I feel they were trying all the colors before they settled on their palette from Meddle forward. I'm not a big fan of the earliest Pink Floyd music but for me the 1970s run of albums were arguably the best from any band ever.
Old Floyd took me quite a while to work backward into, bc the Meddle & newer is so much more cohesive & polished, the older stuff can seem kind of directionless, but it was, bc they didn't know how to write songs. After Barrett mentally detached from being the songwriter, in their own words it took them quite a few years to figure out how to survive losing him. But in that desperation they recorded 14 albums of original music in 4 short years between Piper & Dark Side, between also playing thousands of gigs. That's an absolutely insane workload. In there are all kinds of weird, noisy things they're often embarrassed to be asked about today, but a ton of it is still very beautiful & creative stuff any normal band would be proud to have made. But I wonder, were it not for the later Waters-penned epics, would anyone today even know about those early albums, or would they just be long forgotten on the shelf, like so many other promising bands that had a couple quirky hits and then disappeared.
Syd Barrett achieved something rare. Through the music, you can sense the full breadth of his vision. A true artist in every sense of the word.
Yes Jack! I hear and totally agree with you!!
Glad you're going on this journey. Magical, ethereal, experimental space rock. This album was recorded in Abbey Road Studios at the same time as the Beatles were there working on Sgt Pepper, and you can hear them picking up the gauntlet the Beatles laid down. You instantly picked up on a couple of key components of their sound. Richard Wright's keyboards remained an integral part of Floyd's sound throughout their career even as Gilmour's guitar became more and more prominent. Nick Mason on the drums always played exactly what the song needed, just like Ringo, despite the variety of styles the band served up. So much to discover on the Floyd journey, they take a different path in the 70s post Syd. Imagine if the Beatles had kept going and built on side 2 of Abbey Road and then taken that sound to the next level.
ps - as others have said don't miss out on the two non-album singles from 1967: See Emily Play and Arnold Layne.
pps - really pleased that All Things Must Pass is next! You won't be disappointed :)
I could be wrong on this, but I remember borrowing a Pink Floyd bootleg that included a track called "What a Shame Mary Jane", later reworked by The Beatles as "What's the New Mary Jane". An early take by The Beatles was on another bootleg which had early takes of White Album songs. I'm under the impression by the vocals on the Floyd bootleg version, that Syd Barrett joined in on a jam with John and others to create that earlier take. It makes some sense since both bands were using Abbey Road Studios at that time. The lyrics were different in the Beatles version found on Anthology 3. The only remaining bit being "What a shame Mary Jane had a pain at the party". Maybe Syd wrote the original. I haven't found verification on that early take. Maybe it was actually John all along but the vocals on that recording really sounded like Syd.
@@Billinois78 Yeah, I think that one's been debunked along the way. Big shame though as it would have been incredible to have heard those two collaborating!
@@jeremyb5640 Right. I wasn't really leaning towards it being true since I never found any verification, It really would have been a great bit of history for both bands. Thanks for answering.
Bless you Crystal for putting such a positive spin on early PF. Especially after listening to the Beatles which are much more listenable and relatable to many. I consider myself to be PF biggest fan but admit that I struggle listening to early PF albums in their entirety. Early PF is so experimental and psychedelic and the antithesis of the early Beatles which was much more pop oriented. But trust me beginning with the album Meddle and beyond you will see why PF is so beloved!
You started with some of their most experimental music. I love it, however many can't get into this era of Pink Floyd. But do realize, there are tremendous rewards coming in their later discography. Absolute masterpieces coming your way if you can make it there. And if you go through all this older material, you'll have a greater understanding where those masterpieces come from, and what it means.
This is probably why most radio stations shy away from the early stuff, but that’s boring to play the same old stuff. Crystal is going to get a lot of people to discover the early Pink Floyd albums who never would have discovered them before. I love it.
OMG! What a fascinating choice for you to review, Crystal! I absolutely cannot wait to hear your reaction to Pink Floyd's first album! I consider this album a Psychedelic masterpiece. It was recorded at the same time, and right down the hall, from the Beatles as they were recording their Sgt. Pepper album. Syd Barrett was a misunderstood genius, light years ahead of his time. Fun trivia fact: Syd was one of the first English singers to NOT disguise his English accent as he sang, and did not try to emulate American singers (as even the Beatles did). This inspired an entire generation of young British singers, such as David Bowie, to fully embrace their Britishness and be proud of their accents.
Such a good reaction Crystal. You are not going to even believe what happens later with their music!! Nothing can prepare you. I’m almost as excited for that as I was your Beatle journey.
My personal favorite Floyd album -- I love the unabashed psychedelia. Funny -- I watched your entire Beatle journey, the Beatles are my favorite group by far, and yet it was this reaction that caused me to finally subscribe to your channel.
Same here.
So great that you’re listening to this music. Nothing like it before or since. An incredible album.
My favourite Pink Floyd album , recorded at Abbey rd studios at the same time The Beatles were recording Sgt Pepper. Nick Mason fondly remembers being invited in to hear them recording Lovely Rita. 1967 what an amazing year for music. Flaming is my favourite song off the album.
Wow! It's so cool to know that now you will listen to my favorite band. It will be a pleasure to watch your videos and support you a lot 😊
Pink Floyd is similar to The Beatles. Both bands changed their original sound really fast and innovated a lot
I see it differently, they didn't change their sound as fast as the beatles, their first albums were experimental and complex and came out after the beatles made rubber soul revolver and pepper, they already had influences, but anyway the first pink floyd albums didn't were successful were experimental, then from dark side of the moon were popular with progressive rock/pop
I love when you say "número cuatro". Pink Floyd is on the top together with the Beatles. Every Pink Floyd album has its own identity and magic. Greetings from Mexico City
Haha thank you so much!! The magic is already blasting toward me! I really enjoyed the listen through and am excited for the next side :) Greetings to you!! ♥️
You're at the very beginning of what will become an awesome journey.
It’s like that quote from Obi-Wan from “Star Wars”: “you’ve just taken your first steps into a larger world”. 😊
You are in for a real treat with this catalogue, esp once you hit their golden 70s run of masterpieces. My (very close) second favorite band after The Beatles.
Yay!!! Thank you 💛 I absolutely cannot wait!
@@CrystalShannon4 This band has three very distinct phases: the early years under Syd Barrett’s leadership, the epic 70s run with Roger Waters in charge, and their valedictory stadium years with David Gilmour finally taking over. Yet it all has a unified sense of great sonic (and lyrical) majesty. In the end, it will never leave you.
Magnificent album. One of a kind. RIP Syd
🙏 ☁️💕
Syd was a genius and a cautionary tale. I still think they should make a movie about his life.
Glad you decided to beginning with one of their best and sometimes overlooked album.
So glad you’re taking on Floyd. Expect an interesting journey from psychedelic 60s to their gigantic 70s epics.
When Syd died we held a vigil for him in our local pub, just down the road from where he lived.
I'm so excited for this new journey of yours! Your descriptions of music are stunning and I look forward to everything you have to say about Pink Floyd's music!
The Barrett Era, by far the best of Pink Floyd. But you need to hear their non-LP singles, particularly "See Emily Play."
I'm more a Post Barrett Floyd fan, but get why this is important.
The Barrett Era is important if only to show the genesis of a great band but for me their really great work begins with Atom Heart Mother. I’m not sure where Barrett’s mixture of chaos and whimsy were going to go but I suspect it could never have given us anything like Wish you were here.
At some point, she may want to hear Walk with Me Sidney too.
@@debjorgo I love that song!
I agree
Very happy to see you not just back, but back with my 2nd most favorite band after The Beatles....strap yourself in; the early years are at times somewhat challenging if not tedious...but it keeps getting better at least through the seventies and early eitghies.
I really like that you did this album. Its a great album. Floyd weren't as consistant as The Beatles. They had their rough patches, but the are an overall classic group. It's up to you decide which patches, if any, were rough ones. Have fun.
You are an excellent listener. Having musical knowledge helps but your attention to detail is refreshing.
Here's a couple of fun facts not mentioned elsewhere in the comments:
1. The album title is the name of the odd chapter out in beloved children's book 'Wind In The Willows'.
2. Norman Smith the producer was the Beatles recording engineer from the beginning up to Rubber Soul.
3. Pink Floyd on stage at that time were largely more improv and strange sounds and drones etc rather than the songs on the LP.
I look forward to the trip through Floyd. They're one of my favorites next to The Beatles.
Norman Smith brought Pink Floyd in to meet The Beatles while they were recording "Lovely Rita" for Sgt. Pepper.
very fun to watch your reactions and clever comments...it took me years to reach the conclusions you drawn in a couple of listens...this is the best album of the 60's in my opinion.
You did something no one else has done on PFloyd reactions and that is starting with their first album ..You are a genus just for that 1 decision already because Syd Barret is the original brain child but his time with Floyd was short..
I agree. Super proud of Crystal for doing this. It’s what sets her apart from the other channels. She is teaching me things I never knew before about the music and now I’m listening to these songs in a different way. Better. Clearer. Thank you, Crystal.
I wonder how this will go down. Well, lets view shall we.
Numbers noted in parenthesis below are based on original UK album tracklist and CD track numbering.
Pink Floyd. The name is derived from the given names of two blues musicians whose Piedmont blues records Barrett had in his collection, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.
Syd Barrett - electric guitar (1-7, 9-11), acoustic guitar (4, 5, 8, 10), percussion (4), vocals
Roger Waters - bass guitar (all tracks); slide whistle (4), percussion (4), gong (9) (uncredited), vocals
Richard Wright - Farfisa Combo Compact organ (1-7, 9-10), piano (2, 5, 11), tack piano (4, 11), Hammond organ (3, 4), harmonium (9, 11), celesta (8, 11), cello (9, 10), Lowrey organ (4), vibraphone (8), Hohner Pianet (9), violin (11), percussion (4) (uncredited), vocals
Nick Mason - drums (1-7, 11), percussion (2, 4, 5, 8-11)
By listening to the UK albums, you might miss two of their important early songs... "See Emily Play" and "Arnold Layne" , which were release as singles in the UK, and are on the US album Relics which contains songs from the first two UK albums..you should make sure you hear those two songs before you get to their third UK album, Ummagumma.... for another great UK progressive rock band, try Procol Harum, and their albums "Shine On Brightly" and "A Salty Dog"
I second See Emily Play, and would also mention Paintbox as an example of their earlier work while Syd was the front man. This came up yesterday when Crystal posted about having difficulty uploading the video.
Hang in there. Floyd just gets better and better…..and better…….an ………..
I watched this yesterday. Piper was recorded at Abbey Road studios at the same time as the Beatles were making Sgt. Pepper. Syd Barrett's Floyd is not what Floyd evolved into. His story is tragic.
I mean, Astronomy Domine is pretty much the template for future floyd.
This is going to be a journey that knocks your socks off. There will be a couple, at least, Revolution #9 moments to come and a lot of craziness. Your reactions are going to be good on some of these. And you will listen to some of the most incredible and beautiful music you will come across. You will, hopefully, enjoy this and your musical horizons will definitely be expanded. You will hear some of the greatest and most far reaching music ever recorded. The Beatles and a handful of other bands have reached such a pinnacle in musical history that they truly help define rock music and all it encompasses. The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones are probably the forefront of rock music with a few others just behind but those 4 are probably the biggest bands ever. So going from the Beatles to Pink Floyd is a good way of discovering this music to its fullest and the peak of the genre. So I hope you enjoy and appreciate the journey you are about to embark on, it will be fulfilling. Enjoy.
I love that you're taking this adventure. Early Pink Floyd is not always an easy listen. But I've always loved them!
I suggest reading about Syd Barrett, and his time in Pink Floyd. It really helps us understand Pink Floyd's journey through their career.
I think it’s similar to Genesis. Their early stuff was very different and more progressive rock and experimental than their later, poppier stuff.
The be-all and end-all of British psychedelic bands. Syd Barrett's mental-health issues prevented him from continuing with the group. He retired to his parents' home in Cambridge, and became just another bloke around the village. The band made sure he got his royalty checks. Syd died in 2006.
Can't wait to see what you think of Bike - last song on Side Two.
Love that song.
The first song was re-recorded on live portion of "Ummagumma" album after David Gilmour joined. It's worth a listen, just how far they progressed in a short period of time.
I really enjoyed this review. You take the time to express how the musical choices combine to create these contrasts of beauty and scariness! Piper at the Gates of Dawn is a difficult album in some ways because of it’s intensity but you kind of pulled apart the musical elements and your insights on how these songs do what they do was really great and did justice to the artists. It took me a very long time to enjoy the song “Flaming” but you got into it right away and explained some of it’s structure. I think your description of Roger Waters bass work as demonstrating “rugged finesse” was one of many examples of very effective use of language in describing this album. Very Cool Stuff!
I'm glad you're doing Beatle solo, but I hope you stick with Floyd as well.
Crystal did you know that Norman "Hurricane" Smith produced this album "Piper at the gates of dawn"?He was the same guy who engineered the Beatles Albums from Please Please Me to Rubber Soul (1963-1965)
And he had one hit single in the mid-1970s with “(Oh Babe) What Would You Say”.
I bought this album in the late 90’s because I was looking for the best psychedelic albums of all time and this album was always highly praised as one of the greatest psychedelic albums ever recorded. I love psychedelic rock and this album is really a psychedelic masterpiece.
The great psyched li album of the Sixties; Edwardian psychedelia too. It's a unique album as the Crazy Diamond Syd Barrett was at his peak. Played with a Bergsonian sense of time as duration rather than Einsteins's less cosmic time as continuum. I love how much you enjoyed this too Crystal! After side 2 Don't forget to listen to their early non-album singles Arnold Layne, See Emily Play, Apples and Oranges, Julia Dream and Point Me At The Sky. Emily is one of the classic 60s singles
Dont forget the awesome single “Paintbox”.
Pink Floyd !
Yes!!! Rock and roll 🎸✨
The thought occurs that The Beatles were usually sober during recording sessions, yet clearly allowed their recollections of trips to influence plenty of their songs for albums like Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn feels a bit like what would happen if The Beatles were in fact blazed during recording sessions the whole time, yet it still somehow came out listenable.
Such a great idea to switch to Pink Floyd. Nothing beats The Beatles for me but Pink Floyd is the only band that comes close.
Patience while going through Pink Floyds early stuff, you will be rewarded.
Thank you for reacting to my 2 favorite bands back to back 😊
Early Floyd is definitely something that often takes time to fully appreciate and I think you did a great analysis. You may find Animals, Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall albums slightly more relatable. Just sayin’. Enjoy the journey.
You are on for a fantastic and unexpected journey with Pink Floyd!
This is a lovely surprise to see! Some Pink Floyd albums are amongst my favourites of all time, and some others I found almost unlistenable! I'd be very interested to see what you make of their discography, I'm really looking forward to it. I don't know if you will love them or hate them, but you definitely won't find them boring.
*Fun fact* This album was actually recorded in the studio opposite where The Beatles were recording Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at the same time.
You are in for a bunch of surprises; Pink Floyd's sound refuses to stay in any sort of box.
Re: the non-album singles people are mentioning are “Arnold Layne”/”Candy and a Currant Bun” and “See Emily Play”/”The Scarecrow”, both of which were released prior to PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN.
Two more non-album singles were released after PIPER: “Apples and Oranges”/”Paintbox” and “It Would Be So Nice”/”Julia Dream” .
toward the end of this album, is a song called - "See Emily Play.." you'll LOVE it
I am sure that you will find this a journey every bit as interesting as the Beatles. The transition from this ethereal experimentation to the sheer bliss of the Meddle to Animals sequence of albums is never less than compelling. You have a long way to go on your PF journey but you may find it interesting to follow the parallel development of the two other mega bands who completed the triumvirate that dominated 70s prog rock and evolved alongside Pink Floyd. These were the bands YES and GENESIS.
One of my favorite 1960s albums. The songs of Syd Barrett are fascinating - both mysterious and childlike. I recommend you also listen to the early singles "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play". Iconic Psychedelia.
Everything in the late 1960s was about space because of the Apollo missions. In 1967 Pink Floyd was probably the most experimental and progressive band on this planet. It was kind of underground music scene. About Syd Barrett: I read a lot about him inclusive his biography. He was a genius and he is seen as a tragic figure. But is he? He could not stand the stage spotlights and opted for a simple secluded life. So at the end: was he really the lunatic or rather those who decide to try the way of success and get destroyed.
By the way: I love the Syd Barrett work what includes his two solo albums. He was the van Gogh of rock music.
They were in no way the most experimental nor progressive band on the planet, that is ridiculous. Zappa, The Velvet Underground, Captain Beefheart and The Grateful Dead were certainly as experimental and progressive during '66 and '67. Floyd was the most "out" band in the U.K. at the time, I'll give you that, but not the whole planet, sorry.
@@TTM9691 Okay, you got me. I had an european perspective on that phenomenon by thinking London was the whole planet at this time. I was wrong you are right.😃
@@PeterBuwen It's ok, because Americans usually only have an American perspective! lol. It's actually pretty cool that the San Francisco scene on the west coast of the USA, the Velvet Underground in NYC, on the east coast of the USA, and Pink Floyd in London were all doing the same thing: doing long instrumental jamming to psychedelic light shows. But acid will do that to people! :D
@@TTM9691 Well it's probably not only LSD but possibly the influence of jazz that caused this. ;-)
To my excuse: Frank Zappa and others appeared later on the european stage so they are noticed here later too. It's the same the other way around in America with the Beatles who appear there in 1964 while they were influencial in europe since at least 1962.
@@PeterBuwen 1967 Pink Floyd is way more influenced by acid than jazz, there's not much jazz in Pink Floyd's music at all, they certainly didn't use jazz harmony in their music. They started as a (second-rate) blues band (like most English bands of that period). Without the acid, they wouldn't have added in the free-form stuff, not the other way around. I can hear jazz influence in Zappa, Beefheart, the Dead, the Jimi Hendrix Experience, the Doors, but I don't hear it in Floyd that much, I hear more the avant garde (John Cage, Terry Riley, etc).
Always been my favourite P.L. Album since I got all the albums in the early 90s
I'm sooooo happy you're starting with their first album, Crystal! It's a total classic, esp for the original psych era. I hope you keep listening, esp. through Wish You Were Here. After that it gets awfully self-indulgent as well as basically just the Roger Waters and his issues put on tape, though there are some very good songs in the next two albums afterwards along with the morose stuff and 'classic rock' fodder.
Classic Syd - RIP and Shine On...
Though I'm a big Pink Floyd fan, there were two or three tunes I would've left off this album. I would've added these four Pink Floyd singles which had not been released on an album (except as collector items on (Relic or Pink Floyd: The Early Years). "See Emily Play", "Arnold Layne", "Paintbox" and "Julia Dream".
Everyone forgets about Julia dream. It’s a beautiful song
@@doscwolny2221 Hard for me to forget Julia Dream. It's my ex-wife's name. LOL
♥ So excited for what's to come ! .. They were the psychedelic 60s end of .. There will be many tears and smiles their albums change almost as much as The Beatles !
These are incredibly fun. Thank you, Crystal.
One amazing thing about this record is that for all of its experimental vibe, Futurism and audio trickery, it sounds as good in mono as it does in stereo. (Maybe better!)
Wow that is a major plus and totally refreshing! aren’t we’re definitely ahead of their time in sound and lyrics ! ✨
Mono mix rocks 🔥🔥🔥
Besides, it gives you much more space for imagination, as whith some black-and-white movies, when you get to guess what colour could there be.
@@CrystalShannon4 elders react to Pink Floyd
I can't even explain how cool it is for you to start off with this album when getting into Pink Floyd.... good for you!!!
I listened to this album since I was a child, and it was always the one that I liked the most by pink floyd, experimental more than psychedelic, spacial, it was a great debut
I love listen to the music though Shannon's ears, it's really great to watch her reactions listening for the first time.
I appreciate that very much Jeffery!!!
Crystal would you consider doing a poll for the next Pink Floyd album that you analyse? Go forward a few albums then go back, you might enjoy the journey a little more.
Tomorrow Side II of Piper at the Gates of Dawn comes out. Next, we are taking another slight break from Pink Floyd. However for the next video regarding Pink Floyd i was thinking of hopping all the way over to Dark Side of the Moon and on (Wish You We’re Here then Animals and last The Wall)! Thoughts?
@@CrystalShannon4 yes that definitely sounds like the right decision. Keep on shining Crystal
This reaction & analysis deserves more likes as Pink Floyed won the majority in the poll. Great job Crystal
Daaamn Pink Floyd huh? It only gets better from here. Much better.
you are in for a treat with the Pink Floyd catalogue. This album was recorded at Abbey Road, and Barrets only album with Pink Floyd.
Genius. There are some good live videos of their performance of Astronomy Domine. "Jupiter and Saturn, Oberon, Miranda and Titania."
Thank you for this great review.
Best place to start. My favourite favourite floyd album 💫✨✨
So cool, thanks for this, and remenber that the songs See Emily Play & Arnold Layne as released as singles only.
The album title is taken from the children's book "The Wind In The Wiilows" (chapter 7). Separately, Van Morrison composed a song with this title.
i didn't know that. i'm confusing that title with genesis' "Wind & Wuthering." is there a connection between the two?
@@cjmacq-vg8um I don't think so. Wind and Wuthering sounds more like Wuthering Heights to me.
We are building anticipation ... as with other commenters, you do want to make sure you do the singles that were not on the album. I would think there would be close to a unanimous consensus, the strongest anticipation will be for the time you hit the trio of Dark Side Of the Moon, Wish You were Here, and Animals .. you will not be the same after
Hey Crystal-My introduction to Pink Floyd was their 2nd album, A Saucerful Of Secrets-the first with David Gilmour. I absolutely loved it and quickly bought Piper as well. It's so refreshin' 'n fun to see your first impressions o' this amazin' album! It has definitely stood the test o' time. Lookin' forward to your thoughts on side 2...Thanks!
It’s amazes me how underrated ASAC is
oh boy, I am very excited about you taking on the Floyd
also excited about All Things
I never saw Pink Floyd when Syd Barratt was a member. I have wonderful memories a sunny summers evening in Hyde Park and then at two in the morning
At very wet Bath Festival both were unforgettable. I am reliving my youth through your journey, can't wait for all the unbelievable music you will encounter.
You picked a perfect band to go after for your number two. Pink Floyd you will enjoy this ride. Look forward to listening
Hats off to you, Shannon, for being the first person choosing to start with Floyd’s great first album (owning this and Beefheart’s ‘Safe as Milk’ got me invited to parties). I must emphasise how revolutionary this album and the band were seen at this time. Whilst the Beatles were mainstream and played on the radio, Pink Floyd were leaders of the Underground Psychedelic movement and were rarely heard on radio at this time. This album is also important as being influenced by Syd Barrett, so when you get to this group’s later album ‘Wish You Were Here’ its focus on Syd and his tragic decline will make more sense. Much respect to you.
The beginning of Astronomy Domine is a bit like this.
Moon in the twelfth house . . . stroboscopic . . .
Scorpio, Arabian skies, Libra, Mars . . . prominence, Polaris
Pluto was not discovered until 1930
Mars is in conjunction with the fixed stars
Sun sign systems (4x) . . . two sign . . .
The album title is from The Wind in the Willows.
This is a great album, quintessential British psychedelia the album kind of straddles the line between beauty and derangement but at the end of the day beauty wins out there's some lovely delicious melodies on this record courtesy of Syd Barrett.
George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" is, in my opinion, THE best post-Beatles album by any of the solo Beatles. Anyone who loves the Beatles sound usually always loves All Things Must Pass. It is an absolutely BRILLIANT album. Keep in mind, while listening, that most of the songs were written while the Beatles were still together, so many of these songs were intended to be recorded with the Beatles.
Pink Floyd's most consistent quality seems to be generating dreamy cosmic vibes, whether meant to be pleasant, unpleasant, or otherwise. I look forward to this new journey through a highly admired British rock band. I'm somewhat going on it myself, albeit more to complete my knowledge of their discography, since I already have the predictable fondness for Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here, which even non-fans seem to have. However, the remaining albums I've only heard once, if at all, and have yet to have them similarly settled in my mind.
Until around the sixth PF album, they connect mostly with the head (experimental/psychedelic, I don't even think of it as "rock") -- around the album "Meddle" they have learned to connect to the heart as well and they produce a run of "progressive rock" albums that is legendary.
Syd was amazing but he didn't have enough time, I recommend his interview in 1967 before he lost his mind. He was charming and funny. The video of their single See Emily Play on TOTP is also a great moment.
Lucifer Sam belongs on the Austin Powers soundtrack. Groovy baby.
Yes the single See Emily Play was added to the US version of this album and Flaming was dropped.
This debut album by Pink Floyd has no peer and never has there ever been anything like it before or really even since. The psychedelic feel it has truly is out of this world like a spaceship ride through an endless time stretched out for all eternity. Shoe gazing at it's best but not trip hop and it is an album I have liked for well over 50 years. I must say you are in for quite an experience with Floyd's amazing catalogue -enjoy and have fun!
Great choice, Crystal! A few of us suggested you react to Pink Floyd a while back. I'm not sure if that influenced you or not but I'll still take full credit. ;)
Okay, I love Pink Floyd and I loved your reaction, and I immediately subscribed and will be definitely watching all of your reaction videos. However, I just want to say that I've NEVER in my entire life heard an American pronounce "número cuatro" so perfectly. I speak Portuguese, not Spanish, but it's basically the same pronunciation and it only changes one letter ("número quatro"), and I swear that got me VERY off guard. I had to check if you were really an American and then I found your IMDb page and, holy crap, you're also an accomplished actress and dancer. Can you please leave some of your talent for us? Thanks.
Hurray! Made it to the interwebs!
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Awesome reactions as always! If you haven’t heard this already, try listening to the 1970’s Cartoon Josie and the Pussycats Soundtrack. Rarely known because it was a Kellogg’s cereal five away, but the songs are so good
I know a lot of people are saying you should skip ahead to Dark Side but I would at least check out Meddle (album just before Dark Side) first. I don’t want to spoil anything, but there are some songs on there that you would definitely be missing out on if you skipped it.
The title of the album comes from a chapter title in "The Wind in the Willows".
Floyd cha nges and develops so much over thext few albums. Dark Side of the Moon is rightly onsidered an all-time rock classic. Can't wait for you to get there - it i xs very different from these early psychadelic leanings. It's gonna be some journey.
I know this is 2 years old but if you haven't yet you need to react to Syd Barret's solo albums. Both are amazing. The Madcap Laughs and "Syd Barret"
The Pink Floyd sound that more people are familiar with starts with the album Meddle which came out in 1971.