@@jordesign try putting on Total Recall (Schwarzenegger) when they' start flying through the Mars catacombs so it's synched to On the Run. Serendipitously happened in college once and blew my THC addled mind away. We were hooting and hollering at the screen like we were on a roller coaster.
@@Sportsref13 To be exact, it stayed on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart for 736 consecutive weeks (14 years). It then came back for five more weeks giving it 741 weeks on the chart. It doesn't end there however. With the advent of Billboards catalog albums chart, as of 2013 it had been on the charts for a dizzying 1500 weeks (nearly 29 years). I don't know after that. I can't find anymore info on it. The albums still sells about 34,000 copies a month. When you look in the dictionary under iconic, there is a picture of this album.
@@countryboyoutdoors7963 34.000 copies a month? That's an insane figure, especially in these days. But then again, it's one of the true iconic albums in our lifetime.
1985, I was a junior in high school, and our chorus teacher allowed the class to choose a song for our upcoming Spring concert. We chose THIS song. It surprised the audience when we busted it out, and we got a standing O when it was over.
When I was in 9th grade boys chorus (for my music credit) in 1989, we had to sing a solo in front of the class. The song I chose was Wish You Were Here.
Im an African girl studying in Russia .. Last night I sang as a backup singer to a group of Russian rock n rollers and we are in the midst of a mini tribute tour of Pink Floyd .. Us and Them is the most beautiful song I've heard of the whole album .. IMO đ
@@ryanmmcevoy5689 it really was amazing .. and yes the lead singer ,though not fluent in English, had to learn and master the lyrics , aswell as the other back up singers . đ
Imagine being 14 years old, driving around on a car with older friends late, late at night when FM radio just started and played complete albums. And the car had a fabulous stereo. The album had just been released and they played it all the way through. We were all silent the entire album. Just awestruck and deep in our own thoughts. It was life changing.
So, I'm sitting here watching a man discover something I've loved for 47 years, and I'm thinking "Yes, man! You get it! You're feeling this music, just like I felt it the first time I heard it." I see a lot of these reaction videos from other people, and I'm left with the overwhelming impression it's all about them. Not you, man, you are truly hearing this stuff and appreciating the artistry. Stay safe, stay well, brother (baby boomer white dude here, but I hope I can call you brother).
It took me until this album in 73 to introduce me to Floyd. I was 23... I still recall listening in my apt in Reseda CA, across from the park. In 69 it was Zeppelin 1. What a time except for the Vietnam war.
This song is one of the most powerful on in my opinion the greatest album ever made. The words and message are just as powerful today as they we're then. Pink Floyd just had it all.
That's one album I'll NEVER get sick of listening to from beginning to end, it's a true gem. Dick Parry is such a talented saxophone player too, epic sax work in this song.
When you think about it there is no end if played in a loop, it starts with a heartbeat fading in and a heartbeat fading out which would lead to a heartbeat fading in and on and on...
When I was 15 I would listen to pink Floyd because I was an only child and pretty much did housework and was ignored by my Mom and stepdad. I'd fix dinner for them and do the dishes then go to my room and listen to music. Pink Floyd was my best friend at the time
"I almost forgot I had to pause the video" đ That's what Pink Floyd does - Have you forget everything around. Cuz you're not actually there anymore.
So happy that you discovered Pink Floyd. Please listen to Crush by Dave Mathews Band....everyone knows Crash....but Crush never really got popular. Dave is amazing and the band is unbelievable
I was like 15 when I first heard this back in the 80's and just took it all in, because back then that's just what you did. No internet, no complaints or opinions. Music was magic.
When I was 18, sat in my friendâs basement in the dark with 3 other friends..........smell of pot in the air, I was a drinker, they were heads. Talk about an emotional album. đđ„ł. To this day I can listen in the dark and I go from age 64 to 18 in a second. đą
Ditto! Don't know about your friend's basement but we had the black lights and posters on the wall too, lol. The smoke wafting through the air, it was something to behold. The stereo component system had to be perfectly spec'd out. A communal, deeply shared experience. So glad I was there to enjoy it. Almost 65 now, and yes...feeling 18 all over again for a brief, sweet moment, except now I appreciate this music even more!
It adds complete irony. The lyrics are about the effects and division and pointlessness of war, while the music is so calm. It makes me feel like Iâm in a diner while it is snowing a few days before Christmas, while that is the complete opposite reaction that someone should have from the lyrics. It is completely genius.
You are the "realest" most accessible brother doing these reactions. YES, you are bringing us all a bright moment of joy in these times. I know I speak for a lot of us by saying we value and appreciate your content. Never change.
@@assedio3631 Good Lord....that progression in Great Gig In The Sky. Everyone focuses on the vocals. Without Rick and that chord progression that song would never have happened. It might be his greatest contribution to their music.
Jamel_AKA_Jamal I love how you pick up on the small stuff, i.e. how soft Nick Mason is hitting the drums... LOVE it. Love watching your reaction videos. This is from an old guy 64+
My Uncle introduced this to me when it was released. I was 9. We sat in his den with the lights out except his red lava lamp. Remember it like it was yesterday.
Roger Waters (the lyricist) has said about this song: âThe first verse is about going to war, how in the front line we donât get much chance to communicate with each another, because someone else has decided that we shouldnât. I was always taken with those stories of âthe First Christmasâ in 1914, when (the soldiers) all wandered out into no-manâs land, had a cigarette, shook hands and then carried on the next day âŠThe second verse is about civil liberties, racism and colour prejudice. The last verse is about passing a tramp in the street and not helping.â
love your reactions man - I was 13 when i heard this on it's release - i wish i'd paid more attention to the lyrics because here i am nearly 50 years later and songs like 'time' really hit home now. watching you react to floyd, led zep, etc. makes me proud, if Britain hasn't contributed anything else, our music is our gift to the world. I am constantly amazed that young kids living in the UK in the 50's and 60's heard blues music and turned it into something else.
I'm 63 Jamal and I miss it so much.. . Incredible time it was.. like a galaxy being born bursting outward everywhere, so many dimensions of music molding youth in thought provoking sounds. I had the Time of my life.
first time i heard this album, I was 11. my dad bought me my first pair of headphones and we listened to the whole album together. on headphones- him on his, me on mine. you know those moments that get etched into your brain? I remember it so vividly. everytime i listen it's a powerful memory of my dad who's now gone. Jamal you remind me what it's like to listen to music with good friends who take the journey with you. especially needed right now, man. thank you.
Cool Dad. That great memory just gave me some of my own. I lost my dad a few years ago. But, we did a lot of listening of great music together. His and mine.
"...the second time you see something is really the first time. You need to know how it ends before you can appreciate how beautifully it's put together" - David Gilmour
"Timeless music at it's best.." Now you know why this 60 year old geezer still listens to these timeless masterpieces. I gotta say that your reactions are priceless! Thanks for sharing them with us! Man, I gotta say, during my teenage years we'd go to the local planetarium and for the midnight showing, on Fridays and Saturdays, they did Laser Floyd, to the whole Dark Side of the Moon Album. Talk about a lot of fun that was, and what a trip, and we didn't smoke or drink! Thanks for playing this one!
That was my first exposure to Dark Side Of The Moon, on a 6th grade field trip to Laser Floyd show at our Planetarium, and let me tell you, it changed my damn life.
I believe this is the first reference to his father's death in Anzio in WWII. He gets much more explicit in The Wall (When the Tigers Broke Free). The movie also has an additional track. Both tracks are gut-wrenching.
I've went on a road trip with Pink Floyd, never ended up to the place of my destination... was going to go. That's one of the best road trips of my life.
You can see why Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all time! Followed them for almost 45 yrs! Still can remember where I was the first time I heard this album and how it made me feel. Nothing can touch themâŠ
"Out of the way, it's a busy day. I've got things on my mind. For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died." As is so often the case with Floyd, the secret to the song is in the lyrics. And in this song, the social commentary that was so relevant so many decades ago when the album was released is still relevant today. "Haven't you heard, it's a battle of words, the poster-bearer cried." Also still relevant, except now, the battle of words is verging on turning to open violence, and has in some places. Or as a Cato Institute study showed just this week, 62% of Americans are now fearful of expressing their personal views on some topics. If it keeps going this way, the day will come when the right to free speech will be just a memory to those old enough to remember it. And if that day comes, you can be sure albums like this, and others, will be banned. It reminds me of the closing lines of "Silent Running" by Mike and the Mechanics - "Teach the children quietly, for some day sons and daughters will stand up and fight while we stood still."
The song is about WWII and its aftermath on Britain. "Forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died" is a direct reference to Roger Waters' father dying at the Battle for the Anzio Bridgehead. It was a hopeless battle and the officers kept sending them forward to a meat grinder. Pink Floyd interweaved the war theme into the all over petty "wars" that people have over perceived differences when the reality is the world keeps spinning, wars will keep happening, and people will keep on keeping on in spite of it. People do not learn from the past, no matter how many people speak up and say "stop." As for "free speech?" Most people use it as a weapon to create more wars. They do not use it for the betterment of the world. They say things that don't need to be said, which in turn, creates more conflicts and wars. With "free speech" comes responsibility and most do not realise their own power in what they speak nor the power of their words. "Free speech" nowadays isn't used to stop tyrannical governments. It is used by the naive and gullible to call their neighbours "cunts." Pointless and useless personal displays of their own emotional problems. If you are not willing to die for your "free speech" then don't say words that don't need to be said. In America, "free speech" is used as a tool to oppress other people who are no different from those who hide behind their "free speech." In Britain, there are hate speech laws and for good reason. Britain had to re-build after having the war directly destroy a good size of its population because of the misuse of "free speech" in Germany. In Germany, there are hate speech laws because they know that there is always another stupid Joseph Goebbels waiting for a platform to spew lies and venom about other people. The US is like a child with no awareness of the consequences of their actions. Intelligence is mocked and the most ignorant are celebrated, "well, it's free speech so I can say what I want!" Sure, until someone more intelligent comes along and you have to own those words. Careful what you wish for.
Oohhhh, gives me shivers again ..... There used to be a 'coffeeshop' in Haarlem, The Netherlands called 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'. They had a basement with just some sofas along the wall. Floor, walls and ceiling were painted deep-black and there was one of these mirror balls with a spotlight on it spinning around. Virtually a black box with a million lights slowly drifting all over the place. You bought some high quality -or quality high :-)- old school white widow or lemon haze in the shop, ordered a beer and went on a journey in that basement. Pink Floyd only, albums were played from start to finish over a top notch audio system at a decent volume. Man..., those were the days ....
White widow that brings back memories of Amsterdam lol There was a coffe shop called the wall it had murals of the all the art from the wall album Sat in there smoking a jolly ( blunt) ate hash gateaux drank hash hot chocolate About half an hour later I was so stoned I couldn't get up head on the table just sat there having a whitey đ
@@urbi38 I loved it I can still remember the first time I went to Amsterdam when I was 16 they still used gilders back then First thing I bought was 2 grams of purple haze an Henry ( eighth) of something called double zero hash It's that really compacted hash that fluffs up when you burn and crumble it all the lads chipped in their weed and hash we had and we rolled a 7 skinner jolly( blunt)with king sized skins at the doors cafe bloody thing was about a foot long lol it had 5 different types of weed and 3 different kinds of hashish in it must have used about 7 grams in this jolly couldn't smoke it like a normal jolly had suck at it like you do a bong 5 little ones (e's) 1 gram of coke herbal liquid e and 1ounce of magic mushrooms that was within the first 2 hours There's a place called the interpolm coffee shop just across from central station You could buy these jollys ( blunts) it was like smoking thin air barely any taste to it I don't know what weed it was But it got you really stoned
My brother loved PF, he died when I was 13. I took a couple years till I did too. 30+ years later, itâs by far my favorite band ever! Itâs help me cope and keep moving in life. Itâs not about making money with them, itâs about interpreting their music. Itâs God-sent for me to hear them!
I think musically. Analog is the unsurpassed medium for sound reproduction. Digital wave is square and blocky. Music is a flowing sonic movement and requires sweeping frequency to properly emulate the FLOW of the sound. But digital is a bit more forgiving in that mistakes and flaws can be masked quite readily. But pizza is the way to go...
Great observation of Nick Mason's drumming. Just perfectly understated throughout the track, doesn't overwhelm the sentiment even during the chorus, but keeps everyone on track. Like a shepherd.
this one's okay as a stand-alone reaction. the next, and last, three songs on the album, however, MUST be listened to all together: Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage and Eclipse. it is, arguably, the best 9 minutes of rock music ever put to vinyl.
You would completely trip out listening to the album with a quad system. They put a special quad tape version and I wore the tape out. Hearing the sounds move around from speaker to speaker is an experience.
I was scanning the comments looking for someone else to say this. I thought the same thing, the last three tracks have to be played as one. I really hope Jamal does this... such an epic ride.
You simply cannot deny the fact that this song is one of the absolute best tunes you've ever heard. This song is about warfare in general. Old men fighting wars withoout even being there, and using lines on a map as their guide. "Forward he cried from the rear, And the front rank died And the general sat And the lines on the map Moved from side to side Black (black, black, black) And blue (blue, blue) And who knows which is which and who is who "
One thing about Pink Floyd, they never rush. They take as much time as they need, to say what needs to be said. I've been in a bit of a lockdown funk today, and this was just what I needed to get motivated. Thanks so much for this! I think I'll play some guitar now!
Dark Side of the Moon was by far their greatest collaboration. IMHO! Sales of the album certainly agrees with me. It was the best selling album for decades. This song came out shortly after the Vietnam War and rang true to so many of us war weary Americans. The lyrics referencing the front rank died and the general sat and the lines of the map moved from side to side. (representing individual lives that were so easily sacrificed by war dogs on both sides at the time.) The haunting sounds of the saxophone along with the piano is truly mesmerizing.
My sweet man passed in 2013! He had to be âPinkâsâ , as he affectionately called them, most passionate fan! Our life was wrapped with beautiful music by Pink Floyd!
I've been listening to this song for almost 50 years now. Superb piece of music from a phenomenally good album. Sax by, sometimes session musician with Pink Floyd, Dick Parry.
When I first heard this album, I didn't know what I was listening to, but I knew it was great. I didn't need drugs as long as I had a Pink Floyd album.
Aren't you so glad you found Pink Floyd? Or does Pink Floyd find us??? That generation had some seriously, seriously amazing, incredible, inspired, timeless music! I've got kids in my class (music teacher) who absolutely love Pink Floyd! They are 15 years old.
Thank you for this channel - I am addicted to hearing some of my favorite music through fresh ears, and vicariously it's like hearing these tunes again for the first time. You help demonstrate the universality of music in such a genuine and generous way!
You said you love how David's voice echoes. One of the little touches I love about this song is when he sings, "With" with echoing followed by "Without" without echo. Nice little detail.
You Are Frigging AWESOME. I am a white girl that loves black music from the 50's, 60's, and 70's. It is wonderful to see a beautiful black man digging on the so called "white music" of the seventies. Music can bring us all together if we let it. Jamel, you are beautiful and I am wishing you well in your life. Peace, man.
Cheryl DeFatta Cheryl, you are right. There is a lot of great music from the 50âs, 60âs and 70âs. I keep hoping Jamel will react to some of that music someday.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You....for how you react and for doing aome FLOYD. How about you try a live stream where you react to the entire album with us? That would be a HELL of a treat, we know you would have to dedicate the time in which you may not have at the moment, just saying alot of us would show up to enjoy Dark Side of the Moon with you. Again thank you for giving me some joy during this tough time, be safe and God Bless
Jamal, you've reconnected me with old standbys, and no worry to go back and listen for yourself. Pink Floyd is my solo album pick for the desert island scenario. They're life-changing. Thank you for your channel!
If you like Pink Floyd, you may like The Alan Parsons project, as Alan Parsons was an engineer on Dark Side of the Moon and he had a pretty good band in its own right. Give "Breakdown" a listen, you won't be disappointed.
I'd recommend "Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe". Especially the two first tracks (which, as with Pink Floyd, I recommend to be played in sequence), "A Dream Within a Dream" and "The Raven". This album struck me so deep that it made me curious to read Poe, and I loved it, a true genius with a tragic life who died young and didn't think much of himself (and neither did his contemporaries), and only after death was his (almost literally) insane talent recognized.
The Visuals are why they were labeled "Acid Rock". No need for drugs because you can "see" the music . Back in my youth ( LOL) it was amazing on acid !!!!!!!
Only the first verse is about war; the general theme is on issues that divide us. Waters has said "The second verse is about civil liberties, racism and colour prejudice. The last verse is about passing a tramp in the street and not helping."
hey, Jamal, watching the reactions as a player, performer, writer or a singer is really helpful in seeing what "other" people like about different songs...you point out different things, going on, that I never heard myself...
I was raised on this music before I could speak. Pictures of me at 3, laying on the floor with Dads Dolby headphones hooked up to the Fischer stereo. Great vibesâ„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïž
Dude, don't beat yourself up. Pink Floyd is Pink Floyd. All of their songs stand on their own. You CAN take them out of order and they still ROCK! BTW, I love your reactions and will continue to watch you.
Jamel, seeing the look on your face listening to a song that is 47 years old is priceless. You really get it brother. To me Pink Floyd is an experience, not just music. I have had the pleasure of seeing them 3 times.
When you get a chance listen to the whole album front to back. Don't gotta do it for youtube. Do it for you.
100%!!!! Lights down low with a glass of your favorite libation...
@@ffjsb maybe even put Wizard of Oz on in the Background?
Yes.
Black "Light" & insence ALWAYS LIKE IN "ALMOST FAMOUS". when sister tells him how to listen to it?!?! AWESOME
@@jordesign try putting on Total Recall (Schwarzenegger) when they' start flying through the Mars catacombs so it's synched to On the Run. Serendipitously happened in college once and blew my THC addled mind away. We were hooting and hollering at the screen like we were on a roller coaster.
This is without a doubt one of the best albums ever recorded.
stayed on album chart for so many weeks.. Billboard just substituted the number of weeks to "Forever"
Uhhh no shit lol
@@Sportsref13 To be exact, it stayed on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart for 736 consecutive weeks (14 years). It then came back for five more weeks giving it 741 weeks on the chart. It doesn't end there however. With the advent of Billboards catalog albums chart, as of 2013 it had been on the charts for a dizzying 1500 weeks (nearly 29 years). I don't know after that. I can't find anymore info on it. The albums still sells about 34,000 copies a month. When you look in the dictionary under iconic, there is a picture of this album.
@@countryboyoutdoors7963 34.000 copies a month? That's an insane figure, especially in these days. But then again, it's one of the true iconic albums in our lifetime.
Youâre right.
1985, I was a junior in high school, and our chorus teacher allowed the class to choose a song for our upcoming Spring concert. We chose THIS song. It surprised the audience when we busted it out, and we got a standing O when it was over.
Thatâs awesome
Impressive!
When I was in 9th grade boys chorus (for my music credit) in 1989, we had to sing a solo in front of the class. The song I chose was Wish You Were Here.
@@burns1210 - Not Great Gig in the Sky? đ
@@kdphotos4691 I sing that while I make on the toilet
Im an African girl studying in Russia .. Last night I sang as a backup singer to a group of Russian rock n rollers and we are in the midst of a mini tribute tour of Pink Floyd .. Us and Them is the most beautiful song I've heard of the whole album .. IMO đ
That must of been amazing. Did they sing in English?
@@ryanmmcevoy5689 it really was amazing .. and yes the lead singer ,though not fluent in English, had to learn and master the lyrics , aswell as the other back up singers . đ
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Imagine being 14 years old, driving around on a car with older friends late, late at night when FM radio just started and played complete albums. And the car had a fabulous stereo. The album had just been released and they played it all the way through.
We were all silent the entire album. Just awestruck and deep in our own thoughts. It was life changing.
I think I might have been one of your older friends. I was 16 when this dropped.
Great story Debra.
I think I was about the same, had a similar experience. I have never got tired of hearing it
i have a similar story, at about the same age
Stereo or quadraphonic?
So, I'm sitting here watching a man discover something I've loved for 47 years, and I'm thinking "Yes, man! You get it! You're feeling this music, just like I felt it the first time I heard it."
I see a lot of these reaction videos from other people, and I'm left with the overwhelming impression it's all about them. Not you, man, you are truly hearing this stuff and appreciating the artistry. Stay safe, stay well, brother (baby boomer white dude here, but I hope I can call you brother).
It took me until this album in 73 to introduce me to Floyd. I was 23... I still recall listening in my apt in Reseda CA, across from the park. In 69 it was Zeppelin 1. What a time except for the Vietnam war.
Me too
nitramyar, i think we are all allowed to call each other brother or sister.
Well said! There are so many out there doing these reactions, but from where I sit, only Jamal gets it, right down to the marrow.
Pretty much exactly what I was gonna say.
This song is one of the most powerful on in my opinion the greatest album ever made.
The words and message are just as powerful today as they we're then.
Pink Floyd just had it all.
With all the stuff that's happening in the world today everyone should be listening to this song!
That's one album I'll NEVER get sick of listening to from beginning to end, it's a true gem. Dick Parry is such a talented saxophone player too, epic sax work in this song.
As much as Jamel loves the saxophone, I was waiting for his reaction. His look of pleasant surprise when the sax jumps in said it all.
I always thought of Dick Parry as an uncredited member of the band.
When you think about it there is no end if played in a loop, it starts with a heartbeat fading in and a heartbeat fading out which would lead to a heartbeat fading in and on and on...
Thank you for mentioning Dick Parry
The saxophone was played by Raphael Ravensworth on this album and on Wish You were here as well
When I was 15 I would listen to pink Floyd because I was an only child and pretty much did housework and was ignored by my Mom and stepdad. I'd fix dinner for them and do the dishes then go to my room and listen to music. Pink Floyd was my best friend at the time
Oh I'm so sorry
I pray you've gained more friends here...like at least those of us who've seen your post!
Hello friend. : )
Wow. This hurt me to read. I hope you've moved on to better times. Hold your head high, own your world and don't let anyone get you down.
Hello friend
"Forward he cried from the rear, and the front rank Died."
Deep shit
The General sat. And lines on the map, moved from side to side.....
@@leftcoaster67 Black and Blue, and who knows which is which and who is who
One word to describe this song âMASTERPIECEâ
"We are ordinary men".... "No, y'all are not". Love it
Mark Williams, that part of the song came on as i was reading your comment!
Yes! Loved that reaction! LOL
"I almost forgot I had to pause the video" đ That's what Pink Floyd does - Have you forget everything around. Cuz you're not actually there anymore.
Dude. Exactly.
So happy that you discovered Pink Floyd. Please listen to Crush by Dave Mathews Band....everyone knows Crash....but Crush never really got popular. Dave is amazing and the band is unbelievable
âBrain Damage/Eclipseâ Best way to ever end an album.
I was like 15 when I first heard this back in the 80's and just took it all in, because back then that's just what you did. No internet, no complaints or opinions. Music was magic.
When I was 18, sat in my friendâs basement in the dark with 3 other friends..........smell of pot in the air, I was a drinker, they were heads. Talk about an emotional album. đđ„ł. To this day I can listen in the dark and I go from age 64 to 18 in a second. đą
Bullseye Bob ditto my friend! 63 and it makes me feel 16 !
Same here!
Yep!
Ditto! Don't know about your friend's basement but we had the black lights and posters on the wall too, lol. The smoke wafting through the air, it was something to behold. The stereo component system had to be perfectly spec'd out. A communal, deeply shared experience. So glad I was there to enjoy it. Almost 65 now, and yes...feeling 18 all over again for a brief, sweet moment, except now I appreciate this music even more!
And nobody said anything, everybody was in a trance!
A retired Sax player here. I always loved the subtle smoothness of the sax player on this song.
It adds complete irony. The lyrics are about the effects and division and pointlessness of war, while the music is so calm. It makes me feel like Iâm in a diner while it is snowing a few days before Christmas, while that is the complete opposite reaction that someone should have from the lyrics. It is completely genius.
My son - who listened to me play this cassette over & over - chose the as his instrument in Jr. High because of this Pink Floyd classic!
Sax
Allen Parsons was the producer on this album and deserves a lot of credit for a work of art that will live on because of it's timeless messages.
btw. He invent the PA system and this in 5.1 !! I hear it in Hannover 1986
I robot
Alan Parsons was the sound engineer on this album.
A true genius in his own right!
I didn't realize. But, I love the Alan Parson's Project.
Genius!
I didnât know that. Makes sense
Fact đ
You are the "realest" most accessible brother doing these reactions. YES, you are bringing us all a bright moment of joy in these times. I know I speak for a lot of us by saying we value and appreciate your content. Never change.
Yes I agree there are a lot on you tube but I keep coming back to the one keeping it real
The only reactions that matter. Since you can tell Jamal is really enjoying it all. And not putting on some show.
Echo that!
So true
I love Jamal's reactions. They are so Spot on and legit. He's the guy who you want to come over when you get your next LP.
We use to say, it's like taking a trip without leaving the farm. That was some great times back in the 70s.đđđđ
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Man id love to see a reaction to wildwood weed!
I cant imagine how
Iâll second that. Good times, good parties and good rock music.
I love how PF incorporated Jazz chords and melodies into their music.
That augmented A chord in bars 9-12 of this song.....who else might've come up with that? (A+5)
@@assedio3631 Good Lord....that progression in Great Gig In The Sky. Everyone focuses on the vocals. Without Rick and that chord progression that song would never have happened. It might be his greatest contribution to their music.
Pink Floyd was inspired by American Blues and Jazz music.
"Forward" he cried from the rear and the front rank died
The General sat, and the lines on the map moved from side to side
His father was KIA in WW2
Dark Side of the Moon is the best 37 minutes of rock history
42 minutes
Yessssssssss.....
Without question!!!!!!
Greatest album ever made. Even today,12,000 copies of this record are sold each week. Been on the top 100 for over 40 years
I miss college so much. Getting high, relaxing on the couch in my suite, and listening to Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety... Pure heaven.
You can always do it again.
You can still do that
Right on!
Spliff music
Agree, I miss my college housemates! We had a blast!
Jamel_AKA_Jamal I love how you pick up on the small stuff, i.e. how soft Nick Mason is hitting the drums... LOVE it. Love watching your reaction videos. This is from an old guy 64+
Whenever I listen to Pink Floyd, I like to put on the headphones, turn out the lights, kick back, crank it up, and chill out.
I just crank the stereo
When I listen to floyd so does my neighbors.
My Uncle introduced this to me when it was released. I was 9. We sat in his den with the lights out except his red lava lamp. Remember it like it was yesterday.
I replace the light bulbs with black lights and just stair at the ceiling.
@@lgbass You too??? Cool uncles are the best.
get the pulse concert video and do that nothing better
Roger Waters (the lyricist) has said about this song: âThe first verse is about going to war, how in the front line we donât get much chance to communicate with each another, because someone else has decided that we shouldnât. I was always taken with those stories of âthe First Christmasâ in 1914, when (the soldiers) all wandered out into no-manâs land, had a cigarette, shook hands and then carried on the next day âŠThe second verse is about civil liberties, racism and colour prejudice. The last verse is about passing a tramp in the street and not helping.â
Roger is insufferable. But many very smart people are.
"I know they taking us on a journey." And THAT, right there, is why they are so loved. Also, they made us think! Peace out.
love your reactions man - I was 13 when i heard this on it's release - i wish i'd paid more attention to the lyrics because here i am nearly 50 years later and songs like 'time' really hit home now. watching you react to floyd, led zep, etc. makes me proud, if Britain hasn't contributed anything else, our music is our gift to the world. I am constantly amazed that young kids living in the UK in the 50's and 60's heard blues music and turned it into something else.
David Gilmore is one of the greatest musicians in history......
It would be nice if you at least knew howâs it spelled correctly
@@jacquemitchell2899 ok i fixed it....Nazi
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@@jacquemitchell2899 :)
@Jeremie Theriault i know :)
Without music, life would be a mistake. -
Friedrich Nietzsche.
That is an excellent quote for Pink Floyd music
@@bobrisse9823 Henry Winkler said that in the movie,Bring back the boom .good quote.
Life is music
when the music's over, turn out the .....
Bob Risse
Donât forget Margaret Sanger and the other eugenic believers.
First time I heard this I had tears in my eyes, everything was as it should be, masterpiece
I'm 63 Jamal and I miss it so much.. . Incredible time it was.. like a galaxy being born bursting outward everywhere, so many dimensions of music molding youth in thought provoking sounds. I had the
Time of my life.
first time i heard this album, I was 11. my dad bought me my first pair of headphones and we listened to the whole album together. on headphones- him on his, me on mine. you know those moments that get etched into your brain? I remember it so vividly. everytime i listen it's a powerful memory of my dad who's now gone.
Jamal you remind me what it's like to listen to music with good friends who take the journey with you. especially needed right now, man. thank you.
I used to have a friend like that. We'd ride for hours listening. Not a word was spoken. Some of the best conversations I've ever had!
God bless both you and your Dad. Nice memory indeed to be left with.
Cool Dad. That great memory just gave me some of my own. I lost my dad a few years ago. But, we did a lot of listening of great music together. His and mine.
What a cool memory to have with your Dad! OUR parents gave us holy hell for listening when this stuff first came out!
@@tao4mike Yeah when I was a teenager in the 70s that's what we would do. The best times of my life. So glad I grew up with music like this.
"...the second time you see something is really the first time. You need to know how it ends before you can appreciate how beautifully it's put together" - David Gilmour
"Timeless music at it's best.." Now you know why this 60 year old geezer still listens to these timeless masterpieces. I gotta say that your reactions are priceless! Thanks for sharing them with us!
Man, I gotta say, during my teenage years we'd go to the local planetarium and for the midnight showing, on Fridays and Saturdays, they did Laser Floyd, to the whole Dark Side of the Moon Album. Talk about a lot of fun that was, and what a trip, and we didn't smoke or drink! Thanks for playing this one!
I worked at the planetarium as a teenager. Tell me about it!
That was my first exposure to Dark Side Of The Moon, on a 6th grade field trip to Laser Floyd show at our Planetarium, and let me tell you, it changed my damn life.
2:10 When that sax comes in, and you feel like you're getting romanced.
It makes me feel like I am at an empty diner at night time while it is snowing a few days before Christmas.
Sitting back and losing yourself in the moment is the best way to experience Pink Floyd.
"'Forward!" he cried from the rear, and the front rank died" always stuck with me.
Tears, always....
@Tim Dyer like any war, ever unfortunately. Though the subject of this album is wwii.
Classic Roger at his best.
Yes brother. WWI... but can apply to any war, any time.
I believe this is the first reference to his father's death in Anzio in WWII. He gets much more explicit in The Wall (When the Tigers Broke Free). The movie also has an additional track. Both tracks are gut-wrenching.
I've went on a road trip with Pink Floyd, never ended up to the place of my destination... was going to go. That's one of the best road trips of my life.
You can see why Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all time! Followed them for almost 45 yrs! Still can remember where I was the first time I heard this album and how it made me feel. Nothing can touch themâŠ
I used to get really high, turn off all the lights, lay in my bed and not move a muscle while listening to this whole album...you travel places.
Indeed.
Youâre right!!!!
You are correct, of course I don't do that any more because I'm an old man now but I will say this, I've been on many a trip when I was a young lad.
Rob LK I bet youâre still as cool as then đ
I agree but no chance I can stay still with this album on!
One of my favorite Pink Floyd songs
This song is so full of emotions.. just makes me remember beautiful things in my life.. hope another people can understand what I said
This is my all time favorite song from my all time favorite band. Most people don't realize this song is actually about war.
Dark Side of the Moon is an amazing album, front to back. But "Us and Them" has always been my favorite track off of it.
Same ;)
Yes, same
Is time off this album aswell or am I confused? If not I agree but if it is I maybe go with time
@@robertpickering641 , yes, Time is on the first side.
Robert Pickering yes it is and Jamal has already reacted to it. I believe it was his first reaction to Pink Floyd. Check it out!
I used to have panic attacks and this song would always bring me out of them. It's so relaxing!
I watch these reaction videos to calm mine.
I was having one, saw the notification for this and itâs helping.
@@WojMoj Good to hear! I love Pink Floyd
Ryan Garcia I feel the same. Stay strong brother.
KebabFrisör Thank you!
The best to you and yours during these challenging times.
This and David Bowies Heroes will forever hold a spot as my favorite songs of all time
"Out of the way, it's a busy day. I've got things on my mind.
For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."
As is so often the case with Floyd, the secret to the song is in the lyrics. And in this song, the social commentary that was so relevant so many decades ago when the album was released is still relevant today.
"Haven't you heard, it's a battle of words, the poster-bearer cried." Also still relevant, except now, the battle of words is verging on turning to open violence, and has in some places. Or as a Cato Institute study showed just this week, 62% of Americans are now fearful of expressing their personal views on some topics. If it keeps going this way, the day will come when the right to free speech will be just a memory to those old enough to remember it. And if that day comes, you can be sure albums like this, and others, will be banned.
It reminds me of the closing lines of "Silent Running" by Mike and the Mechanics - "Teach the children quietly, for some day sons and daughters will stand up and fight while we stood still."
Gave me chills. Now you know what you're talking about it.
...welcome to the machineđâïž
eloquently put
The song is about WWII and its aftermath on Britain. "Forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died" is a direct reference to Roger Waters' father dying at the Battle for the Anzio Bridgehead. It was a hopeless battle and the officers kept sending them forward to a meat grinder. Pink Floyd interweaved the war theme into the all over petty "wars" that people have over perceived differences when the reality is the world keeps spinning, wars will keep happening, and people will keep on keeping on in spite of it. People do not learn from the past, no matter how many people speak up and say "stop."
As for "free speech?" Most people use it as a weapon to create more wars. They do not use it for the betterment of the world. They say things that don't need to be said, which in turn, creates more conflicts and wars. With "free speech" comes responsibility and most do not realise their own power in what they speak nor the power of their words. "Free speech" nowadays isn't used to stop tyrannical governments. It is used by the naive and gullible to call their neighbours "cunts." Pointless and useless personal displays of their own emotional problems. If you are not willing to die for your "free speech" then don't say words that don't need to be said. In America, "free speech" is used as a tool to oppress other people who are no different from those who hide behind their "free speech." In Britain, there are hate speech laws and for good reason. Britain had to re-build after having the war directly destroy a good size of its population because of the misuse of "free speech" in Germany. In Germany, there are hate speech laws because they know that there is always another stupid Joseph Goebbels waiting for a platform to spew lies and venom about other people. The US is like a child with no awareness of the consequences of their actions. Intelligence is mocked and the most ignorant are celebrated, "well, it's free speech so I can say what I want!" Sure, until someone more intelligent comes along and you have to own those words. Careful what you wish for.
Oohhhh, gives me shivers again .....
There used to be a 'coffeeshop' in Haarlem, The Netherlands called 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'. They had a basement with just some sofas along the wall. Floor, walls and ceiling were painted deep-black and there was one of these mirror balls with a spotlight on it spinning around. Virtually a black box with a million lights slowly drifting all over the place. You bought some high quality -or quality high :-)- old school white widow or lemon haze in the shop, ordered a beer and went on a journey in that basement. Pink Floyd only, albums were played from start to finish over a top notch audio system at a decent volume. Man..., those were the days ....
White widow that brings back memories of Amsterdam lol
There was a coffe shop called the wall it had murals of the all the art from the wall album
Sat in there smoking a jolly ( blunt) ate hash gateaux drank hash hot chocolate
About half an hour later I was so stoned I couldn't get up head on the table just sat there having a whitey đ
@@solomonkane6442 Sounds familiar :-))))))
@@urbi38 I loved it
I can still remember the first time I went to Amsterdam when I was 16 they still used gilders back then
First thing I bought was 2 grams of purple haze an Henry ( eighth) of something called double zero hash
It's that really compacted hash that fluffs up when you burn and crumble it all the lads chipped in their weed and hash we had and we rolled a 7 skinner jolly( blunt)with king sized skins at the doors cafe bloody thing was about a foot long lol it had 5 different types of weed and 3 different kinds of hashish in it must have used about 7 grams in this jolly couldn't smoke it like a normal jolly had suck at it like you do a bong
5 little ones (e's) 1 gram of coke herbal liquid e and 1ounce of magic mushrooms that was within the first 2 hours
There's a place called the interpolm coffee shop just across from central station
You could buy these jollys ( blunts) it was like smoking thin air barely any taste to it I don't know what weed it was
But it got you really stoned
Pink Floyd - musical geniuses and Dark Side of the Moon is their masterpiece.
YES but not their first...
Craig Page or last.
Dark side of the moon is the best album in the world but it's not the best Pink Floyd album.
ONE of their masterpiece :)
My brother loved PF, he died when I was 13. I took a couple years till I did too. 30+ years later, itâs by far my favorite band ever! Itâs help me cope and keep moving in life. Itâs not about making money with them, itâs about interpreting their music. Itâs God-sent for me to hear them!
The first time I made out, this song was playing! Oh man... it took me right back. Thank you Jamel!!
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just thinking that everything was analog at that time, nothing digital ... geniuses
Supernatural
I think musically. Analog is the unsurpassed medium for sound reproduction. Digital wave is square and blocky. Music is a flowing sonic movement and requires sweeping frequency to properly emulate the FLOW of the sound. But digital is a bit more forgiving in that mistakes and flaws can be masked quite readily. But pizza is the way to go...
And, you can thank Alan Parsons for the production. Golden touch.
This is one of those songs that's super chill to listen to but talks about some much heavier stuff.
This album is a masterpiece. Every song is just awesome. Amazing đso glad you liked them because floyd is brilliant .
Great observation of Nick Mason's drumming. Just perfectly understated throughout the track, doesn't overwhelm the sentiment even during the chorus, but keeps everyone on track. Like a shepherd.
this one's okay as a stand-alone reaction. the next, and last, three songs on the album, however, MUST be listened to all together: Any Colour You Like, Brain Damage and Eclipse. it is, arguably, the best 9 minutes of rock music ever put to vinyl.
AMEN BRĂTHER?!? AMEN!!
You would completely trip out listening to the album with a quad system. They put a special quad tape version and I wore the tape out. Hearing the sounds move around from speaker to speaker is an experience.
@@edb6690 when they toured they'd use a quadrophonic sound system. it's part of what made their shows so good. you were surrounded by sound.
The whole album should be listened to in one sitting, no interruptions in order to appreciate it.
I was scanning the comments looking for someone else to say this. I thought the same thing, the last three tracks have to be played as one. I really hope Jamal does this... such an epic ride.
You simply cannot deny the fact that this song is one of the absolute best tunes you've ever heard.
This song is about warfare in general. Old men fighting wars withoout even being there, and using lines on a map as their guide.
"Forward he cried from the rear,
And the front rank died
And the general sat
And the lines on the map
Moved from side to side
Black (black, black, black)
And blue (blue, blue)
And who knows which is which and who is who "
One thing about Pink Floyd, they never rush. They take as much time as they need, to say what needs to be said. I've been in a bit of a lockdown funk today, and this was just what I needed to get motivated. Thanks so much for this! I think I'll play some guitar now!
Dark Side of the Moon was by far their greatest collaboration. IMHO! Sales of the album certainly agrees with me. It was the best selling album for decades. This song came out shortly after the Vietnam War and rang true to so many of us war weary Americans. The lyrics referencing the front rank died and the general sat and the lines of the map moved from side to side. (representing individual lives that were so easily sacrificed by war dogs on both sides at the time.) The haunting sounds of the saxophone along with the piano is truly mesmerizing.
Love David Gilmour's voice. Thanks for your reactions, Jamel. They really do brighten my day!
Thatâs actually Richard Wright singing with David Gilmour singing harmony. Their voices were very similar.
My sweet man passed in 2013! He had to be âPinkâsâ , as he affectionately called them, most passionate fan! Our life was wrapped with beautiful music by Pink Floyd!
:(..... .....
I've been listening to this song for almost 50 years now. Superb piece of music from a phenomenally good album.
Sax by, sometimes session musician with Pink Floyd, Dick Parry.
My all time favourite Floyd song, beautiful. A glorious track. Thanks for you appreciation.
This is the Best album to Hear sitting on Your porch, on a rainy night, a bit of Candle light, right after a good smoke.. So Fitting for 4/20 2020
"We always had everything, then made a world that makes us forget this".
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When I first heard this album, I didn't know what I was listening to, but I knew it was great. I didn't need drugs as long as I had a Pink Floyd album.
Same here.
Aren't you so glad you found Pink Floyd? Or does Pink Floyd find us??? That generation had some seriously, seriously amazing, incredible, inspired, timeless music! I've got kids in my class (music teacher) who absolutely love Pink Floyd! They are 15 years old.
Thank you for this channel - I am addicted to hearing some of my favorite music through fresh ears, and vicariously it's like hearing these tunes again for the first time. You help demonstrate the universality of music in such a genuine and generous way!
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You said you love how David's voice echoes. One of the little touches I love about this song is when he sings, "With" with echoing followed by "Without" without echo. Nice little detail.
You Are Frigging AWESOME. I am a white girl that loves black music from the 50's, 60's, and 70's. It is wonderful to see a beautiful black man digging on the so called "white music" of the seventies. Music can bring us all together if we let it. Jamel, you are beautiful and I am wishing you well in your life. Peace, man.
Cheryl DeFatta Cheryl, you are right. There is a lot of great music from the 50âs, 60âs and 70âs. I keep hoping Jamel will react to some of that music someday.
So glad to hear you want to listen to this album all the way through. Itâs a classic masterpiece.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You....for how you react and for doing aome FLOYD.
How about you try a live stream where you react to the entire album with us? That would be a HELL of a treat, we know you would have to dedicate the time in which you may not have at the moment, just saying alot of us would show up to enjoy Dark Side of the Moon with you.
Again thank you for giving me some joy during this tough time, be safe and God Bless
I second the motion
Maybe the most sublime sax solo ever.
First played this album 45 years ago
Still listening and tripping out
Thatâs magic
Happy Days
Jamal, you've reconnected me with old standbys, and no worry to go back and listen for yourself. Pink Floyd is my solo album pick for the desert island scenario. They're life-changing. Thank you for your channel!
If you like Pink Floyd, you may like The Alan Parsons project, as Alan Parsons was an engineer on Dark Side of the Moon and he had a pretty good band in its own right. Give "Breakdown" a listen, you won't be disappointed.
I believe Jamel may a Chicago Bulls Fan, so he has heard: The Alan Parsons Project - SIRIUS
@@jamesanthony5257 Eye In The Sky is my fave APP song, but I'm not alone in that.
Ammonia Avenue is good.
I'd recommend "Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe". Especially the two first tracks (which, as with Pink Floyd, I recommend to be played in sequence), "A Dream Within a Dream" and "The Raven". This album struck me so deep that it made me curious to read Poe, and I loved it, a true genius with a tragic life who died young and didn't think much of himself (and neither did his contemporaries), and only after death was his (almost literally) insane talent recognized.
I wouldn't want to be like you.
This song is a masterpiece!
I love watching you react to pink Floyd you can listen to them in any order you like brother
The Visuals are why they were labeled "Acid Rock". No need for drugs because you can "see" the music . Back in my youth ( LOL) it was amazing on acid !!!!!!!
One of Waters lyrics about war. A theme he revisits a number of times as his father died in WW2 when Roger was an infant.
Only the first verse is about war; the general theme is on issues that divide us. Waters has said "The second verse is about civil liberties, racism and colour prejudice. The last verse is about passing a tramp in the street and not helping."
He echoes this theme in most of his Pink Floyd material. (Pun Intended)
Goodbye blue sky that song gets me all the time
@@shortstuff780 Agreed
Died before he was born
Fearless is a great Pink Floyd song that doesnât get much love
Easily one of my fav songs by them
So true! Same with San Tropez
I approve this message! Fearless is a great song!
"Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd...smiling." LOVE that line.
It gets MUCH love from me! Good DAY sir!!! Looool
âSo this was Money before this song...â Us over-50âs? We know, dog. We know. Love the channel! đšđŠ
You bring me joy everyday! Live you so much!!! My dad would of loved you and that is the truth!! Xoxo
Once you've listened to Dark Side of The Moon in one shot straight through, you won't want to listen to it any other way.
You're a great human playing great music!
its been years since ive listened to floyd..sublime music.... and its been a joy rediscovering these tracks with you
hey, Jamal, watching the reactions as a player, performer, writer or a singer is really helpful
in seeing what "other" people like about different songs...you point out different things, going on, that I never heard myself...
I was raised on this music before I could speak. Pictures of me at 3, laying on the floor with Dads Dolby headphones hooked up to the Fischer stereo. Great vibesâ„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïž
My father, may he rest in peace, was a great fan! every pink floyd song just blows me away! I've become a huge fan too! Please do Pink Floyd - Time ty
Dude, don't beat yourself up. Pink Floyd is Pink Floyd. All of their songs stand on their own. You CAN take them out of order and they still ROCK! BTW, I love your reactions and will continue to watch you.
Pink Floyd never gets old timeless music we were lucky to have growled up in this era 64 year old here
Back in the 80's we took "Us" to mean NATO and the Western Bloc and "Them" to mean everything behind the Iron Curtain and the East.
âCareful With That Axe, Eugeneâ and âEchoesâ
Either one you can watch from Live At Pompeii, too.
Brett G heâs done echoes before, not sure about eugene
One of These Days.
The version of A Saucerful of Secrets from Pompeii is worth the listen too, at least the Celestial Voices part
I love the original echoes from live at Pompeii itâs always hard to find , I canât get over the added edits and cut scenes in the later versions
There way better live Careful with that Axe live than "Live at Pompeii".
Jamel, seeing the look on your face listening to a song that is 47 years old is priceless. You really get it brother. To me Pink Floyd is an experience, not just music. I have had the pleasure of seeing them 3 times.
he gives me a new appreciation for all music