David Gilmour - Comfortably Numb Reaction (Live at Pompeii) 🇬🇧

[@SarahDengler]

Welcome to the world of pink Floyd! My favourite band!! Be ready to get your mind blown!

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thank you… first time really, looking forward to have my mind blown 🤞💯😍

[@terryrumble8500]

Sir David Gilmour is over 70 years of age iplaying this concert at Pompeii . The man is a Genius.

[@eddiecriglington400]

My favourite ever performance of ‘Comfortably Numb’, by David Gilmour. Sensational. 🎶🎸❤️🎸🎶

[@npageejay]

Loved your thoughtful and considered reaction - thank you. As others have commented, the ‘Pulse’ live album sets the benchmark, but I love the fact that David Gilmour can still perform at that level even when he’s 70. ‘Sorrow’ and ‘High Hopes’ from this gig are highly recommended.

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Wow. Thanks a lot for your encouragement, this helps us a great deal, we are going to react to the Pulse live version too, and the ones you have suggested. Thanks again.👍🏽💯

[@sarastromseth-troy3323]

Pink Floyd is an amazing band. This video is actually a solo tour from Pink Floyd's guitarist and lead singer, David Gilmour, from 2016. No one else on stage is a member of Pink Floyd. I happened to get to see this tour and it was amazing (David Gilmour is my favorite rock guitarist. He was 70 years old in this video). They are at Pompeii, the first live act allowed to perform there since ancient times. (Pink Floyd had last performed there with no audience back in 1971). To see most of the classic members of the band, I suggest checking out the song 'Sorrow' from the Pink Floyd Pulse concert from 1994. That concert features Pink Floyd's original drummer and keyboard player, along with David Gilmour. The original Pink Floyd lyricist and bass player, Roger Waters, left the band in 1985. A great performance to check out of the classic lineup is 'Echoes, live from Pompeii in 1971'.

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thanks so much for taking time to write this. We both are totally "green" when it comes to Pink Floyd. I myself listened to Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 on repeat when I was a teenager, but that the extend of my knowledge of Pink Floyd's catalog unfortunately. Never to late to get into it though.

[@sarastromseth-troy3323]

I understand...I was pretty green myself until 2015, when a good friend of mine became a big fan. I started listening and was blown away. I am a particularly big fan of David Gilmour, so I thought it was awesome he toured in 2016, just one year after I became a fan. By the way, the Pulse concert version of "Another Brick in the Wall part 2' is amazing and definitely worth a reaction at some point. Enjoy your Pink Floyd journey!

[@arclight545]

The location is the Amphitheater of Pompeii. The oldest amphitheater on the planet. Gilmour was the First live act in that Amphitheater since 79ad. A 40 yr old David Gilmour in a black tshirt, playing in front of people who are half his age, shredding a 40+ yr old guitar solo and still blowing every away. Gilmour was the First live act in that Amphitheater since 79😔AD. That is true power!!

[@danieldominguez7657]

React to pink floyd - comfortably numb live pulse 1994, the best solo in live of the history

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

We might have a look at that, since we were just educated on this performance being only David Gilmour. 😮

[@chrislc35]

@@EbonyIvoryReact to be honest, David Gilmour is Pink Floyd, to me. his voice, amazing guitar work. altho i was too young to get the band early on. Roger waters was the main song lyric writer for most of their hits i think. but any song from that Pulse concert is gold, has 3 of the 4 members, drummer, keyboardist, and david gilmour.

[@paulallen3505]

Pink Floyd are brilliantly different.

[@propjoe1060]

Congratulations, friends. You've just seen the greatest guitar solo that's ever been played.

[@Darecky80]

Definitly You must se "On the Turning Away" live version from "delicate sound of thunder"

[@chandaconboy863]

Probably my favorite band of all time. The song from the album is way better than the live versions. Their music will take you on a journey, especially if you just close your eyes and listen. You will feel the music in your soul❣

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Wow… will check out the song from the album version , love their musics…👍🏽💯

[@aymmocard6327]

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[@roballen5718]

they were in the Colosseum. David was 70. the rest were backing players, as the group broke up in the 90s

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Many thanks. We managed to find out a little more about this performance etc. This is what happens when you try and do a reaction to something you don't have a clue about :) Important thing is we learned something new and now can compare this performance to other ones praised by the Pink Floyd fan base :)

[@basilhsgalanis8838]

200 years from now people speak about pink Floyd us speaking for Mozart and Picasso. If you don't see the comfortably numb from pulse live you must definitely see that because it's the best version of this iconic song. Pulse concert is the best in history of music.

[@edwardallen4051]

The song is about 2 incidents in Roger Waters life, when he was sick as a child and then later when he got ill just before he was about to perform. It is a conversation between doctor and patient. And indeed this was in the Collisseum at Pompeii, it was a return gig for DG as Pink Floyd also performed there back in 1971, I highly recommend you check out Echoes from that performance.

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Wow… that’s really interesting to know. Thanks for sharing the information. 🙏👍🏽

[@jamescrane2156]

Pink Floyd - Time from the album The Dark Side of the Moon (1973).

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thank you for the suggestions. After royally messing up with this video, it would be nice to react to something that is being recommended by their fans!

[@jamescrane2156]

@@EbonyIvoryReact Confusing David Gilmour solo and Pink Floyd isn't a big deal. I thought you did really well.

[@SiriusSRX]

Yep they are in colosseum. Epic band needs epic place to performance

[@paxomatic]

All four of the Floyd boys played in an empty Pompeii colosseum in 1971. David is playing a homage of sorts in one almost half a century later. It was filmed in cinematography and they used the full touring kit at the time. For the film maker it was in response to the madness of Woodstock. Some of that might be a bit off, but I think it is over all accurate. Echoes Live in Pompeii Part One.

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Wow… that’s nice to know, we never really followed pink Floyd much really so all this information are really helping us know better, thanks for sharing. We may be reacting to the Live in Pompeii Part One , so we can see how different it is… 👍🏽 thanks again .👍🏽💯

[@paxomatic]

@@EbonyIvoryReact Thanks

[@pfcampos7041]

This is my favorite Pink Floyd song! 😁 Luv your reactions!

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thanks a lot, glad you like our reactions.👍🏽🙏😊

[@jeromechristophe2795]

David Gilmour is a genius ! Pink floyd is the best band ever.

[@chrisspathelf2310]

Great reaction! But I don't know if this is the first time you heard the song.The thing is you can't pause it you won't get the feeling the song brings you're only getting parts and starting over. Great reaction like I said

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Hi Chris. Thanks for the comment. It was our first listen to the song and (apparently) we've chosen the wrong version. We did eventually do reaction to The Pulse version without pausing the video. Ivory is only familiar with Another Brick in the Wall pt. 2 and as for myself I've not heared Pink Floyd before and many other bands we are currently discovering and reacting to. 2 years ago I was still living in Africa where we are not really exposed to a lot of these classic bands. Thanks again for commenting and not fixating on the version of the song we reacted to. 👍🏼

[@chrisspathelf2310]

Yeah I saw that you guys checked the other live version out and you guys let it play through.I think it's from the cd called a delicate sound of thunder almost like a greatest hits live cd. If you guys are interested in some other great songs from alot different bands I can give the song titles and I don't know if your guys are going for views and subscribers but that would help you guys out on that and enjoy some good tunes on the way.

[@rickwininger2111]

Roger Waters (not in this performance as he left the band in 1985) wrote the lyrics. He suffered a severe case of Hepatitus one evening before a show. His hands swollen from it and in much pain. He was given medication and was the able to perform. He stated that he couldnt feel the fret board on his bass, but with 15000 fans screaming, they didnt seem to notice. That was what the song was about, a personal experience.

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Interesting, this was really informative, we wouldn’t have noticed anything really, thanks for taking your time to give us for details really appreciate 🙏 in all we love the track. Good play👍🏽💯🔥

[@lubos1207]

Pink Floyd has a huge fan base around the world. This is due to the fact that their music is perfect and timeless, they used a lot of musical and sound experiments in the beginning, but mainly the lyrics are extremely intelligent and have something to say to every little sensitive person. If you're not a big fan of this band right now, listen to more of their work and I'm sure you'll change your mind. By the way, David Gilmour is one of the best guitarists of all time. It's not because he's extremely technical or very fast, but the experience and sensibility of his game is stunning. He can speak to the soul with a guitar. If you want to have a real experience and hear a cross-section of the entire work of Pink Floyd, watch the concert "Pulse" from 1994. It is phenomenal not only musically (of course) but also visually. The best live performance I've ever seen ...

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Wow. Thanks Lubos. That was very nice summary. We will listen to more of their music at some point! ❤

[@scozz6139]

Excellent reaction you two, you guys nailed David Gilmours' guitar style. He says so much with just a few notes, or a bend, or riff,... so much more than a guitarists that plays a bajillion notes a minute, imo, (Shredding). I don't know if you guys intend going down that wonderful, phenomenal Pink Floyd Rabbit hole, but if you do I have some suggestions. First two rules you'll hear from virtually all Pink Floyd fans is, 1) Using headphones is a MUST when listening to Pink Floyd. Their music has a lot of detail, and there's so much going on, and some of it is very subtle and headphones or earphones are needed for the absolute best Pink Floyd experience. 2) Never, ever pause a David Gilmour solo! Pink Floyd was/is a British Rock band formed in London in 1965, they have sold over 450 million albums worldwide! I've been a huge Pink Floyd fan since the release of their iconic 'Dark Side Of The Moon' album in 1973. I have seen them twice live, and I can tell you no one put on a show like Pink Floyd did, it's a humongous production for every concert venue they perform at. They are well known for their elaborate live performances and incredible lazar and light shows!

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thank you. Much appreciated. We will probably check other version as well at some point.

[@frankiefourfingers6717]

One of the best solos ever

[@iwishluckybugger7623]

Watch Echoes, live in Pompeii in 1971. Now that'll really blow your mind. Comfortably Numb, best song ever IMO.

[@discussdebate]

David Gilmour can play a single note and have it sound sublime and grandiose; this is his greatest skill!! As far as vocals... he does exactly what the song needs; nothing more nor less!! Overall? It's never been about how phenomenal he is... it's been ALL about how tastefully he uses his voice, guitar effects, string bending techniques, finesse and style!! Is he the greatest guitarist ever? No. He however takes you on a journey with him, the song and his guitar!! Pink Floyd & Gilmour are The G.O.A.T. Pink Floyd was formed in 1965... their (most likely) last album was "The Endless River" in 2014. PF had 15 studio albums... 3 live albums, 9 compilation albums not to mention multiple live dvds and solo albums performed by below members of the band. Syd Barrett (short-lived founder; guitar plus) the originator and quirky eccentric; inevitably the consequential muse. * January 6, 1946 (rip 2006) Roger Waters (bass) was the cultivator (seed sower), the lyrically conceptual prodigy, secondary vocal and co-maestro of songwriting * September 6, 1943 (age 78 years) David Gilmour (guitar) was the placidity, guitar virtuoso, the silky smooth voice and co-maestro; the equilibrium. * March 6, 1946 (age 75 years) Richard Wright (keyboards) was the essential underlying symmetry; musical nurturer. Occasional singer. * July 28, 1943 (rip 2008) Nick Mason (drums) was the heartbeat, structure and foundation; the sole member involved from the emergence of PF to the last recording. * January 27, 1944 (age 77 years) FYI: The following Pink Floyd albums are Concept Albums (all songs together tell a complete story)... Dark Side Of The Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979). The Final Cut (1983) is ify, as it was the last album with Roger Waters being in the band - leaving in 1985. *search on Wiki the album title to get the story behind the concept. I myself suggest the following EPIC 10 live songs; the studio and "Brit Floyd" versions are phenomenal as well!! : 1) "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" 2) "Hey You" 3) "Us and Them/Any Colour You Like/Brain Damage/Eclipse" (all 4 parts) 4) "High Hopes" 5) "Time/Breathe Reprise" 6) "Dogs" 7) "Sorrow" 8) "Pigs (3 different ones)" 9) "Welcome To The Machine" 10) "The Great Gig In The Sky" 11+) There's so many... !! Fun Fact: "You don't need drugs to enjoy Pink Floyd but you definitely need Pink Floyd to enjoy your drink and drugs!!" If you like Pink Floyd as much as it seems, sadly there is only ONE WAY you're going to see their music "live" in concert (2021+) other than an older dvd (or maybe Waters or Gilmour solo in concert; they're getting old my friend)... more importantly hearing the songs done exacting to the studio albums adding a very good example of the "live" light show... you may wanna check out the following group that's IMO far better than a tribute band!! The subsequent track is superbly performed by the tribute band "Brit Floyd" ~ Gilmour, Mason and Wright have said, "If they themselves wanted to see PF live, the only way that could ever happen is go see these guys." kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ-rpmZ6bdinfac (one song from an entire 155 minute concert of PF Bliss; see comment at link for other tracks) Final Note: Pink Floyd have left us the embodiment of their musical journey to share, enjoy and reflect upon. * always listen to Pink Floyd with headphones or an awesome sounding music system. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd = = = == === = ====== = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Roger Waters and Friends (PF Bassist; he left in 1985) did a live concert of the entire "Wall" double album in Germany (1990) right after the wall came down; very historic!! The stage was at least a block or more long... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZnVd62rqrqsn5I Here is the Wikipedia explanation of that concert: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_%E2%80%93_Live_in_Berlin

[@zoranhorvat8284]

They are there, in the Colosseum near the Volcano

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

That's actually pretty epic of a location! :D

[@jonhenke1504]

The best place to start with Pink Floyd is their Dark Side of the Moon album from 1973. Turn your computer and your phone off and get ready for a 43-minute biography of life from birth to death! Incredible music and profound lyrics!! Pink Floyd is the Mozart of the 20th century and I'm fairly certain their music will continue to be listened to a thousand years from now!

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Nice one Jon. I like the idea of ablum going from birth to passing. Feel intrigued about this and will check out the album. Wow - 1973!

[@wcemichael]

He's old... He's adapting how he sings this song from when he was young in the 70s... You might just enjoy the originals with lyrics sometimes or do a side by side comparison sometimes

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Many thanks @wcemichael. We might do comparison as you mentioned (and other people in the comments). Perhaps starting with this version and going to the original or the so praised Pulse concert version will just show us how amazing they are in comparison to Pompeii concert :D.

[@wcemichael]

@@EbonyIvoryReact Well you are going to find a lot of "versions" of things. The whole album is also one huge video that also needs to be seen to get a fuller impact of the experience. It's like a movie..... only it's music. I've seen it. It's amazing. Another guy to consider is Jethro Tull and the Aqualung album. It's one of few albums I listened to start to finish over and over again. This man plays rock and roll flute solos. "cross eyed mary" live is great.

[@deanadewall8400]

I know this is 3 yrs old, but now in 2024 and 2025 he's going to do a world tour starting in Sept. He's also got a new album that's coming out. He's 78!

[@espenvippen]

Great reaction. And beautiful song. Personally, I think the pink floyd comfortably numb pulse concert is the best. 😀 David Gilmour plays this guitar solo differently at almost all concerts. 😀

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thanks , he really plays guitar so good, can never get tired of listening. We actually had to watch and react to the Pulse version too which sounds amazing too.. 👍🏽👌🎶

[@rodneybever9583]

Ahhh....these days I am pretty much 24/7 Hang Over Gang Tom Macdonald...but dang this takes me back to my younger days at the river sandbar on summer nights. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. #hangovergang

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Wow thank you! Seems all different music types connect people. We ourselves havent listened to Pink Floyd (me at all and Lukasz only heard like one of their songs before). We will probably go through more of their music at some point :)

[@rodneybever9583]

@@EbonyIvoryReact I would highly recommend that. "The great gig in the sky" is transcendent!

[@geraldherrmann787]

react to the same song, pink floyd live pulse 1994 - you´ll get to hear the arguably best solo of all time

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Will definitely react to the Live Pulse version.👍🏽 thanks for the suggestion.💯👍🏽

[@geraldherrmann787]

@@EbonyIvoryReact of course there´s much much more to explore from floyd, but this one´s a special case :-)

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Yea, we can see that.😀will love to explore more from Pink Floyd, after the special case one is done.💯😀👍🏽

[@BBb-rd5ow]

This is why we have been called white boy's. hahahahah coma hahahahahahha

[@jamescrane2156]

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (Official Video Remastered)

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thanks for the suggestion. We actually recorded it already and its sitting in the queue to be edited :) My wife actually never heard it before we did the reaction. Still can't believe it.

[@jamescrane2156]

@@EbonyIvoryReact That sounds great. Looking forward to your reaction.

[@dnalormlohdil7923]

Good heavens!! What are you doing!? Please try Pulse version!!!

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Coal Miners Reaction to Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb Pulse Live kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnTXgYxqmtR8sNE we actually reacted to it few weeks ago.👍🏽

[@christianbitz-nielsen5462]

Try some Nightwish Ghost Love score

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thanks for the suggestion, we’ll check it out as soon as we can, it’s already on our list.

[@rufusjacobs947]

React after the song ,(please).

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thanks Rufus. It appears Pink Floyd fans want to see uninterupted reactions :) We mainly do reactions with lyrics breakdown and what we think they mean, hence quite a few pauses (if you compare it to our other videos though, you would think we didnt pause much in that David Gilmour performance :) We might go for Pulse version at some point and making a bit longer reactions between pausing :)

[@pauldocmusic2411]

As mentioned you watched David Gilmour solo , not Pink Floyd. Still a magical performance though

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Yes thank you. This is what happens when you approach something without doing research :) We learned something new today - we made such a rookie mistake :)

[@pauldocmusic2411]

@@EbonyIvoryReact don't be too hard on yourself lol this is David Gilmour returning to Pompeii where Pink Floyd played in an empty amphitheatre in early 70s . It's a brilliant performance considering he is about 70 in this concert. Try the pulse version from 94 for the best guitar solo ever . Peace

[@michaelmcbreen4025]

Wrong version my friend you need to react to the best version ever of comfortably numb which was held at the "Pulse" concert Earl's Court London in 1994.plus this song is based on a band member who injured himself just before going on stage and was given an injection to help him get through the concert and the reaction he got was a feeling of being comfortably numb. The one problem iv'e got with you as reactors is you pause far to much and you must never,never,pause in guitar solo.one last thing pink floyd have been going since the mid 60s and are the greatest progressive rock band in the world bar none.

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thank you for taking the time to comment. We will check the Pulse version at some point - it will be cool, as now we will have a point of reference :) I didn't remember us pausing at the solo, but I might be wrong here. In all honesty we mainly like to do reactions with lyrics breakdown. We might think about titling videos a little bit different as it appears that a lot of viewers want to see us just reacting to songs. But since we breakdown the lyrics and what we think they mean, we tend to pause fairly often (as you said).

[@joegi6431]

hate the stop starting

[@sidstewart7399]

This version is nowhere near Pulse version. David seems to lose focus a few times and up meandering. Pulse is perfection.

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thanks. We will check it out at some point probably as well. We came into this with my wife not knowing the band at all and me only hearing Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 before. Guess there is a lot to discover.

[@SuperWhofan1]

You stopped the song so much. Painful to get through this video

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Thanks for the comment Ben. Appreciate it and hopefully newer reactions will suit you better, as we have taken steps to reduce pauses after taking on-board comments from viewers. We also listened to lots of comments recommeding us to check the Live version from Pulse concert, which we will do soon. All the best!

[@claudiotallone2944]

Hey Ivory. If you classified a guitarist through his speed, you're not for real music. Please, stay away from Pink Floyd. Thanks!!

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Hey Claudio. I didn't realise music is an objective matter. If you didn't understand what I said (and what I didn't say) please refrain from commenting 👍🏼

[@kevinohara2618]

Poor version, pink floyd is better

[@EbonyIvoryReact]

Cheers! We did enjoy it, but will probably check the other version as well

[@jacobpaulson23]

Thats a weird take, his solos here are masterful

[@kevinohara2618]

@@jacobpaulson23 gilmour is brilliant, what lets this down is the other musicians (who might be great in another setting but here they do not suit this song),particularly how they have done roger waters vocal parts, wright and the others have done rogers parts well in other versions, i still agree that this version is great but there are bits in it that make me cringe, but this is only my opinion, im sure others dont feel as bad about it as i do.

[@jacobpaulson23]

@@kevinohara2618 Obviously Waters vocals are the best, but given that this is essentially gilmour and friends they did a great job. Guy Pratt does run like hell fantastic, for example. But Gilmour is always brilliant, I thought you were referring to his parts.