First Time Hearing "MONEY" by Pink Floyd | Are They ACTUALLY Good?!

[@jaxonfreeman1756]

One thing a lot of people don't recognize from Pink Floyd is the funk and jazz. Glad you listened to this song bro.

[@drewmoser882]

This song is neither funk nor jazz. It's bluesy but not in a good way

[@Tman2042]

@@drewmoser882 That 7/4 is funky. That 4/4 is bluesy. But, I guess you just a hater.

[@michaelshelton3910]

Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon stayed on the Billboard charts for 990 weeks, sold 45 million copies worldwide making it the fourth best selling album in history. Musical geniuses.

[@DazzleMonroe]

In the UK it would have made #1 in 1973 but for a "Flashback to The 60s" compilation album

[@knuckleblood]

I'm a 56 yr old blackman from Brooklyn who loves Pink Floyd and Moneys my favorite song.

[@donalddavid3431]

56 yr old white guy from Philly. Right there with you. 😁

[@dannelson5466]

If you liked this try their song Have a Cigar

[@nim4464]

primus has a great cover of this

[@-Zevin-]

I strongly recommend listening to the entire dark side of the moon album in one go. It's a time commitment but it's worth it, and it was designed to be listened to that way.

[@darthtraya8305]

With The Wizard of Oz. Google it. 😂 I’ve done it and it was 😮

[@billyfarrington374]

I'm pretty sure they all were.

[@-Zevin-]

@@billyfarrington374 All Pink Floyd albums or all albums in general? Because I can tell you the vast majority of albums aren't designed like Pink Floyd albums as a continuous interconnected experience. I'm sure there are others but it's rare.

[@Britonbear]

@@-Zevin- Money is one track that can stand alone though.

[@NeverTrustGhost]

Fun Fact: This song is about the bad things money can bring. Ironically, it made Pink Floyd lots of cash, as the Dark Side Of The Moon album sold over 34 million copies.

[@DiceGoblin77]

Genre-wise, Floyd is prog (progressive) rock, which is one of the hardest ones to nail down because the main defining trait of prog is that it’s experimental. This was one of the first, if not the very first, rock album to play with sampling. Of course there’s the cash register in the beat, but there’s also those voices in the background at the end of the song, which are sampled from interviews with people who worked on the album answering whether they’d ever used violence and whether they were in the right when they did. Dark Side of the Moon is full of weird little details like that, it’s a really interesting rabbit hole to go down if you’ve got the time.

[@Jeremy-hx7zj]

Experimentation used to be the big trait of prog rock. For the last few decades most prog rock bands just copy 70s prog

[@mattblatchley2061]

well said, sir...

[@The.Akademic]

Couple things re: “What you know about struggles with money” 1. Important to remember the band is British so their relationship to wealth is going to be different than those in the US especially in the 70s. 2. Kind of think the song was referring to how English culture had become highly consumerist and is written as a critique of fast paced living in London in the early 70s as culture shifted toward the modern consumer society we know today and away from the values of nature, peace and love espoused by hippie and psychedelic culture in the late 60s EDIT: If you’ve never heard a saxophone solo in a song before I think we gotta get you doing a react to “Cold Sweat” by James Brown next!

[@lipby]

Pink Floyd was an album-oriented band. It's worthwhile listening to this album straight through. It's what they used to call a "concept album," and (as I understand it) the concept is: all the things the drive people to lose their mind.

[@marklanger6619]

Back in the day, every high school grad wrote quotes from this album ('Dark Side Of The Moon') in their yearbooks. 'Time' may have the most meaningful & insightful lyrics ever written. Good job, Rob

[@TLKjoe]

For real though, This channel and the Kendrick/Drake beef have taught me to really appreciate hip-hop on another level.

[@ItsDetroit]

Lecrae and Dee 1 responded to Kendrick didn't expect you to listen to Pink Floyd you're a real one

[@HollywoodRobTV]

My dawg! Im gonna do vids then ✊🏾

[@ItsDetroit]

@@HollywoodRobTV trying to look out I enjoy your reactions only been here since Kendrick and Drake beef but I’m here to stay now

[@aubreybaccus9066]

It’s a perfect album to get stoned as shit and listen to! The great gig in the sky is the peak of the album!

[@billyfarrington374]

I agree. This is a much better introduction to Pink Floyd than Comfortably Numb. IMO "The Wall" (the album) wasn't meant to be listened to piecemeal but end to end, otherwise you lose the much needed context.

[@dboss7239]

A few notes: It is considered blasphemy to pause in the middle of a David Gilmour solo by Floyd fans. He is one of the best guitarists and his solos literally speak to your soul. You must listen to the whole album from start to finish. There is a reason it is one of THE highest selling albums of all time, it is pure musical and lyrical genius. It's not a collection of songs, but a complete progressive rock symphony, with movements that flow into the next track and it tells a story. In the words of Roger Waters (Lyrics and bass) "It has some kind of universal appeal in that it confronts a number of major emotional and psychological issues". Birth, time, death, money, war, madness and a magnificent uplifting ending where "everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon".

[@llanitedave]

Pink Floyd was not rich when they wrote this song -- but this song helped make them rich!

[@rabbyte3824]

6:24 I completely agree. Comfortably Numb takes place partway through Pink Floyd’s rock opera “The Wall” without context it’s feels more like a deep cut. But you should try doing a whole album review for The Wall, or make The Wall your first movie review. But if you do the movie you may want to get a little loose and little lit before sitting down to watch ;) 11:22 Exactly

[@patrickmoore4726]

"what is this genre?" pink floyd.

[@paulclarke4305]

I have to say its great hearing the reaction of a young man reacting to the tunes of yesterday and digging it. Keep em coming Rob.

[@avoncalling7886]

I’m elated that you’re giving PF another try. They are just not a band that does music “for” the radio. Once you see the creativity and talent, it’s just amazing. Having said that, your next track should absolutely be “Another Brick In The Wall”. 🤩😎

[@jessecail8182]

Glad you are giving them another listen.

[@Reldan]

Dark Side is an incredible album to listen to while high as hell. That's really the true 70s way to enjoy the whole album, which is one continuous piece of music where each song just merges into the next one from start to finish.

[@Trygon]

Rob's gathering thesis material for that whiteology phd. Prog rock's a deep, deep hole. I hope you wind up trying out Yes, they were one of my first concerts 30 years late in 2001

[@FlyFisher-xd6je]

Dude... you kill me. Keep this up and you are gonna be huge in this space.

[@ninja_tony]

I was so worried about this after seeing how you felt about Comfortably Numb lmao. Aayyy congrats on hitting 100k!

[@ericawirta9922]

My Dad used sell sound systems He used to play this track for demos out of his tricked out hippie van. It was incredible!

[@stephenmallory7049]

Rob you are hilarious!😂

[@Cifer77]

"Have a Cigar" definitly seems like one of their songs that's right up your alley

[@igot40movies]

The greatest band of all time

[@BluesJammer69]

What you are looking for is "Have a Cigar"...enjoy!

[@bobbyverne9714]

I first heard "Money", I was getting ready for school back in 1979! My senior year. Growing up in the 70s was incredible! The music, the epic cars, the many, many parties! Even while in school, most of us had jobs, had rifles and shotguns hanging in the rear window of our pickups, were allowed to smoke on campus while outside, the drinking age was 18!!! Can anyone phantom the notion of having an 18 year olds legally buying alcohol?!?!?! Yeah, you definitely should've picked a song on this album as a starter for enjoying Pink Floyd. You're in for a wild ride listening to this band! David Gilmore is an absolute legendary guitar player and song writer!

[@keyrat1753]

You probably enjoy the 1994 PULSE LIVE version of Money. It is a spectacular performance.

[@amgray19]

Fun fact: a friend of mine in high school, his dad was originally asked to play that saxophone part (he was in the band Juicy Lucy, see the concert Supershow, where Led Zeppelin also played). Being a proper Englishman he refused, saying “What?!? You want me to play all staccato and out of tune?” 😂😂😂

[@nateh9917]

Pink Floyd is prog rock, which was basically just a movement of rock musicians who wanted to push the boundaries of rock and make something that had never been done before. Pink Floyd and this album (Dark Side of the Moon) are basically the face of the genre for good reason. As you pointed out, they blend jazz (long instrumental solos, the song has a 7/4 time signature but switches to regular 4/4 for the guitar solo), rock (electric guitar, bass), funk (guitar player is super inspired by funk and blues), and have super cool song progressions that don't follow verse-chorus-verse formats. They also were the first people to use samples as part of the beat (in this song!). What you don't get just from the listening to the song is how seamlessly every song flows together into the next, and how the whole album is greater than the sum of its parts. This is literally THE album that you listen to as an album. You should turn it on, light up (if you do that), and listen to it front to back. Would be perfect for a livestream. It will change what you think music can be and do, as it has done for the 50+ million people who have bought the album in the last 50 years. Also lol I also don't like Comfortably Numb even in the context of the album it's on (The Wall). super overrated imo.

[@whoalookout8578]

"I don't like that outfit you got on neither" Me *looks down* "what the fuck man" 💀

[@HollywoodRobTV]

@@whoalookout8578 🤣🤣🤣

[@justindevoe9556]

Pink Floyd is progressive rock in its truest form; they progressed the rock sound so far it’s hard to call even their most “rock” songs rock. They fused jazz, funk, r&b, rock, and classical in a way that created an entirely unique and instantly recognizable style

[@DWMaje]

Pink Floyd was that group. My grandfather had me listening to them since 5. This is also a good entry to Prog Rock.

[@scottparent5081]

love watching your genuine man. helps me remember how i felt when i first heard these songs too.

[@seansho]

fun fact the verses are in 7/4 time while switching to 4/4 time for the guitar solo, and the genre is Pink Floyd

[@johnharris6087]

Progressive rock merges techniques from jazz, blues, folk, country and anything else that sounds good. A very creative time in music history

[@jdlawbooker3938]

Progressive. Now go listen to some essential Yes. You need "Roundabout" as the introductory. Then "Owner of the Lonely Heart" "See All Good People" "Changes" "Leave It." Then you know Progressive music. ."

[@kiwiana661]

Pink Floyd was the best thing that happened to me

[@aydennso]

Finally, a song he likes in an odd time signature. My request still stands. No one knows by Queens of the Stone Age. It is in common time with not only a great guitar solo but the drummer and bassist go off as well.

[@valiantvincent2621]

Pink Floyd are my favorite band ever, their very early work was very trippy and experimental even for the time, and as they progressed they began getting deeper into adding Jazz and Blues themes and styles. a flagship of Prog rock, they have more good songs than I could bother recommending, but Time is another from this album that's absolutely worth a listen

[@mrguymandude1096]

Thx for the reaction! Break time is over I got to get back to flippin those burgers. 10hrs a day @ $7.75. Appreciate you

[@southpawscientific4122]

I highly recommend you do a reaction to the entire Dark Side of the Moon album...

[@jozefczyzewski9168]

Congrats on the 100k subs

[@creature1273]

every album for pink floyd is a full book of stories. Its legit hard to understand anything from them based on a single, but i do understand it doesn't fit the format of what you are trying to do. I love your review, you bring the energy, an open mind, and a good time to every review you do. Keep up the good work. (fun fact this album lines up with the Wizard of OZ if you turn the sound off on the movie and time it right. They spent time making every song every beat line up on what is happening.

[@HemiVGM]

Used to play this with my old mans band when I was in high school along with a bunch of Stevie Ray Vaughan. Love to see you going over the classics on here .

[@philshorten3221]

if you don't know Pink Floyd THIS is definitely the best place to start! ❤❤❤

[@chrislewandoski3383]

Money was the song that stood out from Dark Side. I heard the album a few times before, but like a lot of kids the first thing I did after getting stoned for the first time was put on Dark Side of the Moon and eat a box of ice cream sandwiches.

[@TheClayCoKid]

Great Gig in the Sky is going to blow your mind!!!!

[@Brosati68]

This album in full is the greatest of all time. Every song introduces the next and it flows beautifully. I’m 28 too not too old 😂

[@FlyFisher-xd6je]

My guy, when this song was written England had been going through a major recession and the mood of the country was dire.

[@mattblatchley2061]

great album, great song, great react Brother Rob!

[@mattblatchley2061]

This is "Prog Rock" (progressive) extremely white shite... very experimental, they try to do music more like classical composition rather than radio-friendly pop...they shy away from verse, chorus, verse, chorus bridge chorus for more "movements" like classical

[@hartthorn]

Floyd is sort of the proto-ProgRock band. The meshing of blues, funk, and jazz with psychedelic rock.

[@nicklynn964]

The Best record ever! I’m an engineer. This record was the base on model how sound should work.

[@Ken19700]

You have to realize that the sound of the various cash registers was extremely difficult to do in 1973. Today you could come up with that in an hour, back then it probably took months.

[@grelch]

Irony is that this song, this album, are what made them rich. They were a working band before this album.

[@brandonlochel7942]

I would recommend a band called Dream Theater. They are a processive rock/metal band, they can be quite extended but a great listen.

[@prismagus8051]

Pink Floyd is Pink Floyd genre. Much in the same way that TOOL is TOOL genre. They are their own thing, beholden to none, and they are peak music.

[@garfield3407]

never never interrupt a Dave Gilmore solo bad bad bad

[@markolarabie6685]

Next from Pink Floyd that I think you would really appreciate: Welcome to the Machine...

[@fmkwvejf]

Pink Floyd is Prog Rock! Lots of prog rock takes influence from genres like jazz. It's experimental, it's out there, it does weird shit. If you count the beats in this song you'll notice it's in 7. Like the beat doesn't go 1234,1234, it goes 1234567 and then repeats, which is super unusual. Prog Metal bands like Tool and Sleep Token are sort of descended from Pink Floyd, they also do a lot of experimental stuff in their songs, that's why sometimes it's hard to "find the beat", because they're doing weird shit just like a jazz band would do.

[@bion247]

Pink Floyd is THE rabbit holes of rabbit holes. If you start down it, you will be a different at the end, if you make it to the end.

[@13terapyn]

Congrats on l00k subs!!

[@KennyCamaro2364]

Thanks for giving it a chance Rob…

[@fernandomedeiros3393]

Oh yeah, this is a much better introduction to Pink Floyd, my man. Worth mentioning that the cash register sounds are timed right to the song´s beat and it´s interesting that you got it right away.

[@willcool713]

Tracks and touring are part of the business of the music industry, but Pink Floyd was prog rock and that means the full album is their primary art form.

[@TheClubIceMaster]

u gotta listen to this whole album in one go man, that's the way it was intended

[@twenty1129]

Everyone is going to say Another Brick in the Wall, but if we're doing more Floyd I wanna see Have a Cigar

[@philshorten3221]

"Money so THEY say is the root..." THEY being the rich people WITH money are telling WITHOUT that money is bad!

[@MillicentOak]

The early 70s was great for the mixture of jazz and rock. Miles Davis released Bitches Brew in 1970, which incorporated rock into jazz, and jazz fusion became popular for a while. He planned to collaborate with Hendrix, but sadly Hendrix passed too soon. A lot of the hard rock drummers of the time were also already big jazz nerds which already influenced their playing: Mitch Mitchell of the Experience, Bill Ward of Black Sabbath, John Bonham of Led Zep (though some swung better than others).

[@jamesburns8827]

Well obviously now you have to do time off the Same album. That song will make you laugh and it will make you cry. The way they understood the perception of the passage of time Through the Ages is spectacular

[@danielmrtns]

I don’t love Money vs. other Pink Floyd songs. But still, yeah… “is PF really good?” Yes. It’s not even a matter of opinion with this band, it’s just a fact.

[@Barrera35]

I don't remember which Pink Floyd song you first reacted to, but this is a much better song! This entire album is actually amazing! This one and Wish You Were Here Edit: there is a documentary on Netflix called "Squaring the Circle" that focuses on the artist who created this and other album covers. Another note, these guys are British, so asking "for a rise" might be correct lol

[@scottparent5081]

you should watch the queen live aid performance. it's one of the best in the history of music, you'd love it!

[@Hurbie_53]

One of the absolute best 7/8 songs out there if not the Kong of the Hill!

[@blues305]

Now eats couple 🍄🍄 and listen to whole album dark side of the moon

[@martinm1231]

Fifteen second mind reset -Unable to let the music play .Requires reset every FIFTEEN SECONDS.

[@rat488]

welcome To Prog RobTV. I cannot wait till we eventually show you King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard someday maybe....

[@thebenc1537]

OK you gotta do The Wall Pt 2. Its a song from their The Wall album and probably their biggest hit.

[@SleepyAlice895]

This is Prog/psychadelic/Space Rock. Progressive Rock, aka Prog, is rock that is expansive and incorporates a lot of divergent styles, genres, and often incorporates uncommon time signatures, as well as key changes, time signature and tempo changes, and usually multiple of these in a single song. I think you've already done some other prog but I'm not sure you recognized it. Other artist suggestions for 70s Prog; Yes, King Crimson, Rush, Genesis More modern: Tool, Dream Theater, Muse, Mars Volta All really good, but a lot of variations to style.

[@arnoldcox9128]

Definitely some R&B mixed in this song you gotta love it

[@the.wayne.b]

man that sagat statue is fire.

[@chadly841]

Pink Floyd made mostly psychedelic tunes. Great production. Best song by far is Wish You Were Here

[@bcagz9835]

You gotta listen to “Time”, “Have a Cigar”, and “Young Lust”. I think they would suit your taste in music. PF is a niche band but god damn do they have some good tunes.

[@NoBody-xg1wg]

That TIME SIGNATURE is SEVEN-EIGHT time!!!

[@youshaveice]

Time, Sheep, Shine On You Crazy Diamond. Get to work!

[@1nAtEdAgR8]

Great reaction to another great 70s band - Led Zeppelin should definitely be on your listening list!

[@ade4864]

This whole album is fire 🔥

[@aircap]

7/4 time signature through most of the song

[@FlyFisher-xd6je]

Definitely elements of funk, blues, and rock.

[@bill3118]

This genre is called Pink Floyd!

[@fredforkes1595]

This album,Dark Side or the Moon, was on on Billboard 200 for 900 weeks.

[@rabbyte3824]

Still love your energy and still love that you don’t love everything! Please check out some punk. Not Blink 182 or Offspring or some SKA, but some classic 80’s/90’s punk. “Do What You Want” by Bad Religion is a hard and fast off their album Suffer. And Suffer is one of the most influential punk albums of all time. If you’d rather dip your toe in with something more accessible off the album “Land Of Competition” has a more pop punk rhythm

[@moomoogaming9985]

You should check out Whole Lotta Love - Led zepplin and Scream of The Butterfly - Acid Bath

[@emPtysp4ce]

I don't know if you've heard it yet, but When The Levee Breaks by Led Zeppelin is worth listening to

[@kylebarrios4477]

You don't need drugs to enjoy them, Pink Floyd is the Drug. Please do full album reaction cause this is just the beginning of who they are

[@DSALV76]

To your comments about how bad inflation is now:1973-1975 was a period known as “stagflation” where both inflation and unemployment spiked globally at the same time for many reasons, In 1973 mortgage rates peaked at 8.85; a gallon of milk cost around 1.31…that is 9.29 today. I know you’re not paying 9.29 for milk today…

[@Phillphine]

Have you done "run like hell"? I think that's my favorite Pink Floyd. Edit: I don't know why people are so stuck on the pulse version, but if you try "run like hell", try the studio\album version.