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[@gavinmcleod7446]

Wow that guitar solo has been described as one of the best if not the best solo of all time- and it went right over your head .

[@jgrooms]

He doesn’t like guitar solos

[@patrick1234]

Based on his complaint of "solos", which is a part of all real music, why is he even reacting to "music" then? He should just save us all from wasting our time and just stick with rap, it's just lyrics with no actual music.

[@Hawaii567]

@@patrick1234 your comment is beyond ignorant it’s actually insane you’re a fully developed adult commenting on music when you have no understanding of anything outside of what you personally listen to. You sound like what this dude sounds like when he’s talking about guitar solos. Not everyone “gets” certain genres of music. You’re 100% one of them. As someone who loves and has done deep dives into every genre, I can say you’re ignorant as a fact

[@hudavis550]

@@patrick1234 or you can save your own time and not watch

[@hudavis550]

@@patrick1234 you dk anything about rap either

[@sparky4878]

David Gilmour doesn’t plug his guitar into an amp, he plugs it into your soul. The most moving emotional solo I’ve ever heard. It speaks more than words ever could.

[@carolynejubber]

It sends chills down my spine every time.

[@marcoestiercol6112]

Most people say 'David Gilmour doesn't plug his guitar into an amp, he plugs it into his soul'. But i believe David Gilmour plugs his guitar into OUR souls.

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@d-five7265]

If you've ever wondered what the physical soul of the universe sounds like underneath the veil of reality...... its a Dave Gilmour solo on eternal loop

[@chrism9962]

This

[@paulamoya7956]

Word.

[@ReallyDumbName]

This is the truest thing I have ever read.

[@TheCornishCockney]

You are the first to say Floyd solo’s don’t do much for you. I was at this show and let me tell you,we all wanted it to go on all night. Best concert I’ve ever been to and I’m 68 and been to so many concerts that I can’t count them all.

[@fuzzylogics139]

Only logical all the people that consciously went to that concert wanted it to go on all night. You're fans of this band :) How awesome for you and the millions who get swept up and washed away by it.

[@InfiniteBumblebee337]

I saw this show in a 60k seat stadium on a damp, misty night. The sound was immersive and flawless. The light effects were nothing short of stunning and only amplified by the mist.

[@marklunn41]

@@InfiniteBumblebee337 same - low cottonball clouds brushing the top of of the stadium, colored pink by the street lamps of the city

[@detroitlady7201]

Right there with you. Was so good had to go to a different state to see it again! Even picked up the kids and took them because I knew they'd never get another chance to see Pink Floyd, so that was their 1st concert and they still talk about it today! I've been to too many concerts to count and NOTHING has compared. Never seen so many speakers in my life! Truly felt it for days!

[@hmart6881]

I wished I could hear this song for the first time again, gliding into the emotions, celebrating my chicken skin, laughing and crying at the same time, enlightened by lyrics and notes.... Ah, wait. That still works even after all these years. Thank god.

[@prod.terrace]

I listened to it all the way through for the first time last night, I cried all the way through the solo😂 that told me right there that it was time to bust out the guitar and learn it.

[@floydfloyd1978]

You could not be more right! (Except for the last word - I prefer to thank the band ;) )

[@hawthorn187]

That wasn't because you took acid?😂😂😂

[@coversbyshubham2556]

If you don’t like long solos, well then you’re probably out of 90% of the legendary artists/music groups of all time

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@carafry4606]

Pink Floyd was my first true love. ❤️ I strongly recommend watching the entire "The Wall" movie. It will put this into perspective and it is a brilliant bit of cinema.

[@lizetteolsen3218]

Oh my! The MOVIE? That is one of the most depressing ever. I think the album and his imagination would be a better move.

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@damienmaynard8892]

Perhaps seeing it in context - the movie "The Wall" - would help you. It's about Pink, the main character, retreating from reality of living in the spotlight as a star and his feelings towards his mother, his girlfriend and the wall he has to build to insulate himself from problems he sees as coming from outside. The pin prick was the doctor bringing him out of his drugged stupor to "do the show". I don't know of another guitarist who can make his instrument express emotions as eloquently as David Gilmour - that is the glory of this solo! repetitive parts for the feeling of "here we go again" and the soaring highs and deepening lows...... for words to parallel this listen to "WASP"' playing "The Crimson Idol". and, of course, the rest of the Pink Floyd album "The Wall"..... mundane existence? NO!

[@guiness1100]

Great analysis, for a guitarist who can eek out a similar emotion from his instrument, check out Gary Moore (namely Still Got the Blues and The Messiah Will Come Again).

[@everlastingphelps]

Came to say the same thing. I have some bad news, sunshine -- you should listen/see the whole thing. (I think I prefer the album but the wife disagrees.)

[@damienmaynard8892]

@@everlastingphelps Pink isn't well? He stayed back at the hotel?......

[@HazedForDays]

@@guiness1100 If you like The Messiah Will Come Again, definitely check out Roy Buchanan (if you're not familiar)!

[@guiness1100]

@@HazedForDays If I am not mistaken, Roy Buchanan's version was the original (and excellent in it's own right). Definitely agree!!!

[@keithworsfold2689]

I don’t know why you didn’t just read the lyrics off a sheet if your just into words, then you wouldn’t have to have sat there looking bored through one of the greatest guitar solos ever, Take all kinds I suppose.

[@brettsteele7386]

This has been touted as the greatest solo of all time.

[@xlDysenterylx]

By who? I love this song, and the solo, but it's not even one of Gilmour's best, let alone greatest of all time.

[@jgrooms]

@@xlDysenterylx by many

[@stephenord3403]

I think Sorrow was equal

[@kendavison7148]

If you're not emotionally moved by the "solo" then there's something really missing in your life. It almost seems like he didn't want to like the solo. Very odd reaction.

[@lizetteolsen3218]

I think he is not fully exposed to PF music and their conceptions to fully appreciate. I am always surprised when people are not impressed with the guitar solo, but to each . . .

[@umpalumpa-qw8ru]

'So Dave, how long you want the solo to be?' 'Yes'

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[@MikeInMD1961]

I usually enjoy and agree with your musical reactions, which it makes it even more puzzling as to why this guitar solo didn't blow you away. Pink Floyd is an acquired taste and requires some patience. I've been fortunate to see Pink Floyd twice in concert, and both shows were a feast for the ears and eyes. After seeing this video countless times, I still get goosebumps when he's tearing it up. Quite simply, guitars want David Gilmour for Christmas.

[@chadwhite4236]

Most would say this is the greatest guitar solo ever! Gilmour isn't just throwing down a solo but instead he speaks to you in a way that basically continues the story/theme of the song.

[@tomsanders7080]

This takes me back about 25 years. Me and my very best friend use to go to this place in the country where we live on this dirt road there was 2 really big oak trees the spot is called shady oak and we would go there mostly at night sit in the truck put this song on and smoke a blunt

[@m.ericwatson968]

Also one the best electric guitar solos in all of modern music

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@rafaelluisdasilva3504]

David Gilmour's guitar singing are much deeper than any human words could ever express. Hopefully you'll learn to close your eyes and appreciate it someday. Love your reactions thanks for uploading.

[@ritagryphon222]

A very numb reaction to one of the best solos ever

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[@jarbeck1]

Great Gig in the Sky tells an entire story about death without a single lyric. Expand your horizons.

[@matildatravels3560]

Over the time, the internet has somewhat collectively agreed to the fact, that there are certain things, that should be frowned upon. And the list goes: 1. Messing around John Wick's dog 2. Talking about Eminem's daugher 3. Interrupting David Gilmour's guitare solo 4. ... . . .

[@roballen5718]

it's not alcohol, or illegal drugs. it's a doctor, seeing to a guitarist, before a show, giving him painkillers, so he could perform on stage. it's from the point of view of the man, many years later, remembering the incident. he's old and has become comfortably numb, after many years of pain and suffering, mostly from mental health issues

[@mitchellpurdy470]

Lol 😉

[@johnkonertz8042]

David Gilmore is a God !!!! Guitar God that is. How can anyone not get lost in the emotions in his playing. David does not shred, nor does he need to. I have literally seen his playing bring people to tears.

[@deejayturtle]

Forgive me @MrLboyb, when I first started watching you I assumed you were my age. You are 10 yrs younger I found out from watching another reaction of yours. Back in the distant past of the late 70'd and early 80's when albums were listened to from beginning to end in one listening with the lyric sleeve in hand. There were a style of album known as a concept album that had a common theme or story that ran through each song. The album this song comes from is such an album. To get the full story you need to hear the whole album preferably in one setting. Better yet watch the movie based off the screenplay. All the songs are in the movie as they tale the tale. The album this comes from is THE WALL. It is considered one of the best albums ever recorded and has sold over 30 million units worldwide and went platinum, diamond and even double diamond in some countries. Sorry for the book, you know I love sharing great music. I hope you check this work out in its entirety.

[@lauraowen8142]

INDEED❣️🔥💯

[@johnboydTx]

Agreed 💯 percent 🤠✌️

[@Derrick4Liberty]

One song in the movie not on album, "when the tigers broke free"

[@moxiemooney8972]

Back in the 50's through to to 90's, artists had a Dr. that travelled with the band. Their only job was to make sure the artists could go on. They fed them dexydrine, coke, diet pills, pain killers, anxiety meds, etc ad infinitum. It was just easier to keep them medicated and drunk.

[@jorgecandeias]

Nobody can get this song without the context of the whole album. It's one of those things that only make true sense within the wider story.

[@vinchinzo594]

Usually yeah but not always. I heard this song utterly devoid of context when I was 16 and it altered the path of my life. I asked my dad for a guitar that day, and got one the following week.

[@Rallylabs]

IMO The lyrics are so good that they are relatable even if you don’t understand the overall context. Poetry doesn’t have to be understood to be beautiful.

[@jorgecandeias]

@@vinchinzo594 Sure, but understanding the meaning of the song and loving it are two different things. I fell in love with the whole album The Wall in the most peculiar way (came home from school and it was playing... on TV... during the test card before emission started), without really even paying attention to the words. Only much later did I really get the whole picture. But by then I was already hooked on Pink Floyd for life.

[@jorgecandeias]

@@Rallylabs No disagreement here. But I was talking about understanding, not relatibility or beauty. Different topic.

[@rickcolumbo3148]

@@Rallylabs If a song can move you you will attach your own imagery to it. Far from what was intended what it means to you will always mean more than what you are supposed to think.

[@k.coleman9317]

"The child is grown; the dream is gone..."...so much meaning there for everyone...welcome.

[@EL_Duderino68]

That hits me too. 6 words. So powerful.

[@Frostrazor]

You picked up on the meaning of the song perfectly. To understand the "why" would be impossible without full context. It's like trying to understand a book by reading a chapter in the middle. This song from The Wall album is a chapter in that album which is essentially a musical story/journey. The character in this case is based on the life of the lead singer (not in this video as he had already left the band), Roger Waters, who at this point in the story was suffering from anxiety, wishing to retreat from the spotlight that is over his life and mostly just want to retreat from the world - as he grew up sheltered and over-protected, and was not prepared with how dark, cold and cruel the real world actually is. Greatest musical outro of all time, and it's much more than just a guitar solo, it's a full band musical extravaganza of sound. I pity those who cannot allow themselves to feel and appreciate such epic musicianship.

[@carolynejubber]

Interesting. I hadn't heard it was based on Roger Waters, but I have read that it was based on Syd Barrett. Not saying you're wrong, just I hadn't heard this and I'm a huge Pink Floyd fan. If you're correct, thanks for the info. I'm about to hit the research button, lol.

[@joetengler9251]

I’ve actually read that it wasn’t anxiety/depression, but that Waters was actually suffering from Hepatitis and was in so much pain that he could not perform, so they called in a doctor who gave him a shot to “get him through the show”

[@seanemery6019]

I'm at a loss. I guess not everyone will appreciate the brilliance that went into that song and especially the solo. To MrLboyd it seemed like a commercial that droned on too long in his favorite show. Oh well. Can't like 'em all. Keep on your journey.

[@damienmaynard8892]

What!? Gotta watch it now!

[@hmvenom]

Was very fortunate to have seen Pink Back in the 90’s on division bell tour!! Such an amazing show✌🏻🤟🏻

[@Isleofskye]

Saw them debut DSOM at Earls Court, West London with 18,000 others, and the cost of the ticket? £1 pr $1.34 Dollars😀

[@dionlarsen10]

Watching ppl gurnee’d out before the start , T.O. Tour , Division Bell , memories , one of my top 10 songs 🤙🏼🔉🔊❤️

[@marta150]

I always loved this version, simply because of the guitar solo.

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@aaronmullenix5409]

I've been a guitarist for over thirty years....and if someone does like solos than they definitely don't want to hear me play... ..I literally cry when I hear a good guitar solo.... literally

[@Roylevis]

This what happen when you forget to give lighting guy a budget.

[@cjr1324]

Interesting reaction to the solo. My take on why it’s iconic. No matter the instrument, the challenge is to write something original and enduring, within the limits of, in this case, the fretboard of the guitar. Some most appreciate vocals, some lyrics, some drums, some keyboards, etc. For those that appreciate guitar (maybe play or otherwise understand the instrument), this is as well written and emotive a solo as we’ve ever heard. Pretty much every top ten list of best solos of all time has this first, or second to Stairway to Heaven. The Wall was released in 1979, so this solo is 43 years old and in that time nobody has written anything better. Great yes. Better, no. Love your work Mr. Boyd. And respect your willingness to acknowledge that this didn’t move you. Going to make a recommendation that may be a stretch but if you’re willing, react to the “Live 8” performance of this song. Not entirely because of the song itself but because it is the last time the members of this band were on stage together, or ever will be.

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[@tocham757]

The solo is what makes this song !!!! This song is all about the solo this is why people listen to this song the guitar work is amazing,to really appreciate this song turn out all the lights and close your eyes and become comfortably numb...

[@corrob]

i always place musicianship above lyrics, lyrics can be interchanged easily, a song at its core, is the instrumentals. across all genres, lyrics can be changed, and a song can be that, but if instrumentals are changed, its a different song.

[@boosuedon]

The name sake of the band was two old black blues musicians from North Carolina, PINK Anderson and FLOYD Council. What an honor!

[@rayjermyn4541]

It's about more than lyrics. in the right frame of mind, that guitar solo will open you up and expose you.

[@lindaaugone382]

Many years ago i was asked on a first date which turned out to be going to a Pink Floyd concert What a great mind blowing concert it was!

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[@Mu5icPr0ducer]

Some people feel music more than others. I’m one of those people. MrLBoyd has shown time and time again he is not. He’s more into lyrics, which he states. He’s probably 75% lyrics, 25% music…So you shouldn’t be surprised with this reaction. He doesn’t appreciate the arrangement or skill in music or feeling of the song as much. If you want his reaction to align with how you feel about a song , pick a heavy lyric song. Personally, I think James Vincent McMorrow is the greatest lyricist I know of..His music is arranged beautifully too, though I like his earlier work more.Songs like Down the Burning Rope, This Old Dark Machine…I could go on and on. I would be interested in hearing more of that specific type of content.

[@martinhotze4917]

So a book reaction might be more suitable 🥳

[@randyskeen4133]

He says the solos lose him, probably because he is to busy thinking of things to say, and not really listening...let me help, this is the kind of music where you find yourself sitting in a dark room with a empty mind, totally emmerced in the moment.

[@ChrisWiley]

This song is off "The Wall" album which is a concept album. The songs while you can get something from them, they kinda depend on the other songs of the album for the real meaning. But Pink Floyd songs isn't just about the lyrics but also the emotion of the music. Like "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" is a good song, but most of it is instrumental. Like parts 1 through 5 of that song is just over 13 minutes and you don't hear any lyrics for the first 8 minutes of the song and the lyrics are just about 2.5 minutes long. So, Pink Floyd is more about the music and the lyrics come along for the ride. :)

[@reverendstumpy9676]

Highly suggest you watch Pink Floyd's The Wall movie. Will give you a great understanding of whats going on. Well worth reviewing.

[@zahir12344]

I watched that movie while on shrooms, what a trip.

[@blanetalk]

It's from a 2 disk concept album, so what is happening is informed by what came before on the album. It's as if you've walked into act 2 of a play and are trying to understand a character's motivation. Thumbnail sketch summary: Pink has spent his life building up a wall between himself and the outside world, brick by brink, to protect himself from it's harm. By the point of this song, he's the lead singer in a rock band that doesn't want to go on stage any more, and has "management" doping him up so he can cope with performing.

[@fuseunison]

Sir, I know you've spoken before about how instrumental solos can be lost upon you. Umm...just think of them this way. Think of an instrumental solo as someone singing, with an instrument. What do the words mean? Whatever you want/need them to be. Perhaps I am biased. The most passionate kiss I've ever experienced in my lifetime was to the 2nd solo of this song, lol.

[@jerrypushaw]

Guys he's wired different than almost EVERYONE else. There's no point in trying to get him to like the solo. It's almost like him saying to a blind man " but this Picaso is thought to be one of the best paintings of all time" even though the guy cant see it. He obviously cant feel what that guitar does to the rest of us. If you want to see a good reaction to this version of this song go watch "half life sistah" react to this. She cried for 20 minutes. well worth a watch.

[@jasonlighton9636]

In 1992 I came across a vinyl copy of the Wall that belonged to an uncle. I listened to it over and over, recorded it on cassette to listen to it on the go. I can say that this record literally changed my life. It encouraged me to examine the walls in my own life that were keeping me from connecting with other people. I had to be the judge and decide to keep the walls up or..."tear down the walls....tear down the walls..." I chose the later. To see someone listen to it and just smile makes me glad, lets me know there are people that feel it too.

[@m.ericwatson968]

Pink is a rock star, Pink has come to hate being a rock star, thus Pink begins to hate himself, and he disconnects from his fans, his family and then his band and his friends, this is his disconnect from himself and reality

[@angelagraves865]

A lot of Pink Floyd songs require patience. They make you wait just a liiiiitle bit longer than when your mind tells you something should happen, if that makes sense. Anyway, patience is definitely a virtue when listening to their music. Also, let your mind go with the hypnotic rhythms of their songs because there's a lot going on under the surface. If you want something that's shorter try One Of These Days from the Pulse concert. It's a banger.

[@firedoc5]

It is so true that you don't just listen to Pink Floyd, you experience it. This is probably my favorite PF song. Between the melody and lyrics, you can get lost and forget things bothering you whether it be physical or mental. As others have said, Roger Waters was given an injection to ease abdomen cramps which later turned out to be hepatitis right before going on stage. It reminded him of how he felt as a child when he was sick with a high fever. Instead of trying to read the lyrics while listening, just lay back and take it all in.

[@robertpetre9378]

David Gilmores guitar solo always makes me cry every single time I hear it it’s just pure passion and beauty

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[@myjourneyhome2434]

That's one song that doesnt need words...just close your eyes and open your heart!!! Hands down one of the best songs ever!!

[@phatman8986]

So many late nights with the floyd

[@dmgallibond469]

Your interpretation of the song lyrics is pretty much the interpretation I had until I got the Blu-Ray of the move "The Wall" a few years ago and listened to the commentary with Roger Waters, who was the bass player and wrote the lyrics for this song. This was inspired by an incident in a concert during the 1970s when Waters had food poisoning (or some other illness that gave him painful nausea) and he wasn't sure if he would be able to play the concert. They called in a local doctor who came to the hotel, checked him out to be sure there wasn't something serious (like appendicitis) and then gave him a shot that was a mixture of pain killers and stimulants that let him go on with the concert. He said that during that whole show he felt like an observer within his own body--present, but not really there--a combination of his illness, the pain killers, and the stimulants all working together. In the film, the song is positioned to tell a slightly different story for the fictional character of "Pink" (the protagonist), although the events of the song still take place when Pink is being prepared to go play a concert as the leader of his band. I will echo some sentiments of being a little disappointed that you didn't get caught up in the solo, but to each his own, right? I have often thought that this concert (or at least one Pink Floyd concert) should be the first one that is rendered for a fully-immersive VR experience, and that when the technology like a Star Trek holodeck is perfected, a Pink Floyd show should be the first concert rendered in that format. I say that because attending a Pink Floyd concert is a multi-sensory experience. While the musicians themselves don't dance or caper around the stage, there are practical effects, pyrotechnics, lasers, and lighting effects that literally transport you (along with the music) to some special unique dimension of space, time, and mental state that is unlike any other place in the multiverse. You never just go to the show--you experience the show. It's the closest thing to magic I have ever experienced. Other friends have described it as a "religious experience."

[@trevorjames6185]

This was taken from an actual incident where he got very sick the day of one of their concerts. The doctor gave him some medicine so he was good enough to perform that night.

[@kevsim70]

This song has always hit me very, *very* deeply. To me, this always felt like a song about incredibly deep depression, where you've gotten to the point where you've given up on attempting to feel anything, because the only thing feelings bring you is pain. At that point it becomes *much* easier to just shut down and go, as the song describes, "comfortably numb" since feeling anything takes more effort than you feel capable of putting into anything, and which feels pointless since the only outcome to making the attempt is to make things worse. The problem is, once you're into that kind of mental space, getting *out* of it can be incredibly difficult, or indeed nearly impossible. So this song always felt to me like someone trying to force themselves to feel *something* and break through that internal wall and try and interact with the world again, while at the same time hearing that voice in the back of your head telling you that making that attempt is a *terrible* idea, and being numb is at least *safe* since it won't make things worse. I've been there. It's hard. So *incredibly* hard. You may be protecting yourself from *new* pain, but you're also existing in a world where *everything* is painful, and you need one of those pinpricks to remind you that there is a reason to feel. Hearing this song used to literally bring me to tears and bawling like a 2-year-old told he can't have ice cream. Even now, easily 25+ years later, it's still not easy to listen to. But to everyone out there who may *be* in that "comfortably numb" space, let me reassure you that there are good, positive reasons to break out and feel again. That voice in the back of your head lies, and isn't your friend. It's worth it to make the effort, no matter the pain it causes you. It may take you years and years, but it is *worth it* to fight that fight. To this day I have to continually fight against letting myself slide back into this mindset, and it can be harder than almost *anything* you do in life. But it's worth it. Believe me, as someone who's been there. Please.

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@oviate1]

One of the highlights of my 47 years on this planet was seeing this in person.

[@raenellefisher8514]

This song is easier to understand for natural-born addicts. Addicts find life itself painful, anxious, uncomfortable. Getting high is the medicine for this dis-ease with life. The highest you can get is comfortably numb. Not good, but better than the alternative. I totally get your indifference to long guitar solos. That's how I feel about rap music.

[@kpodonnell7924]

If any guitar solo can express words, it’s that one.

[@stephanel6637]

lyrics meaning : In an interview released in the 80s, Waters said that much of the song comes from something that really happened one evening when, in order to allow him to perform in Philadelphia, the doctor gave him a sedative for a severe stomach ache, which had probably caused by nerves. On the stage, his hands were numb and his vision blurred, but none of this derailed the crowd, who continued to dance and sing.

[@jbstanford3470]

This music is meant to be FELT. Listen again close your eyes and feel

[@jbstanford3470]

That was the beauty of this concert. You could close your eyes and still see

[@Katari-san]

Apparently this song represent the feeling you have on pain killer, which one of the member of the group had to play a show while on those.

[@thedominator87]

Roger Waters wrote the lyrics. While many people thought the song was about drugs, Waters claims it is not. The lyrics are about what he felt like as a child when he was sick with a fever. As an adult, he got that feeling again sometimes, entering a state of delirium, where he felt detached from reality. He told Mojo magazine (December 2009) that the lines, "When I was a child I had a fever/My hands felt just like two balloons" were autobiographical. He explained: "I remember having the flu or something, an infection with a temperature of 105 and being delirious. It wasn't like the hands looked like balloons, but they looked way too big, frightening. A lot of people think those lines are about masturbation. God knows why."

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@Dan-nj8du]

The line, "That'll keep you going for the show, now come on it's time to go." should have been your clue.

[@daveloboda1769]

From the sublime guitar of Mr David Gilmour, possibly the best solo ever. I've heard this so many times and it is always brilliant.

[@samlawrence4670]

It’s about Roger waters (no longer in the band in this show) he was very Unwell before a show and the doctor gave him a shot of painkiller to get him on stage and it’s how he was feeling during the experience. Pink floyd grew very disenchanted with the music industry and the appalling way artists were treated by their record labels. Have a cigar is the most obvious expression of this sentiment.

[@catfrab]

This. Never heard the story but how I've always interpreted the lyrics. A shame the solo is lost but hey ho, each to their own. I guess you have to appreciate the technical genius to "get it".

[@akshelby33]

Yes. Some people focus too much on “it’s about drugs!” and miss the meaning of the song. This is what he said: "I was getting ready to do a gig there, and I had some stomach bug. Terrible, terrible stomach cramps," the 73-year-old bassist recalled. "We had a doctor come into the hotel and say, 'Well, we can take care of that.' "And he gave me a shot, and to this day I don't know what it was. But it's not something I would ever recommend giving to a human being. It came out of a dart that felt like it was used to tranquilize an elephant. And we did the whole show, and I was barely able to stand. And that's where the term 'comfortably numb' came out of. Though obviously the song developed in a different direction."

[@karendavis2668]

My favorite Pink Floyd song! With my favorite guitar solo of all-time 💖🦋

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@paulpenix8198]

Hard to get a good grasp of the song without knowing the story of pinks life from birth to this point in this conceptual album.

[@neilbowen6930]

One of the greatest guitar solos of all time and it was drowned out by the sound of the experience whooshing by above this guy's head. Possibly the wort "reaction" video that I have witnessed. It's MUSIC. If you just want lyrics then react to poetry.

[@allanjamieson3437]

With you there. Not difficult to get above this pseudo-intellectual's head

[@GrimrDirge]

Proof positive that wrong opinions do exist

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

He went through a medical procedure as a child. Of coarse drugs later in his life brought back the feeling as a child and a rock classic was born!

[@tristatehousing]

Greatest guitar solo of all time.

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@Foghorn908]

This is a single song of a double album rock opera. The song is a conversation between a doctor and a rock musician. You would need to listen to the whole album to get the context. The purpose of listening to this version is the jaw dropping guitar solo by David Gilmour.

[@scionoforion]

I could thoroughly recommend you watching the film The Wall that this and many other great songs are from it will fill in all the blanks and is a brilliant film

[@stanislavyugov2658]

Respect from Russia for your deep understanding

[@Wildwitchyweirdo]

In an interview released in the 80s, Waters said that much of the song comes from something that really happened one evening when, in order to allow him to perform in Philadelphia, the doctor gave him a sedative for a severe stomach ache, which had probably caused by nerves. On the stage, his hands were numb and his vision blurred, but none of this derailed the crowd, who continued to dance and sing. And it was out of this that one of the main themes of The Wall came about: the disconnect between the public and the band.

[@Dracula616-u5g]

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[@porksidewarrior]

Actually pains me that people cant feel the emotions in that guitar, you may be a words guy but that guitar speaks word man in the hands of that man

[@Mugairyuiai]

Wow, can't believe you can't connect to that solo, you have to listen to a guitar solo like that one with your heart. I hope you can be open to these things soon, they are as wonderful and touching as any lyric.

[@aaronmanternach5877]

It's called audeltting! I didn't follow my dreams and now I'm stuck here with a wife, kids, and a 9to5. I'm comfortably numb!

[@stevea2639]

His solos convey so much more than words........

[@lizetteolsen3218]

PF has been renowned for their live performances and embrace of cutting edge technology. The song is from their concept album which is decidedly difficult. You are spot on that this is about corporate interests and "Dr Feelgoods' managing the musician to keep him playing. This band's music really does need to be embraced by experiencing the entirety of the musical composition. It seems most people no longer have time for that so pieces like this cannot be fully appreciated. The band members never saw themselves as front men--only as musicians. In this clip, you are experiencing musicians in late middle age at the height of their craft.

[@kennethbernal3498]

I read many years ago that David said, it was one fo member's had hurt his leg right before a show. He went to a Dr. And he gave him a pain killer to go on. He felt the same way as a child when he had the flue.

[@canoli62]

More than most other albums, Dark Side Of The Moon, which is where this song is from, only gets better by listening to the album in its entirety. I highly recommend it.

[@scottmelunis9562]

The guitar solo is the song, the rest of it is just a lead up to the solo. its the guitar (in this case) that lets you feel the emotion of the song. There is not 1 chord that is missing and none too many played to convey the feeling. Pink Floyd is more than a musical group, its a state of mind.

[@Rallylabs]

Honestly this song is literally perfect.

[@e.jamesshepard7183]

This is the guitar solo I wish would never end.

[@geoffsullivan7902]

Prepare to be taken away…..❤️🎼🎶❤️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lloyderc]

This song will always find its way inside you.

[@roberts9521]

The song was written by Roger Waters, he was indeed sick as a child. Part of the song. Then he was in pain, not sure the reason, before a show and a doctor gave him a shot. The said, this will get you through the show. The song talks about how he felt in both experiences. Music was written by David Gilmore.

[@daletolmich6459]

Change your perspective.... That solo isn't meant to lose you... It's meant for you to get lost in it.... Even without substance.... Just use the space to "BE".

[@Hobodeluxe007]

the "official" story behind the song was Roger was ill with food poisoning and it had him almost delirious and the doc gave him a shot to fix his symptoms and get him ready to go on stage. the unofficial story is he was in withdrawals and dr feelgood fixed him up. but because the record label insisted a cover story was given. that's the unofficial story.

[@Bustefaen]

Haha, that is the first time I have seen someone visibly suffer through what to many is the greatest guitar solo of all time. That is a great reminder that tastes and preferences differ - and that that’s just fine. I enjoyed it thoroughly, even if you didn’t!

[@djreardon5435]

Mr. Boyd. Pink Floyd is one of the bands that have a complexity to the sound that is better listened to on the studio album. Live performances were fantastic, but can't compare to the studio version.

[@yilomina2047]

Definitely watch the movie! No one should go through their whole life without that experience, that would be sad.

[@heretics1987]

As the story goes, the members of Pink Floyd were burnt out by the rock n' roll stardom they had been catapulted to through albums like Dark Side of the Moon. Eventually the roaring crowds blurred into one and they became disillusioned by the fandom. Roger Waters in particular (the lyrical mastermind behind their greatest works) was especially in a dark place and much of the album and subsequent film are almost a biographical look into his life. Water's father actually did serve in WW2 and was killed in battle, leaving a mark of trauma on the tormented rockstar. And really, thats why the Wall and especially songs like Confortably Numb resonate with us so much; it's the reason why the words are so striking and solos so soul piercing. The Wall was created from a dark and visceral place; it's pain and suffering imbued into every lyric and riff, and an outpouring of raw human emotion. We connect with it because we have all experienced it and can empathize with it. For myself, the guitar solo of this song speaks to me in ways that words could never even begin to. It's brilliance, it's poetry, it's beauty and tragedy, and its the human experience all at once.

[@merrimcarthur7198]

Long guitar solos are not for everyone. I love them, but even I will zone out occasionally. You get a major gold star for sticking through it.

[@ddhartma]

PinkbFloyd's "Us and Them" is a lyrically great song.

[@danecorser6994]

Love that the end solo is always ad-libbed.

[@lesliejohnson353]

The motivation for this song came from lead guitarist hands that were worn out from back to back performances on tour. One more performance yet hands were unresponsive. Doc shot up his hands and they did their job that night. he is describing the alienation\disconnect from his hands.

[@kingman2332]

Need to listen to a 70's live version of "Mother"

[@elijahbaley1720]

You have to be numb to not be moved by that guitar solo.

[@stephentaylor1031]

Guess what bands we best not bother him will in the future. Just stick to corny, poor performance Rap bands. He’ll probably prefer those.🤷‍♂️😐

[@jameshinton429]

The Floyd is the GOAT. If you don’t like real music, that’s okay. To each his own.