HYPNOTIC!! First Time Reaction to Pink Floyd - "Us And Them"

[@siango1.LeoAlm]

the abrupt cut is because in reality this song should be listened to together with the following songs: "any colour you like" and "brain damage"... and this last one together with the following one: "eclipse".

[@Jared_Letos_Panties]

All Floyd albums are a single piece.

[@rafox66]

And Money before this one too.

[@n5iln]

@@rafox66 Basically the entirety of side 2 of the album.

[@siango1.LeoAlm]

@@rafox66 yes correct, but Money doesn't have such an abrupt cut, as these themes do

[@rafox66]

@@siango1.LeoAlm No not really abrupt, but that transition still sounds odd when it is cut.

[@Ferretbomber]

The first time i heard this album I was maybe 9 years old, visiting an uncle in rural Idaho in the late 70s. He was very conservative as was my whole family, but he took us downstairs to the large family room where they had a pool table, had us all sit down, and said he wanted to show off his new stereo. And he put on this album. As a kid from a family who didn't listen to a lot of music, it blew my mind. He was a rancher and a great guy, and it was interesting to discover that despite how religious he was, he's be out driving a combine or checking on cattle and listening to Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd or Cyndi Lauper. He passed too young from cancer, but the memories of moments like that will always be with me. Thanks for the reaction.

[@timm3931]

I was introduced to Pink Floyd by my uncle too, i was about 13. He gave me a thorens turntable, an amplifier he made a couple of decent speakers and his copies of Medal, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall. A year later he followed up with Hendrix, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones. My father was not amused😂 I still have those albums as some of my most cherished gifts

[@nickrizzi4927]

Great, unique story and tribute...

[@StuartHanson-fo7iw]

Same here,love that🇬🇧👍🇺🇸

[@gudusaru1284]

Beautiful comment thank you

[@pedropellegrino273]

I was introduced to Pink Floyd by my father. I was 16 years old, it was a saturday night, after the dinner my father showed me his DSOTM LP, turned his soundsystem on, shut off the lights and we lied on the floor. Las year, i took him to Roger Waters show, and that was a magic moment for us.

[@TheMRDanielGaming]

RIP Richard Wright the atmosphere of Pink Floyd❤

[@Mister_Samsonite]

He really did compose some beautiful chord arrangements. Together with Gilmour, they were a force to be reckoned with.

[@kurtschmidt9760]

You are so right MRD. He was a great talent and not sure they would of ben as good as they were without him.

[@cFull_Rtrd]

when he wasn't on cocaine

[@kurtschmidt9760]

who wasn't in those days

[@kevinohara2618]

@@Mister_Samsonite the music for this song was written by wright and waters with the lyrics by waters, the music was played beautifully by all 4 of them, sax by dick parry, sung by gilmour, harmonized by wright and some backing singers

[@barrygeekler6458]

Dick Parry is a MASTER saxophonist, and still kicking it at 81 years of age.

[@marekkozub8957]

So many years ago and still feels fresh. Simply timeless.

[@brianligat9493]

Even "Time" is timeless.

[@TheZepp44]

One of my all time favourites from Pink Floyd, the sax is just so sublime, and powerful, and What a lyric "Forward!" he cried from the Rear, And the Front Rank Died.

[@chadengert7786]

I'll sit for a full hour or more to watch that

[@mariogansbeke]

This album should be listened to in a dark environment, no distracting lights, lying on your back on the floor, with headphones or a top notch sound system and as loud as humanly possible and just enjoy...

[@tippedduke]

Too true! That is exactly how I listened to this album for the first time and many times after. As I got older, laser Floyd became my new favorite way to experience their music, along with experiencing a few other things while listening. To be young again......

[@steveturner3999]

You are absolutely correct. I still remember listening to this 48 years ago come July, in the basement of a friends house. Six weeks after high school graduation I visited family friends in Missouri. Their basement was very cool and dimly lit. Listened to the whole album with a girl that I wanted to be more than a family friend. That didn’t happen but I did hear the album in the very best setting with someone I cared very much about.

[@psbarrow]

And skip the vinyl; Parsons' quad mix or Guthrie's 5.1 are the versions to go to.

[@alanskidadomdom3748]

You forgot the spliff!😂😂😂

[@54fighting5]

​@@psbarrowYou make a good point. But never skip the vinyl. Don't underestimate the power of the analog.🙂

[@Cadinho93]

The Dark Side of the Moon is one of the best albums ever produced! The songs blend from one to another telling a beautiful story of the human experience. It's best to listen all the way through. Also, the thing about Pink Floyd is when you hear this song for the 155th time, you'll get that same feeling and personally, listening to Pink Floyd always leaves me in a better place.

[@ghidrah76]

I always love how Alan Parsons is part of the engineering of this album.. everyone that worked on this album sure made the best album of all time

[@mr.puckerie4800]

The album chronicles "the human condition"; It is really meant to listen in one sitting. You do yourself a disservice by listening to it piecemeal one song at a time.

[@bradjbourgeois73]

"One of" doesn't belong in that statement! It came out the year I was born and stayed on the charts till I was in high school! That will never happen again, EVER!

[@DazManCat]

Hell yes! This album can still bring me to tears with its sheer beauty

[@glennjones6004]

You cannot praise Dark Side of the Moon without giving big kudos to Alan Parsons, the producer/ sound engineer. His contributions to the overall sound cannot be overlooked. It earned him a Grammy. He went on to become a huge contributor to the music industry based in and around Abbt Road Studios.

[@jefffogarty680]

Not 100% correct. Dark Side was produced by band. Although Parsons was part of the Abbey Road engineering team and contributed to,the album, he did not receive engineering credit on the album. To this day, that bothers him.

[@davemunday9498]

@@jefffogarty680 Yes.. not a good thing that. The Jingling Money and the Clocks going off in a clock shop were Alan Parson's recordings originally. Stacey - if you want to come up for air, The Alan Parsons Project will blow your mind as well.

[@PaulSchuster-yj4zb]

I wrote the same thing many times about Parsons

[@normmcinnis4102]

It ends abruptly because it immediately flows into the next song.

[@lynby6231]

The word is ’segues’ (pronounced Segway)

[@jonscott8843]

66 yr old man here, I first heard this album 51 years ago and fell hopelessly in love with it! The very first record I ever heard on stereo cans and was blown away by the way sounds swept from side to side. You have to think of each side as single tracks with several parts, each so-called song just melts in to the next. Interestingly in 1973 my mother (mid-forties), left work one day saying to her younger colleagues (Twenties) "I'm going home to listen to DSoM." Their jaws hit the floor. Yes! She loved this album too. Bless her!

[@fluxrider7027]

The first record you ever heard on stereo was Dark Side of the Moon??? Damn, you hit the stereo lotto.

[@patcecil1685]

One of Floyd's very finest work. Special thanks to Richard Wright for this incredible chord sequence. Just gorgeous and really powerful while also being supremely haunting. Utter genius

[@GregCombs100]

Fascinating to watch someone's reaction to this album the first time, for those of us who grew up in the 70's with this music and it's burned into our brains, part of our souls. For next Floyd reactions, you really need to do full albums with the lyrics in front of you. You are ready.

[@Alexescobedo-io3lx]

Every Pink Floyd song it’s like pure gold

[@KiltedHammer]

I would mostly agree, but I am not too crazy about a couple of Syd's songs. Bicycle comes to mind right away. Now once Dave was on the scene, absolutely.

[@kurtsaxton823]

One of the greatest albums ever composed. 20 years from now when you listen to the song it'll bring a totally different meaning. All of this was brilliantly written to where as you gain life experience, the meanings change whether it be by design or not it's brilliant.

[@michaelharris6596]

Stacey I'm 66 and I seen pink floyd 3 times live best concert I've ever been to and I've been to a lot of them in the 70 and 80s. I just went and seen Australian Pink floyd for the first time and they are awesome. I will see them again when they come back. You have a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful new year. Until next time.

[@AvroBellow]

When I was a baby, my parents used to rock me to sleep with this song playing as a lullaby. Because of that, it strikes me deep in my psyche whenever I hear it. It is literally the first song/music I remember hearing. The experience for me is ethereal because how many memories does a person have from before they were a year old? When a song makes you remember things from the first six months of your life... Well, it's indescribable.

[@user-audioTec76]

Stacey, you absolutely are one of the best at reaction videos. I love listening to you break down a song. You do it so well! As usual, more Floyd please. Looking forward to your FULL album reaction!

[@Pru1PC]

The “Delicate Sound of Thunder” performance of this song played live is amazing! The video background that they use ads a lot of context and meaning to the lyrics. Then bring in the lighting, the sax , the dynamic sound.

[@KiltedHammer]

And Scott Page also kills the sax solos.

[@nickrizzi4927]

I have heard these songs so many times I cannot count. As much, I hope you know that watching you react to them for the first time is an equivalent experience to your endeavor for your viewers. We get it and thanks for sharing!

[@PhilFromCanada]

All your reactions are so very much fun to follow. Pink Floyd are by far my favourite. I agree with your other sensei’s, you are at the point of full album reaction with Dark Side of the Moon as the remaining songs are so closely intertwined. Thanks again for your great videos

[@StaceyRPGReacts]

Thank you so much!!! I’m just now seeing this ❤️ appreciate your generosity!!

[@chazblitz]

This is a Rick Wright composition with Roger Waters providing the words. One of the most beautiful pieces of music they ever made. Dick Parry's sax work is beyond incredible. Lookin lovely as always, Stacey!

[@taylortyler1867]

The most emotional song ever (to me), is off this same album by Pink Floyd. "The Great Gig in the Sky" makes me cry every time I hear it. Check it. Btw, who _doesn't_ love good sax? 😉

[@leesanders6490]

It's been 55 years now and they've never gotten old. It appears you're on that same road and I envy you. I hope you can enjoy them as long as I have. I love your videos. Please keep them coming.

[@Erfedwe]

The first PF song I can recall hearing was Money. It was 1978 and someone was playing it on the school bus. I fell in love and have never looked back.

[@briansnider1235]

55years...WTF? seems like yesterday. really 55?

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

I've listened to this song 100s of times and everytime end up in tears.😭 Read the lyrics, they are very powerful. Great reaction Stacey.

[@geoff521]

.......oh......it doesn't end there, it goes to a whole new level.

[@ohnean1]

"Forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died, generals sat, and the lines on the map moved from side to side"... All war there !!

[@jimschultz9826]

I think the most Iconic verse ever written

[@graemethomson5167]

Awesome...I was 17 was this was a new release and it's still great to listen to...watch it in the Pulse concert Thanks for the memories....

[@lroa6913]

I grew up with the biggest rock and pop bands, Led Zeppelin, Queen, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Grand Funk Railroad, Credence Clearwater Revival and many others, but when I heard Pink Floyd a path opened up that I didn't know existed. At the same time I understood that this band did not compose songs or albums. Oh no, they composed an existential compendium that had the purpose of shaking you, of confronting you and everything in this world. All a philosophy of life. Their music and lyrics are current, fresh, powerful, as if they had been composed yesterday. The best definition of a classic masterpiece. They live forever and get better every day.

[@Paul_Allaker8450]

Never forget these guys were in their 20s when they wrote and performed on this album, so far ahead of their time, this album is their Magnus Opus.

[@johnfloyd4166]

Spot on mate ❤

[@windsorSJ]

It's so amazing that these guys created so much music when they were so young. I'm 67 and have grown up with PF and as I get older the music goes deeper. How did they capture that at such a young age? Amazing band, they will never be equalled.

[@vics8873]

Great to see you "youngsters" appreciate us oldsters' music.

[@vics8873]

...and I thoroughly enjoy your content--have watched many. Keep up the good work.

[@jimbrown5552]

50 years have got behind me since I first heard it

[@KiltedHammer]

Well played!

[@trumanburbank6899]

..And nobody told me when to run. 50 years gone by.

[@NickVideoBlog]

I am an autistic person and I can easely say that Pink Floyd gives incredible sensations and emotions: this song and The Great bGig In The Sky caused me a meltdown but in a strange good way. At the same time, at least for me, they can be sometimes painfull, we have to be carefull listening to the perfection of this music. Sorry for my imperfection in english, I am italian.

[@Skydog722]

You did ok... Pink Floyd's music can be ok for your psychological well being as long as you're not looking for the lyrics to be a calming influence or to be uplifting. They're not going to be either...

[@SaintPhoenixx]

"With...without...after all, it's what the fighting's all about." is an evergreen lyric, it sums up the world at literally any point in any country at any point in time from the last 5000 years and the next 5000.

[@TruthIsNotTemporary]

The haves fighting with the have nots

[@grahamhowes6904]

A bit of Richard mastery here he composed the tune here as he did when he co improvised Great gig in the sky. The great blend of Richard and David harmonising with the backing singers- magic

[@josipfleis9223]

This song is about "us and them" on the battlefield, when we slaughter each other in the rage of the battle, even "it is not we choose to do". And this story is told so calmly, like by some Greek god is watching from above, with no emotion...

[@jamesrasmussen7036]

This is the genius of it, words about the nature of conflict set to a detached, chill composition. So much of this album is about the ways we deceive ourselves, to avoid really engaging with life. Us And Them is both beautiful and profound in that respect.

[@Skydog722]

It's basically antiwar protesters verses military personnel.....

[@johnwoodworth9127]

This song is such a masterpiece.

[@johnfloyd4166]

Very much😊

[@Jamesthefinancecat]

Holy hell, Stacey... I'm totally with you and I'm sure so many others are too. The contrasting rhythms take you on such a journey it's impossible not to just get your emotions blown away

[@wito609]

Thank you Stacey for putting into words what I have felt listening to the music of Pink Floyd over the last 50 years. You are the best😊

[@trebell885]

Stacy. Lovely song 4u. Green is the colour. Stay. Fearless. Lovyo reactions 🎗️ I've loved Pink Floyd 4over 50yrs🎶 so much. I think I'm pink. Well Syd more so? Lovya Syd. Floyd. U help mi rinse mi heart n soul☯️💕

[@stevePsutton]

Rodger Water's father was killed in WWII and he has brought his feelings and wars in general into Pink Floyd songs especially The Wall

[@jonniequickblade3176]

Great reaction Stacey! I have heard many interpretations of this song, but this is the one that best fits with interviews with band members. Dark Side of the Moon is a concept album about the pressures of modern life and the things that can dive a person mad. Hence the songs that deal with themes of life, death, time, money, travel, mental health and commercialism. The theme of Us and Them is about human failure to connect and communicate with each other, told through three separate outcomes that result from a breakdown in communication, hence creating an Us vs Them mentality. The first, as you rightly pointed out, was about war. The second, starting with Black and Blue, was about racial divide and inequality. The final part, starting Down and Out, was about poverty. Again, Pick Floyd music is open to interpretation, and was written in a time different to today, but their messages continue to linger and inform. I look forward to your next Floyd track!

[@RoadDoug]

The smile on your face when the saxophone kicked in says a lot about you. ❤❤❤❤

[@DavidClark-es1ww]

Right on!

[@lunnaticfringe1963]

It's just so melodic, Everytime after 50 years of hearing, listening , feeling , crying , jamming, and finally loving this album. The notes are placed so beautifully it just pulls out emotions maybe I stuffed away IDK??? Thank you Stacey crying is so cleansing🕊️

[@dbcanada]

Thanks, Stacey. I was 17 when that album was released in 1973. Loved it then; still love it now. ♥

[@chrisbree3467]

Thanks Stacey, another beautiful reaction ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@kristenheaslip8668]

One of my favourites , Thankyou! I think the recorded version just allows you to hear all the wonders of the song, emotions always come to the surface when you listen to Pink Floyd

[@mk21965]

As others have said, Dark Side is meant to be listened to straight through. It makes for odd breaks between songs since they flow into one another. Look up the lyrics, this is a song about the futility of war and how we're pawns for the powerful. Roger Waters is a master lyricist and very anti-war having lost his father during WWII when Roger was five months old. Great reaction, keep 'em coming!

[@smarttvhome335]

I feel the song is meant to have that trance-like "You're asleep, now awaken" feeling as it works with the message. Amazing track entirely. Haven't heard it in years. Thank you for your reaction to it.

[@mikehigbee2320]

This album is not just a collection of songs. It's an experience, meant to be heard from beginning to end. Just sit in a dark room with your eyes closed and listen. You will be transported to a different plane of existence.

[@ruilacas184]

This guys are real artists, and each song is a beautiful strong painting, so beautiful

[@mikejacobson14]

Please do a single reaction to this entire album. Each song is superb by itself, but when listened to as an album, they're indescribably marvelous.

[@AndiVera-vq9dm]

Hello Stacey, I watched quite a few of your Pink Floyd "First Listen" and really enjoyed re-experiencing their music through your reactions. Pink Floyd was one of my favorites in my college days back in the 80s. And since you showed so much emotion and awe checking out Dark Side, Shine On all parts, Animals'... I searched to see if you have also had a first listen to any of the Genesis prog rock era classics from the 70s when Peter Gabriel was their frontman. Although Genesis has achieved top status as a pop band post 90s, (at which point I stopped listening to them) their music from their prog era is fantastic. Their 1978 Seconds Out live album is my all time favorite album. Although Peter has left the band, the record features some of their prime prog rock "symphonic" classics. Cinema Show, Firth of Fifth, and the full side Super's Ready, and epic of epics. But the whole album is excellent. The studio recordings of these songs are also great, a bit more acoustic sounding, only because Seconds Out sounds fuller, and of course has the energy of a live performance. So if you are curious, check them out. I guarantee, judging from your reactions to Pink Floyd, that you will not be disappointed. And by the way, even though Peter Gabriel was their front man, sort of, all the musicians and composers in the band are of a stratospheric dimension. Their music is exceptional, complex, and full of instrumental amazing sequences.

[@FooDogDat]

Love this song, iconic Pink Floyd instrumentals and harmonized lyrics. The sparse lyrics and instruments seem to speak volumes. Yes, while it is a song about war, it also speaks to inequality, greed, want, and callousness as causes of conflict in the verses after the saxophone solo. " Down and out It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about With, without And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? 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 " For those non British folk who might not get the reference to 'Tea and a Slice' it is a cup of tea and a slice of bread with butter. As one responder to a message board stated about what these lyrics meant... " Tea and a slice in particular reminds me of George Orwell’s 'Down and Out in Paris and London.' It’s a semi-autobiographical account of Orwell’s time living in extreme poverty in the 1930’s. In the London section of the book tea and a slice is what Orwell was getting by on as the cheapest food option available. Café’s would serve tea and a slice of bread as the cheapest thing on the menu. The slice would have margarine on it. In the context of the lyrics it does seem to be referring to tea and a slice as the cheapest thing you could eat to survive which fits with Orwell’s writings and would suggest the slice in question is bread. " Full Lyrics: [Verse 1] Us, and them And after all, we're only ordinary men Me, and you God only knows it's not what we would choose to do [Chorus] "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 [Verse 2] Black and blue And who knows which is which, and who is who? Up and down And in the end, it's only round and round, and round [Chorus] "Haven't you heard it's a battle of words?" The poster bearer cried "Listen, son," said the man with the gun "There's room for you inside" [Interlude] "I mean, they're not gonna kill ya So like, if you give 'em a quick short, sharp, shock They won't do it again Dig it? I mean, he got off light 'Cause I could've given him a thrashing I only hit him once! It was only a difference of right and wrong, innit? But really, I mean good manners don't cost nothing, do they, eh?" [Saxophone Solo] [Verse 3] Down and out It can't be helped, but there's a lot of it about With, without And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about? [Chorus] 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

[@DraytonBonyun3412]

This was and still is my all time favorite album,...loved watching you love this song!

[@iantucker1433]

Probably the best album ever recorded. No surprises it stayed in the album charts so long.

[@KiltedHammer]

Agreed, but I am sad that Animals did not get the same love as it is right up there with this album IMHO.

[@johnfloyd4166]

Well said mate saw them pulse earls court London 94.best night 🌙 night of my life. X

[@JTW3159]

have to disagree its got one good song MONEY the rest is too English white privilege pretentious tripe

[@fbapsbz]

Hi Stacey! Good choice with your all reactions to Pink Floyd!! 👍🏻❤️

[@kallsop2]

When listening to the whole album together, Us And Them and Any Colour is kind of the pause before the finale of Brain Damage and Eclipse. It gives you time to relax your mind from the rest of the album and set you up for the end.

[@smflyboy]

Great reaction. It’s so fun watching a new listener come to discover the joy of Pink Floyd. Sometimes the magic of Floyd is not the notes they put in, but the notes they leave out. They give the music space to breathe.

[@rubentullenaar2934]

I think it's time... Time for a full album review.

[@Ducatirati]

I second that , Huzzar Huzzar

[@trevortamboline279]

Third that...

[@linwoodbauer3645]

4th that!!

[@patrickarts9091]

The only way to listen to this Album. Strait through.

[@justm9892]

I watched a full review yesterday of this album and the young guys reaction was brilliant! I hadn't listened to the whole album in yrs but I listened with him it was brilliant!!

[@danielbritton8588]

One solid memory wedded to this song to me is Christmas Time pulling into a Tree stand & Wreath lot in December. Along with many other memories & thoughts. My favorite X-Mas song.

[@DaddyDoom]

We can relate Stacey. We mostly come here to see someone connecting to this magic made real for the first time. We can relate, yes ❤

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

To watch you, observe you, discovering the magic of Pink Floyd is a treat to me as an old time Pink Floyd fan, and especially a “Dark Side of The Moon” fan, is so giving. It’s obvious for even the most numb person on planet Earth how much you catch the world of Floyd and how much you truely enjoy it. Mankind will continue. 🤗

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

The late Richard Wright - the sometimes under-appreciated keyboardist wrote the beautiful music for this

[@DazManCat]

The whole album is one of those that always gives you goosebumps and can move you. The number of times Dark Side has moved me to tears... I couldn't tell you. Simply beautiful

[@iwnlis4347]

Richard Parry an English saxophonist was a guest for the album songs Money, Us and Them, Shine on You Crazy Diamond and Wearing the Inside Out. So beautiful 🎷

[@MarkMay-cr6bv]

The perfect light touch and still loads of soul.

[@GM-fh5jp]

It's a real treat kicking back and watching your reactions to classic Pink Floyd songs. I think your pretty smile and animated face actually adds a bit of joy to the music I know so well, so thanks for that. You seem quite authentic and charming and I had to laugh when you said "This music was made for me" back from your first Pink Floyd reactions LOL That's a common reaction :) So carry on Miss, it's been a pleasure watching your videos.

[@christianhoneyman9001]

Great reaction to one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs. Hope you have a Wonderful weekend. ⚘️🌹💐

[@danhollatz5944]

In the mid 80's there was a van in Seattle painted like the album cover, up in Port Angeles Washington we had a high end band play our high school dance, that van was there! Met the owner and got ripped listening this song, memories never forgotten.! Wish those times never ended!

[@vernhoke7730]

Stacy, this is an album that should be listened to in its entirety in one sitting. I know you're reacting to each song. When you get the chance to do the whole thing uninterrupted. It took me from 1973, when I bought my 1st copy of "Dark Side of the Moon", until I bought the CD 7 or 8 years later.

[@FDogg-vv4ff]

Ive been listening to Pink Floyd since I was a toddler. My parents named me after them (my name is Floyd). I’m 30 now, and I am extremely envious of you being able to experience PF for the first time. Thank you for documenting your experience and describing perfectly how the songs make you feel!

[@danielviggiani6486]

Roger Waters' lyrics are masterful. I was a teen lying on the rug with my headphones on listening to this, and I suddenly had to sit up when I heard "...with,...without. And who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about" 😮...It's like..DAMN...this guy just summed up the history of human civilization in ONE SENTENCE!!!!. What genius!!

[@JTW3159]

Roger Waters' lyrics are pretentious

[@garethharding1]

Fifty years later , and I can still carry the tune in my head from Us and Them into Any Colour You Like . What an album ! My favourite from Pink Floyd , even if my favourite song is Comfortably Numb ❤

[@stevenparker4684]

The hidden genius to the emotional feelings to Pink Floyd is the production work of Alan Parsons

[@chadengert7786]

Alan Parsons Project sounds eerily familiar to this album

[@KiltedHammer]

On this album sure, but he didn't produce all of their albums.

[@carlostadeuforville5411]

He was just the sound engineer, nothing more.

[@victormendez2789]

Loved the Alan Parsons Project!

[@victormendez2789]

@@carlostadeuforville5411 Frank Zappa was the producer of Grand Funk Railroad's GOOD SINGIN'/GOOD PLAYIN' album and to me, it sounds so much more powerful than any of their earlier stuff. With all due respect, to say he was JUST the producer would do a disservice to his influence. Alan Parson Project showcased Parson's talent so to say he was "nothing more" is not very kind. A band's sound is not just the band cuz if you don't have a supporting cast to create your vision it would be like writing a novel without knowing how to spell. IMHO

[@thatpatrickguy3446]

Great reaction Stacey, as usual! One of the interesting things about this song is that it is a song with really no guitar wizardry from David. The solos go to legendary musician Richard Wright on the keyboards and the wonderful Dick Parry on saxophone. That was one of the band's enduring hallmarks though: they were intended to be a group of equals (don't ask me about Roger, he got a bit lost in his own head) and so they all made sure that each of them got their chances to shine. Yeah, as others have said the abrupt ending is because this is a concept album where most of the songs segue together and the previous leads to the next, and so putting a stop between two songs will often be very awkward. The next song, Any Colour You Like, is a wonderful instrumental that leads into the Siamese twins songs Brain Damage/Eclipse that are always played together. I know someday you'll listen to the whole thing and get enraptured by its fluidity and smooth (and in one instance somewhat cacophonous) transitions from one to the other thanks to the mixing of engineer Alan Parsons. And, again, his first album with his Project based on works of Edgar Allan Poe is an amazing listen. I always thought the song was more about distractions, of which wars are a major thing (especially looking at the world today), but we're so often distracted by relatively inconsequential things that we don't notice that there are important things around us, like is reflected in the final lines: "Out of the way, it's a busy day, and I've things on my mind. For the want of the price, of tea and a slice, the old man died." How many times have we, so wrapped up in our own momentary urgencies, not taken the time to notice the struggles of others around us, even with our loved ones? I know for a damned painful fact that that has been true in my youth, and that realization still shames me. In its way this song helped me be more mindful of that in my own life. But that's just me and what I think.

[@n5iln]

This album came out 51 years ago, and it's still one of the top-selling albums of all time. Engineered by Alan Parsons (yes, THAT Alan Parsons), for which work he garnered a Grammy nomination.

[@2gelm]

I love Alan Parsons!!!!

[@ghidrah76]

I love it when people mention Alan Parsons engineering on this album. Not many know about him working on this and Abbey Road. How grateful we all are that we still get new content from Alan😊

[@n5iln]

@@ghidrah76 He also engineered for Procol Harum, Wings, The Hollies, and Al Stewart. He’s responsible for adding the saxophone part to Stewart’s “Year Of The Cat”.

[@carolricard1903]

Been listening 👂 to Pink Floyd for fifty yrs- from the beginning. Us and then is one of many ageless songs. Stays relevant decade After decade.

[@robertsimmons9423]

Rick Wrights Violent Sequence. Absolutely amazing!

[@user-xq7mh5kg6bvvf3]

Finally, Star Girl, you have come back to brighten my day today too! Always affectionately an Italian hug! ❤❤❤

[@comeconcon569]

I've been listening to Pink Floyd for years and years and must say their music can have a melancholic effect on those who listen to Pink Floyd.

[@helmutvogel901]

About Pink Floyd : There are 4 albums that really should be treated as one long song, and listened to from first track to last with the only pauses being (in old times) when you were flipping the album over. Most reactors have split side one and side two, some have done the whole album one take. These albums are Dark Side Of The Moon (73), Wish You Were Here (75), Animals (77) and The Wall (79). When listening to the VINYL versions, there is NO break between songs, last note of a song is first note of next song. Unfortunately, cds FORCE a break so that the laser can find the track!! So if you listen to those albums, as albums, make sure to listen to VINYL versions to get the full effect.

[@mariuskraft3155]

Couldn’t possibly agree more🖖

[@kevinlakeman5043]

No one needs to listen The Wall start to finish, imo. Yeesh, what utter joyless, pompous, cynicism. Animals was enough of that. I'd recommend listening to Piper, AHM, Meddle, Dark Side, and WYWH in a sitting.

[@mikermer8284]

Well, 'Us And Them' hit me directly in my stomach (and brain) as a young 21 years old lad in 1973. I was blown away and the saxophone playing on the record gave the music a such an excellent twist which took me to heaven - and the lyrics was out of this world. I've only experienced that feeling once before, and that was when I was listening to the album 'In the Court of the Crimson King' in 1969, the first album by King Crimson. Especially the song 'Epitaph' took me by a storm - and maybe you should give that song - and maybe the other songs from the album - a closer look in your very fine program. You'll probaly know the singer and bassist of King Crimson, Greg Lake. His voice is amazingly good and his way to play the bass was very inspired by his roommate Chris Squire by Yes back in their young days in London. Listen and enjoy!

[@toddschmidgall9639]

Pink Floyd = Heart Beat of Life. Shine On! 💎

[@danmorgan5417]

thats why i am so mellow to this day Pink Floyd is my fav. everything about them is excellent

[@Rodger-o3t]

Pink Floyd, were creativity brilliant and this is just breathtakingly incredible. This, being remastered 50 years later just revels how brilliant they were remarkable!

[@moe3047]

One if not the greatest album I've ever listened to. I'm just a 29yr old dude from germany but my dad put it on the first time where I was just 5yrs old, since then Pink Floyd/ Led Zeppelin/ Black Sabbath are my absolute favorites - enjoy your time while listening to these legendary tracks. I'll just enjoy your reactions to them.

[@colinrobinson5458]

R.I.P. Richard Wright, The Soul of Pink Floyd. ❤

[@RudhranL]

That would be Roger Waters.

[@colinrobinson5458]

IMO…Waters was the primary lyricist and thematic leader. A good story teller, but an average musician. But Pink Floyd wouldn’t have sounded the same without Wright. But we’re both Floyd fans, which is a good thing. Have a great day. 😊

[@jameshitt3263]

The way the vocal harmonies lock in for the chorus is so arresting. My favorite track from this record.

[@bobkupi9905]

The second half of the PULSE concert, PF does the entire "Dark Side of the Moon" (all 10 tracks) live.

[@WilliamHaffenden]

Hi Stacey Bill here. Another classic . I agree with your up n down comparison..the ebb n flow to this song was fantastic. Ty for the reaction. Cheers

[@tomdarton128]

It doesn’t really end abruptly. Each song blends into the other. If you listen, money bleeds into us and them, which then bleeds into an instrumental piece called any color you like. the abrupt ending of us and them is caused by someone editing out any color you like. Side one of the lp ends with the great gig in the sky. It doesn’t bleed into the next song, which is the first song on side 2 Money. The cool thing about this us and them is the beautiful calming music, contrasted with the lyrics about war. It truly is art, and still way ahead of its time.

[@MrBedZeppelin]

Very good, Pink Floyd really moves you, Love watching Younglings experience these emotions. You are seen. Thanks for Sharing!

[@Mister_Samsonite]

Originally composed by Richard Wright as an instrumental piece for a film called Zabriskie Point. It was shelved and repurposed for this album after the filmmaker decided not to use it.

[@victoraskew5557]

This was written by founding member, the late great Richard Wright, a master song writer and keyboard/organist player, he composed the music for this entire song presented it to the band and they ran with it.

[@philshorten3221]

Pink Floyd & Led Zeppelin The "Yin and Yang" of the 70's and every year since

[@paulsharkey6673]

I've been listening to this song since it came out in 1974. One of my favorite songs still. The chorus explodes. The sax solo is one of the best. The piano (Rick Wright). Dave 's voice is so silky. I can say more...

[@normmcinnis4102]

Yep. This is a fan favorite from "Dark Side of the Moon". Nicely done.

[@tinamartini]

I love watching you listening to these songs. It makes me feel like I have the emotions from listening to them the first time - vicariously ❤

[@Damien_D1977]

Come back and listen to this whole album in 40 years. It hits different when you're older.