A MASTERPIECE | Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond - REACTION

[@See-what-is]

I am 53 and I've been listening to Pink Floyd since I was 12. Most music that has been made sounds dated listening to it today. But some music is timeless. Really timeless. And most of what Pink Floyd created has that quality. And I don't know why but I love to see young people like yourself been taken over by the Floyd's magic hearing it for the first time. Me myself can dream every note, every tone of this masterpiece. And even after 40 years of listening it never bores me. The feeling that you felt comes over me every time I put in on and I know that counts for all of us. Those who are put under the spell of the mistery world of Pink Floyd.

[@jacobboone9523]

That's beautiful man

[@brendablakeney9759]

I'm 57 and I was first introduced to Floyd by my 8th grade drama teacher. Floyd is best appreciated after a fatty with headphones on! I too absolutely love seeing the reaction of young people's first introduction to these classics!

[@michaelharvey588]

I found my brothers stash of vinyl albums, all the usual stuff from 1975. Montrose, Cream, Mott the Hoople, etc, but the Pink Floyd music was in a class of its own. Even though I was only 8 at the time, I recognized it for the greatness that the albums contained. And by the way, Floyd was the best concert I have ever gone to, period. A production like none other.

[@davidmarkdannov7307]

I have tunes from my band in the ninetees. soundcloud.com/quint-bromley [e-mail]

[@Gorlami90]

Hey seewhatis, look into Tool for a harder rock sounding Floyd. I mean they don’t sound like Floyd at all, and have their own sound, but Tool is like Floyd with how it brings out emotion, and how deep the lyrics and over all music feels

[@Sackeynimh]

So nobody gonna tell him there’s a whole second half to this song????

[@hassanafifitriathlon]

Mackey B. Actually there is :)

[@PrincessAutobot]

There's 9 parts

[@Sackeynimh]

PrincessAutobot SECTIONS* rather. There is that a better word.

[@scottmi645]

Heck, Pink Floyd albums are just that, complete albums. I don't even know why they have individual names for songs. You just have to listen start to end. I imagine they only have "song" names to make the record labels happy.

[@myownchannel247]

I commented that there was part 2 (a.k.a. parts 6-9) months ago. too bad he doesn't read his comments.

[@simonwaters2332]

I asked for this album as a Christmas Present when I was a kid. Christmas Day morning I asked mom if she wanted to listen to it. The reply was along the lines of 'Not your shrieking modern stuff thanks'. I put it on the player anyway. I had to ask her for my copy of it back when I left home about 8 years later.

[@rosaliehagart1888]

Nice

[@laurendecesare5091]

Love this! This is a life changing album in my opinion. Love that you were able to share this with her.

[@pablorodriguez903]

I'm only 14 and i've been listening Pink Floyd for a year and a half, and it has saved me from stress and anxiety.

[@gvlman3209]

I'm -2 years old I was born in the wrong generation

[@Oomuu]

@@gvlman3209 Actually Pablo, Pink Floyd was a band literally designed for people your age and then songs like this are designed for old people like me. They got somthing for every generation.

[@enriquearanda5845]

Keep on it lad. Let the music show you the fuckin way

[@jimralston7562]

Listen and reflect on the lyrics for Time. I did at 14.

[@alextozzi8619]

You're growing goood buddy, keep it up!

[@TheghostofRedbeard]

"You reached for the secret too soon.." RIP Syd Barrett

[@STORM0985]

Not too many people will fully understand this

[@Ziontrainism]

Secret = Saucerful of Secrets? "You cried for the moon" = Dark side of the moon?

[@NS-wt8rg]

It's an incredibly sad love song( album ) to their friend they watched slowly slip away and there was nothing they could do. What makes it so much more painful is there is a story about Syd coming to the studio while they were recording this and they almost didn't recognize what he had become.

[@luminitababoianu4334]

you painter, you piper, you prisoner.... It hurts so bad! But also heals the soul!

[@ppo2424]

@@Ziontrainism The secret to life, something elusive he couldn't reach ?

[@bucminster9172]

This song played at the creation of the Universe, I was there.

[@CoCoComet]

And right before that moment, Echoes stand beyond time and space

[@chadsill9867]

Bucminster the absolute best comment I’ve ever seen

[@PantomimeReject]

but Keef Richards was already there when you got there ;)

[@vladimirzharov8403]

Well, in fact everyone of us was there in the singularity and the creation if matter :)

[@geoffreygushue2280]

@@vladimirzharov8403 We are all made of stars...Carl Sagan. September, 1975, debut of "Wish You Were Here"...1st year at university, way too much tequila and mescaline...took years to graduate!

[@DocJerky]

RIP Syd Barrett. Shine on you crazy diamond

[@Hurbie_53]

S(hine on)Y(ou crazy)D(iamond)

[@Theakker3B]

"I'm sitting here reflecting on my life, my heart beating fast." That is the proper reaction to get from Pink Floyd.

[@jasminejo2424]

also "i feel some type of way" perfect way to describe the feeling

[@kristenuehlein4804]

Amen! No way to say it better!!

[@scottmi645]

I had that exact reaction.......in 1981. lol.

[@alex1nfekted]

@@scottmi645 i have that same reaction everytime i listen to these gods

[@LordMarlle]

"I don't always listen to PF, but when I do ... "

[@swimrski]

No matter what music you grew up on, everybody is knocked into psychological submission by Pink Floyd.

[@coletteeffel4581]

swimrski worldly nicely. Luv it!

[@davsaltego]

Wow. Perfectly stated. Genius. Thank you.

[@stickaround7990]

well said. best description of pink floyd I've heard !

[@tiagobjesus]

Psychological submission, that was indeed well put. It makes the vulnerabilities come up, that’s for sure.

[@Tijuanabill]

Not one award ever. Shows you how much awards are worth.

[@danielestrada2417]

If they arent in the rock and roll hall of fame they will be. But im pretty sure they are already

[@ansumanroy1230]

@@danielestrada2417 Yes they are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[@waynethera2712]

Tijuana, wow I never realized that. I know Pink Floyd and Rush and Jethro Tull were always snubbed and had sooo much talent.

[@Chogra]

Tijuana Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially successful and influential rock bands of all time.[338] They have sold more than 250 million records worldwide, including 75 million certified units in the United States, and 37.9 million albums sold in the US since 1993.[339] The Sunday Times Rich List, Music Millionaires 2013 (UK), ranked Waters at number 12 with an estimated fortune of £150 million, Gilmour at number 27 with £85 million and Mason at number 37 with £50 million.[340] In 2004, MSNBC ranked Pink Floyd number 8 on their list of "The 10 Best Rock Bands Ever".[341] Rolling Stone ranked them number 51 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[342] Q named Pink Floyd as the biggest band of all time.[343] VH1 ranked them number 18 in the list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[344] Colin Larkin ranked Pink Floyd number 3 in his list of the 'Top 50 Artists of All Time', a ranking based on the cumulative votes for each artist's albums included in his All Time Top 1000 Albums.[345] Pink Floyd have won several awards. In 1981 audio engineer James Guthrie won the Grammy Award for "Best Engineered Non-Classical Album" for The Wall, and Roger Waters won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for "Best Original Song Written for a Film" in 1983 for "Another Brick in the Wall" from The Wall film.[346] In 1995, Pink Floyd won the Grammy for "Best Rock Instrumental Performance" for "Marooned".[347] In 2008, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden presented Pink Floyd with the Polar Music Prize for their contribution to modern music; Waters and Mason attended the ceremony and accepted the award.[348] They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame in 2010.[349] Pink Floyd's The Wall exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The music of Pink Floyd influenced numerous artists; David Bowie called Barrett a significant inspiration, and The Edge of U2 bought his first delay pedal after hearing the opening guitar chords to "Dogs" from Animals.[350] Other bands and artists who cite them as an influence include Queen, Tool, Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Kraftwerk, Marillion, Queensrÿche, Nine Inch Nails, the Orb and the Smashing Pumpkins.[351] Pink Floyd were an influence on the neo-progressive rock subgenre which emerged in the 1980s.[352] The English rock band Mostly Autumn "fuse the music of Genesis and Pink Floyd" in their sound.[353]

[@markcornelius614]

@@Charge11 i think i saw you on an episode of men on film, "hated it!!!"

[@tattooedman42]

I've always said, you don't listen to Pink Floyd, you experience Pink Floyd.

[@godnnat]

tattooedman42 same .. you feel that shit!!

[@aphilipdent]

And it needs to be the full album. And only vinyl. Drives me crazy hearing the track gaps in a digital source!

[@allsmilesguy]

Same for Tool. Tool makes me think but Pink Floyd makes me feel.

[@liannecomer3003]

I luv Floyd. Discovered them when I was in my teens...Had no idea then just how relevant they would be in my later years...With the loss of my 23yr old son in 2004...Music has been my saviour....My go to when I need to shut out the whole world ..Has helped me thru many years of grieving. My fav band....💕🎼

[@donnaransom3770]

Lovely, isn't it. First time I heard it, I put the album on turntable and laid down gazing out the window up at the sky. I'll never forget how it made me feel. And that's the secret ... how it makes you feel. My vote for "Dogs" next. Your mouth will hit the floor!

[@Zacski]

My first time hearing this track, my friends and I had split cost on renting the local rugby club to host a huge party and had just finished the clean-up. We had a few hours to kill before handing the keys back and found the access key for the jukebox and specifically, the Pulse live album. Hung over and exhausted, the four of us lay on the floor of this giant hall and let song after song wash over us. It was fantastic.

[@CommissionerSleer]

Remember when you were young When you first heard this song?

[@glumOr]

Hey Donna ! I saw you on Tre's chat... That's all i have to say.

[@donnaransom3770]

@@glumOr LOL. I like reactions, what can I say.

[@glumOr]

@@donnaransom3770 :yeah me too :D I like Tre's ones.

[@michaelsuder3217]

D. Gilmour is just straight nasty on this. I hope that guitar was 18 and gave consent

[@projectbighead1278]

LOOOOL FACTS

[@halfalligator6518]

lol so true. They're way more of a Soul band than people give credit. You'd almost think that's a sleazy Isaac Hayes guitar solo.

[@Christopher50now]

I think they sold that guitar for 5.8million dollars.

[@charlesburris6314]

That would be hilarious if it weren't also so true. That guitar was made love to.

[@rodrigocvsilva9236]

Man, I heard he once broke a G string fingering A minor

[@TheMarcodiator]

The most chilling 4 notes ever played.

[@matthewerickson2006]

Lol, that's what my brother told me when he introduced me to this song. "Here comes the four most powerful notes of all time."

[@bevrosity]

gets me every time

[@volosh67gayo49]

Listen to Echoes... Most powerfoul 1 note

[@puma421]

You have embarked on a journey... in which there is no return.....Welcome my Son, Welcome to the Machine

[@Podiman]

amen!!!

[@IggyStardust1967]

Welcome to the Machine.... come in here dear boy, have a cigar... you're gonna go far...

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

Yep, that should be his next Floyd.

[@kevinr.pierce4751]

What did you dream, that's all right we told you what to dream.

[@angelaeverett5529]

Hell yeah

[@steelerfreek007]

This shit deserves 3 hold ons, 4 finish hims, 5 fatalities and 12 flawless victories

[@Fadilanse]

And three minutes of that look on Preston's face when he's lost for words

[@RobertLoves]

And 10 Hold on bruhhhhs...

[@abrarmorshedaurko1093]

Nah it deserves more then those things and he gave it exactly what it needed. Just to listen silently and enjoy the ride

[@omgraham16]

The rock gods are pleased with Pink Floyd!!

[@jasonmelo9379]

Haha! awesome

[@RIGHTNOW108]

Him 1 minute in: I'm feelin some kind of way right now... Me: Oh, you just wait.

[@fandlpetroleum]

David Gilmour is absolutely one of the most tasteful guitarists ever.

[@Compressioncamper]

Gilmour is of the greatest of all times. I often said that he could say more with one note than other guitarist have in their whole careers.

[@jamesrussell8333]

and singers!

[@superman04p]

David Gilmour doesn't JUST play that guitar...... He makes it SING !!!! So much emotion conveyed through notes !!!!

[@xavierrose8208]

Boy, yes!

[@hawaiib8]

hey cuz after kert hemmit lead guitarist for METALIC heavy metal band then Gilmore, smile aloha

[@UncleWeezy74]

There never will be another Pink Floyd, there's no band that sounds like them and their music spans across genres, color, race, and language. My favorite band of all time.

[@frosty6960]

Pink Floyd is the genre.

[@panichead420]

Dude, sit down and listen to Radiohead. A lot like the Floyd.

[@legitchucknorris]

Kip Byrum you didn’t just compare Radiohead to Floyd 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@TokSic420]

Two other bands I rank up there with Pink Floyd. Rush Porcupine Tree Imo, all three bands rank the same, but for different reasons. Floyd are the kings of emotion music Rush are so technically proficient Porcupine Tree combine both and do it with precision

[@elliselsey9821]

One of my favorites aswell !

[@wfly81]

"It's so simple, but so powerful". That's Pink Floyd.

[@Mottleydude1]

The crazy thing bro is this isn’t just studio music. They could play this live and more than pull it off. One of the best live bands I’ve seen.

[@seandobson6221]

If you wanna hear it live checkout their video called Pulse. You can also hear it live in David Gilmour Live in Gdańsk or Pompeii.

[@cynthiasloan3867]

I saw them in Norfolk, VA for the "Brick In the Wall" show....amazing

[@kenwelch198]

David Gilmore can make you feel any emotions he wants. That's the genius of his guitar playing skills.

[@seelenwinter6662]

a little joint, a good whisky, lights out, the music as loud as possible and you can fly like an eagle...^^

[@Mymloch]

Agreed. Gilmour is not as interested in proving his technical expertise as he is in his mastery of melody and emotion.

[@milesalbert1]

Richard Wright is equally as influential on this track and album. Gilmour just gets the credit imo

[@randyjohnson6960]

R.I.P. Sid💔😢😢🎶🎶🎸👊✌

[@tiagobjesus]

@@Mymloch yes, master of emotional control through melody.

[@bernicelenger7280]

Pink Floyd should be taught in music lessons at school like Beethoven etc. Yes this is a masterpiece. Still leaves me speechless after 30+ years just like the first time I heard it. Sometimes I would like to unhear it and hear it again for the first time, so special.

[@abaddonuk6014]

Something to look forward to then, dementia is waiting for us all :)

[@danielve09]

Well I got into Pink Floyd because my music teacher did exactly that with us. Thanks to her!

[@logonazo]

this song was dedicated to Syd Barrett, (S)hine on (Y)ou crazy (D)iamond.

[@kristenuehlein4804]

Álvaro Vega damn how did I not know the anagram!

[@jasongodwin1319]

SONOFA.....!

[@mortizya666]

🤯😳🙀💎

[@dougefresh7765]

Now I just feel stupid 🙄never saw that coming !

[@LordMarlle]

I know most everything there is to know about this song, but I never knew about the anagram

[@muddygirl8819]

David Gilmour is by far not the best technical guitar player, but what makes him one of the best guitar players in the world is the emotion he is able to get out of a guitar. Listening to him play it is impossible not to feel whatever he is trying to evoke in the song. It's something not everyone is able to do, and most people would rather listen to that rather than a technically perfect player that can't invoke emotion into their playing.

[@taylorkt333]

True. But I can think of nothing more insufferable than having to listen to EVH play guitar for more than 20 seconds.

[@muddygirl8819]

Yeah. He isn't my cup of tea either. I get he is very talented, but his style of playing just sounds like a bunch of guitar screeching with some scales mixed in to me personally.

[@flinx1241]

So much yes... Perfectly stated...

[@maddbutcher666]

Thanks in large part to his fender Stratocaster he named blackie!

[@Extention6]

It's like he makes the guitar speak

[@traffic71]

I’ve often wondered how on earth can four men come together and produce pieces of work that are utter musical perfection? Pink Floyd and their music blows my mind.

[@PapaYagaa]

Aliens duh

[@tedsalter8002]

And be fighting the whole time. It’s as if the conflict brought the best out of them

[@nakorisilani2352]

This song isn't a masterpiece. Pink Floyd is a masterpiece.

[@nakorisilani2352]

I never said that was his point. Don't take everything so literally. sheesh...

[@jonsaunders2179]

Relax and pop in some floyd

[@oregonchick76]

Pink Floyd is so amazing because they're such a singular experience in music. Most other bands, especially in rock music, are so embodied -- you hear them and almost can't stop yourself from moving, from getting revved up, from being pulled in. Pink Floyd does almost the opposite, it's like they reintroduce you to this inner space where you open up and whatever they're playing just floods into you. I think this song and Wish You Were Here are particularly emotional because they were celebrating and mourning Syd all at once and you can't help but feel that melancholy, but man, ANY Pink Floyd can do this to someone who actually listens.

[@Dutch1961]

Pink Floyd was never about the band members or even the band itself. It has always been about the music and the visuals in their live shows. The band members where just normal everyday guys. No flashy clothes, just jeans and t-shirts on stage. It was said that if they would go and stand in the audience at a gig, nobody would have recognized them.

[@cpmf2112]

David Gilmour always plays the perfect note you didn't know you needed to hear.

[@davidgross990]

It's like he is Intune with the frequencies of life and as a retired electronics instructor it makes me wonder about how the human race responds to the frequencies around us, but I'm high cause I'm listening to Floyd.

[@Studio344]

I am so honoured that you call this music -- the music of my teenage years -- you call this Pink Floyd a masterpiece. Thank you, my friend. Seriously, it brings tears to my eyes to watch you encounter this music for the first time.

[@centuryrox]

Dude, you need full fledged headphones to listen to Floyd. Those earbuds gotta go!

[@yearginclarke]

That's the truth.

[@JayTor2112]

If you're listening to compressed KZbin audio it doesn't really matter if you're listening through two cans tied to a string.

[@yearginclarke]

@@JayTor2112 KZbin has less sound quality, but it's usually not *that* bad. It won't be perfect by any means, but it will sound decent enough with good headphones.

[@centuryrox]

@@JayTor2112 While I'd agree that KZbin audio is not the best, it certainly makes a difference between earbuds and good headphones. But more importantly, good stereo speakers with high capacity woofers. It's certainly not the best you can do, but given the source audio it makes a difference. If nothing more than decent bass which you can't get with earbuds.

[@driesduyck469]

or KRK rokit 8 speakers

[@ashikana21]

Oh my god my Uber driver put this on and after those four notes he made me sit and stay to watch him air drum after I had already arrived at my workplace. Love Pink Floyd still.

[@kiwibruh7447]

I'd sell my car to experience that day to day

[@stevenladew4749]

But you stayed😉😁

[@keithpasculli7465]

That is so awesome!!

[@IggyStardust1967]

You better have tipped him well...

[@eddied00]

I like how when you say those four notes everyone knows what you’re talking about...

[@RaffaPed]

There is not one second of fat in that 8 minute intro. A true musical masterpiece.

[@MattKrogmeier]

I'd suggest the entire Animals album, but if you want to really go down the rabbit hole for Floyd, you need Echoes in your life. Some of the greatest lyrics ever, especially the last verse!

[@MrZcar350]

Or go really deep, to something like Astronomy Domine or See Emily Play from the Barrett days of psychedelia before they got into the prog rock scene.

[@TriptoCo]

Fuck yeah on Animals. My go to album for camping with my buds. All while we sit around a campfire, sharing joints and having beers while watching the stars at 10k+ feet in the mountains here in Colorado. It just makes life so beautiful. No matter what your problems may currently be, they just melt away with a smile and you actually appreciate all the good in the world no matter how messed up it may be.....

[@namesurname7172]

Yeah. Animals and Wish You Were Here are my favorite Floyd albums. They're both an adventure to listen through!

[@trentdarmody6393]

@@TriptoCo I do the same shit in Australia mate.

[@MattKrogmeier]

@@chippchipp1 That seems unlikely. considering he played it in concert many times in his solo shows. He stopped playing it after the death of Richard Wright. In fact, there's even a video of him and his band dicking around in the Abbey Road studio, where they break into an improvisational acoustic version. Check it out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYG7iH6FYqp1ncU

[@mikimike]

Beautiful reaction bro. I can't wait to see your reaction to the Pink Floyd song "Dogs". But, fasten your seat belt bro, it's a 17 min. emotional ride.

[@johnb2427]

Echoes too

[@timchristionmyers7895]

My thoughts exactly. Dogs is PF's true masterpiece in my view.

[@Someonelser1]

1st time, late at night, lying in bed, nicely baked. Flowing along, chilling, then when the dogs started barking, my dog jumped up and went apeshit barking back. Freaked my shit right the fuck out!

[@moonbubbles3046]

I second both Dogs and Echoes. Emphatically and enthusiastically.

[@architectoverlord]

...and it's too late to lose the weight you used to need to throw around. So have a good drown, as you're pulled down all alone, dragged down by the stone.

[@yousufrizvi557]

I listened to this song, all 9 parts, 35 mins of it, for the first time today, and it is one of if not the most beautiful thing I have ever heard in my life. The song and the meaning behind it are both incredible and I know I’ll always love this song

[@imnotsuspiciousyouresuspic3095]

Your reactions to Floyd are like watching someone have a religious experience. Now I know how I looked when I first heard it. 😂😂

[@neilpavao7348]

like the pyramids in Egypt, Pink Floyd was brought here by aliens.

[@jackieacheson4928]

Agree.

[@saltedcashews269]

🤘

[@RobertLoves]

Ermahgerd erliens!

[@timothytaggart3289]

If you're serious you're an idiot.

[@lukavisuals1065]

@@timothytaggart3289 and if you don't take an extra complement about the pink floyd than you're a the most stupid guy on earth.

[@N8_515]

I think Pink Floyd was a bunch of aliens that came down to earth to share they’re spiritual music with us. They were so ahead of they’re time and still are.

[@MattKrogmeier]

Pink Floyd, man....in a class by themselves, truly. Nobody sounds like them. Nobody ever will. I love seeing all these reaction channels discovering the beauty and workmanship that went in to Pink Floyd's music. There's so much more for you to discover, and I can't wait to see you react to all of it! Keep up the good work, Preston!

[@rashford1156]

Although Waters and Gilmour tried to help Barrett with his solo career, it soon became evident that Syd was in no shape to continue as a musician. In 1974 Barrett retired from music for good and returned to two of his other passions, painting and gardening. He would live a reclusive life until his death in 2006. Around the same time Barrett retired from music, Pink Floyd was working on material for Wish You Were Here. The album would become the band’s homage to their friend, especially the song “Shine on You Crazy Diamond.”In 1973 Waters proved that he was a genius in his own right as the creative visionary behind Dark Side of the Moon. But there is no doubt that there’s a little Syd in Dark Side, as one of it’s central themes is madness. Barrett’s spiral into madness affected the whole band as they were all dear friends, but it seemed to really rattle Waters and would color much of the subsequent work he would do with Pink Floyd including his masterpiece, The Wall. In a 2002 interview, Waters said that loss figures heavily into his music. You can feel it on The Wall, but where that loss is most felt, the loss of Syd, is on Wish You Were Here.After Dark Side, Waters and Pink Floyd would become disillusioned with the whole music business, much the same way Syd had, and may have begun to go a little mad themselves. Waters describes in an interview an instance while working on Wish You Were Here when he had an episode where he really thought that he was losing touch with reality (see below). Perhaps this disconnect with reality and disillusionment with the music industry was why Waters decided to follow up Dark Side-one of the most anticipated follow-ups in the history of music-with a tribute to Barrett.Roger now understood what Syd had gone through.

[@urbanphil0s0phy]

garbut Well said mate. I wonder what music Syd would have written if he didn't go mad and kept with it. He was certainly brilliant in the early years, with some considering him to be the godfather of psychedelic music....and plenty of genius musicians wanting to work with him. A sad story but a pretty deep and meaningful one also.

[@rhwinner]

garbut Waters also suffered from guilt that he Hadn't done more to help Syd.

[@powerstation0872]

Pretty sure this is plagerized from an article. I've read this exact explanation of their discography and Waters' experience with the band.

[@TheShifty78]

@@powerstation0872 I didn't even read the article that you're talking about but three words in and I could tell that this wasn't written for the first time in this comment section lol.... just out of curiosity I Googled the first maybe 10 words of it, and voilà there it is.... 🤷🏽‍♂️ should of sited the article but oh well whatever good article

[@urbanphil0s0phy]

Emanuel Ramirez Roger Waters called him mad in 'Outside the Wall'. Look it up. It's not an insult even though it may sound like it. Going mad, crazy, mental illness... it's all the same and I mean no disrespect to Syd by it . I love guy and have his picture on my surfboard. Here in Australia we even call each other 'mad cunts' as a term of endearment so perhaps it's a culture difference that you saw it as me Insulting him.

[@errolloneil4602]

1975. I was a sophomore in high school when this was out! I’m 65 now and it still sounds as fresh as it did back then! Simply a masterpiece! They don’t make music like this anymore!

[@cpyt-o8s]

This is my favorite Pink Floyd song - David Gilmour is a god

[@martykehoe8510]

ChrisYT I couldn't agree more with you. David Gilmour's soul comes out thru his fingers unlike anyone else.

[@TheMurphyaman]

Pink floyd is not simple, its intense and 40 yrs later its still amazing👍

[@jameswhite-aldworth2804]

TheMurphyaman yeah but that riff is 3 notes. That’s how genius it is.

[@CCDzine]

I miss you, young man, exploring this old man's music.

[@NorthernElevation]

This is a masterpiece reserved for those who are patient and can sit through the slow start knowing it's length. This is in fact, only parts 1-5. There are still parts 6-9, which are almost of equal length to the first 5 parts. Only together do you have the whole song, tbh.

[@randomgamerdude98]

K JAM imma like this so that everyone can see

[@palmolive2005]

He needs to do parts 6-9 -- they rock!

[@andrewkinslow8725]

You, my friend, have been Floyd’d. What else as a life long fan of Pink Floyd can I say other than welcome to the machine!

[@luciousaberline6356]

Experiencing Pink Floyd is a spiritual thing, which is why the simplicity of it is still so deep. Watching your reaction to this and seeing the joy it brings you, adds a new life to this song. It’s kind of like introducing some to oxygen and light for the first time, it touches my heart and soul. Keep exploring music and not letting cultural boundaries steal the joy of the beauty of art.

[@giacomocolturato2920]

Now this is THE MUSIC... Finally you found it. 🤗😜

[@deantait8326]

Humm, have to be patient to truly enjoy and appreciate Pink Floyd. I was 20ish, living alone, just after my mother passed. Was in my 2nd apt this time w/o a roommate and just zoned out to their songs. Phone off the hook, a lillte Whahakin Mexican, and gone......! Bad time in my life but wonderful music to soothe my soul! Tearing up now, and I'm almost 70. Enjoy, my son!

[@dcqec111]

I lost my mother too. I am twenty eight. I am listening to their songs now, all alone. 😊

[@bostonkeith1]

digi92 sorry for your loss. You’re never alone. If you ever need someone to talk to my handle is the same on Twitter. Or there are many other resources out there if you need them.

[@brendanearly6481]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond!

[@ionutbrojban7545]

In my opinion, regarding to music, this song is the maximum of music that this planet will ever give

[@amusingmyslf]

This was the type of music where you kicked back with headphones, enjoyed something of your choice to imbibe in, lights down low and let yourself get carried away...far away, deep into the inner world. I need this again.

[@lj6720]

Yessssss you finally did it!! I'm so happy 😁

[@pialpha_1006]

I’m glad he’s going down the rabbit hole that is Pink Floyd. I’m trying to get him to react to “one of these days” since he likes instrumentals so much.

[@eddieouo9273]

I'm sooooo happy tooo :)

[@p.b.palaciosalmafuerte3463]

Me too 😀😀

[@lj6720]

Kyle Wessinger Such a good suggestion. Hopefully Preston reacts to it soon.

[@p.b.palaciosalmafuerte3463]

@@pialpha_1006 live in pompeii

[@JasonSidell]

This song came at a time when the the album was a work of art and each song was one part of it. To really appreciate this song you have to listen to the whole album: Shine on you Crazy Diamond I-V, Welcome to the Machine, Have a Cigar, Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond 6-9. This album is a masterpiece. Then Listen to Dark Side of the Moon. Then Animals Then The Wall. One masterpiece after another.

[@justindza]

Omg I can't believe all those tracks are on the same album. Incredible

[@eliseintheattic9697]

The album rock days. I was just explaining that to my son a few weeks ago. I remember we had one radio station in Dallas that would play entire albums for people who took their music seriously. Good times.

[@MajesticStar123]

So many Floydians in here ! We are a special group who can dig the best ever made that will go on forever. When this album came out with this particular song , I worked in the book and records dept. (records are vinyl discs that were replaced by CDs). When the album came out in 1975, I remember playing it for hours for the shoppers on the store's turntable. That went on for weeks lol. People loved the album and many copies were sold. "Crazy Diamond" is one of the best song experiences ever! Comments welcomed :-)

[@Danfrolujo]

Floydians are special breed of humans. We don’t need many words to understand each other. In that year 1975 i was born. I would give anything for a moment of time in that music store...

[@TheCornishCockney]

I have long advocated Pink Floyd as therapy.Imagine The Division Bell played in hospital wards everywhere.chilled and happy patients,chilled and happy doctors and nurses,result? MORE Pink Floyd fanatics :)

[@silvanorossi6416]

That first riff brings chills up my spine everytime

[@saviophilip1776]

@@silvanorossi6416 Same here man. Everytime I hear that bend he does. I'm always like "oooofff......dayumm"

[@tuffenuff6275]

Side two every night before sleep.....in the dark....for at least a year after I discovered it, luckily I had a big brother who played guitar and he really fed me the good stuff!

[@joshuarock6336]

A Masterpiece is such an accurate description for this song. Definitely my favorite by Pink Floyd.

[@bikashtewari9078]

Just thank God we were born to live and listen to Pink Floyd

[@CrustyTuna]

I love that you are digging Pink Floyd, they are life changing.

[@pyrettablaze1226]

Gilmour is THE guitar GOD!! His voice is also magical!! This song is definitely an experience of highs and lows. Isn’t it amazing what music can do to you?? 🖤🖤

[@jimbamford5822]

your comments are wonderfully perceptive - you sum up perfectly what I feel about Pink Floyd's music.

[@kingadalou]

Do the second part to this song. This is the intro to the album. And then the outro is the 2nd half

[@cowboy3xk]

Technically this was part 1-5. There are 12 parts that make the song almost 45 minutes long.

[@williamdmuir]

I agree with him needing to listen to both parts however there are only 9 parts in the song. Here is a breakdown from Wikipedia "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a nine-part Pink Floyd composition ... Eventually an idea was raised to split the epic in two, Parts I-V and Parts VI- IX.

[@xaozkort8737]

This song is about Syd Barrett, the original singer for Pink Floyd, he slowly descended into madness. Listen to. Syd Barrett - Jiggalo Aunt

[@slinkie59]

Xaoz Kort this whole album is a tribute to Barrett, him and Waters were best friends, before he got spun Syd was Pink Floyd.

[@SchwarzeWitwe2]

so is "brain damage"

[@datalink7]

(S)hine on (Y)ou crazy (D)iamond

[@michaelfindlay5129]

This song elicits introspection, but when you know the background of how Syd fried his brain, it is absolutely tragic!

[@Onewholovesrock]

Sometimes I wonder. Maybe slipping into madness isn’t such a bad thing.

[@rondohunter8966]

As Rod Serling might say "You have just crossed over. Into, the Pink Floyd Zone." We bid you welcome as you open your door of perception.

[@TheDraykon]

That door of perception comment just made me realize Preston needs to check out The Doors.

[@johnallen869]

The intro to this is as good as any of the great composers work! One of the best songs ever written and performed! Bring on more Pink Floyd! Thanks!

[@adamlaceky8127]

I've watched a bunch of reactions to Pink Floyd, and your insight into this song--on your first listen--is the most perceptive of all. They put you into the mood to think about your past, right out of the gate. They sustain that mood, and make you want the singing to start, and draw you in a little more, and then the first words are "Remember when you were young." You get it. Well done, sir. You would enjoy learning what inspired the song and what it means, line by line. When you find out about that, it makes the song 10 times deeper. Such a tragedy. The loss of a friend to madness. They carry on without him. They write a song about him on an album called "Wish You Were Here." And he was there. No one recognized him at first. He had changed so much. He kept waiting for them to have him sit in and play, and they wouldn't. They were crying in the studio at the absurd irony of it all. "Wish You Were Here," indeed.

[@gumpbrave]

Well stated. Pink Floyd approaches the musical experience (band to audience) as being very holistic. "The Wall" stands as but one example beyond this. But the underlying message is to coax the audience into proper reception. They did that better than maybe anyone.

[@kristenuehlein4804]

Thank you Adam, I want to know all about that too.

[@djevilj66]

bro you should watch "Pink Floyd LIVE @ Pompeii" they set up in the ruins of the ancient city and recorded a set! It's their best in my opinion!

[@Asefalexandernoorzai]

Sometimes music can communicate things deeper than language. That's why it can leave us speechless. But the effect it had was clearly visible in your reaction.

[@kratos9293]

Pink floyd - DOGS!!!!

[@CaoRen6]

The entire Animals album needs to be listened to start to finish.

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

Dogs.... the best pink Floyd song. Period.

[@brettrobertleasure]

@@mikemclaughlin3306 i've been saying this for years

[@icu___]

Yes, with the lyrics on hands pls.

[@Freimopp777]

Pink Floyd - High Hopes

[@andydrummond1]

I've been watching alot of reaction videos recently. Along the same lines of this video, people hearing great songs for the first time and I love seeing their reaction. Your reaction is different though. I can see in your eyes that you're deeply focused on the music. Engrossed in it. Which should be the case, especially with Floyd. To really "get" the song you gotta pay attention. Keep doing what you're doing brother. Keep up the good work and shine on ;) Peace. P.s you got a new sub :)

[@sally-notsosilent]

LIke listening to my favorite music with a friend i've never met.

[@jonellis6231]

Well said sally

[@TheBnjmnlrd]

Exactly!

[@adehughes3260]

Congratulations on achieving Pink Floyd Boss Level Status! Now listen to the 2nd half of the song, or better yet the whole of the Wish you were here album, start to finish. :D

[@silvanorossi6416]

I think he needs to trip out from start to finish 1968 - 1984

[@billmatthews5877]

A perfect tribute to Sid, whom without, pink floyd would not exist.

[@gh3slashguitar]

Pink Floyd - Dogs

[@ThePolo77j]

The whole damn Animals album man

[@sammybeck7794]

I was reading a recent survey about the top 30 guitar players who play with emotion and feeling. Jimi Hendrix made number 30. Stevie Ray Vaughan made number two and lo and behold, the number one spot went to David Gilmour. It just goes to show you don't have to be fast and flashy to be a good guitar player

[@danielestrada2417]

Another one is brian may from queen. Although his solos were never as long he still has that smooth feeling to his play

[@sammybeck7794]

@@danielestrada2417 yeah I agree with you Brian May makes his guitar sing. He may have been on that top 30 list that I mentioned but I can't recall

[@mikeynma]

@@sammybeck7794 If he wasn't on that list then the list is worthless...

[@PickleAndy]

Another guitarist who only is mentioned by other guitarists, is Leslie West.

[@sammybeck7794]

@@PickleAndy oh yeah Leslie West. He's looked up to by many guitarists. Especially Michael Schenker. He says he has copied Leslie Wests style. When I started learning how to play guitar Mississippi Queen was one of the first things I ever learned so I was totally in the Leslie West and Mountain

[@dzugaty]

Reflecting on my life... Exactly!!! First time I heard it 30 years ago, when we just moved to the States. I was on a bus going down Fifth Avenue and listening to it in my walkman. Suddenly, I realized that I am not exactly listening, I am thinking of the life I left in Russia and I started crying. What's going on? I rewound it and started to listen again. Couldn't stop. It was like some kind of drug - made me sad and happy. It still does it. Thanks for reliving it, and for the same feeling you have.

[@BlackRoseImmortal]

Only Floyd could make Preston speechless for such a long period of time, lol.

[@ernestogamez9300]

Do more pinkfloyd for the sake of KZbin and the world

[@mikesimonian990]

Zar tra loz Dogs

[@johngay422]

I was 15 when this album came out. I still remember sitting in my room with the black light and about half baked with the headphones in my opinion the only way to listen to Floyd is with headphones in the dark and just let the music take you.

[@kellydelay18]

Yea I have had that same feeling since I got that album in 1977 . Blown away then blown away still

[@ericc.c9933]

I Was never a big pink flyod fan when i was young but now as a grown man i can appreciate just how amazing they are

[@ThePolo77j]

I didn't like their deep(er) cuts when I was young .. I was all about Another Brick in the Wall part 2 and Money .. now, this is where my musical tastes lie man .. their deeper cuts are phenomenal musicianship

[@ericc.c9933]

@@ThePolo77j I couldn't have put that better! My taste in music has definitely changed. I appreciate just how deep and complex they were.

[@brianv5677]

King KTF is/was my favorite channel to watch music reaction videos, and this is, by far, my favorite music reaction video. Pink Floyd is also my favorite band. And Shine On You Crazy Diamond is my favorite Pink Floyd song. It wasn't always my favorite PF song. When I first heard SoYcD, I was too young, impetuous and impatient to appreciate the long intro. I always appreciated the (absolutely genius) lyrics because I knew the Syd Barrett backstory. Only later in life did I fully appreciate the music. It took some maturity I guess. What I love about this video is that I think King KTF had the opposite of my experience. I think he does not know the Syd Barrett backstory that inspired the song - and therefore is not fully appreciative of the lyrics - which are amazing. But, man, he was totally on the same vibe as PF and absolutely understood and appreciated the music. Watch any other reaction video to this song and no one 'gets it' like King KTF. Heck, it took me years to understand and appreciate this song. King KTF was there on his first listen. Truly impressive!

[@Giselle1544]

I'm soooo happy to be seeing your Pink Floyd journey!! So good to see you genuinely appreciated this music!

[@k1hasard]

I always loved the baritone sax solo transition into a tenor sax solo. I saw a live concert and Dick Parry had both instruments hanging on his neck at the same time played the baritone, swung it around and at the same time positioned the tenor sax and started playing not missing a beat. You don't see that every day.. Pink Floyd is my all time favorite band because there are so many levels, transitions, great musicians, and it is complex and intelligent from the arrangement to the lyrics.

[@marcelodt]

Scott Page also made these transitions brilliantly in the Delicate Sound of the Thunder tour.

[@marshayoung9387]

My soulmate & I would lounge back in the hot bubble bath with a glass of wine & smoke a joint while listening to Pink Floyd. So relaxing you just float away.

[@jordan9941]

Simply the best rock band of all time

[@andrefjbernardo]

In the end, Pink Floyd is the band that delivers the most imaginative and beautiful music. I don't know why, but that's how things are. If their music was architecture, it would be breathtaking.

[@SilentiumCivis]

Dont know why? Try allot of acid.

[@Dutch1961]

So you wouldn't be surprised to learn that Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Richard Wright were studying architecture at London Polytechnic when they founded Pink Floyd. Syd Barrett was an art student at that time and David Gilmour studied French literature.

[@felixcoderre6916]

Paul van Maanen Oh That’s why Gilmour speaks french! I didn’t know that thanks!

[@Dutch1961]

@@felixcoderre6916 oh yes, he's fluent in French. If I recall correctly he actually has a house in the south of France.

[@Danny310563]

I still get goosebumps listening to this after more than 40 years and gives me great pleasure to see it being discovered for the first time and appreciated

[@Serai3]

Pink Floyd had a wonderful talent for getting the sense of infinite space in their music. You can hear the universe arcing above you, the music of the spheres echoing through eternity.

[@kristybaptist8562]

Serai3 This is beautiful and so fully what I’ve always felt but never knew how to say.

[@Serai3]

:) Floyd's very inspiring.

[@nick260682]

Serai3 Nicely put. You could’ve sounded cheesy there but you held it down nicely.

[@Serai3]

Gotta love backhanded compliments. Please find someone else to neg, dude. It don't work on me.

[@ericbevel1495]

That's exactly how I feel listening to Echoes too.

[@rikright960]

Now you know why us old farts, who have been listening to this type of music, ( Floyd, Yes, Led Zep, etc ), for 40 plus years , think most of today's music is crap. Lol.

[@sinistral9629]

Rick, fellow old fart here. When I was in my teens listening to the bands you mention (plus Hendrix, Santana, Doors, Who, Grateful Dead, Jethro Tull, Traffic, Cream, and on and on...), my parents (the old farts of the day) thought it was crap compared to the music of their day! And so the cycle continues.. each generation believing the music of their youth is the best. And yet, _and yet..._ there's something about the music of the late 60s and early 70s that is especially golden.

[@rikright960]

@@sinistral9629 couldn't agree more!

[@dabitat]

what about us 22 year olds that love old school music like this or Zeppelin or even Little Richard but can still like an appreciate new music. A lot of it is great in it's own right. main stream music these days is pretty poor but there are tons of artists who were inspired by these very bands and are wonderful.

[@tangokaleidos1926]

@@sinistral9629 They had quality lsd then. Youth today take all kinds of chemical drugs and speed and take stuff that is called lsd but it is just some random designer drugs made in china and being sold as lsd. Nobody can deny the effects that lsd had on the creativity of the music being made in the late 60's and 70's. Then ecstasy came in the 80's and everybody thought they were great musicians but they were not. It went downhill from there.

[@Luckygirlisjelly]

Amen to that 👏👏👏

[@lbow09]

I played this song in the delivery room when I had my son. His name is James Barrett! After the awesome syd barrett! I rocked him to sleep to this song many nights too! I counted how long it took by how many shine on’s I had listened to ❤️ my all time favorite song!!!

[@tiagobjesus]

Damn that’s a pretty good idea. I never thought about it, if someday I’m a dad, I’ll totally do it

[@STILL-KICKIN]

You HAVE TO get yourself some good headphones! Earbuds don’t do a lot of these classics justice... And when you do please do a reaction to Pink Floyd- Dogs. You won’t be disappointed

[@weoutchea3982]

Still Kickin 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@danielkinn7621]

I TOTALLY agree. If told him this before. DO NOT GET BEATS. They are garbage. Sennheisers is what this man needs

[@phoenixtrades150]

dun told this yout already - get sum cans

[@bengorsh5796]

You are a legend for sitting down and doing this reaction!

[@LordMarlle]

My nearly 70 year old dad brought me here, and I have to say as a lifelong Floyd fan your appreciation and immediate and total understanding of the music just makes me appreciate it even more if at all possible. Thanks for sharing your awe for this awesome music

[@ClearTheRubble7]

The album was released when I was still a "dazed and confused" kid in high school. My dad had just died, my family was in a state of chaos, and Shine On You Crazy Diamond was one of those beacons of light that held me together. It seemed to fit exactly what I was feeling at the time, and it still does. The way you reacted to it was pretty much how I heard it the first time. Still one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs.

[@cuylercronin]

I’m 19 and my brother passed away and this song was the same way for me, it’s amazing how timeless this music is and it will carry on for generations to come

[@jonsaunders2179]

Animals for me. I feel ya brother.

[@myownchannel247]

the song is about Syd Barrett, one of the founders of the band who had mental and drug issues. check the lyrics if you get a chance, btw that was parts 1-5, there's still parts 6-9 to experience.

[@VinEllis]

Shine on You Crazy Diamond S Y D

[@Vazcular]

@@VinEllis So what does the "C" represent?

[@patkelly3966]

@@Vazcular In yr case ?...

[@Vazcular]

@@patkelly3966 His name isn't SyCd

[@patkelly3966]

@@Vazcular No it wasn't yr right so what do u think the C represents?

[@jolsn42]

I love his reactions. He feels every emotion of the notes and music. That's what Pink Floyd does to you.

[@ronnsnow2859]

Bro. It's time you do a full listen to Dark Side of the Moon. Its 42 minutes but it flies by. Every song flows together perfectly its like listening to one song.

[@kyles5513]

It's a movie for yer ears. Just like wywh, animals and the wall

[@DarkMatterX1]

Because it's a concept album

[@heatherc772]

Prog rock is the best. 30 minute record sides. Head phones on. Shine on. Damn!

[@heatherc772]

@@DarkMatterX1 could you define the concept?

[@TLChivz]

To me Dark Side isn't an 'album' it's a symphony on the human condition. If Mozart was around today, he would have been listening to Pink Floyd for inspiration! Seriously I want a global law brought in, the LAW OF FLOYD that says that any world leader who wants to start a nuclear war with anyone else [the aggressor nation not the ones that will be defending themselves] must first be forced to sit in a dark room with headphones and listen to the entirety of Dark Side and THEN on emerging, be asked if they still want to go and start a nuclear war and cause untold death and destruction. I'm convinced that not one would go through with it!

[@DavidTG98]

Have a cigar now pleasee

[@angiewestall1645]

Here you go dear boy---love it

[@julioyanez7979]

I love 😍😍

[@redeye1220]

You look like you really appreciate all genres of music. Love that 👍

[@DarthCompton]

Don't think I clicked "like" faster. Please do Dogs next :D