Pink Floyd - On The Run/Time/The Great Gig In The Sky (REACTION)

‪@AirplayBeats‬ reacts to Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon Resst of side 1
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[@DorothyFarias]

All we needed in the 70's was a group of good friends, some nice pot, and this album. Epic.

[@lynnhoffman247]

@@sheilaharrison8547 👍🏼😂

[@emilymartinez6961]

For sure you need some munchies✌️

[@ffjsb]

This album WAS the drug. Nothing else needed.

[@martinellis7156]

Even my 80 year old grandma liked this. Mind you, we smoked so much hash in her front room when she went to bed, I wouldn't be surprised if some filtered up to her room..

[@gregmoquino7896]

No diggity bro

[@anahatatutu]

In 1973 this album was like a UFO landing in your ears.

[@probiethetank8825]

What do you mean in 73?? It’s still a UFO to me, but with past present and future back drop! Best album ever!

[@alanconrad8490]

hahahaha.....perfect

[@clinttorres2508]

100%👍

[@pommie5093]

It still is, to this day

[@thomasruwart1722]

I LOVE that analogy! I have been an electronic music junkie since the late 1960s and I have always really enjoyed On The Run and Any Colour You Like from DSOTM. My all-time favorite track from DSOTM is Great Gig In The Sky - truly breathtaking.

[@TYoung023]

The lyric in “Time” that goes: “The time has come. The song is over. Thought I’d something more to say”, isn’t about the song ending. It’s about life ending. When that day comes, who doesn’t feel they need more time because they thought they had something more to “say” in this life. Leading right into “The Great Gig in the Sky”. A song about the emotions associated with the end of life. Absolute masterpiece!

[@youtubesucks2575]

That’s right! Someone’s paying attention.

[@ChrisBlair-ev3mp]

Are you certain it's not just about the song? Next time maybe you should preface your remarks with IMO, or perhaps IMHO (the "H" stands for either honest or humble, take your pick)

[@youtubesucks2575]

@@ChrisBlair-ev3mp your wrong and missing the plot.

[@ChrisBlair-ev3mp]

@@youtubesucks2575 "Plot"? It's a song. I could have emphatically pronounced that YOU were wrong, but I didn't since IDK. I'm not good friends with the band and I wasn't there, so I can't say for sure. How long have you been friends with Waters? Or are you another of those online chatroom chuckleheads who thinks that just because he believes something is true then it must be? Admit it, you have no way of knowing that T Young is right, he just happens to agree with you. BTW, if you think "KZbin SUCKS", then why are you here? I know, I know, it's cool to be dismissive and discerning, and to find fault in every little thing. The only point here is the one on the top of your little pin head.

[@youtubesucks2575]

@@ChrisBlair-ev3mp are you butt hurt that bad dude?

[@sergiodavila5269]

Such a classic album. Clare Torry’s vocals on Great Gig in the Sky give me chills to this day. Such a lovely, sweet, insightful meditation on death’s embrace ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@willowvee5844]

@@vincentschmitt7597 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3q6aKuQiNGNpa8

[@willowvee5844]

Here's her interview speaking about it

[@jaewok5G]

she's just a tiny little white english girl! making THAT sound!

[@petergil598]

@@jaewok5Gtiny …… but with big, big soul.

[@thielmangary]

I've been listening to this for 50 years now. Clare Torry still brings me to tears every time.

[@KWC33]

No way listen to this album alone .cry like a bitch several times through it. I am 52 disabled divorced alone. This album is just so goddamn melancholic hits me hard every time .the older you get the more you relate to it

[@patriciachamberlain1135]

Heard she got carfare for her part in this album. She later sued them and got 3million $$$$$$. Too late, and too little. Bad as Merry Clayton on Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter. Fellas just ain't fair.

[@MrBarryb505050]

Yes Lord

[@helmutvogel901]

No, I heard she got paid, but just for like an afternoon session. She sued over credit for singing it on the album, I believe. So yeah, part of the royalties I guess.@@patriciachamberlain1135

[@helmutvogel901]

What amazes me every time I hear it, is that it was basically her first take. Second technically, because the first take she used words (I believe baby baby or something), they stopped, asked her not to use any actual words, and then recorded what we luckily get to hear today, whenever we want.

[@carterstanley561]

There's a reason this album was on the billboard top 100 list for 950 weeks....

[@neilmartin99]

It's not on the list any longer? The hell is wrong with people? 😁

[@aspjake123]

@@neilmartin99 RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@user-op4du3ry8p]

He mean, was during the 80,90

[@1bigrowdy]

Alan Parsons brilliant engineering talents at work .

[@thomascerulli8013]

I was 13 when they hit us with this album. A completely new sound. We smoked a lot of herb listening to this album. And then pontificating the meaning behind the songs. This Album still holds the record. For the amount of years, not months on the Bill Board Charts. And again this is the 70’s. So they really blew us away with it. This is their finest album. I’m glad you guys are checking out the music of my generation. And I’m a very big fan of the two of you

[@davidmazon7516]

I was probably around the same age. I saved up all my allowance to try and get this album but it was sold out everywhere I went. I asked my mom to take me everywhere to find this album finally found it in Torrance California where I used to live at the mall. But I didn't have enough money. I remember stealing it putting it down my pants and walking out with it. Met my mom outside in the parking lot and she thought I bought it. I had to have it, and it was worth it. Everybody had this album.

[@josephclarke4244]

I could have written your every word my friend!

[@Justchemicals]

Lyrically deep, deep, deep as well. Album turns 50 this year!😳

[@thomascerulli8013]

@@josephclarke4244 Brother it was the greatest time to be alive. And I didn’t even mention. Parts in the album. When their speaking. Sharp, Shop, Shot !!! The Beatles already taught us to look for hidden messages. And another part, where someone says. I know I’m mad, I’ve always been mad. And I just watched a video on this. Those clips were recorded at Abbey Road Studio. In which McCartney had also had a clip. But they never put it in. 2 Musts for any of you younger listeners. Headphones on Max Volume. And a good joint or a bowl of some killer weed. And let your mind expand.

[@thomascerulli8013]

@@Justchemicals Lol please don’t make me feel older than I already am 😎

[@bobbyhemphill5293]

True musicians. That album is a work of art. Never gets old. 👍

[@JoeSmith-ey2xp]

Clare Torry said more with no words that most singers say in their whole careers.

[@oldairyheir]

That Clare Torry solo gets me every time, same as it's been doing for the last 50+ years! Thanks, guys! ✌🏻💀

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

Seriously! The amount of passion that she exudes through these vocals is unmatched by anyone, ever!! Brings me to tears every time!!

[@maureenwagg5305]

Same. I'm 60 and it never gets old. Fresh as day 1.

[@krummo]

She was a session singer recording in one if the other studios and they heard her, and asked if she would like to add something to this album... and that is what she did, virtually ad libbed it

[@nomadvideomachine]

@@krummo yeah she even apologised for what she did when she came out of the booth ... didn't hear from them, she found out when it was released that she made it on the record...

[@prismagus8051]

David Gilmour's guitar solos have a real tendency to crack open the sky and let the universe pour out.

[@Blueheron23]

Well said

[@haagatha]

When the grandparents have all the cool albums stashed away in a cabinet 😎

[@TheGreatGig73]

I remember an interview with Dave Gilmour saying he wished he could have had the same experience the rest of us had of hearing the finished album for the first time. You don't realize that an artist never has that chance. I totally get what he meant.

[@jeffmiller4832]

In that or a very similar interview, he also said “with headphones” while listening for the first time.

[@kevysrandomstuff5835]

@@jeffmiller4832 best is on an old school stereo 100w x4 (400w) with EQ from the quadraphonic record where the foot setps go around the room

[@Hoptronics]

​@@kevysrandomstuff5835 a high end car stereo in the late 80s also...

[@kevinfeldman5100]

The best way to listen to Pink Floyd is with headphones in a dark room. Then see where that takes you..

[@sumofan5686]

Was there and did that!

[@brentbeardsley655]

Very true! Like a whole other dimension.

[@dannymoore6886]

Clare Torry did an amazing vocal without words in The Great Gig In The Sky. She improvised it in like two takes.

[@lime7253]

one take

[@kevysrandomstuff5835]

@@lime7253 yip one

[@daveburns3886]

Some of best vocal solos have no words .. I’m a fan of Springsteen - check out ‘something in the night’

[@jamesanderson5268]

Actually David Gilmour states in an interview that she did three takes and they chose the second one.

[@nathanpapp432]

@@lime7253 2 and a half takes. She was doing "Ohh baby" stuff her first take. Wailing one her second and third takes.

[@joannparker1977]

This is about to be FIFTY years old! And you can’t even tell. My question is: How could they put out something so profound at such a young age? That’s was blows my mind the most. Also, as the years passed on, I began to really relate to the lyrics. I just turned 63 and this album becomes richer the older I get.

[@jonathanmaybury5698]

This tosser is telling you a pack of lies. Don't believe him. There are also others video reactions of this song and the same message has been put out by different people. They are a set of sick people I'm guessing it's something to do with the woke brigade and their cancel culture, quite frankly, their a set of juvenile idiots without a brain cell among them. Just think about it why would David Gilmour tell this prick, any secret at all.

[@dannywachowski5880]

This album gave me goose bumps in my youth and still does today aged 60. A music masterpiece!

[@handsomestik]

We will still be listening to this in 90 years while in space

[@915junyp69]

The Great Gig In the Sky represents the part of dying. Clare Tory is holding on to life, not wanting to give it up. The. She transitions into death, after that she’s in heaven with a peaceful singing. So chilling but awesome song and album. Thank you guys!

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

Not at alls sure the members of PF are religious. It's about death, but I've always thought it was about the death of a loved one - the stages of grief, ending in a quiet acceptance. It happens mid album, therefore mid life, which is generally when you start losing family. The last track on the album represents ones own death, as the first song represents birth.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@@jonnylumberjack6223 That's my reading also. The stages of grieving.

[@hardboiledharry4061]

2023 will be 50 years...I was 15 when this came out and this still is pound for pound THE best album of all time, nothing has ever come close...ever and it never will.

[@pointlessmanatee]

ok boomer

[@j.h.3777]

@@pointlessmanatee I guess that comment was like your name...pointless.

[@pointlessmanatee]

@@j.h.3777 ok boomer

[@ffjsb]

@@pointlessmanatee Run along and listen to your Taylor Swift Kid. ADULTS are talking.

[@pointlessmanatee]

@@ffjsb I love dsotm I'm just not a boomer about it

[@Total.Autonomy]

First rock concert ever. Still gives me chills. I especially like watching people discover it for the first time. Thanks for letting me participate.

[@ClodODirt]

At 66, one of my biggest regrets is never getting to see them play live...

[@donkunes8630]

The beginning heartbeat baby crying out 'til the Great Gig in the Sky , a lifetime

[@ptrlxc]

This whole album used to be a staple at our Planetarium laser light show: imagine listening to this album on a great sound system, you sitting stoned along with your best friends on a Friday evening, and watching in the dark laser lines streak across the very high dome ceiling, and the laser lights dancing to the music.

[@robertmiller9207]

LMAO, oh yea....me and my buds spent many Friday nights at the Morrison Planetarium doing just that....every once in a while we got lucky and scored some shrooms. Definitely a magical journey. Best times ever.

[@marrkhicks]

Griffith observatory?

[@coolzip683]

@@robertmiller9207 I too saw it a couple times at the Morrison Planetarium and once in Memphis at the Pink Palace Planetarium. It was great and we were prepared before entering. So much fun!

[@Lisa1212]

Burke Baker Planatarium in Houston for us. It was a staple back in our '70's youth!!!

[@jamesoconnor9027]

My sister bought that album when I was in 4th grade (1974 I think) , it became my album. We didn't have head phones so I would lay on the floor with a cabinet speaker on each side of my head. I can't hear very well anymore but...I think it was worth it. "Speak a little louder sonny, I can't hear you." The only video games that existed in 1974 was pong. Packman didn't come out until 1980.

[@billmeade9029]

Pong was the only video game I ever had, but as you know growing up back then there was funner things to do outside lol👍

[@jamesoconnor9027]

@@billmeade9029 Yes!

[@ClodODirt]

LOL... '73, same for me... a KLH cabinet speaker on either side of my head while laying on the living room floor. My mom got tired of finding the speakers in the middle of living room, and bought me some headphones ;o)

[@jamesoconnor9027]

@@ClodODirt hahaha. Now we can compare hearing aids.

[@ClodODirt]

@@jamesoconnor9027 I'm almost there, people have to repeat what they say to me often ;o)

[@marielaveau5321]

Every note of this entire album is burned into my soul. 🤘✌️

[@wesalker3479]

They told Clare the message/mood that they wanted her to convey, without words and then they just handed her "the baton" and told her "to run" . . . . . The rest is history!

[@alanroberts6918]

She finally had to sue them for her money.

[@dannymoore6886]

Thank God! Finally a reaction that plays Time and The Great Gig In The Sky together. One leads into the other. To NOT play them together is sacrilege.

[@rickclark8657]

There is a reason why this record spent over 900 weeks on the charts

[@skipwilliam5639]

The lyrics in Time have more effect as you get shorter of breath and one day closer to death. Greatest band ever to me... Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin and RUSH will get you lot of views

[@lubos1207]

Guys, you have to keep reminding yourself that this is a 50(!) year old work!!! And yet it's still so incredibly modern and relevant. Let's not forget that all those sound effects must have actually been recorded on tape and hand-edited in the studio. Waters recalls trying to throw coins into different sized jars in his garage at home to make it sound good. And he recorded everything with a microphone on a tape recorder. Alan Parsons (the sound engineer at Abbey Road, where the album was recorded) sent engineers and sound engineers into the field to record hundreds of feet of footage, which he then pieced together. He recalls that at one time the entire studio was wrapped in tape with labels and no one was allowed to enter the studio lest they destroy it. From today's point of view, an unimaginable job, but at the same time it must have been incredibly creative. Parsons himself recalls that even when he was recording, he was sure he was creating something special. And he was right! Parsons, by the way, was the one who brought Clare Torry into the studio to record The Great Concert in the Sky. Instrumentally, she is without doubt flawless, but - in my opinion - it's all about the message that this masterpiece delivers. I know from experience how hard it is to catch everything Pink Floyd recorded on first listen. I think it's just not possible. However, I remember that I always followed the music (and the atmosphere of the whole album) on the first listen. Then you find that you have to listen again because you want to concentrate on the lyrics, and after the third and fourth and fifth...... you're just taking in the details, and only after the xth listen, when you know it already, do you enjoy every note and the feeling of bliss it brings. I think that's what you're in for too. And not just with this album - another gem from this band is Wish You Were Here - you MUST hear that too - it's my favourite! Excuse my English - I'm from the Czech Republic and I'm helping myself with a translator...

[@jamesnash6101]

This album requires patience. If you're in a hurry for it move along and to go someplace, this is not the album/music for you. So sit back, relax and stop pushing for the next.... It is also music that you should listen to several times. Each time pay attention to the difference parts of the music. The next, the lyrics ect... Each and every time you will pluck a different gem. This is the reason I like these reactions. They give a different point of view. In addition, when I compare the music produced today. It doesn't even compare.

[@brentbeardsley655]

Absolutely! Pink Floyd moves at its own pace and in today's world of instant gratification some people want to rush it. It's like a gourmet dinner, you savor every bit of it. Pink Floyd is best with nice headphones laying in the dark with your eyes closed. Bliss!

[@ffjsb]

"It is also music that you should listen to several times"... More like several HUNDRED times... and you don't even need any drugs because it's that powerful...

[@KWC33]

Like I tell younger people not only is music different today, but the way you listen to it is. It’s not about how many bad quality songs you can fit on your device. It’s about the sound quality of the music and the content itself. I’m glad to see that younger people are buying vinyl and sound systems again to experience the music the way it was intended high-quality loud eyes closed in the dark.

[@ffjsb]

​@@KWC33 Vinyl is not high quality... It degrades every time you play it...

[@KWC33]

@@ffjsb when it is new vinyl and listen to when a high-end stereo system, you will hear at the way it was intended to be heard not compressed into a tiny little file on your phone with earbuds analog still sounds the best

[@Mark-om3cl]

This album is fifty years old in 2023. Still sounds as fresh today and better than anything that’s produced today. This will be one of the most legendary and important albums ever made in my opinion. And still in fifty years or hundred years time it will be as relevant as it was when it was made. Just can’t fault this album in any way.

[@MrBarryb505050]

Clare Torry's voice OMG I feel this every time I hear it like it's the first time. Jesus such feeling and emotion.

[@keith6485]

Thank you for listening to this album the way it was intended to be heard. Not broken up into individual cuts. This was groundbreaking when it was released. And is still, to this day, a gold standard of musical exploration. And yes, "high" is definitely the best way to listen to this music. And I have a pretty good bourbon buzz going right now myself.

[@z-man2343]

The song between "Time" and "Great Gig..." is actually titled "Breathe-reprise" That's why it's so similar to "Breathe."

[@skydogfan4671]

Some of the greatest music reactions are to the song Time. People get choked up/emotional because of the lyrics. We can all relate to them to some degree … “And the one day you find ten years have got behind you, no one told you when to run - you missed the starting gun”.

[@LordEriolTolkien]

''Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.'' always does it for me, being English. Can't help but feel Floyd's music 'personally'

[@frankfence7919]

The song time always brings me back to me and my friends hanging out when we were teenagers thinking we had the rest of our lives. Now I'm 60 and it went by like a fart through beach chair life is way too short😢

[@billschabot7188]

This album was on the billboard top 200 for 950 weeks. Can't do much better than that

[@Mark-om3cl]

Why everyone’s assumes you need drugs for floyd songs just baffles me. It’s the best music I’ve ever heard period.

[@helmutvogel901]

Don't NEED drugs for Floyd, but if you do indulge, and then happen to listen to Floyd, and start to hear ALL the tiny little notes they play in the background of the major part of their tracks, well, one can travel dimensions. Or so it seems.

[@scozz6139]

Probably the greatest Rock album of all time! Clare Torry did an impeccably, creative and incredible job on this song, she did a number of shows with Pink Floyd, not only for this song, but also as one of the backup singers. Pink Floyd always toured with backup singers from the 70s on. Speaking of touring, Pink Floyd PLAYED "The Dark Side of the Moon", album before it was an album,.... live for over a year before the album was released in March 1973! The whole album at most every show in 1972 and the beginning of 1973. Crazy right? No band did that kind of thing, just the opposite, a band would release an album, then tour to promote the album. Pink Floyd is on another level!

[@jackieacheson4928]

There is a reason why this album was in the top 100 billboard charts for over 7 years. It's truly one of the best ever produced.

[@mariolinoparadiso6268]

Well done guys.Thats how you listen to P.F, Keep it up

[@mr.knowitall6440]

I never get tired of hearing Clare... Ad-libbed in two takes. One of the most legendary vocals in rock history. 🤘😎

[@ffjsb]

MUSIC history...

[@karenscigliano9787]

Yup...and the more I hear it over the years -- the more amazing-- I realize --she was. One of those magical historical moments that will resonate throughout all of Time.

[@LrngMn]

One take

[@sebastianquinchia1840]

​@@LrngMn2 full takes and part of a third. The song was constructed using these takes.

[@ronparsons8786]

Dark side of the Moon is a towering artistic achievement that people will still be listening to, appreciating, and talking about 50 years from now

[@danielbritton8588]

Thanks for playing it as it should be heard. Refreshing to hear Great Gig hot dropping out of Time.

[@realperceiver1010]

The video games probably took cues from Floyd, this was 1973. Pong was just coming out. Great reaction as always. Easily top 5 albums of all time, probably #1

[@suesebree8670]

Bless you boys for loving our music as much as we did...and still do. I LOVE watching your reactions and insights! Keep 'em coming!

[@georgeorwell4509]

👍💪👏 This so deep. Never gets old. So glad you are checking it out. 👍

[@jfs70ss]

The reason why so many consider this one of THE GREATEST albums ever produced if not THE GREATEST is not because the tracks morph into each other, but because it takes you on an emotional roller coaster and paints a picture about all the different aspects of life. 'Welcome To The Machine' young man. Peace and Blessings from the SF Bay Area Cali.

[@domenicgalata1470]

And the album completes a loop… as the closing heart beat is the same as the beginning of the record. A true work of genius, using innovative recording techniques and the latest in recording technology. It’s an album you won’t ever stop listening to once you’ve heard it.

[@michaelakkerman407]

I still cycle this album on a routine. It's only 45 min. Or so long, but damn worth the time. Never gets old even after hundreds of listens.

[@zmarko]

Its honestly one of the greatest albums of all time. The Great Gig in the Sky is my favorite song of all time. There is SO much emotion in that song. Not just in Claire Torrey's vocals, but in the piano part, also. It simply drills down to the core of my soul. It's a perfect song. And you guys did an outstanding reaction to it.

[@1baldbastard]

Time, for me starts with conception... the bells. Then you hear the baby's heartbeat with the mothers. Then birth... then the rest of your life into the afterlife. It's a masterpiece

[@JD.78]

The crazy thing about Dark Side Of The Moon is that it is classed as possibly the greatest concept album ecer made, and yet it may not even be Pink Floyd's best album dependng on the listener. Stellar album indeed. The vocal and musical variety is top tier and the lyrics are deep, meaningful and so relevant for any generation to listen to and feel it was made for that tine period. Cheers guys.

[@jacquespoulet3421]

You did exactly the right thing! A Pink Floyd song, by its own, is generaly very hard to fully comprehend. To get a good understanding, you really have to listen to the full album, from begining to end. Most of Pink Floyd song are like movie score. The music (and few lyrics) guides you through your own life's experiences and the movie occurs in your head. It's for you alone!

[@AirplayBeats]

I will definitely be listening to this alone after we do these reactions.

[@kaydollar2490]

Completely agree, I always said that it feels like a movie you automatically picture in your mind

[@michiganjfrog366]

50 years later and I'm still getting goosebumps from Great Gig In The Sky.. ♥️👏👏🇬🇧

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

On The Run is one of the earliest uses of the VCS3 Synth/ Audio Generator effects., it was used through out the album. Classic Hawkwind 1970-75' used one also !! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMS_VCS_3 .... A short video of Roger Waters using the VSC3 during the recording of "Dark Side of the Moon" kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zni2ZoyLitCHn5Y .... Enjoy guys 👍🎼

[@jessbutler01]

67 years old and remember the exact moment I went over to a friends house in Denver and he said You Gotta Hear This. Could not freeking believe my ears. Listened a thousand times and still can't.

[@jessbutler01]

I ain't gunna lie, for many years I thought it was a black singer on Great Gig (as did most people). I'd never heard white girl sing like that, lol. Google up the story behind that vocal.

[@johnwinton2209]

Good for you, listening to, arguably the best album ever produced, in its entirety.

[@anthonymalovrh2912]

The ending solo was completely spontaneous. What a vocalist!

[@aspenward390]

I feel that this was the beginning of a Collective Navel Gazing. Perhaps, the Beatles began the concept album and the Who and The Beach Boys had their albums, also, but the lte 60's were not main stream Americana yet. Radio was still AM and Top 40, and albums were listened to at home, or at some parties. But the 70's ushered in recreational drugs that entered rural America, and the suburbs, and FM radio stations began branching into album rock, and we had cars with 8-track tape decks. And we had innocence. It was all new. And we learned about each other through Rolling Stone Magazine and High Times. This was the album that shook our world; a Collective of teens and young adults, completely separate from the generations before us. This was US, Completely, and we listened, high as hell, with our friends and alone, over and over. And the parents never knew. The police didn't know. No one over 30 knew. Only we knew this was happening. And...Love the O's hat. 🙂

[@clarity8]

You have perfectly described what it was like.

[@burb92]

Ya. I had the pleasure,of seeing them in a soccer stadium in Canada after this album came out. A once in a lifetime experience. Never been to a concert where u were taken away on a such a journey. I am forever grateful to have had this experience.

[@user-bx1jx9kl1d]

Listening to this music in the 60s and 70s was a very special time. Wishing I could go back you just can’t find music like this anymore so many great bands back then full soul life we were living in the moment.❤ now that I’m in my 60s when I listen, I appreciate it even more what a great time to be alive. I was truly blessed.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Clare Torry, who sings “The Great Gig In The Sky”, was hired to put a vocal on the track, did her vocal, and had no idea that they’d used any of it until one day she walked past a record store and saw the album for sale. She bought one and took it home to play it, and was stunned to find they’d not only used it all, but also gave her a writing credit, meaning she gets royalties on album sales! Truly a great gig in the sky a singer might dream about.

[@russcoash6710]

The story of how Clare Torry became a part of The Great Gig in the Sky is really interesting. It is a really genuine moment in time where everything just came together perfectly. kzbin.info/www/bejne/govEpoZ9nbl-p6M Here she is about 18 years later doing it live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHi7aIWuqLmBo9E

[@johnhoerl7326]

Sadly Floyd did not give co-writing credit to Clare for decades after Dark Side was released, which was inexcusable. She eventually sued Floyd and EMI in 2004, and was awarded co-writing credit and an undisclosed amount of money for her share of back royalties. A shameful episode on Floyd’s part

[@lathedauphinot6820]

@@johnhoerl7326 I didn’t know. I wish I still didn’t, but thank you for the truth.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

@@russcoash6710 Thank you for that.

[@willowvee5844]

Dark Side of the Moon is really special; before the microwave age when we had to be patient! It's like a long amazing piece of poetry to music, you allow your mind to take you on your unique journey listening to the album. Never tire of it, even after almost 50 years of listening. It fills my soul...🙂

[@TruthIsNotTemporary]

Great to see this reaction of amazement, discovery and genuine puzzlement as to how anyone could put all this together….😏and dont ask me, Im still wondering after 50 years 🤣

[@charlesjones2563]

Am 66 yrs old now. Blasted it in my Camaro 8 track Craig Powerplay when it first came out. Am listening to my half speed mastered LP of it that I have owned for 45 years as I type this. Where has the time gone??? My favorite album of all time...

[@franktrig]

Loved watching you guys enjoy the first half of one of the greatest albums of all time, from one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@snakeinthegrass7443]

Overall, the greatest album ever made imo. Musically, lyrically, production, engineering - it has the best of everything. Glad you're listening to the album bc several songs just don't go without the one prior to it or after it. You guys rock! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ffjsb]

It definitely doesn't hurt to have Alan Parsons in the studio engineering for you...

[@kevinjones4559]

Clare Torry finally got writing credits for her improvisation . Deservedly made many millions. Originally she just got the backing singer session fee of £30($45).

[@romeoalphafoxtrot9517]

One of the most amazing Pink Floyd songs ever! So incredible that Clare Torry was a little 5 ft nothing English white girl! I thought she was black from the first time I heard this song! What an incredible voice! Who sings like that? An Angel maybe? She was so gifted! The Moon and the Stars aligned for this song for sure! Mind blowing!

[@bobdog90]

Mans literally paused it 2 seconds before the greatest drop in history.

[@douglasg.9271]

The music on this album could take you away from whatever thoughts were bothering you, and the lyrics made you contemplate your entire existence. IMO, it’s the best album ever.

[@oboogie2]

Gentlemen, I think you'd enjoy looking up the story of Clare Torry's vocals on "The Great Gig in the Sky." She showed up at the studio for what she thought was an audition. They gave her essentially no direction other than to listen to the music and sang what she felt. She had no idea what to do and just made it up on the spot without a clue as to what they wanted or were even looking for. They did two takes, then dismissed her. She thought she lost the job because she didn't know what they wanted, and wasn't aware that they had used it until the album came out. What she didn't know is that the band didn't know what they were looking for either, but they were stunned after her performance and then knew that what she did is what they were looking for.

[@geraldherrmann787]

i´m so glad to see your generation cherish this. may i suggest something here? the way you like them, of course now you will go straight through their 4 main concept albums, dark side of the moon, wish you were here, animals & the wall. and that is perfect, BUT: pleeeeeeeease do at least two of their live performance soon, so you can experience them on an unfathomable level and understand what force they are: 1) COMFORTABLY NUMB Live Pulse 1994 2) ECHOES Live in Pompeii 1972.

[@dannford-premiersothebysin9057]

Agreed, they are a class act live, and the lightshow just adds the magic fairy dust for an all-out leave the body experience.

[@se6550]

I remember this song slapping me in the face when I was turning thirty. When I was turning twenty, 10 years still seemed like a lifetime. When we turn thirty, we realize ten years is a blink of an eye. [SLAP]!! :) Time that is.

[@peaceloveandunity278]

You gentlemen have been struck with ethereal bliss.The legend of Pink Floyd will continue forever just like Bach and Mozart. Musical geniuses. Peace,Love and Unity 🙏

[@michaelyork4554]

And going into side two, it just gets more impressive. Genius Masterpiece for the Ages.

[@ianfortier6796]

Agreed! As much as I love side 1 and as ingenious as it is, if I had to pick I would choose side 2. Loving this reaction!

[@nancysmith38]

This was what we called Head Music back in the 70’s. It took your head places!!

[@jackiesueann3476]

Pink Floyd told us a story. A simple story in fact...through music, they told us the story of Life...then ultimately, death. Love it!!❤❤❤❤

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

There you go guys, listen to this album in a row is the way to go !! 👍 I hope your Digging this Classic Floyd/Prog !! ✌🎼🎸🎹🥁🎤🎶 I've posted before (one about Page using the violin Bow and delay etc) I'm an Old Baaastard lucky enough to see all these Classic Prog and Rock bands starting in 1972' from Boston to NYC me and my older brother and friends went to as many concerts we could, we worked in a major music store in the day and had access to great tickets, no innerweb in the 70s !! Lol I'll try to give you the best insight Ican on these classic great bands ! ☺

[@actuariallurker9650]

Great Gig is both the pain of dying and mourning and the utter joy of meting the Lord face-to-face

[@johnmcbarron7282]

I was standing in One Octave Higher on night 50 years ago (as of this writing). The new Pink Floyd had come in that afternoon. My friend Dan worked there. He opened a copy and put it on. I stayed, listened and bought one. I still have it in good condition. I felt the music's power to change on that night.

[@timtravasos2742]

Amazing, mind-blowing music. A lot to consider there!

[@daveconder4351]

You guys being involved in music more than just listener’s you should check out Rick Wakeman he was the keyboardist for the group Yes he cut an album in 1974 with I believe THE LONDON PHILHARMONIC called JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH it’s a 4 sided album each side of the album is a different part of the journey you’ll enjoy the trip 😎

[@NotBenCoultry]

Well this is beautiful, I've got one channel doing all of Dark Side of the Moon and another doing all of The Wall - listened to both all the way through when I was 14, it's what really solidified me as a classic rock fan.

[@IanHillan]

I cracked up when you said that On the Run sounded like a video game from that time. Written in 1972, before video games existed, this was pre-digital, all analog synths mixed and recorded on tape. 50 years old and *still* ahead of its time. And you're right, you do have to get it on vinyl so you can drop the needle, put on the headphones, turn out the lights and enjoy. 😎

[@desertdee1]

I was 15 when this album first came out. It was the number one album played everywhere. Every one of my friends, including me, owned it. For some reason, and a good reason, we never burned out. :D Best way to listen to this is from start to finish. Head phones will do, but my friends and I would lay down on a really huge soft bean bag chair, in the center of 4 speakers. And just relax and close our eyes and listen to this entire album. It was an experience. You don't just listen to Pink Floyd, you feel their music.

[@frankfroml.a.4104]

More sensational music! Just another great reaction fellas. When delving into Floyd & Zeppelin, you're officially dealing with "The Cream Of The Crop!"

[@marymargaretmoore9034]

Good job, guys, doing the whole side 1 without stopping. Looking forward to side 2. It truly is one of the greatest albums (and bands) of all time. I was 19 when this came out in 1973. The album was on the charts for over 14 years.

[@johndtribuna1194]

I stumbled across this channel and I absolutely love listening to your analyses of the music. Fantastic!

[@metaphoria3]

Waters has such good feel on bass

[@69fogdog]

Pink Floyd is my favorite band of all time. I was fortunate enough to see them live over 20 times and those were amazing concerts. You have to do a reaction video to their Comfortably Numb song from the live Pulse video. Unreal!!

[@darkstardan3309]

50 years ago now, boys. Still sounds fresh and blowing people’s minds. Check out “Echoes “ from Live at Pompeii. It also shows them in the studio recording this album. Cheers

[@Alewifes_Husband]

This whole album is just an amazing piece of sequential but yet separate creations, and are really just the story of life from birth to death and all that may lie in between. While far from required, we of a certain age found a little herbal essence really helped to free one's mind to really appreciate the depth of sound and the way it all leads one thing into the other. And to make us wonder and appreciate and to be awed.

[@Kennthpassanisi8139]

The women singing and doing the vocals in the great gig of the sky where three separate women taking turns and are phenomenal to watch perform live with this Band in concert

[@markcosenza3274]

You've just entered another dimension, a dimension of depth only Pink Floyd can bring you into. Hang on and let the music direct you into a joyous adventure.

[@russelbarnes7235]

I'm really diggin' on the music you're reacting to! Great album (one of the greatest) and a favorite from my high school years. Floyd, Zeppelin, Allman Bros, Boz, and The Dan, who could ask for anything more? At this time, anyway. Lol. Your channel is nice. Thank you for a great experience thus far. Like I said, I'm with you, all the way!

[@AirplayBeats]

We are having a blast expanding our music library and learning about all these artists. Thank for riding with us!!

[@russelbarnes7235]

@@AirplayBeats may I inquire whether you got your SD on vinyl this Christmas?

[@AirplayBeats]

@@russelbarnes7235 my brother said my gift is still in the mail so I’m hoping it is an SD album. We will see. If it is, I’ll definitely put it up in one of our vids.

[@dommonte3507]

one of the greatest lead guitar solo ever, gives you goose bumps all over

[@owenhershey13]

Hell yeah

[@williemcd]

As I'm now 70 y/o...it takes me back to an incredible time in my life and in the evolution of Floyd and others.....Thanks for a trip down memory lane. Oh..at the time, I had a pair of magnaplanar speakers....each 6 feet tall, 3 feet wide....hinged each foot....We'd partake in whatever substance was around, and then make a six sided phone booth with the speakers...and blast this album....the music was inside the body.