Hey guys! Elie here. Thanks for clarifying about the OD thing. This is the story I've been told when I heard it a long time ago and I've never doubled checked the information 🙏

And that, folks, is how your grandparents play music.

David Gilmour looks like he has come by to fix your plumbing - and then he pulls of the greatest guitar solo of all times!

Rodger didn't OD he was in incredible pain from hepatitis!! The doctor gave him a muscle relaxant / some kind of antibiotic and he said he couldn't move his arms during the 1977 concert in Philadelphia!! He was worried because he thought he was playing terribly but the audience was going crazy anyway. He also said it was the longest 3 hours of his life but since the audience it was loving it he became Comfortably Numb thus half the catalyst for the lyrics.

You will not be disappointed with any song from this concert, the whole thing is another level of epic.

David Gilmour is one of the greatest note benders of all time. His hands look like they belong to an iron worker.

Hands down the best guitar solo ever perform live.

Only 30 years ago that's all...my God 1994 was yesterday for me....I have lost so many people that I have loved in those 30 years......Please God help me with my grief

Just clicked on this...With how cerebral these two are, I can't wait to see how they react to this performance!

Pink Floyd's song High Hopes is also an emotional ride.

It is kinda funny how we oldsters suggest Floyd when you’ve just loved Zeppelin. To many of us, myself included, they are each high water marks of classic rock: each very different from one another in genre and feel, but equally magnificent in their talent and execution. They are my two favorite classic bands, and that seems to be true for so many of my contemporaries.

"On the Turning Away" live is another one of David Gilmour's solos that reaches into your soul, worth a listen. And you guys are doing great with your reactions, looking forward to more (especially Zeppelin 🙂)

That was 30 years ago......just let the sink in.....and not much since has come close...!!! Insanely good and will never be repeated ❤❤❤

It's been said that David Gilmour doesn't use a guitar amplifier... he plugs his guitar straight into your soul.

The difference between Zep and Pink Floyd.... Zep makes music that make you move,Pink Floyd makes music that moves you.. Rock On guys!!

So happy you understood the full power of that song. And that was not just "a" guitar solo, it was THE guitar solo. Pink Floyd doing Comfortably Numb at Pulse. Very little even comes close. A thought. Don't know if you guys know it, but touring is HARD. On the road for months at a time, living out of hotels, eating weird food. You don't always feel great. Everyone has off nights. (Often the audience can't completely tell, but these are human beings, not robots.) But every now and then there come these moments, when every single member on stage hits their groove, they are all perfectly in sync, and a performance goes beyond music and enters the realm of magic. This was one of those rare moments.

Her face said it all. The emotions in the song are all expressed in her facial reaction❤

You’ve just heard what many consider the most moving guitar solo ever recorded. Myself included. David Gilmour makes his guitar cry, sing….. to me, the most emotive guitarist I’ve ever heard.

The Beatles made the guitar gently weep. Gilmour made it scream out in the beautiful agony of the worst heartbreak you have ever had combined with all the wonderful that came before it. I've listened to this solo 100s of times (and was at a concert on the Pulse Tour in 1993) and it still hits me every single time.

One of the top 5 guitar solos ever performed. Iconic and legendary piece of musical art!!

thank you for not pausing it during the solo, so many reactors make that huge error, great reaction to a true masterpiece , he became comfortably numb, because, temporarily, he is free from his thoughts

My additional and personal take on this song is that we grew numb to the world as we get older. This and Time from PF, The River and Ghost of TJ from Springsteen, and Against the Wind have been playing more and more in my rotation … “…the child is grown, the dream is gone…I have become comfortably numb…” the guitar sang the rest…

i always love that liitle smile when they hear dave gilmour sing for the first time.

Back in the 70's Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd were our "Yin and Yang" between them they brought balance to our little universe! Please please please do the album "The Dark Side of the Moon" !

I want this song at my Funeral when I will be Comfortably Numb

Congratulations you just heared the greatest solo of all time

Pink Floyd is a great band. The second biggest band in the 70's after Led Zeppelin but with a musical style of their own.

She is spot on with her observations. The meaning of the song is so much more than the description about an overdose given at the beginning, and I interpret it in the same way she does. Not sure they were able to make out all the lyrics but there are some truly beautiful words sung that illicit all kinds of possible meanings. Would love it if they would re-react to the song on its own with no video, just the lyrics. As for the guitar solo, she hits it spot on again. Solos come in two different styles, one is the relatively short but blazing where the guitarist is quickly fingering the strings and moving along the fingerboard. The other is where the solo replaces the vocals, as so perfectly performed in this song.

the true context is seen in the film "the wall"

I got to see Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour in Dallas at Texas Stadium in April of '94. That was the same tour that this "Pulse" show (filmed in October of '94) is pulled from. Same stage, set list, lighting, everything. That was 30 years ago (I was 17 at the time), and the memory is still vivid. I hope you watch other performances from the Pulse show. "Run Like Hell" and "Learning to Fly" will absolutely blow your minds.

Pink Floyd musically are on another level but in terms of emotional feeling , your soul.... you will find it hard to get that anywhere. When you discover them and allow them to take you on a journey, it is simply joyous and liberating and you will want more.

Another masterpiece from the great Pink Floyd

"Time" is the absolute apex of Pink Floyd. It has everything. Comfortably Numb is a great track because of the music, mostly the guitar which is iconic, and this edited Pulse version is probably the most emotional and euphoric live guitar solo of all time.

Totally agree. There is no time I listen that solo and I don’t cry

Nobody hits those emotive notes like Pink Floyd....and that guitar really gets to you....Amazing!!

The late great Richard Wright. RIP you genius

I have seen this hundreds and hundreds of times and I get the same kind of emotional response. If there is one thing Pink Floyd does they touch all your emotions. Thanks for the video.

The Dark Side of the Moon by Floys is certified 14 times platinum in the United Kingdom, and topped the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, where it has charted for 989 weeks, and the fourth-best-selling album in history. In the U.S. it remained in the Billboard 200 albums chart for 736 nonconsecutive weeks (from 17 March 1973 to 16 July 1988). A must listen all the way through.

Pink Floyd does this to all folks with a good soul.

Another legendary English band!

I was 24 yrs old at that concert, best night of my life. I have seen pink floyd 5 times in my life and all were fantastic. great review, love your content.

Waters wrote words, Gilmour and Wright were the genius behind all the music!

If you ever heard the studio version, you would understand just how incredible this five version is because of that solo. It is in most peoples opinion the greatest guitar solo ever recorded.

When you want to cry but you know you are on camera 😅

I think of this as a new-ish concert, and it's coming up on 30 years old. WOW.

At 57 I have encountered only 3 bands that are always excellent, always clearly them musically, each song different, and always just varying degrees of brilliance....Pink Floyd, Nightwish, and Ren....

I saw this , May 1994 in Montreal. Best concert I've ever seen.

I was at this pulse consert in Gothenburg, Sweden 1994. You cant even imagine how amazing it was. I will never forget it even if i get dementia. No way 😂

Great reaction to a stunning show. I was at that actual concert, the night they filmed it, 4 rows from the stage. It was the most mesmerising experience of my life. It was almost impossible to take it all in. I had to look behind me to see the spinning mirrored globe during this song. It's difficult to tell from this video just how massive the scale of the the stage and every else was. It was completely vast. Hard to believe it'll be 30 years ago this October!

PF were the masters of pulling you into a song and taking you on a journey. Losing yourself in the music then bringing you back feeling so much better. This was back when there were actual artists creating music. Pink Floyd would play multiple nights in large cities and sell out each show in just minutes. The crowds would be 60 to 70 thousand people every night. David Gilmour had a huge influence in my guitar playing style back in the 70s and I still play this song everyday. Your studio looks like mine lots of rack gear I had from back in the 80s. The full stack amps are gone but still have the effects processors and road cases full of gear. Glad you liked the song.

watching Carol get more emotional as the song progressed was making me emotional as well. I love how Pink Floyds guitar is another vocalist to the band. The guitar was definitely singing to my soul! Gawsh that was soooo good! I would also recommend the movie they made for this complete album The Wall! And if you brave enough take a few magic Mushrooms to enhance the cinematic experience! But dont record yourselves doing that lol haha Enjoy that was for just you two alone! Eli your English is getting a lot better it seems like? There was a few times I didnt even notice an accent! You guys are ready for the States! And In the meantime stay safe over there please! Its getting scary in your part of the world I pray for you and all your loved ones safety!! God Bless!

I was watching her face through the whole video she was fighting the tears absolutely great reaction

The greatest guitar solo I have ever heard!

You guys are absolutely my favorite reaction channel, and this depth of emotion and genuine sensitivity to artistry in all its forms that you convey is why.....

She describes it beautifully. I have exactly the same feeling, that the guitar conveys feelings like singing. Even though I'm not a fan of opera, the description of an opera singing is really apt.

It is considered the best guitar solo of all time.

Thanks so much for not cutting into that final solo. Both the live version and the studio version are so, so good.

You have hit upon a huge rabbit hole with Pink Floyd, there isn't a bad song out there. This concert was next level epic. Check out 'Great Gig In the Sky", "Us & Them", "Time" they're all epic. Great reaction Guys. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇬🇧🤝🏻🇱🇧

50 years have got behind me since I first heard it

I saw them in Venezia, 1989. I was just turned 21 years old, and was absolutely something that will remain in my memories forever. So lucky to lived the '80 guys. And if you need a suggestion, try to react to TIME. And then, in 10 years react to it again, so much change and so much you will understand. God bless you all

Sometimes where are no words. Just thank the great spirit above for music.

My wife and I saw this tour in 94 at RFK Stadium in Washington DC. Watching it again gives us goosebumps. Best solo ever.

I'm so glad that you both reacted to this legendary and spectacular performance . I was blessed to see Pink Floyd live in London 1989 . Peace and Love

The light show with the circular screen was fantastic that night. The crowd when the lights switched to the disco ball is almost heard on the DVD…… for real it was totally amazing. Obviously the music and playing is euphoric and sublime.

As others have said, Roger didn't OD, he was diagnosed with hepatitis one night before a show. But while Waters did make use of the experience to craft the lyrics for this song, that's not what the song means as part of the story of "The Wall". "The Wall" is Pink Floyd's concept double-album (four of their greatest records were concept albums). This one tells the story of a fictional young boy named Pink, who wants to grow up and become a rock star. Over the course of the four sides we see Pink grow and achieve his dream. But he's continually hurt by people around him ~ his mother, his teachers, his girlfriend. So he starts building emotional walls to protect himself from being further hurt - hence, the album title. "Comfortably Numb" is the last song on side three, and it's at this point that Pink has come to understand that there's nobody left in his life who cares about him, or in whom he can trust. He's surrounded himself with yes-men and sycophants. He hates the life he's built for himself, and he hates himself for building it. He's miserable, and with no way to escape this life, he turns to drugs to numb the pain. As the song begins, it's one night before a concert, and Pink is too stoned to perform. The greedy promoter, terrified that he might have to give refunds, calls up a rando local doctor to get Pink into some kind of shape to play. It's the doctor's voice we hear first, trying to assess Pink's condition, and learn what he may have taken. The dreamy chorus is Pink, trying to respond to the doctor, as he's able ("Your lips move, but I can't hear what you're saying...") before his mind wanders off. The doctor takes his best guess and puts together a wake-up drug cocktail, injects it into Pink ("Just a little pin-prick..." *tinkle*) and shoves him out onto the stage. David Gilmour's first solo is while Pink is still stoned. It's brief, and sweetly beautiful. But his second solo is after the cocktail has kicked in, and he's forced to face the life he hates. His self-loathing, his loneliness, his frustration, his rage, his pain, Gilmour makes us feel it all. If you explore Pink Floyd further, you may find that they aren't a 'love song' band. They make you think. Their lyrics stay with you. And frequently, I've seen it bring people to tears, not because of the songs themselves, but because the music reaches something inside them, and brings all those emotions wrapped around it to the surface. The PULSE concert has become known as a truly legendary performance, and "Comfortably Numb" has been called arguably one of the greatest concert performances ever recorded. The Floyd were all middle-aged at that point, Waters had left the band acrimoniously nearly a decade before, and they may have sensed that this would be their last ride. So they put together the most expensive tour in history to that point, created one of the most phenomenal stages ever constructed - 180 feet wide, with a 130-foot arch, the huge Eclipse eye, and SO MANY LIGHTS!!! - and took it all on the road. I had the privilege of seeing this show with 65,000 friends, and it was even better than it looks. It was uniformly excellent, from start to finish. You can choose any song from this concert to react to, and trust that it's going to be a great version, and a visual feast for your viewers' eyes.

Thank u u-tube for letting us all hang out and listen to the music we love ✌🏽

I've seen Pink Floyd in concert twice, and both times were a feast for the eyes and ears. Unbelievable shows.

Hi guys. I was at the concert the day they recorded that video. It's something I will never forget. I have to say, it took me a little while to get into Pink Floyd, when I was younger, but something happens to me/you after a while, and you get a kind of connection with their music, and appreciate how talented and original they were. Also, I seem to keep changing my mind as to which album I like most. I think it depends on what is happening in your life at the time, or maybe that's just me?! Reacting to Pink Floyd is not easy, if you've not heard much of their music or don't know the background of them. But I really enjoyed Carol's reaction, because to me it seemed truly honest, and I appreciate that. David Gilmore can make a guitar reach deep emotions, and I could tell it got inside you, Carol. It's great that you appreciate talented musician's. I have many suggestions of great music for you two, not just PF . I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching you react to more great songs and bands. All the best and regards, Richard in Spain.

It's actually about a doctor giving an injection to a rock star who's had a nervous breakdown before a show and is given a "boost" to "keep him going through the show".

The great gig in the sky from the same concert is about the stages of dying.Brilliant.Also the only Floyd song with women as singers.

Great reaction. You will like the songs. Sorrow, Inside Out, High Hopes, Keep Talking, Great Gig In The Sky, Wish You Were Here, Have A Cigar . You’ll get really hooked on Pink Floyd😊.

Every time I listen Comfortable Numb from Pulse Concert, i cry. Very emotional)))

The guitar speaking to my soul and crushing response. Best of luck couple.

Uncle Dave is casually dropping the mother of all solos in this concert. I was at Earls Court in 1994 a 16 y/o with my late father. I left there with the thought that I will never, ever see or hear better music. I was right...

Ya GOTTA do Sorrow, High Hopes and Learning to Fly from the same concert. Awe hell… just do them all!

Arguably one of if not the greatest and most melodic guitar solos ever.

Great choices for rock, you can't go wrong with Pink Floyd or Zeppelin. Definitely in the iconic category with them. I recently became aware of a power rock trio made up of 3 sisters from Mexico. They're called The Warning and are very talented and write their own music. They're best described as classic rock but you'll also hear punk, metal and other genres influence. Two of their biggest influences are Muse and Metallica and you'll hear those influences, depending on the song you choose. If you want to try them out, start with their performance of Evolve at the MTV VMA's last September. Keep on rocking!!

She looked like she was on the verge of tears and was trying so hard to fight it.

Another great Floyd song is ‘Time’. I’m well over 50 now and have listened to that song since I was 13. Throughout my years, the song conveys a different meaning to me every time I listen to it.

The Wall album is semi-autobiographical. The main character of the story ("Pink") builds an emotional wall to protect himself from the pains of his life brought on by the people around him. Waters' real-life concert experience was amplified through Comfortably Numb to represent Pink's turning point in the story when he's totally shut himself off. It's not at all a positive turn; he turns into a monster (or perceives himself as a monster) after that.

Your beautiful lady had the most incredible reaction on her face I have ever seen. I think this one touched her sole.

Great reaction! She's right. Comfortably Numb is a metaphor...

Fantastic reaction as always guys! - What a great rabbit hole to take Carol down, Elie! - Sorrow, from this concert, is amazing too - Run Like Hell is also a completely different fun vibe, and a sensory overload! Anything from Pulse is fantastic and worth a watch as a first exposure to each track, even in preference to album versions, as they really dialled it up to 11 for effort, performances, visuals, EVERYTHING - adding so much, and whole new sections, to already amazing tracks!

This is who we all are!...I almost teared up with her. lol

Two intelligent beautiful young people with life experience. I look forward to seeing you both think your way through their playlist. I recommend listening to the audio version first so you hear what everyone heard first 40-50+ years ago.

One of my biggest regrets of all time was missing this concert at Rice Stadium in Houston in 1994. I was a huge Floyd fan but something came up and I couldn't go. I also went to see Pink Floyd "The Wall" movie with my older sister and her boyfriend in 1982. We showed up to the movie theater and they wouldn't sell us tickets because it was rated R, and none of us were 17.

Such a great tune. When I listen to it so do my neighbors.

I think I love your reactions more than anyone else's reactions ever, thank you ...

A big hug to you both. A beautiful reaction to one of the greatest bands of all time.

Run like Hell, from the same concert is sublime.

From the same Pulse collection, please check out SORROW, and also RUN LIKE HELL.

pink floyd has several singers.. The guitar is one...

Love you guys. Really thoughtful and insightful and so appreciative of the music that moved and shaped people of my generation (I'm ancient). Stuff like this is never really lost, it's discovered again and again by people who just love music. Doesn't hurt that Carol is seriously beautiful of course :)

Glad you liked the show! I worked on the stage crew for Pulse Cdn. Tour.

The pinnacle of live performance and production. I saw it live in Foxboro MA in 1994, none better. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

I always visualized an internal dialogue as well - we’re obviously inside the head of a musician, at first hearing the voice of a “Doctor Feelgood” who’s giving him a hit of whatever will get him onto the stage, but the visions take over, along with the desperate feeling of loss, and longing for something greater and more sublime, just out of reach, just out of the corner of the eye. From the stunning solar eclipse that opens the great guitar solo on, we are witness to the enigmatic mysteries of life and the universe, blossoming before our eyes in an eruption of stunning light and sound, and we are left dumbfounded. 🪐

Now, you really should check out "Sorrow" live, from this same concert. The lasers synched up with the music just puts this performance on another level! Great reaction you two.

I was there and it was the greatest gig I've been to. An audio/visual treat like nothing else I've experienced before

I totally agree with the interpretation of the song being a mental conversation. The song really makes me think of the times in life when you have so much going on that you just shut your emotions down. And things are ok and kind of comfortable but also hollow.

Lovely heart felt comment s and it's great to see you on the Pink Floyd journey