Stage Presence coach reacts to PINK FLOYD 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'

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[loganpe]

No music touches my soul quite the way Pink Floyd does and I know I'm not alone, _there are millions of us!_

[johnlackey]

This is a requiem mass for Syd Barrett.
You hear weeping, sorrow, lamentation, and anguish in both the music and lyrics.
They lost their friend to LSD and mental illness and were haunted by the choice they had to make to move foreword as a band by forcing Syd out.
One of music’s most tragic stories.

[kathyrams]

As a a vocal coach it makes sense you are drawn to the guitar. It’s David Gilmour’s second voice. His guitar sings.

[hans]

In 1978 I was a sailor with the Dutch company Nedlloyd, and while unloading work in the port of Singapore I bought a cassette tape of a band I had never heard of... Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. I played this tape every night when I went to bed...turned off all the lights and in the total darkness I relaxed. Since then I have been a fan of Pink Floyd and still have all their LPs... even though I also have their music digitally.

[jaydaintith]

“It’s like the guitar’s complaining”. Wow, you’ve just described it perfectly. After all these years of listening to this song, what you said there made perfect sense to me.

[dropbarracuda]

I haven't had tears well up listening to this song in many, many years, and I'm not ashamed to say this video brought them back. There is so much emotion in the music itself here that long before the words come in, you get the picture. Beautiful reaction, thank you for this one. 😊❤

[MarkGeraghty]

Syd Barrett never returned from an extended LSD trip in 1968. This song is about the band's sadness at the loss of their soul mate. Although his body survived, the real Syd never returned. I always think of Syd when I hear the words - "now there's a look in your eye, like black holes in the sky". A perfect description of someone who has lost their soul, and one of the greatest lines in rock music.

[SaltyPirate]

This is the best look at this song on YouTube. Nobody else has had the patience to let the song develop. You're very intuitive. When you know the back story, it will make you weep before a single lyric is sung.

[PMEgan]

It’s incredible how you picked up the different parts of the story without knowing the history. This is a tribute to founding member Syd Barrett, who left the band in 1968. I always hear the soft, fuzzy, fading synthesizer and clear, crisp guitar parts as Syd slipping in and out of his madness.

[alfarero]

I heard Echoes in my youth. That music has been with me always. Later i heard the Pompeii version too, and it was mind blowing to me. I made a superposition of the song with footage about the Hubble Space Telescope, very much the same duration and it matched perfectly. Echoes means to me the beauty and mistery of being here, sharing this world with all people, and within civilizations, the evolution of life and the evolution of cosmos as a whole. It always makes me tear, because like everything in our existence, it has a beginning and has and end. But the travel is totally worthwhile. Sorry for my writing mistakes.

[marblox]

Richard Wright at his best. A Classic Masterpiece that will last throughout history.

[stevehuffman]

You nailed the moods perfectly. And I love seeing you laugh at the irony in the non-vocal sections. You clearly are a musician to your core

[bonetiredtoo]

Their homage to Syd Barrett who was a founder member of Pink Floyd but who descended into mental illness before leaving the band.

[danielhanson]

I will be 64 years old in a week. And every time I listen to this song and I tell you. It's been a lot.
I tear up. I love all of Pink Floyd, but this one for me.
Touch with my soul

[blake_ridarion]

Its amazing how you described the "scenes" perfectly without knowing the backstory. I'm sure the latter half of the song will become clearer once you learn the backstory of Syd Barrett.

[carnivoroussoupspoon]

as a long time Floydian its not often that I see a "reactor" fully connect with Pink Floyd instantly. You did instantly. Its a real pleasure. I suggest the entire Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii (1972). You really cant get better than Pink Floyd playing live in an ancient Roman amphitheater.

[pauljohns]

Its already been said below but I was really touched by the way you picked up the emotional core of the track, without knowing what was behind it. An absolute classic from the Floyd playbook and such a tribute to Syd and his part in launching this amazing band to such levels of greatness. Come on and shine...

[cliffordwaterton]

I was 15 when i bought this on the day of it's release - I'd waited in the record shop all morning for the records to be delivered to the store (that's what we did back in the day) and I can still remember my first listen to this masterpiece. This is why I love reaction vids -- I can relive that first time feeling by watching the expressions on your face - fantastic. 😊😊

[robertwatson]

Being a 50+ year Floydian I love your reaction. More please.

[stevedahlberg]

I'm glad you were able to take it in. Piper refers both to the Pied Piper, which original and founding band member Syd Barrett was that in a way. But it also refers to an early album of theirs with Syd Barrett called Piper at the Gates of Dawn. See Emily Play is a Syd Barrett gem from back then.

Even after he started descending into mental illness and they finally had to replace him, he put out this solo double album of mostly acoustic stuff and it's just so delicious. It is whimsical and yet it hints at serious stuff and it's playful and it's so incredibly melodic and catchy. It's called And the Madcap Laughs.