Pink Floyd's First Masterpiece

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00:00 Two Planets
02:00 Echoes
02:18 Mysteries of Life & Humanity
05:33 Experimental Sounds
07:13 New Direction
08:26 Nothings
10:43 Previously unheard sounds
14:54 The Ping
16:51 Complexity
18:48 Third Verse
19:55 Legacy
20:51 Coda
22:39 Conclusion

[Polyphonic]

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Thanks,
Polyphonic

[dunkelstevenson]

Having the song playing through the whole video with no slips or cuts was amazing. This was one of the best made videos I've ever seen. Such a fantastic production bravo

[bendowson]

The way he was able to write and record the script to sync with the actual song is very impressive.

[nathannolk]

When I was a teenager, I had a friend that got into a rough accident. He had to take painkillers because of it, and got addicted. One day, he sent me a message telling me he wanted to stop taking them. To help him stop, we would listen to this song every time he had a strong urge. Instead of getting high on painkillers, we would listen to this song. I'll never forget that, even though we parted ways years ago.

[benjaminkurz]

This isn´t just a video essay anymore. This is just a stand alone piece of art and this is one my favorite channels on Youtube.

[dougtull]

In my humble opinion, the best track they ever wrote, recorded, and performed. A masterpiece. Gilmour's and Wright's voices blend together flawlessly.

[raptor_guy]

I just wanna point out how fuckin well written this is. He perfectly articulates exactly what the music is invoking, it’s actually amazing.

[theyescapedtheweightofdarkness]

This man had made me think about music completely differently

[graymyers]

Echoes makes me sad. The whole band is firing on all cylinders. So much genius pouring out from each member. And that’s when Pink Floyd is at it’s best. No egos. Just pure beauty

[Faygris]

That slow build-up from the purely atmospheric part back to melody is one of my favorite parts of music ever ❤️

[enshen]

So basically, this song is just a 23 minute majestic whale jump

[Coltreign]

This song is perfected at Pompeii. It just hits different. Every other performance I've heard just doesn't hit as hard as that.

[Acceleronics]

I'm 67 now and bought Meddle when it was released in the US. As so many here have already said, Echoes became my favorite song back then, one that makes my eyes get moist. It's still is my favorite song 50 year later. And yes, I still have that 50 year old vinyl.

[CorbCorbin]

Just wanted to point out that Waters doesn’t sing on Echoes. You mention Roger singing at 12:45 .
It’s all Wright and Gilmour, which they performed together shortly before Wright’s death.
Gilmour said he would never play the song again, because he couldn’t imagine doing it without harmonizing with Richard Wright.

[zorflak]

This might just be my new favourite video essay. The decision to narrate the whole song in real time was absolutely genius. Like there's only a handful of songs I can think of where this idea would've worked. It conveys the power of the song so much more clearly than a traditional analysis ever could. The visuals were absolutely juicy as well. You've outdone yourself, my dude.

[theweaver]

This is very well-written. I've never understood Echoes like this before. Is this like a general consensus among Pink Floyd fans? Also, explaining the song while it plays without cuts is awesome. I feel like I'm attending a very interesting literature class.

[siloshroom]

Echoes is one of the most beautiful songs in human history. If aliens ever want to get put on to human music, Echoes should be the first suggestion.

[ianbarrow]

I'm so sorry that the YouTube algorithm makes videos like this so hard to produce, because this is absolutely magnificent.

[KDog]

This video did the impossible.
Made me love Echoes even more.

[themadcatlaughs]

me and my close friends came to the conclusion that echoes is the best music ever composed by humanity. The melody, progression, lyrics, rhythm and everything in this song fits perfectly. I am a huge fan of the band's early years and without a doubt after the piper at the gates of dawn, meddle is my favorite album.