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Where were you when I was burned and broken
While the days slipped by from my window watching
And where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless
'Cause the things you say and the things you do surround me
While you were hanging yourself on someone else's words
Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun
Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted
Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but irresistible pastime
I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life
I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the waiting had begun
And headed straight... into the shining sun
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Mar 24, 2013 - 07:34 1wolfy wrote: Modified -Us and Them Good call Wolfy. |
| dkwalika (Upper Midwest) | Posted: Mar 24, 2013 - 07:33 Great song. Great album. Wish they were here (or anywhere). |
| stevendejong | Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 03:27 ziakut wrote: I'm craving edge and crunch a bit after listening to this. Though I do like post-Waters Floyd a bit...it's a bit too smooth for me. Guitar is awesome though...faithful Gilmour at his undeniable best. Indeed, agreed on all of this. The Final Cut demonstrated what happened with Waters fully in the lead (i.e. a depressing, whiny, incoherent collection of only mild interest). The two albums by Gilmour go too far in the opposite direction (i.e. overly smooth, not timeless, and also of only mild interest). Like Lennon and McCartney, Waters and Gilmour wrote their best as a team. |
| DrLex (Belgium) | Posted: Dec 20, 2012 - 04:59 MojoJojo wrote: Sweet, delicious cowbell!  I really miss a dedicated cowbell smiley in the Notorious RP Emoticons Selection. This will have to do for now:  |
| ziakut (Slightly North of Obvlivion) | Posted: Nov 18, 2012 - 20:16 I'm craving edge and crunch a bit after listening to this. Though I do like post-Waters Floyd a bit...it's a bit too smooth for me. Guitar is awesome though...faithful Gilmour at his undeniable best. |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 11:47 The album cover reminds me of Romney and Obama jawboning in debate the other night. Extraordinary song. Seldom before have I heard. Giving me goosebumps. |
| davidg109 | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 11:46 I'll admit, I was a snob with this album. What a mistake! This is an awesome song. It's a good thing I have RP to help me re-discover some of these tunes. |
| blackjackshellac (Montreal) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 11:45 At least the album cover looks Pink Floydie. |
| t00lur (happy petergabriel free land) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 11:45 so mediocre.. I mean comparing to their earlier work |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 10:46 renegade_X wrote: SCREW "THE WALL" and screw Roger Waters. This is the best work by Pink Floyd, only the close-minded disagree. This is probably the best song ever by them. Well, the Wall has its place but I agree, this entire album is a Masterpiece of concept, lyrics, and guitar arrangements.....Its one of my most favorite albums of all times. |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 09:28 Gilmour makes that piece fly — and so it will be on my iPod in about 10 minutes. |
| wolverine (Just North of Nowhere) | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 09:27 renegade_X wrote: SCREW "THE WALL" and screw Roger Waters. This is the best work by Pink Floyd, only the close-minded disagree. This is probably the best song ever by them. Poke the bear...... |
| renegade_X (My House) | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 09:23 SCREW "THE WALL" and screw Roger Waters. This is the best work by Pink Floyd, only the close-minded disagree. This is probably the best song ever by them. |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 09:23 Modified -Us and Them |
| Guodlca | Posted: May 13, 2012 - 14:30 Jodo901 wrote: Perfect example of why "Pink Floyd" is NOT Pink Floyd without Roger Waters. The lyrics of this song could be from a bad 80's pop love song they are so lame. Call it whatever you want, It's still good :) But I must admit that I prefer the albums with Roger. |
| StoneyG (Just east of The Rockies; north of the 49th) | Posted: Apr 11, 2012 - 21:17 Jodo901 wrote: Perfect example of why "Pink Floyd" is NOT Pink Floyd without Roger Waters. The lyrics of this song could be from a bad 80's pop love song they are so lame. Yyyyyep. |
| yayo | Posted: Mar 11, 2012 - 06:16 YYEEAAHH!!!! |
| HazzeSwede (Vinyl Land) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 01:09 Love the roaring hammond and the whole album as well. |
| cmarcan | Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 12:14 Hey Bill, if you're reading this, I'd love to hear something from David Gilmours semi-acoustic Meltdown concert he did in 2001. It offered some of the best versions of Pink Floyd and David Gilmour songs I've ever heard. |
| kingart (Brooklyn NY) | Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 12:12 I hear some Moody Blues. But a nice piece. Great for headphones in the ears on a rocking bike ride. |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 12:09 ..ZZZZZZ |
| ubuntourist (Brain-Washington) | Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 12:09 Oddly, this reminds me of some of Mike Oldfield's work. |
| mrtuba9 (most likely near Normal) | Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 12:07   |
| Jodo901 | Posted: Jan 07, 2012 - 17:10 Perfect example of why "Pink Floyd" is NOT Pink Floyd without Roger Waters. The lyrics of this song could be from a bad 80's pop love song they are so lame. |
| Nuance (Winnipeg) | Posted: Nov 05, 2011 - 06:53 Lame and plodding. He sounds flat, and the reverb is there to hide that. |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 17:14 Sweet, delicious cowbell! |
| 4Finger (Norway) | Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 17:11 Coming Back to Life - Pulse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5y626hR-hE |
| scrubbrush (Sea of Calm) | Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 17:09 dude. you're on 'random-shuffle' Stingray wrote: Hello RP-Listeners! I wish all of you "MERRY CHRISTMAS", wherever you are - whoever you wanna be! Christmas is a sweet-naive tradition - not a religious event! I like it anyway! Still - I hope Bill takes the chance to rock the christmas-tree to pieces tonight! "Happy Christmas your "BAD SANTA", aka STINGRAY -from Cologne/Germany- PS Sermon of the day (promise: I'm serious): The "Three Wise Men" - Melchior, Balthasar + Caspar are buried in a golden sarcophage in"our" dome, the famous "Cologne dome" - the third highest church-building in the world - right in the very centre of town, next to the Rhine. A gothic building of extra-class! Have a look: http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Koelner_Dom_bei_Nacht_1_RB.JPG&filetimestamp=20060517174554 The "grave" for the non-believers: http://www.koelner-dom.de/17450.html?&L=1 + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Three_Kings |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 17:08 Thanks again for reminding me to get this excellent CD out again! |
| jb0nez | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 21:29 Even though Waters was the backbone of Floyd, without him on this album this track shows that Gilmour himself certainly has what it takes to create the quality Floyd music we love. |
| FeydBaron (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 21:26 Heard the intro, and jumped onto the site to see who it was, and leave a comment like "Man, digging that guitar." The I saw Pink Floyd, and wasn't the least bit shocked... So here I am. And Man, I'm digging that guitar. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jul 25, 2011 - 23:00 David Gilmour - Coming Back To Life, Live-acoustic London in June 2001 "David Gilmour in Concert" "People who think in terms of scales and theory probably think Dave's style is limited. But, I consider him a virtuoso. He's not a shredder but, so many great guitarists overlook the side of playing that he maximizes. I learned a lot about making notes matter from him. I see great shredders more often than I see guitarists who can also include the kind of patient, smooth, emotional finesse and accurate note bending he does. I love both approaches. I think he deserves equally great status." stringslasher
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| jsumnergar (Chicago) | Posted: Jul 02, 2011 - 12:06 Just had to sit down, turn it up and listen - Loving it |
| Jeff09 (Gainesville, Florida) | Posted: Jul 02, 2011 - 12:01 incredibly suave segue... |
| ianmoff (Nr London UK) | Posted: Dec 25, 2010 - 13:51 Wonderful, just wonderful  |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Dec 25, 2010 - 13:49 Hello RP-Listeners! I wish all of you "MERRY CHRISTMAS", wherever you are - whoever you wanna be! Christmas is a sweet-naive tradition - not a religious event! I like it anyway! Still - I hope Bill takes the chance to rock the christmas-tree to pieces tonight! "Happy Christmas your "BAD SANTA", aka STINGRAY -from Cologne/Germany- PS Sermon of the day (promise: I'm serious): The "Three Wise Men" - Melchior, Balthasar + Caspar are buried in a golden sarcophage in"our" dome, the famous "Cologne dome" - the third highest church-building in the world - right in the very centre of town, next to the Rhine. A gothic building of extra-class! Have a look: http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Koelner_Dom_bei_Nacht_1_RB.JPG&filetimestamp=20060517174554 The "grave" for the non-believers: http://www.koelner-dom.de/17450.html?&L=1 + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrine_of_the_Three_Kings |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Dec 25, 2010 - 13:48 Yep, What he said....Outstanding! |
| gregler (Chile) | Posted: Sep 21, 2010 - 11:56 lewie221 wrote: Remarkable - the first note of this and the last note of the Cure's "The Walk" are exactly the same, making a seamless segue. Who knew? (Apart from Bill, of course.) Yep, that was some fine bridging! |
| gregler (Chile) | Posted: Sep 21, 2010 - 11:54 We played this song on huge speakers in the southern desert of Israel, on an improvised camping site after a sleepless night of drinking, as the sun was rising. Great moment inspired by a beautiful PF song! |
| lewie221 (Silicon Valley) | Posted: Sep 21, 2010 - 11:48 Remarkable - the first note of this and the last note of the Cure's "The Walk" are exactly the same, making a seamless segue. Who knew? (Apart from Bill, of course.) |
| Delawhere | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:38 good critique, if it were on american idol... but this is RP, I'd like to think there is a deeper journey we are on. johkir wrote: Not sure how to score this. I like how this song starts, and I generally like the song, but it is completely im-memorable for me. If you asked me to hum this song back to you in a few hours, nothing. But I can easily hum any number of other Pink Floyd tracks at a whim. |
| thekid (St. Louis, Misery) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:13 bugleboy624 wrote: This is the album that got me hooked on Pink Floyd and I so dearly love this album! I know I'm going to catch all kinds of hell from the other RPers, but I don't care. I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!! Mine was MLoR, but I too get crap for it not being 'REAL' Floyd ... I don't care though, I love all Floyd now. |
| johkir (Davis, CA) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:12 Not sure how to score this. I like how this song starts, and I generally like the song, but it is completely im-memorable for me. If you asked me to hum this song back to you in a few hours, nothing. But I can easily hum any number of other Pink Floyd tracks at a whim. |
| Bone (Divided States of Sanity) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:10 The aged and noble beast, toothless yet endearing. |
| ziakut (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:10 If David Gilmour had cut back the trailing delay just a bit on his vocal...it would have made this tune a bit better. Still pretty good, but it lacks the emotion of Waters. Lacks some dynamic, but the guitar is awesome as usual. |
| bugleboy624 (WV - Dreaming of the Ocean) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:09 This is the album that got me hooked on Pink Floyd and I so dearly love this album! I know I'm going to catch all kinds of hell from the other RPers, but I don't care. I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!! |
| jwick (San Antonio) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:08 Just got back from a trip to Ely Cathedral in England...the church between the heads on the album cover. |
| DaMoGan (Body on the east coast, Mind on the west coast.) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:07 The last of the Floyd. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Aug 20, 2010 - 11:07 ...outstanding... |