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Pink Floyd — Empty Spaces - Young Lust
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Dave_Mack
(Ball of Confusion)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 13:54
 
I wonder if that telephone operator ever found out she was an unknowing participant in that little bit of theater.

Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 21:08
 


excellent song from one of the best albums of all time...

 

vanmas
(Leiden, Netherlands)
Posted: Sep 05, 2012 - 04:57
 
One of the best songs from this album!
Playing it as loud as possible...
Thanks!

merkin_muffley
(Down the rabbit hole.....)
Posted: Jul 04, 2012 - 07:10
 
 mirage wrote:
If I ever was stranded on a desert island, and I had the opportunity to bring two cd's, "The Wall" would be one of 'em

(the second one would be the Requiem from Mozart  {#Angel})
 

www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/find-a-castaway


mdnzs
(istanbul)
Posted: Jun 02, 2012 - 10:43
 
wonderful to listen, all times...

cosmiclint
(Vancouver BC)
Posted: Jun 02, 2012 - 10:42
 
Had the pleasure of seeing Roger Waters perform this live last weekend in BC Place stadium. Outstanding is all I can say.

BTW, this track should really be titled Empty Spaces -> Young Lust.

cafortier
(Northwest NJ)
Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 07:32
 
Haven't listened to this song in years - due to overplay on every radio station for miles around.  However, it is great to hear this again!  Fantastic song.

coloradojohn
(Tokyo till Jan. 29, then it's back to Rocky Mtn Way!)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 15:18
 
So freaking SINISTER...so unbelievably incisive and scathing in the extreme...and all the more powerful and urgent since all the indictments are utter TRUTH and PRIMAL ANGST...and, the way it is so eloquently and bluntly expressed CONTINUES TO BLOW ME AWAY!  It rocked the world when it broke upon the shores of airplay in '79, and it will undoubtedly go on ROCKING INTO THE NEXT!

shellbella
(so california)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 15:14
 
It gets better and better....

wcburnette
(Arroyo Grande)
Posted: Dec 26, 2011 - 20:46
 
so tired of this

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Sep 22, 2011 - 20:44
 


I'll dance to this...


tulfan
(One of the last ones in SE MI)
Posted: Aug 22, 2011 - 11:48
 
Insta-Mute

Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon)
Posted: Aug 22, 2011 - 11:47
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

irony alert
 

{#Lol}

jonahboo
(in a corner)
Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 11:09
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Just saw Waters & Co. perform The Wall 3 nights ago in Vancouver; absolutely incredible.
 

NJ !! - best show i ever saw - makes ya re-visit this album again and love it even more



Relayer
(Gainesville, FL)
Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 11:06
 
Thanks Bill for including the intro "Empty Spaces", I love that piece. I actually wish you could include the longer version ("What shall we do?") that is used in the movie.

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 11:05
 
 tulfan wrote:
No offense to fans but I lost interest in this over 25 yrs ago...
 
irony alert

Dave_Mack
(Ball of Confusion)
Posted: Jun 20, 2011 - 11:04
 
Love the tough vocals from Mr. Gilmour on this one.

sfearll
(Sunny SoCal)
Posted: Feb 14, 2011 - 10:39
 
great valentine's day song, Bill...{#Roflol}

On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 21:34
 
Just saw Waters & Co. perform The Wall 3 nights ago in Vancouver; absolutely incredible.

LennytheB
(beyond the 7th sun)
Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 17:28
 
Timeless!

kcar
Posted: Nov 11, 2010 - 22:35
 
 tulfan wrote:
No offense to fans but I lost interest in this over 25 yrs ago...
 

Yeah, I agree with you on this. But hey, the album still works for a lot of people...

katiediddler
(one of the dominoes, hopefully near the back)
Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 11:35
 

Mother, do you think they'll try to break
.......my balls?



tulfan
(One of the last ones in SE MI)
Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 11:30
 
No offense to fans but I lost interest in this over 25 yrs ago...

theforgiventeen
Posted: Jul 11, 2010 - 10:34
 
Guess the Guitar and singing is alright, I just love the ending with the operator.

(former member)
(Idaho)
Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 14:08
 
I didn't know that - thanks - it's always sounded legit to me, now I know :)  {#Bananajam}

Took a few tries, but that was an actual operator for AT&T. The other would just ring the number and say "I'm sorry, charges were rejected,"  but that one got a bit more involved.
 



socalhol
(Seattle)
Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 14:07
 
my favorite track from The Wall  {#Cool}  (although the whole album is a 10 for me!)


Netto
(Khimki, Russia)
Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 14:07
 

mm.. i'm need a dirty woman

mm.. i'm need a dirty girl



tpa29970
Posted: Jun 05, 2010 - 17:56
 
 Papernapkin wrote:
Doesn't quite hold up over time.
 
I was just thinking the opposite.  For three perfect minutes, it was 1979 again.  I could feel my acne coming back.  This song has captured a moment of my life in a glass jar.  Pity it wasn't a very good moment.  But the song is exquisite.

jpfueler
(South o' Ft Worth)
Posted: May 05, 2010 - 00:46
 
 Bakaretsu wrote:

"Hello..?"
"Yes, a collect call for Mrs. Floyd from Mr. Floyd.
Will you accept the charges from United States?"

"Oh, He hung up! That's your residence, right? I
wonder why he hung up?
Is there supposed to be someone else there besides
your wife there to answer?"
"Hello?"
"This is United States calling, are we reaching...

"See he keeps hanging up, and it's a man answering."
  Took a few tries, but that was an actual operator for AT&T. The other would just ring the number and say "I'm sorry, charges were rejected,"  but that one got a bit more involved.



Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Apr 03, 2010 - 08:28
 
mirage wrote:
If I ever was stranded on a desert island, and I had the opportunity to bring two cd's, "The Wall" would be one of 'em
(the second one would be the Requiem from Mozart {#Angel})
Both tragically beautiful, but I'd peg your life expectancy at two weeks with those two selections for inspiration!

Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Apr 03, 2010 - 08:26
 
Doesn't quite hold up over time.

GlassMan!
(Britton -actual size on map)
Posted: Mar 02, 2010 - 17:30
 
"We'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes!"  (ArthurDent?) -Douglas Adams  {#Frustrated}

Bakaretsu
(South Burlington. VT)
Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 06:13
 
 Jamunca wrote:
Interesting. Released in 1979, and currently rated 7.9

On a side note, any have the transcript of the dialog at the end?
 
"Hello..?"
"Yes, a collect call for Mrs. Floyd from Mr. Floyd.
Will you accept the charges from United States?"

"Oh, He hung up! That's your residence, right? I
wonder why he hung up?
Is there supposed to be someone else there besides
your wife there to answer?"
"Hello?"
"This is United States calling, are we reaching...

"See he keeps hanging up, and it's a man answering."



Jamunca
(Asheville, NC)
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 19:39
 
Interesting. Released in 1979, and currently rated 7.9

On a side note, any have the transcript of the dialog at the end?

mirage
(way up in the sky)
Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 10:31
 
If I ever was stranded on a desert island, and I had the opportunity to bring two cd's, "The Wall" would be one of 'em

(the second one would be the Requiem from Mozart  {#Angel})

ufamsm
(Phoenix, AZ, USA)
Posted: Sep 26, 2009 - 11:12
 
Wow, not sure if I have ever heard "The Wall" on here. So giving you money right now.

Jelani
(Home of the freak, land of the vague)
Posted: Jul 25, 2009 - 09:21
 
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Love that squonky guitar solo!

SQUONKY?
I love it!!!!
My vocabulary addition for the day!


robco1
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 15:04
 
gilesclone wrote:
Of all the Pink Floyd songs this isn't in the top 100.

A little to much information about Roger's personal life for me.
I don't know, the arrangement is tight as hell, and Gilmore's solo is signature genius. Its one of those rare pieces where every note just seems right. I give it a 10, but there is much room for debate and preference here. So much of their work fits the above description, I could never choose a favorite!



robbeek
(the foothills above El Lay....)
Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 15:02
 
 vit wrote:
Real crapper that the album takes off one of the coolest songs from the movie. Here's Empty Spaces in its entirety.

 
Seriously!  I forgot that the album did not have that part until "Young Lust" kicked in.  I had visions of the thug bashing the head in with no soundtrack.  I know 'tis total fantasy, but dream for a moment and think what the live show would be like now with all of the technology we have available.  Roger wouldn't have to wear those god-awful ugly, huge headphones this time around!



gilesclone
Posted: May 22, 2009 - 21:14
 
Of all the Pink Floyd songs this isn't in the top 100. 

A little to much information about Roger's personal life for me.



newwavegurly
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 16:40
 
Every time I hear a cut off this album, I wonder what it was that inspired me to buy it as my first album as a kid. I was certainly far too young to really appreciate it back then like I do now.

vit
Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 10:34
 
Real crapper that the album takes off one of the coolest songs from the movie. Here's Empty Spaces in its entirety.


shawshank
(Maryland)
Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 06:36
 
...is there suppose to be somebody else there besides your wife? {#Rolleyes}


fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Nov 14, 2008 - 06:35
 
 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:

Mid-life? It was a crisis of stardom, and it was a marauding rock and roller arriving in town looking for whores.

 
Yes, but doing so because his marriage had become an empty sham, hence the 'phone call' from Mrs Floyd at the end of the song, and the beginning about "empty spaces".


ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 15:01
 
fredriley wrote:
In the context of the whole album, this is a sad number about mid-life crisis and marital disintegration. Not an album that's a barrel of laughs, but a classic all the same, despite its self-indulgence.

Mid-life? It was a crisis of stardom, and it was a marauding rock and roller arriving in town looking for whores.


ArbiterOfGoodTaste
(Seattle, WA)
Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 15:00
 
Love that squonky guitar solo!

holborne
(New York)
Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 14:59
 
 ad4tise wrote:
They could be singing they need a dirty anything and I will always give Pink Floyd a 10!
 
Isn't that funny — they could be singing about how Jesus Christ was elected president of the world and I will always give Pink Floyd a 1.


vit
Posted: Oct 13, 2008 - 14:57
 
aronson wrote:
Keep people as pets...


Wouldn't it be cool if that song were here instead of Young Lust? It's one of the best numbers from the movie.


ad4tise
(Hurricane Hell)
Posted: Aug 11, 2008 - 09:11
 
They could be singing they need a dirty anything and I will always give Pink Floyd a 10!

fredriley
(Nottingham, UK)
Posted: Apr 07, 2008 - 07:52
 
In the context of the whole album, this is a sad number about mid-life crisis and marital disintegration. Not an album that's a barrel of laughs, but a classic all the same, despite its self-indulgence.