Great Gig in the Sky has some of the most emotional singing I have heard in any music. And I’m someone who generally doesn’t like when singers over-vocalize and show off in songs. It just seems stupid and pointless on run-of-the-mill songs, but in Dark Side of The Moon and this track especially it seems very appropriate to me, someone has literally died and ascended is how I understand the track.
Also this particular performance by Claire Torry is what sells it for me, I’ve heard live versions where it just doesn’t sound so incredibly moving as the album track does.
That’s understandable. It gave you an experience you loved and that’s ultimately what matters. I just have a thing about wailing voices that hits me like nails to a chalkboard. It’s also why I couldn’t get into Led Zeppelin even though John Bonham was a master drummer, right up there with the likes of Bruford and Portnoy. Robert Plant’s voice just somehow cut through so much of it and takes me out of the experience every time.
Not downvoting you, but you have hurt me 😅
Great Gig in the Sky has some of the most emotional singing I have heard in any music. And I’m someone who generally doesn’t like when singers over-vocalize and show off in songs. It just seems stupid and pointless on run-of-the-mill songs, but in Dark Side of The Moon and this track especially it seems very appropriate to me, someone has literally died and ascended is how I understand the track.
Also this particular performance by Claire Torry is what sells it for me, I’ve heard live versions where it just doesn’t sound so incredibly moving as the album track does.
Of course, it’s all down to personal preference.
That’s understandable. It gave you an experience you loved and that’s ultimately what matters. I just have a thing about wailing voices that hits me like nails to a chalkboard. It’s also why I couldn’t get into Led Zeppelin even though John Bonham was a master drummer, right up there with the likes of Bruford and Portnoy. Robert Plant’s voice just somehow cut through so much of it and takes me out of the experience every time.
I’ll back you up on plant.