The Great Gig In The Sky (track) by Pink Floyd
Year: 1973
From the album The Dark Side Of The Moon (track #5)
The Great Gig In The Sky appears on the following album(s) by Pink Floyd:
- The Dark Side Of The Moon (track #5) (this album) (1973)
- Echoes: The Best Of Pink Floyd (track #8) (compilation) (2001)
- The Best Of Pink Floyd: A Foot In The Door (track #8) (compilation) (2011)
- Shine On (track #12) (compilation) (1992)
- Live At Knebworth 1990 (track #2) (2021)
- The Dark Side Of The Moon (Live At Wembley 1974) (track #5) (2023)
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100/100  | 03/21/2024 18:52 | JoshN125 | | 96/100 |
95/100 | 03/20/2024 14:17 | akuji219 | | 81/100 |
100/100 | 03/14/2024 11:05 | lrtzandrsn | | 86/100 |
100/100 | 03/08/2024 21:46 |  goeie-oko | | 87/100 |
90/100 | 02/28/2024 21:16 |  II | | 87/100 |
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OMG, This is insane. I think it should get a higher rating
Best vocal performance in Rock music period.
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mdbaxter 02/23/2018 15:33
Most incredible vocal performance I've ever heard. Very interesting how they told her to sing how she'd imagine what dying is like.
I always used to skip this track when I was younger, I just found it horrible, but now I think of it completely differently. There's always one particular moment in the song when the Hammond organ slams in and swirls around as Clare Torry hits a particular note, which gets me every time.
Excellent Track
corenfro 04/29/2017 20:43
Claire Torrey!
DeusExMackia 03/10/2017 13:31
Sits on the album like an emotional breakthrough. Comes out of nowhere and hits you with its sheer power with no reservations. Beautiful, heartfelt, powerful and awe inspiring all at the same time.
Probably my favorite non-lexical vocal performance ever, such an awesome song throughout!
Oh gosh, I've heard this song before but didn't know the album, or shamefully not even the artist. Simply superb.
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