Nearly 50 years after its release, Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” is still setting the standard for rock guitar greatness.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Classic rock band Pink Floyd has a catalog filled with legendary songs —from "Another Brick in the Wall" to "Comfortably Numb" — ...

Released by Pink Floyd on June 23, 1980, "Comfortably Numb" was the U.K.-platinum third single from The Wall, Roger Waters' double-album rock opera about growing alienation between a singer and his ...

David Gilmour’s solo in Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” has been ranked the most emotionally intense guitar solo, praised for its soulful bends, expressive phrasing, and timeless resonance. The solo, ...

“Comfortably Numb” is one of those monumental and quintessential Pink Floyd tracks that seems like it was effortless to make, but bassist Roger Waters would put a heavy emphasis on the word “seems.” ...