What Sucks about This Artist?: Pink Floyd

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

That’s pretty cool, actually.

Where did you read that?

Many years ago in a Guitar Player Magazine interview.

[Frownland]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Was listening to Saucerful of Secrets last night and it was actually my best impression of Floyd to date, so I'm a bit more open atm.

Check out the live disc from Ummagumma then.

[Lisnaholic]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Was never a fan of how Gilmour "composed" his solos. He'd improvise say a dozen different solos and then cut and paste the best bits of each and then "learn" the results.

^ Thanks for that bit of info that supports what I was saying, Chula. As MicShazam suggests, it doesn't sound like a bad scheme to work by, but of course with too much tweaking around and improving you can really lose that rough edge of conviction that I like to hear.

Originally Posted by The Batlord

Was listening to Saucerful of Secrets last night and it was actually my best impression of Floyd to date, so I'm a bit more open atm.

^ That's good! You should take Frownland's advice, then squeeze in Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast so that we can enthuse about it at length by PM.

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

God I hate Pink Floyd...

God I love them!!!!!

I have some of thier 70s albums!

1) The piper at the gates of dawn - Record (1973 re-issue)
2) Meddle - Record
3) Dark side of the moon - Record/8 track
4) Wish you were here - Record
5) The wall - Record

After THE WALL they go downhill...... Thier 1982 album is thier last 100% analogue sourced record but it sucks!! (In my opinion anyway)

I would say thier BEST album is the first with SYD!!


I also have PINK FLOYD LIVE IN POMPEII (1972) on VHS -- Excellent!!

[OccultHawk]

I have (or had?) that on vhs too.

I love The Final Cut.

[Anteater]

The more polished Floyd got, the better they got IMO. Us & Them <3

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Anteater

The more polished Floyd got, the better they got IMO. Us & Them <3

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by OccultHawk

I love The Final Cut.

One of Water's best works. Two Suns in the Sunset is one of the most haunting songs ever written.

In my rear view mirror the sun is going down
Sinking behind bridges in the road
And I think of all the good things
That we have left undone
And I suffer premonitions
Confirm suspicions
Of the holocaust to come
The wire that holds the cork
That keeps the anger in
Gives way
And suddenly it's day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset
Could be the human race is run
Like the moment when your brakes lock
And you slide toward the big truck
And stretch the frozen moments with your fear
And you'll never hear their voices
And you'll never see their faces
You have no recourse to the law anymore
And as the windshield melts
My tears evaporate
Leaving only charcoal to defend
Finally I understand
The feelings of the few
Ashes and diamonds
Foe and friend
We were all equal in the end

[Eleanor Rigby 14]

Still don't understand why Shine On gets so much hate haha but hey we all like different things.
I personally think the Barrett era was sooo boring, with two excpetions (See Emily Play and Arnold Layne)
When Gilmour joined, they recorded some really awful things like Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother, etc.
They start getting better with Meddle, another bad one, but with the exception of Echoes (which, despite being amazing, is unnecessarily long)
The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here show Pink Floyd at their best, when they worked together as a band.
Animals is a dark album, difficult to follow at many points. In my opinion, the only good track is Pigs (Three Different Ones). I think it clearly shows that Roger Waters thinks he's Pink Floyd and no one else is.
The Wall is a very interesting album and a brilliant idea from Waters, but if you don't understand English, know what is it about or you don't watch the movie, you can't follow it or enjoy it. But it was a very impressing project, with highlights such as Another Brick In The Wall Pt.2 or Comfortably Numb.
Now, all the stuff they did later is just so awful and crappy. The Final Cut wasn't a group project either, and although I don't like Waters's dictator personality, that album should've been the last thing Pink Floyd did. I don't get why the rest decided to continue without him. Pink Floyd was mainly Waters and Gilmour (Mason and Wright had their importance too, but c'mon), without one of them, Pink Floyd should've disbanded instead of behaving like selfish 3yr old kids.
P.S. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is my all-time favourite song hehehe so be careful (nah everyone's free to express their opinions)

[OccultHawk]

I personally think the Barrett era was sooo boring

You should just focus on what you do like and consider what you don’t like “on hold” and reserve judgment