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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Really? It's not my favorite but has some great songs on it. It's certainly a hell of a lot better than Momentary Lapse of Reason or The Division Bell. My only really gripe with it is that it's kind of uneven.
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I hate A Momentary Lapse of Talent and The Division Hell.
Maybe one or two good songs but man, they're so different. (In a bad way.)
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Originally Posted by Screen13
Good list! I may disagree with Atom Heart Mother, but the rest are good picks. As for Atom Heart Mother, at least there's "If" and "Summer '68." The title epic had a lot of potential, but was a little too under-developed in my opinion. The era was interesting, but more to read about.
Sauerful to me was really a transitional album, but I still like it for a number of reasons, the main one being that it started to build the bridge from Piper to what they were going to be more famous for later on. I like the title track, although I prefer the live version on Ummagumma's live disc. Maybe Richard Wright did not have the voice or the strong songs, but there were some good Production tricks in his tracks that make them seem fine for a listen. "Let There Be More Light" is a wonderful track (also one that I think has been covered by a number of Underground Metal bands in the last decade or two...), and "Jug Band Blues" was alright, although I like the Syd era a lot.
To me, the whole of Ummagumma is pretty good, although I'm more for the live part although Roger's and David's sections on the studio set were good (Roger's screaming on "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" is classic!). The live disc is excellent, and a solid document of their "trying to get it together" years where things were starting to fall into place after the departure of Syd. Meddle is still possibly among my top 3 Floyd albums mainly for "Echoes" and also for "One of These Days" and "Fearless."
Post-Roger, I don't think about it much. If others dig it, that's cool with me, as it was obvious that they were going to continue on anyways. I already had my Pro-Roger time back when the arguments were raging when they were happening. As it stands, at least David, Nick, and Richard kept their craft going in their style.
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I agree, the only songs I truly enjoy on Atom Heart Mother is, Atom Heart Mother, Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast. The others sound too much alike, half of this album is experimental and the other half is all the same.
I use to hate A Saucerful Of Secrets when I bought it, but then I started to develop an appreciation for it. I agree, Richard didn't have the strong songs, "Let There Be More Light" and "Corporal Clegg" are my favourite songs on the album. I thought "Jugband Blues" would be, since I'm a fan of Syd Barret and his work.
I loved Ummmagumma (Studio) since I first listened to it, it was truly life changing. But I also love the live album, Careful With That Axe, Eugene is one of the best Pink Floyd songs. It was played all through the early 1970s. A Saucerful Of Secrets was very well recorded, (even though David and Roger seem to disagree.) "Syncopated Pandemonium" is my favourite part on there, Nick's Drumming was amazing.