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The Ascension · 06-09-2014, 11:56 PM

Tough to choose just one, especially since I am a huge Floyd nerd. I'll narrow it down to five, though:

1. Dogs off Animals - Lyrical/musical perfection.
2. One Of These Days off Meddle -Just a tight, yet sprawling prog rock jam out. Gilmour was in top form for this one.
3. Us and Them off Dark Side of the Moon - The best song on one of the most influential albums in music history. It's the pinnacle of DSOTM's surrealism and atmosphere.
4. Echoes off Meddle - Epic masterpiece. Arguably Pink Floyd's best song, although I feel the lyrics don't compare to Dogs. Which is why it's at 4 instead of 1. Was the gateway that led to DSOTM, though, so some may find that more of a reason to put it at number 1.
5. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun off Saucerful of Secrets - Don't know if many would consider this one of Pink Floyd's better songs (and I could see why they wouldn't) but, personally, I love the loose, spacey feel to it, and there's a lot of interesting instrumentation in it. I also think Roger Waters sounds great in this one.

HMs: Speak To Me/Breathe, Mother, Interstellar Overdrive

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The Ascension RJ4W Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: NJ Posts: 100	Tough to choose just one, especially since I am a huge Floyd nerd. I'll narrow it down to five, though: 1. Dogs off *Animals* - Lyrical/musical perfection. 2. One Of These Days off *Meddle* -Just a tight, yet sprawling prog rock jam out. Gilmour was in top form for this one. 3. Us and Them off *Dark Side of the Moon* - The best song on one of the most influential albums in music history. It's the pinnacle of DSOTM's surrealism and atmosphere. 4. Echoes off *Meddle* - Epic masterpiece. Arguably Pink Floyd's best song, although I feel the lyrics don't compare to Dogs. Which is why it's at 4 instead of 1. Was the gateway that led to DSOTM, though, so some may find that more of a reason to put it at number 1. 5. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun off *Saucerful of Secrets* - Don't know if many would consider this one of Pink Floyd's better songs (and I could see why they wouldn't) but, personally, I love the loose, spacey feel to it, and there's a lot of interesting instrumentation in it. I also think Roger Waters sounds great in this one. HMs: Speak To Me/Breathe, Mother, Interstellar Overdrive Last edited by The Ascension; 06-10-2014 at 02:43 AM.