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Originally Posted by Guybrush
We know there was a time when 15-20 minute songs were commercially viable. It lasted a few years, then it quickly became unpopular.
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Right, but you implied here that the popular perception of Floyd being boring is separate from their musical qualities.
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they're from a time when people and bands were generally less concerned with some simple identity shtick. There's no simple concept or cool image to them, especially not into the late Gilmour era. They're about the music and so occasionally wander into becoming complete bores.
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I disagree with the assertion that people were less interested in clean typography during Floyd's time and that Floyd evades such categorization. That aside, what are you basing the idea that people find Floyd boring because they don't fulfill their need for a simple identity schtick? I think that their music informs this more than anything, as you seem to somewhat agree with by bringing up 15-20 minute songs and such.