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MB Essential Guide Poll: ***Pink Floyd***
Pink Floyd This poll ends on October 8th The current list and the guides created so far can be found here The Music Banter Essential Guide to Music Rules: 1) Please submit five tracks that you feel are the artists' best - they can be hits, album tracks, b-sides, rarities...anything you want, really - but please include the releases on which the songs appear. The five songs with the most votes will appear on the list. 2) Please submit one album that you feel is the artist's crowning glory, their classic album, if you like. Whichever album gets the most votes will appear on the list. Live albums are allowed but compilations are not allowed. 3) Please submit two artists which you feel have a similar sound, either from the same era or genre, that would give an indication of how the artists sounds and also would be a good suggestion for further artists to explore. The top two or three will be posted, depending on number of votes. 4) Please include a brief line or paragraph that explains exactly why the artist means so much to you. The best of these will be included as quotes beneath the artists' names, on the list PLEASE NOTE THAT, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT COMPULSORY TO INCLUDE ONE, QUOTES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE WITHIN THE LIST. SONG AND ALBUM RECOMMENDATIONS ALONE WILL NOT GIVE USERS THE FULL PICTURE. TELL US WHAT AN ARTIST SOUNDS LIKE, WHY YOU LIKE THEM AND WHAT KIND OF INFLUENCE THEY HAVE ON TODAY'S ARTISTS. 5) Polls will be open for a week, after which I will collate the votes and transfer the results to the list. I shall also re-edit the first post of the artists thread to show the full write up. 6) Polls will be launched twice a week. 7) Every artist must receive at least five sets of votes. If, after a week of polling, a particular artist has not received five or more sets of votes, then that poll will still remain open but will not get onto the list until another chance comes around, possibly a few months later. Each entry is set out in the same way. Here is a key to the information you can expect to find... "Quotes will appear before and after recommendations. These quotes are by MusicBanter.com users, offering some additional information on the artist, or personal testimonies as to why a particular artist means so much to them. Each entry can feature a maximum of four quotes, but some may only feature one, depending on the quantity, quality and relevance of the quotes submitted." - name of user who submitted the quote ALL-TIME TOP FIVE: Song recommendations are collated from the top five songs, as voted for by MusicBanter members. In some polls, tie-breaks may occur, in which case two songs may be placed together, or ranked in relation to which order tied songs received their maximum number of votes. RECOMMENDED ALBUM: Again, album recommendations are determined by votes and, in the event of tie-breaks, multiple titles may be recommended. (POLL VOTERS, AS DESIGNATED BY SONG TITLES BY THE ARTIST IN QUESTION: This is a list of every user that participated in the poll.) |
Tracks:
See Emily Play: Single/Relics Bike: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Arnold Layne: Single/Relics Jugband Blues: A Saucerful of Secrets Interstellar Overdrive: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Albums: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Similar: Their solo careers I guess. |
Top Five Songs:
"Echoes" (Meddle) "Childhood's End" (Obscured By Clouds) "Dogs" (Animals) "Any Color You Like" (Dark Side of the Moon) "Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" (A Saucerful Of Secrets) Crowning Glory: Meddle (1971) Similar Artists: Genesis Gentle Giant Pink Floyd was the first band I became infatuated with and introduced me to a good load of quality music. They will always have a special place in my heart for this reason, but no matter the sentimental value, Pink Floyd had a dynamic sound which shattered barriers and had an enormous impact upon the music industry at large. |
Tracks:
Echoes See Emily Play Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun Wish You Were Here Careful With That Axe Eugene Album: Meddle Similar Artists: All the band members solo works The Alan Parsons Project Genesis Radiohead |
Top Tracks:
1. Echoes(Meddle): Being a prog. head, there are some tracks that's a must include for me :p: 2. Dogs(Animals): Picking one from this album was soo damn tough, but this one really is a stand out for me. Gilmour can do magic. 3. Interstellar Overdrive(The Piper At The Gates of Dawn): I don't think I'll hear anything like this again. 4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9(Wish You Were Here): If possible, i would include both parts. A fitting tribute to Syd Barrett. 5. Let There Be More Light(A Saucerful of Secrets): The first half of the album is actually damn good...only the second half falls apart a bit. Album: Animals. Gilmour at his best! Similar Artist: Camel Porcupine Tree Eloy One of my favorite band ever! Everything i could ask for in music. From their experimental 60s to their bit more commercial 70s, I'm sure they have an album that could please anyone. |
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Well, yah, i should mention waters too :p:
A bit too critical of me. I meant the guitar work he pulls off. |
Top Five Songs:
See Emily Play Interstellar Overdrive Astronomy Domine Dogs Arnold Layne Album: Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Similar Artists: Syd Barrett (Solo) Genesis |
1) Welcome To The Machine (Wish You Were Here)
Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Here) Comfortably Numb (The Wall) Hey You (The Wall) Money (Dark Side Of The Moon) 2) Wish You Were Here 3) Genesis, Solo careers |
1) Echoes (Meddle)
Dogs (Animals) Shine on you crazy diamond (Wish you were here) Comfortably Numb (The Wall) Astronomy Domine (piper at the gates......) 2) Wish you were here 3) Alan Parson Project King Crimson |
SONGS
- Time (DSotM) - Pigs (Animals) - Echoes (Meddle) - Welcome to the Machine (Wish You Were Here) - Dogs (Animals) ALBUM Animals SIMILAR Solo/Syd Genesis? - No one can really be compared Pink Floyd is that band that really got me into music. I used to only know what came on MTV or the mainstream radio as music. Then my dad stepped in. Pink Floyd opened the doors for me, and without them, i might as well be deaf. |
Tracks:
1) Paintbox from Relics A brilliant track by Richard Wright only just pips Remember A Day fro best Wright composition. 2) Dogs from Animals My favourite track of all time. Nuff said. 3) Childhood's End from Obscured By Clouds I love the slow intro and the ease in which Gilmour rocks out. 4) Lucifer Sam from Piper.. Love that classic 60's riff that could have been mde for a Michael Caine spy film, augumented by some great sound f/x and bass work. 5) Set The Controls from A Saucerful Of Secrets If I would ever do acid then this would be the aural equivalent. Album: Animals. Why? Take away every single record of mine and leave me with the Floyd catalogue and I would still be happy. Similar: Eloy. Riverside. Porcupine Tree. |
Top Five Songs:
See Emily Play - Relics (originally released as a single) Bike - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Echoes - Meddle Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Wish You Were Here Us And Them - The Dark Side Of The Moon Top Album: The Dark Side Of The Moon Similar Artists: None! I love Pink Floyd...60's and 70's Floyd, it doesn't matter. One of the best rock bands ever. Their catalogue is solid. I'm a big fan of Syd Barrett and David Gilmour. |
Five songs:
See Emily Play - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (bonus track) Arnold Layne - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (bonus track) Wish You Were Here - Wish You Were Here Another Brick In The Wall - The Wall Hey You - The Wall Best album: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn Similar artists: Can't think of anybody... (that's not a band, BTW) I'm not a huge Pink Floyd fan, but I appreciate Syd Barrett's genius. His stuff far surpassed Roger Water's (even though that had its merits too). A lot of their 70s albums bore me, but I haven't taken the time out to really try to appreciate them. |
Poll is closed now. Results will be posted later on.
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