The Official Pink Floyd Thread (rock, single, genre, albums)

4ZZZ · 05-01-2009, 09:22 AM

I think I have said this on this thread already but I love The Wall. A brilliant record, in fact a masterpiece IMO.

Waters took over!? I am not sure that I care.
It was dark and morose. Again I don't care.

I have no problem including it in with Pipers, DSOTM, Wish You Were Here and Animals as outstanding recordings.

~~coryallen2~~ · 05-01-2009, 09:18 AM

OWNZ would mean owns just with the cool little "ZZZZZZ" effect.

lucifer_sam · 05-01-2009, 09:00 PM

Waters took over almost completely from '73-'82. i don't have any problem with most of it, the only glaring exceptions being the second halves of both sides of the Wall. and the Final Cut, but i won't blame that on Waters; the eighties killed prog.

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boo boo · 05-01-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

Waters took over almost completely from '73-'82. i don't have any problem with most of it, the only glaring exceptions being the second halves of both sides of the Wall. and the Final Cut, but i won't blame that on Waters; the eighties killed prog.

He was the most prominent songwriter starting with DSOTM, and he became more dominant as each album went by.

As for The Wall, the only side I consider to be weak is the first half of disc 2, Hey You and Comfortably Numb notwithstanding.

Anteater · 05-01-2009, 09:40 PM

If we're talking about their absolute best here, I would have to give props to Meddle, which is coincidentally also my favorite. It appeals to me on an emotional level and is the threshold album where they began to move towards the "Floyd Sound" they're known for while still retaining a few touches of that raw sort of chaos that characterized them in the 60's. Not a single weak track to these ears either (Seamus included), though Echoes obviously takes the cake.

Guybrush · 05-02-2009, 05:24 PM

Dark Side of the Moon for me! When I was a teenager, I sometimes used to put it on when I went to bed .. then I would just lie in bed and immerse myself in the sweet sounds until I fell asleep. Everyone should try relaxing in their bed or favourite chair, then close their eyes and just listen to songs like the great gig in the sky. Awesome.

It's become a bit overplayed over the years of course, but it's still my fav.

333 · 05-02-2009, 05:58 PM

It's between Meddle and Saucerful of Secrets for me. Darkside is a given, but Meddle changed me.

Starfish · 05-29-2009, 02:59 PM

Dark side of the moon, Wish you were here, The Wall, Meddle, and some tracks from other albums...
I guess thy're the band that set up a skyscraping level for prog and they're still unreachable, and I guess they'll stay unreachable !!!

Comus · 05-30-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Starfish

Dark side of the moon, Wish you were here, The Wall, Meddle, and some tracks from other albums...
I guess thy're the band that set up a skyscraping level for prog and they're still unreachable, and I guess they'll stay unreachable !!!

I know a lot of progheads that will dissagree on you with that one, me included.

theimperialwarcult · 05-30-2009, 01:13 AM

I have to say my favorite Pink Floyd albums are The Division Bell, The Wall, Animals, and Adam Heart Mother. Not to say that all the other albums aren't totally rad but these 4 are the ones that really did it for me.

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If you're the kind of person who hates The Wall but likes Ummagumma, I just plan won't ever understand you.

The wall felt right from the beginning. Ummagumma took some getting used to and it's still a little too weird for me. It's incredible how drastically their music changed with every album.

05-01-2009, 09:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
4ZZZ Forever young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 608	I think I have said this on this thread already but I love The Wall. A brilliant record, in fact a masterpiece IMO. Waters took over!? I am not sure that I care. It was dark and morose. Again I don't care. I have no problem including it in with Pipers, DSOTM, Wish You Were Here and Animals as outstanding recordings. __________________ Terra Music Est Non A Vitium.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Dark Side of the Moon for me! When I was a teenager, I sometimes used to put it on when I went to bed .. then I would just lie in bed and immerse myself in the sweet sounds until I fell asleep. Everyone should try relaxing in their bed or favourite chair, then close their eyes and just listen to songs like the great gig in the sky. Awesome. It's become a bit overplayed over the years of course, but it's still my fav. __________________ Something Completely Different

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~~coryallen2~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: lorain,ohio Posts: 909	OWNZ would mean owns just with the cool little "ZZZZZZ" effect.

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333 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 965	It's between Meddle and Saucerful of Secrets for me. Darkside is a given, but Meddle changed me.

05-29-2009, 02:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
Starfish Groupie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 7	Dark side of the moon, Wish you were here, The Wall, Meddle, and some tracks from other albums... I guess thy're the band that set up a skyscraping level for prog and they're still unreachable, and I guess they'll stay unreachable !!!