Pink Floyd is the Best. - Page 2

Jay H · 10-02-2003, 07:50 AM

Loved Floyd, I think growing up it was my favorite band. I think, for me, the most underrated Floyd album is the Soundtrack to the film "More" I love that album! I also love Animals too but I almost never here anybody talking about More than the others that are mentioned here...

Jay

MartinTeller · 10-02-2003, 11:01 AM

More is easily my least favorite pre-Lapse PF album. A few good songs, surrounded by boring or obnoxious songs.

However, I like Obscured by Clouds a great deal.

kevin_tomb · 10-03-2003, 09:37 AM

Wow has everyone forgotten about LIVE AT POMPEII.....That version of echoes is the most memorable thing I think pink floyd has ever done. The visuals are totally cool, and its right before dark side was made. Too bad the rest of the "concert" wasnt as great. Anyone know if they are ever gonna release a special edition of POMPEII on DVD?...that would be awesome.

MartinTeller · 10-03-2003, 10:33 AM

Keith M. · 10-03-2003, 11:17 AM

I really enjoy Pink Floyd and Roger Waters...

Recently, I dusted off "The Final Cut" cd and have been listening to it in my car...This cd rocks!! Its probably 2nd only to "The Wall".

Anyone know the concept behind The Final Cut? It seems to flow along the same lines as the wall...

BTW, Roger Waters' Radio K.A.O.S. is also an incredible cd...

Philip Hamm · 10-03-2003, 12:01 PM

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Anyone know the concept behind The Final Cut? It seems to flow along the same lines as the wall...

Concept? War is bad. Politicians are bad. I know better because I'm Roger Waters. That's about the jist of it. Terriffic album.

Nathan Gillmore · 10-22-2003, 05:39 PM

I just have to resurrect this thread to say that I bought "Animals" and "Wish You Were Here" the other day, and I have come to the conclusion that "Dogs" is one of the top 3 songs I've ever heard in my life. It's just incredible, does anyone think there's another Floyd song better than this? If so, let me know, I'll grab the album post haste!

David Fisher · 10-22-2003, 08:13 PM

Keith

One infamous Gilmour quote is "Roger, if these songs weren't good enough to make it on The Wall then why are they good enough to release now?" The Final Cut began as an accompanying soundtrack to The Wall that would feature material written for (or inspired by) the album. When Waters finally began recording, keyboardist Rick Wright had left the band. A few drum beats on the album come from a session drummer because Waters wasn't happy with Nick Mason's contributions. To be fair, Waters seemed to be affected by the conflict in the Falklands and he would obviously be in a dark psychological place after completing the work on the Wall movie (which is really about his father's death in WWII and his trouble dealing with it).

Some people say that The Final Cut is Roger Waters' first solo album, others say that it was Pink Floyd's last relevant album.

I agree with the theme of this post, though. Pink Floyd is the best! When I was a child, my parents would play DSOTM or The Wall while they prepared dinner or played board games with us kids. I literally grew up with Pink Floyd in my ears, but I never grow tired of their work. More, UmmaGumma, and Meddle just blew my mind when I first listened to them and I spent hours trying to understand the mysteries of their soundscapes.

Cliff Olson · 10-22-2003, 10:22 PM

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I just have to resurrect this thread to say that I bought "Animals" and "Wish You Were Here" the other day, and I have come to the conclusion that "Dogs" is one of the top 3 songs I've ever heard in my life. It's just incredible, does anyone think there's another Floyd song better than this? If so, let me know, I'll grab the album post haste!

Pink Floyd's "Meddle"!! 'Echoes' is unbelievable, and one of their best songs, IMHO. You MUST crank this song to really enjoy it, especially the MFSL Gold CD version

Yee-Ming · 10-22-2003, 11:19 PM

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does anyone think there's another Floyd song better than this? If so, let me know, I'll grab the album post haste!

Personally, I'd prefer Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts I to IX), but you already have that on WYWH

The other would be Comfortably Numb, I assume you have the Wall, but IMHO the Pulse version is better.

All my opinion only, others will surely disagree. But yes, Floyd rules...

JordanS · 10-22-2003, 11:21 PM

Nathan Gilmore:

"Dogs" is absolutely amazing!! What you need to do is find a copy of "Roger Waters: In The Flesh" album and listen to "Dogs" performed live. It is absolutely stunning!

It isn't with Rick, David, or Nick; but it is still amazing. Worth the price of admission by itself, in my opinion.

Also, check out these tracks:

Shine On You Crazy Diamond (WYWH and PULSE)
High Hopes (The Division Bell and PULSE)
Echoes (Live at Pompeii)
Pigs-Three Different Ones (Animals)
Two Suns In The Sunset (The Final Cut)
Sorrow (PULSE)

Timon Russo · 10-23-2003, 09:51 AM

Another "Dogs" lover here. Thats about the most soulful electric guitar playing I can recall having heard. I think it was originally called "You gotta be crazy" and I used to have some boots of them playing it in '75, I think. It was a little unpolished, but I think I liked that version even more, which is saying a lot.

One of the times I saw Waters solo act, I think during Radio KAOS tour, he had a phone booth in the audience so people could call him up and talk to him while he was on stage between songs and ask him questions, and someone asked about his lyric "dragged down by the stone", which he had used in various ways on other songs. Roger had some cocky answer about it being meaningless and "sometimes your heroes don't always live up to your expectations" or something, and I had to groan and roll my eyes. I never said he was my hero. Amused to Death lyrics sort of confirmed for me that he was an conceited ass. One man's opinion of course.