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Poll--The Weakest Link: Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' Round 2

MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
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On to Round 2 to determine the GREATEST song on the album 'Dark Side of the Moon' by Pink Floyd
Eliminated Round 1 -  Speak To Me, Any Colour You Like, and Money

For anyone new to the game:
You are going to pick the song that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 3 days I remove the three (3) songs with the most votes.
We will then move on to Round 3  - Remember you are voting to eliminate songs from contention.

Lets have fun with this. Remember debating and discussing why your right and others are wrong is always fun.  

Poll--The Weakest Link: Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' Round 2 41 votes

Breathe
2%
Matts3221 1 vote
On The Run
48%
jeffbrPoncierjosevolutionmfc2006cutzHorosBIGDaddyWilDewieCoxjoberschlakeed243421Thirty Bills UnpaideddiecderbydavehauntingfamiliarHobbesPJ_Soul23scidoonjnancyjoe159Chadplam 20 votes
Time
0%
The Great Gig In The Sky
21%
pjhawksmcgruff10pjsteelerfanHesCalledDyerBLACK35eeriepadavebrianluxrummyCsAc99 9 votes
Us And Them
17%
Ledbetterman10tbergsdankindF Me In The BraindeadendpDarthMaeglinBlack,red,yellow 7 votes
Brain Damage
0%
Eclipse
9%
pledgeagrievanceGtilley8SmallestOceansGlorified KC 4 votes
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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,257
    On The Run
    Time will be easy winner..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
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    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

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  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Posts: 16,440
    The Great Gig In The Sky
    Ever been in a restaurant trying to enjoy a meal and there’s that screaming, wailing child that makes 2 minutes of obnoxious crying seem like a fucking eternity? That’s about what this song equates to as a stand-alone tune.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 (xx) / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,501
    The Great Gig In The Sky
    HesCalledDyer said:
    Ever been in a restaurant trying to enjoy a meal and there’s that screaming, wailing child that makes 2 minutes of obnoxious crying seem like a fucking eternity? That’s about what this song equates to as a stand-alone tune.
    Agreed. After this it is gonna get real tough.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,659
    On The Run
    Great gig>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On the run
    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
    RED ROCKS 6-19-95
    AUGUSTA 9-26-96
    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
    WORCESTER 10-16-13
    HARTFORD 10-25-13









  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,038
    The Great Gig In The Sky
    Looking close so far.  Should be interesting.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    On The Run
    23scidoo said:
    Time will be easy winner..
    1st person that votes for gets pantsed at the next PJ show. Followed by a wedgie. From @chadwick
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • hauntingfamiliarhauntingfamiliar Posts: 10,217
    On The Run
    I have to vote out On The Run.
    However..Great Gig was an extremely close contender, but the piano really helped save it for me. Plus it's trippy as Hell. The vocal notes in Great Gig certainly do hit notes of discord that hurt my ears at several points :not_listening: however the build up and flow and otherwise pure awesomeness of that song saved it for me. 

  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    On The Run
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    23scidoo said:
    Time will be easy winner..
    1st person that votes for gets pantsed at the next PJ show. Followed by a wedgie. From @chadwick
    A doozy of a 1-2 punch. 

    23scidoo said:
    Time will be easy winner..
    I think so. If Brain Damage and Eclipse were combined I think that would make it a very hard choice. 
  • eddieceddiec Posts: 3,881
    On The Run
    Very difficult because I love the song.
    It perfectly captures that moment at the beginning of a trip when things start to get really crazy- that transition when you realize you're leaving reality.
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,555
    On The Run
    Three posters voted for Us & Them wtf 
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • deadendpdeadendp Posts: 10,434
    Us And Them
    josevolution said:
    Three posters voted for Us & Them wtf 
    Hard to figure that one out.  I'm thinking that we may like it?  :i_dunno: 
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  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    edited April 2019
    Us And Them
    deadendp said:
    josevolution said:
    Three posters voted for Us & Them wtf 
    Hard to figure that one out.  I'm thinking that we may like it?  :i_dunno: 
    I voted for "Us and Them" for the same reason I voted for "Money." Both are amazing songs, but they just don't jibe with the overall soundscapes present on the rest of the album. ("Us and Them" is closer than "Money," but it still sticks out a bit.) I think that's why they're placed as the first two tracks on side 2. "Any Colour You Like" brings the album back on track sonically.

    "Money" and "Us and Them" seem like the result of that old Tom Petty lyric: "Their A&R man said, 'I don't hear a single.'"
    Post edited by dankind on
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    On The Run
    See the source image
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,266
    Us And Them
    Three posters voted for Us & Them wtf 

    Great song (great fucking album!) but I like it less than the other songs.  Isnt that what this poll is for?  :)
    On the Run, which seems to be the popular kick-dog this round, holds a special place in my young man acid days.  Played that shit over and over. 
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,501
    The Great Gig In The Sky
    I asked this in the other thread but medozk closed it before anyone could answer: has ed ever done a full version of brain damage?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Us And Them
    mcgruff10 said:
    I asked this in the other thread but medozk closed it before anyone could answer: has ed ever done a full version of brain damage?
    Might be a question for the Porch, Scruffy.
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    Us And Them
    Surprised to see Money eliminated last round. I guess it suffered from "that song's popular and I'm too cool to like the popular song" syndrome. 
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  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,659
    On The Run
    Isn’t us & them more popular than on the run?
    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
    RED ROCKS 6-19-95
    AUGUSTA 9-26-96
    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
    WORCESTER 10-16-13
    HARTFORD 10-25-13









  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,266
    Us And Them
    ed243421 said:
    Isn’t us & them more popular than on the run?
    Would seem so - drugs are the reason I love OTR.  Were it not for them I would likely rank U&T higher.  (Or perhaps would not have listened to this record as frequently altogether)
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,659
    On The Run
    Shrooms & Pink Floyd laser shows did go well together 

    OTR does seems like a nice one for that
    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
    RED ROCKS 6-19-95
    AUGUSTA 9-26-96
    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
    WORCESTER 10-16-13
    HARTFORD 10-25-13









  • dankinddankind Posts: 20,839
    Us And Them
    F Me In The Brain said:
    ed243421 said:
    Isn’t us & them more popular than on the run?
    Would seem so - drugs are the reason I love OTR.  Were it not for them I would likely rank U&T higher.  (Or perhaps would not have listened to this record as frequently altogether)
    It's a terrific single, and I don't think of The Dark Side of the Moon in those terms.

    If "Us and Them" goes this round, there's no way I'll be able to vote in the next round. I'm handcuffed at that point. With the exception of "Money" and "Us and Them," all these songs depend on each other to comprise a stellar concept album.
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,882
    edited April 2019
    Us And Them
    ed243421 said:
    Isn’t us & them more popular than on the run?
    Sure but it's also boring as hell. Money on the other hand is awesome. But to each their own I guess. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,659
    On The Run
    dankind said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    ed243421 said:
    Isn’t us & them more popular than on the run?
    Would seem so - drugs are the reason I love OTR.  Were it not for them I would likely rank U&T higher.  (Or perhaps would not have listened to this record as frequently altogether)
    It's a terrific single, and I don't think of The Dark Side of the Moon in those terms.

    If "Us and Them" goes this round, there's no way I'll be able to vote in the next round. I'm handcuffed at that point. With the exception of "Money" and "Us and Them," all these songs depend on each other to comprise a stellar concept album.

    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
    RED ROCKS 6-19-95
    AUGUSTA 9-26-96
    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
    WORCESTER 10-16-13
    HARTFORD 10-25-13









  • deadendpdeadendp Posts: 10,434
    edited April 2019
    Us And Them
    I read what I wrote and honestly, no matter how I try to say what I mean to say, it just isn't coming out the right way so....I like the song, not the weakest link but not thinking it would hit as a fan favorite here anyhow. (Not that this is about favorites.)
    Post edited by deadendp on
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  • jerparker20jerparker20 Posts: 2,501
    I just finished listen to the Dark Side run on Pulse. I take back my earlier vote of Us and Then from the first round. It’s a good song.

    Anyways, I have decided it is impossible to declare a winner in this contest. It’s either the whole album, or none at all.
  • jeffbrjeffbr Posts: 7,177
    On The Run
    Now it gets hard! Yikes. I hate voting for songs I love. Oh, and I don't get the dislike for Great Gig. Durga McBroom's hauntingly beautiful vocals always slay me. She uses her voice as an instrument that can really convey emotion. Or maybe I'm just stoned.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • derbydavederbydave Posts: 11,254
    On The Run
    mcgruff10 said:
    I asked this in the other thread but medozk closed it before anyone could answer: has ed ever done a full version of brain damage?
    This doesn't answer your question...
    but here are the stats on Brain Damage:
    1) According to livefootsteps...
    Brain Damage has only been performed at a PJ show once at the 2010 Hard Rock Calling festival in London.
    Looks like it was an "intro" for Corduroy at this show.   
    http://www.livefootsteps.org/songs/?song_id=59

    2) PJdb (the only site I know of that tracks EV solo shows) says Brain Damage has been performed 33 times & played as a tag to Sometimes 12 times at EV shows.
    I've only heard it live once...
    in Jacksonville back in 2012 and it was not a full version.
    http://pjdb.net/song.php?id=52&tab=overall
    '96: Seattle: Key Arena
    '98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
    '00: Columbus: Polaris
    '03: Columbus: Germain
    '10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
    '11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
    '12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
    '13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
    '14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
    '15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
    '16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
    '17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    '18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
    '22: Nashville / St. Louis


    http://www.livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=170

  • njnancynjnancy Posts: 5,096
    On The Run
    For me, Brain Damage eeks out Us and Them by the barest of margins. Us and Them is one of the only songs (besides the incredibly annoying Money) that can be a stand alone track. But as far as prog music - it is beautiful. It's like voting down Take A Pebble. I don't see how Us and Them is getting so many votes over other songs at this point. But music is subjective. 

    It is pretty disconcerting to be listening to a song and then it clicks off to be finished by another song which is really part of that song, but it is what it is.   

    On The Run is a dream acid song - even sober you can feel like you are floating through a tunnel in space as things fly past you on different dimensions. But it doesn't have the same kick without the hallucinogenics.  And the piano and the female vocals, in OTR & GGITS are prog staples. Piano is not stellar as in other bands but it fits with the entire trippy feel of this album. 

    It really is a stand alone complete concept album, but one must do what one must do. 

    Time is not my favorite; although it is a damn good song.  Listening to this album reminds me of how much I have neglected my prog rock bands that I used to be completely immersed in for years. Yes and ELP would be tops for me but there are so many more, including PF. These bands were my first concerts, along with other of their ilk. 

    Good choice/hard choice @MedozK !
  • BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Posts: 3,067
    On The Run
    Tough as hell to pick!
    Pine Knob Music Theatre - Jul 31, 1992 Crisler Arena - Mar 20, 1994
    Summerfest - Jul 09, 1995*Savage Hall - Sep 22, 1996The Palace of Auburn Hills-Aug 23, 1998 Breslin Center- Aug 18, 1998,The Palace of Auburn Hills-Oct 07, 2000 DTE Energy Theatre-Jun5,2003,DTE Energy Music Theatre - Jun 26, 2003Sports Arena - Oct 02, 2004 Van Andel Arena - May 19, 2006Palace of Auburn Hills-May 22, 2006 Quicken Loans Arena-May 09, 2010
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,555
    edited April 2019
    On The Run
    Great 2nd round ..
    Post edited by josevolution on
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