Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

comfortably numb wrote:

I honestly think it's my duty as a decent person (I consider myself a decent person) to convince everyone here who doesn't have this album to run out and get it right now.

It is beautiful.

No, I don't think I can convince anyone to run out and buy it. But if there are any Pink Floyd fans who haven't gotten it because of the conspiracy involved in keeping it relatively under-the-rader, then you probably should. It's their best album.

Is there anyone else like me who hasn't been fooled by this--the greatest conspiracy in all of music history?

haha one of my friends is all about this album. i dont know if its their best work, but it is definitely their most underrated album by far.

comfortably numb wrote:

No kidding though. It's just beautiful. There's no other word for it.

I wouldn't say it's the most underrated album of all time. But it's without a doubt the most underrated by a band that's already as recognized as Pink Floyd.

The re-release with When the Tigers Broke Free is especially wonderful. That song is on Echoes and I know there are probably a lot of people who have Echoes but don't have The Final Cut. If you like that song you'll love the final cut. Imagine WTTBF x13.

i didnt say it was the most underrated album of all time. i said it is their most underrated album, which i feel it is. i have the final cut and i do think its great. i dont think Echoes was a good compilation, on the other hand. it is missing a lot of key tracks.

comfortably numb wrote:

oh I know you werent saying it was the most underrated, sorry. I was just saying that independently of what you said. I guess your comment is just what made me think of mine.

haha its all good, no worries.

It's almost the Wall pt. 2.

Personally, I prefer Animals.

comfortably numb wrote:

The re-release with When the Tigers Broke Free is especially wonderful.

No.

No. No. No. No. No.

If any of you are going to get The Final Cut, do yourself a favor and find a version without WTTBF on it. That's how the album was meant to be heard. I've loved WTTBF since the first time I heard it, but it does NOT belong on the TFC album; it is decidedly a part of The Wall narrative. Yes, it was originally released as the lead single, but that was when TFC was still going to be a collection of Wall-era outtakes (of which WTTBF was one)/Wall movie versions of songs and not the thematic album it turned out to be.

If you want to hear WTTBF, just get Echoes. It belongs more on there than it does The Final Cut.

Lukin66 wrote:

I'm a huge fan of this album, I think most people like Floyd because of DSOTM and The Wall (at least people my age). I wish they would branch out and discover this album.

branch out and get Obscured by Clouds or Saucerful of Secrets before you worry about Final Cut

love this album, great album to fall alseep to

It's a great album, but I always feel like "Not now John" just doesn't quite fit with the rest of it, musically.

it's not pink
floyd.

it

sucks out

loud.

I am not a huge Floyd fan, but I remember when this album came out. I recently bought it on itunes. Great stuff!

I saw Roger Waters at Coachella, and he did a few songs from it....was very cool!