The Official Pink Floyd Thread

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited October 2012 in Other Music
my choice for the 3rd best band of all time, with the beatles at number one and led zep at 2.

i remember hearing Another Brick in the Wall part 2 as a kid, but it wasnt until college when i actually heard pink floyd in any capacity. i remember being blown away. a dormmate, had a mac, and was playing Echoes on it, with the computer providing art timed to the music. i remember being in awe that this song kept going on and on and on. I did the whole Dark Side of the rainbow thing, as well as synching it with 2001 and Apocalypse Now.

Such a massive band. its sort of hard to contemplate their impact, but its massive.

I love the lyrics and i love of course the music, so experimental, so psychedelic, so out there.

i think their appeal is how timeless and universal the music is. the lyrics we all can relate to, Time, Money, Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond. and i think the music is so unbelieveably crafted you cant help but sit in awe like i did, in my dorm, listening to the songs.
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Fantastic band.

    Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a beautiful piece of music.
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  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    A fantastic band....

    You are right - they're music is timeless.... :thumbup:
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    I love Zep, but I'd put Floyd ahead of them. I think they are second only to The Beatles in terms of consecutive amazing albums

    Beatles: Rubber Soul -> Revolver -> Sgt Peppers -> MMT -> White Album -> Abbey Road -> Let It Be

    Floyd: Meddle -> (Obscured By Clouds if you count it) -> Dark Side -> Wish You Were Here -> Animals -> The Wall -> Final Cut

    You can make the case for Zep 1 through Physical Graffiti I suppose, too.
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  • Horos
    Horos Posts: 4,518
    BinFrog wrote:
    I love Zep, but I'd put Floyd ahead of them. I think they are second only to The Beatles in terms of consecutive amazing albums

    Beatles: Rubber Soul -> Revolver -> Sgt Peppers -> MMT -> White Album -> Abbey Road -> Let It Be

    Floyd: Meddle -> (Obscured By Clouds if you count it) -> Dark Side -> Wish You Were Here -> Animals -> The Wall -> Final Cut

    You can make the case for Zep 1 through Physical Graffiti I suppose, too.
    Looks like you made the case. 7 for The Beatles, 6 for Zep, and only 5 for Floyd(you can't include Final Cut.)
    #FHP
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    BinFrog wrote:
    I love Zep, but I'd put Floyd ahead of them. I think they are second only to The Beatles in terms of consecutive amazing albums

    Beatles: Rubber Soul -> Revolver -> Sgt Peppers -> MMT -> White Album -> Abbey Road -> Let It Be

    Floyd: Meddle -> (Obscured By Clouds if you count it) -> Dark Side -> Wish You Were Here -> Animals -> The Wall -> Final Cut

    You can make the case for Zep 1 through Physical Graffiti I suppose, too.

    I go Beatles, Zep, Floyd for the top 3 with Floyd probably being my personal #2 behind Zep.

    I think Presence and ITTOD destroy Final Cut and I'd say Presence is a little better than Obscured(close call) with ITTOD being on pretty even.

    Zeppelin had so much more diversity through those album. Though Pink Floyd is more versatile than people often give them credit for. They get pigenholed too often, imo.



    To the task at hand.....Pink Floyd is utterly amazing no way you slice. One of the few bands whose influence is pretty well inescapable in the rock world.

    Not sure there is a more perfect album than DSOTM
  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
    ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!
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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    Pink Floyd is second to none in my opinion. I love Zeppelin insanely, but I'm pretty much obsessed with the Floyd. They have always maintained their signature sound yet I think they're incredibly diverse. Part of my love for them also comes from the fact that I love every single member's solo albums as well. Syd's were simple yet brilliant, Roger's have been epic, David's are beautiful, Nick's got some weird stuff going on, and Rick Wright was so incredibly talented..what a loss.

    To me, Pink Floyd is the whole fracken package. The closest I'll ever get to seeing them live are the solo shows I've been to (David's and Roger's), and those shows are all listed in my top 10 of all time hands-down.

    About time we had an 'official' PF thread!! :mrgreen:
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  • LloydXmas
    LloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Roger waters on Stern today. Fascinating interview.
  • capthowdy1027
    capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    They are very near the top of my list and I actually didn't really start listening to them until a few years ago. When I was younger I just got tired of hearing the same songs of theirs on the radio so I wrote them off without really giving them a chance. I finally sat down one day and listened through their catalog and then I got it. I've been obsessed ever since.
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  • GivenToJam88
    GivenToJam88 NJ Posts: 1,187
    BIGDaddyWil wrote:
    ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!

    This post says it all. ANIMALS is the album. Even Mike agreed in one of the more recent issues of DEEP. Cover to cover, that album is amazing in so many ways!!
    2006: 5/28
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  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
    GivenToJam88 wrote:
    BIGDaddyWil wrote:
    ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!

    This post says it all. ANIMALS is the album. Even Mike agreed in one of the more recent issues of DEEP. Cover to cover, that album is amazing in so many ways!!

    Dogs is my favorite.
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    BIGDaddyWil wrote:
    GivenToJam88 wrote:
    BIGDaddyWil wrote:
    ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!

    This post says it all. ANIMALS is the album. Even Mike agreed in one of the more recent issues of DEEP. Cover to cover, that album is amazing in so many ways!!

    Dogs is my favorite.


    I gravitate more towards Sheep these days. It changes often.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    BinFrog wrote:
    BIGDaddyWil wrote:
    Dogs is my favorite.

    I gravitate more towards Sheep these days. It changes often.

    Dogs is my favorite, but Pigs is amazing...Love the stuff Gilmour does with the talk box.
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    Talking about favorite songs...it's impossible to do...but Echoes is consistently in my top 5 favorite PF songs. When I saw David Gilmour a few years ago he played it in its entirety (of course Rick was touring with him) and it was the most incredible experience I've ever had at a live show. There were people in the aisles just screaming 'thank you' over and over again...what a cool memory!
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    Talking about favorite songs...it's impossible to do...but Echoes is consistently in my top 5 favorite PF songs. When I saw David Gilmour a few years ago he played it in its entirety (of course Rick was touring with him) and it was the most incredible experience I've ever had at a live show. There were people in the aisles just screaming 'thank you' over and over again...what a cool memory!

    Greatest show I've ever seen. The 2nd half was closer to Floyd than anything since 1980, imo, beside Live 8 obviously, but I think Gilmour even topped that.
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    DewieCox wrote:
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    Talking about favorite songs...it's impossible to do...but Echoes is consistently in my top 5 favorite PF songs. When I saw David Gilmour a few years ago he played it in its entirety (of course Rick was touring with him) and it was the most incredible experience I've ever had at a live show. There were people in the aisles just screaming 'thank you' over and over again...what a cool memory!

    Greatest show I've ever seen. The 2nd half was closer to Floyd than anything since 1980, imo, beside Live 8 obviously, but I think Gilmour even topped that.

    Agreed. I'm getting the chills just thinking about it...ahh and he played Dominoes too...holy hell was that an incredible show!
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    Agreed. I'm getting the chills just thinking about it...ahh and he played Dominoes too...holy hell was that an incredible show!

    Yeah, it was pretty incredible all around. Which show did you catch? I was in Chicago for the 2nd night. Wish my dvd copy of the show was better but it's still pretty freakin cool.

    I remember at the show when he played Take A Breath from his album I almost had to sit down at the thought of how absurdly good the second half was gonna be. The whole of the show after the intermission was the highlight. I was literally blown away time after time during the Floyd segment.

    Shine On....
    Wotsuh the Deal
    Time
    Echoes!!!!!.....just ridiculous
    Comfortably Numb...no better way to end any show.
  • capthowdy1027
    capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    BIGDaddyWil wrote:
    ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!

    I've listened to that album 3 times today.
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  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    DewieCox wrote:
    Yeah, it was pretty incredible all around. Which show did you catch? I was in Chicago for the 2nd night. Wish my dvd copy of the show was better but it's still pretty freakin cool.

    I remember at the show when he played Take A Breath from his album I almost had to sit down at the thought of how absurdly good the second half was gonna be. The whole of the show after the intermission was the highlight. I was literally blown away time after time during the Floyd segment.

    Shine On....
    Wotsuh the Deal
    Time
    Echoes!!!!!.....just ridiculous
    Comfortably Numb...no better way to end any show.

    I was at the 2nd night show too. Everything about it was perfect! The set, the lights, the venue, just incredible! I love On An Island, so I really enjoyed the first half too. But you're 100% right, the second half was friggin mindblowing for sure. Seriously when he started in on Echoes I thought it was going to be an abbreviated version...but when he kept on going I was just freaking out!
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