The Official Pink Floyd Thread

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!

That's fantastic. Echoes is amazing.

The Wall is headed to Yankee Stadium this summer .

I was able to see the Roger Waters Wall show at Nassau Coliseum 2 years ago

Thirty years after seeing the Original Pink Floyd Wall Show there in 1980 ..........

Mamasan23 wrote:

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!!

My thoughts exacly. Definatly second to none. Pink Floyd means more to me than anything else in this world, they have transcended time and place with they masterpieces and I am so glad they exist.
I believe the world wouldn't be the same without them, at least mine wouldn't.

I love Pink Floyd with all my heart.

Never saw them live though. Breaks my heart.

AndySlash wrote:

those gilmour chicago shows were great. i was glad he kind of mined the catalog a bit and played some things us die hards would appreciate. who'd have ever thought we'd get to hear wot's uh the deal in 2006? no one. getting wearing the inside out was another highlight for me. and echoes... i never thought i'd get to see a performance of it. of all the shows i've seen, if i had to choose one song performance to relive it would be echoes.

Damn I still get the chills thinking about that show!!! He really did pull out some things I didn't think we'd see. Seeing Echoes was definitely the main highlight, but Dominoes was up there on my list too...gah wish there was a DVD or something to relive it!!

AndySlash wrote:

one does exist of the second show

http://www.yeeshkul.com/forum/showthrea ... emont+2006
http://www.yeeshkul.com/forum/showthrea ... emont+2006

:shock: :shock:

saw the making of "wish you were here". excellent. good bonus features.
waters is such an incredible intellect
had no idea syd lived to be 60
there was a picture of him at the studio for said album
crazy sad

syd, shine on you crazy diamond

Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.

Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the cross fire of childhood and stardom,
Blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter, come on you stranger,
You legend, you martyr, and shine!

You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Treatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
Rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter,
You piper, you prisoner, and shine!

Nobody knows where you are, how near or how far.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Pile on many more layers and i'll be joining you there.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
And we'll bask in the shadow of yesterday's triumph,
And sail on the steel breeze.
Come on you boy child, you winner and loser,
Come on you miner for truth and delusion, and shine!

My second fave band. So glad to hear PJ cover Mother and Interstellar Overdrive in Europe this summer. Next, they should play all of Echoes.

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I've never really listened to them.
Which album(s) should I start with?

bflynn1 said:

I just got a new tattoo based on "Time"

Wow.

I bet that cost you something.

The lyrics to Time are awesome (as are so many other lyrics to so many other Floyd songs).

Edved82 said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

I've never really listened to them.
Which album(s) should I start with?

Start with either Dark Side of the Moon or Wish You Were Here. Do NOT start with either Piper At The Gates of Dawn, Animals or The Wall - all absolutely classic albums, but should be explored later.

Thanks!