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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,705
    It's funny how we percieve music thru time i saw the complete Floyd Lineup twice the 2nd time was when they performed the complete wall concert here on Long Island and now i can't for the life of me stand to listen to any of the wall at all it just makes me wanna jump from a building , Now Medle is totally different i could listen to that album any day of the week and twice on sunday ...
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    A lot of hate for the Wall. I think this 'hate' comes from the act that the album no longer resonates with the listener. It's the album to begin your Pink Floyd journey with in my opinion.

    Often, on these boards, I think sometimes we tend to dismiss some music because we have tired of it. And, in doing so, we don't pay the proper amount of respect that we probably should. There's a reason why The Wall and DSOTM are considered the classic Pink Floyd albums. Just because I listen to Saucerful more these days doesn't make it a better album. It's the classic case of 'what have you done for me lately?'

    In the same vein, a new to Pearl Jam fan is going to get hooked listening to Jeremy and Even Flow before Pilate and Red Mosquito. They will 'grow into' these songs after acquiring a taste- maybe sooner than later... but given this... I think we should always acknowledge what needs to be acknowledged- a band's best songs and bodies of work often become the least popular among the fan base.
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  • AzWicker
    AzWicker Posts: 1,162
    Arggghhh

    Half of the Wall is filler just to move the "plot" along.
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    A lot of hate for the Wall. I think this 'hate' comes from the act that the album no longer resonates with the listener. It's the album to begin your Pink Floyd journey with in my opinion.


    I think it's a horrible choice to begin with. You gotta start with Dark Side....it's much more accessible.
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  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    BinFrog wrote:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    A lot of hate for the Wall. I think this 'hate' comes from the act that the album no longer resonates with the listener. It's the album to begin your Pink Floyd journey with in my opinion.


    I think it's a horrible choice to begin with. You gotta start with Dark Side....it's much more accessible.

    Agree,

    Meddle is also a great album and pretty accessible.
  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    My Floyd listening preference

    Meddle > Animals > Wish You Were Here > Dark Side of the Moon > Pulse > Piper at the Gates of Dawn > Atom Heart Mother > Saucerful of Secrets > Momentary Lapse of Reason > Delicate Sound of Thunder > The Wall > Ummagumma > Obscured by Clouds > Division Bell > Final Cut
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  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,293
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aHTW9-W6AM

    so, welcome
  • whoanelly15
    whoanelly15 Posts: 742
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hokGXqEsCXk
    Just released to YouTube last week, along with the original Pompeii (only available to stream for a few more hours, so check that out first as a part of a #stayathome fundraising event). The Pulse performance is exceptional. I tend to prefer the performances without the extra musicians and visuals, etc., but this is peak Floyd. Richard, Nick and David are still the crux of what you hear and the backup singers are fantastic on the Dark Side songs. Amazingly, they are a little younger here than PJ is now... wow! They sure don't look it!

    Anybody else think that the EKG "pulse" at the beginning looks familiar?

    I also happen to think that some of the visuals in the Gigaton visualizers also give a nod to Pompeii. 
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,018
    I was grow up with The Wall..so many memories..
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    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,793
    edited April 2020
    ^^^hope you didn't learn how to shave from watching the movie
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,018
    ^^lol
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,793
    That scene haunts me once in a while when I bust out the ol rusty razor.
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    The wall is what made me get into them enough to buy their stuff.  We had to watch the video and do writings about what we thought it was about and such in college.  I had seen the movie once before and hated it, thought it was totally lame, then I had to pick it apart and it totally changed my view and love for this record.  As far as thematic albums go, this is up there with the best.  Now best album to start with for a newbie? I never got into the SB Pink Floyd, just love David Gilmour, and that is not the sound I came to love.  Though some of it is amazing, not my cup of tea.  I think Wish You Were Here is a great place to start than branch out in both directions.  Welcome to the Machine must be listened too with the Bass all the way up and as loud as the pictures on your wall allow.  If you are really looking to get into them, Echoes is such a great retrospective of their career.
  • DarthMaeglin
    DarthMaeglin Toronto Posts: 3,025
    hrd2imgn said:
    The wall is what made me get into them enough to buy their stuff.  We had to watch the video and do writings about what we thought it was about and such in college.  I had seen the movie once before and hated it, thought it was totally lame, then I had to pick it apart and it totally changed my view and love for this record.  As far as thematic albums go, this is up there with the best.  Now best album to start with for a newbie? I never got into the SB Pink Floyd, just love David Gilmour, and that is not the sound I came to love.  Though some of it is amazing, not my cup of tea.  I think Wish You Were Here is a great place to start than branch out in both directions.  Welcome to the Machine must be listened too with the Bass all the way up and as loud as the pictures on your wall allow.  If you are really looking to get into them, Echoes is such a great retrospective of their career.
    Completely agree about Echoes, one of the best greatest hits I've picked up, and I love how it plays like a mixtape, lol.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    I grew up in Cambridge, and since I've moved Stateside I've grown rather fond of Grantchester Meadows.

    I used to see Syd out and about on his bike a lot. Said bicycle did indeed have a basket and a bell that rang. 
  • whoanelly15
    whoanelly15 Posts: 742
    FinsburyParkCarrots said:
    I grew up in Cambridge, and since I've moved Stateside I've grown rather fond of Grantchester Meadows.

    I used to see Syd out and about on his bike a lot. Said bicycle did indeed have a basket and a bell that rang. 
    And things to make it look good?
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,995
    edited September 2020
    HIGHEST recommendation for Nick Mason's new live album "Live At The Roadhouse." HIs Saucerful of Secrets band does all the pre-DSOTM material and to hear it live and mixed properly is great. The band is tight, Nick sounds good on drums, the lead singer sounds good (particularly on the Syd songs). Really dig it. Definitely check it out if you like those pre-Dark Side albums. Also, just nice to have a good live album. It seems like they're becoming relics of the past. 

    Here's some samples...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9AFBZrJfpU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGgYhSon9nM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdn1OzCK5Yw
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8cP26wjU4
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,554
    edited September 2020
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    HIGHEST recommendation for Nick Mason's new live album "Live At The Roadhouse." HIs Saucerful of Secrets band does all the pre-DSOTM material and to hear it live and mixed properly is great. The band is tight, Nick sounds good on drums, the lead singer sounds good (particularly on the Syd songs). Really dig it. Definitely check it out if you like those pre-Dark Side albums. Also, just nice to have a good live album. It seems like they're becoming relics of the past. 

    Here's some samples...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9AFBZrJfpU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGgYhSon9nM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdn1OzCK5Yw
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8cP26wjU4
    Vinyl and Blu-ray are finally scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Got to see them live and they blew away my expectations. Would love to see them again but this will tide me over.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,995
    pjl44 said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    HIGHEST recommendation for Nick Mason's new live album "Live At The Roadhouse." HIs Saucerful of Secrets band does all the pre-DSOTM material and to hear it live and mixed properly is great. The band is tight, Nick sounds good on drums, the lead singer sounds good (particularly on the Syd songs). Really dig it. Definitely check it out if you like those pre-Dark Side albums. Also, just nice to have a good live album. It seems like they're becoming relics of the past. 

    Here's some samples...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9AFBZrJfpU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGgYhSon9nM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdn1OzCK5Yw
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8cP26wjU4
    Vinyl and Blu-ray are finally scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Got to see them live and they blew away my expectations. Would love to see them again but this will tide me over.
    I wish I had gone to see them. I've seen Waters a few times and Gilmour once, so I really should've taken advantage and seen this. Especially since Mason did so many songs that the others didn't do. 
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    Pearl Jam bootlegs:
    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    pjl44 said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    HIGHEST recommendation for Nick Mason's new live album "Live At The Roadhouse." HIs Saucerful of Secrets band does all the pre-DSOTM material and to hear it live and mixed properly is great. The band is tight, Nick sounds good on drums, the lead singer sounds good (particularly on the Syd songs). Really dig it. Definitely check it out if you like those pre-Dark Side albums. Also, just nice to have a good live album. It seems like they're becoming relics of the past. 

    Here's some samples...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9AFBZrJfpU
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGgYhSon9nM
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wdn1OzCK5Yw
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8cP26wjU4
    Vinyl and Blu-ray are finally scheduled to arrive tomorrow. Got to see them live and they blew away my expectations. Would love to see them again but this will tide me over.
    I wish I had gone to see them. I've seen Waters a few times and Gilmour once, so I really should've taken advantage and seen this. Especially since Mason did so many songs that the others didn't do. 
    Such a great show! Old Floyd is my favorite Floyd, and they were flawless.

    I got lucky and caught the Beacon show at which Roger Waters made an appearance for gong and vocals on "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun." Even Roger said that Nick's band sounded better than they did back in the day.

    I got the RSD August Drops release, but I had no idea there was a full album release as well. I'll have to look for this.
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