Today is the 40th Anniversary of Mankind's Singularly Greatest Artistic Achievement

[Nash B.]

It's objectively the greatest 43 minutes in music history.

How is this objectively defined?

[Rick Modena]

I love all things Floyd

And my Floyd nerd out is over.

And I thought I was the only with problems. Albeit, good problems...

[Slowhand]

How is this objectively defined?

I don't have an intelligent response to this, so I'll say it is.

And I thought I was the only with problems. Albeit, good problems...

That's the condensed version, too.

[talisman]

I want to hit you both in the face, metaphorically speaking. Partially because I hate the Wizard of Oz, and partially because this ranks up there with the cult of personality that surrounds the Wall as far as what bothers me about Floyd.

Well aren't you a cute little elitist?

[Slowhand]

Well aren't you a cute little elitist?

I'd say something about pot kettle black, but I'll just own up to it and say, yes, I am.

[Vertnut]

Well aren't you a cute little elitist?

LOL. It reminds me of all the thought and assumptions people put into lyrics from "Hotel California" (which much pretty defined the '70's). When he was asked about it's meaning, Don Henley's was response was,"it's just a song!".

[Slowhand]

LOL. It reminds me of all the thought and assumptions people put into lyrics from "Hotel California" (which much pretty defined the '70's). When he was asked about it's meaning, Don Henley's was response was,"it's just a song!".

People are always dying to correlate unrelated things to make for some fantastical myth.

Besides, if you're looking for Floyd matched up to movies, there are better examples. Like Echoes/2001, for which there exists some evidence for the correlation, albeit unlikely as well.

[Vertnut]

As a wannabe guitar playing rock star (as a teen), I've always appreciated Gilmour's guitar work.

[Slowhand]

As a wannabe guitar playing rock star (as a teen), I've always appreciated Gilmour's guitar work.

Nothing spectacularly complex, mechanically or theoretically, but just perfect. Always did exactly what was necessary, and full of soul and emotion.

To that end, there's this little bit from the director's cut of Live at Pompeii. Gilmour's solo on the demo version of "Brain Damage". Pretty much exemplifies the greatness of Dark Side: this solo is actually pretty nifty, and I enjoy it, but the final product is so much crisper, cleaner, and mature without it. (edit: the piece I'm referring to starts at about 4:15)



Piggybacking on that, such is also the beauty of Nick Mason's drumming. He'll never be mentioned in a discussion of great drummers, but he's a brilliant musician. He always played exactly what the music needed, no more and no less. Very underrated in my book.

Rick Wright, on the other hand, was a wizard. If you can come up with a better rock keys player/pianist, I'm all ears.

[Geor!]

The Final Cut is a decent album, considering it was essentially the end of Pink Floyd, by that point.

The Wall is probably the biggest pile of shit album that's EVER been lauded as being great, aside from maybe Janis Joplin's Pearl. A double album of agonizingly boring tracks. A total disgrace to the band named Pink Floyd. I'll shit on that thing for the rest of my life.

Animals
Meddle
DSOTM
WYWH
The Final Cut

The rest don't much matter, in my opinion.

[Moose242]

Bitch please:

[Geor!]

Nothing spectacularly complex, mechanically or theoretically, but just perfect. Always did exactly what was necessary, and full of soul and emotion.

To that end, there's this little bit from the director's cut of Live at Pompeii. Gilmour's solo on the demo version of "Brain Damage". Pretty much exemplifies the greatness of Dark Side: this solo is actually pretty nifty, and I enjoy it, but the final product is so much crisper, cleaner, and mature without it.



Piggybacking on that, such is also the beauty of Nick Mason's drumming. He'll never be mentioned in a discussion of great drummers, but he's a brilliant musician. He always played exactly what the music needed, no more and no less. Very underrated in my book.

Rick Wright, on the other hand, was a wizard. If you can come up with a better rock keys player/pianist, I'm all ears.

Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman.

[line-em-up]

The closest I've come is being silly drunk country cruising the Farm to Market roads in Ellis Co. while listening to this....

Good times....

I know what you mean. My experience was the roads of Bowie and Miller counties while smoking the wacky weed.

Here is another song that brings back those memories.

[Slowhand]

The Wall is probably the biggest pile of shit album that's EVER been lauded as being great, aside from maybe Janis Joplin's Pearl. A double album of agonizingly boring tracks. A total disgrace to the band named Pink Floyd. I'll shit on that thing for the rest of my life.

THANK CHRIST. Finally, someone with a head on their shoulders.

[Vertnut]

The Final Cut is a decent album, considering it was essentially the end of Pink Floyd, by that point.

The Wall is probably the biggest pile of shit album that's EVER been lauded as being great, aside from maybe Janis Joplin's Pearl. A double album of agonizingly boring tracks. A total disgrace to the band named Pink Floyd. I'll shit on that thing for the rest of my life.

Animals
Meddle
DSOTM
WYWH
The Final Cut

The rest don't much matter, in my opinion.

LOL at the "Pearl" reference! It was/is a true steaming pile. I guess I never "got" Janice Joplin.