The Pink Floyd Thread

[Cool Chris]

Yes! It's great!

[Zydar]

Pink Floyd to release massive 27-disc 'The Early Years 1965-1972' box-set on November 11.

https://www.nme.com/news/pink-floyd/95291?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

[Prog Snob]

Pink Floyd to release massive 27-disc 'The Early Years 1965-1972' box-set on November 11.

https://www.nme.com/news/pink-floyd/95291?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

Now that's something worth looking into! Twelve hours of audio and fifteen hours of video!

[Orbert]

And at only $700.00, a bargain!

[Stadler]

That's a good set, right there.  I have to figure out a way to get it for < $700, though.

[KevShmev]

I love Floyd, but there is no chance in hell I buy that. I have everything I need regarding pre-Dark Side Floyd.

[Prog Snob]

I love Floyd, but there is no chance in hell I buy that. I have everything I need regarding pre-Dark Side Floyd.

That is quite expensive.

[Cool Chris]

That is definitely an item for the collector.

Man, has this good of a band ever taken so many bad group photos?

What the hell is going on at 3:30 in that video??

[Stadler]

Interesting perhaps to only me, but there is a show on there from my birthday.  Not "the same day but different year", but literally, the exact moment that I was crawling my way, hand by hand, to escape the womb, so was Pink Floyd recording a show that is now officially released on this set.   That might be worth the $700 right there.

[Orbert]

That's awesome!

I too have a thing about events that took place the day I was born.  If I see video or whatever of it, I always think "and at that moment somewhere else in the world, I was making my first appearance."

[Zydar]

I'm on the fence about getting this box set. The 1965-1972 period is not my favourite from them. I'll decide when it's released and I know how much it will cost me.

[SolidSnake]

I've been reading this topic with great interest and decided to share with you why I've recently become a big PF fan while having ignored them for decades. When I was much younger, the only song that always resonated with me was of course that radio-friendly hit single called 'Another Brick in the Wall'. I can't think of anything else by them that ever spoke to me in the same way. I was into many kinds of music, just not Pink Floyd. Many years went by, I discovered my all-time favorite band Dream Theater in 2007, which was also a revelation of immense magnitude. And I was already in my late 30s when I first heard DSOTM on Youtube because somebody at work wanted me to listen to it. That was around mid 2013. I was awe-struck. Why did I not hear this gem before? Since then I've been steadily buying the 2011 remastered albums from the 70s (except for Obscured by Clouds), 80s and 90s. It was like getting hit in the face repeatedly by all the awesomeness that for some inexplicable reason had remained hidden so long. Where had this band been all my life??? Why had I not heard Comfortably Numb before on the radio? I seem to remember Money, but it has never stuck with me, not even that awesome bass riff, because I was mainly into other genres / bands at the time.

My favorites are: Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and The Division Bell.

The discovery of Pink Floyd has unfortunately come at a time when the band officially ended. Ironic that their briliant music has such an impact at this stage in my life. Twenty years ago I probably wouldn't have cared. But now... well I'm glad I've joined the club.

And personally, I tend to prefer the Roger Waters dominated albums, but Gilmour is an amazing musician / songwriter too. His guitar solo's give me the chills.

[Prog Snob]

I've been reading this topic with great interest and decided to share with you why I've recently become a big PF fan while having ignored them for decades. When I was much younger, the only song that always resonated with me was of course that radio-friendly hit single called 'Another Brick in the Wall'. I can't think of anything else by them that ever spoke to me in the same way. I was into many kinds of music, just not Pink Floyd. Many years went by, I discovered my all-time favorite band Dream Theater in 2007, which was also a revelation of immense magnitude. And I was already in my late 30s when I first heard DSOTM on Youtube because somebody at work wanted me to listen to it. That was around mid 2013. I was awe-struck. Why did I not hear this gem before? Since then I've been steadily buying the 2011 remastered albums from the 70s (except for Obscured by Clouds), 80s and 90s. It was like getting hit in the face repeatedly by all the awesomeness that for some inexplicable reason had remained hidden so long. Where had this band been all my life??? Why had I not heard Comfortably Numb before on the radio? I seem to remember Money, but it has never stuck with me, not even that awesome bass riff, because I was mainly into other genres / bands at the time.

My favorites are: Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and The Division Bell.

The discovery of Pink Floyd has unfortunately come at a time when the band officially ended. Ironic that their briliant music has such an impact at this stage in my life. Twenty years ago I probably wouldn't have cared. But now... well I'm glad I've joined the club.

And personally, I tend to prefer the Roger Waters dominated albums, but Gilmour is an amazing musician / songwriter too. His guitar solo's give me the chills.

The Division Bell is an under-appreciated album. High Hopes is such a beautiful song. It might even be a Top 10 PF song for me.

They have one of the songs from the box set on Spotify, Granchester Meadows, from a BBC Radio Session. Beautiful song.

[Zydar]

It definitely is Top 10 for me.

[Art]

I've been reading this topic with great interest and decided to share with you why I've recently become a big PF fan while having ignored them for decades. When I was much younger, the only song that always resonated with me was of course that radio-friendly hit single called 'Another Brick in the Wall'. I can't think of anything else by them that ever spoke to me in the same way. I was into many kinds of music, just not Pink Floyd. Many years went by, I discovered my all-time favorite band Dream Theater in 2007, which was also a revelation of immense magnitude. And I was already in my late 30s when I first heard DSOTM on Youtube because somebody at work wanted me to listen to it. That was around mid 2013. I was awe-struck. Why did I not hear this gem before? Since then I've been steadily buying the 2011 remastered albums from the 70s (except for Obscured by Clouds), 80s and 90s. It was like getting hit in the face repeatedly by all the awesomeness that for some inexplicable reason had remained hidden so long. Where had this band been all my life??? Why had I not heard Comfortably Numb before on the radio? I seem to remember Money, but it has never stuck with me, not even that awesome bass riff, because I was mainly into other genres / bands at the time.

My favorites are: Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall and The Division Bell.

The discovery of Pink Floyd has unfortunately come at a time when the band officially ended. Ironic that their briliant music has such an impact at this stage in my life. Twenty years ago I probably wouldn't have cared. But now... well I'm glad I've joined the club.

And personally, I tend to prefer the Roger Waters dominated albums, but Gilmour is an amazing musician / songwriter too. His guitar solo's give me the chills.

I had a similar experience with PF, i only "discovered" them in the last 4/5 years. My favorites are DSOTM, Wish You Were Here, animals and The Division Bell.

[chknptpie]

I love the Division Bell, my husband doesn't. I think its a very polarized album.

[romdrums]

I love the Division Bell, my husband doesn't. I think its a very polarized album.

Would you say your feelings are Poles Apart? 

[Zydar]

I love the Division Bell, my husband doesn't. I think its a very polarized album.

Would you say your feelings are Poles Apart? 

That's a bad pun. Take It Back.


 

[Mladen]

Glad to see this thread Coming back to life.

Anyway, welcome to the club, SolidSnake. I also prefer the Roger Waters dominated albums, although I adore the Syd Barrett stuff as well.

[bosk1]

Casual Floyd fan, but I just realized I have never posted in this thread (at least, not that I can remember), and just felt obligated to chime in.  For some reason, I never liked this band growing up.  But I think it was less a factor of their actual music and more of just a misplaced general disdain I had for '60s and '70s rock in general, as a kid who was discovering music for the first time in the '80s, mostly through various forms of '80s "hard rock" (Scorpions, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Ozzy, etc.).  Floyd was "one of those old bands" that would make me tune out or change the station if they came on the radio.  Just never paid attention.

That changed in '91 when I saw a Floyd cover band at a small club in Panama City, Florida.  They were really good and prompted me to go out and buy an album or two.  I picked up Dark Side of the Moon and Momentary Lapse of Reason, and loved them both.  I still do to this day.  And while I am not by any stretch a die hard Floyd fan and only have a few albums, I appreciate mostly everything I have ever heard from them.  To this day, I still don't have that many albums.  I only have:

The Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
The Delicate Sound of Thunder
The Division Bell
Pulse

I need to get Animals and The Wall eventually, but somehow have just never pulled the trigger.  I don't really have a strong desire to get any of their other albums.  Am I completely missing out?

[Stadler]

Personally, I think you need to have Animals to understand the Roger Waters Floyd; it's a more pure version of the Floyd that did DSOTM, WYWH, and TW, and I think you need to have The Wall as a matter of musical education. It's one of those albums that transcends it's band/creator.  EVERYONE has heard Comfortably Numb and ABITW, Part whatever, but I think you need to hear the whole thing in it's entirely as a story to really get it's importance.   And I think you'll listen to it and say "AH!  Now I know what "[insert band]" was trying to do there!"   it is a HUGELY influential album.

As for the rest, I can't honestly say "You're missing out!" but I think The Final Cut is woefully underrated, and I personally listen to Atom Heart Mother, Obscured by Clouds and Meddle as much as I do the later albums.  Especially AHM.  The suite is top three Floyd song for me (and they are a top ten band for me).   They are rougher, less developed versions of those later albums, but if you're at all interested in the progress and maturation of a band, they are integral. 

[Orbert]

I'd say get Animals and The Wall and just stop.  Animals is my favorite by virtue of being the most musically consistent and engaging, with Wish You Were Here a close second.  The Dark of the Moon gets the award for most fully realized concept and of course is the one that put them on the map.  I know a lot of people love The Wall, and I played the hell out of it back when it was new, but it rarely gets any play from me these days.  Still, I think you should at least check it out and see what all the fuss is about.

[Prog Snob]

Casual Floyd fan, but I just realized I have never posted in this thread (at least, not that I can remember), and just felt obligated to chime in.  For some reason, I never liked this band growing up.  But I think it was less a factor of their actual music and more of just a misplaced general disdain I had for '60s and '70s rock in general, as a kid who was discovering music for the first time in the '80s, mostly through various forms of '80s "hard rock" (Scorpions, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Ozzy, etc.).  Floyd was "one of those old bands" that would make me tune out or change the station if they came on the radio.  Just never paid attention.

That changed in '91 when I saw a Floyd cover band at a small club in Panama City, Florida.  They were really good and prompted me to go out and buy an album or two.  I picked up Dark Side of the Moon and Momentary Lapse of Reason, and loved them both.  I still do to this day.  And while I am not by any stretch a die hard Floyd fan and only have a few albums, I appreciate mostly everything I have ever heard from them.  To this day, I still don't have that many albums.  I only have:

The Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
A Momentary Lapse of Reason
The Delicate Sound of Thunder
The Division Bell
Pulse

I need to get Animals and The Wall eventually, but somehow have just never pulled the trigger.  I don't really have a strong desire to get any of their other albums.  Am I completely missing out?

While I love The Wall, it's not even in my Top 5 PF albums. Those would be Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, Animals, Meddle, and Obscured by Clouds

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

The Wall is definitely bottom 5 IMO. Top 5 for me would have to be Animals, Wish You Were Here, Dark Side of the Moon, Saucerful of Secrets, and Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

[The King in Crimson]

The Wall is a good album, but its legacy transcends its actual quality. It's a very important album, but it's not their best (I know many who might disagree with that). I would say check it out because... it's The Wall. That's almost reason enough to do so.

[SolidSnake]

I love the Division Bell, my husband doesn't. I think its a very polarized album.

I love its laidback nature. And it ends on such a high note (the bell, literally speaking).

It's actually my last purchased album from a couple of weeks ago.

[SolidSnake]

I've yet to hear their pre-1971 stuff, and Waters' and Gilmour's solo work.

Amused to Death came in the mail just yesterday. 

[Scorpion]

I need to get Animals and The Wall eventually, but somehow have just never pulled the trigger.  I don't really have a strong desire to get any of their other albums.  Am I completely missing out?

Animals and The Wall are essentials (though I don't enjoy The Wall all that much, it's still a worthwhile listen, and definitely an interesting - I just never really connected with it), but I'd also like to like to draw your attention to Meddle and Atom Heart Mother. Both are less consistent albums than, say, Wish You Were Here, but the best songs on each album are definitely on par with the best things that Pink Floyd has done.

[Stadler]

Except for "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast", which you listen to once for archival purposes (it is part of the Floyd history, what with the later "Household Objects" experiments) Atom Heart Mother is a WAYYYYYYYYYY better album than it gets credit for, in my opinion. 

[seasonsinthesky]

It took me a long time, but as my taste changed over the years, I somehow found an angle to get into Atom Heart Mother. Once you get there, it's easy to dig the album... though perhaps the Breakfast overstays its welcome.

I can't say the same for Meddle. Besides the obviously great opener and closer, I still don't like any of the other songs.

It's a damn shame "Embryo" never made it onto either album, though.

[Mladen]

Animals is a must, and so is The Wall.

As for the others, I think you'll find that every album has its appreciators. For example, I'd rank The Final cut and Atom heart mother right behind the big four, and I'm also a huge fan of the Syd Barrett days. But then again, those are all releases for the hardcore fans.

I have to agree on the thoughts about Meddle above. Great opener, terrific closer, extremely average material in the middle.

[Stadler]

It took me a long time, but as my taste changed over the years, I somehow found an angle to get into Atom Heart Mother. Once you get there, it's easy to dig the album... though perhaps the Breakfast overstays its welcome.

I can't say the same for Meddle. Besides the obviously great opener and closer, I still don't like any of the other songs.

It's a damn shame "Embryo" never made it onto either album, though.

Animals is a must, and so is The Wall.

As for the others, I think you'll find that every album has its appreciators. For example, I'd rank The Final cut and Atom heart mother right behind the big four, and I'm also a huge fan of the Syd Barrett days. But then again, those are all releases for the hardcore fans.

I have to agree on the thoughts about Meddle above. Great opener, terrific closer, extremely average material in the middle.

BROS!  FEARLESS!!!   Interpolation "You'll Never Walk Alone"!   

Sorry, I jest, but that is one of my favorite Floyd songs ever (though the track "Seamus" is, pun clearly intended, a dog). 

[Ben_Jamin]

I love the Division Bell, my husband doesn't. I think its a very polarized album.

I love its laidback nature. And it ends on such a high note (the bell, literally speaking).

It's actually my last purchased album from a couple of weeks ago.

I love the album, and loved High Hopes the first time I discovered it by downloading a video from PULSE before the DVD was released.

[fadetoblackdude7]

Animals is incredible. I think it's my favorite PF album.

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Easily my favourite. All 3 of the main songs would finish amongst my top 10 Floyd tracks, Dogs being my overall #1.