The Pink Floyd Thread

[KevShmev]

If you are like me, since you heard One of These Days from Delicate Sound of Thunder first, the original on Meddle is likely to be a huge letdown once you get to it.  It's really amazing how much better the live versions from DSOT and the Pulse DVD are than the studio version.

[fadetoblackdude7]

Man, have I missed out. Brand new to this thread, been listening to them my whole entire life (one of my earliest memories is sitting on the couch while my dad blasts DSOTM).

Favorite album is Animals, favorite song is Dogs.

TDB is one of my favorite albums from them, so underrated.

[Nel]

Favorite album is Animals, favorite song is Dogs.

  You and I are going to get along just fine. 

[fadetoblackdude7]

Favorite album is Animals, favorite song is Dogs.

  You and I are going to get along just fine. 

Greatest PF song ever written 

[Nel]

Damn right!

[DebraKadabra]

Favorite album is Animals, favorite song is Dogs.

Excellent choices.

[Orbert]

Favorite album is Animals, favorite song is Dogs.

Me too, me too! 

[LieLowTheWantedMan]

Favorite album is Animals, favorite song is Dogs.

Me too, me too! 

This.

[Mladen]

Has anyone of you guys got to see Brit Floyd live? I saw them two nights ago and loved every minute of it, they put out a spectacular show, everything was played flawlessly and lets not even talk about the video show - it's the real thing. I thought it was a privilege to hear some of the most amazing songs of all time live, they even busted out the entire side C of The Wall. Gotta admit, I cried my eyes out on Shine on you crazy diamond and The Great gig in the sky, the performance was that touching. Priceless experience.

This was the set list, if anyone's interested:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/brit-floyd-the-pink-floyd-tribute-show/2012/sava-centar-belgrade-serbia-5bdabfd4.html

[Onno]

Has anyone of you guys got to see Brit Floyd live? I saw them two nights ago and loved every minute of it, they put out a spectacular show, everything was played flawlessly and lets not even talk about the video show - it's the real thing. I thought it was a privilege to hear some of the most amazing songs of all time live, they even busted out the entire side C of The Wall. Gotta admit, I cried my eyes out on Shine on you crazy diamond and The Great gig in the sky, the performance was that touching. Priceless experience.

This was the set list, if anyone's interested:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/brit-floyd-the-pink-floyd-tribute-show/2012/sava-centar-belgrade-serbia-5bdabfd4.html

I wanted to go see them, but that would've been my 3rd concert within one week, so I decided not too (also having exams).

[Zantera]

Bump.

I was wondering if there is any love for the song "On an Island" from Gilmour's soloside?
Personally I think it's a fantastic song, and the vocal lines are really haunting and beautiful. Some passionate guitars as well.

(yeah I know it's not PF but still!)

[TheVoxyn]

Bump.

I was wondering if there is any love for the song "On an Island" from Gilmour's soloside?
Personally I think it's a fantastic song, and the vocal lines are really haunting and beautiful. Some passionate guitars as well.

(yeah I know it's not PF but still!)

I love the song



Really into The Final Cut lately. Know it's not the most popular album, but I like it a lot.

[JayOctavarium]

Really into The Final Cut lately. Know it's not the most popular album, but I like it a lot.

The Final Cut is honestly one of my top PF albums. Lol

[Zydar]

Bump.

I was wondering if there is any love for the song "On an Island" from Gilmour's soloside?
Personally I think it's a fantastic song, and the vocal lines are really haunting and beautiful. Some passionate guitars as well.

(yeah I know it's not PF but still!)

Favourite song from that album.

This clip from Royal Albert Hall with David Crosby and Graham Nash is excellent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFhVYAdXBG4

[Mladen]

Really into The Final Cut lately. Know it's not the most popular album, but I like it a lot.

Good thing I'm not the only one. The album actually clicked for me recently after a very long time of being an average album at best. Fletcher, Filthy hands, Southampton dock, The Post-war dream... It's great stuff. 

[KevShmev]

Pretty much all of On an Island is fantastic.  Really, it sounds like the natural follow-up to The Division Bell, so it fits well in the Floyd canon.

[Man-Erg]

I like nearly all Pink Floyd albums (I'm not keen on Ummagumma and I hate A Momentary Lapse of Reason). Other than that, I'm not really special, my 3 favorites are Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall, in that order.

[JayOctavarium]

Sooo... I guess it's okay to discuss non PF solo projects  too? lol I have been hooked on Waters' Amused To Death. The only Waters solo album to really click with me.

Pretty much all of On an Island is fantastic.  Really, it sounds like the natural follow-up to The Division Bell, so it fits well in the Floyd canon.

Agreed 110%

[TheVoxyn]

Amused to Death is great, one of my all-time favourite albums

[KevShmev]

Roger Waters was on The Daily Show Monday night:

https://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/mon-january-14-2013-roger-waters (go to the final segment, starts around 15:17, to see the interview)

[Zydar]

I just picked up my newly bought record player. First album to listen to? Dark Side Of The Moon

[Sketchy]

I just picked up my newly bought record player. First album to listen to? Dark Side Of The Moon

Sir, I say sir! I like your style, sir!

[Mladen]

Roger Waters was on The Daily Show Monday night:

https://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/mon-january-14-2013-roger-waters (go to the final segment, starts around 15:17, to see the interview)

That was a brief yet enjoyable interview. Looks like Roger is extremely comfortable around John, I guess John interviewed him several times.

[KevShmev]

To his credit, Waters definitely seems to have finally mellowed out a bit in his old age, as opposed to the angry guy he was for so long.  I thought it was kind of funny how Waters pointed out how difficult it was to keep up with Stewart's fast-talking.  I think that was his nice way of saying, "Let me tell my story without your sarcastic comments where you say 76 words in five seconds."   Granted, his style is what makes Stewart so awesome and so funny, but with a guy like Waters, you need to tone it down a bit, and I think he got Waters' message, as he dialed it down after that.

[Mladen]

It was similar when Conan O'Brien interviewed Roger about two years ago. Conan was his usual self, making comments throughout the interview, and after one streak of Conan's jokes Roger smiled and said ''I knew he'd leave a gap eventually, so that I could answer the question.'' It's always fun to see Roger in such a TV show, where he can relax to an extent and not be this serious, grumpy guy that he apparently was and that he himself says he was.

Too bad I can't find the interview, it was certainly more informative. This is the only thing I managed to get a hold of on youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQM69FCp9cc

[SystematicThought]

Waters interviews are a lot of fun to listen to. He's pretty engaging. Here's his interview with Howard Stern.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U84Sy8S0f6I

[Sketchy]

Does anyone else have love for Richard Wright's solo stuff? Thus far, I've only heard Broken China, but it's like a slightly more electronic version of Floyd (and it really shows how much of Floyd is actually Wright). I really like it, I think it's easily my favourite of any of their solo works.

[Orbert]

He only had the two solo albums, Wet Dream and Broken China.  I checked out Wet Dream a while back, gave it a few listens, and honestly nothing really grabbed me.  I love his work with Pink Floyd.  I think that he was one of the best at what he did, which is play synthesizers like synthesizers, piano like piano, and organ like organ.  That is, everything he did was perfect for what needed to be there to support the rest of the band, something I strive for myself when I play keyboards in a band.

Anyway, I didn't know what to expect from a solo album from him, but I guess I was thinking there'd be instrumentals or awesome keyboard-based stuff, and it was just a bunch of songs.  Not bad songs, I guess, but nothing spectacular.  That's what I remember, anyway.  I should give it another try.  I don't think I ever tried Broken China, probably because of Wet Dream.  (A couple of horrible album titles there, btw.)

I guess I've got some listening to do this weekend.  ♫♫

[Sketchy]

I've not heard Wet Dream. All I know is it's out of print in Britain now. To be honest, Broken China doesn't need to be the full 75 minutes it is, but I find the music in it really pretty enjoyable.

[Orbert]

Okay, I've listened to Wet Dream three times in the past two days, and I have completely changed my mind about it.  I don't know what the deal was the first time, but I probably just wasn't paying attention.  The songs aren't bad at all; some of them are pretty good.  No, he doesn't have the greatest voice, but I've heard it enough in Pink Floyd to where I could handle it fine.

The instrumentals were all pretty cool, some were downright great.  Mel Collins on sax and flute (you've heard him on King Crimson's album Red), Snowy White on guitar (he plays the solo in "Pigs on the Wing" - the version which isn't separated into two parts), and lots of chord changes that conjured 70's Pink Floyd.  No surprise, since this came out in 1978, right after Animals.

I played it, and played it again, and then again.  Loud in the car, and loud over earphones while working out.  It pretty much alternates between instrumentals and songs.  Too bad it's out of print.  But if you can find a copy, check it out.

[ReaperKK]

The instrumentals were all pretty cool, some were downright great.  Mel Collins on sax and flute (you've heard him on King Crimson's album Red), Snowy White on guitar (he plays the solo in "Pigs on the Wing" - the version which isn't separated into two parts), and lots of chord changes that conjured 70's Pink Floyd.  No surprise, since this came out in 1978, right after Animals.

A little off topic but that solo section was awesome, I should listen to it again, it's been a while.

[Orbert]

It's a cool solo.  That version is such a rarity, which is a shame, because it's great.

[JayOctavarium]

I prefer it to the original split versions

[ReaperKK]

It's a cool solo.  That version is such a rarity, which is a shame, because it's great.

I don't have Nick Mason's book in front of me but from what I remember he just pasted the two together and put a solo over it, I think for one of his personal projects.

I'm probably wrong tho.

[Ben_Jamin]

Bump.

I was wondering if there is any love for the song "On an Island" from Gilmour's soloside?
Personally I think it's a fantastic song, and the vocal lines are really haunting and beautiful. Some passionate guitars as well.

(yeah I know it's not PF but still!)

Raises hand....I adore that song. And one album i really wish i hadnt sold.