By the way, which one's Pink?-Pink Floyd reviewed (lyrics, soundtrack)

4ZZZ · 09-09-2008, 07:40 AM

Thanks for the time and effort put into these reviews. They made wonderful reading. I am a long time fan of Pink Floyd and purchased Dark Side Of The Moon on release as a 13 year old

. Time does not stand still sadly.

I have most Floyd albums, Barrett's 2 solo efforts and one apiece from Waters and Gilmour. I am going to go against the tide here but I consider The Wall a masterpiece. There is something about it's grand theater that attracts me. Sure some can argue as to some songs being weak but IMO the actual flow of the album makes those songs part of the whole as apposed to them being individual sound bites.

I can be a bit put of by mega selling superstars at times as I think that they can get away with inferior work but I have never generally thought that of Pink Floyd. Pipers At The Gates Of Dawn , Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall all for me are superbly strong from the start to the finish. Even the 2nd tier albums such as Meddle, Ummagumma and say Saucerful Of Secrets have very good highs. The review of The Final Cut was intriguing and I am tempted to grab it out now and play it for the first time in who knows how long. It was the first time that I had been disappointed with a Pink Floyd album. I recall thinking it soulless but after your review I am wondering if my love of The Wall may have tainted my view of The Final Cut.

As an aside I only ever caught them once in concert in 1988 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre. A cold venue that I despise. I remember being disappointed at the time but suspect that I was on my own on that one. Flying pigs seemed enjoyable to the vast majority of the audience.

**Janszoon** · 09-12-2008, 02:58 PM

I just finally read this series of reviews. Great job Jackhammer! We definitely have some differences of opinion on a couple Pink Floyd albums but I really enjoyed your reviews. One small thing I wanted to point out though: You mentioned in both you Final Cut and The Wall reviews that the lyrical content concerned Waters' grandfather dying in WWI. I'm not sure if his grandfather died in that war or not but the lyrics on these two albums are about his father dying in WWII.

jackhammer · 09-19-2008, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I just finally read this series of reviews. Great job Jackhammer! We definitely have some differences of opinion on a couple Pink Floyd albums but I really enjoyed your reviews. One small thing I wanted to point out though: You mentioned in both you Final Cut and The Wall reviews that the lyrical content concerned Waters' grandfather dying in WWI. I'm not sure if his grandfather died in that war or not but the lyrics on these two albums are about his father dying in WWII.

I have since found out that 'The Final Cut' is more of a rant about 'Thatcherite' Britain than his fathers (bonus point to ya) death. So we were both wrong

**Janszoon** · 09-20-2008, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I have since found out that 'The Final Cut' is more of a rant about 'Thatcherite' Britain than his fathers (bonus point to ya) death. So we were both wrong

True, but he does tie a lot of it in to his father's death. For example the song "The Fletcher Memorial Home" is a reference to his father's name, Eric Fletcher Waters. And the album as a whole was apparently originally supposed to be the soundtrack to the movie The Wall, which of course had a lot to do with Waters' father.

09-09-2008, 07:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
4ZZZ Forever young Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Brisbane Posts: 608	Thanks for the time and effort put into these reviews. They made wonderful reading. I am a long time fan of Pink Floyd and purchased Dark Side Of The Moon on release as a 13 year old. Time does not stand still sadly. I have most Floyd albums, Barrett's 2 solo efforts and one apiece from Waters and Gilmour. I am going to go against the tide here but I consider The Wall a masterpiece. There is something about it's grand theater that attracts me. Sure some can argue as to some songs being weak but IMO the actual flow of the album makes those songs part of the whole as apposed to them being individual sound bites. I can be a bit put of by mega selling superstars at times as I think that they can get away with inferior work but I have never generally thought that of Pink Floyd. Pipers At The Gates Of Dawn , Dark Side of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall all for me are superbly strong from the start to the finish. Even the 2nd tier albums such as Meddle, Ummagumma and say Saucerful Of Secrets have very good highs. The review of The Final Cut was intriguing and I am tempted to grab it out now and play it for the first time in who knows how long. It was the first time that I had been disappointed with a Pink Floyd album. I recall thinking it soulless but after your review I am wondering if my love of The Wall may have tainted my view of The Final Cut. As an aside I only ever caught them once in concert in 1988 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre. A cold venue that I despise. I remember being disappointed at the time but suspect that I was on my own on that one. Flying pigs seemed enjoyable to the vast majority of the audience.

09-12-2008, 02:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I just finally read this series of reviews. Great job Jackhammer! We definitely have some differences of opinion on a couple Pink Floyd albums but I really enjoyed your reviews. One small thing I wanted to point out though: You mentioned in both you Final Cut and The Wall reviews that the lyrical content concerned Waters' grandfather dying in WWI. I'm not sure if his grandfather died in that war or not but the lyrics on these two albums are about his father dying in WWII.