What Sucks about This Artist?: Pink Floyd

grindy · 04-24-2018, 12:50 AM

Early Pink Floyd had nice longer jams but those little psychedelic songs suck.
Meddle era early 70s Floyd are probably my favourite, especially live.
Dark Side Of The Moon has some good ones but its overall way too polished and boring.
The albums after that suffer from the same problem.
**** late PF, obviously.

grindy · 04-24-2018, 12:56 AM

If I want whimsical I listen to David Thomas.
**** that stupid hippie ****.

grindy · 04-24-2018, 01:02 AM

Have you listened to his early solo albums? Whimsical af.

~~MicShazam~~ · 04-24-2018, 01:26 AM

I never really listened to Pink Floyd beyond a few of their most known songs. What little I have heard, I like very, very little. Not sure what the hype was ever all about. I'm legit surprised OH and Frown likes them. I thought they'd be in here pronouncing the band pleb rock for pretentious teenage boys.

OccultHawk · 04-24-2018, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I never really listened to Pink Floyd beyond a few of their most known songs. What little I have heard, I like very, very little. Not sure what the hype was ever all about. I'm legit surprised OH and Frown likes them. I thought they'd be in here pronouncing the band pleb rock for pretentious teenage boys.

I never loved music that wasn’t great. I stand by my taste at any age.

You know why pretentious teenagers love Pink Floyd? Because Pink Floyd are ****ing brilliant. It’s pretentious 50 year olds who are ****ing lost.

**Janszoon** · 04-24-2018, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I never really listened to Pink Floyd beyond a few of their most known songs. What little I have heard, I like very, very little. Not sure what the hype was ever all about. I'm legit surprised OH and Frown likes them. I thought they'd be in here pronouncing the band pleb rock for pretentious teenage boys.

They're not a vocals-centric band, and I know that's kind of your thing, so I can see why you might not like them. That said, they had a pretty eclectic style and their sound evolved a lot over the years so if you haven't heard much it's worth giving them more of a listen.

John Connor · 04-24-2018, 09:02 AM

I am not crazy about them,either.Sure they have a couple nice songs but i think Pink Floyd is overrated.

Chula Vista · 04-24-2018, 11:30 AM

What would the musical landscape be like today if Pink Floyd had never existed? They basically created a whole new genre back in the late 60s and early 70s. Judging artists in hindsight is pretty wonky. Yes, you either like them or you don't. But to call Pink Floyd overrated is simply idiotic.

Bands like Floyd, Sabbath, Zeppelin, the MC5, and the Beatles, laid the very foundation of a lot of the music that we listen to today.

OccultHawk · 04-24-2018, 11:34 AM

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They basically created a whole new genre

What’s this genre called?

Chula Vista · 04-24-2018, 11:37 AM

Progressive/Psychedelic Rock. Each existed in their own right but Floyd were the band that melded them together in a rock fashion.

04-24-2018, 12:50 AM	#41 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Early Pink Floyd had nice longer jams but those little psychedelic songs suck. Meddle era early 70s Floyd are probably my favourite, especially live. Dark Side Of The Moon has some good ones but its overall way too polished and boring. The albums after that suffer from the same problem. ** late PF, obviously. __________________ A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.**

04-24-2018, 12:56 AM	#42 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	If I want whimsical I listen to David Thomas. ** that stupid hippie . __________________ A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.**

04-24-2018, 01:02 AM	#43 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Have you listened to his early solo albums? Whimsical af. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

04-24-2018, 11:30 AM	#48 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	What would the musical landscape be like today if Pink Floyd had never existed? They basically created a whole new genre back in the late 60s and early 70s. Judging artists in hindsight is pretty wonky. Yes, you either like them or you don't. But to call Pink Floyd overrated is simply idiotic. Bands like Floyd, Sabbath, Zeppelin, the MC5, and the Beatles, laid the very foundation of a lot of the music that we listen to today. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

04-24-2018, 11:37 AM	#50 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Progressive/Psychedelic Rock. Each existed in their own right but Floyd were the band that melded them together in a rock fashion. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

04-24-2018, 01:26 AM	#44 (permalink)
~~MicShazam~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Aalborg Posts: 7,634	I never really listened to Pink Floyd beyond a few of their most known songs. What little I have heard, I like very, very little. Not sure what the hype was ever all about. I'm legit surprised OH and Frown likes them. I thought they'd be in here pronouncing the band pleb rock for pretentious teenage boys.

04-24-2018, 09:02 AM	#47 (permalink)
John Connor Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 907	I am not crazy about them,either.Sure they have a couple nice songs but i think Pink Floyd is overrated.