What Sucks about This Artist?: Pink Floyd

**Frownland** · 04-23-2018, 11:32 AM

Shine On sucks because they run the theme into the ground despite it not being very interesting to begin with. And I hate when they implement that corny ass sax. I can respect it as a coping mechanism for the band and the story about Syd being there is cool but I see no reason to listen to it.

**Janszoon** · 04-23-2018, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Shine On sucks because they run the theme into the ground despite it not being very interesting to begin with. And I hate when they implement that corny ass sax. I can respect it as a coping mechanism for the band and the story about Syd being there is cool but I see no reason to listen to it.

Nothing wrong with a little ass sax.

The Batlord · 04-23-2018, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Nothing wrong with a little ass sax.

This qualifies as surprise ass sax.

Trollheart · 04-23-2018, 01:24 PM

Not in order:

Fearless
One of These Days
Run Like Hell (he's got to love the neo-Nazi imagery if nothing else!)
Dogs of War
Pigs on the Wing

OccultHawk · 04-23-2018, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Not in order:

Fearless
One of These Days
Run Like Hell (he's got to love the neo-Nazi imagery if nothing else!)
Dogs of War
Pigs on the Wing

Waiting for the Worms

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Waiting to put on a black shirt
Waiting to weed out the weaklings
Waiting to smash in their windows
And kick in their doors
Waiting for the final solution
To strengthen the strain
Waiting to follow the worms
Waiting to turn on the showers
And fire the ovens

Trollheart · 04-23-2018, 02:14 PM

Not to mention "In the Flesh?"

Are there are queers in the theatre tonight?
Get 'em up against the Wall!
There's one in the spotlight: he don't look right to me!
Get him up against the Wall.
And that one looks Jewish
And that one's a coon!
Who let all this riff-raff into the room?
There's one smoking a joint, another with spots!
If I had my way I'd have all of ya shot!

Trollheart · 04-23-2018, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Nothing wrong with a little ass sax.

Big ass sex is better though.

TheBig3 · 09-23-2021, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Shine On sucks because they run the theme into the ground despite it not being very interesting to begin with. And I hate when they implement that corny ass sax. I can respect it as a coping mechanism for the band and the story about Syd being there is cool but I see no reason to listen to it.

Is this a general dislike for Sax? Or is there something specific about this line?

**Frownland** · 09-23-2021, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

Is this a general dislike for Sax? Or is there something specific about this line?

Nah I love the sax, there's just something about Floyd's delivery with it on Shine On and Money that's more late night tv than jazz and it rubs me the wrong way. I think I said it ITT already but it sounds like what white people whose exposure to jazz is limited to Bleeding Gums Murphy think jazz sounds like. Jazz doesn't own the sax but I can tell that they're incorporating it for a "jazzy" flavour and fell flat on their face with it.

TheBig3 · 09-23-2021, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Nah I love the sax, there's just something about Floyd's delivery with it on Shine On and Money that's more late night tv than jazz and it rubs me the wrong way. I think I said it ITT already but it sounds like what white people whose exposure to jazz is limited to Bleeding Gums Murphy think jazz sounds like. Jazz doesn't own the sax but I can tell that they're incorporating it for a "jazzy" flavour and fell flat on their face with it.

Yeah, I can see that. It's got an SNL-between-commercials feel. I still like it but I'll give any track with a horn on it a shot so I guess I'm not saying much with that.

Excellent BGM reference.

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Originally Posted by Guybrush

I like Pink Floyd and have been a fan since childhood. Something I think they and many other dad rock groups lack, which I think makes them seem blander, is that they're from a time when people and bands were generally less concerned with some simple identity shtick. There's no simple concept or cool image to them, especially not into the late Gilmour era. They're about the music and so occasionally wander into becoming complete bores.

Still, I find them great when they're great.

Maybe I'm not taking your meaning correctly. The Rainbow from the Prism isn't an iconic image for them? I also feel liek DSotM and The Wall are major iconic albums in the mind of the public. That and "Wish you were here" is played by every busker in every subway in the Western World.

04-23-2018, 11:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Shine On sucks because they run the theme into the ground despite it not being very interesting to begin with. And I hate when they implement that corny ass sax. I can respect it as a coping mechanism for the band and the story about Syd being there is cool but I see no reason to listen to it. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Not in order: Fearless One of These Days Run Like Hell (he's got to love the neo-Nazi imagery if nothing else!) Dogs of War Pigs on the Wing __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

04-23-2018, 02:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Not to mention "In the Flesh?" Are there are queers in the theatre tonight? Get 'em up against the Wall! There's one in the spotlight: he don't look right to me! Get him up against the Wall. And that one looks Jewish And that one's a coon! Who let all this riff-raff into the room? There's one smoking a joint, another with spots! If I had my way I'd have all of ya shot! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018