The Doors vs. Pink Floyd

dankrsta · 04-30-2010, 11:56 AM

Pink Floyd's first two albums ("The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and "A Saucerful of Secrets") are just perfect. It's the kind of brilliant and inspired music that I can overlook that I'm not much of a fan of their later stuff. So, my vote goes to them just based on those two albums, although I like The Doors very much. They were one of my favorite bands once upon a time.

boo boo · 04-30-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Stinkfist

Floyd by a country mile, the Doors just ****in iritate me had Jim Morrison not died they would now be spoke of in the same breath as Styx.

Should have been Floyd versus King Crimson.

That's just ridiculous.

First off, the idea that a band only has lasting popularity because their frontman died is absolutely ludicrous. Do you have any idea what the average stastics are for dead rock musicians?

I mean, it's not like you see INXS and Blind Melon make it onto greatest rock bands/greatest rock albums lists just because they have dead frontmen. So no, you can't pin the band's entire legacy on that. Don't be an idiot.

~~James~~ · 04-30-2010, 12:17 PM

The Doors definetly just prefer thier music while Pink Floyd bore me most of the time.

boo boo · 04-30-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

Wow...that is harsh. I really doubt it, as well. Styx had what? A couple hits here and there? Jim Morrison was the sex icon of the 60's. I don't even remember who was in Styx. Styx was crappy generic 80's rock. The Doors were one of a kind when they showed up on the scene. I know it was just an example, but Styx? Come now. That was offensive.

I personally think Styx are underrated, their music is cheesy but in a good way.

To be fair they had a lot of hits, and I actually think they're a very solid singles band and had some pretty good albums in the 70s.

And c'mon, no love for Mr. Roboto?

Stinkfist · 04-30-2010, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

That's just ridiculous.

First off, the idea that a band only has lasting popularity because their frontman died is absolutely ludicrous. Do you have any idea what the average stastics are for dead rock musicians?

I mean, it's not like you see INXS and Blind Melon make it onto greatest rock bands/greatest rock albums lists just because they have dead frontmen. So no, you can't pin the band's entire legacy on that. Don't be an idiot.

That's just my opinion, am I not entitled to one?
I find the Doors a very polarizing band you either love them or hate them and I fall into the the latter. I just think Morrison is put up on this pedastool as a great American poet blah blah when he was just a mediocre hack in my opinion.

boo boo · 04-30-2010, 08:44 PM

I like Tool so I'll refrain from bringing Maynard James Keenan into this but someone else surely will.

Jedey · 05-02-2010, 08:02 AM

The Doors are a better Rock band by a long shot. In my opinion "Wish You Were Here" & "Dark Side Of The Moon" are alright but nothing else by Pink Floyd comes near the quality of anything done by The Doors.

snagglepuss · 05-02-2010, 08:40 PM

Pink Floyd. The Doors aren't even in the same realm as The Floyd

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Jedey Veritas vos liberabit Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Musicapolis Posts: 477	The Doors are a better Rock band by a long shot. In my opinion "Wish You Were Here" & "Dark Side Of The Moon" are alright but nothing else by Pink Floyd comes near the quality of anything done by The Doors. __________________ My Tunes

04-30-2010, 11:56 AM	#81 (permalink)
dankrsta ... Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,776	Pink Floyd's first two albums ("The Piper at the Gates of Dawn" and "A Saucerful of Secrets") are just perfect. It's the kind of brilliant and inspired music that I can overlook that I'm not much of a fan of their later stuff. So, my vote goes to them just based on those two albums, although I like The Doors very much. They were one of my favorite bands once upon a time.

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~~James~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,483	The Doors definetly just prefer thier music while Pink Floyd bore me most of the time.

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snagglepuss Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PA Posts: 136	Pink Floyd. The Doors aren't even in the same realm as The Floyd