Favorite Pink Floyd album?

Ayn Marx · 07-21-2022, 09:06 PM

Favourite Pink Floyd album? Dark Side of The Moon but given my age I’m no longer get off my face on the chemicals it deserves. Judging by their more recent live performances, neither are they.

music_collector · 07-21-2022, 09:25 PM

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Judging by their more recent live performances, neither are they.

I saw Waters on Friday. It seems he has such hatred for Gilmour that playing songs he sang in was off limits. There were two I can remember they played - Money, Us and them. Gilmour's bits were done by one of the guitarists, who can really sing.

Given the animosity, I'll provide two answers - one for the Gilmour era, one for the Waters era.

Gilmour - Division Bell (High Hopes is one of the band's best songs, PERIOD)
Waters - The Wall

Trollheart · 07-25-2022, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Queen Boo

I'd rather have Waters in my Floyd for sure, but I'm not a purist, I think the dismissal of post-Waters Floyd is unfair since I think Division Bell and Pulse were both pretty good efforts.

Wasn't a fan of Endless River as it really did feel like it was just a bunch of unfinished scraps, but I'm down for a new record of written material from Gilmour, no Waters isn't a dealbreaker for me, the lack of Wright however could be. Wright was such a key part of their sound that no I can't really call it Pink Floyd without him, this is clearly going to be a Gilmour record with the Floyd brand, but here's hoping it'll still be decent.

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Originally Posted by music_collector

I saw Waters on Friday. It seems he has such hatred for Gilmour that playing songs he sang in was off limits. There were two I can remember they played - Money, Us and them. Gilmour's bits were done by one of the guitarists, who can really sing.

Given the animosity, I'll provide two answers - one for the Gilmour era, one for the Waters era.

Gilmour - Division Bell (High Hopes is one of the band's best songs, PERIOD)
Waters - The Wall

with a side of Momentary Lapse to go, please.

Texas Boy · 07-26-2022, 08:05 AM

Wish You Were Here!

Trollheart · 07-26-2022, 10:41 AM

Wish you weren't!

Made in 1968 · 07-31-2022, 11:54 AM

'Atom Heart Mother'

music_collector · 08-01-2022, 09:59 PM

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with a side of Momentary Lapse to go, please.

Most definitely. I was listening to the 2019 remix while on the road yesterday.

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 03-02-2023, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DriveYourCarDownToTheSea

I'll take your word for it. Will give it a few more listens.

Almost 6 years after I wrote this, I finally got around to giving the entire album (The Wall) a really good listen. Several times, in fact. And indeed I was wrong, there's not much filler. In fact it's amazing how many good songs there are on the album.

I've also been listening to a bunch of other Pink Floyd and I've concluded that it's about a 3-way-tie between DSOTM, The Wall and Wish You Were Here as their best album.

But I think their very best song is Comfortably Numb. The chorus brings tears to my eyes.

Mindy · 03-02-2023, 10:14 PM

they suck, sleeping aid music, brain damage, and wish you were here have their time but that's all out of a band that put out albums.

SGR · 03-03-2023, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

they suck, sleeping aid music, brain damage, and wish you were here have their time but that's all out of a band that put out albums.

Woah, woah, this isn't the Unpopular Opinions thread!

View Poll Results: Favorite?
Piper at the Gates of Dawn	33	11.91%
Saucerful of Secrets	4	1.44%
More	2	0.72%
Ummagumma	5	1.81%
Atom Heart Mother	8	2.89%
Relics	1	0.36%
Meddle	20	7.22%
Obscured by Clouds	2	0.72%
Dark Side of the Moon	78	28.16%
Wish You Were Here	34	12.27%
Animals	47	16.97%
The Wall	34	12.27%
The Final Cut	2	0.72%
A Momentary Lapse of Reason	3	1.08%
The Division Bell	4	1.44%
Voters: 277. You may not vote on this poll

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07-21-2022, 09:06 PM	#331 (permalink)
Ayn Marx Music Addict Join Date: May 2022 Location: Sometimes Posts: 552	Favourite Pink Floyd album? Dark Side of The Moon but given my age I’m no longer get off my face on the chemicals it deserves. Judging by their more recent live performances, neither are they.

07-26-2022, 08:05 AM	#334 (permalink)
Texas Boy Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2016 Posts: 187	Wish You Were Here!

07-31-2022, 11:54 AM	#336 (permalink)
Made in 1968 Groupie Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 23	'Atom Heart Mother'

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Mindy ask me about cosmology Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Milky Way Galaxy Posts: 9,071	they suck, sleeping aid music, brain damage, and wish you were here have their time but that's all out of a band that put out albums.