Favorite Pink Floyd album?

Lisnaholic · 03-03-2023, 07:01 AM

Has Mindfulness been talking to elph ?!

Actually, he's not entirely wrong, because , imo at least, Pink Floyd reached their innovative peak in 1970 with Atom Heart Mother. Everything after that was like consolidation, retrenchment or refining of the now easily identifiable, in fact predictable, Pink Floyd sound. I put this down to artistic caution on D Gilmour's part, plus (total guess, tbh) the elevation of Alan Parson's influence: a studio engineer who lets a pursuit of audio perfection get in the way of rough artistic endeavour.

They still came up with some top-quality material, including three sides of The Wall, (as "Drive" has recently discovered), but to me, the albums scoring the high numbers in the polls here are not really their best: only me and 7 other guys correctly voted for Atom Heart Mother as their favourite, whereas 77 have mistakenly voted for Dark Side Of The Moon as being their favourite. I'm sorry, but that is not a valid opinion to hold.

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

03-03-2023, 07:01 AM	#31 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Has Mindfulness been talking to elph ?! Actually, he's not entirely wrong, because , imo at least, Pink Floyd reached their innovative peak in 1970 with Atom Heart Mother. Everything after that was like consolidation, retrenchment or refining of the now easily identifiable, in fact predictable, Pink Floyd sound. I put this down to artistic caution on D Gilmour's part, plus (total guess, tbh) the elevation of Alan Parson's influence: a studio engineer who lets a pursuit of audio perfection get in the way of rough artistic endeavour. They still came up with some top-quality material, including three sides of The Wall, (as "Drive" has recently discovered), but to me, the albums scoring the high numbers in the polls here are not really their best: only me and 7 other guys correctly voted for Atom Heart Mother as their favourite, whereas 77 have mistakenly voted for Dark Side Of The Moon as being their favourite. I'm sorry, but that is not a valid opinion to hold. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953