I had one of those as a kid! A toy version of a psychedelic oil slide projector. The slides were little disks that worked like a lava lamp using heat from the projector's light bulb. I didn't quite understand yet what it was supposed to be used for, and accidentally sat on and broke one of the slides which left a stain on the sofa that remained for the next 15 years.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:02 (ten years ago) link
47th ballot just sent!
― Hideous Lump, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:05 (ten years ago) link
I always end up waiting until the last moment in these polls and quickly put something together, obviously completely forgetting about many great songs. Anyway, I voted at least.
― silverfish, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:17 (ten years ago) link
feel like at this point I can admit that much as I wanted to I couldn't deny brick pt2 a spot on my ballot. great solo plus there was real wtfness in the floyd dropping a surprise disco track even if it was a bit plodding.
― resulting post (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:23 (ten years ago) link
It's hard to convey how pervasive disco was in the late '70s, so much so that everyone from the Stones to Barry Manilow to the Beach Boys to KISS felt they had to dip their toes in it.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:34 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enzNePWJvI4
― I'll take the jangle-jangle over the throb-throb (brg30), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:35 (ten years ago) link
First ballot poll I ever participated in... it ruled.
― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:39 (ten years ago) link
I kind of surprised myself with my choices--2 tracks from Final cut on my shortlist... but I didn't have the nerve.
― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:40 (ten years ago) link
This is one of the few polls in which i have no idea what will be in the top 5. i.e. there's no critical consensus at all what the best song from DSOTM is. I also don't know how the relative rankings of the Barrett vs. Waters eras will play out.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 04:50 (ten years ago) link
http://www.quartzcity.net/ilx/pf_poll/waters-gong.jpg
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 06:37 (ten years ago) link
Some last minute listening by the fireside confirmed I like Richard Wright a lot more now than I did as a teen. VOTED.
― 30 seconds to the return of bruno (Spectrist), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 06:49 (ten years ago) link
Just submitted my ballot. God that was hard.
― octobeard, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 06:50 (ten years ago) link
http://www.quartzcity.net/ilx/pf_poll/ani-gong.gif
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 07:05 (ten years ago) link
Roll out tomorrow...
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 07:16 (ten years ago) link
You are fast! Thanks for the quick results.
― octobeard, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 07:16 (ten years ago) link
psyched
― charlie h, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 07:29 (ten years ago) link
I got my vote in under the wire last night. wish i'd had more time to explore the catalog but i gave myself a day to listen to a bunch of Floyd and throw together my ballot.
― some dude, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 09:19 (ten years ago) link
Perfect gif
― how's life, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 10:30 (ten years ago) link
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 11:10 (ten years ago) link
That gif is hilarious.
― Corporal Clegg, you've got a lovely daughter (WilliamC), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 11:56 (ten years ago) link
bang a gong, get it on.
― Lee626, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 12:50 (ten years ago) link
thanks for spotting that. (xxxpost)
― lauded at conferences of deluded psychopaths (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 12:51 (ten years ago) link
damn forgot to vote, will be rooting hard for "Great Gig in the Sky"
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 16:11 (ten years ago) link
what was the final ballot count?
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 17:16 (ten years ago) link
Do you mean... The final cut?
― pplains, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link
the Final Cut, as it were
DAMMIT YOU ALWAYS DO THAT
― sleeve, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link
Did not make this deadline, which sucks (in my head I had till the end of today). Will be following the rollout for sure though!
― grandavis, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 17:18 (ten years ago) link
I think a measure of a good/great poll is finding totally new stuff to like in an artist I thought I had passing familiarity with, and this one was one of the best. A song I barely knew two weeks ago was my #1, and a song I'd never heard two weeks ago was my #5. I'm excited for the results.
― Corporal Clegg, you've got a lovely daughter (WilliamC), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 17:26 (ten years ago) link
Come in Poll #49, your results are up (Pink Floyd ballot poll results)
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 19:51 (ten years ago) link
Since I don't dare say it in the results thread, I will here:
"Dogs of War" has aged surprisingly well – much better than a lot of AMLoR. For a song I couldn't stand 25 years ago, today it sounds like a purposeful nod to Floyd's blues roots. The lyrics aren't nearly as frightening as I remember and the Tom Scott solo break is actually kind of awesome.
Ok, carry on...
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 22:19 (ten years ago) link