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I can't think of many blues tunes that keep a regular 7 feel tbf; also the obvious use of loops of 'found' samples is pretty distinct for the time. It's a long way from generic blues-rock.xp

A fair point if anyone had said it was either a blues song or generic blues rock.

pink floyd are worthless crap pretty much down the line. maaaaaybe some of the syd era stuff is a bit less shit. though i still call that album "shiter at the gates of yawn"

that's only because he put out so many post 1989

I will double down on the controversial opinion and say post 1985

yeah I don't agree w that at all

I like every pink floyd album except dark side of the moon

pink floyd rules

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Yeah if I had to choose between 'falsely proclaiming Pink Floyd to be my favourite band' or 'having them be pulled apart by wolves' then I'd stan for them and feed the wolves another more deserving band

Dark Side rules

I like every pink floyd album except dark side of the moon

I'm not a big fan by any stretch but I don't really hear Dark Side as that different from their other albums of that time.

Wish You Were Here > Meddle > Animals > Dark Side of the Moon > the live half of Ummagumma > The Wall > a bunch of shit I never need to hear again as long as I live > the even worse shit they did before they wised up and punted Syd Barrett

Dark Side is the last one that I really dig.

I'm not a big fan of it but's better than "The Wall", forcryingoutloud.

Only opinion about DSOTM of interest to me:

https://youtu.be/ckScPUhZGGw

Dark side is definitely better than wish you were here. I can't listen to Shine on you crazy diamond any more. Animals is great.

every person I've ever known who is huge Floyd fan is dismissive of Dark Side. every person I've ever know who isn't huge Floyd fan loves Dark Side, maybe likes a bit other Floyd stuff to lesser degree, and can't stand most of the rest.

imo Dark Side is firmly upper-middle of the pack

That doesn't mean shit. Why should a fan know better about the best album than the others? Obviously fans tend to like the more far-out stuff just to differentiate themselves from the lot.

I'm not sure that's so obvious...?

PINK FLOYD RULES

what do you mean by "doesn't mean shit"? I take it to mean something along the lines of what you said. Partly might be to "differentiate themselves", but I think some people just like 25 minute psych jams more than the like the tighter, more focused stuff on Dark Side.

Xp Isn't fandom also about delusion? I do not think that a fan is the most objective person to judge the output of the band he/she is fan of. Like the band itself actually. They usually have no clue which is their best work. If you ask them usually it is their last album, obviously also for promo reasons.

I thought you implied fans are better "judges".

Granny and Alex are both right. YES, serious Floydians are generally gonna prefer something more obscure. YES, casual listeners are generally going to embrace what is popular and familiar.

All of this is human and normal and good.

There's no conflict between these assertions, as far as I can see.

SYD RULES

I think we can all agree that they peaked with A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

I have an equal amount of love for The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle, The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here.

Pink Floyd = Acts whose entire album output has always been on the decline, with no exception

Like the band itself actually. They usually have no clue which is their best work. If you ask them usually it is their last album, obviously also for promo reasons.

Not to pick on you, Alex, but I don’t think this is so much for promo reasons as — it’s the freshest thing they’ve worked on, and so they’re still excited about it? Musicians def. don’t think about their output the way fans do; they tend not to want to dwell on the past, etc.

Ok people

I’m gonna drop a real controversial music opinion

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PINK FLOYD RULES

I'm not a huge fan except for the Syd stuff, but Dark Side is totally enjoyable and I understand why it's loved. Especially if I forget that "Money" is on it.

Wish You Were Here and Animals seem duller to me, I don't know why.

Euler otm. And The Pink Floyd rules too.

Dark Side is a clear case of overexposure, like Beethoven's 9th. Both still r00L though.

"Money" is a good FM radio cut, and I guess it feels a little out of place on Dark Side, but I'm still down with the entire LP.

I just want to say how admirable it is for Euler to speak out when so many are afraid to

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The rollicking solo section of Money is pure dark euphoria

heavy as fuck

(guitar solo)

"Temporary Secretary" is better than all the songs by the Beatles

lil debbie is the best rapper in history

tru

Omar's picture, predictably, misattributes that quotation (which is actually by Martin Luther Marley).

well as Pink Floyd says, "the wise men share a joke, I run to grasp divining signs, to satisfy the hoax."

"Temporary Secretary" is better than all the songs by the Beatles

― sarahell, Monday, January 14, 2019 3:11 PM (fifty-one minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is a very good controversial opinion

geir hongro kicking up a din with all the turning in his grave

ironically not very melodic din either

xp Wow, I had never heard that song!! wtf

haha where were you for our POLL Those Years Ago: The Beatles Solo Careers Poll Results Thread?

(it placed at no. 38)

I'm not a big fan by any stretch but I don't really hear Dark Side as that different from their other albums of that time.

― Locked in silent monologue, in silent scream (Sund4r)

i think it sounds very different. it sounds polished to the point of being labored, like they were making a Big Statement and wanted it to be perfect. maybe it's not fair but i attribute a lot of the sound of it to alan parsons.

i appreciate the production now a lot more, esp because no one will ever make rock records that sound that good ever again