I like the Floyd's ambient drift and the serene blankness of the vocals post Sydney. Rarely feel drawn to listen to them and Rodge is an obnoxious twat, obv. But they have their moments.
― Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:05 (three years ago) link
I quite like "Biding My Time" <---- controversial music opinion. I hate "If", "St Tropez" and "Free Four". All Waters' songs, of course.
― ILXceptionalism (Tom D.), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:09 (three years ago) link
Sure I've done this story before but I used to live in a flat underneath some hippy who had side one of Meddle on a loop, would often drift off to sleep and wake up with the bass line of "Fearless" rumbling thru the ceiling. Still fucking love that song.
― Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:14 (three years ago) link
yeah "Biding My Time" is great, wtf
― All cars are bad (Euler), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:15 (three years ago) link
“st. tropez” is silly but charming, imo.
idk much about technical drumming proficiency but i was listening to animals the other day and forgot how great the rhythm section sounds throughout. there are some grooves on that record.
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:19 (three years ago) link
I believe Roger Waters didn't play much bass on that album?
― ILXceptionalism (Tom D.), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:27 (three years ago) link
he plays on “dogs” but not “pigs” or “sheep,” which, uh, are the ones that groove
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:37 (three years ago) link
Far too serious to groove
― Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:39 (three years ago) link
he sounds great doing the baas at the beginning of “sheep” tho
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:40 (three years ago) link
a great baas player
On reflection, both More Blues and Seamus are also pretty negligible. I don't think they knew how to stamp their personality on blues changes until Shine On parts III and VI.
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 5 December 2020 14:50 (three years ago) link
The only bad song Pink Floyd released between 1967 and 1977 was Biding My Time on Relics. Money is borderline (both blues songs).
You are Geir Hongro and I claim my five pounds
― Soz (Not Soz) (Vast Halo), Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:19 (three years ago) link
Who thinks Pink Floyd's forte was playing the blues?
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:29 (three years ago) link
No one, you're right there. Although describing a song performed in 7/4 as "blues" is pushing the term a bit too far.
― Soz (Not Soz) (Vast Halo), Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:33 (three years ago) link
Anyway, I don't think he would like Interstellar Overdrive, Quicksilver etc.
― Halfway there but for you, Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:33 (three years ago) link
I think Pink Floyd are OK.
I do love "Money", though.
― actually-very-convincing (Sund4r), Saturday, 5 December 2020 15:43 (three years ago) link
Based on that video of Nick Mason mock-playing the drums on 'Remember a Day', I should have guessed that he did not, in fact, play drums on 'Remember a Day'.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 5 December 2020 16:00 (three years ago) link
I like the Gilmour songs on The Wall, and a few Syd songs, and I find 70s Roger Waters oddly very attractive, but that's the limit of my defence for this truly abominable band
― flamboyant goon tie included, Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
Man, this thraed has been on rocket fuel over the last few days.Natalie Merchant sounds like a calligraphy teacher doing karaoke. That's not necessarily a criticism.
― You will notice a small sink where your sofa once was. (Old Lunch), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:26 (three years ago) link
Why must you do this to me, fgti, why?
😢
― pomenitul, Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:28 (three years ago) link
Also this
I didn't really "get" the hype about Motown until the Complete Motown Singles CD sets started being released. I convinced my mom to get them for my dad, and then would steal them for myself for a few months. Hearing the breadth of how much was being recorded and how the sound was developed allowed me to really understand why certain artists were more popular that others, even if those more popular artists were never my faves.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Thursday, December 3, 2020 3:57 PM (two days ago) bookmarkflaglink
is OTM (at least prior to their more album-oriented '70s releases, which I've loved forever). I think a lot of the more popular singles have definitely suffered from overfamiliarity but also some of the more popular singles aren't actually all that great. But hearing a slew of Motown b-sides and underplayed singles definitely boosted my overall esteem for their output and helped me appreciate acts I'd long overlooked (I'm so sorry, Gladys).
― You will notice a small sink where your sofa once was. (Old Lunch), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:34 (three years ago) link
I love Piper but I've never really been able to get into much more of Pink Floyd's stuff. Oh, I guess I really liked 'Learning to Fly' when it was released.
― You will notice a small sink where your sofa once was. (Old Lunch), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:37 (three years ago) link
Gilly is the Emperor of the Tone Zone
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:39 (three years ago) link
yeah OL, agreed that my experience of Motown def changed once i got into the 70s.
― healthy cocaine off perfect butts (the table is the table), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:43 (three years ago) link
Natalie Merchant sounds like a calligraphy teacher doing karaoke. That's not necessarily a criticism.
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:48 (three years ago) link
probably think this thread should be locked now that it's reached "pink floyd doesn't rule" levels
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:52 (three years ago) link
nobody ever posts anything positive on this thread, it’s always “I don’t like this”
― brimstead, Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:53 (three years ago) link
OL your descriptions never cease to confound and amaze me
― Lover of Nixon (or LON for short) (Neanderthal), Saturday, 5 December 2020 17:54 (three years ago) link
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:01 (three years ago) link
Fine here is a controversial opinion that is also on topic... I listened to "...Reason" and "The Division Bell" often in high school, and revisited last year to confirm the following: despite their poor reputation, they are easily as good as anything from Pink Floyd's "classic" period
― flamboyant goon tie included, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:03 (three years ago) link
lol hadrian
― brimstead, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:04 (three years ago) link
Ok here’s one: Ooh! Yeah is the best 80s Hall & Oates album
― brimstead, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
Ratt are underrated songwriters
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:09 (three years ago) link
That's more like it
― Uptown Top Scamping (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:11 (three years ago) link
I appreciate that
― brimstead, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:16 (three years ago) link
I have been really into hair metal lately
I said elsewhere not long ago that Ratt's 2010 album Infestation was a "didn't know they had it in them" level comeback record ignored (of course) by 99% of critics.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:22 (three years ago) link
The only 'positive' opinions that could live up to this thread's premise are things like 'Tom MacDonald is a superlative rapper and his lyrics are on point'.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:24 (three years ago) link
division bell is awesome i'm with you there fgti. momentary lapse of reason... way less so
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:28 (three years ago) link
hm what could i contribute to this thread
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:29 (three years ago) link
they're more inconsistent for sure, but at their peaks incubus were as good a band as fugazi
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:30 (three years ago) link
That's a worthy contribution.
― actually-very-convincing (Sund4r), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:33 (three years ago) link
I saw them open for... sugar ray in 97 or 98. the other opener was gold-finger
― brimstead, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:33 (three years ago) link
they were better than either of the other two, I’ll give em that
― brimstead, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:34 (three years ago) link
but also fuck you (unperson) at 12:22 5 Dec 20Ratt are underrated songwritersI said elsewhere not long ago that Ratt's 2010 album Infestation was a "didn't know they had it in them" level comeback record ignored (of course) by 99% of critics.I actually checked that out based recently, surprisingly good and vintage Ratt sounding!Out of the Cellar is better than any Motley Crue
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:36 (three years ago) link
kula shaker, ocean colour scene and dodgy all had some good songs. it's all coming out now. fuck y'all
― imago, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:37 (three years ago) link
especially dodgy
― imago, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:38 (three years ago) link
just so angry at football that this is what I am posting
― imago, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
Post-grunge is underrated to this day.
― pomenitul, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:44 (three years ago) link
I still like the Libertines
― Paul Ponzi, Saturday, 5 December 2020 18:49 (three years ago) link