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From what we knew of him, I'd like to think he'd be very satisfied with that knowledge. Hope he's well, wherever he is.

Mouse otm

I always get the Nazz and the Move mixed up in my head

great post deflatormouse

Now listening to the Pink Floyd Empire Pool `74 show and it. . . well, rules.

I mean, I like the Dead a lot; maybe even love some of their recordings. But Pink Floyd —on this recording— is clearly better than the Dead ever were.

Remember a Day does have a classic drum part; unfortunately, it was played on the record by producer Norman Smith.

However, Nick Mason did compose and record The Grand Vizier's Garden Party, the most clever quasi-drum solo in rock history.

the dead have no fans in the UK afaict

There's one on ILX. But that's about it. For the UK. Why are people always spelling Dave Gilmour's name wrong?

I recall the Dead playing a couple of nights at Wembley Arena (capacity 10k) back in the late 80s, might have been full of expat Americans/people who'd travelled from elsewhere in the UK though.

mason doesn't play on Remember a Day i thought

as someone mentioned before me lol
also this is a tell
"This thread was Ross’s great contribution before he disappeared.

― wet tip hen ax (egg drop mix) (morrisp)"

I haven't listened to PF since I was a teen and I just gamely listened to 3 minutes of "Echoes" live an Pompeii and it was absolutely the biggest load of crap I've ever heard

that rules

Yeah, I really don't get the love for PF around these parts.

Pink Floyd to me is one of the greatest mismatches ever between my expectations based their description prior to hearing them and the reality of how much I dislike actually hearing them. And I’ve really tried over the years.

You gotta listen to the right three minutes of Echoes at Pompeii.

The only bad song Pink Floyd released between 1967 and 1977 was Biding My Time on Relics. Money is borderline (both blues songs).
I love all the rest, even the twee Wright songs, the instrumentals on Ummagumma, the improvisations on More, Waters' folk songs, Crumbling Land, Absolutely Curtains, Shine On part IX, both parts of Pigs on the Wing.

I think Pink Floyd are OK.

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.

I quite like "Biding My Time" <---- controversial music opinion. I hate "If", "St Tropez" and "Free Four". All Waters' songs, of course.

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.

yeah "Biding My Time" is great, wtf

“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.

I believe Roger Waters didn't play much bass on that album?

he plays on “dogs” but not “pigs” or “sheep,” which, uh, are the ones that groove

Far too serious to groove

he sounds great doing the baas at the beginning of “sheep” tho

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.

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

Who thinks Pink Floyd's forte was playing the blues?

No one, you're right there. Although describing a song performed in 7/4 as "blues" is pushing the term a bit too far.

Anyway, I don't think he would like Interstellar Overdrive, Quicksilver etc.

I think Pink Floyd are OK.

I do love "Money", though.

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'.

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

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.

Why must you do this to me, fgti, why?

😢

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).

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.

Gilly is the Emperor of the Tone Zone

yeah OL, agreed that my experience of Motown def changed once i got into the 70s.

Natalie Merchant sounds like a calligraphy teacher doing karaoke. That's not necessarily a criticism.

probably think this thread should be locked now that it's reached "pink floyd doesn't rule" levels

nobody ever posts anything positive on this thread, it’s always “I don’t like this”

OL your descriptions never cease to confound and amaze me

nobody ever posts anything positive on this thread, it’s always “I don’t like this”

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

lol hadrian

Ok here’s one: Ooh! Yeah is the best 80s Hall & Oates album

Ratt are underrated songwriters