Pink Floyd

[Buce]

 

Just a fyi but Floyd have released their entire catalogue free on Youtube

 

Enjoy!

Edited 14 December 2021 by Buce

[SpacedX]

'The time is gone, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say'

[worthosoriginals]

 

[Dr Marco]

 

[HighPeakFox]

Comfortably Numb caught me out the other day, tears fell from my eyes during the outro guitar solo.

[TiffToff88]

I love all forms of rock music from indie to classic rock to punk, all the way through the rock spectrum up to thrash metal, But I've never been able to get into Pink Floyd and I don't know why. Any recommendations that might be able to change my mind?

[Crinklyfox]

22 hours ago, TiffToff88 said:

I love all forms of rock music from indie to classic rock to punk, all the way through the rock spectrum up to thrash metal, But I've never been able to get into Pink Floyd and I don't know why. Any recommendations that might be able to change my mind?

Pink Floyd's music doesn't appeal to everyone but if you've listened to Dark Side of the Moon and don't like it you may not like a lot of their music.

 

 

An earlier album with more variety of style was Relics, which was a compilation of tracks from previous albums and singles.  If you don't like one track then try the next, if you get to the end and nothing appeals then this is not the band for you.

 

 

[Buce]

On 15/12/2021 at 13:08, TiffToff88 said:

I love all forms of rock music from indie to classic rock to punk, all the way through the rock spectrum up to thrash metal, But I've never been able to get into Pink Floyd and I don't know why. Any recommendations that might be able to change my mind?

 

I'll second what @Crinklyfox suggested, plus this:

 

 

It's not really background music; I'd suggest laying down with your eyes closed with a decent pair of earphones.

 

If you like a spliff, the two go together like strawberries and cream.

Edited 16 December 2021 by Buce

[SpacedX]

On 15/12/2021 at 13:08, TiffToff88 said:

I love all forms of rock music from indie to classic rock to punk, all the way through the rock spectrum up to thrash metal, But I've never been able to get into Pink Floyd and I don't know why. Any recommendations that might be able to change my mind?

You'll probably find the earlier Syd Barret stuff a tad twee and whimsical and the subsequent psychedelic prog of the late sixties early seventies a bit plodding. 'Meddle' is great though, and as Buce suggested, 1975's 'Wish You Were Here' - which is probably their best album on balance. As depressing as it may be 'The Wall' is magnificent piece of work. Saw the original Earl's Court shows and then Roger Waters perform the scaled up stadium version of the show at Wembley some three decades later. Also, if you like punk, behind its prog trappings 'Animals' contains more vitriol and anger directed at the system than any other album I can think of released in '77. 

[Fox92]

 

 

I think my favourite Pink Floyd song is See Emily Play.

[Free Falling Foxes]

More releases via streaming platforms

 

Another link - not behind paywall

Edited 18 December 2021 by Free Falling Foxes

[MrsJohnMurphy]

On 15/12/2021 at 13:08, TiffToff88 said:

I love all forms of rock music from indie to classic rock to punk, all the way through the rock spectrum up to thrash metal, But I've never been able to get into Pink Floyd and I don't know why. Any recommendations that might be able to change my mind?

Try this.....better than the original?

 

 

[Dr Marco]

I only like the first album and wish you were here to be honest

[urban.spaceman]

Looks like the reunion's off.

 

 

 

[foxxy]

Wish you were here and dark side of the moon are still my favourites. Also like the solo stuff by Roger Waters.

[SpacedX]

Just listened to some of Water's 'Dark Side of the Moon Redux'. It's so breathtakingly bad, so utterly awful it almost defies description. He was intent upon reducing Floyd to a melancholy dirge and now he's succeeded by interring and desecrating the remains.

 

Imagine bringing Michelangelo back to life, asking him to revisit the Sistine Chapel and he papers over the ceiling with woodchip and obscures the 'Creation of Adam' with artex. 

 

Dreadful.