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Originally posted by astroboy Another classic:

Eh, standard. Amazing, yes, but standard.

Lira, I think you should listen to either the "Animals" album (it's underrated in my opinion, and one of my faves) and Dark side of the Moon. THE WHOLE THING, OKAY? lol.

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Originally posted by WittyHandle If you're going to take the time to listen to it, you might as well watch the movie. It'll give you a better understanding of the meaning behind it. Just don't get drunk and have a gun nearby.

Indeed, the most depressing and devastating 2 hours I have experienced watching a film.

Really? I thought it was pretty funny. The charm of The Wall is that it presents a very shaky, but present and beautiful sheen on domestic comedy, despite the very dark undercurrents. It's that contrast and the time it was made in that make it appealing, not necessarily the concepts behind some of the songs.

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Originally posted by Rose Lira, I think you should listen to either the "Animals" album (it's underrated in my opinion, and one of my faves) and Dark side of the Moon. THE WHOLE THING, OKAY? lol. WHILE WATCHING THE WIZARD OF OZ

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Originally posted by Lira What movie?

The Wall is both a movie and an album.

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Originally posted by idoru Eh, standard. Amazing, yes, but standard.

Eh, Black. White, yes, but black.

Wait, two albums is just too much, I'm kind of busy here

I'm going to watch the film...

LOL this turned from "PF Appreciation" to "Convert Lira".

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Originally posted by WittyHandle Eh, Black. White, yes, but black.

"Standard" in terms of, "Everybody knows it and is one of the most commonly played Floyd songs so it seems kinda pointless mentioning it in this thread."

It's like an anthem of theirs. Not a particularly good example of the depth their music has to it at all, but that's not to say it's a bad song or something.

I would say "repost", because I can personally recall at least 3 threads I started on this subject myself... but I can't be arsed to locate them now.

I have been blessed to have witnessed "Pulse" tour live and it was the greatest memory of my youth. Seeing "Comfortably Numb" played live with that giant mirror ball was nothing short of mind blowing. for the first time in my life I was trully high, while completely sober.

There's interesting side to being a Pink Floyd fan - I started out as a fan with "Momentary Lapse of Reason" and was not too impressed with "Dark Side of the Moon". I loved the "Division Bell" but did not really dig "Animals"... but as I got older, I discovered the side of Pink Floyd that I'd never expect to consume me... and that is the very early Pink Floyd.

Only recently did I begin to appreciate the sublime beauty of the Dark Side of the Moon and my head was completely blown off with "Live at Pompeii". Watching the video below in a dark room is like being back in mother's womb... it's that comforting. There's something almost otherwordly about it. I just zone out, definitely in a total trance - if trance music had origins, this is definitely a ground zero:



so, yeah. I'm a total Pink Floyd whore...

Dance music today would be nowhere without Pink Floyd having paved the way.

"Meddle" was another highly underappreciated album... "Echoes" alone was worth the trip, erm... listen

Lol, Medley.

The album was Meddle, and you're right, it's very under-appreciated:

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Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On Lol, Medley. The album was Meddle, and you're right, it's very under-appreciated:

Durr... crap. LMAO... embarassed chuckle. Fixed.

BTW, a comment I made only yesterday:


I was watching Pink Floyd's "Dark side of the moon" documentary and I was simply blown away by the complexity of the composition process and how awe-inspiring Pink Floyd's music is. Hundreds of years from now, I believe their music will be studied and performed with as much reverence and dedication as Mozart, Bach, Bethoven, etc.

I feel trully priviledged to have lived in an era when I have witnessed what could very well be a once in a lifetime occurence. I do not believe there's another band quite like PF that I will see emerge again in this lifetime.

Btw. Dream Theater made a brilliant homage to SOYCD:

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Originally posted by TranceGiant Btw. Dream Theater made a brilliant homage to SOYCD:

No offense... but whenever I hear of Dream Theater it makes me think of mullets, pontiac firebirds, led zeppelin vintage tees and unwashed smelly owners of the aforementioned.

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Originally posted by aNYthing No offense... but whenever I hear of Dream Theater it makes me think of mullets, pontiac firebirds, led zeppelin vintage tees and unwashed smelly owners of the aforementioned.

Too bad you're letting those stereotypes keep you from enjoying the wonderful works of DT. Admittedly, their latest efforts have been rather generic dull metal, but 'Scenes From A Memory' is to this day my favorite music album of all time.

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Originally posted by Sushipunk Have you ever listened to the Pulse live CD, Rose? I highly recommend it if you haven't, it's possibly my favourite.

Oh yes. The 'Comfortably Numb' solo is one of the most enjoyable pieces of music I've ever, and will likely, come across.

I'm not a diehard Floyd fan but do really enjoy their material but never really liked 'The Wall'. Hmmm.

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Originally posted by TranceGiant Too bad you're letting those stereotypes keep you from enjoying the wonderful works of DT. Admittedly, their latest efforts have been rather generic dull metal, but 'Scenes From A Memory' is to this day my favorite music album of all time.

It's not the stereotypes... it's just the style of music. Same goes for Satriani, Vai, Chickenfucker, erm Chicken Foot... it just conjures up images similar to this:




/former metal head, mullet owner, ex chevy camaro owner, vai fan.

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Originally posted by TranceGiant Too bad you're letting those stereotypes keep you from enjoying the wonderful works of DT. Admittedly, their latest efforts have been rather generic dull metal, but 'Scenes From A Memory' is to this day my favorite music album of all time.

BTW, I saw them back in like 97... G3 + Dream Theater tour. Speaking of G3... here's one that's just amazing guitar work by Fripp:

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Originally posted by TranceGiant but 'Scenes From A Memory' is to this day my favorite music album of all time.

I had forgotten about that album. Going to dig this up now.

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Originally posted by idoru Roger Waters performed DSOTM in its entirety and a shitload of other Floyd classics on my 21st birthday last year at Coachella. One of the single greatest live shows I've ever seen.

I saw him on the In The Flesh tour 'some' years ago, it was an awesome gig with all the biggest tracks included.

BUT I have NEVER heard ANYONE play as LOUD as they did, my ears were ringing for the rest of the summer

So in conclusion, it was good, it would have been great, but damn why do they have to go over the top with the levels, is beyond me.

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Originally posted by bamski I saw him on the In The Flesh tour 'some' years ago, it was an awesome gig with all the biggest tracks included. BUT I have NEVER heard ANYONE play as LOUD as they did, my ears were ringing for the rest of the summer So in conclusion, it was good, it would have been great, but damn why do they have to go over the top with the levels, is beyond me.

agreed... that's why there is such invention as "ear plugs". I no longer go to any music event without them. My early signs of tinitus are scaring the shit out of me.

i heard a lot of Pink Floyd in one bar yesterday. what a coincidence

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