Henrik Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Ok, so let's get this started. Animals! Much better than the overrated WYWH and DSOTM, my fav is The Wall, such and outstanding masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquamarine Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Oh, I thought you meant THE Animals, with Eric Burdon. They were grreeeeeeeeat!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledded1 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Oh, I thought you meant THE Animals, with Eric Burdon. They were grreeeeeeeeat!! I never really liked The Wall Animals was not as easily accessible as WYWH for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willchaf Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Ok, so let's get this started. Animals! Much better than the overrated WYWH and DSOTM, my fav is The Wall, such and outstanding masterpiece. love, Love, LOVE Animals!! Totally underappreciated by most of the world. The Wall is in a class all of its own and stands at the top of my fav PF albums. The Wall Animals WYWH DSOTM Meddle Final Cut Roger Waters' Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking is outstanding. It was the alternative to the Wall. The band felt it was too far out and so PF collectively did the Wall and RW did P&CoHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledded1 Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 love, Love, LOVE Animals!! Totally underappreciated by most of the world. The Wall is in a class all of its own and stands at the top of my fav PF albums. The Wall Animals WYWH DSOTM Meddle Final Cut Roger Waters' Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking is outstanding. It was the alternative to the Wall. The band felt it was too far out and so PF collectively did the Wall and RW did P&CoHH the Final cut is really a RW album with the PF members playing on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglejim Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I have a particular fondness for Obscured by Clouds, Meddle, Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Dark Side. I agree with ledded1, The Wall isn't even in my collection. I was burned out on Another Brick in the Wall the first time I heard it. I never saw them back in the 70s, but in '94 and they were alright, but really missed Roger Waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 DSoTM is pretty much 'Us and Them' and 'Time' with filler tunes. The Wall would have been an awesome single album; it kinda drags on. Actually, them breaking up (somewhat...) came at a good time to preserve their legacy. Syd era Floyd is apparently a different band to most, a la Peter Greens FMac. 'Piper' is a groovy lil album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 DSoTM is pretty much 'Us and Them' and 'Time' with filler tunes. Could be the dumbest statement ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Could be the dumbest statement ever made. Really? Dude, you've never watched Fox News? Lucky.... Anyways, you're right. Your masterly wit and innovative use of exposing three separate logical fallacies has now convinced me that Great Gig in The Sky isn't just some woman screeching aimlessly for 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Really? Dude, you've never watched Fox News? Unfortunately for the well-being of my mind, I have. Great Gig in The Sky isn't just some woman screeching aimlessly for 5 minutes. Couldn't have said it better myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kevster Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Animals is fab! Deffo the most underrated of the 70s albums. It still sounds very fresh (and very angry) with some of Fat Dave's best-ever guitar playing, and some top-notch lyric writing from Captain Bombastic. The first gig I ever went to, at the tender age of 14, was one of the Animals shows at the Empire Pool in Wembley in March '77. It blew me away! The Wall is pretty terrible, although the stage shows in '80 and '81 were a vast improvement on the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstickbonzo Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Animals has always been my favorite album. So much anger and depth. A shame it was the last we saw of "Pink Floyd" as a whole. I've heard people say the Wall Live does better justice than the album. I can't complain with that, as I'm a fan of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerpin Taxt Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 animals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 They used to be my #1 guns... now I don't listen to them much anymore. My favorites: Piper Ummagumma (live) soooooooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooood. Meddle WYWH Animals and parts of DSOTM and The Wall. Yeah, DSOTM is plagued with some filler, but I think that Breathe, Brain Damage, and Eclipse are some of the best filler ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIBLY Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 It's probably The Wall for me (although my favourite Floyd track would be echoes). I saw The Wall at Earl's Court in '80 and it was fabulous As a spectacle it's probably the best concert I've seen. The little gathering in Hertfordshire the year before beats it hands down as my best concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeyedrichard Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 The Wall is unbelievable!!! It is so epic. When they start chanting 'Tear down the Wall' it is so dramatic. Obviously DSOTM ranks high on my Pink Floyd list of faves, but currently it is The Wall. My tastes tend to change though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boleskine Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Prefer the earlier stuff, the Syd stuff and the immediately post Syd stuff. Cirrus Minor is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickZepp Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Meddle may be my favorite Floyd album. Dark Side, Animals, Wish You Were Here, The Wall, and Division Bell were all great. But Meddle really stands out to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 DSoTM is pretty much 'Us and Them' and 'Time' with filler tunes. This is insanity, and that's being polite. DSoTM and Meddle are my two fave albums, with WYWH and The Wall following that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 This is insanity, and that's being polite. My opinion of DsoTM is far more exciting than DSoTM. Now allow me to quote an immortal line from Great Gig in The Sky: "AAAAAhhhhhhhAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhAAAAAAAAAAAAhhhhhhh....AAAAhhhhAAAAHhhhhh" x 5 min The Man and The Journey is my favorite thing from them. 'Behold the Temple of Light' is especially kickass. Viva bootlegs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mor7mx Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Pink Floyd is the best band EVER. My top 5: Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Yes Tool Pearl Jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mor7mx Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Viva bootlegs. Second that!!! Animals is so underrated for 1 reason. Gilmour and Wright never really talk about it. Animals was the beginning of the breakup between Dave, Rick and Rog. It's the album's 30th anniversary, but they did no plans AT ALL with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris The Spider Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I personally HATE the word "overrated". My favorite Floyd album is Animals and my favorite song (by anybody) is SOYCD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilnburner10 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Animals is top of my list. I was lucky enough to see Roger Waters at the MEN Manchester in the summer. What a stunning concert complete with a large remote controlled flying pig. Played the whole DSOTM during the second half of the set. Finest gig I have ever been to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Monkey Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Second that!!! Animals is so underrated for 1 reason. Gilmour and Wright never really talk about it. Animals was the beginning of the breakup between Dave, Rick and Rog. It's the album's 30th anniversary, but they did no plans AT ALL with it. Well said, apparantly every 77 show was recorded directly from the desk to a Nakamanchi tape deck and some were multi-tracked, there must be something worth releasing. Yes, Genesis, Zep etc have/are releasing live stuff. Floyd are notorious for not liking bootlegs, well c'mon then give us something.......anything. I'm afraid a boxed set of albums that we already have with replica vinyl covers doesnt do it. Animals live was an awesome piece of work, as was the 77 wywh set. But if they say the BBC recordings are not up to scratch (particulary the live 70/71/74 ones) then what hope do we have for two track soundboards...............absolutely none at all. Rant over, now where are those Harvested CDR's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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