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If you want to sart a "so and so is overrated" thread. You should at least be able to back it up with an intelligent argument. All the author of this thread could muster is "they are crappy". He/She deserves all the flack thrown at them, IMO.

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Quote they are crappy


IS THAT AN OPINION?

I Pink Floyd
 

I'm big fan of Pink floyd and, with Genesis, it  brought me to prog.

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to quote Primus (if i may)

"SUCK ON THIS!!!!!!!"

YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FLOYD RULES

 
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Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:

to quote Primus (if i may)

"SUCK ON THIS!!!!!!!"

YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FLOYD RULES

 

Amen
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Don't like them either.There's not enough musicianship.
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Originally posted by Pafnutij Pafnutij wrote:

Don't like them either.There's not enough musicianship.



Weird Pink Floyd are GODS in the world of prog - im sure you must be taking the piss
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Originally posted by horza horza wrote:

Originally posted by Pafnutij Pafnutij wrote:

Don't like them either.There's not enough musicianship.



Weird Pink Floyd are GODS in the world of prog - im sure you must be taking the piss

I aint. Floyd is probably good in their own way, but it's very different from the quality you'd expect from for example, Genesis, who are more about about complexity and musicianship than PF. I personally tend to value those qualities more, so Floyd doesn't interest me

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Points: 11979 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 12 2005 at 06:33
Originally posted by Pafnutij Pafnutij wrote:

Originally posted by horza horza wrote:

Originally posted by Pafnutij Pafnutij wrote:

Don't like them either.There's not enough musicianship.



Weird Pink Floyd are GODS in the world of prog - im sure you must be taking the piss

I aint. Floyd is probably good in their own way, but it's very different from the quality you'd expect from for example, Genesis, who are more about about complexity and musicianship than PF. I personally tend to value those qualities more, so Floyd doesn't interest me

That's a pretty narrow attitude to take,surely composition and musicality are important too!
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Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

Originally posted by jitu jitu wrote:

dont listen to him

he is new to prog rock;

Obviosly. It takes quite some time to get into PF. Who knows, maybe in a couple years they'll be his fave band

There was once a time when i hated opeth just because i could not understand their music. I love them now

 

I disagree over that. Perhaps it is not easy to get into some of their albums, but in generally speaking they are easy to get into.

Perhaps the Floyd sound isn't to his liking, that does not mean he doesn't like them because he doesn't realize what they do.

Now, to the topic - I agree. Had you asked me this about a year ago, I probably would have denied it. As of nowadays, I totally agree. Floyd are good, but their music is overly overrated...

 
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They are great, not too complex or too prog, but I just love them, my listening to prog started with PF 


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Originally posted by Zooka23 Zooka23 wrote:


they are crappy


Originally posted by Zooka23 Zooka23 wrote:


Steve Howe could kick david gilmores ass on guitar



dont deny it


Originally posted by walrus walrus wrote:

the beatles were better than pink floyd was.......

yes theyre overrated, but theyre great instead..




Well, you almost convinced me.
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Originally posted by limeyrob limeyrob wrote:

Talking overrated - Rush


Oh.

*Breaks all Rush and Floyd albums*
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Originally posted by Intruder Intruder wrote:

50 million Floyd fans can't be wrong.....hell, there might be half a BILLION Floyd fans out there from Toronto to Timbuktu. 

Yeah, but 50 millon Mariah Carey fans can be wrong.

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PF shouldn't be compared to Yes in any way, they're completely different. Pink are a mood band, a minimalistic band. Wish You Were Here is a definite "groove" album--the riff in the title track is probably repeated 60 times, but in remains great and moody. Yes, on the other hand, kick it into overdrive, ALL THE TIME!!!

 

Which is why nobody will ever call a Yes album easy listening, unlike the Floyd.

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Pink Floyd are a great band, used to be one of my favorites but I still love them.

Are they overrated?

In the Prog world (which is way too small), no.  They get the attention the deserve but most proggers are enlightened to the better bands out there, such as King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, and Anglagard.

In the rest of the world?  Heck yeah.  They are still lightyears away from being overrated like Green Day or Gwen Stefani and that crap, because PF is actually good.  But I always see all these "hardcore" PF fans who wear DSotM shirts in my school, yet they know close to nothing about the band!  And there are plenty of prog bands out there who should be just as popular as them.
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Originally posted by Intruder Intruder wrote:

50 million Floyd fans can't be wrong.....hell, there might be half a BILLION Floyd fans out there from Toronto to Timbuktu. 



Intruder, I think I need to tell you something, something very horrible. About 5-10 years ago, a dangerous thing happened on this earth. Every streat corner you went down, you heard echoes of the most dreadful sound you can imagine. It was there, everywhere. The mall, the shoe store, even on the radio in your own home. It even played in your mind as you fell asleep at night it so persuasive on everyday life. It was the song that went like "Quit playin' games with my Heart..."

With that statement, I can tell you found somewhere good to hide. Coz you never heard of the Backstreet Boys.
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Points: 934 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 12 2005 at 11:08
Pink Floyd are a great progressive rock band, period!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Points: 825 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2005 at 23:15
Originally posted by Drew Drew wrote:


<FONT size=7>"SUCK ON THIS!!!!!!!"


<FONT size=7>YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!


<FONT size=7>FLOYD RULES
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Points: 825 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 13 2005 at 23:25

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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Ooh, talk about asking for trouble. I kind of agree with you though. I thought The Who were miles better than them at Live8. That should bring a few reactions too.

This is Nr 1. riddiculos statement ever on this site
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