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Poll Question: Which is your favorite?
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The ones I like a lot are David Gilmour's first album, Is This The Life We Really Want, Wet Dreams, and Mason Live at the Roundhouse; won't vote for the latter as it's not original material.

The most original, fresh and enjoyable material in my view is on Fictitious Sports. On top of that it has Robert Wyatt singing.


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Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?

Best: The Final Cut
Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of Reason

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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?

Best: The Final Cut
Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of Reason

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you're trolling Mr Trane!
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I haven't heard them all so no vote. I do really like the first David Gilmour solo album though.
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It's got to be Amused to Death for me (though how I wish the rest of Floyd had been with him to help him get it to the next level). I still don't understand so much love for Gilmour's first album... I mean, I do like it, but I don't really think it's something particularly special (it might just as well be my least favourite of his solo albums). My favourite from Gilmour would actually be his last one, which I happen to like much more than Waters last one too. Wright's both albums were very nice albums too.
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Originally posted by Dellinger Dellinger wrote:

It's got to be Amused to Death for me (though how I wish the rest of Floyd had been with him to help him get it to the next level). I still don't understand so much love for Gilmour's first album... I mean, I do like it, but I don't really think it's something particularly special (it might just as well be my least favourite of his solo albums). My favourite from Gilmour would actually be his last one, which I happen to like much more than Waters last one too. Wright's both albums were very nice albums too.


I tend to agree. Roger's ATD and Rick's Broken China could have been terrific band projects, and likewise I'm not too smitten with any of DG's solo stuff.
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?

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Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of Reason

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If they were included, Lapse of Reason would be my vote for favourite solo album! 😜
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Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?

Best: The Final Cut
Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of Reason

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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?

Best: The Final Cut
Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of Reason

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A veritable can of worms!

Face it - we were all waiting for the worms to come (worms to come). 😜
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?

Best: The Final Cut
Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of Reason

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Originally posted by nick_h_nz nick_h_nz wrote:

Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?

Best: The Final Cut
Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of Reason

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A veritable can of worms!

Face it - we were all waiting for the worms to come (worms to come). 😜



I was waiting to see how long it would be before someone made that connection!
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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by nick_h_nz nick_h_nz wrote:

Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?

Best: The Final Cut
Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of Reason

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A veritable can of worms!

Face it - we were all waiting for the worms to come (worms to come). 😜



I was waiting to see how long it would be before someone made that connection!

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Amused to Death just edges out Fictitious Sports (even though it's really a Carla Bley album). Then a gap to Pro's and Con's. All the rest are nowhere :-(
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Originally posted by nick_h_nz nick_h_nz wrote:

Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by nick_h_nz nick_h_nz wrote:

Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Why aren't the best and worst solo albums in the choice list?
Best: The Final Cut
Worst: A Permanent Lapse Of ReasonTongue

A veritable can of worms!
Face it - we were all waiting for the worms to come (worms to come). 😜

I was waiting to see how long it would be before someone made that connection!
You can rely on me, as I’ve been practicing my Dad jokes for years..... 👍🏻


Ok, more seriously, I'd like to retain Gilmour's debut Wright's Wet Dreams, Roger's AtD and Life We Want for top spot


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Edited by Sean Trane - April 27 2021 at 04:49
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A sole vote for Barrett.
Love that Nick Mason's albums have been included as
aaaarrrgghh GIVE ME A LIE FOR A LIE!
GIIIVVVEE ME A TRUTH FOR A TRUTH!!!

Is the catchiest thing on any of their solo albums.
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Am I one of the few missing the appeal of 'Amused to Death'? I always considered it overlong and boring to death but it gets many votes here and generally positive reviews from critics. Confused
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Amused is fun for a while but gets dragged down in the concept and overproduction - as always with Waters, some though-provoking concepts so weighted down with production effects (that whole Marv Albert sequence....sheeesh!).  It's part and parcel of his entire solo career - never a bad album but always so heavy.

My favorite is the Carla Bley album Fictitious Sports - Nick joined a groovy band and they made a quirky pop album!  Maybe the least Floydian of any of the solo albums, but a really fun listen......I still wish they'd have done an extended Bley composition but they kept things pretty streamlined.  
I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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Originally posted by Intruder Intruder wrote:

Amused is fun for a while but gets dragged down in the concept and overproduction - as always with Waters, some though-provoking concepts so weighted down with production effects (that whole Marv Albert sequence....sheeesh!).  It's part and parcel of his entire solo career - never a bad album but always so heavy.

My favorite is the Carla Bley album Fictitious Sports - Nick joined a groovy band and they made a quirky pop album!  Maybe the least Floydian of any of the solo albums, but a really fun listen......I still wish they'd have done an extended Bley composition but they kept things pretty streamlined.  


And with vocals by Robert Wyatt, it's as close to a Soft Machine/Pink Floyd collaboration we ever got.
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You forgot the "They all suck" option LOL

Seriously, i've listened to my fair share of them and i don't find any horrible but not very exciting either.

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