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Topic: 'Worst' track on...DSOTM
Posted By: zravkapt
Subject: 'Worst' track on...DSOTM
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 07:59
Which to you is the least interesting track on The Dark Side Of The Moon?

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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:05
pass...

trick question..


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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:20
Speak to Me.

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Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:27
I always hated Money. *Clings to Pink Floyd Fan Badge
Everything else is superb!


Posted By: DeadSouls
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:36
Money
The Great Gig in the Sky
On the Run



Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 08:48
It's obvious when you add Speak to Me.

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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 09:22
I don't think there is a bad song on the album. It is a concept album and each piece is part of the whole. No vote.

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Posted By: Magnum Vaeltaja
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 09:27
I'm not a huge fan of any of the songs on this album (except maybe Any Colour You Like), but I'd say On The Run is the least interesting.

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Posted By: LakeGlade12
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 10:04
Given that Speak to me struggles to be classed as a song and a large portion of it can only be heard at max volume it gets my vote. 


Posted By: maryes
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 10:31
Speak to Me


Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 10:34
I always loved Money ... maybe because I never liked Pink Floyd. Big smile


Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 10:57
The Great Gig in the Sky, the only bad song on the album. Those awful soul vocals ruin it.

Why are there so many votes for Money, it's a classic! Shocked


Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 11:01
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

  It is a concept album and each piece is part of the whole. No vote.

Indeed.


Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 11:18
Money, not that it is bad I have just heard it too much!

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Posted By: DDPascalDD
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 12:10
What? Money is one of the best Floyd songs; 7/4 sig and amazing, dynamic and long Gilmour solo. Speak To Me works great as an intro, builds up the tension very well. On The Run it is! Wright didn't even play it at that pace and... well, the sound (effects) of it are minimal compared to what he did in Welcome To The Machine.

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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 14:28
I've always hated Money... almost as much as Money For Nothing. 7/4 or not - it still sounds like awful pub rock. 


Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 15:13
On the Run is quite interesting but utter sh*te to listen to.

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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 15:57
Any Color...

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Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 16:14
There's no bad track in this album ...


Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 20:30
Time

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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 20:57
It must be "On the Run"... as part of the album it works well and I wouldn't take it out, but individually it does nothing. Close would be "Money"... I can enjoy it if I listen to it, but it's really not my cup of tea.


Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: August 28 2016 at 21:40
No, no weak tracks, no least favorites, no vote.

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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 00:15
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

I don't think there is a bad song on the album. It is a concept album and each piece is part of the whole. No vote.

I agree. Clap 

Sad to see people mentioning Time and Great Gig in the Sky as least favorite or bad. Confused


Posted By: Libor10
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 01:41
No vote here. I never liked this album too much, for some reason it never worked for me. But on the other side I agree it's concept work and take one song out of it is not possible. If so then On The Run isn't proper song, it's collection of sound effects... but in that place of the album it fits well.


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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 03:22
Any colour is boring. Starts off ok but just drags on when the guitar comes in. Great gig is annoying and almost as weak to listen too. Got bored of money and brain damage pretty quickly too

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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 05:38
Was never a fan of "Money".


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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 06:08
Dead hard but I`m Confused this is a masterpieces! so how could yous VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

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Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 06:13
On the Run

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Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 06:15
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

I don't think there is a bad song on the album. It is a concept album and each piece is part of the whole. No vote.

Agreed...


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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 08:07
Another album that I see as a unit, not a song-by-song experience. To me, each piece is essencial to the whole product, so I don't really have a favorite or a "I don't like" part of it.


Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 10:40
There is no good song on this album. As a matter of fact, it's all good.


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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 11:18
^That doesn't make any sense.LOL Made me laugh sounding like whoever it is at the end of the album.

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Posted By: progmatic
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 11:38
Big smile

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Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 13:03
Originally posted by progmatic progmatic wrote:

There is no good song on this album. As a matter of fact, it's all good.

That is beautiful Clap


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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 13:09
I didn't put Speak to Me under consideration here. It's just an intro and, if I'm not mistaken, it is merged with Breathe as one track on some issues of the album.


Any Colour You Like it is then.


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Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: August 29 2016 at 17:00
Floyd were a pretty limited band. Not overly talented composers or musicians. They tried the prog thing from 73-77. They got it right with animals. Took 3 attempts from dark side, wish and animals. They improved a bit each album. But they really peaked with medal and obscured as a band playing what they do best. But animals is my fave

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Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: August 30 2016 at 20:51
Originally posted by progmatic progmatic wrote:

There is no good song on this album. As a matter of fact, it's all good.
 
LOL Clap
 
I heard that they got a bunch of their friends together to just say random things for the album but most of them tried to be clever about it, which did not work out.  Only this one couple who did not try to be clever, who merely talked, made it to the recording.


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Posted By: Son.of.Tiresias
Date Posted: September 18 2016 at 08:57
Originally posted by progmatic progmatic wrote:

There is no good song on this album. As a matter of fact, it's all good.

Clap LMAO  Itīs absolutely true (said Wakeman). Man, you created a classic ! Very clever Wink


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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 09:09
I find Money winning this thing puzzling. Sure, it's more rock than prog, but what a zippy respite from what's predominately a somber affair.

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Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: September 21 2016 at 09:52
Originally posted by progmatic progmatic wrote:

There is no good song on this album. As a matter of fact, it's all good.
Well, you're half-right (first half)Evil Smile


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Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 03:14
No idea what's wrong with Money. Nice riff and a groove in there too ... is that it? Not nice static on the beat stuff but this funky thing?

Took me a while to like Gig In The Sky. A shrieking female vocal was too much for me. Apparently the idea was an orgasm over the death theme - it was originally the Mortality Sequence. But I suppose it fits in the album; would not be my choice of lead though.

The Violent Sequence aka Us And Them used to really try my patience. Rog got his lyrics absolutely spot on, not a word wasted or out of place. But it was so s-l-o-w it dragged for me. Were it not for the nice symphonic arrangement I'd think less of it.

I think isolating tracks does weaken perceptions of them. A track over heard - heard too much does not make it a lesser piece...

The sum is greater than its parts and they did well by making a prog album actually accessible to the public. Which, just in case I am not clear - is a good thing. It may mean a band is no longer "yours" but it never was in the first place. Bit like Metallica's black album being given a good sound with listenable tunes. Thrash metal heads were horrified. I liked it; reminded me of the Yardbirds. LOL

Back to the Dark Side. It is loaded with a lot of variety of sounds, pieces and has a beginning. middle and end. It is cohesive, makes sense and thoroughly fine.

Veto.




Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 04:36
Originally posted by uduwudu uduwudu wrote:

No idea what's wrong with Money. Nice riff and a groove in there too ... is that it? Not nice static on the beat stuff but this funky thing?
Surely the ungrooviest groove on this side of Play That Funky Music White Boy - and Dave Gilmour delivers a career low gruffy vocal performance. Remove the (cool) cash register sample and there's nothing but a pub rock stomper topped with an atrocious saxophone & generic guitar solo left. Its funkiness is related to funk in the same sense Blues Hammer is related to blues.



Sorry, you asked and I've always loathed it.


Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 05:07
Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

Originally posted by uduwudu uduwudu wrote:

No idea what's wrong with Money. Nice riff and a groove in there too ... is that it? Not nice static on the beat stuff but this funky thing?
Surely the ungrooviest groove on this side of Play That Funky Music White Boy - and Dave Gilmour delivers a career low gruffy vocal performance. Remove the (cool) cash register sample and there's nothing but a pub rock stomper topped with an atrocious saxophone & generic guitar solo left. Its funkiness is related to funk in the same sense Blues Hammer is related to blues.



Sorry, you asked and I've always loathed it.


I did ask. Yes. Oh well, groove is where you find it and how you find it - I don't equate Floyd to Wilson Pickett for example. DG - for some reason I do not know, actually re-recorded it for inclusion on the Dance songs elpee. It wasn't noticeably different.

And if you don't like Play That Funky Music then have a listen to the rest of their... efforts. You'll be begging for forgiveness after that lot. Just once I did a few other tracks - curiosity. Never again.


Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 27 2016 at 05:28
Originally posted by LakeGlade12 LakeGlade12 wrote:

Given that Speak to me struggles to be classed as a song and a large portion of it can only be heard at max volume it gets my vote. 
This.


Posted By: Frenetic Zetetic
Date Posted: March 05 2018 at 03:04
Speak to Me is played out!

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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: March 05 2018 at 03:11
No bad tracks.


Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 05 2018 at 04:00
^^^ I agree, there's nothing I would regard as 'bad' If forced to choose one, I'd go with 'On the run' Fun, but ultimately...filler.

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Posted By: Mortte
Date Posted: March 05 2018 at 04:15
To me itīs little hard to understand reason of these kind of threads. In progforum you have to choose bad track from some classic prog album. Of course there exists bad tracks also in classic prog albums, but still. And really the result is in this thread that Money is leading. I have of course heard it really many times and really not listening the whole album often these days, but canīt ever say Money is the worst track in Dark Side (or any other).

But of course, in future I donīt have to even open these kind of threads.


Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 05 2018 at 05:33
Went with "On the Run" ...


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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 05 2018 at 05:38
^ none

On the Run fits in the context quite well, it's barely a song, it's like a part of Breathe IMO. This album has such an amazing flow. 


Posted By: MortSahlFan
Date Posted: March 05 2018 at 05:51
My favorite album ever...

Anyone notice Gilmour (Any Colour You Like) playing the riff from "Jungle Fever"? (he does it twice).


Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: March 05 2018 at 05:58
Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

^ none

On the Run fits in the context quite well, it's barely a song, it's like a part of Breathe IMO. This album has such an amazing flow. 

DSOTM has one of the best album flows ever, On the Run is probably my least favourite part.  


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