Is anyone else getting kind of sick of Pink Floyd?

There were so many cool bands out there and  Floyd was one of them. Classic Rock Radio and all these dumb music mags  has killed their mystique. Back in the seventies we didn't even know what they really looked like. 

Anthony wrote: Oh, how pathetic. "He likes something I don't like, so he's a troll"  Apparently I'm not the only one who's not an adult.

The point is not what you like, but how your tone and statements contradict previous statements. It's pretty clear to me that, on some level, you're trying to lead us on, but that doesn't really matter if people are willing to be led on, so I'll let you be.

I guess it's been pointed out already, but Floyds music is simple, and easy for non proggers to digest. It washes over you, like the sea, unlike Gentle Giant, Crimson or VDGG, where you need to understand the psychology of the band and what their trying to do, before you can appreciate their music. Perhaps..

Lets look at the bands componant parts:

Lead guitar: Melodic. You can almost remember note for note solo's from songs like Comfortably numb' and Another brick..partII' as if they were lyrics. People are suckers for melody over heroics any day of the week.

Bass: Nothing of note, just solid bass lines providing the back bone to the melodic guitar work and lyrical concepts.

Drums: Pretty simple really. Not much in the way of intricate beats or odd time signatures to confuse people.

Vocals: A good combination of clearly sung lyrics about 'real human' issues, put across with the right balance of sensitivity and 'look at my tortured soul'. Always a winning combination.

I'm not putting Floyd down. Indeed, they're one of my favorite bands, but it's obvious why they have such a big non prog following. They're formula is pure gold. They knew what they were doing every step of the way. They are brilliant business men.

A couple of posts have been hidden here. Please keep it civil and friendly guys, and avoid the gratuitous use of profanities.

Dellinger wrote: floydispink wrote: I have to agree with you on that, though Animals also features some brilliant playing from Gilmour.  DSOTM and WYWH obviously didn't feature Roger's lead there, and they were much more of a group effort. Still, all tracks on DSOTM are written or co-written by Waters, except Great Gig and Any Colour (I won't mention Speak To Me, as that's just a gimmick, isn't it?). Also, because those albums make the most use of Gilmour's talent, that doesn't change Nick's drumming, doesn't it? Anyway, I'm going to stop here... As far as I remember, Time and Us & Them are co-credited to Waters only because he wrote the lyrics (for, he wrote the lyrics to all the album), but had just about nothing to do with the music of those songs. So, indeed, it's much of a group effort.

floydispink wrote: I have to agree with you on that, though Animals also features some brilliant playing from Gilmour.  DSOTM and WYWH obviously didn't feature Roger's lead there, and they were much more of a group effort. Still, all tracks on DSOTM are written or co-written by Waters, except Great Gig and Any Colour (I won't mention Speak To Me, as that's just a gimmick, isn't it?). Also, because those albums make the most use of Gilmour's talent, that doesn't change Nick's drumming, doesn't it? Anyway, I'm going to stop here...

As far as I remember, Time and Us & Them are co-credited to Waters only because he wrote the lyrics (for, he wrote the lyrics to all the album), but had just about nothing to do with the music of those songs. So, indeed, it's much of a group effort.

OK OK, I thought I actually liked Pink Floyd but now I am totally convinced I was deluded and am quite certain I don't like them at all.



Edited by Slartibartfast - January 03 2010 at 12:34

And about face is not the best solo album of a PF member. It's more pop than Radio Kaos.

Anthony wrote: I also said I liked Gilmour, and those two albums make the most use of his talents.

Edited by Pekka - January 03 2010 at 12:24

Ok guys, Anthony doesn't like Waters. I admit that the "paranoid" period of Waters is what I like less in their history, but saying that they are overrated as group is really excessive. I think Atom and More are underrated, instead. Is there anybody else that you think is overrated in the PA top 100?