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reality 
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 Topic: Is Pink Floyd... Boring?
Posted: October 24 2007 at 01:43 |
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They are a real band, not self indulgent and foolish (ELP comes to mind).
Deep lyrics and concepts - thinking mans music - intelectual - which is not always common in prog (though some try to be and fool many they are just fake).
Pink Floyd is authentic and are not clones (another prog hallmark - the attack of the clones).
Atmosphere lets you think in their world they create instead of bands who neglect atmosphere and the thought proscess is only the sounds you hear.
Edited by reality - October 24 2007 at 01:43
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SgtPepper67
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Posted: October 23 2007 at 22:24 |
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I love Pink Floyd, they're not boring at all IMO and they're my favourite prog band and I don't give a sh*t if they're not as prog as other bands or technically great musicians, I still enjoy their music a lot more than most other bands.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: October 23 2007 at 18:35 |
Aw, man! I wanted to vote maybe. 
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Dean
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Posted: October 23 2007 at 18:16 |
 FunnyWays wrote:
Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast is and most of the stuff of Atom Heat Mother. And Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Gooving with a Pict certainly loose's its charm after a while but overall I can listen to most Of Floyd all day, and do for that matter. |
It took me 30 years to *get* Atom Heart Mother, but now it's one of my favorite tracks (some of the non-orchestral live versions are pretty good  ) and Mr Parson's Breakie contains some pretty cool music between the sound-effects, however, I'm with you on Several Species - that got very old very quickly.
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FunnyWays
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Posted: October 23 2007 at 18:00 |
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Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast is and most of the stuff of Atom Heat Mother. And Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Gooving with a Pict certainly loose's its charm after a while but overall I can listen to most Of Floyd all day, and do for that matter.
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cynthiasmallet
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Posted: October 23 2007 at 16:51 |
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Not at all, although Mason's sensible drumming style and Gilmour's low-temp playing may persuade some into thinking so.
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Would you like to watch TV, or get between the sheets, or contemplate the silent freeway, would you like something to eat?
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Thandrus
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Posted: October 23 2007 at 13:55 |
Hmmm, boring? Sometimes. They can be brilliant, though. But one thing that irritates me most in their music is Waters' self-important concepts.
That's why I'd rather listen to Division Bell that to The Wall.
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Dim
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Posted: July 10 2007 at 18:18 |
^ I will agree that with a lot of the artists today, they are actually selling a bunch of WORDS!
Music isnt relevant in the mainstream culture, 95.5 percent of today's music is completely and utterly centered around the vocals and lyrics. That is the truth, especially with rap, hip-hop and r&b, but those genres of music are supposed to be almost completely about the lyrics, therefore obsolete from my argument. But the rock/ pop music today is literally stabbing their makers in the back! turn to a mainstream radio and tell me how many minuetes of: Jam session, Solo's, intro's, and passages you hear. ABOUT 30 SECONDS PER ALBUM!!!
So when someone say's a mainstream artist is putting out bad MUSIC, I will agree.
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TheLamb
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Posted: July 10 2007 at 18:05 |
This is what the poll maker has to say!:
First of all... How did this thread come back?... I actually forgot I made it... As for my opinion about Floyd... Not my favorite band... If you look at the beginning of the thread you can see I chose a very totalitarian and annoying way of expressing my thoughts about Pink Floyd and them being boring... Actually I chose to express it that way just because I was in a bad mood, came back from a Jam session which was supposed to be a Jam with jazz players, and I brought my 88 key synth and everything, was having a great time, but then Floyd fans happened to take over and we ended up improvising on Floyd songs, which was boring so I just felt like being childish and making this poll!
Anyways, sorry if I "Offended" anyone... everyone is entitled to their opinion, blah blah blah!
As for that IDIOT who said "You cant consistently sell lots of albums if your making bad music....." - thats rubbish.... in my humble opinion, its simply a very stupid remark, and I really can't bother trying to explain why I think its so stupid...
Please, the guy who wrote this piece of nonsense... just... go away and sit in some corner alone, will ya?
that would be great.
Edited by TheLamb - July 10 2007 at 18:08
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Dean
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Posted: July 10 2007 at 03:18 |
schizoid_man77 wrote:
seamus wrote:
PINK FLOYD boring......that's ABSURD!!!!!!
pls close this absurd offensive anti-musical poll!!!
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Anti musical?
I am sure some people can get bored during the first five minuetes of shine on you crazy diamond. |
Some people get bored during the first five minutes of anything! Most people don't like progressive music at all  A few people criticize Pink Floyd wholesale when what they really mean is they personnaly don't like them. 
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Nash
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 23:13 |
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I think that the ones that think that pink floyd is boring, or rubbish, they really dont know nothing about music, and specially of prog rock.
this topic/poll is a insult to the members of this forum that expect having and interesting discusion about music, and not participating in some kind of "anti-prog" poll.
no more comments
Edited by Nash - July 09 2007 at 23:14
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Dim
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 22:17 |
seamus wrote:
PINK FLOYD boring......that's ABSURD!!!!!!
pls close this absurd offensive anti-musical poll!!!
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Anti musical?
I am sure some people can get bored during the first five minuetes of shine on you crazy diamond.
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GY!WE
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 21:06 |
As much as I've heard, I'm quite satisfied...
Dark Side of the Moon however drags on as a whole.
Edited by GY!WE - July 09 2007 at 21:08
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www.bebo.com/ofutf - 'cus it's it.
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seamus
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 19:46 |
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PINK FLOYD boring......that's ABSURD!!!!!!
pls close this absurd offensive anti-musical poll!!!
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Zweck
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 19:09 |
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A few tunes are utterly b*****d groovy; most are rubbish.
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themaninblack
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 12:00 |
No Way are The Floyd boring!!
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Dean
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 09:51 |
LeInsomniac wrote:
Hey dont go there mate, cause Michael Jackson and Celine Dion and Mariah Carey and so on, have sold millions of albums, and their music isnt properly good is it? Or by definition to sell millions of albums means good music?
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Too late, I'm already there It is not possible to consistantly sell millions of albums if you are producing bad music. There are enough one-hit wonders out there to show that you can do it once, and maybe twice but never three-times. Whether we like the music or not, the artists you mention do make good music, it is just not to our descerning progtastic tastes.
The word overrated is overrated on this site
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LeInsomniac
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 09:35 |
Hey dont go there mate, cause Michael Jackson and Celine Dion and Mariah Carey and so on, have sold millions of albums, and their music isnt properly good is it? Or by definition to sell millions of albums means good music?
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Zargus
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Posted: July 09 2007 at 07:03 |
I agree with some others here in that while i dont find em boring myself (one of my fav bands) i can very well understand why some people whuld find em boring.. but if you give em some time hopefully you will see thiere beauty. 
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Yorkie X
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Posted: July 08 2007 at 19:40 |
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if all anybody plays is just the one band any band becomes boring
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