Best Floyd Album?
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Topic: Best Floyd Album?
Posted By: linchpinc
Subject: Best Floyd Album?
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 06:25
Vote for your favourite Floyd album and give some reasons why you voted for it
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 06:27
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Dude,no mean to offend you,but we have many of the polls you just created...a little searching won't hurt... My favourite is without a doubt Wish You Were Here... ------------- 
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Posted By: linchpinc
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 06:33
| Ok sorry new here just thought this was interesting |
Posted By: horza
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 06:34
Wish You Were Here - because its the best  ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: linchpinc
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 06:36
| I had to vote Animals because of the overall atmosphere and it is their most accessible album for me anyway |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 06:53
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I voted Atom Heart Mother because it was my first prog album ever... but in fact I think it is tied with Wish You Were Here and Meddle (BTW, where's Meddle?). ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: linchpinc
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 07:17
Sorry bout that i put it in the choices but it didnt show up? |
Atkingani wrote:Posted By: m_yyz
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 07:22
horza i agree with wou 
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Posted By: martin77
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 07:32
| PLEASE DONT VOTE FOR THE WALL OR DARK SIDE.....PINK FLOYD HAVE SO MANY GOOD ALBUNS LIKE WHISH YOU.......OR ANIMALS,SO DONT VOTE FOR THE MOST FAMOUS VOTE FOR THE BEST |
Posted By: martin77
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 07:34
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Posted By: Kid-A
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 08:00
| meddle is my absolutely favourite, so i'll have to vote for a saucerful of secrets |
Posted By: Rael72
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 09:59
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Where the frig is Meddle? The Wall, I guess... ------------- My grip must be flipping Cos his handshake keeps slipping My hopes keep on dipping And his lips keep on smiling all the time |
Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 10:05
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Sorry Martin77, but the Wall IS my favorite. Followed By Wish You were Here. (BTW Martin, you spelled Wish wrong.)
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Posted By: Nazgul
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 10:55
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A Momentary leapse of reason Reason A terminal frost, One Slip... |
Posted By: Space Dimentia
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 11:01
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They are all wicked I personally like Pipers, Saucerful, Animals, Wish You were here, and dark side, plus Echoes from Meddle (in fact where is Meddle?) but Iv gone for DSOM, ok I know its the commercial one and the 'definative' floyd album to many both prog and non-prog fans but the reason why I picked was not so much about the album itself songwise but the way the album was created, I mean alot of the stuff they were doing on that album like the whole double tracking,thoe craetion of the dance beats, the layering, creation and mastering the album in general were extremely new and pushing the envelope of how albums are made. Alot of what many producers, mixers etc today consider old hat and bog-standard, school-boy stuff were first pioneered by Floyd and the majority were in the creation of Dark Side of the Moon. ------------- Prog is music for the mind Hear your Orphaned child! Check out my bands myspace site: www.myspace.com/equinox17 |
Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 13:45
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It's kind of a toss up between Animals and Wish You Were Here, but I'll give it to the latter. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: Harold Dupont
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 14:34
| Wish You Were Here is, to me, the highest point in Floyd's career. Shine on is a masterpiece from the beginning to the end and the three other tracks are also very good. But Animals, in its concept and intelligence, comes very close to WYWH. The Wall and Dark Side are also fantastic albums that deserve a good attention. |
Posted By: Derraine
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 18:12
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For me, the four albums from Meddle to Animals are all astounding works, and my preference between them depends only on my mood. However, if a gun were put to my head, I'd probably go for Wish You Were Here, because it is so polished, but still retains its emotion and colour. ------------- Witness the man who raves at the wall! |
Posted By: Rust
Date Posted: December 24 2005 at 18:18
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Meddle for me, but since it is not up there I'll go for my second favorite, Piper at the Gates of Dawn. ------------- We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart Its astart What we need is awareness we cant get careless Mental self defensive fitness Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be |
Posted By: Hendrix828
Date Posted: December 25 2005 at 23:34
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I like all of them up until Darkside.
Don't like that filler album Animals,which reminds me of Zeppelin's Presence. And I try to stay away from that double album with that disco song on it. |
Posted By: The Green Tank
Date Posted: December 25 2005 at 23:38
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Animals without a doubt. It's simply pure skill the whole way through. A Brilliant mix of lyrics and great tunes. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 00:29
animals, meddle, obscured, atom, wall. They are my fave 5. 
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Posted By: Octamarium
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 06:16
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Most of all (or only? I think it's the most expressive opus from 70's.......i love Welcome to the machine and the shine "saga"........the only weak link is wish you were here, a power ballad a little bit boring (not in live performance, maybe) ------------- Look in the mirror...my friend! |
Posted By: Notch
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 07:22
| Obscured by Clouds, because it contains two of the Floyd's best ever tracks, Childhood's End and Free Four |
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 07:57
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Animals. Some of the best lyrics and music in one album. I never tire of listening to it. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big"> 
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 07:59
I've gone for Animals, although I have to confess that I've not heard many of their earlier albums... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Rashikal
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 10:00
| i love the wall, but not just because of hey you or comfortably numb, the whole album is a metaphor to the book 1984 by george orwell, and the atmosphere of the album is just so captivating. "the trial" is one of the most haunting and immersive tracks ever. such a good album. i pity the fool who dislikes it just because it was popular! |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 11:42
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Perfectly stated, but my favorite Pink Floyd album is Animals! |
Posted By: Someo Therguy
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 11:48
| I flip a coin between Wish You Were Here and Animals. |
Posted By: Mlaen
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 11:52
| Animals. Followed by Wish you were here, Meddle and A saucerful of secrets. |
Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 12:46
Meddle! (pin....pin..... )
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Posted By: proger
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 14:03
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I really dont know, the good thing about pink floyd is that they are allways chanched from album to album... ------------- ...live for tomorrow... |
Posted By: Tony Fisher
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 14:30
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Obscured by Clouds for me. I love the whole album (except the end of Mudmen) - it's a bit different. Animals, Wish You Were Here, Meddle, Dark Side are all very good too. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: December 26 2005 at 14:33
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Reason: Because it's the best! WYWH is VERY close though.. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
