I am an absolute Fan of Pink Floyd. Have listened to yes, didn't like them much.  Actually prefer the saucerful of secrets to meddle phase but pretty much love all of it,(the wall is actually my frav) Are there any bands anyone would recommend that are similar?

Also does anyone know a website offereing a database of suggested listening of other bands you might like from your musical taste?

cheers proggers!

I'd say Porcupine Tree are quite similar to Pink Floyd especially their earlier albums, try the album The Sky Moves Sideways.

If you download then listen to  a Porcupine Tree track called 'The Cross' its amazing and from their album Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape i was convinced it was PF when i first heard it!   

Some people seem to think the following groups have something in common with Pink Floyd:

Mostly Autumn - Porcupine Tree - Radiohead

You can also try the Pink Floyd member's solo albums... I prefer David Gilmour's myself. 

Both Nektar and Eloy have Floyd-influenced moments and are well worth checking out. For Nektar, try "Remember the Future" and "A Tab in the Ocean", and for Eloy, "Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes" wears its influences on its sleeve!

Also try Amon Duul II - "Wolf City II" sounds like it influenced Pink Floyd in places!

As far as "Saucerful of Cigarettes" goes, try Love's "Forever Changes", if you like the more Barrett-influenced style.

   There are many bands that may strike a similiar chord here and there with Floyd but I would say Floyd is a sound to itself. Progressively speaking I would say many of the bands listed on this site may appeal to a fan of Pink Floyd(especially a fan of Saucerful of Secrets to Meddle era). I would suggest browsing through the archives and see what some of the reviewers have to say.

My only question is why are you looking for a clone of Floyd? Generally clone bands lack in originality and their albums are spotted with mediocrity.

My suggestion to you would be Marillion..not really Pink Floyd type music, but the guitarist sounds ALOT like David Gilmour

P.S...don't feel bad about Yes-I have bought Tales of Topographic Oceans and Fragile and still do not get the fascination. I imagine I'll buy Close to the Edge before giving up on them for good 1st 

Eloy definetly have their 'Floyd moments' as already mentioned.

Timothy Pure ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS, is heavily Floyd influenced.

You may even try RPWL. They started off as a PF cover band and that is still very distinct in their sound.

You could try Singularity's BETWEEN SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW. They cover some Floyd like parts. Avoid their first, it's more Rush like. 

Certif1ed wrote:  Love's "Forever Changes", if you like the more Barrett-influenced style.

Hey Cert

As somebody who reckons that is the best album of the 60's, I have to ask haven't you got that statement ass about face, or more the case: where is the musical connection?

 I could never imagine Arthur Lee and the late Brian Maclean being influenced by Syd Barrett, (who had heard of Floyd on the West Coast in 1966??) - the Byrds is vaguely possibility for influence (Arthur was their roadie). Arthur Lees' lyrics are about the experience of bad trips and racial discrimination, MacLean's lyrics were made for some great love songs.  Not really Syd's territory. And wasn't Forever Changes released before the height of the summer of love - with all that tuning in, drop out, etc.,  Lee had done it all already?

It seems that many old and new prog guitarists love to have Gilmour moments. You can hear his influence in many of the bands that came afterwards.  Except none of them have been able to completely pick up that beautiful wailing that David seems to do so perfectly. In most the bands I've met, the guitarists all seem to be huge fans of Gilmour.  I remember last year having a discussion with Brian Josh from Mostly Autumn on Gilmour for most of the IQ show at Progeny... and last night after the Marillion show, I had a conversation with Steve Rothery about our mutual love for Gilmour... and he was upset David played Wembley last week and he didn't know about it.  You can also hear quite a lot of Gilmour's influence in what Steve Wilson plays...

(Sorry Reed about the name-dropping, but thats just the way it is here... you can call me Petula, if it makes you happy )

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Dick Heath wrote: Certif1ed wrote:  Love's "Forever Changes", if you like the more Barrett-influenced style. Hey Cert As somebody who reckons that is the best album of the 60's, I have to ask haven't you got that statement ass about face, or more the case: where is the musical connection?  I could never imagine Arthur Lee and the late Brian Maclean being influenced by Syd Barrett, (who had heard of Floyd on the West Coast in 1966??) - the Byrds is vaguely possibility for influence (Arthur was their roadie). Arthur Lees' lyrics are about the experience of bad trips and racial discrimination, MacLean's lyrics were made for some great love songs.  Not really Syd's territory. And wasn't Forever Changes released before the height of the summer of love - with all that tuning in, drop out, etc.,  Lee had done it all already?

I just wasn't being very clear

I meant the Barrett/Barrett-influenced Floyd, like most of Piper, some of Saucerful and the singles/outtakes that appeared on Relics (or demos). If you're an established Floyd fan looking for bands that are more obscure but similar, then it's reasonable to start off saying that "Forever Changes" sounds a bit like early Floyd - whereas in reality, of course, the reverse is true. You'll probably hit me on the "obscure" point, but I'd guess there are more people in the world that have heard Pink Floyd than Love. I agree, BTW - it's a terrific album.

Of course, then there's stuff like "Interstellar Overdrive" - which is why I mentioned the Duul II, although come to think of it, I probably meant "Phallus Dei" rather than the later "Wolf City".

The Byrds, according to the thesis what I wrote, were the instigators of psychedelic rock, with the landmark track "8 Miles High", so I'd agree that they influenced Lee & co - although maybe the spreading use of LSD also had something to do with it...  

Certif1ed wrote:  You'll probably hit me on the "obscure" point, but I'd guess there are more people in the world that have heard Pink Floyd than Love. I agree, BTW - it's a terrific album.

Probably, but personally I don't think Forever Changes should be obscure.  With Arthur Lee touring the new edition of Love doing Forever Changes live in 2002 and 2003, he made for a lot of new fans of that album - Love  went down a storm at Glastonbury 2003.

"A house is not a motel"

great guitar solo, but nothing to do with PF

oliverstoned wrote: "A house is not a motel" great guitar solo, but nothing to do with PF

But who can beat the opening lines (for instance,  the juxtapositioning of ugly and beautiful):

The snot has dried upon my pants, it has turned to crystal

?

Dick Heath wrote: oliverstoned wrote: "A house is not a motel" great guitar solo, but nothing to do with PF   But who can beat the opening lines (for instance,  the juxtapositioning of ugly and beautiful): The snot has dried upon my pants, it has turned to crystal ?

I don't understand

Could you be more explicit, please?

Love have quite a bit to do with PF - especially the era that is being questioned here.

As I understand it, some of the earliest influences on Floyd were the Byrds, Love and the Rolling Stones, who Barrett was reported as being especially fond of - and the "Scenes" in the U.S. and London cannot have passed them by, despite Gilmour and Waters insistence that they simply played the music they wanted to hear.

It's not hard to see how much the very earliest Floyd music/lyrics were inspired by Love who, despite recent exposure, are unknown to most people - even if they've heard of them, I doubt they'd be able to hum any tunes or quote any lyrics unless they're die-hard Damned fans...

gdub411 wrote: A Momemtary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell sound similiar to Pink Floyd

Yep, definitely a lot more than "The Final Cut" does!!

oliverstoned wrote: Dick Heath wrote: oliverstoned wrote: "A house is not a motel" great guitar solo, but nothing to do with PF   But who can beat the opening lines (for instance,  the juxtapositioning of ugly and beautiful): The snot has dried upon my pants, it has turned to crystal ? I don't understand Could you be more explicit, please?

which bit?

threefates wrote: gdub411 wrote: A Momemtary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell sound similiar to Pink Floyd Yep, definitely a lot more than "The Final Cut" does!!

Yeah...lets off out the Wall as Well....chalk those 2 as Roger solos and the other 2 as Gilmour solos

gdub411 wrote: Yeah...lets off out the Wall as Well....chalk those 2 as Roger solos and the other 2 as Gilmour solos

Well maybe AMLOR.. altho it sounds more FLoyd than the other Gilmour solo efforts.  But TDB... sounds truly Floyd to me.  And with Rick and Nick playing on it, and Rick even writing for it,  I don't think it can be called a DG solo album...

threefates wrote: gdub411 wrote: Yeah...lets off out the Wall as Well....chalk those 2 as Roger solos and the other 2 as Gilmour solos Well maybe AMLOR.. altho it sounds more FLoyd than the other Gilmour solo efforts.  But TDB... sounds truly Floyd to me.  And with Rick and Nick playing on it, and Rick even writing for it,  I don't think it can be called a DG solo album...

Too bad Rick didn't sing on it as well. David's voice is horrible on the Division Bell...it's like his voice is shot and is forced to talk through it instead. Otherwise I would agree it is a stronger effort than AMLOR

On what part of TDB do you think that David's voice is shot? I don't hear that at all!  I think he sounds marvelous all the way thru it.  Actually after Animals and DSOTM.. this is my favorite FLoyd album.