Originally posted by pawnfondlerSussed you out - haha!
after some listening I've decided I dont like Pink Floyd anymore.
Im grateful for them getting me through high school. The Wall got me through several mediocre years. Atom Heart mother was great with the old black light on in my bedroom for those dreary days. Dark Side of the Moon just annoys me now as several bad radio stations have destroyed it. As f ...[text shortened]... cher all of your music as was done with Floyd after you. Shine on you crazy diamond, shine on.
You're rwingett in disguise aren't you?
Originally posted by rwingettyup you called me out, I dont know a thing about pink floyd, or music for that matter. You clearly are the definitive opinion on the matter.
Pawnfondler doesn't know what he's talking about. All the Pink Floyd albums from [b]Piper at the Gates of Dawn to The Final Cut were great.[/b]
Originally posted by VargYes, Waters had an ego, there's no denying that. But I've always thought his solo stuff was top notch. The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking, Radio K.A.O.S., and Amused to Death are all stellar, in my none too humble opinion. His Radio K.A.O.S. tour remains the best concert I've seen.
You mean [b]ego?
Waters thought he was bigger than the band and his career ended as a result.[/b]
Originally posted by rwingettÇa ira?
Yes, Waters had an ego, there's no denying that. But I've always thought his solo stuff was top notch. The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking, Radio K.A.O.S., and Amused to Death are all stellar, in my none too humble opinion. His Radio K.A.O.S. tour remains the best concert I've seen.
Floyd was unique in the manner in which they evoked an easy folk sound upon intricate layers of studio sound. Add to that the fact that they were actually very good musicians. The elements that differentiated them from the norm will continue to make them timeless.
After Wish You Were Here they tended to rest on their laurals in my opinion.
There have been many bands that I left behind only to return to them later in years. This is even more so with the drival that rock music has presented in the last ten years or so and with the increased non-musical influence of rap upon popular rock music. Don't let pawnfondler's previous comment fool you. He knows more about music than 99% of the people who make posts in these forums. I just wonder if he too will ultimately reinvest in bands that he once enjoyed when he becomes older or becomes disenchanted with the current direction as I have.
Jazz is the one musical medium that I can count on. It is based on improvisation which will keep it alive forever.
Originally posted by VargYour post caused me to do a little research. It seems Roger released two songs in 2004 on the internet only: To Kill The Child and Leaving Beirut. iTunes had them both for $1.99, so I bought them both. Both are similar to his Amused to Death work. Leaving Beirut is the longer of the two, at 12:29, which alternates between singing and spoken word sections. Both are (of course) against war in general, and the Iraq war in particular. $1.99 seemed a pittance to pay for them. A few lyrics:
You mean [b]ego?
Waters thought he was bigger than the band and his career ended as a result.[/b]
When I was 17 my mother, bless her heart, fulfilled my summer dream
She handed me the keys to the car
We motored down to Paris, fuelled with Dexedrine and booze
Got bust in Antibes by the cops
And fleeced in Naples by the wops
But everyone was kind to us, we were the English dudes
Our dads had helped them win the war
When we all knew what we were fighting for
But now an Englishman abroad is just a US stooge
The bulldog is a poodle snapping round the scoundrel's last refuge
Originally posted by rwingettMusicians should stick to music and keep out of politics - unless their name is Bob Dylan.
Your post caused me to do a little research. It seems Roger released two songs in 2004 on the internet only: To Kill The Child and Leaving Beirut. iTunes had them both for $1.99, so I bought them both. Both are similar to his Amused to Death work. Leaving Beirut is the longer of the two, at 12:29, which alternates between singing ...[text shortened]... oad is just a US stooge
The bulldog is a poodle snapping round the scoundrel's last refuge[/i]