I got the remix of Momentary Lapse of Reason, something no one asked for or needs, and it sounds more like a Pink Floyd record and less like the 1980’s. I’ve still never heard the very last two.

I like different eras of Pink Floyd for different reasons. Their direction changed after Syd but there’s a thread through it of them exploring and reaching out as they melt together all their influences. The post Syd version of the band finally forges at Meddle. They peak immensely at DSOTM and pretty much maintain that excellence for the next two albums before slowly fizzing out across the next two after those.

I can hardly stand to listen to the Wall anymore which is partially my 8th grade selfs fault for listening to it every single day. But also it doesn’t sound like a Pink Floyd record it sounds like a Spielberg film. It does have a handful of good songs.

Final Cut sounds like a Pink Floyd record with some assistant engineering from Spielberg. Which is to say it sounds better than the Wall but not as good as the rest.

MLOR always sounded like an 80’s abomination but had better songs than Final Cut. So now it’s found it’s right place as a mediocre later Pink Floyd album that sounds like a Pink Floyd album.

Pink Floyd NOT CRAP SOME WFs

Was waiting for you ElP. Yeah, 8th grade self thankfully "ruined" a lot of music, which on reflection, needed ruining. Great summation

i didn't know there was a version of Momentary Lapse of Reason without the Phil Collins sound. That's still not really interesting enough to want to hear, but interesting to note. Also interesting to note that Nick Mason has started a 60s Pink Floyd covers band, Roger Waters has revived his 80s agitprop, and David Gilmour... still seems to be flying the flag for arena dadrock.

That's how high on drugs you where. You traveled to Pompeii to play to a film crew.

That is a good song I will give them that. Movie rendition of Empty Spaces, also good.
I honestly have abridged versions of a few of their songs that I have edited for the parts in those particular songs I find enjoyable. Kind of like how I have two CD-R's from the Joy Division box set that contain songs of theirs I like. Both are labeled "Joy Division songs you can tolerate".

I'm really burnt out on late 60's early 70's rock because I have had it pushed down my throat my entire life.

I am surprised at the depths of anti-whimsy feeling out there that would lead so many to prefer the dadrock phase to the spiky psych/garage rock. Syd's whimsy always had a pretty dark streak besides.

Dave Gilmour is the patron saint of blues lawyers. Well no, that's probably Clapton I guess. But he's in the pantheon.

Anthony Flack wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:16 am I am surprised at the depths of anti-whimsy feeling out there that would lead so many to prefer the dadrock phase to the spiky psych/garage rock. Syd's whimsy always had a pretty dark streak besides.

Dave Gilmour is the patron saint of blues lawyers. Well no, that's probably Clapton I guess. But he's in the pantheon.

I can tolerate post Barrett Floyd more than I used to be able to, which is to say I now barely tolerate it.

I agree with much of FMAF’s post here.

Anthony Flack wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:16 am Dave Gilmour is the patron saint of blues lawyers. Well no, that's probably Clapton I guess. But he's in the pantheon.

Comfortably Numb has that watershed moment between the first solo (a pleasing counterpoint to the song) and the second, a point where Gilmour submits to the dark desire to express the inner blues turmoil only a millionaire guitarist can know.

Much of the Barrett era to me sounds like psychedelia for its own sake. Like the notion of mind altering substances inspiring and being catered to through sound was so novel that there's a classic stoned confusion that what is merely peculiar is somehow profound. As if some surrealist lyrics and novel guitar playing was automatically an artistic achievement based purely on the fact that mind altering substances are considered deviant. It reminds me of my headspace as a 13 year old where sneaking with my friends to smoke weed automatically made us cool and interesting in our minds.

Don't get me wrong, music that mainly exists for the novelty of it's weirdness is fine- I love Can and I like Faust, but there's something often tedious about early Floyd, like being cornered by someone with dilated eyes who wishes to monologue at you about all their whimsical hallucinations and notions.

jason from volo wrote: Sun Dec 12, 2021 9:10 am
And does "Corporal Clegg" really need the kazoo solo?

YES, it really does

I have some affection for the immediate post-Syd period because there is something endearing about hearing a band that has a following and a record contract, but no front man, no direction, and no idea what they are supposed to be doing or sound like, trying to put out records regardless.