Re-listened to a lot of their stuff....all generally of high quality. A few duff tracks here and there, but generally a very good band. Man, Ummagumma is an incoherent mess. Obscured by Clouds a sleeper favorite. I do NOT like The Wall. Something set in at that stage that soured me on the whole thing.

twelvepoint wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:56 pm The Wall was great when I was a teenager, but those themes of being under control by teachers, parents are way in my past, so it doesn't really move me anymore. But who knows, maybe someday I'll be a jaded rock star and the Wall will have a whole new meaning for me!

At it's heart it's a song of anticapitalism, extrapolate it away from teachers and parents. Granted the 'child's view' is a bit hokey. Aside from that though, the instrumental bit with the guitar solo with the pulsing bass underneath....magic.

The worst shit is "dad blues," i.e., dad discovers John Mayer and buys PRS and Dumble clone. He may even branch out to praise & worship.

Also, DSOTM seems to get a bad rap purely by merit of being popular and by definition, overexposed.


How many songs out there match the floaty mellow vibe of Breathe? They not only made a successful popular song in 7/4 time (a rarity) but they also practically invented techno on the same album! Many moments on this thing that lift it above the competition.

And if none of that impresses you, just listen to Clare Torry's amazing, emotive vocal delivery without her uttering a word.

For "space rock," I prefer the stylings of Lemmy-era Hawkwind, Pink Fairies, and UFO 2. PF is a little too mannered.

Curry Pervert wrote: Thu Jan 06, 2022 6:14 pm Also, DSOTM seems to get a bad rap purely by merit of being popular and by definition, overexposed.

How many songs out there match the floaty mellow vibe of Breathe? They not only made a successful popular song in 7/4 time (a rarity) but they also practically invented techno on the same album! Many moments on this thing that lift it above the competition.

And if none of that impresses you, just listen to Clare Torry's amazing, emotive vocal delivery without her uttering a word.

I think it's fair to classify DSOTM as one of those rare mega-sellers that's (mostly) still very good. See also Beatles/Zeppelin albums and Back in Black.

NC, very few waffles. Just too many really impressive tunes, especially during their run in the '70s. Certainly some random gems early and later in their career as well. I love me some smooth Gilmour guitar & vocals. Definitely one of the bands in the rotation when I was young and becoming a music fan. Given the length of their working career, they had undeniable staying power through multiple lineup changes.

Crap, but with a high waffle factor, mainly due to how unique and thoroughly original the first album and early singles were (and still are).

The subsequent few albums were quite good in parts (especially the under-rated "More" soundtrack), but the last one that does anything for me is "Atom Heart Mother", and even that only has two good songs ("Summer 68" and "Fat Old Sun").

They've received far too many NC votes on here in my opinion, so I'm going to be a contrary bastard and vote Crap.

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.

You're not kidding. "Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Vegetable Man" were clearly written by a man who was in the process of losing his marbles, and knew it.

HeavenIsInYrBeard wrote: Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:16 pm
You're not kidding. "Scream Thy Last Scream" and "Vegetable Man" were clearly written by a man who was in the process of losing his marbles, and knew it.

Just listened to Vegetable Man for the first time in years. Wow! It sounds almost nothing like Pink Floyd - anticipates angular post-punk like if Wire and maybe PiL took lots of lsd. Wish there was more like this.