[central] Pink Floyd Topic!

[How2PK]

Pink Floyd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey everybody, I noticed that there was no Floyd thread on the Off Topic forum, so I decided I made one. IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ve been a Floyd fan now for little longer than a year and IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢m curious what you guys think of the band.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A small Introduction and basic info on Pink Floyd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The band starts in 1965 when Roger Waters, Nick Mason and Rick Wright start the band ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅSigma SixÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

[Hukaideez]

Probably one of the best bands ever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was good to see them reunited for Live 8, which was another benefit of the concert.

[Herr]

I went to see the Australian Pink Floyd show (biggest and best tribute act) at the MEN in April, they were incredible. They replicated the songs perfectly - even The Great Gig in the Sky.

[Danabis]

I went to see the Australian Pink Floyd show (biggest and best tribute act) at the MEN in April, they were incredible. They replicated the songs perfectly - even The Great Gig in the Sky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah I went to see them too, they were unbelievable.

[How2PK]

I went to see the Australian Pink Floyd show (biggest and best tribute act) at the MEN in April, they were incredible. They replicated the songs perfectly - even The Great Gig in the Sky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ooh, that sounds good! I never heard anything of their tribute bands though. Who did they use to do The Great Gig in the Sky?

[Pete_the_Viscous]

I don't really have anything to add, but I wanted to assert my appreciation of Pink Floyd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually, I do have stuff to add after all. Maybe this is commonly known, but Douglas Adams (the man who wrote the The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy series and all that) was a friend of Dave Gilmour, and it was he who picked the name "The Division Bell" for that album (from the lyrics). Also, for his 42nd* birthday, he played guitar at a concert of theirs, or something like that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*or so I read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and here's a quote="some website. Answers.com, or something"

 

 

 

In the original radio series, as Arthur Dent, Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Marvin the Paranoid Android step out onto the lost planet of Magrathea, atmospheric music from Wish You Were Here (Shine on you Crazy Diamond part I of IX) plays. Arthur asks "Did you know that robot can hum like Pink Floyd?" and Marvin switches to rock and roll on request./quote

[willyhenriksen]

the walls the best, they build a wall over the scene and blows it in the end...

[Herr]

Who did they use to do The Great Gig in the Sky?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was just one of the female chorus. They had kids from a local school in to do another brick pt. 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The only problem I could find in their performance was the singer lacked the small vocal flourish on the end of each line in 'Time'. I only noticed that because it's my favourite song by them and I've listened to it to death.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That said, for a bunch of aussies they pulled off EXCELLENT 70's/80's british accents.

[logic-is-overrated]

I'm not reading all that so if you said it towards the end then kill me. But I thought Syd Barrett really didn't get kicked out, he just sort of went insane from too much LSD every day and went off. But my favorite Floyd stuff is when Syd Barrett was lead.

[Mr_Putter]

I'm not reading all that so if you said it towards the end then kill me. But I thought Syd Barrett really didn't get kicked out, he just sort of went insane from too much LSD every day and went off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actually, while we're all correcting each other, he didn't go off. He started going nuts (like refusing to go on stage, running out and wailing crazy solos with an untuned guitar...etc etc) they just "forgot" to pick him up for a show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also:

ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅArnold LayneÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

[stevester77]

As a fellow pink floyd fan have any of you also seen the movie "the wall"? Its based on the album and im wondering if its any good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh and you said that floyd album's are expensive where you live averaging 16-20 euros? That stinks bc at least where I live they cost like 14-18 dollars max and since the dollar is half the worth of the euro its like 8-10 euros.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idk why i added that last part.

[How2PK]

Actually, while we're all correcting each other, he didn't go off. He started going nuts (like refusing to go on stage, running out and wailing crazy solos with an untuned guitar...etc etc) they just "forgot" to pick him up for a show.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t think itÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s a bad thing that weÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re correcting each other, making a mistake is only human, and we do want to have the right information up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrett was indeed not functioning the correct way, living on acid-trips, playing un tuned guitars, not even able to tune his guitar etc. (I believe that change became definite when he went to some kind of friends where he stayed for a few weeks only using acid and other drugs). Waters invited Gilmour early ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹Ãâ68 to the band, and it was meant that he was going to do the live performances, while Barrett was kept of-stage doing the song writing. Waters told this to Barrett, and Barrett didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t really give a reaction, hence him still coming to the recording studio to rehearse while he was ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹ÃâfiredÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ (of course he couldnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t rehearse). He was not welcome at on-stage nor the studio anymore. After that he left, went back to Cambridge living as a hermit. ThatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s what I meant with ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¹ÃâkickedÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pfff. That's a single, silly. It's not on Piper....Silly .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hehe, now I look stupid. :P Being their first single I assumed it was on Piper, but I checked my copies of Piper and it wasnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t on it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How dare you dis Atom Heart Mother like that. It's a work of art, it's definately one of my top 5 PF albums...It's just...So...Good...The title suite is simply...Brain...Melting...Drool all over your shirt kind of cool. What with the huge orchestra, the French horn (for ownage), all that violins and the choir...Not to mention some amazing work from all the members of the band for music. "If" completely contrasts with the former song, and has some great light music, astounding lyrics, and there first foray, if you will, into thoughts of insanity (later seen...well...lots of places). After that, what I consider the most underrated song...EVAR...Summer '68. I'll agree that its light and kinda pop-ish...But that just proves that PF doesn't have to be all out there (not that that doesn't work for them)...It's got incredible lyrics and thought...All the intruments do there part (Piano esspecially - and is that trumput *doesn't know intruments*) great singing (Wright's voice is wicked underrated) and its perhaps equally or more drool-on-shirting than the title suite. Great song. Then after that it goes into "Fat Old Sun", and since you agree with me on that, I'll just say - awesome guitar-ness. Then the last track, Alan's Psychedelic Breakfeast...Well, it's interesting - awesome sound...The whole making of breakfeast get's boring (and ocassionally annoying) when listening to it often, but when you listen to the music its pretty good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall AHM is by far the most underrated PF album.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢m not dissing ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅAtom Heart Mother (title came from a heads in the paper about a woman who was pregnant with an on atom power working pacemaker :P). I love the title song and ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅFat Old SunÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

[Mr_Putter]

actually was Atom Heart Mother that was recorded in a rush, which you can hear at some points too (for example MasonÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s drums). And ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅAlanÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s Psychedelic BreakfastÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

[crumpet]

I went to see the Australian Pink Floyd show (biggest and best tribute act) at the MEN in April, they were incredible. They replicated the songs perfectly - even The Great Gig in the Sky.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I went to that aswell (I think were talkinmg about tthe same show) the one a the palais (sp?) in st kilda near luna park i loved it it was sweet as had awsum seats 2nd tear 3rd row little off middle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favourite songs: Great gig in the sky, comfortably numb, wish you were here, learning to fly, us and them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

plus Shine on your crazy diamond is amazing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i only have a couple of albums greatest hits, and dark side of the moon

 

 

 

but i have the wall dvd i love it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

also have a few vinyls of them that i got off my parents i have: wish you were here, dark side of the moon, the delicate sound of thunder

[How2PK]

I've got another question about that tribute concert, did they have those awesome lightshows too? :o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And what albums, viny;s. dvd, books, t-shirts, posters or w/e do you own?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think my fav. albums are:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Darkside of the Moon

 

 

 

2. Wish you Were Here

 

 

 

3. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

 

 

 

4. Animals

 

 

 

5. The Wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CD's, DVD's and vinyl I own (the Vinyl are a present from my father :) )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cd's:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Echoes

 

 

 

Relics

 

 

 

Wish You were Here

 

 

 

Animals

 

 

 

Darkside of the Mon

 

 

 

Piper at the Gates of Dawn

 

 

 

Meddle

 

 

 

The Wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Wall

 

 

 

The Making of Darkside of the Moon

 

 

 

Atom Heart Mother

 

 

 

Live at Pompeii

 

 

 

Syd Barret's First Trip

 

 

 

Live Anathology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vinyl:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medle

 

 

 

Atom Heart Mother

 

 

 

Ummagumma (2 times. :? )

 

 

 

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

 

 

 

A Saucerful of Secrets

 

 

 

The Final Cut

 

 

 

Animals

 

 

 

The Wall

 

 

 

Darkside of the moon

 

 

 

Wish You Were Here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I still need some books, I've got one about their music from the liberary now, anybody else has got suggestions on what's good an what not?

[Mr_Putter]

I have...11 of the CD's...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSOTM

 

 

 

The Wall

 

 

 

Wish You Were Here

 

 

 

Animals

 

 

 

Piper at the Gates of Dawn

 

 

 

A Saucerful of Secrets

 

 

 

A Momentary Lapse of Reason

 

 

 

Obscured by Clouds

 

 

 

More

 

 

 

Meddle

 

 

 

Atom Heart Mother

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm still looking for: Umma Gumma, The Final Cut, and The Division Bell. I know I can get the latter 2 anywhere, but Umma Gumma I've seen only occassionally at my local music store. I need to wait for it to come back :(. Also I still need Relic's, but I'm not going to hold my breath. And I can't order online.

[Danabis]

I've got another question about that tribute concert, did they have those awesome lightshows too? :o

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They use one of Floyd's old lighting rigs.

[XXMANSONXX]

im named after pink floyd my names floyd w00t

[adthegreat-]

I've only ever heard one Pink Floyd song, 'Money' and i thought it was really good, i like the sarcastic lyrics and the whole piece in general. I'm wondering if you guys think I would DarkSide of The Moon?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I listen to Coldplay, Athlete and Radiohead primarily, and also if you could describe 'Acid Rock' I would appreciate it. :P

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Dad used to listen to them when he was younger, and most of my college friends have them in their Top 3 of Bands, so even if you guys think I won't like it, I may as well try. 8)

[ozecroc]

mm, complete collection is currently housed on my computer with most of the albums except for pulse and division bell coming off my dad's vynils and recorded with polderbits.

 

 

 

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

 

 

 

A saucerful of Secrets

 

 

 

More

 

 

 

Ummagumma

 

 

 

Atom Heart Mother

 

 

 

Meddle

 

 

 

Obscured by Clouds

 

 

 

The Dark Side of the Moon

 

 

 

Wish You Where Here

 

 

 

Animals

 

 

 

The Wall

 

 

 

The Final Cut

 

 

 

A Momentary Lapse of Reason

 

 

 

Delicate Sound of Thunder

 

 

 

The Division Bell

 

 

 

Pulse(Live)

 

 

 

Us and Them

 

 

 

Echoes

 

 

 

^ftw