woopidoo2 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Well my uncle is a big fan of Pink Floyd, and he plays guitar alot also. Now I play guitar too (7 years to be exact) and I think Pink Floyd suits the music I like. Is it worth it to buy pink floyd cds? Im searching at wikipedia right now, who likes Pink Floyd here? any info about them? :| [http://woopidoo2.deviantart.com][Tip.it Moderator from Dec 10, 2006 to 03 Sep, 2008] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest XplsvBam Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 no I don't think anyone likes pink floyd here :^o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assassin_696 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Pink Floyd are a fantastic band, excellent music, always made for the sake of music. If you're looking into buying a few albums, the Echoes greatest hits style album isn't a bad start, but buying Wish You Were Here and Dark Side Of The Moon would give you a good feel for Pink Floyd. Was there anything specific you wanted to know about them? "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woopidoo2 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Pink Floyd are a fantastic band, excellent music, always made for the sake of music. If you're looking into buying a few albums, the Echoes greatest hits style album isn't a bad start, but buying Wish You Were Here and Dark Side Of The Moon would give you a good feel for Pink Floyd. Was there anything specific you wanted to know about them? ''The Dark side of the Moon''... I hope LP will post here :XD: Thanks for the info : [http://woopidoo2.deviantart.com][Tip.it Moderator from Dec 10, 2006 to 03 Sep, 2008] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assassin_696 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Another point. If you're interested in playing Pink Floyd stuff on your guitar, try and work out how David Gilmour had his guitar rigged. Some songs he has a lot of reverb, or echo, or uses other techniques, and it can be frustrating trying to get your guitar the same. You should be okay though if you have 7 years experience. Also, don't neglect the early Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd, it's a bit more psychadelic than their later stuff but still very good. If you like the gritty side of Pink Floyd try The Wall, for more elegant soundscapes Wish You Were Here and The Division Bell are safe bets. "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 If you want to get into Floyd I can recommend starting with their greatest hits CD echoes. As it features songs from every period. It's great for orientation, and you will hear what type of floyd fits best with you. Darkside of the Moon is my favorite album from them. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 As said, get the Echo's album. For the reasons mentioned above. Floyd are one of the greatest bands to ever play, but they use alot of sound effects so are hard to capture or play on a guitar with an amp. Dark Side Of The Moon is my favourite album get that after the echoes if you like it. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iantiger Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Ah, my Dad's a big Floyd fan as well as one of his brothers. I've never really had a chance to listen to them much, but the few tracks that I do possess, I like. Maybe it's finally time to bite the biscuit and buy an album? ~Ian Retired Tip It Moderator | Zybez Radio DJ - Listen Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Get Echoes too, i'm sure you know the more popular ones but for the full experience you need to play a whole album straight through. It's like a book of moods and emotions. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Althalus Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Like most people have said get Echoes first and see what you like. Some of their older stuff (Saucerful of Secrets, Momentary Lapse of Reason etc.) might give you the wrong idea of theirstyle, because it does kind of change. The Wish You Were Here album is excellent as are Dark Side of the Moon, and The Wall (watch the movie too!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Putter Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 If you want to get into Floyd I can recommend starting with their greatest hits CD echoes. As it features songs from every period. It's great for orientation, and you will hear what type of floyd fits best with you. Darkside of the Moon is my favorite album from them.I disgree, I think he should start with something like Wish You Were Here. I don't think you get the full understanding of their greatness from a compliation, since they are so much about the album. Maybe Wish You Were Here (even better when you understand the reasoning behind it all)...Maybe Animals...(same, to an extent). I started with DSotM, and I don't think I was able to fully enjoy it because it was too good. I wish I had eased in, and braced myself for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Gods. /end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Potato Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 C'mon guys, the breakthrough era albums were good, but let's not forget that they were a direct result of Syd's influences. I reccomend Piper at The Gates of Dawn, listen to "Insterstellar Overdrive", it's truly a genius work. All morons hate it when you call them a moron.-Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonator Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 if you really want to see the magic of Pink Floyd, get an original copy of Wizard of Oz. i cant quite remember how to do it, but assassin is aperently a floyd wiz. ask him, i hope he knows. RETIRED:XtnucxKanonatorTermionkatilUndead StrLed Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladymax Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I LOVE Pink Floyd!! Well worth it, let me tell you. : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 if you really want to see the magic of Pink Floyd, get an original copy of Wizard of Oz. i cant quite remember how to do it, but assassin is aperently a floyd wiz. ask him, i hope he knows. Get Dark side of the moon, and press play when the lion for metro-goldwyn-mayer, roars for the 3rd time. it synches up in many ways.... or, buy the Dark Side of OZ Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WutangFlu Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 If you want to get into Floyd I can recommend starting with their greatest hits CD echoes. As it features songs from every period. It's great for orientation, and you will hear what type of floyd fits best with you. Darkside of the Moon is my favorite album from them.I disgree, I think he should start with something like Wish You Were Here. I don't think you get the full understanding of their greatness from a compliation, since they are so much about the album. Maybe Wish You Were Here (even better when you understand the reasoning behind it all)...Maybe Animals...(same, to an extent). I started with DSotM, and I don't think I was able to fully enjoy it because it was too good. I wish I had eased in, and braced myself for it. I started with "The Wall" and went on to The Dark Side of The Moon, Then on to Echoes.. then... i just got everything else... One i reccomend though is get the PULSE Live Concert CD, AND DVD....I cried watching it, was so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonator Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 if you really want to see the magic of Pink Floyd, get an original copy of Wizard of Oz. i cant quite remember how to do it, but assassin is aperently a floyd wiz. ask him, i hope he knows. Get Dark side of the moon, and press play when the lion for metro-goldwyn-mayer, roars for the 3rd time. it synches up in many ways.... or, buy the Dark Side of OZ Google it.ok, this is awesome. im watching/listening to it right now on yahoo video search...ive always wanted to see this, guys... RETIRED:XtnucxKanonatorTermionkatilUndead StrLed Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Potato Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Get Dark side of the moon, and press play when the lion for metro-goldwyn-mayer, roars for the 3rd time. it synches up in many ways.... Before you do this, push "play" and then immediately "pause", so the CD is loaded when you are ready to push "play" again. I don't know if this is necessary but I do believe some CD players take a few seconds to load to disc after you push play. This page apparantly has directions (though I just Googled it so I don't know if it's right). All morons hate it when you call them a moron.-Holden Caulfield, The Catcher in the Rye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apinagez Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Pink Floyd is one of the few bands you can only fully listen to by buying their albums. ^The most disturbing signature on Tip.it^Last.fm|HELLY KAYLA!|Oh the mehagurtz!|#Siencemakers"they care less about their spelling mistakes then I." - Lionheart"apinagez... let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zach312 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 If you want to go for the full effect of playing their songs, play a Fender Telecaster, clean, with neck pickups. Reverb doesn't hurt in most cases either. Mugutu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I disgree, I think he should start with something like Wish You Were Here. I don't think you get the full understanding of their greatness from a compliation, since they are so much about the album. Maybe Wish You Were Here (even better when you understand the reasoning behind it all)...Maybe Animals...(same, to an extent). I started with DSotM, and I don't think I was able to fully enjoy it because it was too good. I wish I had eased in, and braced myself for it. You can't get the full understanding on first hearing. You need to play it more often. Wish You Were Here would be, I think, the album you could least appreciate. As he's not known with style, or history. I'm not saying Echoes is the best floyd album. But it is best when you are starting to listen to them. It covers all periods, Barrett, Gilmour and post Waters. From here you can orientate on what sound appeals most to you. And you automatically have a little bit of background on the band as well. Don't rush things, learn about it first. And then play the albums. Otherwise you might get a nasty surprise, as you had. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assassin_696 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I think they are a band that are very well appreciated listening to an album all the way through, but Echoes is pretty good really, the songs flowed surprisingly well for a compilation album, it's definitely a good start. I couldn't recommend Wish You Were Here more, it's one of my favourite albums of all time, but Dark Side Of The Moon is a good start as well for one of their concept albums. The P*U*L*S*E dvd is also well worth it, achingly beautiful stuff. "Da mihi castitatem et continentam, sed noli modo" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I agree Echoes on the way to go first. He needs to listen and get into them before he goes all out on Wish You Were Here. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Putter Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 I disgree, I think he should start with something like Wish You Were Here. I don't think you get the full understanding of their greatness from a compliation, since they are so much about the album. Maybe Wish You Were Here (even better when you understand the reasoning behind it all)...Maybe Animals...(same, to an extent). I started with DSotM, and I don't think I was able to fully enjoy it because it was too good. I wish I had eased in, and braced myself for it. You can't get the full understanding on first hearing. You need to play it more often. Wish You Were Here would be, I think, the album you could least appreciate. As he's not known with style, or history. I'm not saying Echoes is the best floyd album. But it is best when you are starting to listen to them. It covers all periods, Barrett, Gilmour and post Waters. From here you can orientate on what sound appeals most to you. And you automatically have a little bit of background on the band as well. Don't rush things, learn about it first. And then play the albums. Otherwise you might get a nasty surprise, as you had.When you put it that way, your probably right. I actually own Echoes, but I don't believe I've ever actually listened to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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