verte76
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I'm currently listening to "Wish You Were Here". I'm a Floydhead from way back. Anyone else?
bono_man2002 said:I'm pretty new on the Floyd stuff.
I only listened to the Wall all the way though last week and enjoyed it muchly, I also have Dark Side Of The Moon, which I'm yet to get a chance to listen to.
xaviMF22 said:If you get a chance also listen to
"animals"
and
"meddle"
both brilliant and underrated pink floyd albums
My sentiments exactly.PlaTheGreat said:Meddle
-Fearless
Piper at the Gates
- Lucifer Sam
Animals
-Dogs x 100
liamcool said:I am a Floyd fangirl. Where's GibsonGirl?
youtooellen said:animals is such a brilliant album.
when I listen to the album beginning to the end, I feel close to rejuvenated for some reason.
GibsonGirl said:bono_man2002, if you like The Wall, check out Animals or The Final Cut. My preference for both changes on a daily basis, but they're by far my favourite. Animals is the album that (sort of inadvertently) led to The Wall, and The Final Cut is the fallout from The Wall. If you haven't already read about it, I could tell you all about the Montreal 1977 incident, if you like. It's the moment that sparked the idea for The Wall...
Okay, so Animals. The embodiment of progressive rock! It's awesome from start to finish. The themes are rather Orwellian. I don't know if you've read Animal Farm, but it's basically a very similar idea going on in Animals. The songs that are sandwiched by both parts of Pigs On The Wing are rather long, but don't let that discourage you. If you get the album, don't skip through the songs because you'll miss so many great little things. Roger's singing is great on it, too. Sheeeeeep. That song contains probably my favourite line ever: "wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity into the dreaaaammmm."
As for The Final Cut, that one's mainly about war and the loss Roger Waters experienced growing up without a father. It's an absolutely beautiful album but very depressing at the same time. A bit difficult to listen to, actually. The title track is probably the most emotional song written by anyone ever. I kind of wish one of the lyrics in that song hadn't been changed. In the demo, there's the line "And if I'm in, I'll tell you what's behind the wall." The "what's behind the wall" part ultimately ended getting removed from the "final cut" of the album, as it were. But still, fantastic album. David Gilmour has some amazing solos on it, if you like that sort of thing. All that said, it might be a bit of a grower for a casual fan, because it's a bit musically sparse in sections.
Songs that are great from those two albums:
Animals: Sheep, Dogs, Pigs (Three Different Ones)
The Final Cut: The Hero's Return, The Gunners Dream, The Fletcher Memorial Home, The Final Cut, Two Suns In The Sunset
verte76 said:I'm currently listening to "Wish You Were Here". I'm a Floydhead from way back. Anyone else?
bono_man2002 said:
I'll be sure to check those out, Thanks heaps for the Info!