I think the writing is outstanding, but outside of a handful of highlights, on a song-for-song basis it doesnt stack up well against other double albums and lacks the consistency of other Floyd efforts.
it is a good song. i've seen the video on a daily basis for the past couple weeks (music tv here picks up on a song sometimes and will play it several times a day - old stuff, that is).I like the song Whole Hearted by Extreme.
I'm a big Floyd fan, but The Wall, for me, is more of an experience than an album I want to listen to often. And I'd argue that the film does more to wholly deliver Waters' vision than the music itself. I think the writing is outstanding, but outside of a handful of highlights, on a song-for-song basis it doesnt stack up well against other double albums and lacks the consistency of other Floyd efforts.
There are several tracks on the album that are present solely for the purpose of advancing and/or clarifying the plot
Isn't the correct title "Hole Hearted"?
Just sayin'.
Quadrophenia is my my all time top five.
The Rock has always annoyed me, because it's just a rehash of the previous 60 minutes and inferior to Quadrophenia (though i understand that's the whole point, Jimmy's life flashing before his eyes). i'll tell you one thing, the movie was a huge disappointment for me.Quadrophenia places in my top three. Doctor Jimmy - The Rock - Love Reign O'er Me is as emotional a trio of songs as one is likely ever to hear.
As for Floyd, Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, and Animals alternate in the top spot for me. I have a very difficult time choosing between them. Meddle and The Wall place in the second tier. The Final Cut is also a brilliant album. It is exceedingly dense, but also one of the more intelligent and articulate albums that I have ever heard. I'm also a fan of The Division Bell, which usually does not receive a terrible amount of appreciation.
The Lightning Seeds,
I've long thought that the worst song by a great band is The Who's "You Better You Bet." Yet they have still insisted on playing it at nearly every concert and including it on every compilation since it was released.
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I love San Tropez. Seamus is a goofy little ditty but it's certainly not annoying on the level of Wild Honey Pie or something.
Those first three tracks are something else, though. I can't think of another one of their albums that opens that strongly.
There was a group of us in college that would sit in one guy's dorm room and just listen to that album in its entirety fairly often, without anyone making a sound. Most of us were usually high.
Jet are a pretty average band, but I don't think they deserve the kind of derision they get in some quarters.
And Are You Gonna Be My Girl is IMO a fantastic song.