Pink Floyd

[GoreBag]

Yeah, I guess I can't blame you when you put that way, you big wimp.

[Reverend Joe]

Yeah, I guess I can't blame you when you put that way, you big wimp.

Mellow, man...

[Moros]

Don't worry about it so much. You're a heavy-metal man, I'm a hippie.

Than I'm a postmodern metal head hippie rock blues .....

as long as it isn't too commercial and the artist has made himself or with a band at least a big part of the final "product". not for the money but because of fun or passion I respect all music. And if it is any good I'll listen to it. atleast if ain't silly R&B. (I do have respect ( ) for more underground hiphop stuff)

[Slyspy]

Deary me, do you even know who Slayer and Pantera are?! Slayer, one of the big four metal changing thrash bands - the others being Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax, heard of them?! - Slayer changed the metal scene with their mixture of heavy riffs and punk type speed... And Pantera refreshed and gave the metal scene a kick up the arse in the 90's when it was desperately needed. Not big even in their own genre?! You have no idea!

Slayer and Pantera are no better or worse than Floyd, just different and I love all three.

Though they don't quite match up to Maiden.

Heard of them all, heard them all and brought a fair number of albums so less of the patronising tone please. I never liked Slayer, Pantera or Anthrax much even when I was a metalhead, certainly not enough to believe any of their albums to be classics. The odd track maybe, but not albums. That is why I never brought CDs to replace my old tapes from back in the day. On the other hand Maiden, Metallica and Megadeth have all been purchased on those new-fangled CDs (though not the latest Metallica which I dislike). As I got older (some might say matured, though I wonder) my musical tastes varied and widened while I let go of my youthful angst - things change.

[Reverend Joe]

Heard of them all, heard them all and brought a fair number of albums so less of the patronising tone please.

Music people can be really patronizing. That's why I stopped doing music polls.

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Anyway, Floyd are great. Check out their album "Animals"-- many have argued that is where the distinctive "Pink Floyd" sound emerged, to be refined on such monoliths as Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall.

I cant believe no one else caught this. Sorry Hurin but darkside was well before Animals and its the one thats creditted with the distinctive "Pink Floyd" sound . Animals in actuality wasnt even supposed to be an album. Wish you were here(my favorite floyd album) was supposed to be a double album with animals as the second record. They decided it would be better to split them up and rename the second part Animals. I saw them do the Wish you were here animals concert on the 4th of july at Madison Square Garden in the early 70s and after that roadied for the Wall show at the Nassau Coliesium.

Those four albums I think define the sound of theirs thats most popular and are my favorites. The early Sid stuff was wacked and a trip. You had to do acid to appreciate it. I love Careful with that axe Eugene.

[ah_dut]

Gah! what's with all the bickering? Floyd rule especially the wish you were here album, their best in my opinion. I am not so hot on the early stuff though, at times it's a bit...weird.

Anyone here like Sigur Ros? or better still understand it

[IrishMike]

Floyd can be the stuff sometimes, sometimes not. I especially love time, that song is so great. But alas they can't touch the mighty Led Zeppelin and Rage Against the Machine Personally like Beirut said, its all an acquired taste.

[Reverend Joe]

The early Sid stuff was wacked and a trip. You had to do acid to appreciate it.

Nah, all you need is some good grass.

[Hurin_Rules]

I cant believe no one else caught this. Sorry Hurin but darkside was well before Animals and its the one thats creditted with the distinctive "Pink Floyd" sound . Animals in actuality wasnt even supposed to be an album. Wish you were here(my favorite floyd album) was supposed to be a double album with animals as the second record. They decided it would be better to split them up and rename the second part Animals. I saw them do the Wish you were here animals concert on the 4th of july at Madison Square Garden in the early 70s and after that roadied for the Wall show at the Nassau Coliesium.

Those four albums I think define the sound of theirs thats most popular and are my favorites. The early Sid stuff was wacked and a trip. You had to do acid to appreciate it. I love Careful with that axe Eugene.

You're right Gawain-- I stand corrected. Thanks for clearing that up for us all.

Cheers

[English assassin]

if Slyspy thinks that Metalica sold out with the Black Album then he is/was a metalhead fair enough.

He's wrong about Slayer not having a classic album though, Reign in Blood should be on anyone's top five metal albums.

Inspired by this thread I dug out my old copy of Dark Side of the Moon at the weekend and guess what?

It still did my head in.

[Slyspy]

I didn't say that they sold out. In fact I don't much care if they have (or even what it means when applied to a commercially successful band). I just didn't like the music.

[jimmyM]

I seem to remember being showed bits of the wall at a very early age...I think there was lasting damage caused (maybe I should sue? ) anyhow, like them very much, listening to division bell at the moment...

[GoreBag]

He's wrong about Slayer not having a classic album though, Reign in Blood should be on anyone's top five metal albums.

Bah, Reign in Blood is only famous as an album because of the single of the similar name. Slayer's far from my top five.

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Seeing as metal has entered the discussion, here's a Beatallica plug-go to music, you can download their MP3s legally.

My favourite is 'The Thing That Should Not Let It Be'.