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Finally we’re getting into the ones I mostly have positive stuff to say about. A lot of Floyd fans don’t really like Ummagumma. The band themself don’t really seem to like it much, no tracks from it appear on subsequent … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks the Albums of Pink Floyd, #12
2014’s The Endless River takes its title from a line in the previous album’s “High Hopes” that effectively communicates that this one is by and large nothing more than an addendum to The Division Bell. It was assembled mostly from … Continue reading The Day Thread Ranks the Albums of Pink Floyd, #13
From the second-ever Floyd album to the second-to-last one, we now turn our attention to 1994’s The Division Bell. This album and the next were written and mostly recorded together, the first to include Richard Wright as an official member … Continue reading The Night Thread ranks the albums of Pink Floyd, #14
A Saucerful of Secrets was the second Pink Floyd album, recorded amidst the drug-fueled psychic breakdown that led to original bandleader Syd Barret being rather unceremoniously dumped from the lineup. Barrett himself only features on two tracks, and as you … Continue reading The Day Thread ranks the albums of Pink Floyd, #15
More is one of Pink Floyd’s two film soundtracks, and of the two probably the weaker. I would go so far as to say it’s broadly the only Floyd album I feel like I don’t get. I won’t go as … Continue reading The Day Thread ranks the albums of Pink Floyd, #16
Today’s Night Thread song is “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” by Pink Floyd.[footnote] The song has nine parts that are found in various combinations on various releases. The embedded video is from the band’s Greatest Hits album and has seven … Continue reading Shine On You Crazy 05/23 Night Thread
And then there was Pink Floyd’s The Wall, the other megaphenomenal double album release of late 1979.[footnote]Yes, I know about London Calling, but that didn’t see release on this side of the Atlantic until 1980. Too bad, as it was … Continue reading Doubling Down: The 8/4 Night Thread Shakes Down 1979
And everything under the sun is in tune In 4th place, “Brain Damage”/”Eclipse”! In 3rd place, “Time”! In 2nd place, “Comfortably Numb”! And your pick for the best Pink Floyd song, “Wish You Were Here”! Thanks to everyone who participated! … Continue reading Pink Floyd Song Tournament: Results!
A distant ship’s smoke on the horizon Match 1: “Wish You Were Here” (31) vs. “Time” (23)Match 2: “Comfortably Numb” (32) vs. “Brain Damage”/”Eclipse” (22) Voting end 11 April, 10 PM EDT Continue reading Pink Floyd Song Tournament FINALS
Time to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Wish You Were Here” (42) vs. “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” (28)Match 2: “Time” (41) vs. “Us and Them” (23)Match 3: “Brain Damage”/”Eclipse” (35) vs. “Breathe (In the Air)” (27)Match 4: … Continue reading Pink Floyd Song Tournament Semi-Finals
Time to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Wish You Were Here” (64) vs. “Welcome to the Machine” (10)Match 2: “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” (63) vs. “In the Flesh” (8)Match 3: “Time” (47) vs. “Pigs (Three Different Ones)” … Continue reading Pink Floyd Song Tournament Quarter-Finals
Time to see which songs made it! Match 1: “Welcome to the Machine” (47) vs “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 1)” (23)Match 2: “Wish You Were Here” (63) vs. “See Emily Play” (10)Match 3: “In the Flesh” (36) vs. … Continue reading Pink Floyd Song Tournament Round 2
Time to see which songs made it! “Time”, “Comfortably Numb”, “Wish You Were Here”, “Brain Damage”/”Eclipse”, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, “Breathe (In the Air)”, “Hey You”, “Us and Them”, “Echoes”, “Fearless”, “The Great Gig in the Sky”, “Welcome to … Continue reading Pink Floyd Song Tournament: Round 1
Running over the same old ground, what have we found? IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: If you’ve somehow blocked me but are still posting in this thread, your nominations will not be counted. Nominations end 1 April, 10PM EDT Continue reading Pink Floyd Tournament – Nominations
Let’s discuss any and all music here. Got a new artist who’s rocking your boat that you want to talk about? Post a video! Found out about that unearthed Coltrane album that has the jazz freak in you losing your … Continue reading The Weekly Music Thread Project (which I believe was some sort of hovercraft)
