And then there was Pink Floyd’s The Wall, the other megaphenomenal double album release of late 1979. Unlike Tusk, The Wall sold around fifteen million copies in the U.S. It was truly a huge success. In the spring and summer … 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)
