How good were Pink Floyd?

Seedy Ron said:
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Animals (1977)
The Wall (1979)

They f**king owned the 70's. Yes, they are (were) very good.

RIP Syd & Rick
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The 70's for me were all about Prog rock then Punk rock
 
I will put my hand up and admit I know very little about them.

Always happy to listen and be convinced they are as good as fans of their work say.
 
Seedy Ron said:
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Animals (1977)
The Wall (1979)

They f**king owned the 70's. Yes, they are (were) very good.

RIP Syd & Rick
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nimrod said:
The 70's for me were all about Prog rock then Punk rock
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Mine's just an opinion and you are entitled to yours mate. I'm not quite sure if your agreeing with me to tell you the truth as I've heard Floyd described as Prog Rock. However, 3 of the albums I quoted are in the 50 best selling albums of all time (Dark Side Of The Moon, The Wall & Wish You Were Here). Punk came on the scene around 77 and Floyd had released 6 albums in the 70's by that time. Atom Heart Mother 1970 & Meddle 1971 coming before the ones I listed. I think its just safe to say I love the Floyd and would tell anyone who has no really looked into them to do so cos they're f**king great.
 
People slag Floyd off as being shite musicians (they're not by the way), but musicianship is only a small fraction of the Pink Floyd package.

I saw them live at Earls Court in 94, and they were absolutely amazing. The lights, the sound, the stage craft, the music, the production; all part of what makes up a live Pink Floyd performance.

Musically, first Barrett, then Waters were their driving force. Things got a bit odd during the late 70's, with Roger Waters dragging the rest of the band on a personal crusade (The Wall/The Final Cut). Waters left, and Gilmour took up the reins, and the rest is history.

Great back catalogue with the later stuff being more of Gilmour plus guests.

Brilliant when I saw them live, and DSOM is still one of the greatest albums of all time.
 
blumoon said:
Although I would listen to Floyd. I listen to Roger Waters a lot more these days.
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Agreed. He was the heart of the band for me - Amused to Death was a cracking album, and the In The Flesh tour (and live CD/DVD which followed) was a real highlight

But the short answer to the OP is: marvellous
 
chesterbells said:
Agreed. He was the heart of the band for me - Amused to Death was a cracking album, and the In The Flesh tour (and live CD/DVD which followed) was a real highlight

But the short answer to the OP is: marvellous
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Amused to Death is the greatest solo album of all time. Though I'm sure the opinion of others and sales stats would prove I'm in a very small minority on that. The thing is I think I would probably pass Roger on the street without saying a word to him. I really don't think I'd like him at all. Mr David Gilmour on the other hand would have left my company long before I had asked all the questions I had for him and I'm not too fussed on his solo work. Strange but true. (I also love Radio Kaos but not too fussed on The Pro's and Cons).
 
Seedy Ron said:
Amused to Death is the greatest solo album of all time. Though I'm sure the opinion of others and sales stats would prove I'm in a very small minority on that. The thing is I think I would probably pass Roger on the street without saying a word to him. I really don't think I'd like him at all. Mr David Gilmour on the other hand would have left my company long before I had asked all the questions I had for him and I'm not too fussed on his solo work. Strange but true. (I also love Radio Kaos but not too fussed on The Pro's and Cons).
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On a tangential note, I have a lot of time for Fish ex of Marillion as a lyricist, and I enjoy both his band and solo work. However I met him once and was somewhat underwhelmed, so I think you may have a point.
Never meet your 'heroes' ;-)

Agree with your ranking of his solo work btw. I can recall stubbornly travelling down to Wembley Arena to see Waters on his only K show of the Kaos tour, and deliberately passing on the chance to see the Gilmour-led Floyd who were touring at the same time playing much bigger venues (like Maine Road) - all because I "sided" with Waters. In retrospect I should've gone to both gigs!
 
Seedy Ron said:
Amused to Death is the greatest solo album of all time. Though I'm sure the opinion of others and sales stats would prove I'm in a very small minority on that. The thing is I think I would probably pass Roger on the street without saying a word to him. I really don't think I'd like him at all. Mr David Gilmour on the other hand would have left my company long before I had asked all the questions I had for him and I'm not too fussed on his solo work. Strange but true. (I also love Radio Kaos but not too fussed on The Pro's and Cons).
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The latest album is superb
 
Seedy Ron said:
The thing is I think I would probably pass Roger on the street without saying a word to him. I really don't think I'd like him at all.
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He's an angry man and who can blame him. But on a positive note he has been able to channel aspects of that anger, bitterness and cynicism into creating some brilliant songs.
 
chesterbells said:
On a tangential note, I have a lot of time for Fish ex of Marillion as a lyricist, and I enjoy both his band and solo work. However I met him once and was somewhat underwhelmed, so I think you may have a point.
Never meet your 'heroes' ;-)

That is the main reason mate. I'm afraid actually meeting him would destroy the musical status he has held in my life for the last 30+ years. Once he became the driving force of Pink Floyd (DSOTM onwards) and then his solo work have without doubt been the biggest musical influence of my life.

1961_vintage said:
He's an angry man and who can blame him. But on a positive note he has been able to channel aspects of that anger, bitterness and cynicism into creating some brilliant songs.
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Absolutely. For me his greatest ever lyrics were on the song The Final Cut on the Album of the same name. Lyrics of the highest quality but also a massive insight into to his mindset during those years. Awesome

Stuuuuuu said:
The Pink Floyd exhibition at the V&A museum is excellent and well worth the £20 if anyone was considering going.
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Went there in May when it first opened. From walking through the 'Tour Bus' entrance to sitting in the 'Sound and Vision' room at the end was just the best experience for me. My phone memory is seriously depleted with all the photo's and video's I took. Just great to bounce thoughts on the Floyd (and Roger) with like minded Blues, especially when I see a new thread has been started about not really being bothered by music. That's a shame in my book.
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One thing that has always been noteworthy of Pink Floyd is their fans kind of straddle two camps. You have the 'Syd the real genius" ones who worship everything Pre-Gilmour. And then the ones who laud the Waters-helmed albums as the masterpieces.
I think that Barrett was definately unique. He played guitar in an inventive manner and sang in a uniquely English way. But would Floyd have survived once the psychedelic party era wore off? I doubt it. Gilmour was the musical virtuoso that stoked Floyd's creativity. He gave discipline and color to Water's ideas. In the same way John Frusciante did for the RHCP or Andy Summers with the police.
How good were Pink Floyd? Well, they were more than the sum of their parts like the best bands are. But Nick Mason isn't Bill Bruford and Roger Waters doesn't have Geddy Lee's chops.
 
citizenyank76 said:
One thing that has always been noteworthy of Pink Floyd is their fans kind of straddle two camps. You have the 'Syd the real genius" ones who worship everything Pre-Gilmour. And then the ones who laud the Waters-helmed albums as the masterpieces.
I think that Barrett was definately unique. He played guitar in an inventive manner and sang in a uniquely English way. But would Floyd have survived once the psychedelic party era wore off? I doubt it. Gilmour was the musical virtuoso that stoked Floyd's creativity. He gave discipline and color to Water's ideas. In the same way John Frusciante did for the RHCP or Andy Summers with the police.
How good were Pink Floyd? Well, they were more than the sum of their parts like the best bands are. But Nick Mason isn't Bill Bruford and Roger Waters doesn't have Geddy Lee's chops.
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I love Syd Barrett's songs on the first PF album, they're absolutely brilliant. His solo albums are generally poor though. He was obviously very unwell.
 
Mr Ed (The Stables) said:
You could actually watch them clean and I saw them twice back in the day 1977, and 1980 in such a state.

Now if you were on LSD or other such substances you probably got an enhanced performance I don't know, but as the program stated "Their will be enough explosions to blow your mind".

The first time I ever saw laser beams used at a live gig, plus a plane crashing into the stage, an inflatable pig that blew up and quadrophonic sound with six huge speaker stacks. You didn't need drugs to blow your mind trust me.

Pink Floyd live at Stafford Bingley Hall 30-03-1977 was the greatest and best gig I've ever seen and I've seen a few including Oasis 15 times!!!
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I was at that gig at Bingley Hall. Drove from Manchester in a 1965 Hillman Imp I had just bought. Thought it was 30 minutes down the road....just made it in time. Brilliant night.
 
citizenyank76 said:
One thing that has always been noteworthy of Pink Floyd is their fans kind of straddle two camps. You have the 'Syd the real genius" ones who worship everything Pre-Gilmour. And then the ones who laud the Waters-helmed albums as the masterpieces.
I think that Barrett was definately unique. He played guitar in an inventive manner and sang in a uniquely English way. But would Floyd have survived once the psychedelic party era wore off? I doubt it. Gilmour was the musical virtuoso that stoked Floyd's creativity. He gave discipline and color to Water's ideas. In the same way John Frusciante did for the RHCP or Andy Summers with the police.
How good were Pink Floyd? Well, they were more than the sum of their parts like the best bands are. But Nick Mason isn't Bill Bruford and Roger Waters doesn't have Geddy Lee's chops.
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Interesting - and I'm a massive Rush fan btw, and I enjoyed Bruford with Genesis and Yes - but I do think your last sentence is confusing who is the best/most virtuoso player, with who produced the best music - not necessarily the same thing. Clearly Geddy Lee is a better bass player, but Waters playing was more than adequate for what was needed in Floyd - - because the the quality of their songwriting was so great. I wont compare them as lyricists as obvs Peart wrote the lyrics, but Waters wins on that count too imho
 
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