LOL, funny you should mention that, I'm listening to Rocky Horror at the
moment. :-)
But yes, Meddle is the better of the two - I can stomach "Echoes" infinitely
better than a half hour of "SHIIIIINE OOOON YOU CRAAAAAAZY DIAMOND!"
frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:9rbpm391q6fq19f1ib9c76qthp118giose@4ax.com...> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 05:10:57 +0000, Slubberdegullion
>
doughnutzbanana.com> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:26:51 -0800 (PST), "yes pink van led black
>>> rock!"
gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Which album do you prefer?
>>>>
>>>> Believe it or not, I prefer Meddle
>>>
>>> For once, I agree. Took 10 months, but I'm patient.
>>
>>Frankly...I prefer TDB to meddle. I suppose that Echoes is.....I
>>dunno....*ok*
>
> I think that "Echoes" is one of their masterpieces and is probably one
> of my top 10 songs (top 15?). Instead of getting into Raja Lists
> (tm), I like "One Of These Days" as well. The rest of the album is
> not too much my cuppa tea.
>
> For a more even approach, I like Ummagumma - the live part. That was
> some spacey, intense stuff back then and has left some memories of
> yore... They actually took you on a trip.
>
> I think that after DTSOTM, which was a bit heavy handed with the
> special effects - heavily polished, but still like it - spawned Alan
> Parsons as well - the psych / trip era was pretty much over with for
> Floyd. Then came AOR, arenas and The Wall.
>
> I wonder what would have happened if they would have stopped at that
> point - not from a commercial point of view, because an artist earns
> what an artist earns - but rather a creative point.
>
> They have pretty much become a parody of themselves and although I saw
> them for the MLOR tour, they been pretty much a rehash. Since DSOTM,
> Gilmour's blues influence has infected the band, although I like his
> style and his playing is HIS OWN, not a copycat of someone else.
>
> Although Floyd may not be Floyd without Waters, Mason is a bit
> overblown and Waters has turned into vaporware, it may just be time to
> hang up the Floyd "Relics" [ pun intended ] and call it a day.
>
> Sometimes, it reminds me of repeats of the Rocky Horror Picture show.
> There's just soo much toilet paper one sees and I'm tired of hearing
> "Where's His Neck?" ...
>
> I wonder if "The Wall" was done around Atom Heart Mother or Meddle,
> what kind of impact it may have had.
>
> Just some ramblings... your serve.
>
