Oh man, you gotta listen to Obscured by Clouds more, I think it's one of their top 5 albums.
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Roger Waters
funkyfry — 19 years ago(November 24, 2006 01:00 PM)
Oh man, you gotta listen to Obscured by Clouds more, I think it's one of their top 5 albums.
Did I not love him, Cooch? MY OWN FLESH I DIDN'T LOVE BETTER!!! But he had to say 'Nooooooooo' -
jaggercool — 19 years ago(December 17, 2006 08:43 AM)
Rogers work on Music from the body was quite good. Although I wouldn't go so far as to say it's a solo album. He only contributed to six or seven songs and only 4 had lyrics. However those 4 songs were great. Old school Waters. Acoustic. Also, one of those 4 songs is a lost Pink Floyd song, Give Birth to a Smile, featuring Dave, Rick, and Nick.
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donstuie — 19 years ago(January 31, 2007 09:16 PM)
I know I'll probably get castrated for this, but if any Floyd album in my eyes can be considered "overrated" to me it's
Wish you were here
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dodges bottles hurled at him Now hear me out. I still think it's a great album, one of my personal favourites. But I don't understand how people can compare it to DSOTM and The Wall in terms of creativity and technical prowess. To me, WYWH is the ideal album (on par perhaps with Ok Computer by Radiohead) to listen to while lying on her back with a joint, or by a warm fireplace with a glass of whiskey in your hand. But for me, you can't compare it with DSOTM or the Wall for sheer brilliance.
On the flipside, I think Floyd's most
underrated
album would have to be
Meddle
. Two of my favourite Floyd songs of all time to bookend the album (One of these days & Echoes) but unfortunately a lack of quality otherwise. Had there been more meaningful material to fill the gaps this could've been a classic to Dark side proportions.
Animals
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doublea54321 — 19 years ago(May 10, 2006 12:30 AM)
yeah i agree that dark side is the most cliched. i don't know about overrated, it certainly is a very solid album, and usually the listener's first floyd one. the wall was good for me the first few times, but then i got tired of it. i'd say their most underrated is Animals, followed by Meddle maybe. Piper wasn't too bad either. Oh and Wish You Were Here was perfect
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cowtown43202 — 19 years ago(March 22, 2007 10:55 PM)
I agree with davemx 100%.
Those two records are a blemish on a legendary band's history. If you don't agree that Momentary Lapse and Division Bell aren't real Pink Floyd, just look at the writing credits the real Pink Floyd didn't need a team of record company-hired writers. -
julianreynoso — 19 years ago(March 25, 2007 01:52 PM)
The thing is that Pink Floyd died when Waters left the band. The combination of all four guys were Pink Floyd. I've seen a Waters show recently and the dark side of the moon isn't the same without Gilmour. And this new pink floyd trio lacks the composing and theatrical skills that Waters has.
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donstuie — 18 years ago(April 22, 2007 08:22 PM)
That's right. As crucial as Waters is to the band and its success, it's the creative input from all of the members (particularly from Gilmour) that made the Floyd the success they were. Gilmour can't write songs but is a great collaborator and plays the guitar better than almost anybody and Waters can't sing or give the Floyd that radio-friendly edge, but is obviously a superb writer. These two need each other, and to listen to each other, for the band to be the best it can be. Sure, Momentary Lapse and Division Bell (while still pretty good albums) don't stack up to the stuff from the 70s, but having said that The Final Cut and Roger's solo work comes up short also because Roger is in an environment where he is the boss, and is seperated (by a wall, I guess you could say) from his listeners.
Waters + Gilmour = Pink Floyd, tha5b4t's all there is to it.