Momentary Lapse and Division Bell: Pink Floyd

micky wrote: all the MTV fans getting into them not knowing the name and mystique yet perhaps not knowing they were being served a steaming pile of sh*t

This just had to be quoted, Micky certainly not sitting on the fence there .

I don't totally agree but cannot fault the description which is wonderfully graphic!

Both excellent Floyd records.

I also feel that Floyd ended with Animals... it did for me.
The Wall was more of a theater production and movie, but too slickly produced.

While some would argue that DSOTM is slickly produced, the drums actually have feel and movement as they did on Animals and WYWH. 

I think once the slick editing took over, a lot of the feel has been taken out of records. 

Seeing PF in a club must have been a really great experience.  I'm not into the Stadium Rock venues.  You can't see much except on a big video screen.  At that point you might as well just stay home and watch the DVD unless you are more there for the crowds like a sporting event.

The sound is always poor at the stadium venues.  It just can't be good in a huge open air venue. 

I know it's cool to say you were there and have a T shirt to prove it. 

I saw Floyd both on ML and DB tours and it was memorable, but not for the music.

My feeling is bands are best when they are still hungry.  Once they get rich things change because they all have big houses, trophy wives etc to maintain.  The music at that point has to pander to pleasing a more conservative audience. 

Floyd to me is a band that is rare in that they didn't do that right after DSOTM.  The two following albums were wonderful artistic works.  But I agree with Rick's statement that they were best when working together as a band.

The Division Bell: I really enjoy TDB and I consider it a 'true' Floyd album.

Edited by King Only - December 19 2014 at 11:49

The final cut was the last great album they produced.

Thanks for that Kati  A nice nightcap for me!...and I agree about Final Cut.   

The ending guitar solo of Sorrow is so underrated!It's on par with Comfortably Numb in my opinion.

Kati wrote: aliano wrote: The ending guitar solo of Sorrow is so underrated!It's on par with Comfortably Numb in my opinion. oh wow yes Aliano, that beginning of Sorrow alone,....... brrrooommmneninenum .... wheeeewheeewhiiheeewhuummmm that guitar drone kills me, wow! and we then get the middle 80's beat annoying bit sounds again hugs and at 4.02 Gilmour kills it again with his guitar solo

Edited by Kati - December 20 2014 at 01:37

aliano wrote: Kati wrote: Kati wrote: aliano wrote: The ending guitar solo of Sorrow is so underrated!It's on par with Comfortably Numb in my opinion. oh wow yes Aliano, that beginning of Sorrow alone,....... brrrooommmneninenum .... wheeeewheeewhiiheeewhuummmm that guitar drone kills me, wow! and we then get the middle 80's beat annoying bit sounds again hugs and at 4.02 Gilmour kills it again with his guitar solo   Aliano, Comfortably numb is better tho' listen to this version, David Bowie (Richard Wright too) singing with Gilmour but OMG that guitar solo at 2.16 awww awwww more awww's  and again at 4.39 best part   listen to 6.26 to 6.32 again that high tune built up of overflowing layers never ending and 7.39 yet again another high tune. Wow Remember That Night! I've always believed it's the best CN solo Gilmour has ever done.Even better than the Pulse version!Watch how the crowd lose it in the video! Emotionally Sorrow gets me like CN.Especially the Strat Anniversary version:www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZEMiZmivjM  But overall CN has the best guitar solo of all time!

Kati wrote: The final cut was the last great album they produced.

TFC is my least favourite PF album: too much Waters, no Wright and Gilmour sounds like a guest guitarist. That's from someone who can't stand any Waters' solo stuff though