Pink Floyd vs. Gryphon - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Özgür, a small dose of Pink Floyd every once in a while may counterbalance an overdose of happiness... Wink

I hardly listen to Gryphon anymore - I maybe should do that again - and Pink Floyd has never depressed me. To me they are not in the same league, so this is an easy choice for me, though I always liked Gryphon too.

The razamataz is a pain in the bum

Agree, but sad (or depressing) music will not cause it either - at least not with me. But, indeed, generally we cannot consider PF very uplifting, but if you want uplifting PF, you just play The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. It works!

The razamataz is a pain in the bum

I must say, one of my first thoughts was, just how much Pink Floyd have you listened to, maybe you need to listen to more, so here's some More.

Interestingly, two of my favourite Gryphon tracks are Lament and the Unquiet Grave (love their rendition).

Just a fanboy passin' through.

It might make you a little angry. I'm with Johnny Rotten that anger is an energy.

Just a fanboy passin' through.

This has made me smile

But then I like shreds.

Just a fanboy passin' through.

Love both bands..but The Floyd for me. Gryphon is something I have to be in the mood for. Floyd has so many different flavours to chose from, so it’s easier to pick something that corresponds with my cabeza.
I do however tend to go for the Floyd stuff that comes before the big albums such as Dark Side, Wish You Were Deer and Animals.
Methinks a person who digs Gryphon would prefer the Atom Heart Mother suite over pretty much anything other Floyd. Is it upbeat? Sure if you have teets and say mooouuh!

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

Originally posted by Heart of the Matter

Heart of the Matter wrote:

I find nothing depressing in the pre-Dark Side albums (which I like a lot).

I agree. I do like their multimillion-selling 1970's classics as well, but Meddle, Saucerful of Secrets, Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Atom Heart Mother are my four favorite PF-albums. A quartet of albums mostly filled with playful, beautiful, trippy and uplifting music. I'm pretty much always in the mood for them.

-Anyway voted Floyd of course. Gryphon are cozy to revist a couple of times each decade I suppose. And I understand why someone wanting some "feelgood" 70's prog reaches for (the wonderful) Midnight Mushrumps over Animals (which I too find slightly depressing). But I think there's a good reason the former band are so important to so many, and the latter is simply a footnote in the history of prog rock. Btw, this is not how I see things in general. Small forgotten bands can obviously be more interesting and "better" than household names. But Pink Floyd were groundbreaking innovaters musically - in addition to being hugely successful.

Poll Question: And your favourite one is?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Pink Floyd	24	[63.16%]
Gryphon	8	[21.05%]
Both	6	[15.79%]
Neither	0	[0.00%]
Pink Gryphon	0	[0.00%]
Gryphonfloyd (like Dragonstein)	0	[0.00%]
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