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andu 
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 Posted: April 13 2007 at 05:37 |
I know little of his solo career, so I went for the Dark Side. Of the Moon, that is.  Though I find it musically inferior to Animals and Wish..., I think it has the best ratio between lyrical themes / accessability / singing / melodies. Animals is not the album to keep me attentive to the lyrics, and Wish... has too few lyrics. As someone else said, The Wall leaves me cold as an album (now).
I find something missing - Meddle. It has all his major lyrical themes there, developed in a minimal manner that I really enjoy.
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: April 13 2007 at 14:20 |
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Animals most definitely. I love the lyrics to Sheep.
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Shakespeare
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Posted: April 13 2007 at 15:55 |
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Amused to Death! |
She had perfect breasts.
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Anthony
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Posted: April 13 2007 at 16:03 |
I vote for "Wish you were here", the only time that Roger showed he has a heart after all
(And honestly, how can anyone consider lyrics like "Big man pig man ha ha charade you are" as good stuff?)
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Future prosperity lies in the way you heal the world with love
(Introitus - The hand that feeds you)
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Floydoid
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Posted: April 14 2007 at 01:32 |
Anthony wrote:
(And honestly, how can anyone consider lyrics like "Big man pig man ha ha charade you are" as good stuff?) |
I totally agree.
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'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.'
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Kim Ankara
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Posted: April 21 2007 at 05:56 |
I wanted to vote for Pros & Cons but I enjoy the lyrics in Animals and DSOTM more.
Originally posted by Anthony
(And honestly, how can anyone consider lyrics like "Big man pig man ha ha charade you are" as good stuff?) |
Agreed, for a while Pigs was my least favourite song on the album, but "You radiate cold shards of broken glass" is one of the most imaginative insults I've ever heard. |
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paolo.beenees
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Posted: April 21 2007 at 17:57 |
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I've chosen "Animals", but before "The Dark Side of the Moon" Waters had already written impressive lyrics. My favourite line by Waters: "Envy is the bound between the hopeful and the damned" (Green is the Colour)
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Cluster One
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Posted: April 22 2007 at 23:34 |
paolo.beenees wrote:
I've chosen "Animals", but before "The Dark Side
of the Moon" Waters had already written impressive lyrics. My favourite
line by Waters: "Envy is the bound between the hopeful and the damned"
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That's Gilmour's lyrics good sirrah 
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Marmalade...I like marmalade.
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el böthy
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Posted: April 23 2007 at 00:18 |
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The Wall... Animals are not that great for me...
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"You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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paolo.beenees
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Posted: April 23 2007 at 12:51 |
Cluster One wrote:
paolo.beenees wrote:
I've chosen "Animals", but before "The Dark Side of the Moon" Waters had already written impressive lyrics. My favourite line by Waters: "Envy is the bound between the hopeful and the damned" (Green is the Colour) |
That's Gilmour's lyrics good sirrah
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Really, I didn't know! Well, nevertheless you'll agree with me it's a very beautiful line
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Equality 7-2521
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Posted: April 23 2007 at 14:16 |
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I prefer the rawness of The Wall to the symbolism of Animals.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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cyberiancygnus
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Posted: April 23 2007 at 16:53 |
the wall 
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Anthony
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Posted: April 24 2007 at 05:10 |
Are you serious?  And still it's credited to R. Waters! Speaking about forgery... 
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cookieacquired
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Posted: April 24 2007 at 10:43 |
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I chose animals but its close
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Sean Trane
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Posted: April 24 2007 at 10:57 |
Anthony wrote:
Are you serious? And still it's credited to R. Waters! Speaking about forgery... |
if Gilmour wrote good lyrics, it sure wasn't done on purpose.   He admits being a crappy lyricist, which is why he's subcontracting them to his wife. 
And to be quite truthful, as soon as the contractor's contract is over, I'd look for someone else, cause she sucks!!!
Which is probably why he's with her!! 'cause she does suck!!! 
Edited by Sean Trane - April 24 2007 at 10:58
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Shwang_Shwinga
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Posted: April 24 2007 at 21:13 |
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The Wall.
Mostly because it has an extra disc advantage. That's one more disc to impress me with lyrics. How could anyone deny that?
-SS
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Endless Wire
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Posted: April 27 2007 at 23:55 |
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I've always loved the lyrics from Dark Side. What really makes the album shine though is when they choose not to include lyrics such as On the Run or Great Gig
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Roger Waters' best lyrics?
