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Stool Man 
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 11:43 |
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Pink Floyd made 14 studio albums, but which half of their albums do you prefer?
The first half is everything up to "Obscured By Clouds" and the second half is everything from "Dark Side Of The Moon" on.
I was planning to do this poll for numerous other bands, but I can't think of another where there's a good chance of the 2nd half winning. Most bands would probably get a huge percentage of votes for the first half of their career.
With Pink Floyd, although I myself much prefer the first half, I can see that a lot of people would much prefer the 2nd half.
Edited by Stool Man - July 05 2013 at 11:51
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 12:12 |
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The first half but only because I listened to those albums less than the second half and they still sound fresh.
For many years i just couldn't listen To DSotM, WYWH, Animals and The Wall anymore, I listened to those recordings far too many times as a teenager and was totally fed up with them.
These days, putting a Floyd album in the cd player is like taking a shower, brushing my teeth or having breakfast...a part of everyday life.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 12:14 |
As much as I love the second half of their discography, (I'd rate DSOtM and WYWH with 5 stars, Animals with 4 stars ans the rest with 3 stars), I have to go with the first half.
Love the psycodelic experiments of the early years.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 14:10 |
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The 2nd half by far for me. Too much mediocre psychedelic stuff IMO on the first seven.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 14:25 |
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Objectively, the 2nd half is clearly better, but I enjoy the 1st half more overall, because it's more experimental and let's face it, more modest.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 14:30 |
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Even though there's some amazing material from the second half, the first was best overall.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 15:26 |
Going with the 1st 7. They have a naive, pre-mega-rock star quality I find charming.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 15:31 |
 HolyMoly wrote:
Objectively, the 2nd half is clearly better |
sez who
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 15:36 |
Triceratopsoil wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
Objectively, the 2nd half is clearly better |
sez who
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sez Steve
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 15:39 |
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I'll go with the first.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 15:45 |
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2nd half.
A momentary lapse of reason and division bell are my favourites.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 15:52 |
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Actually equal. When looking at my ranking list and counting the sums of the rankings (the best album gets 1 point, the second best 2, etc.), the first half gets 52 and the second 53 points. So I vote for the first half.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 16:53 |
Piper at the Gates 1*
Saucerful of secrets 2*
More 3*
Ummagumma 2*
Atom Heart Mother 3.5*
Meddle 4.5*
Obscured by Clouds 4.5*
Total 20.5*
Dark Side of the Moon 4*
Wish You Were Here 3.5*
Animals 4.5*
The Wall 3.5*
The Final Cut 1.5*
A Momentary Lapse of Reason 3*
The Division Bell 3.5*
Total 23.5*
So the last 7 have it, largely because I don't like the Syd Barrett psychadelic stuff at all.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 17:34 |
HolyMoly wrote:
Objectively |
What
2nd half has Animals, Wish You Were Here and The Dark Side of the Moon, and the 1st has The Piper, A Saucerful and Meddle. Though 2nd group has by far higher ups it also has one of the most atrocious albums I've heard, which is A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and that makes me vote against it.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 17:54 |
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2nd Half. I've always preferred their post psych material. Final Cut, and Lapse are great too so...
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Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 19:35 |
Triceratopsoil wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
Objectively, the 2nd half is clearly better |
sez who
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Lemme rephrase that.
It's obvious to me that the 2nd half contains more skillfully crafted, fully realized albums, while I actually prefer listening to the rougher, more experimental stuff, so I voted for "first half".
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 20:36 |
mister nobody wrote:
HolyMoly wrote:
Objectively |
What 2nd half has Animals, Wish You Were Here and The Dark Side of the Moon, and the 1st has The Piper, A Saucerful and Meddle. Though 2nd group has by far higher ups it also has one of the most atrocious albums I've heard, which is A Momentary Lapse of Reason, and that makes me vote against it. |
Atrocious? 
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 21:02 |
HolyMoly wrote:
It's obvious to me that the 2nd half contains more skillfully crafted, fully realized albums, while I actually prefer listening to the rougher, more experimental stuff, so I voted for "first half". |
qft
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 21:02 |
Barbu wrote:
Atrocious? |
I'm sorry?
Edited by mister nobody - July 06 2013 at 09:28
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Posted: July 05 2013 at 21:04 |
I think it all boils down to how the songs make me feel. I don't find that much in the second half that I really feel resonates with me, but I can get as much out of pop music as I can prog rock. The first half has a lot of spotty stuff that I just don't listen to, but the gems still shine brightly for me.
I picked the first half.
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