1st half vs 2nd half: Pink Floyd

Middle half (Ummagumma through Animals).

I'm really surprised by the results. I expected the second half to be the clear winner... though I did expect the first half the get some love, given that we are in PA. However, though I do like a lot of stuff from the first albums, I must say the second is just awsome, and the band sounds so much more mature, plus, some of my very favourite albums of all are from this bunch of albums: "Wish you were Here", "Animals", "The Division Bell", plus of course I also love "Dark Side of the Moon", and to a lesser degree, "The Wall". Even "Momentary Lapse of Reason" is very good, and "The Final Cut" has it's moments. If I should rate their albums, it would go like this:

- Piper at the gates of Dawn, 3*
- Saucerful of Secrets, 3*
- More, 3*
- Ummagumma, 4*
- Atom Heart Mother, 4*
- Meddle, 4*
- Obscured by Clouds, 3*
Total: 24*

- Dark Side of the Moon, 5*
- Wish you were here, 5*
- Animals, 5*
- The Wall, 4*
- The Final cut, 3*
- A Momentary Lapse of Reason, 4*
- The Division Bell, 5*
Total: 31*

So, I guess I'm a Pink Floyd fanboy...

HolyMoly wrote: Triceratopsoil wrote: HolyMoly wrote: Objectively, the 2nd half is clearly better sez who 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".

it's ok, I was teasing you

infocat wrote: Middle half (Ummagumma through Animals).

I couldn't do without either. It's close, as the score confirms. I'd have to take the second half.

Second half by far. Excepting the post-Waters material, every album from that period is amazing (yes, even The Final Cut).

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Really tough call for me, picked the second half because of Animals, WYWH & DSOTM but none of the others in the 2nd half make my top 10. It's a coin toss given that mix.

Exactly the same thing for me, except I picked the 1st half.

The first halve, for me the second halve is a period of regression and production fetishism

Wanorak wrote: The 2nd half by far for me. Too much mediocre psychedelic stuff IMO on the first seven.

This. There are several albums pre-DSotM that I no longer listen to. The novelty of "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" wore quite thin after a couple of listens. And that was in the 70s while I was stoned.

Can anyone think of any other bands whose 2nd half might be better than their 1st half?