Pink Floyd’s heavyest moments

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Well, I've listened to The Nile Song from their 1968 More and I thought that this was as heavy as they got in terms of vocals and atmosphere. Then I did some research and found out that on-stage PF sang Careful With That Axe, Eugene and Interstellar Overdrive in a riffy way, quite different from the studio versions (less synth, more guitar; synth still predominating, though!). Discuss Pink Floyd's links with "harder" acts.

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Captain Fudge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 21 2004 Location: Romania Status: Offline Points: 238	Topic: Pink Floyd’s heavyest moments Posted: January 02 2005 at 08:50
	Well, I've listened to The Nile Song from their 1968 More and I thought that this was as heavy as they got in terms of vocals and atmosphere. Then I did some research and found out that on-stage PF sang Careful With That Axe, Eugene and Interstellar Overdrive in a riffy way, quite different from the studio versions (less synth, more guitar; synth still predominating, though!). Discuss Pink Floyd's links with "harder" acts.
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kniprekcor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: December 26 2004 Location: Egypt Status: Offline Points: 48	Posted: January 02 2005 at 09:22
	The Nile Song is the heaviest in my opinion , with loud vocals and intertwined guitars from Mr.Dave Gilmour

Richardw Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 10 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 762	Posted: January 02 2005 at 09:26
	Has anyone heard VOIVOD's cover version of The Nile Song? Now that is Heavy!! They also covered Astronomy Domine too. Their guitarist is a huge Dave Gilmour fan apparently.

Certif1ed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 08 2004 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 7559	Posted: January 02 2005 at 10:05
	I haven't heard VV's interpretation of "The Nile Song", but their rendition of "Astronomy Domine" kicks ass, as our cousins across the pond might say. Depends on how you define "heavy", I suppose, but many of Floyd's more intense moments can be heard in a "heavy light" , e.g. "Comfortably Numb".

gdub411 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 24 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3484	Posted: January 02 2005 at 10:51
	To be the Nile Song is very heavy as well as Ibiza Bar, but so so are Sheep and Pigs(Three Different Ones) not to mention The In The Flesh tunes on the Wall as well. Personally I feel there is more intensity in Sheep than there ever was in The Nile Song. Vegetable Man is pretty heavy as well.

AngelRat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 14 2004 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1014	Posted: January 02 2005 at 12:00
	"One Of These Days" is pretty heavy too. I happen to have this bootleg named 'Secrets' which opens with quite a cool, heavy version of "Embryo". Anyone here ever heard this? And of course Voivod's cover versions of "Nile Song" and "Astronomy Domine" rule. They're all big Floyd fans and these renditions were made with respect to the originals and infected with the unique Voivod sound.


Vegetableman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 27 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 242	Posted: January 02 2005 at 12:50
	Theres a Floyd bootleg... Rotterdam October 12, 1967. This gig was heavy metal. They played Reaction in G, Pow R Toc H, An Old Woman With A Casket (Scream Thy Last Scream), Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, and Interstellar Overdrive. The quality isn't very good, and Reaction in G, Pow R Toc H and Interstellar Overdrive are just noise... But STLS and Set the Controls are really something. STLS is supposedly transformed into something reminiscent (or foreshadowing?) to hardcore 80s punk rock... Howling guitars, monotone beats, screaming vocals.
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oliverstoned Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 26 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6308	Posted: January 03 2005 at 12:40
	"The Nile Song", by the way the only "bad" track from this very inspired and under-estimated album which is "More" "One of these days..." is maybe the most heavy

oliverstoned Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 26 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6308	Posted: January 03 2005 at 12:49
	"Theres a Floyd bootleg... Rotterdam October 12, 1967" i was thinking it was only sudio albums... Yes, i have a bootleg with quite heavy moments. It's called "man and the journey" and it's from the early 70's

Petra Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 23 2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 663	Posted: January 03 2005 at 12:49
	The Dogs of War from A Momentary Lapse Of Reason' is pretty heavy and agressive too I like The Nile song
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oliverstoned Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 26 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6308	Posted: January 03 2005 at 12:56
	Ah you like it? i found Gilmour to sing badly on this one, but it's a part of the album concept, and illustrates a special moment in this great movie which is "More". What a masterpiece that movie is! By the way "Ibiza bar" track is quite heavy too and is very similar to the nile song. ..and is great too!