Pick a Pink Floyd Relic!
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Topic: Pick a Pink Floyd Relic!
Posted By: SteveG
Subject: Pick a Pink Floyd Relic!
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 10:32
| For many Americans, Relics and Meddle were their first tastes of pre DSotM Pink Floyd, with Relics either enlightening them or baffling them. So, what's your favorite song from Relics? |
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Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 11:01
| Careful with that axe, Eugene |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 11:07
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Bike. You have to vote for a song with lyrics like this - "I've got a bike. You can ride it if you like. It's got a basket, a bell that rings and Things to make it look good." |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 11:08
^"But I borrowed it!" 
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 11:14
Interstellar Overdrive, a perfect bit of 60s instrumental psych. I get flashbacks just listening to it.  ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: AZF
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 11:25
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I voted for "Paintbox" as it should have been either the main single instead of "Apples And Oranges" or at least held over to replace "See Saw" on "A Saucerful of Secrets". Perfect piece of slightly melancholic pop with some of Nick Mason's best ever fills (Yes, even better than his work on "Time"!) and the easiest guitar riff they've ever done. CLANG! CLANG!
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 11:34
  ------------- What? |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 11:37
| ^Wow! I must check that out the next time I'm back in the UK. |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 11:38
| The Nile Song, never really liked Barrett-Floyd much. |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 12:40
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Between "Remember A Day", "Julia Dream", "Paintbox", and "Cirrus Minor" ... man, you are killing me. I'll get back to you on that one.
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Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 13:24
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Cirrus Minor ------------- |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 14:12
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See Emily Play, honorable mentions to Arnold Layne, Bike, Interstellar Overdrive, Remember a Day, and Careful with That Axe, Eugene ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Kirillov
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 14:50
| I don't know why I call him Gerald! |
Posted By: tboyd1802
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 15:22
This was certainly true in my case. Went with Interstellar Overdrive... ------------- He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore |
SteveG wrote:Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 16:31
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I could pick 7 or 8 of these. I have something special with this album: it is the very first prog album in my collection; I got it as a present for my 13th birthday. Today I vote for Careful with That Axe, Eugene. I prefer this version above any live version. ------------- 
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 16:35
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^Wow! What a cool birthday gift!
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Posted By: akaBona
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 16:56
| Eugene |
Posted By: The-time-is-now
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 17:10
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See Emily Play. -------------  One of my best achievements in life was to find this picture :D |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 17:21
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Eugene's axe. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 17:25
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Cirrus Minor always gets me with it's beauty. Like watching the sun step out of bed. ------------- “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 |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 21:52
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Posted By: Dellinger
Date Posted: July 29 2015 at 22:37
| Remember a Day, for me. This version of Eugene is rather underwhelming for me. I also like Julia Dream and Cirrus Minor a lot. |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: July 30 2015 at 02:22
This! ------------- Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half. My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: July 30 2015 at 08:16
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Have to give the vote to Arnold Layne for this one. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Prog Sothoth
Date Posted: July 30 2015 at 09:48
| Went with Arnold Layne (one of my fav Floyd tunes), although Remember a Day is sooo close behind. Lot's of neat stuff on this comp. |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: July 30 2015 at 12:40
this...again.  ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: July 30 2015 at 13:13
| The axe weilding Eugene....... |
Posted By: defectinggrey
Date Posted: August 01 2015 at 10:24
| I bought the original album when it was first released as I wasn't a great floyd fan and it was cheap. It was a good purchase and I still play it occasionally. None of the tracks are bad and some are pretty good. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 02 2015 at 03:27
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definitely not an easy choice but I chose Careful with that axe, Eugene in the end. |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: August 20 2015 at 06:54
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Looking through the thread, I can see the great sentimental attachment to this album. For many cash-strapped teenagers in the 70s, it was a great and affordable introduction to the early Floyd. For many of us who had just heard 'Dark Side' this was a bright and varied new dimension! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 20 2015 at 07:17
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Got to be Eugene for me.. I love Relics, although generally I'm not a huge early Floyd fan. I bought the Wall and Relics together when I was 12 years old. Relics was in the bargain bin for 50p, so I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't recognise it as the same band that had made the Wall but I loved in nonetheless. I like every track, although I'm fairly indifferent to Bike. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: August 20 2015 at 09:28
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Enter Stella ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: hellogoodbye
Date Posted: August 20 2015 at 11:05
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Posted By: irrelevant
Date Posted: August 20 2015 at 16:22
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Paintbox. One of my favourites from early PF. ------------- https://gabebuller.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - New album! http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385 |
Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: August 21 2015 at 07:59
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It's got to be Cirrus Minor, a simply beautiful piece of music. Oh and I wouldn't mind a couple of bottles of the ale that Dean posted the pic of!!!!! |
Posted By: Michael678
Date Posted: August 21 2015 at 08:48
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FOR NOW, it's Arnold Layne, but it's a tough choice between that and See Emily Play, Interstellar Overdrive, and Bike. ------------- Progrockdude |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: August 21 2015 at 13:46
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At the time, Relics provided access to a lot of out-of-print Floyd material, particularly the singles. If memory serves, you could also only get the first two albums reissued as A Nice Pair, which was a considerable investment back then. At least for me, it was to be some years before I heard the songs in their album contexts. |
Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: August 24 2015 at 18:16
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Bike is an absolute classic. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: uduwudu
Date Posted: August 25 2015 at 10:16
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Remember A Day but it could've been Julia Dream, Paintbox, Cirrus Minor or the one Rick's not on. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: August 25 2015 at 11:36
| Julia Dream. |
Posted By: dr prog
Date Posted: August 25 2015 at 17:33
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Paintbox for sure. Emily and Bike are completely amateur compositions ------------- All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 01:38
Perhaps. But most artists are amateurs on their first releases (some throughout their career) and its not really an argument for or against the music imo. Such a lovely collection. I could go for Interstellar but it would't be correct because before I bought this it was already my favorite Piper-tune which means I often skipped it in favor of the #7 I hadn't heard before. Either Careful With That Axe Eugene or Julia Dream. ------------- 
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 08:43
Sure they're amateur compositions compared to the masterpieces that they released later on but 90% of the bands today would kill to have those two songs by them. ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 09:34
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^ I like that.
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Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 09:47
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Posted By: Dayvenkirq
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 09:50
| ^ I think sublime220 meant neo-psych bands. |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 10:25
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The beautiful love song, and only one of a handful of such songs in the whole Floydian canon - Biding My Time - recorded around the time they were making Ummagumma. It didn't fit in with the format of UG, or indeed AHM, but had it not been included on Relics, it would have (IMO) made a great addition to Meddle, perhaps the only romantically themed album they ever made. ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: SteveG
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 12:22
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 13:43
------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Follix
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 14:31
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The 1973 version of Eugene is easily the best song on that list for me... From studio version tho I would go with ''See Emily Play'' |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: August 26 2015 at 15:58
If you mean the version from Live at Pompeii then that is pretty special. The version on Ummagumma beats the studio version hands down too. ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |