'Pink Floyd not prog'???

Dean wrote: Henry Plainview wrote: Dean wrote: Henry Plainview wrote: The Whistler wrote: And they sure as sh*t didn't come up that last part of "Saucerful of Secrets" themselves... Then what is it from? Bach?   Nah, can't be, that would make it symphonic prog It was a serious question. Sorry, that was serious answer in a humorous format  - if not Bach, then inspired by some other Baroque composer, in much the same way as Procol Harum's White Shade of Pale was inspired by Bach's Air On A G-String. Due to Wright's keyboard arrangements (and, I would argue, Mason's anti-rock drumming, which at times borders on concert percussion), many of Floyd's pieces have symphonic elements, in an eclectic sense rather than a Symphonic Prog sense.

Oh, I thought it was a specific piece and you were holding out on me. Saying that some music is inspired by Bach is hardly a controversial position. ;-)

Edited by Henry Plainview - October 14 2008 at 02:49

That's still after the peak of many of the founding giants. So just slightly after-the-fact, then... 

The T wrote: As it oftentimes happens, I guess PF was deemed prog AFTER the fact, wasn't it? Were people calling PF "prog" when prog bands were still in their prime? Or is it an after-the-fact thing the "prog" labeling of PF?

I think just about everything was deemed prog after the fact.

  Hey , a new band on the run , who the Hell are they , Pink Floyd  , maybe those Alliens from the dark side of the moon  .   So , please take it easy on us while throwing your opinions /// please /// 

to the rest of the world I have little doubt Floyd are not considered Prog when compared to the Tulls, Yes's and ELP's.. Floyd saw huge popularity not just with the DSotM period but also with the Wall which was one of the musical events in the early 80s capped off by the film (an enormous draw for the midnight crowds all through the first half of the 80s), people liked these records not because they were Prog but because they were, well, Pink Floyd, a total original and a band that knew how to produce their music and sell their drama.. I don't know of any prog band that saw their level of hugeness, even at ELP's or Yes's peak..  sure Floyd were a progressive rock band but they flourished because they were liberated from "Prog", not a part of it

not prog, but kind of founders of todays' prog, (now, that's easy :D )

sigod wrote: Hey Andy. Now if Pink Floyd covered an Opeth song, THAT would be worth writing about.

mmm, how about Opeth doing Floyd. Cirrus Minor, I think..

Hiya Simon

Best not open the old 'Opeth isn't C'n'W' can of worms..

True Andy. DOAV is the most prog song on that album, but still retains a commercial feel. I doubt that many of his A level students could even identify it as being in 7/4.

poslednijat_colobar wrote: This guy from interview,told that he hate 7/4! It's irregular tempo. It's genius. I would like to ask you,guys,is that the real tempo of Dance on a Volcano?I thought it is 5/4???

The time signature is indeed 7/4.

'Tempo' just refers to the pace at which the music is played.

'Down & Out' by Genesis is a good example of 5/4 time.