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Poll Question: Which of these two classic Pink Floyd albums do you prefer?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 11:53
I find Animals to be a much more consistent album. Dogs is one of their best songs. And that closing, jangly riff at the end of Sheep is my favorite guitar riff from Gilmour.

Wish You Were Here is also excellent with the classic Shine on You Crazy Diamond suites, however Welcome to the Machine is a bit tedious and lacklustre. Have a Cigar is alright, and Wish You Were Here is a nice radio-friendly song. Overall the album lacks consistency and I am really surprised at how high it is rated on the Prog Archives list... oh well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 12:08

I think that Wish You Were Here is their perfect album...followed by Dark Side, Animals, Meddle, Piper at the Gates of Dawn, and The Division Bell.  The only Pink Floyd albums that are sub-par are The Final Cut and AMLOR.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 12:37
Wish You Were Here, I find Animals quite boring. Dogs for example is not very good song...
But Wish You Were Here is definetly one of the best albums ever created. It's stunning.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 20:34

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 Dogs for example is not very good song...

WOW! Amazing how people differ. I think Dogs is one of Floyds (Rogers) best lyrics.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 21:04
Animals.

And ^^^^^ I agree wholeheartedly. The lyrics on this album are Waters best IMHO. Dogs especially.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2006 at 21:18

I voted WYWH (my preferred PF album), lacking now one more vote to tie 99-99.

EDIT: just when I was posting it some good soul appeared and tied in 99...



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2006 at 01:30

animals is better IMHO

if you asked me 6 mouths ago I would have said WYWH because of sheep. I just didn't like it for a realy long time but now it's ok to me and welcome to the machine is terrible and always has been to me but I think shine on is one of the best songs floyd ever did.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 11:48
Both are incredible albums but i said WYWH

Musically it is floyd's best and shine on outweighs any song on animals. This might sound wierd but animals is almost to consistent for me. From dogs to sheep theres not enough emotianal change. WYWH has 5 totally unique and brilliant songs.

Both albums come from the end of the DSOTM era (which is my fav) so its an easy choice for me.

If it was between WYWH and Meddle it might be different.

Animals ROCKS though!!! Its impossible for them to make an album that i can call bad


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 11:50
wywh.

i prefer syd barrett's early Floyd to any other floyd, though.

unfortunately we never got to see how it would turn out if he stayed with the band
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 12:51
Wish you Were Here

I love the title track and shine on and think it's just better then animals.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 13:40

Animals just barely edges it out, in part because the lyrics and vocals are just so good. 

Wow, the poll is 104-103 Animals

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2006 at 13:51

My vote is for Animals. I love Wish You Were Here, but I think over-exposure on FM radio ruined it for me. Animals is a much more compelling experience.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 20 2006 at 20:20

WYWH

Animals = Pink Floyd's most over rated album IMO.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2006 at 00:54

WOW, 106-106

Man people are REALLY divided on these albums.  I'm going to vote in a second and tip the scale...  I'm just trying to decide which way...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2006 at 06:22
WYWH!!! Crazy Diamond tips the scales.

WYWH = 108 Animals = 107 so close


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 19:04
I love both of these albums, but I have to go with Animals, It has a harder, darker vibe to it.    
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 19:10
Tipping the scale back to Animals (111-112).
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 19:59
Darn! I wanna change my vote. Wish You Were Here, please. It's really grown on me and has surpassed Animals by Far.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 27 2006 at 20:20
Wish you were here has 2 boring songs. The title song and Have a cigar suck ;). Animals is cool
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2006 at 00:34
neither are on of my favorites, but i say ANimals
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