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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 09 2014 at 22:04
Have a Cigar, compared to the other WYWH tracks, seems pretty underrated
Fearless and San Tropez are fantastic songs, and Seamus isn't bad, just goofy

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2014 at 10:59
I'm a San Tropez supporter. I kind of understand why it sometimes gets trashed, but it's a good tune, I reckon. 
And as I've ditto-ed before, See-Saw and Burning Bridges for me are some of Floyd's top tracks. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2014 at 11:21
Scream Thy Last Scream could have been re-recorded for The Wall or even played live. Pink Floyd played Astronomy Domine on Pulse so it probably would have worked. Julia Dream was a little hokey, but if Waters were to play that song on acoustic backed with a more modern Pink Floyd sound during a live performance....I can see him pulling it off nicely. Although he has commented about music of his past ...like that he would never be caught dead performing Atom Heart Mother in the present day. It is unknown if he would personally feel that way about other Floyd material. However...there are actually many  old obscure Pink Floyd songs that fans would love to hear during live transmission.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2014 at 11:28
A pillow of winds
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Julia Dream
Remember a day
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 10 2014 at 12:33
Originally posted by smartpatrol smartpatrol wrote:

Have a Cigar, compared to the other WYWH tracks, seems pretty underrated
Fearless and San Tropez are fantastic songs, and Seamus isn't bad, just goofy


Completely agree about San Tropez and Fearless. Meddle is such a great album, and not just because of the backside.

I'm also a big fan of On the Turning Away. I prefer it any day over Comfortably Numb.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2014 at 01:51
I thought that my fav Pink Floyd's song is pretty underrated.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2014 at 02:41
'The Trial'. For me it kills everything else on 'The Wall', including much celebrated, but pretty uninteresting to me 'Comfortably Numb'.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2014 at 02:58
The whole Final Cut album
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2014 at 03:55
I've always been a big fan of the second half of The Wall. Some of my picks are Nobody's Home, Vera, and The Trial. Can't explain why, really, but Vera always had a strong impact on me. As soon as the strings enter, every time, without fail, I get a little teary. In a good way, fortunately. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2014 at 04:09
Originally posted by LSDisease LSDisease wrote:

The whole Final Cut album


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2014 at 05:06
The Final Cut is the finest Floyd's work. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 12 2014 at 12:12
Originally posted by Slaughternalia Slaughternalia wrote:

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I would say that Atom Heart Mother is rather underrated. Maybe not on the archives, but the album got pretty much universally bad reviews elsewhere
 
It doesn't help that Roger has spoken rather nastily about it, too. But his reasons why is because he doesn't want to give Ron Geesin any money, not anything else!
 
I like AHM a lot, regardless of what anyone says, and find it sad that Roland Pettit got trashed senseless for his ballet and Roger will forever bury that version of AHM, from everyone's ears. It was basically a lullaby for 15 minutes, and it was pretty, and I like to joke that it taught Eno how to do Ambient Music!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2014 at 06:34
Atom Heart Mother for sure, but I think Summer'68 and Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast are pretty underrated too.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2014 at 08:23
Hi,
 
I was thinking of the single "Point Me At The Sky" ... I'm not sure I have even the title correct!
 
"...reading the daily paper about the plane that landed ... upside down ... "
 
Very twisted, but so Barrett and so English satire/humor, that it gives the Goons a massive tip of the hat!
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2014 at 08:41
When we get to page ten of this discussion somebody should compile every song mentioned and list the top 20.

I like Speak To Me, it encapsulates the whole of DSOTM in under two minutes, then ends with that amazing whooosh into Breathe.  And when the band reformed at Live8 they were the only band who didn't need announcing, instead they simply started their first gig in 24 years with Speak To Me.  But everyone forgets that.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 15 2014 at 10:35
I've always liked Momentary Lapse....and Learning To Fly and Turning Away are very good tracks imo.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2014 at 00:59
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

To be honest I can't think of any.


Maybe get rid of a few forums instead. This could qualify for several of them
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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2014 at 01:21
^ Indeed, I wasn't aware of any - perhaps something off 'More' or 'Obscured By Clouds', but I've heard many folks quote more or less most Floyd tracks with respect. Floyd aren't underrated in my mind, nor are they overrated. Perfect band, perfect music (most of the time....)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2014 at 04:02
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2014 at 05:03
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:


Floyd aren't underrated in my mind, nor are they overrated. Perfect band, perfect music (most of the time....)


Mine your words.


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