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The Division Bell 20 Years Ago
Teaser site up with countdown to less than 2 1 hour from now with the hastag #TDB20
Wonder what it'll announce.
Probably a Division Bell Immersion Box Set.
http://divisionbell20.com/
Wonder what it'll announce.
Probably a Division Bell Immersion Box Set.
http://divisionbell20.com/
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There will be someone along in a bit saying it all went south after Syd left ;-)
Yes, there are people who only like that era aren't there? In fact, a friend of nine is one. I'm kind of the opposite.
Depends how you define the Roger Waters era. IMO, Pink Floyd's best period was Meddle->Dark Side->Wish You Were Here. Once Roger started to dominate it went gradually downhill. Roger plus Dave, however, was a great combo.
Me too, I've got The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, both Syd solo albums and his later Opel compilation, which represents practically his entire output, and you could probably get the best of that lot on to one CD.
Pink Floyd would have become just another long lost obscure 1960's psychedelic band playing pubs for £50 a night.
Sometimes good things come from other people's misfortunes.
Meddle was the start of the great era for me. Before that they were all over the place trying to get a proper shape.
I disagree that they went downhill after Wish You Were Here, although their relationship did as Roger became the dominant factor.
He had a huge ego, but he was by far the best songwriter in the band, and one of the best around. Animals, The Wall, and The Final Cut are up there with the very best for me.
I think it was Roger's ego that drove the band to achieve what they did. Interesting you mention The Final Cut, an often derided album. For me their output, from Meddle to The Division Bell, is quite remarkable in its consistency. It is easy to say Album X is better than Album Y but the reality is 99.99% of the bands in the world would be pleased to get to the level of Album X, let alone Album Y!
My personal favourite varies, but Animals and The Wall would always make up two of my favourite three Pink Floyd albums.
I agree. Pink Floyd have always been a band that I cant consistently name my favourite album, but the two you mention are always in the reckoning.
The Final Cut is pretty much a Roger solo album, and takes some getting into after what went before, but once you get there, it is a fantastic album.
I also agree that the others carried on partly to show Roger that they could survive without him, and they did, especially live, much to Rogers annoyance, putting it mildly.
Although the two albums they recorded were good, they don't reach the levels of what went before.
Animals is OK but, for me, not as good as what came before.
I thought The Wall was brilliant for a while but then I started to find it too depressing. But it does have some great songs on it.
The Final Cut I thought was dreadful. Admittedly after buying it I only listened to it once, which is unfair really. But to me it just seemed like The Wall leftovers.
I initially liked the two pre Animals albums better than those that followed, but after really listening to it, and The Wall, they are the ones that have stood the test of time for me, and are my top two.
I was like you after one play of the Final Cut. It took me about three years to play it again, and I love it now.
It fits in perfectly with Amused To Death by Roger, and to a degree The Wall. None are the type of album you play for background music, or a singalong. They need to be played in full, and listened to.
The Wall, The Final Cut, Amused to Death, all, in my opinion, linked to each other. Good to listen to back to back.
Don't forget a good quality rope though to hang yourself with after - very big
You're right, they really are three of kind, but not exactly cheer you up music.:)
True but Comfortably Numb gives me a feeling unlike any other song has done. Though it's the guitar solos what do it.
TDB is a good album, and I think it's unjustly underrated.
Again, agree completely. There are some brilliant songs on that album, but when it is played from start to finish they seem to get even better.
You know I told a lie there, there is one other song that gived me the same feeling as Comfortably Numb.
this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMrhRqK4iig
It was made loud, so Play it loud