Floyd-Comfortably Numb....

Edited by Don Quixote - 12-Mar-2012 at 02:25

Pink Floyd - Meddle - "Echoes":





Edited by Don Quixote - 28-Feb-2012 at 21:51

Originally posted by nuvolari   ..I bought last week two Floyd CD's without entirely realising what they are.  They are both "UMMUGUMMA".   One is live and the other is a studio recording but not as the album was released. Do you want to buy them ?   I'm happy to keep 'em but think that you might be more of a Floyd fan than I am.    marlin@spugs.fsnet.co.uk

Edited by Frederick Roger - 20-May-2008 at 20:44

 

 

..spent some time going through some of the links you provided (thanks by the way)..

 

…..maybe its just me, but I could not hear the Sabbarf thing going on in 'The Knife' by Genesis…I know this will sound cruel, but it kind of reminded me of the ‘dancing dwarf’ bit during ‘Stonehenge’ in the film This is Spinal Tap….sorry KK….on the plus side, I really do like Peter Gabriel and I think the man has a great and distinctive voice, Biko remains on my top song fav list to this day……..

 

 

…..'One More Red Nightmare' by King Crimson was nearer to the mark for me although I doubt if it would command a regular sitting on the turntable!!!…there are odd moments of instrumental interlude that prick up my lobes, but the singing is something that grates on me (which is a bit rich I know coming from someone who likes Judas Priest, Ozzy and Motörhead!!!)….bare with me though, I am persevering with these tracks, but they just do not cut the mustard to these ears…..for me, the tunes are too ‘distracting’ in that they sound all over the place, this is the criticism I generally have of some jazz music, great talent is obviously on show, but I do need some form of structure……for example, I adore Script For A Jesters Tear by Marillion, a band who have been criticised for being Genesis clones, but I think Script is a sublime album, beautiful in fact, full of widdling guitars, long musical breaks, poetic lyrics, soaring, drifting, quirky, but the difference is that I get it!!!!….

 

….'Larks Tongues in Aspic Part II’ by King Crimson started off quite well I thought, but then appeared to lose itself, getting caught up in too much rambling about…..god, this must seem like sacrilege to Crimson fans, I know how I feel when people do not ‘get’ Black Sabbath…!!!!….

 

..well, I gave this kind of music yet another go and thanks for trying to convert me KK, a commendable effort for sure, but I must remain for now, a ‘prog-rock’ ignoramus…!!!

 

……as for Mr Barrett, I guess that Arnold Layne would probably be a standout track, although I do quite like the ‘song’ Bike…

 

“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.

I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it”

 

….the drugs in those days must have been in a different class!!!!…

Originally posted by Seko Oh man, reading from you guys is better than a subscription to MOJO magazine. KKoM, the Knife is a classic.   I say we open a thread on early Genesis then continue with other bands.

Edited by Frederick Roger - 20-May-2008 at 20:38

Syd!  Who doesn't have a friend who Syd-ed out?  As much as I respect the skills of Gilmore and have a soft spot for 'A Momentary', it's still hard for me think of Floyd without Roger, and Roger without Syd.  I wanna say to Syd what Don Mclean sang to Van Gogh in his song 'Vincent':
            
            'But I could have told you Syd(Vincent), 
             This world was never meant for someone
             as beautiful as you.'

I used to have his solo album 'Barret'.  'Aunt Gigolo', 'Baby Lemonade', 'Wined and Dined', Great songs!

As I've mentioned already it's not that I don't see the greatness of 'Dark Side', 'Wish', 'The Wall' and 'Animals'.  Down fall of those albums for me is that they are so great therefore I've listened to them so much, it's hard for me to hear anything 'new' in those albums any more.  As Seko mentioned those are well polished albums.  On the other hand, 'Interstellar Overdrive', 'A Saucerful of Secrets' and 'Be Careful with that Axe, Eugene', I still hear something new every time I put it on.  But then again like I said that's more to do with the familiarity, polishness of the albums than the greatness.

This one bar I used to go to had 'Dark Side' in their jukebox, if I'm drunk enough I would put on 'The Great Gig in the Sky' and sing it as loud as I can.  A drunken Korean guy belching out that song in a crowded bar!  It's a YouTube material, for sure.

Hey, AoO, I know you are a Sabbath fan.  Check out this song, 'The Knife' by Genesis.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1OeW9avWWM

A live footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XhDHJNuyXw
 
Very Sabbathy in my opinion.  It's pre-Phil Collins era too.  Though Phil is a great drummer, I can't stand what he did with Genesis in the 80's.  No wonder why Peter Gabriel had to split.  Then again, Yes and Pink Floyd suffered more or less the same fate in the 80's.  I did like 'Talk' by Yes though.


For more metallic Prog.

'One More Red Nightmare' by King Crimson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_nQZ-c96tc

'Red' by King Crimson from the same album titled 'Red'  Though this footage is from 1995
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfuTY601eK4&feature=related

'Larks Tongues in Aspic Part II'  by King Crimson also. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezZIxZsD6H4

Is it just me but I can't believe those songs were made 25 years ago.

I would also post 'Starless' but I can't find a good version of it in the net to do the justice.
You just gonna have to buy that album 'Red'.
'Starless' makes me cry just out of the sheer perfection of it.  Like looking at the Grand Canyon or Sistine Chapel or Jessica Alba.