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I'm a big PF fan, BUT only the pre-Wall stuff. Roger Waters thought he was Pink Floyd and the others just his musical assistants. Children of the 80's praise Waters up the wazoo, and indeed he was a great bassist and lyricist, but he alone was not PF. The pinnacle of PF was the soundtrack-ish sound of the early 70's, the material leading up to DSOTM. Meddle is the best PF album, and one of my favourite albums of all time. DSOTM was a popularized version of Meddle, the two albums making up the best that PF has to offer.

I also rank up there with Meddle:

Jane's Addiction, Ritual de lo Habitual
Sepultura, Roots
Medeski Martin & Wood, Combustication

@Worldfrog - I agree with your opinion on some of Roger Waters' lyrics. It was him that made PF for me and I actually liked the Pros and Cons...

I have everything PF and Roger W have ever released (officially) and also three albums by Syd Barrett - an original PF founder member...those are way out freaky albums - real psychedelia at it's best

'I have a bike, you can ride it if you like
It has a basket, a bell that rings
And things that make it look good!
I'd give it to you if I could -
but I borrowed it...'

DSOTM - probably best concept album ever.

I have a CD of all Cole Porter songs - very good.

Another favorite - Steely Dan / Pretzel Logic (or fill in the blank every record is good)

Best record of all time though?

Giant Steps

(folowed closely by Maggot Brain, Sexual Healing, and James Brown live at Apollo)

As I reed trough all the posts, I can't help but thinking...
Are their really so many records I never heard of in my life???

Best albums huh,

all time favorite...depends on my mood. here are a couple

Hendrix: Axis, bold as love
Moody Blues: In search of the Lost chord
Guster: Goldfly
Miles Davis: A Kind of Blue
Jethro Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery
Diga Rhythm Band: Diga

How many favorites do I get.

Originally posted by Rob-hin:
<STRONG>As I reed trough all the posts, I can't help but thinking...
Are their really so many records I never heard of in my life??? </STRONG>

LMAO Think how i feel, my musical selection is extremly eclectic, but i haven't heard of most of these bands. It's quite scary really.

No More Tears - Ozzy

Anything by Yngwie Malmsteen.

Black Lable Socity - Zack Wilde

Operation Mind Crime is a good CD

Awake - Godsmack

Stiff Upper Lip - AC/DC

@DP - so you like a bit of guitar then? Whatever happened to Yngwie and Zach?

I saw Ozzy live when they were first parading Zack, many moons ago (12-13 years?). Zach indulged in a very embarrassing childish tantrum and stormed off the stage following a power failure that lead to a 30 minute drum solo...

The first Rock opera and (I believe) concept album

TOMMY: the WHO

Originally posted by Word:
<STRONG>The first Rock opera and (I believe) concept album

TOMMY: the WHO</STRONG>

Actually, i think it might have been whatever rock opera Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsodies" came from that was the "first" rock opera. I might very well be wrong, however.

As far as the best album, my knowledge of music is not as extensive as i could wish (i'm still young though), but my opinion is that the album EMOTION IS DEAD, by The Juliana Theory is the best album i have heard to date. They are a relatively new and unknown band, though their rising popularity and extremely deep musical talent has landed them a record deal on the major label, Epic Records. And they deserve it! So many people out there are too quick to state that any indie band that signs to a major label is a sell-out. Well, anyone who says so is full of it, cuz the Juliana Theory deserves it, and I think it will only make them better.

[ 08-29-2001: Message edited by: average joe ]

You know, there's another album or two that I think quite highly of that nobody has mentioned. How about U2's Joshua Tree or Achtung Baby?

As for PF, well, yes, I agree - for me Waters was PF. I got one of David Gilmour's solo albums years ago, and it was pretty bland. After Waters left, the subsequent albums were by and large fairly lame, comparative speaking. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy them, but the real driving force behind PF for albums like The Wall and The Final Cut. I do really enjoy their earlier stuff, like Meddle and Saucerful of Secrets - but their later material was so much better, IMO, because of the lyrics.

One of my favorite bands is katatonia (not with a C).
Without god- from dance of december souls (katatonia)
rainroom-brave murder day (katatonia)
sweet suffering-new sensation (sleeping gods)

[ 08-30-2001: Message edited by: Tiax ]

@Yshania,

Last I heard from Malmsteen, He had written a classical piece with a full orchestra cendtered around his guitar playing. Not like the Metallica thing, an actual original classical composition in the old school, except with electric guitar.

@Bloodstalker - Yngwie was a classically trained guitarist anyway. Metallica thing? Do you mean the black album with the orchestral support? He was never connected to Metallica...

I will look up the Malmsteen classical thing - is there an album name?

IMO there is only a fine line between good rock and classical anyway, if you are talking intensity (dons flameproof vest )

Queen's Rhapsody was written in 1976 and was only one song. the WHO's TOMMY was written in 1969 and was a whole album and was a opera.

I can't remember the name of the albumn, but I'll try to find out and let ya know

Originally posted by Word:
<STRONG>Queen's Rhapsody was written in 1976 and was only one song. the WHO's TOMMY was written in 1969 and was a whole album and was a opera.</STRONG>

Guess i was wrong...

What is a concept album?

My favorite CD would have to be "2Pac's Greatest Hits"

I think 2Pac is the greatest rapper of all time. He talks about something else than the usual gangster appeal or living large.

@Humanflyz - a concept album is where there is an idea or story that is continued through the whole album

Originally posted by humanflyz:
<STRONG>What is a concept album?

My favorite CD would have to be "2Pac's Greatest Hits"

I think 2Pac is the greatest rapper of all time. He talks about something else than the usual gangster appeal or living large.</STRONG>

2 pac could also be accused of the Bling Bling attitude. Although he also made many records with soul, he created a happy medium (IMO) Do you like any other Hip Hop?