Pink Floyd -- there's never been anything better, ever (1 Viewer)

[Amused to Death]

Oats, you're not 50....why are you listening to this old man music?

It was a golden era in music. Maybe the best ever. We missed it.

The 70s were a golden age of music???

70s were my favorite era. Why is that ridiculous? It holds up really well.

Lots of thing hold up really well. To be a golden era, it has to stand out.

Pink Floyd's best albums

The best albums ever released by Led Zep, The Who, arguably the Rolling Stones

Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly and the Family Stone,

Amazing albums from Stevie Wonder, Elton John,

Queen, Black Sabbath, Van Morrison, and even Van Halen's first album in that decade.

Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Boston

The Allman Brothers, Derek and the Dominos. Most of Santana's best stuff.

Oh and even a Beatles album in there (Let it Be, 1970)

Oh look. Bob Dylan. Joni Mitchell. James Taylor. Marvin Gaye.

(If you like punk -- and it's not my thing -- but The Ramones, Sex Pistols, the Clash, etc.)

The list goes on.


Explain to me how that's not an epic decade of music? It beats the pulp out of any decade since IMO. To try to beat it you have to go backwards in time, and I'm not sure it's doable.

You left out AC/DC. Also a ton of good ZZ Top although I'm probably in the minority on that one.

Regardless, I strongly agree that the 70s were clearly the best decade for rock.

ZZ Top's First Album is fantastic. So under appreciated.

 

[Otis]

Happy to hear argument to the contrary, but I have a hard time believing that the rock genre has ever offered anything more beautiful and contemplative than this. This is artistry at its absolute best.

Serious question from a Pink Floyd fan: What exactly "rocks" about Pink Floyd?

As just one easy example:

1. Go find the song Comfortably Numb

2. Go to the guitar solo

3. Rock

So you want me to find one or their albums, go to one of the songs on that one album, and then skip to one part of that one song. Yeah, thought so.

They're an awesome band, but I think we have different definitions of "rock"

Listen to the whole song then. I was trying to help you.

Fine, they're not rock. They're rap.

Doubling down on wrong?

Fella, I'm all in on right.

 

[Amused to Death]

Oats, you're not 50....why are you listening to this old man music?

It was a golden era in music. Maybe the best ever. We missed it.

The 70s were a golden age of music???

70s were my favorite era. Why is that ridiculous? It holds up really well.

Lots of thing hold up really well. To be a golden era, it has to stand out.

Pink Floyd's best albums

The best albums ever released by Led Zep, The Who, arguably the Rolling Stones

Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly and the Family Stone,

Amazing albums from Stevie Wonder, Elton John,

Queen, Black Sabbath, Van Morrison, and even Van Halen's first album in that decade.

Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Boston

The Allman Brothers, Derek and the Dominos. Most of Santana's best stuff.

Oh and even a Beatles album in there (Let it Be, 1970)

Oh look. Bob Dylan. Joni Mitchell. James Taylor. Marvin Gaye.

(If you like punk -- and it's not my thing -- but The Ramones, Sex Pistols, the Clash, etc.)

The list goes on.


Explain to me how that's not an epic decade of music? It beats the pulp out of any decade since IMO. To try to beat it you have to go backwards in time, and I'm not sure it's doable.

You left out Bob Marley, David Bowie in his glam-rock best, Deep Purple, Zappa, Lou Reed, first 2 albums by the Police, Queen, Steely Dan, and of course some of the best music from Rush.

As well as some great funk that came out of the 70s

Yeah George Clinton and P-Funk, Sly Stone...only ones that I have in my rotation.

And not funk, but Talking Heads started in the '70s too.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

70s had lots o crap too, boston, Kansas, Chicago, America, pretty much if your named after a state or town, you suck

sprinkle in styx

for as great as the 70s was it had a ton of stuff that was SUPER MEH

 

[timschochet]

70s is also the singer-songwriter era: Jackson Browne, Carole King, James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, etc.

It is simply the greatest decade ever for popular music bar none. And that is in SPITE of disco.

 

[Ilov80s]

Oats, you're not 50....why are you listening to this old man music?

It was a golden era in music. Maybe the best ever. We missed it.

The 70s were a golden age of music???

70s were my favorite era. Why is that ridiculous? It holds up really well.

Lots of thing hold up really well. To be a golden era, it has to stand out.

Pink Floyd's best albums

The best albums ever released by Led Zep, The Who, arguably the Rolling Stones

Fleetwood Mac, Simon & Garfunkel, Sly and the Family Stone,

Amazing albums from Stevie Wonder, Elton John,

Queen, Black Sabbath, Van Morrison, and even Van Halen's first album in that decade.

Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Boston

The Allman Brothers, Derek and the Dominos. Most of Santana's best stuff.

Oh and even a Beatles album in there (Let it Be, 1970)

Oh look. Bob Dylan. Joni Mitchell. James Taylor. Marvin Gaye.

(If you like punk -- and it's not my thing -- but The Ramones, Sex Pistols, the Clash, etc.)

The list goes on.

Explain to me how that's not an epic decade of music? It beats the pulp out of any decade since IMO. To try to beat it you have to go backwards in time, and I'm not sure it's doable.

Lots of great stuff there, but it's almost all rock music.

That's what this conversation has been about. I'm not sure about classical; rap wasn't around yet; Christian music is for crazies. I suspect there was some great soul/R&B in addition to what I posted; there also was probably some pretty solid jazz in the 70s.

Not sure what more we need, but if it's the best decade of rock music ever -- by a good margin -- that's pretty meaningful.

I just saw music in your post. Yeah if we are talking rock, the 70s are probably the best or at least have the highest quantity of good rock music (and maybe bad music as well).

 

[IvanKaramazov]

70s had lots o crap too, boston, Kansas, Chicago, America, pretty much if your named after a state or town, you suck

sprinkle in styx

for as great as the 70s was it had a ton of stuff that was SUPER MEH

So? Every decade has its share of crap.

 

[Christo]

Bowie, Lou Reed, Ramones, Grateful Dead, Little Feat, Dylan...there was some ridiculously great stuff done in the '70s.

And the decade didn't end too shabbily either--Outlandos D'Amour, Regatta de Blanc, Van Halen, Van Halen II, One Step Beyond..., Never Mind the Bollocks-Here's the Sex Pistols, Cool for Cats, The Cars, Candy-O, Off the Wall, Drums and Wires, Quadrophenia, Tusk, Damn the Torpedoes, All Mod Cons, London Calling, Generation X, Q: Are we not Men? A: We are Devo!

 

[Ghost Rider]

70s had lots o crap too, boston, Kansas, Chicago, America, pretty much if your named after a state or town, you suck

sprinkle in styx

for as great as the 70s was it had a ton of stuff that was SUPER MEH

Boston, Kansas and Styx were all great. Boston, Leftoverture and The Grand Illusion are three of the best albums of the best decade of rock music ever.

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

What do you mean by record sales not being connected to record store receipts?

Once upon a time record stores assigned someone to fill out surveys on record sales. The late teen assistant manager guys filling out these surveys had better taste than the population at large. This change happened mid '80s give or take, mr I lov 80s.

Also, those things you say are great, but the 70s was full of terrible music. .... The 70s alone though, are middle of the pack at best for 20th century music.

Sure there is plenty of terrible music, but even the "terrible bands" listed in this thread are selling out shows this decade. Some of that of course is just nostalgia, but it is also a function of "rock" being a much broader, much more diverse, much more open genre than anything since about the mid '80s.

 

[Ilov80s]

What do you mean by record sales not being connected to record store receipts?

Once upon a time record stores assigned someone to fill out surveys on record sales. The late teen assistant manager guys filling out these surveys had better taste than the population at large. This change happened mid '80s give or take, mr I lov 80s.

So it was teenagers with great musical taste that chose the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack as the best selling album of 71? The 60s and 70s top albums often don't seem like the kind of music a teenager would listen to. I am surprised by this.

 

[hotdogcollars]

In terms of albums, DSOTM and the Wall are epic, obviously. DSOTM is probably my favorite 45 minutes or so of music ever.

I'm also a huge, huge fan of Animals, Wish you were here, and Meddle.

Good grief this stuff is incredible.

So made that i skipped their Pulse tour b/c i was just getting into them and wasnt sure i'd like it. I must've gone through 3 or 4 of those Pulse double CD sets b/c i wore them out from listening so much. outside chance i damaged the CDs due to listening in a modified state of mind

 

[Christo]

What do you mean by record sales not being connected to record store receipts?

Once upon a time record stores assigned someone to fill out surveys on record sales. The late teen assistant manager guys filling out these surveys had better taste than the population at large. This change happened mid '80s give or take, mr I lov 80s.

So it was teenagers with great musical taste that chose the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack as the best selling album of 71? The 60s and 70s top albums often don't seem like the kind of music a teenager would listen to. I am surprised by this.

Dude, give it up. I graduated HS in 86. So I spent all of HS and college in the 80's. I love the 80's. But the 70's had better music. The great thing is I was able to listen to all of it. I also listened to music from the 60's. What kills me is how a lot of kids now aren't aware of all of the good music from those decades.

 

[AAABatteries]

I think Pink Floyd is #2 on my list of bands that I just don't get. #1 by far is Radiohead - I still think everybody is pulling a huge joke on me with that crap.

 

[Sinn Fein]

What do you mean by record sales not being connected to record store receipts?

Once upon a time record stores assigned someone to fill out surveys on record sales. The late teen assistant manager guys filling out these surveys had better taste than the population at large. This change happened mid '80s give or take, mr I lov 80s.

So it was teenagers with great musical taste that chose the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack as the best selling album of 71? The 60s and 70s top albums often don't seem like the kind of music a teenager would listen to. I am surprised by this.

Dude, give it up. I graduated HS in 86. So I spent all of HS and college in the 80's. I love the 80's. But the 70's had better music. The great thing is I was able to listen to all of it. I also listened to music from the 60's. What kills me is how a lot of kids now aren't aware of all of the good music from those decades.

How aware were you of good music from the 40's when you were in high school?

 

[Ilov80s]

What do you mean by record sales not being connected to record store receipts?

Once upon a time record stores assigned someone to fill out surveys on record sales. The late teen assistant manager guys filling out these surveys had better taste than the population at large. This change happened mid '80s give or take, mr I lov 80s.

So it was teenagers with great musical taste that chose the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack as the best selling album of 71? The 60s and 70s top albums often don't seem like the kind of music a teenager would listen to. I am surprised by this.

Dude, give it up. I graduated HS in 86. So I spent all of HS and college in the 80's. I love the 80's. But the 70's had better music. The great thing is I was able to listen to all of it. I also listened to music from the 60's. What kills me is how a lot of kids now aren't aware of all of the good music from those decades.

I graduated HS in 2000 and an not advocating for the 80s. I'm more of a fan of the first half of the century...Gershwin, Parker, Puccini, Elgar, Copeland, Ellington, etc.

 

[Christo]

What do you mean by record sales not being connected to record store receipts?

Once upon a time record stores assigned someone to fill out surveys on record sales. The late teen assistant manager guys filling out these surveys had better taste than the population at large. This change happened mid '80s give or take, mr I lov 80s.

So it was teenagers with great musical taste that chose the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack as the best selling album of 71? The 60s and 70s top albums often don't seem like the kind of music a teenager would listen to. I am surprised by this.

Dude, give it up. I graduated HS in 86. So I spent all of HS and college in the 80's. I love the 80's. But the 70's had better music. The great thing is I was able to listen to all of it. I also listened to music from the 60's. What kills me is how a lot of kids now aren't aware of all of the good music from those decades.

How aware were you of good music from the 40's when you were in high school?

How aware? Not sure. But I was certainly aware of people like Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Perry Como & Nat King Cole.

 

[Apple Jack]

I think Pink Floyd is #2 on my list of bands that I just don't get. #1 by far is Radiohead - I still think everybody is pulling a huge joke on me with that crap.

Radiohead are brilliant. You have to actually pay attention.

 

[timschochet]

What do you mean by record sales not being connected to record store receipts?

Once upon a time record stores assigned someone to fill out surveys on record sales. The late teen assistant manager guys filling out these surveys had better taste than the population at large. This change happened mid '80s give or take, mr I lov 80s.

So it was teenagers with great musical taste that chose the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack as the best selling album of 71? The 60s and 70s top albums often don't seem like the kind of music a teenager would listen to. I am surprised by this.

JCS was AWESOME!!!

 

[timschochet]

70s had lots o crap too, boston, Kansas, Chicago, America, pretty much if your named after a state or town, you suck

sprinkle in styx

for as great as the 70s was it had a ton of stuff that was SUPER MEH

Boston, Kansas and Styx were all great. Boston, Leftoverture and The Grand Illusion are three of the best albums of the best decade of rock music ever.

Dude...I love Leftoverture and The Grand Illusion but they're not exactly great albums. Let's not go overboard.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

I think Pink Floyd is #2 on my list of bands that I just don't get. #1 by far is Radiohead - I still think everybody is pulling a huge joke on me with that crap.

Agreed on radio head...Floyd, not so much

 

[AAABatteries]

I think Pink Floyd is #2 on my list of bands that I just don't get. #1 by far is Radiohead - I still think everybody is pulling a huge joke on me with that crap.

Radiohead are brilliant. You have to actually pay attention.

I swear to god I've tried. Several times - each time I leave thinking that it's some big joke. I'm glad you like them and get them - I just don't.

 

[Ghost Rider]

70s had lots o crap too, boston, Kansas, Chicago, America, pretty much if your named after a state or town, you suck

sprinkle in styx

for as great as the 70s was it had a ton of stuff that was SUPER MEH

Boston, Kansas and Styx were all great. Boston, Leftoverture and The Grand Illusion are three of the best albums of the best decade of rock music ever.

Dude...I love Leftoverture and The Grand Illusion but they're not exactly great albums. Let's not go overboard.

Yes they are. Don't let the fact that critics dogged them both convince you otherwise.

 

[Amused to Death]

I think Pink Floyd is #2 on my list of bands that I just don't get. #1 by far is Radiohead - I still think everybody is pulling a huge joke on me with that crap.

Radiohead are brilliant. You have to actually pay attention.

I swear to god I've tried. Several times - each time I leave thinking that it's some big joke. I'm glad you like them and get them - I just don't.

This is exactly how I feel about Muse - I just don't get them. Radiohead took some time for me, but one song clicked (Everything In Its Right Place) then the switch went on for all of their stuff. Just can't explain it. It helps if you're really depressed, then they make more sense.

 

[PIK95]

shine on you crazy diamond

This.

 

[AAABatteries]

I think Pink Floyd is #2 on my list of bands that I just don't get. #1 by far is Radiohead - I still think everybody is pulling a huge joke on me with that crap.

Radiohead are brilliant. You have to actually pay attention.

I swear to god I've tried. Several times - each time I leave thinking that it's some big joke. I'm glad you like them and get them - I just don't.

This is exactly how I feel about Muse - I just don't get them. Radiohead took some time for me, but one song clicked (Everything In Its Right Place) then the switch went on for all of their stuff. Just can't explain it. It helps if you're really depressed, then they make more sense.

Interesting - I have no clue if what you say is true but I do know that I'm almost never depressed. I'm happy go-lucky almost all the time and enjoy life the majority of the time. Maybe you are on to something.

 

[Parmcat]

I think Pink Floyd is #2 on my list of bands that I just don't get. #1 by far is Radiohead - I still think everybody is pulling a huge joke on me with that crap.

Radiohead are brilliant. You have to actually pay attention.

I swear to god I've tried. Several times - each time I leave thinking that it's some big joke. I'm glad you like them and get them - I just don't.

This is exactly how I feel about Muse - I just don't get them. Radiohead took some time for me, but one song clicked (Everything In Its Right Place) then the switch went on for all of their stuff. Just can't explain it. It helps if you're really depressed, then they make more sense.

Funny, because Floyd is my all time fav band, but Muse is my favourite current band. They may be the best live band going right now.

Can't wait for the new album, as I hear it is from the Division Bell recordings. They quickly did say that there would be no tour, which sucks. I wanted one chance to see Gilmour. I hope the album sells really well, and they are forced to have to support it.

I recently saw Brit Floyd, and they were the best Floyd cover band I have seen.

 

[skol asylum]

Love Pink Floyd but I think you pretty much have to put Zeppelin ahead of them.

 

[Parmcat]

Love Pink Floyd but I think you pretty much have to put Zeppelin ahead of them.

Have to?

Why?

They stole so much of their music it is not even funny

 

[skol asylum]

Love Pink Floyd but I think you pretty much have to put Zeppelin ahead of them.

Have to?

Why?

They stole so much of their music it is not even funny

Sure they had alot of influences but there weren't exactly a whole bunch of Jimmy Pages out there doing what he did blending so many sounds together and when you thow in Robert Plant? Forget about it.

 

[Parmcat]

Love Pink Floyd but I think you pretty much have to put Zeppelin ahead of them.

Have to?

Why?

They stole so much of their music it is not even funny

Sure they had alot of influences but there weren't exactly a whole bunch of Jimmy Pages out there doing what he did blending so many sounds together and when you thow in Robert Plant? Forget about it.

Influences are one thing...plagerism is another:

STOLEN STUFF

 

[Ilov80s]

Love Pink Floyd but I think you pretty much have to put Zeppelin ahead of them.

Have to?

Why?

They stole so much of their music it is not even funny

Sure they had alot of influences but there weren't exactly a whole bunch of Jimmy Pages out there doing what he did blending so many sounds together and when you thow in Robert Plant? Forget about it.

I remember reading about a few of the old school black blues guys seeing some blues festival with guys like Mayall, Clapton, and Page. They thought it was hilarious seeing a much of white British guys fumbling through their music.

 

[flapgreen]

Huge fan

 

[Fiddles]

Happy to hear argument to the contrary, but I have a hard time believing that the rock genre has ever offered anything more beautiful and contemplative than this. This is artistry at its absolute best.

Can't argue with this. Just genius.

 

[skol asylum]

Best think about Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin is that they ere part of the ego driven monotonous brand of music that ushered in the punk movement. Pinks overbearing pretentiousness does nothing for me.

So what kind of music does a Romney guy dig?

 

[prosopis]

What do you mean by record sales not being connected to record store receipts?

Once upon a time record stores assigned someone to fill out surveys on record sales. The late teen assistant manager guys filling out these surveys had better taste than the population at large. This change happened mid '80s give or take, mr I lov 80s.

So it was teenagers with great musical taste that chose the Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack as the best selling album of 71? The 60s and 70s top albums often don't seem like the kind of music a teenager would listen to. I am surprised by this.

This was a fantastic album. I was rocking this in the 70s and still do. It certainly belongs in the discussion.

 

[beavers]

This thread got sucky fast.

 

[Dinsy Ejotuz]

Tom Petty's first three albums were also released in the 70s.

 

[Christo]

This thread got sucky fast.

It sure did.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Love Pink Floyd but I think you pretty much have to put Zeppelin ahead of them.

Nope. Zeppelin was great, but Floyd was better.

 

[skycriesmary]

I think Pink Floyd is #2 on my list of bands that I just don't get. #1 by far is Radiohead - I still think everybody is pulling a huge joke on me with that crap.

Um, ok.... .

 

[Mr. Pickles]

One of the great musical journeys of my life was hearing Dark Side of the Moon as a kid. A cousin of mine had this tape running on his boom box as we walked along a trail in the middle of nowhere late at night looking at the stars. I was probably 11 years old and had no idea what I was listening to, but even then I knew it was incredible. It was the first tape I ever bought.

 

[tommyboy]

The "live" version of Echoes at Pompeii is both a visual and musical masterpiece. If you haven't seen it, it was one of the first music videos, about 10 yrs before MTV was invented. Ive recorded the audio portion, its on my iPod and always a treat when it comes up on shuffle.

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

In terms of albums, DSOTM and the Wall are epic, obviously. DSOTM is probably my favorite 45 minutes or so of music ever.

I'm also a huge, huge fan of Animals, Wish you were here, and Meddle.

Good grief this stuff is incredible.

/thread

 

[Otis]

This thread got sucky fast.

It sure did.

The sad part is I knew EXACTLY what this would link to, but I still had to click it to be sure.

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

Love Pink Floyd but I think you pretty much have to put Zeppelin ahead of them.

Nope. Zeppelin was great, but Floyd was better.

For probably 20 years now, I've debated in my head: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd.

Who's the best ever?

I've settled on a four-way tie. They're all go-to's depending on what I'm looking for. Pick one? Not going to happen.

I'm also a huge Phish and Grateful Dead fan. They did/do live music better than anybody.

 

[johnnycakes]

Never been anything better, ever?

Hmmm.... which would I rather live without.... Pink Floyd or pizza....

 

[jomar]

my favorite obscure Floyd tune: from the Obscured by Clouds album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7JpbWq_OGQ

I don't think they've ever put on an album I didn't like. from the early Piper At the Gates of Dawn to Division Bell, all of them very good to great albums. Meddle, Atom Heart Mother, Animals, The Final Cut.....all classics without even naming The Wall or DSOTM.

 

[Amused to Death]

my favorite obscure Floyd tune: from the Obscured by Clouds album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7JpbWq_OGQ

I don't think they've ever put on an album I didn't like. from the early Piper At the Gates of Dawn to Division Bell, all of them very good to great albums. Meddle, Atom Heart Mother, Animals, The Final Cut.....all classics without even naming The Wall or DSOTM.

Great album. I was in a liquor store recently and in the background I could hear faint music that sounded familiar. The song Obscured By Clouds was playing!

 

[daddo39]

I've always had Floyd as one of my favorite bands ever, that said, I don't think they've even had a decent album since Roger left the band. JMO