Darth Spoon Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I agree there. He was like a robot. Another complaint I read quite often, as well as Waters allegedly miming during certain songs. Although I didn't notice. Oh and Wader, here's a bit of a treat and part of Floyd and rock history. Audio from the infamous Montreal 1977 show where the concept for The Wall was born. (strong language warning btw)Pigs on the wing 2 A firework goes off in the crowd, and Waters immediately goes nuts at the crowd for carrying on. And immediately after... Pigs (Three different ones) Where the spitting took place. You can hear Waters screaming at the fan in question to come closer, and that "all is forgiven" before hocking on him. Waters sounds completely deranged by this point, and it's quite scary. A brilliant version of the song though. Gilmour's guitar work is excellent...until he leaves the stage disgusted of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezachhas Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 I've snooped (no pun intended) around for those recordings but never found them before, at least ones that worked. Saved by youtube again. Listening... He's got a point. It's not a damn AC/DC show. I never really liked Pigs on a Wing. This IS a really good rendition of Pigs (TLO). Damn they were an amazing live band. Too bad, really. Waiting for the spit.... Nice breakdown, damn. Here it comes... Wow, this all makes for a really creepy song in the finished product... They audience probably thoought it was part of the show. I'd like to hear the next two minutes backstage. That's what the breakup of Pink Floyd sounds like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepinGiant Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Ironically, Animals was the only Floyd album that felt "arena-rock" to me and look what happened! As others have said, was it a blessing for the spitting to occur? Never would've built a wall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezachhas Posted February 10, 2007 Share Posted February 10, 2007 Animals is my favorite Floyd album I think. Not sure if I ever thought of it as "arena" rock, not compared to the horrid affairs that were to come after The Final Cut. Moody yes but not arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Spoon Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I know that Rolling Stone isn't exactly held in high regard here, but I thought you guys might be interested to know that the Floyd appear within this month's addition in their cover story http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstor...y_of_pink_floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkangel2000 Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 I'm actually not really familliar with Pink Floyd. Only song I know is Another Brick In The Wall. Good song,though. Definitly. I really like Korn's version of it,too. Anyway, advise me, please- what are their best songs? Would like to learn more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Wader Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 Comfortably NumbEchoesCareful With That Axe, EugeneSheepThe Final CutAstronomy Domine Free Four Off the top of my head anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkangel2000 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 thanx, Dark Wader. Will check them out as soon as I can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezachhas Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Download "Live At Pompeii" if you can for their older stuff, and songs from "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" for even older. Good stuff, yes. Korn cover was uninspiring. Listen to "The Wall" for the real story. It's probably like $15 on itunes, well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkangel2000 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Download "Live At Pompeii" if you can for their older stuff, and songs from "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" for even older. Good stuff, yes. Korn cover was uninspiring. Listen to "The Wall" for the real story. It's probably like $15 on itunes, well worth it. Thankyou! will check it out at a later date. muchly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Spoon Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 The obvious starting point would be Dark Side of the Moon, but to get a taste of the whole Floyd experience I'd recommend simply listening to The Wall from beginning to end. If that can't inspire you, nothing will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arica Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I'm actually not really familliar with Pink Floyd. Only song I know is Another Brick In The Wall. Good song,though. Definitly. I really like Korn's version of it,too. Anyway, advise me, please- what are their best songs? Would like to learn more... Are you looking for the trippier side or the poppier side? If it's the latter, I'd also recommend: MoneyTime (although it's pretty trippy at the same time, too)MotherWish You Were HereHey You Pretty radio-friendly picks, but I wouldn't have gotten into PF without these. I'd definitely get The Wall (like Spoon said), and also Dark Side of the Moon in their entireties, and listen to them beginning to end. It's totally an experience like none other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkangel2000 Posted March 28, 2007 Share Posted March 28, 2007 Cheers! you guys are great... thanx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arica Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 You bet! Hope you enjoy! Hey, has anyone seen that Classic Albums show on VH1 Classic? They do one on Dark Side of the Moon, and it's pretty darn interesting, if you can catch it. It's really neat to see how it all came together, and what they had to go through to get it to sound how they wanted it. Makes you appreciate the small things a lot more, like how on Time they had to get all the recordings of clocks together and figure out when all the different ones should come in and everything. I like how they had Alan Parsons at a mixing console playing just one part of a song at a time so you could hear all the individual effects and sounds they put on a particular track. Really cool, from an engineering perspective. Anybody else seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Off on a tangent here I know but I always think of Pink Floyd and Iron Maiden as kind of in the same vain. - Both were particularly successful with their first lead singer, not overly so but enough to get noticed.- Both fired that original lead singer for offstage problems, then got a new more charismatic (to an extent with PF anyway) frontman.- Both went on to make rock/metal history. I always wonder what would have happened if Di'Anno and Barrett had stayed in the bands. We certainly wouldn't be discussing them like this, thats for sure. Still I think both bands would have been influential to the whole system, but not to the extent they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezachhas Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 Had Barrett stayed in he would have driven the band into the ground, and they would have either broken up in the 70s or replaced him anyway. I have a dcumentary on the making of dark side, complete with old and new interview footage, parsons and gilmour both at mixing desks breaking down the tracking. It's awesome and learned me good on some basic stuff when I first started recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 I half agree with Barrett. Obviously it'd be like a Doherty/Barat split. Just with lots more talent involved on both sides of the equation. I think that documentary was shown on TV not long ago. Very interesting stuff, especialy with GGITS. I Bought Echoes: Best of today. Mind-blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arica Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I saw Roger Waters last night!! Woooohoooo!!!!!! Great effing show! I had the worst tickets in the world (on the lawn at the back of the place, half a mile away from the stage), but screw it, I had the best time evaaaar! Whoa, that projection screen (at least I assume that's what it is) he's got is in-fecking-sane! There's a picture of a radio projected on it as the show starts (had no idea what it was at first), and then these tendrils of smoke curl up in front of it from a cigarette, and it does NOT look like they're both on the same flat surface - the smoke really looks like it's in front of the radio. I friggin' love that he still does the pig flying and the light show and everything (which said "Impeach Bush" on its arse - awesome!); I expected it to be sort of low-key like David's solo shows for some reason. That was a great surprise! No word on if Snowy was bored - I could hardly see a thing. Roger looked like an ant, but luckily he had a spotlight on him through most of the show...the others just sort of got lost down there. The other guitar player kicked butt...I forget his name now. Obviously not the same as Dave, but if he's got to have a replacement, this guy's a darn good one. Roger sounded great! I was a little worried after he sort of croaked along at Live 8 (now I discover that that was 2 years ago so it didn't really have much bearing on the present, oops), but he sounded good. He did lip-synch through a couple of parts, but I don't think he did it a whole lot. He sang Have a Cigar for god's sake, which he couldn't do on the album, so I think he deserves a break in a couple spots here and there after that. He looked like he was having fun, too (you could actually see him on the screens...they'd always just show Snowy's guitar and chop off his head, so that's another reason why I can't say anything about his state of mind). About Leaving Beirut...First, I haven't heard the studio version, so I can't compare the two. But anyway, I liked the idea of the song and the lyrics and everything, so I'm not having the same beef that I would guess most Americans are having, but I thought the song itself was a little "eh." I liked it well enough, though; I wasn't expecting it to come along and top my favorite songs. I was surprised at how little of his solo stuff he played, but unfortunately that came as a relief since I STILL don't have any solo albums from any Floyds. Will get Amused to Death tomorrow, hopefully... Definitely one of the best concerts I've ever been to. If I'd known it would be that good, I would've tried a little harder to pony up the money for better seats. I hope this isn't his last tour or anything...I'm half tempted to drive up to San Francisco for the Tuesday show, hehe, but I doubt I'd be able to get tickets. Anyway, thank you, Roger, for reminding just why I love Pink Floyd and music in general so much! Rock on, dude!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezachhas Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 I'm going in July w/ special brownies, will report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arica Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 Awesome! Hehe, you almost don't need special brownies, though; you can almost get high just by taking some deep breaths. I bet more Southern Californians were lighting up Friday night than on 4/20. Have you seen any of the Floyds live before? Just a general public service announcement: if you live in Southern California, DO NOT ever go to the Verizon Wireless Amphiteater in Irvine. What an absolute turd of a place. You have to climb Mt. Everest Junior to get to your seats, unless you're some rich b*stard that has pit/orchestra tickets. That hill is friggin' ridiculous! If you have to go there, try to at least get Loge or Terrace...it's still a hell of a hike, but at least you don't have to walk to the absolute top that way. Oy. I don't need to exercise for 2 weeks (I went up it twice, since I walked back down to get a t-shirt...oops). Then it took us a half an hour just to make it back down to the bottom after it was over, because that one stupid little path is the only way in and out. Jeez, if there was a fire, we would've all been crispy fried. If you have a choice between that place and another show in L.A. or San Diego, I'd say it's worth the drive just to avoid the stupid piece of junk. Argh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezachhas Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Ok so my special brownies landed me in the ER with second degree burns and made me about an hour late for the show. I am usually a good cook but I've been on a mean ruining food streak. In a moment both frightening and hilarious an inferno insued and I ended up splashing said weed-oil-on-fire all over my unclad legs. I was pretty hot under the collar at that point. Well we stopped in at the show on the way home from the ER during "Wish You Were Here" and it was AMAZING! We caught all the show after that up to the final solo of Comfortably Numb. I knew it was the last song and I figured I'd like to beat the rush what with my legs still killing me. Floyd is a definate contender for my favorite band of all time but I'm not going to be part of the herd just to hear this dude live vicariously through David Gilmour for four minutes. It was an amazing show and the final of the first set with "Sheep" and the floating pig really made me feel like I was in 1977. There was a moment where I walked with my girlfriend as close to the stage as we could before someone stopped us. He then led us around to our seats the long way so for a good minute I stood about twenty feet from a person who has defined my listening and writing since I first heard his band. Surreal as hell! Anyway it was a charge to see him pick up the bass on "Sheep" since he had been playing guitar or singing solo since we walked in. He didn't really put it down after that. I am a big fan of his stripped down playing and watching him work was a real treat. The big ass "holographic" prism at the finale wasn't half bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Spoon Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 We didn't get the prism here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezachhas Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 There is a terrible picture of it that makes it seems lopsided. The prism was made of what looked like thin neon bars. Then a laser/projector shot a white light out of one side and a rainbow of lasers out of the other, recreating the album cover which spun above the audience and bathed the loge and mezzazine in light. Dope as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I always wonder what would have happened if Di'Anno and Barrett had stayed in the bands. We certainly wouldn't be discussing them like this, thats for sure. Still I think both bands would have been influential to the whole system, but not to the extent they are. I actually like Di´Anno era Maiden and Syd era Floyd more than the later stuff from both. But seriously, Maiden wouldn´t have become as big as with Dickinson while Floyd probably would have done just as fine with Syd still in the band - if he hadn´t gone off the deep end like he did, obviously. A band like Floyd isn´t as dependent on a dynamic front man as the average metal band is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathLurtz Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Also, Roger was in the band back then, and according to him he wrote every song on "The Wall". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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