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09/16/09 3:04 PM
discipline318 member Joined: 09/03/08 Location: South Jersey Posts: 305	ningamer posted: A New Machine Pt.1/Terminal Frost/A New Machine Pt.2 is fucking amaaaaaazingg. I don't know why that album gets so much hate...I really enjoyed it. A Momentary Lapse of Reason is a great album. I think it gets a lot of hate from fans of the Waters era stuff. I love all of it, no matter who's the "leader" Barrett/Waters/Gilmour...they're all geniuses. However I've been listening to The Final Cut recently. It's a difficult album for me to get into. There's bits and pieces here and there that are good, but I do have to agree with the notion of it being a Roger Waters solo album, and I'm not too crazy about his solo stuff. If anybody has a chance to log onto a torrent site and download a DVD of Floyd doing The Wall live at Earls Court in 1980, grab that shit! There has never been a live show like that before or since. It's so fucking amazing.
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09/16/09 8:12 PM
patrick_nicholas member Former New Yorker Joined: 05/06/09 Location: Blackwater Park Posts: 43,528	Saw the Pompeii video yesterday. Whatever happened to the days when a band could just go to an empty space and jam?
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09/17/09 9:40 AM
RhettButler member Shipwrecked and Comatose Joined: 06/01/09 Location: Cardassia Prime Posts: 15,645	discipline318 posted: A Momentary Lapse of Reason is a great album. I think it gets a lot of hate from fans of the Waters era stuff. I love all of it, no matter who's the "leader" Barrett/Waters/Gilmour...they're all geniuses. However I've been listening to The Final Cut recently. It's a difficult album for me to get into. There's bits and pieces here and there that are good, but I do have to agree with the notion of it being a Roger Waters solo album, and I'm not too crazy about his solo stuff. I really like A Momentary Lapse of Reason but didn't really care for The Division Bell, go figure. I also don't really care for The Final Cut, couldn't really get into it. Their last great album, IMHO was The Wall, but my favorite Pink Floyd has got to be Piper at the Gates of Dawn. The Madcap Laughs (Barrett solo album) is also great, check it out if you like PATGOD. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/17/2009 09:41AM by RhettButler.
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09/17/09 10:59 AM
govs213 member Joined: 08/28/09 Posts: 3	Favorite songs off each Floyd Album Piper at the gates of dawn- Astronomy Domine Lucifer Sam Pow R. Toc H. Interstellar Overdrive Saucerfull of Secrets- Let there be more light Set the controls for the Heart of the sun Ummagumma- Granchester Meadows The Narrow way 1-3 atom heart mother Summer 68 Fat old Sun Meddle- Echoes Fearless Shamus Dark side of the moon- Any colour you like Speak to me/Breathe Time Money Brain Damage Wish you were here- Welcome to the Machine Have a Cigar Animals- Dogs Sheep The wall- In the Flesh Young Lust Comfortably Numb
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09/19/09 6:24 AM
KetchupNotMayo member Joined: 04/09/09 Location: Sunderland Posts: 111	Yes! My favourite band of all time, I love them more than words could say, from their earlier stuff to the Gilmour-led stuff in the 80s and 90s, it's all got a place in my heart.
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09/23/09 10:43 PM
discipline318 member Joined: 09/03/08 Location: South Jersey Posts: 305	I'm currently reading the book Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. It's the most recent bio of them, and probably the most accurate. The author talked to a lot of friends, roadies, etc., and even the boys themselves. It's a real damn shame to hear about all that happened with Barrett. Roger seemed like a real hard guy to get along with; he hated stupid people, and would argue or pick on anybody that he thought was a fool. A real tough cookie. Rick Wright actually said that if he wasn't in a band with him, he would've never talked to Roger at all. That's how difficult he could be. But hey, some people that have a strong artistic vision can be like that. One great story I read: a guy from the Melody Maker music magazine gave Meddle a really bad review. For X-mas, this guy gets a bright red box packaged to him in the mail. He opens it, and a spring-loaded boxing glove pops out and barely misses punching him in the face. It was a X-mas greeting from Pink Floyd. I'm right at the part where they're wrapping up recording on DSOTM. So far I haven't been able to put this book down. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna reda some more right now. I recommend to to any Floyd fan, casual or hardcore.
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09/25/09 7:11 PM
Further_Below member Joined: 06/26/09 Location: Tucson Posts: 373	Been listening to them this whole day. I think I'm ready for another Pink Floyd phase. I'm not a hardcore fan but I love them enough to say they are one of my favorite bands. The music is just... brilliant. Everything about it. I really want to go through the rest of the discography.
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09/25/09 7:36 PM
ningamer member Joined: 08/16/08 Posts: 8,046	discipline318 posted: I'm currently reading the book Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. It's the most recent bio of them, and probably the most accurate. The author talked to a lot of friends, roadies, etc., and even the boys themselves. It's a real damn shame to hear about all that happened with Barrett. Roger seemed like a real hard guy to get along with; he hated stupid people, and would argue or pick on anybody that he thought was a fool. A real tough cookie. Rick Wright actually said that if he wasn't in a band with him, he would've never talked to Roger at all. That's how difficult he could be. But hey, some people that have a strong artistic vision can be like that. One great story I read: a guy from the Melody Maker music magazine gave Meddle a really bad review. For X-mas, this guy gets a bright red box packaged to him in the mail. He opens it, and a spring-loaded boxing glove pops out and barely misses punching him in the face. It was a X-mas greeting from Pink Floyd. I'm right at the part where they're wrapping up recording on DSOTM. So far I haven't been able to put this book down. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna reda some more right now. I recommend to to any Floyd fan, casual or hardcore. I've been dying to read a bio of Pink Floyd but I never knew which book to get! I'll definitely be picking this one up soon.
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09/28/09 8:56 PM
epiphanied member am I still tough enough.. Joined: 05/07/08 Location: Seattle Posts: 100	discipline318 posted: I'm currently reading the book Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. It's the most recent bio of them, and probably the most accurate. The author talked to a lot of friends, roadies, etc., and even the boys themselves. It's a real damn shame to hear about all that happened with Barrett. Roger seemed like a real hard guy to get along with; he hated stupid people, and would argue or pick on anybody that he thought was a fool. A real tough cookie. Rick Wright actually said that if he wasn't in a band with him, he would've never talked to Roger at all. That's how difficult he could be. But hey, some people that have a strong artistic vision can be like that. One great story I read: a guy from the Melody Maker music magazine gave Meddle a really bad review. For X-mas, this guy gets a bright red box packaged to him in the mail. He opens it, and a spring-loaded boxing glove pops out and barely misses punching him in the face. It was a X-mas greeting from Pink Floyd. I'm right at the part where they're wrapping up recording on DSOTM. So far I haven't been able to put this book down. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna reda some more right now. I recommend to to any Floyd fan, casual or hardcore.
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09/28/09 9:02 PM
epiphanied member am I still tough enough.. Joined: 05/07/08 Location: Seattle Posts: 100	Sorry, iPhone app difficulties... I read "Saucer Full of Secrets" years ago. If I wasn't in school stuck reading text books & writing essays I'd pick-up "Comfortaby Numb". Sounds great. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/28/2009 09:07PM by epiphanied.
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09/29/09 7:17 PM
bonameechi member Joined: 09/18/09 Location: Westford MA Posts: 7	I am a long time huge fan and it still sounds fresh to me after... OK, I wont admit how many years.
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10/16/09 2:07 PM
prionace member this is not where i shoul Joined: 09/10/09 Location: the boat Posts: 118	discipline318 posted: I'm currently reading the book Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. I didn't know there was a new bio out... I'll have to get that. Have you read Saucer Full of Secrets by Nicholas Schaffner?
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10/16/09 2:26 PM
discipline318 member Joined: 09/03/08 Location: South Jersey Posts: 305	prionace posted: discipline318 posted: I'm currently reading the book Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. I didn't know there was a new bio out... I'll have to get that. Have you read Saucer Full of Secrets by Nicholas Schaffner? I've read bits of Saucerful. I had a copy long ago, but I lent it out to somebody and never saw it again. I was going to get another copy, but I heard about Comfortably Numb and since it was more up-to-date and had lots of good reviews, I decided to read that instead.
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10/26/09 1:39 PM
heatherette333 member It's Barbie, bitch Joined: 03/10/09 Location: ROC city Posts: 7,370	I'd have to say Sheep is one of my favorites. and On the Turning Away. Goodbye blue sky, pretty much everything off of the Wall. i used to get so fucked up and go to all these Pink Floyd cover band concerts. They were actually really good I used to get all the way to the front since these shows drew a pretty large crowd. All this used to go down about 5 years ago which isn't too long ago, but long enough for me to say i miss those days of not giving a fuck. Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/26/2009 01:40PM by heatherette333.
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10/26/09 1:56 PM
Kid IRA1 member kill yr idols Joined: 09/03/08 Location: formerly some antiseptic Posts: 3,380	^Sheep! favorite Pink Floyd song right there. In all honesty, I have Animals to blame for getting me politically active years ago, for better or worse.
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11/07/09 11:09 PM
BattleOfNY member Joined: 05/06/08 Posts: 1,391	I would have to say my favorite era would be the Meddle era. I love that cd because it has such an eclectic mix of musical styles and gives somewhat of a taste in the direction they would ultimately lead to. No one had any idea that their next cd would be one of the greatest moments in rock history. Meddle is definitely my favorite album, followed by Wish You Were Here
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11/07/09 11:13 PM
BattleOfNY member Joined: 05/06/08 Posts: 1,391	ningamer posted: discipline318 posted: I'm currently reading the book Comfortably Numb: The Inside Story Of Pink Floyd. It's the most recent bio of them, and probably the most accurate. The author talked to a lot of friends, roadies, etc., and even the boys themselves. It's a real damn shame to hear about all that happened with Barrett. Roger seemed like a real hard guy to get along with; he hated stupid people, and would argue or pick on anybody that he thought was a fool. A real tough cookie. Rick Wright actually said that if he wasn't in a band with him, he would've never talked to Roger at all. That's how difficult he could be. But hey, some people that have a strong artistic vision can be like that. One great story I read: a guy from the Melody Maker music magazine gave Meddle a really bad review. For X-mas, this guy gets a bright red box packaged to him in the mail. He opens it, and a spring-loaded boxing glove pops out and barely misses punching him in the face. It was a X-mas greeting from Pink Floyd. I'm right at the part where they're wrapping up recording on DSOTM. So far I haven't been able to put this book down. As a matter of fact, I'm gonna reda some more right now. I recommend to to any Floyd fan, casual or hardcore. I've been dying to read a bio of Pink Floyd but I never knew which book to get! I'll definitely be picking this one up soon. I would say scratch that and find "Inside Out". I've actually read it twice and it gives the most accurate story of their history...mainly because it's written by Nick Mason! An amazing book with fantastic exclusive pictures of the guys even before Pink Floyd was formed.
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04/13/10 10:13 AM
tvl73 member Joined: 04/11/08 Location: dagobah system Posts: 328	Waters to begin The Wall tour in Toronto Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 \| 11:50 AM ET Comments0Recommend2CBC News Roger Waters, seen at the Coachella Festival in 2008, said the tour of The Wall could be his swan song. (Chris Pizzello/Associated Press) Roger Waters is taking the groundbreaking album The Wall on tour this fall, with Toronto tapped for the kickoff concert. The Pink Floyd co-founder plans to introduce the 30-year-old concept album to a new audience and revive it for fans with a brand-new staging during a North American tour this fall. A European leg will follow. "Thirty years ago, when I was kind of an angry and not very young lad, I found myself driven into defensive positions because I was scared of stuff, and I've come to realize that, in that personal story, maybe somewhere hidden in there, exists an allegory for more general and universal themes, political and social themes," Waters said in a recent interview. "When we did it then, we were after the end of the Vietnam War, and we're right now in the middle of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, so there's a very powerful anti-war message in The Wall. There was then and there still is now." One segment he's planning, for instance, will honour the fallen soldiers of recent wars and conflicts. Though the anti-war message is the most important thing, the 66-year-old Waters also pointed out that the new show will be a theatrical performance that takes advantage of various technologies, including puppets, advances in projection and other special effects. In 2007 and 2008, Waters embarked on a tour where he performed Pink Floyd's 1973 opus The Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety. The Wall, released in late 1979, has only been done 31 times before in concert. Pink Floyd played it in the early 1980s and Waters reprised the album at a July 1990 concert marking the fall of the Berlin Wall. The upcoming concert tour — which Waters predicts could be his swan song — will open its North American run in Toronto on Sept. 15 and span about three dozen dates before wrapping up in Anaheim, Calif., in mid-December. A host of European dates is tentatively set to begin in March, Waters told Billboard magazine, adding that he's also eyeing further concerts in other territories, including South America. With files from The Associated Press Read more: [www.cbc.ca]
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04/13/10 11:05 AM
gonzo84 member Joined: 12/07/08 Posts: 1,059	Yeah, I'm fuckin Pumped for this tour...heard the announcement yesterday and it made my day for sure...I've always been sort of a Boycott of Water's Live, only cause I'm more of a Gilmour fan, but this will be the "One" show to catch being The Wall's 30th Anniversary, I'm sure the production value alone will be ridiculously worth it...it's funny cause He's playing the same day when I saw the Austrailan Pink Floyd a few years ago, which was an unbelievable show as well...this will be the Show of the year for myself, well unless Trent surprises us with a tour, but I know that'll never happen, One could only dream right Can't wait for November to come any sooner though!!!!!!!
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04/13/10 6:33 PM
hctiwt001 member -------------- Joined: 11/30/07 Posts: 485	I can't wait to see Waters do 'The Wall' live.. I went to one of the 'Dark Side of the Moon' shows in 2007.. Was a fantastic performance I will never forget.. This tour will likely be as good or better..
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04/14/10 7:33 AM
Crazy Diamond member Madcap Joined: 07/14/08 Location: Switzerland Posts: 367	Jesus Christ, can't wait until 2011!!!
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04/14/10 8:56 AM
heatherette333 member It's Barbie, bitch Joined: 03/10/09 Location: ROC city Posts: 7,370	first of all i LOVE your avatar, Crazy Diamond!! i got stoned yesterday and i heard Pink Floyd on the way home. it made me smile. and i know it's a total cliche to smoke & listen to them but i used to do it all the time when i was in high school. idk it just brought back a lot of good memories from when i had almost no responsibilities & could drive around aimlessly with my friends and smoke and listen to music.
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04/14/10 11:04 PM
ningamer member Joined: 08/16/08 Posts: 8,046	Great news! I really want to make it to one of these shows. Tacoma is the closest tour date to my area (4 hour drive!), but I might be living in Portland by then, so it won't be that bad... Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/2010 11:13PM by ningamer.
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04/17/10 4:03 AM
veronicasalas member Joined: 04/04/09 Posts: 420	I am totally going to this!!!!
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04/17/10 11:16 AM
Crazy Diamond member Madcap Joined: 07/14/08 Location: Switzerland Posts: 367	I'm so excited, I can't sleep anymore! Wanna have a huge teacher in the show! heatherette333 posted: first of all i LOVE your avatar, Crazy Diamond!! Thanks!
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05/16/10 12:18 AM
Gumpo10k member Joined: 11/27/07 Location: NJ Posts: 441	Im kinda surprised that only about 7 people on this forum seemed to notice this news. How is it that the whole forum isnt super excited about these performances? I know i just melted my credit card the other day buying tickets.
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05/21/10 8:58 AM
peacenin member Goo Day I Must Say!! Joined: 11/19/08 Location: Gutterville Posts: 13,815	^^Atlanta $203/seat before service charges and it's 4 hours away. I don't think most people can swing that kind of dinero on the show. I was excited until I pulled up the tickets the day they went on sale and saw the price. None of my friends wanted to pull the trigger either. Would have been cool to trip and go though .. Have fun to all who have tickets!! Post a review ..
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05/21/10 9:53 AM
gonzo84 member Joined: 12/07/08 Posts: 1,059	Peacenin> it might be the venues, cause here in AZ, which does have a pretty big Pink Floyd fanbase, tickets for nose-bleed sections are going for $55 and front row tix are $200, so maybe it's the venue jacking up prices, cause I heard NY prices are ridiculous too!
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05/21/10 11:29 AM
peacenin member Goo Day I Must Say!! Joined: 11/19/08 Location: Gutterville Posts: 13,815	That's funny. I just checked again .. and there were some $79 tix available, no $59s. I swear the only option that first day was the $200 tix. Hurmmm ..
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05/21/10 12:34 PM
gonzo84 member Joined: 12/07/08 Posts: 1,059	It's LIve Nation fucking with us man!!!! They did the same thing with Tool last year....FUCK Ticketmaster/LIve Nation
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