I agree, the wall was hugely popular and I like it, but their best music, the real creative stuff is on the early albums. Start from the begining and go from there, its worth it. Piper and Saucerful establishe the strange Floyd signature, creative writing mixed with aural mind candy. Half of Umma Gumma is live and half studio. Cool insight into their earlier live show. The studio sides have some great classic Floyd jams and some is strange sound-effect stuff thats fun also. I would buy Atom Heart Mother for cows on the album cover, but the title song, with orchestra is powerful. More and Obscured by Clouds are soundtrack albums with some great songs. Meddle marks the next step in thier sound and Dark Side is considered their crowning glory. Wish You Were Here was a comment on the commercial side of the buiseness after the 'monster' Dark Side was. A lot of fans listen to later Floyd, but for me Dark Side and earlier is the place to go when you need a Floyd fix. There is not one album I would skip, love them all.
Any Pink Floyd Historians?
In my days as a young audiophile, I spent a lot of time listening to various DSOTM recordings. I also enjoyed the Wall, but never really delved more deeply into Wish You Were Here, Animals or Pink Floyd's earlier albums. Now, however, I have been studying some of the chords on the piano and would love to learn more:
Could someone please comment on the evolution of their music? Which CDs would you recommend for further study?
My other questions concerns the members and "spirit" of the band -- I have read that Roger Waters was one of the founders and that everything BEFORE DSOTM was the "best" but also heard someone say "I disagree -- I preferred everything they did BEFORE WATERS" ?!?!??!
And is it just me, or are the lyrics anti business, anti capitalism, does "Money" comments on the evils of greed, were "Pigs" and "Dogs" (Animals) metaphors for greedy businessmen? Was The Wall anti establishment regarding the English school system, or could Waters really have written it as a rant against "stadium rock" as I read in one interview?
If so, how would you reconcile all of this with the fact that the band was (is?) wildly successful and presumably very rich?
Any and all comments on Pink Floyd greatly appreciated as I try to learn more and further explore their music.
Thanks and best wishes.
Could someone please comment on the evolution of their music? Which CDs would you recommend for further study?
My other questions concerns the members and "spirit" of the band -- I have read that Roger Waters was one of the founders and that everything BEFORE DSOTM was the "best" but also heard someone say "I disagree -- I preferred everything they did BEFORE WATERS" ?!?!??!
And is it just me, or are the lyrics anti business, anti capitalism, does "Money" comments on the evils of greed, were "Pigs" and "Dogs" (Animals) metaphors for greedy businessmen? Was The Wall anti establishment regarding the English school system, or could Waters really have written it as a rant against "stadium rock" as I read in one interview?
If so, how would you reconcile all of this with the fact that the band was (is?) wildly successful and presumably very rich?
Any and all comments on Pink Floyd greatly appreciated as I try to learn more and further explore their music.
Thanks and best wishes.