Pink Floyd

Sure, the Floyd material is dated. It is 2011 and they were late 60's to 80's band, essentially. They were not a stoner band but that was the era.

They were extremely talented musicians that put together an incredible library of multi-layered recordings that set a standard for sound excellence and aritistry that still exists today. The band's meticulous attention to detail and the mastering abilities of Sax, Guthrie, Parsons and Andy Jackson became legendary.

Many top recording artists still use Astoria because their gear is like none other. Skywalker Ranch in SF followed the benchmarks they set for sound in developing their own studios and gear. Tim DeParavicini (EAR) re-worded the power supplies in Astoria's Studer Master decks.They invested in expensive electronics, power and cable systems because Gilmour cared about getting the best sound. The Floyd started an era that contributed to sound-quality mattering; to sound engineers, musicians and audiophiles alike.

If they are still making money from re-issues, they deserve it. As for talent, in concert, I never saw anyone slay an audience the way Gilmour could with his guitar solo's. His Live 8 Concert Comfortably Numb solo a few years back ( on U-Tube) brought back great memories.

According to the principles at Astoria, Parsons was not responsible for the "sound behind the original DSOTM" in any significant way. Further, when it came time for the remasters, Guthrie was the unanimous choice because he knew the project better-- inside and out. There as a tiff over that, of course.

According to the studio, the band played the lead role in assuring top sound quality for that particular masterwork, not the mastering engineers. The Studio felt Guthrie was the talent behind the panel, not Parsons, though Alan did get accolades and a lot of the credit.

Guthrie and Doug Sax still work together today and there is no love between those two and Parsons.