Pink Floyd

I agree that the Dead are way overrated, (IMHO of course). Which is not to say they are a bad band, or even merely okay, as I consider them to be a good band, probably even very good. I just don't consider them to be a great band. (Sorry Deadheads!)

And yeah, I'd seen them twice. Once was one of the worst concert experiences I've ever had. (And no, I was not having a bad trip, merely a bad experience, as their playing was mediocre, and they seemed genuinely disinterested, as was the crowd). The second concert was much better, as they backed Bob Dylan, and it was a very fun experience.

On the other hand, Pink Floyd is one of the best bands ever, IMHO. (I rank them right up there with The Beatles, The Stones and Led Zeppelin.)

My two cents worth.

PS As far as the reissues go, if they are not going to utilise the original analog recordings, (which I have heard they are not), then I am just not too excited about it. I have most of their catalog on vinyl already, so for me, it is not a big deal.

I did see the Dead live once. Was greatly looking forward to it but was quite underwhelmed. It was a free concert at college graduation. Maybe that was part of it.

I also saw Robert Hunter and the New Riders of the Purple sage live back in college. I recall liking those a lot.

I was listening to a pretty decent Dead cover band live at a ruralfair this past weekend. They sounded pretty good and quite Dead-like doing the material they did, but kept thinking there was really nothing special or endearing about the material performed. There were a couple people listening but most were quite disinterested in the content despite the band actually doing a quite decent job.

If you never saw the Dead live in concert, you don't know the Dead. Their studio recordings never matched their live performances.

The Grateful Dead plodded on and on with a lot of mediocre performances and recordings for the faithful a lot more than Pink Floyd.

Pink Floyd's output is a lot more concise and meaty than the Dead's.

PF was at leat innovative in their day, FBOFW.

The Dead were, well, the Dead, whatever that is/was. I like some of their stuff.

Both were undeniably successful. Neither were probably overrated, at least by the press.

Both still worth occasional listens, but been there, done that for the most part. There is a lot of other new music (to me at least) to discover out there and listen to.

WOW, tough crowd!

Most PF I have sounds good enough already.

PF and audiophilia have always had a pretty decent relationship.

Hey, but just because they sell it doesn't mean I have to buy it.

Only a semi-yawn at this point

OK, bad editing on above post...but I'm not stoned.

Quadruple yawn. Friend I love and respect think Floyd is it....I think next to the Dead they are the most overrated band. Buy I am happy for the folks who are willing to pay for a higher quality of this perennial stoner band. Enjoy!

Love the Floyd but I don't welcome the machine.

:-)

"the lunatics, are on the grass"...

some love for the Floyd please

Triple yawn. When was the last time you tapped your toe while listening to Pink Floyd?

Another naked money-grab by the reord industry execs. However, the packaging and bonus matls. are somewhat interesting...

Why "yawn"? I don't much listen to "the Floyd," but surely everyone is entitled their fan threads. John

Double yawn

Yawn...

Here's what I've found so far. Looks like quite a reissue program.
For me everything depends on the quality of the remasters by James Guthrie.
1. Discovery Edition 16CD Sept27 2011
2. Experience Edition DSOTM 2CD Sept27 2011
3. Experience Edition WYWH 2CD Nov8 2011
4. Experience Edition The Wall 3CD Feb28 2012
5. Immersion Edition The Wall 6CD/1DVD Feb28 2012
6. Immersion Edition WYWH 2CD/2DVD/1Bluray Nov8 2011
7. Immersion Edition DSOTM 3CD/2DVD/1Bluray Sept27 2011
8. A Foot In The Door: The Best of Pink Floyd 1CD Nov8 2011
9. Discovery Edition The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 1CD Sept27 2011
10. Discovery Edition A Saucerful of Secrets 1CD Sept27 2011
11. Discovery Edition Soundtrack "More" 1CD Sept27 2011
12. Discovery Edition Ummagumma 2CD Sept27 2011
13. Discovery Edition Atom Heart Mother 1CD Sept27 2011
14. Discovery Edition Meddle 1CD Sept27 2011
15. Discovery Edition Obscured by Clouds 1CD Sept27 2011
16. Discovery Edition TDSOTM 1CD Sept27 2011
17. Discovery edition WYWH 1CD Sept27 2011
18. Discovery edition Animals 1CD Sept27 2011
19. Discovery Edition The Wall 2CD Sept27 2011
20. Discovery Edition The Final Cut 1CD Sept27 2011
21. Discovery Edition A Momentary Lapse of Reason 1CD Sept27 2011
22. Discovery edition The Division Bell 1CD Sept27 2011