Pink Floyd - best band in the world ever? Discuss...

[paulie-mafia]

OK, so after 3 weeks of utter craziness I am bored on my last day in the office. I am also a slightly obsessive Floyd fan...

[Mon Ami Mate]

No discussion required, it is a recognised fact among all sentient beings. Next question?

[NiceCupOfTea]

At times they are fantastic - some of their stuff is amazing, however some of it doesn't do very much for me. I think you would have to be a very avid Floyd fan to say everything they have done is as good.

For me, their best albums are :

The Wall
Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
Animals

[paulie-mafia]

well that settles that one then!

[Plotloss]

Oh god.

Its a tricky question.

I might have to have a bit of a lie down to consider this.

There are so many variables, so much to consider.

Early inclination suggests no but it may sway, oh I dunno.

Led Zep alone run them pretty close, then theres a whole few other genres to consider.

Lordy.

[NiceCupOfTea]

Plotloss said:

Oh god. Its a tricky question. I might have to have a bit of a lie down to consider this. There are so many variables, so much to consider. Early inclination suggests no but it may sway, oh I dunno. Led Zep alone run them pretty close, then theres a whole few other genres to consider. Lordy.

Led Zep are up there, but then you have to factor in some of their abominable later stuff!

[paulie-mafia]

NiceCupOfTea said:

At times they are fantastic - some of their stuff is amazing, however some of it doesn't do very much for me. I think you would have to be a very avid Floyd fan to say everything they have done is as good. For me, their best albums are : The Wall Dark Side of the Moon Wish You Were Here Animals

I'd agree here. I am obsessive, but the early stuff wasn't really all that. You hit the nail on the head with DSM, The Wall and WYWH!

[Plotloss]

NiceCupOfTea said:

Led Zep are up there, but then you have to factor in some of their abominable later stuff!

Not heard UmmaGumma then?

[NiceCupOfTea]

No, but it would have to be pretty poor to plumb the depths of "Coda"

[alexkp]

A great band - but it is not possible to say one band is the greatest ever as musical taste is subjective.

[paulie-mafia]

anonymous said:

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very true!

but name a better band....?

lol

[T5-R]

Didn't Planet Rock (www.planetrock.com) do a survey recently? Apparently, they asked joe public to nominate the best ever guitarist, singer, drummer, & bassist to become part of an imaginary "supergroup".

Amazingly enough, everyone just happened to nominate each member of Led Zeppelin. So there you have it, Led Zep are the best band ever.

But, when I'm in the right mood, nobody can touch Pink Floyd.

[Parrot of Doom]

Dave Gilmour's guitar solos on 'Comfortably Numb' remain my favourate bits of any song, ever.

I even have both The Wall and DSOM on 24-carat gold plated CDs, so silly am I.

[Plotloss]

anonymous said:

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Oh I dunno, I think we can all agree that Busted are shit...

[dick dastardly]

Pink Floyd were alright but certainly not the best. For every great song they wrote there was one which needed skipping.

As Led Zep has already been mentioned I put forward Guns N Roses.

[Cotty]

NiceCupOfTea said:

For me, their best albums are : The Wall Dark Side of the Moon Wish You Were Here Animals

I also like Meddle & Momentery lapse in reason,

IN fact what the hell Ill even sling in Division Bell as i dont think I have ever heard a bad album of theirs although I really dont like Seamus from Meddle

[tiga84]

Plotloss said:

NiceCupOfTea said: Led Zep are up there, but then you have to factor in some of their abominable later stuff! Not heard UmmaGumma then?

Yep, utter shite God Bless Roger Waters.

[Mon Ami Mate]

The Final Cut is hugely under-rated. Fantastic album.

[Cotty]

Mon Ami Mate said:

The Final Cut is hugely under-rated. Fantastic album.

The lines "through the fish eyed lens of tear stained eyes
i can barely define the shape of this moment in time" just popped into my head

[Plotloss]

Mon Ami Mate said:

The Final Cut is hugely under-rated. Fantastic album.

Its a bit blah blah my dad died in the war though isnt it, straight after the wall too.

Some good tracks on it though.