misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 14:07 | |
Stingray wrote:Welcome to the iron-lung machine in the elderly home!
The point may be that we're already there.
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xtalman
(What dimension?) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 14:06 | |
linzie wrote:BTW, as long as we're reminiscing, I was getting quite high while 1st listening to this..... Most of us probably were also.  |
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Imkirok
(The Arctic Hinter Land) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 14:06 | |
hallogallo wrote:
Quite frankly, Wish You Were Here is a brilliant and somewhat under-appreciated album.
Not by me. It's one of my favorite and most meaningful albums. |
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misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California) | | Posted: Mar 08, 2013 - 14:05 | |
I like the posts that denigrate The Floyd for having too high an intellectual content. Syd Barrett died for your sins, children...  |
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Stingray
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Welcome to the iron-lung machine in the elderly home!
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cormatic
(Dublin, Ireland) | | Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 19:24 | |
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cormatic
(Dublin, Ireland) | | Posted: Mar 02, 2013 - 19:19 | |
DanFHiggins wrote:
cough cough- Holy shit that is good stuff - cough cough cough
WoWhooo! |
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hallogallo
(Raleigh, NC) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2013 - 06:23 | |
Quite frankly, Wish You Were Here is a brilliant and somewhat under-appreciated album.
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DanFHiggins
(Mid Maryland) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2013 - 06:17 | |
Lazarus wrote:
Everybody in my church loves this song...
cough cough- Holy shit that is good stuff - cough cough cough |
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: Jan 04, 2013 - 22:06 | |
Everybody in my church loves this song...
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JIan
(Phoenix, AZ, USA) | | Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 13:11 | |
fuzzy
(GWN) | | Posted: Nov 27, 2012 - 14:06 | < Reply > |
Proclivities wrote:
Perhaps you mean "music which appeals to people who believe themselves to be smarter than everyone else".
Not smart er. Just smart. |
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I agree with fuzzy here... And if you were to look at my previous postings you would see that I do indeed respect your opinion, Proclivities. I do think that PF is indeed "smart" music, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I condescend to those that do not like PF. |
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ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada) | | Posted: Dec 04, 2012 - 13:10 | |
Did you buy a guitar to punish your ma?
Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Very much agree.
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Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il) | | Posted: Dec 03, 2012 - 12:43 | |
Euskadita wrote:
I say PInk Floyd doesn't fit as a progressive band, rather a psychedelic band.
Very much agree. |
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Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il) | | Posted: Dec 03, 2012 - 12:40 | |
One of their finest. And there have been many "finests" with Floyd. Thanks for playing it.
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Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC) | | Posted: Aug 19, 2012 - 19:21 | |
pianocomposer wrote:
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people.
Perhaps you mean "music which appeals to people who believe themselves to be smarter than everyone else". |
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Byronape
("post-capitalist wreckageville") | | Posted: Jun 30, 2012 - 10:00 | |
unclehud wrote:I'll never forget hearing this album for the first time. My college roomate kept it in the shrink wrap until we were ... ready to listen to it. We set it on the turntable, heard the needle hit the groove, and this tinny guitar sound came out! Stopped the record, checked everything, even put on another album to make sure the stereo system was good — and it was.
Despondent that he'd purchased a defective LP, we decided to listen to it anyway. Of course, as we all know now, that tinny guitar was just the intro to "Shine On You Carazy Diamond." For me, it was an excellent practical joke played on us — and the entire listening public — and something that set me into an appreciative mood.
stunix wrote:
er, we all know that its the intro to Wish You Were Here, and I think you started on side 2!
Likely because they were... to ready to listen to it to realize that they were starting on side 2. Been there. |
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ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: May 29, 2012 - 12:35 | |
Another example of "British people seeming to sing with an American accent": Roger pronounces Jaguar as two syllables (jag-war) vs. three (jag-yoo- ər).
It's probably all in my head, but there it is all the same.  |
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stunix
(Narrowboat nr Caen Locks) | | Posted: Mar 27, 2012 - 01:29 | |
unclehud wrote:I'll never forget hearing this album for the first time. My college roomate kept it in the shrink wrap until we were ... ready to listen to it. We set it on the turntable, heard the needle hit the groove, and this tinny guitar sound came out! Stopped the record, checked everything, even put on another album to make sure the stereo system was good — and it was.
Despondent that he'd purchased a defective LP, we decided to listen to it anyway. Of course, as we all know now, that tinny guitar was just the intro to "Shine On You Carazy Diamond." For me, it was an excellent practical joke played on us — and the entire listening public — and something that set me into an appreciative mood. er, we all know that its the intro to Wish You Were Here, and I think you started on side 2! |
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PhoenixArtDj
(Star Idaho) | | Posted: Feb 24, 2012 - 09:06 | |
Agree. I would have to caution against using airplay and album sales to quantify greatness. It can be misleading. Have to add Zeppelin and Beatles as the only true contenders to Greatest of All Time argument. What really made them great WAS and is the Music. A lot of artist can work the machine and make some sales, but the great bands are great because they have great music. Look at the body of work. PF has 4 of the best complete albums ever -Dark Side, Wish, Animals, Wall. Not just one good song on a whole album of crummy songs. Look at this song alone -it gets an 8-9 rating, but might be the weakest link on the album. That says a lot.
pianocomposer wrote:
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
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glowworm
(Devon, UK) | | Posted: Feb 24, 2012 - 09:05 | |
pianocomposer wrote:
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
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Euskadita
(MX) | | Posted: Feb 24, 2012 - 08:56 | |
pianocomposer wrote:
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
I say PInk Floyd doesn't fit as a progressive band, rather a psychedelic band. far more popular than Porcupine Tree, the latter has the disadvantage of not being in the mainstream media so dominantly, but that has nothing to do with quality. |
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Propayne
(Richmond VA) | | Posted: Feb 24, 2012 - 08:52 | |
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aspicer
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 16:04 | |
pianocomposer wrote:
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
Very well articulated! I concur on much of this. King Crimson is still kicking around and PT certainly does not transcend KC, IMHO! |
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jmsmy
(Music Town, Klein, Texas) | | Posted: Jan 23, 2012 - 16:03 | |
RedGuitar wrote:
If I may ask, where did you get a 5.1 remix of WYWH? I thought there was only a quad mix floating around.
The Immersion Box Set Has all 3 mixes and the SACD has the Stereo and 5.1 |
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pianocomposer
(Springfield) | | Posted: Dec 23, 2011 - 03:32 | |
Canlistener wrote:Porcupine Tree have come and have surpassed this. This laid the foundation but is hardly a 10. I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality. |
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(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas) | | Posted: Dec 22, 2011 - 22:16 | |
lemmoth wrote:Dancing in a dazed revolving modern dance kind of way maybe  |
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RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 14:41 | |
dmax wrote:
I have a 5.1 remix of this that I adore. It makes it much more spacious, and highlights Rick Wright (!)
The first time I played it, I just played it again, it was so mind-blowing.
If I may ask, where did you get a 5.1 remix of WYWH? I thought there was only a quad mix floating around. |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 14:41 | |
romeotuma wrote:
Everybody in my hotel room be dancing... love this classic...
Dancing in a dazed revolving modern dance kind of way maybe |
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lemmoth
(NYC) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 14:40 | |
Canlistener wrote:Porcupine Tree have come and have surpassed this. This laid the foundation but is hardly a 10.
Simple question - How old are you? Love the PT as well but come on lad. |
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mcs
(Denmark) | | Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 14:39 | |
jmsmy wrote:Finally Coming out on SACD in High Resolution Stereo and 5.1 on Acoustic Sounds..
It has been available in High Resolution Stereo since 1975 - just get a decent turntable  My '83 east-Berlin edition sounds great! |
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