I'd like to start a Floyd tribute topic, because this is a band that has created so much wonderful music, and I think I can easily get away with claiming that without Floyd, we would not have prog a la Arena, IQ, and Porcupine Tree. To me it's obvious that Floyd ruled the prog scene during the 70's and early 80's, more than Genesis and Yes, and for many more years, beyond The Division Bell in 1994, they were at the cutting edge of prog. I think that all the commotion around their short reunion for the London Live 8 concert was a living proof of their tremendous impact on millions of music lovers.
It seems to me that there are several young Roomies who aren't really aware of how good Floyd really were, and how much they have influenced prog. So I hope that this topic can bring up some good memories among us oldies and inspire the young ones to spin some Floyd.
My own passion for Floyd started in the late 60's. I think it was my older brother, who was much more into rock than I was then (now it's the opposite), who played some of Saucerful Of Secrets for me. At that time I was into Doors, Cream, Beatles, and Rolling Stones. I experienced Saucerful as real far out. Fortunately there was also some good melody here and there. My bro got more and more into Floyd, and I started to get caught by them too.
In '72 a bootleg live album turned up in our circles called Tour '72. This was a live recording of The Dark Side Of The Moon. This album simply blew our minds totally. It's without comparison the album I've listened to most by any group. My bro had it on tape, you know, the big tapes that we slugged around in those days. I don't know about the sound quality, by today's standards it was probably miserable, but the music, man, that was something unheard of. We just sat evening after evening listening to it, with complete reverence, with and without the chillum going around.
You know, in those days, one didn't zap around between all sorts of albums. There was so little great rock around, and we could only afford to purchase albums few times a year.
In any case, from the first spacey sounds of The Dark Side live, I was a total Floyd fan, and that will last the rest of my life, although I hear a lot of other great music too, as you might have noticed.
So, John and Bupie, and all you other ancient proggies, let's hear your stories.
Nicky.
When I was around 14 to 16, a guy who was like 2 or 3 years older than me who also happened to live in our house, well this guy and I we often played a game called "Risiko". It's a board game, which is mainly about creating good strategies making war, fulfilling a certain task. It's a game that, depending on the number of players, easily takes several hours. During many of these sessions, we used to listen to "The Wall", in repeat play. One of the albums that influenced my youth remarkably, not lyrics-wise, but musically.
So much for the Floyd story. I have to mention though, that just as many times we listened to "The Wall", we also listened to his Depeche Mode albums, all special couloured editions (he was quite rich), with cool Covers. Influenced me just as much, I suppose :D
Quote from: Peter on Sun, 2007-06-24, 21:23:44
... we often played a game called "Risiko". It's a board game, which is mainly about creating good strategies making war, fulfilling a certain task.
Aha, there we have the breeding ground for the Captain. ;D
Nicky.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sun, 2007-06-24, 22:58:49
Aha, there we have the breeding ground for the Captain. ;D
Nicky.
Actually, I seldomly won, I was and prolly still am, pretty bad a t the game. Must be because I'm too good-natured.
Quote from: Nicky007 on Sun, 2007-06-24, 18:47:15
So, John and Bupie, and all you other ancient proggies, let's hear your stories.
Nicky.
Hey Nicky,
Since I am slightly younger than you are ;D and I don't have an older brother, I missed completely Floyd until
The Wall and I am ashamed to admit that I am far from knowing all of their albums ...
My first real encounter with prog was Kansas'
Audio-Visions which is not very prog but nevertheless very good. But I guess it's not the right topic to tell the story ...
The first song I heard was 'Another Brick In The Wall'. Liked it and took the lp (yes, I'm that old) from the library ;D. Wasn't impressed at all, what I remember is that it had some weird noises on it. Though I like albums like 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Division Bell', I don't find the need to check their whole collection out, the music doesn't make a 'click' to me :-\.
I acknowledge their impact on prog, but I don't really like em. Come to think of it, I don't like prog from the 70's and 80's in general :o
Quote from: Appelmoes?? on Mon, 2007-06-25, 22:01:03
I acknowledge their impact on prog, but I don't really like em. Come to think of it, I don't like prog from the 70's and 80's in general :o
I ban you from this forum, our country, our world and my thoughts.
;)
Quote from: PH on Mon, 2007-06-25, 22:15:19
I ban you from this forum, our country, our world and my thoughts.
;)
Appelmoes is lucky that you're not in charge then! ;D
Tom
Prog/sympho wouldn't be the same these days if it wasn't for bands like Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd. Certainly there were other bands as well in that period but no one could ever beat these three.
The first song i ever heard was the obvious one, Another Brick In The Wall and when i saw the clip of the song i was overwhelmed. I too bought the album (yep, the vinyl kind ;)) and it still is a marvellous album. I personally like the Waters-era more over the Gilmour-era. Waters was and probably still is a real front man and David, though a heck of a guitar player, never was. It didn't suited him.
Two of their best albums are Wish You Were Here and DSOTM. Frequently play this album though not as much as i used to.
Too many good albums and not enough time to play them i guess. :-\
Quote from: maddox on Tue, 2007-06-26, 00:08:45
Waters was and probably still is a real front man and David, though a heck of a guitar player, never was.
It's hard to say, Maddox. Roger had a lot of demons that he was wrestling with, and that gave Floyd a bite. Animals, The Wall, and The Final Cut are his albums, and they sure are great. However, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, Dark Side, and Wish were Roger and David, with also Rick and Nick contributing more than later, and they were great too. It's true that with Roger leaving, Floyd lost a lot of their bite, and their music become more silky, but I would still call it vintage Floyd. I think that it's just like with Dream Theater, that although there was a lot of drama along the way, you really have to look at the full picture from beginning to end (in DT's case to present).
Nicky.
Quote from: The Butterfly Man on Tue, 2007-06-26, 00:05:14
Appelmoes is lucky that you're not in charge then! ;D
Tom
We still havet o wait what Peter wil say :-X :D
The first rock concert I saw was the second U.S. appearance by Pink Floyd on their DSOTM tour. I was already familiar with their music, as I had been a fan for a couple of years. There was no opening act. They played some things from "Obscured by Clouds" and then played "Echoes." After intermission, they played DSOTM straight through. They had the female singers but no saxophonist, as I recall.
Quite a first concert experience for me. Few concerts have stood up as well since. Their shows got bigger, more elaborate, more crowded and more expensive after that. But I don't recall the audience being all that big for that show. Same with my first Genesis concert, on their Trick of the Tail tour. I got 4th row seats without breaking a sweat. Just called up and got 'em. That sure never happened again.