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Seeing this in Denver, can't wait. I know I am in the minority but I have big Floyd fan but not a fan of the Wall. Early Floyd is my favorite so this is very exciting for me.
I've had this discussion with many Floyd fans. I'm a massive Pink Floyd fan and for years I couldn't stand The Wall. I grew to appreciate it and I really enjoy it for what it is, but I still almost don't consider it Floyd. Its Roger Waters, as is The Final Cut, although at least The Final Cut is a little more musical. To me, The Wall, while being a great album, is exactly what Floyd NEVER was. Its not really musical, its insanely story driven, its not collaborative. To me, for years, The Wall was an INSULT to Floyd, which is why I always thought it was so funny that its some Floyd fan's favorite album. I didn't really understand how you could appreciate all of Pink Floyd then call The Wall your favorite album by them. When it finally clicks, its a solid record, but I maintain its still not really a "Pink Floyd" album.
To me, that middle sweet spot of Floyd is the best. Starting with Meddle and going through Animals. Meddle is when they finally gelled and were unstoppable. To me, Dark Side is like when I say Psycho is my favorite Hitchcock movie. Its so cliched to say, but it really is just so perfect. Then Wish You Were Here is arguably better, Animals I always have a special fondness for. But then early Floyd is also outstanding. Atom Heart Mother is excellent. Obscured By Clouds is great. The first two records, many of those early singles. Its more experimental, but a lot of it works. By Meddle they had the formula down, but the pre-Meddle stuff is super interesting because its totally uncompromising. Which is why I'd love to see this Nick Mason thing, cause its great music and it rarely gets appreciated these days.
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spikenyc
FYI - there are tickets on Stubhub now for the Beacon shows in NYC later this week for $25.
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FYI - there are tickets on Stubhub now for the Beacon shows in NYC later this week for $25.
It kills me that the Friday show is Passover so I can't go and the Thursday one I have my roommates birthday that she'd kill me if I missed. I knew this would end up being a super cheap ticket and thats a great venue and all the reviews here have been raves. @#$%&.
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shattered
Even the music they play on the PA system before the show is great.
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Even the music they play on the PA system before the show is great.
The Stones "We Love You" was one of the pre-show tunes. Do you remember any of the others? Probably all from that same "psychedelic" era that included the earliest Floyd records, I would assume.
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Roger Waters showed up and sang Set The Controls tonight.
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Roger Waters showed up and sang Set The Controls tonight.
Photo and brief clip via instagram:
Set the Controls
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Roger Waters showed up and sang Set The Controls tonight.
Photo and brief clip via instagram:
Set the Controls
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Roger Waters showed up and sang Set The Controls tonight.
Photo and brief clip via instagram:
Set the Controls
Full video:
Legendary! Roger Waters join Nick Mason and Sourcefull Of Secrets in New York
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MidnightDevilRambler
Well we are off to the Pink Floyd races again.
"Saucerful of Secrets begin a U.K. and European tour on April 23. North American dates will be announced shortly."
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Saw them in March 2019 in Atlanta. What a wonderful time machine trip that was, can't wait to see them again.
Let's see, 2019 tour DVD from Nick Mason, Roger Waters tour summer 2020, Nick Mason's round two tour of US in Fall of 2020...
What a wonderful time to be a Pink Floyd fan.
Mike