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Mono except for the title track, maybe Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun, and Jugband Blues. the stereo is still pretty good and i still listen sometimes, definitely better than piper's, but a lot of the times the stereo mix is still mainly mono besides some elements like a vocal. the 2010 remix of Jugband Blues is better than the original stereo one though i think.

i have the 2011 version of the stereo and vinyl rip of the 2019 record store day version of the mono (dont think mono ever saw a CD release)

@Yevin album rank?

I havent heard all the albums so im only gonna rank what ive listened to

1. Animals
2. Wish you were here
3. The dark side of the moon
4. Meddle
5. The wall
6. Obscured by clouds
7. The division bell
8. A momentary lapse of reason

see i used to like division over momentary for the longest time bc it didn’t have that 80s dated prod n felt more classic which is what david wanted, he uses the term “timeless”

and this got me thinking lately

when you go back to the albums more n more over time and read more about the band and get the bigger picture u get better perspective

the take away is that they always progressed, like greats do, beach boys etc, they adapt to the change of trends n explore more

from when syd was in it, to when he left, to the switch from psychedelic to prog, then roger taking over with concept albums, some disco touch, then digging more into him being solo - which is why i dislike final cut because at least the wall progresses from animals, for better or worse, while final cut is literally just left overs from the wall

so jump into momentary, yeah it’s over blown 80s, more pop, but they were embracing their era and blending their style to it while still being more “light” and that’s an interesting mix bc there wasn’t really other psychedelic or prog bands still going and trying to balance that out

but then there’s division bell, n while it sounds more familiar: let’s for example take a song like “what do you want from me” one of the better ones imo it sounds like classic pf right? straight out from skme their 70s sound

but that’s regressing in a way, not very creative to trying to push, sure they were getting old dudes but then look at robert wyatt

so idk kinda changes my pov but then i have to go back to both albums in full again to see how i feel about it

oh so we mean mono v stereo

id have to compare again it’s been a minute

BRO just had a customer with a shine on you crazy diamond tattoo what are the odds??? am i summoning s*** with my ktt2 threads?????? bro this is SPOOKY

Did u talk to him about it?

dam right i told her it was nice pink floyd tattoo

Which album should i listen to first if im a first time listener?

The growth between ummagumma to wish you were here is amazing that part of their discography tells it’s own story. Like the most important part of the band just left so for our next album let’s just experiment doing our own thing. slowly they put the puzzle back together then meddle they finally have something. Dark side of the moon it felt like they achieve what they were trying to make. Then wish you were here they were dam we have all this success and syd isn’t here to enjoy it with us. I don’t think there’s no other artist discography that paints their personal journey like that besides maybe Kanye

Dark side of the moon

dam... might be my fav post of the thread 🤔🤔 @RVI @stillness look at this

i def agree that’s why i love atom and meddle the most it’s the band at its peak of creativity and ambitious yet still keeping it fun n light, serious but not too serious

WTF THE BIG MOVING STATUE IN HIGH HOPES VIDEO IS SYD BARRETT

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@BlackStar @RVI i actually never listened to this

neither have I gonna have to peep this

same fr especially if it’s meddle - atom era and has a rick original song

Roger Waters’ the GOAT

Honestly TPATGOD to WYWH tells it’s own story. Absolute tragedy Waters couldn’t control his ego for the following albums

absolutely especially when you watch this:

kinda hard to disagree

but at least roger ig is still active, well him and nick too

bruh this coworker just told me he saw roger waters 15 times live

Hot damn

I witnessed The Wall back when it was at the new Yankee Stadium (not so new now) - definitely the greatest show I will ever go to

Dying to see Dark Side live now