For example, I first heard Suburban Legends - Polyester, so I went to check Suburban Legends and they were just a regular ska band.
What’s your “that song was great, I wish the band did more of that” song and band?
For example, I first heard Suburban Legends - Polyester, so I went to check Suburban Legends and they were just a regular ska band.
What’s your “that song was great, I wish the band did more of that” song and band?
Not sure what you’re saying here — that you think no Pink Floyd song sounds like the Grateful Dead song Touch of Grey? Or… are you saying the difference between Pink Floyd in the 1960s/1970s is not so different to Pink Floyd in the 1980s as Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, and Moody Blues were from their latter work?
Because I can see it either way, but I don’t like Pink Floyd that much. I like some of their songs. I like the stuff on A Momentary Lapse of Reason — I feel like it’s a more mature sound. I also like that song off Ummagumma (I think) with the really long title. Something like “Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict.” Pretty sure that’s mostly it, without Googling it. Dark Side of the Moon is okay, but I feel it’s a bit overrated. Some clever word play. Annoying alarm clocks in Time. Maybe it’s better if you’re high? I don’t get high. And The Wall, also overrated, but I did like some of those songs as well. So, I like some of their songs, and I like some quite a bit. I listened to a more recent album from them, which was all/mostly instrumental, and that was cool, but I didn’t listen to it again. I guess I like them more than a lot of people but wouldn’t call myself a fan.
So the tone/mood/beat of most Pink Floyd songs is more chill, but Touch of Grey just sounds “peppier” (if that makes sense). I like both but for different reasons, and in different moods. Totally get why others don’t though - I’m far from a deadhead but I can see the appeal to folks. Contrary to a lot of my post history I am (or at least used to be) a live and let live guy - do what you like, I’ll do what I like, and where those intersect well have some fun!
Gotcha. It just threw me off that you were comparing a single Grateful Dead song to the entire catalogue of Pink Floyd. I assumed I misunderstood.
So I suppose the only other question I have for you is: do you consider A Momentary Lapse of Reason to be an exception to Pink Floyd’s catalogue (for better or worse) or more of the same? Or just part of the evolution of their sound over the decades? I think a lot of fans are fine with it, but I’ve also heard some fans of 60s/70s bands less accepting of the band’s latter catalogue.
It does have a different feel, but I still like it. And actually, thanks for reminding me about it - been a while since I have it a listen but I’m glad that I am!