krwlz

Now, we all know that when one says the name "Pink Floyd" we get many responses.

Of the positive ones, most people will have either "Dark side of the moon" or "The Wall" come to mind.

Now...Which do you think was a better album? Better representation of the band?

Mine goes with Dark side of the Moon

gonadman

Dark side of the moon felt more like the essence of the band

The Wall seemed too commercialized for me. All wrapped up in a tidy package for sale

BTW my fav was Wish You Were Here.

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348Dav

Yea you should have put "Wish You Were Here" in the poll. That one is also part of the "Big 3" of Pink Floyd albums.

BTW I downloaded some of the old Floyd with Syd Barrett and I was suprised by how good it was. It is a lot different than the stuff most people associate with the band. Very melodic and some pretty trippy music. Syd has a very good voice too.
The sound of the music kind of reminds me of the Doors in the way the instruments sound, but the singing and ambience is all Floyd.

Try these songs out..........

Astronomy Domine
See Emily Play
Arnold Layne
One of These Days

Dark Side of the Moon is the quintissential Pink Floyd album and a true classic. You can listen to it all the way through and there are some timeless songs on it.

Jadey

This is the ULTIMATE PF incarnation. The original lineup was when the band were at their most experimental and when they were truly on the cutting edge of rock music. Sometimes I like to think what may have come of the band have Syd remained the artistic driving force behind the band for even another 5 years or so.



Anyway, back to the question. I think DSOTM is more representative of that incarnation of the band. It was recorded when they were still a "band" rather than a backing group for Roger. The Wall is an amazing work, but it was essentially the work of Roger Waters (though what may be the signature song is a Gilmour piece in essence). All 4 members were heavily involved in the production of DSOTM and the sum of their creative energies resulted in that masterpeice.

Mojo_PeiPei

They were never really a "backing group" for Waters until The Wall. Waters was just amazing at writing lyrics. THe band had a perfect balance Waters, probably one of the best song writers/lyricists of all time, combined with Gilmour one of the best song writers/ musicians of all time. They accented each other masterfully.

I personally like the Wall. Has an amazing story plus sooo many good songs...

-In the Flesh I & II
-THe thin ice
-ANother brick in the wall I & II w/ the Greatest days of our lives
-MOther
-Empty Spaces
-Young Lust
-One of My turns
-Hey you
-Is there anybody out there
-Comfortably Numb
-The show must go one

As a whole the rock opera thing is totally badass but these stand out in my mind.

P.S. 348Dav One of These Days was written by Mason on the Meddle album.

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Sleepyjack

Out of those 2 i'd say DSOTM, although wish you were here, Animals, atom heart mother and Meddle would also be in the mix.

Basically DSOTM is the quintessential one.

zenmaster10665

wow....what a tough decision...I had to go with DSOTM at the end of the day because it is just SO DAMN GOOD.

I love the wall as well, however, I feel that DSOTM has a uniform feel and ambiance to it, as a single piece that The Wall does not.

That being said...they are two of my favourite albums ever.

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HeAtHeN

Where's Animals?? Thats an awesome album.

Out of the two listed I prefer The Wall.

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lions20

I think The Wall is their best album it is very different from ant other album.

krwlz

Im just saying that most people who hear pink floyd (without being "fans") will know those two albums, or at least those album names....Thats why I didnt include any of the other albums.

Personaly, Im guna say I like wish you were here, then DSOTM, then The Wall....

Melllvar

I enjoy listening to DSotM. I have to listen to it all the way through, no point in listening to part of it. As for my favorite Pink Floyd album, it has to be Meddle. Echoes is a damn good song.

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Mojo_PeiPei

Fearless kicks ass too.

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j8ear

Animals is definately my favorite Floyd album.

That being said...Of the two I'd have to go with Dark Side of the Moon.

Go check out the Laser Light Show at the Griffith Observatory (I think that's what it's called) in LA and tell me you don't agree

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BulletBob

Dark Side Of The Moon - obviously

Viking1064

I love Animals!!! Dogs is my favorite on the album!

Led Zeppelin

After seeing the move "The Wall", that album has just meant so much more to me. Sure, DSOTM has some kick-ass tunes, but The Wall simply means much more to me.

edit- I just wanted to see how many of you people who have participated in this have seen the wall movie.

Kaos

I own the Syd Barrett Box Set that includes all the music he did with Pink FLoyd. Very interesting, and an excellent collection.

juanvaldes

You don't ask easy questions do you?

eris

I have to go with Meddle. My fave by far. Thinking of covering it with my band in its entirety...

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Spartak

Shoulda really put a couple of more albums in the poll..

Meddle would have to be my favourite PF album, One of these Days is a great song to get psyched up to, San Tropez, Fearless and Pillow of Winds are nice and mellow, whereas Sheamus is just plain cool (although would be better without the dog) and Echoes is just mindblowing, Gilmour is an unbelievable guitar player.

However, as I must decide between The Wall and DSOTM, it's fairly easy for me to pick DSOTM as the better of the two.

Why ? It has better flow IMO, all the tracks are cut out of the same cloth and have the same kind of feel to them, whereas The Wall is more erratic. Also I think the quality of music is better on DSOTM, for example Time+Breathe Reprise would beat any song on The Wall.

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almostaugust

The Final Cut is my favourite. Waters is a freaking genius. A dark morose, twisted, interesting genius.

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dylanmarsh

"Wish You Were Here" was pretty damn amazing.

fuzzix

Ok, that was hard. Once upon a time I would have said The Wall, brilliant as it was, I think DSOTM was a more balanced album that represented the band better.

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Ruiner

To be honest, I'm not a huge Dark Side fan, so of the two I'd pick the Wall. I'm one of those nuts who thinks the Final Cut was better than the Wall. Though I'd take Wish You or Animals or Meddle over any of them. Hell I even like Division Bell.