Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon
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ArsMoriendi
April 21st 2014


42444 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

See, I never skip songs when I'm listening to full albums. I just don't like the idea of it. Except maybe "War Pigs" from The Real Thing. The album is so much better without it.

fallenbird
April 21st 2014


4493 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Great Gig In The Sky is a total jam

mandan
April 21st 2014


14079 Comments


I'm quite different in that regard. If something feels like filler or too weak, I skip it. I value consistency a lot (or try to, at least).

Snake.
April 21st 2014


25598 Comments


Us and Them pwns

mandan
April 21st 2014


14079 Comments


Having said that, what makes this album rule is that the songs flow superbly well from one to the other.

ArsMoriendi
April 21st 2014


42444 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

@danny: Yeah, but good flow is more important than consistency. Plus songs I'll be all "meh" about will grow on me if I don't skip them.



It happens all of the time.



mandan
April 21st 2014


14079 Comments


Well at least now I know why you have so many 5's.

Whatever floats your boat dude.

"Money" might prob be in my Top 5 Floyd songs.

I might bend my 1 5 rule for Floyd tbh, but would limit it to two of their albums.

mandan
April 21st 2014


14079 Comments


Also I consider flow and consistency to go hand in hand. Good song/bad song/good song/good song/filler/good song patterns don't seem to me to have much flow potential.

But again, everyone is free to listen at their own discretion.

THE LUNATIC
IS IN MY HEAD

ArsMoriendi
April 22nd 2014


42444 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

""Money" might prob be in my Top 5 Floyd songs."



That song sticks out like a sore thumb on Dark Side in a bad way. It'd fit so much better on WYWH it's not even funny. Definitely not one of my favorites.



Some filler is great by the way. Plus some songs I hate at first have later become favorites so why take the chance by ignoring them? It's better to look for the good stuff in music. There's a ton of exceptions to this, but hey.



I may have bitched a lot about the Tool filler, but if I listen to Aenima, you'll be sure I'm hearing it all, Ions, Cesero and all.

mandan
April 22nd 2014


14079 Comments


"Money" might prob be in my Top 5 Floyd songs."

That song sticks out like a sore thumb on Dark Side in a bad way. It'd fit so much better on WYWH it's not even funny. Definitely not one of my favorites.


Wtf??!!!

With regards to filler, I think it can be useful in some instances, but some albums (Pearl Jam's Vitalogy for instance) are imo ruined by it. Quite a few people disagree with me on that though, it happens on the PJ threads.

Judas Priest's Point of Entry is pretty much ruined because about half the songs on it are weak/skippable imo.

ArsMoriendi
April 22nd 2014


42444 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"(Pearl Jam's Vitalogy for instance) are imo ruined by it."



Well I can agree on that. Then again Pearl Jam is bleh anyway.



"Money" is a decent song, don't get me wrong, but one of Floyd's best? Nah, probably my least favorite on Dark Side of the Moon. It's not even that unique for them.

Gwyn.
April 22nd 2014


17270 Comments


Who cares, the bass alone is good enough

mandan
April 22nd 2014


14079 Comments


@Ars: I was simply using it as an example, although I know how you feel about PJ. It's actually my least fave by them.

I could mention other examples, but I wouldn't want to get people butthurt.

ArsMoriendi
April 22nd 2014


42444 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Nah, back when I was giving them a chance (I had their first 3 albums) It was least favorite of the three. Ten and Vs. were nearly tied and Vitalogy was in a distant 3rd place.



I keep saying this, but there isn't a single bad song on Meddle, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, or Animals, not even close, even if there's a handful or less of average ones. Also with the except of "Where You're In", same goes for Obscured by Clouds.



^This is why I have them all as 5's.

fallenbird
April 22nd 2014


4493 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Dark Side is perf, Animals is more perf, and WYWH is even more perf.

mandan
April 22nd 2014


14079 Comments


If I were to rank this, it'd go:

Money
Time
Us and Them
Speak to Me/Breathe & Any Colour You Like/Brain Damage/Eclipse (close call)
The Great Gig in the Sky
On the Run (least strong, but fulfills its purpose imo)

I play guitar, and Money always seemed great for guitar. I learned it more or less (by tab), although I prob wouldn't be able to play the solo by memory.

fallenbird
April 22nd 2014


4493 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

My favorite on here would probably be Us And Them or Time, 3rd would be Eclipse

ArsMoriendi
April 22nd 2014


42444 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Speak to Me/Breathe (because of Breathe obviously)

Eclipse

Brain Damage

The Great Gig in the Sky (danny, you forgot this one dude.)

On the Run

Time

Us and Them

Any Colour You Like

Money

fallenbird
April 22nd 2014


4493 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Money is so fun to play on guitar

MrSirLordGentleman
April 22nd 2014


15343 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

from Time to Us and Them... 4 stupidly perfect songs in a row



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