Floyd was a huge part of the British psychedelic scene, too. Not only did their album sell decently, they played shows almost every night and people were always showing up.

I'm sure Syd could have adapted to Roger's style, but it would have been different than with Dave. Syd is an alright guitar player, but he's no Gilmour.

[QUOTE]I'm sure Syd could have adapted to Roger's style, but it would have been different than with Dave. Syd is an alright guitar player, but he's no Gilmour.[/QUOTE]
I agree. If Gilmour wouldn't have joined the group, they musically wouldn't have been as good. They might still written some really awesome music, but it wouldn't be as musically good, at least on guitar.

I think it's fair to say Gilmour and Wright were the true musicians of the band.
All members were great at some point though.

Well, Roger did compose some good stuff, he just wasn't a technical wizard on the bass.

But yeah, I'd characterise it as Rick and Dave being the musicians, Roger being the lyricist and Nick being the sort of pocket player a band like Pink Floyd needed.

[QUOTE=MrConeman;14759412]I think it's fair to say Gilmour and Wright were the true musicians of the band.
All members were great at some point though.[/QUOTE]


I agree completly, but the Floyd lineup really was golden because combing the lyrical ideas/songwriting of Waters, stunning musicianship of Wright and Gilmour, and of course Mason never got in anyones way, creating a good path for the rest of the band, while still playing solid drums.

I think that if Floyd focused more on technicality it would have detracted from the overall product of their music, because their songwriting, and lyrical themes were more captivating.

I love Roger's bass lines. They're nothing spectacular, they just fit the mood and the music so well. Same with everyone's playing, really. Nick definitely isn't the best drummer out there, but I'm glad he's not. That would really take away from Floyd's sound.

[QUOTE=Riva;14755922]Well, I suppose it could be possible, since you could draw parallels between Roger and John Lennon as the lead creative forces behind each band, but I don't think so. The Beatles and Pink Floyd both went through their psychedelic periods at the same time, it is true, but that might have been more of a situational thing than anything else, considering Sgt. Pepper's and Piper were recorded at the same time at Abbey Road.[/QUOTE]

Side note:

Lennon hated making Sgt. Peppers actually and it was considered more of a McCartney project. He came up with the concept along with a lot of the musical directions the Beatles took on the album.

[QUOTE=MattSharpIsCool;14762198]I love Roger's bass lines. They're nothing spectacular, they just fit the mood and the music so well. Same with everyone's playing, really. Nick definitely isn't the best drummer out there, but I'm glad he's not. That would really take away from Floyd's sound.[/QUOTE]

yeah you're right, it would suck to have all these 5 minute drum solos, it would have totally led away from everything else that they had to offer

Drum solos wouldn't have fit at all with Floyd. Mason was perfect for the band because he didn't really seem to have an ego which was good because the rest of them certainly did.

I don't think you can really compare Piper and Sgt. Peppers though. The Beatles were the biggest band in the world and Floyd was really just beginning to take off. Well, I guess you could compare the music, but you couldn't fairly compare the success of the albums themselves.

Aren't those two albums kind of considered the best psychedelic albums ever?

I heard something like that awhile ago. I don't listen to a lot of psych, but from what I have listened to, I could agree with that.

Some of the best psychadelic stuff from the '60s and '70s, definitely.

The best psychedelic album ever is clearly The Black Angels' [i]Passover[/i].

But they are from now!

Honestly though, Bardo Pond is a better modern psychedelic band. Even though Black Angels are lone star state reppin.

Truth.

I'll check out Bardo Pond though.

Get Ticket Crystals.

Sweet, you can read my mind, I was just about to ask what I should get.

No I will not make out with you.

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GTFO out of my thread, you noobs.

^:lol: :lol: they said sex

how many people here own The Wall?

(I do)

I own it on CD and vinyl.

I'm pretty sure most of the people in this thread would.

yeah I know. just felt like asking
because I have nothing better to do.

I've got it on CD and vinyl too.

However, I seem to have lost disc 1 of my CD :(

I have it on vinyl as well as the movie.

I don't, I must be special.

I have a fat friend that does.

I dont either, but I do have it on the computer. I have the film though, I like that more.

I have it on CD, DVD and vinyl. I win.

Pfft, I have it on CD, DVD, Vinyl and a limited edition case containing 6 original cells from the movie, plus 6 miniature posters of movie artwork.