sry bout that....eclipse..now i feel stupid...yea but all of its great
and i must agree that shine on you crazy dimonds is awsome, the chorus is played evertime i start up my computer, it sweet

I just heard Comfortably Numb again today, I hadn't heard it forever, and that song just proves that David Gilmour is the man.

What's the significance of the phrase "Piper at the Gates of Dawn"? I know it is a chapter of the "Wind in the Willows", but it also appears in the Iron Maiden song, "The Wicker Man". Any ideas?

i think its got something to do with a piper piping early in the morning, just a theory. naa ive got no idea what it means.

btw i congratulate you, HeavyRiva on starting such a great thread, rep+

I have a copy of the Wind In The Willows as well. I should re-read the chapter, post haste!

Man... I haven't been in this forum in a little while. Anywho, I read A Wind in the Willows a long time ago, but I don't have a copy anymore. I should go buy it.

Speaking of books and Pink Floyd, I want to read Animal Farm soon.

Yes. Someone should make a list of books Floyd was inspired by, and then we can all read them and discuss them in true fanboy fashion. :p :thumb:

[QUOTE=lunch998]Speaking of books and Pink Floyd, I want to read Animal Farm soon.[/QUOTE]

Me too, but I am too busy with a term paper on another book :(

Animal Farm is a great book. I love it. By the way, Gilmour, your new icon is totally awesome.

Pink Floyd sucks*

Discuss.


[size=0]*Is a great band with many solid literary inspirations[/size]

[QUOTE=DeusExMachina]Animal Farm is a great book. I love it. By the way, Gilmour, your new icon is totally awesome.[/QUOTE]

Thanks :)

rep +

Yup, I like his new one better than the old one which is the same person but at a different angle ;)

So, what does everyone think that the best opening lyrics for a pink floyd song are?

"Mother do you think they'll drop the bomb?"

"Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day" - Time

or

"You've got to be crazy" - Dogs

I don't know.

One of these days, I'm going to rip you into little pieces.

[QUOTE=PinkFloyd]"Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day" - Time

or

"You've got to be crazy" - Dogs

I don't know.[/QUOTE]


I defenitely agree on 'Time" as being one of the best.

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way

Or

Good Bye Blue Sky

Look, Mummy. There's an airplane up in the sky.

Slightly off topic, but I missed it, so, does anyone know which five songs went through the poll in round 1?

Metallica-Fade To Black
Tool-Sober
Iron Maiden-Fear Of The Dark
Led Zeppelin-Black Dog
Jimi Hendrix-Little Wing

Yay for Metallica.

Yay for Led Zep.

:mad: :angry: !RETURN TO TOPIC NOW! :lol: :p

You're all wrong, the best opening lyric is Astronomy Domine 'Lime and limpid green, a second scene/A fight between the blue you once knew" It also happens to be one of their best songs :cool:

[QUOTE=manuscriptreplica]You're all wrong, the best opening lyric is Astronomy Domine 'Lime and limpid green, a second scene/A fight between the blue you once knew" It also happens to be one of their best songs :cool:[/QUOTE]


Lyrics I don't understand scare me. :(

Anyways, we can make it best closing lines as well.

In which case it has to be "Time", hands down.


"The time has come, the song is over, thought I'd something more to say......."

I like the end of the Trial or the end of Outside the Wall.

Time, as previously mentioned, as well as:

Hey You: "Together we stand, divided we fall."
Sheep: "Get out of the road if you want to grow old."
When the Tigers Broke Free: "...And that's how the High Command took my daddy from me."

Plus more that I can't think of right now.

Running over the same old grounds, what have we found? the same old fears... Wish you were here.

I just got meddle. :D

[QUOTE=Medopalis]I got that 5th of the Floyd albums I own, and really like it. I think Echoes is possibly a bit over-hyped, as it's really long, quite good, but nothing all that special. The rest of the album more than lives up to what people say about it though, and it flows really well (as usual for them).[/QUOTE]
I agree Meddle flows excellently. One of these Days was the first Floyd song I ever heard.:D