[QUOTE=DeusExMachina]Neither. I got it from being a geek who likes Greek plays and philosophy.[/QUOTE]

I've always wondered about your name.

Today I got the Division Bell from a friend of mine. You were right, Deus, it's wayyy better than Momentary Lapse of Reason. Keep Talking is awesome. Any song with Steven Hawking in it would be awesome.

as for Greek mythology, last year in my english class, we spent a quarter on Greek Mythology. Me and a couple of my buddies had to do a 5 minute skit on Oedipus, the amazing son of his wife Sphinx slayer. Yes, he married his wife, did her, and concieved a daughter/sister. :confused: Gross.

[QUOTE=namesareoverrated]Worst use of Deus Ex Machina ever: Sir Walter Scott's [I]Ivanhoe[/I]

anyway, I've always kinda looked at Pink Floyd as a potentially good band gone terribly wrong. They almost remind me of the Velvet Underground, and "Bike" is the most unintentionally funny song I have ever heard. Nothing after [I]PATGOD[/I], however, was at all interesting to me. In all fairness though, they're probably the most creative re-writers in all of popular music. Their songs are so varied musically, and yet they all sound the same.[/QUOTE]

how do they sound the same, if they are musically various? I question your logic.

[QUOTE=Xanadu_16_2112]No One has mentioned Echoes, it is haunting and expresses Syd Barrett at his best.
I Really like Animals and Wish You Were Here as Albums though.[/QUOTE]

We have talked about it, and Syd didnt write it...

I've been listening to insane amounts of Animals latley, t'is now one of my favouirte Pink Floyd albums, if not the best.

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]how do they sound the same, if they are musically various? I question your logic.[/QUOTE]
He has no logic to question. He just another kid that thinks its cool to hate a proven band.

Truth.

[QUOTE=Xanadu_16_2112]No One has mentioned Echoes, it is haunting and expresses Syd Barrett at his best.
I Really like Animals and Wish You Were Here as Albums though.[/QUOTE]

Syd Barrett left before Meddle.

[QUOTE=magicbus]Don't worry Deus, I love Greek mythology too. We're reading the Iliad right now in Lit and Comp, but next semester I'm taking a Mythology class.[/QUOTE]

:thumb: Greek mythology owns.

To Kombucha Mushroom Mofo, Keep Talking is awesome. I love High Hopes and Coming Back To Life as well.

[QUOTE=DeusExMachina]:thumb: Greek mythology owns.

To Kombucha Mushroom Mofo, Keep Talking is awesome. I love High Hopes and Coming Back To Life as well.[/QUOTE]
Keep Talking and High Hopes are the only non-Waters Floyd I've heard:(.I've also heard one with some acoustic finger picking but I forget the name of it.

I'm a huge Floyd fan, but I don't care for much post-Animals. Even The Wall I have never really cared for since I first began listening to the band. I do enjoy the film though, and maybe a few songs. I think anything composed after that time can't even really be called Pink Floyd. It was either Waters or Gilmour. The real formula from the band that really made them so fun to listen to was Waters genius lyrics that made you think, and Gilmour's (and Mason and Wright too) ability to make the music enjoyable and entertaining.

That's why Momentary Lapse Of Reason id lacking somewhat. Because by then it was Gilmour pushing for everything himself.

Yeah, I only like certain songs from the Wall the rest is just somewhat annoying

Well, maybe it's because it was the first album by them I ever heard, but I'm a big fan of The Wall. It's what got me into Pink Floyd.

I prefer PATGOD

The Wall got me into Pink Floyd too. Actually, in a guitar magazine I get in the mail there was an article on the band, and a Comfortably Numb guitar tab. I learned the song, and I was hooked. But now that I have heard all the albums and know the band better, I don't like it as much compared to the others. Still an impressive concept album though, and like I said I like the film too.
On song post-Wall that I really enjoy is On The Turning Away from The Division Bell.

Some interesting quotes about "A Momentary lapse of Reason"

[quote=Gilmour] "Both Nick and Rick were catatonic in terms of their playing ability at the beginning. Neither of them played on this at all really. In my view, they'd been destroyed by Roger. Nick played a few tom-toms on one track, but for the rest I had to get in other drummers. Rick played some tiny little parts. For a lot of it, I played the keyboards and pretended it was him. The record was basically made by me, and other people and God knows what. I didn't think it was the best Pink Floyd album ever made, but I gave it the best **** shot I could." [/quote]

[quote=Mason] "Dave was under a lot of pressure to come up with songs and he looked for help where he could find it. It was fun recording on the boat (Gilmour's floating studio at Hampton-on-Thames) but then we went to America and hired all these sessions musicians who could knock things off quickly. At the time it seemed like a reasonable route to go but that was quite alarming for me." [/quote]

[quote=Wright]"I wasn't a member of the band. By now they didn't know me. We hadn't played together for years. I was paid a wage on the sessions. I did get royalties on the album. Not as many as Dave and Nick though.[/quote]

I think AMLOR is a pretty solid album. On the Turning Away and Learning to Fly are probably the best songs on the album.

Excellent quotes, Gilmour. Really shed some interesting light on what it was like during the recording.

Nick Mason got shafted.

Nick isn't exactly the most creative musician ever.

[QUOTE=guitrguy]Nick isn't exactly the most creative musician ever.[/QUOTE]

Yea but after all that time with the band, I think he deserved his spot.

[QUOTE=guitrguy]Nick isn't exactly the most creative musician ever.[/QUOTE]

he is a ok drummer, i wouldnt pick anybody else to play drums for Floyd.

[QUOTE=lunch998]Yea but after all that time with the band, I think he deserved his spot.[/QUOTE]
True. It sounded like they where in too much of a hurry.

Everyone was in a disarray during AMLOR except Gilmour. I can understand why Mason and Wright were so out of the loop, especially considering they basically hadn't played their instruments at all since The Final Cut for Mason, and The Wall for Wright.

I think Mason is perfect for his posistion. His graceful style fits the Floyd great. He has some really good songs too. Watch 'One Of These Days' on Pompeii and you'll see what I mean.

He is also the only member to have been in the band since underground '67 untill the present. His new novel is a great read. I think all you guys in here would like it.

Yeah, I like Mason. I really want the book.

Didn't Mason write some songs too that were big for Floyd?

Um... Mason helped write Time and One Of These Days.

He also sings the lines to One Of These Days.

One of these days is awesome, especially on Pompeii. I laughed when I first saw it and he dropped one of his stick while playing :lol:

I have to see Pompeii, i'm always hearing good things about it. Though i could have swore they did it before Meddle came around.

Nick lives near me. I might pay him a visit sometime.

You Should.

[QUOTE=guitarded_chuck]I think Mason is perfect for his posistion. His graceful style fits the Floyd great. He has some really good songs too. Watch 'One Of These Days' on Pompeii and you'll see what I mean. [/QUOTE]

After watching him on Pompeii I really gained a lot of respect for him. He's actually pretty funny, and he does a lot of interviews. He's also a really good drummer. I'd never paid attention to the drums in Floyd, but they fit very well with him. Until now I thought he was just shy and never did anything.

[QUOTE=Madcap.]Nick lives near me. I might pay him a visit sometime.[/QUOTE]

You should get him to sign something valuable, and give it to me. Living near Nick would be awesome.

Indeed it would. And he's the kind of guy (I assume) who wouldn't mind signing something either.

Now, living near to Roger Waters would be both extremely cool and extremely boring.

Mason also did "Speak to Me" didn't he?

He didn't really. They just decided to give it to him because he didn't really write anything. This way he got some of the credit for a part of the album. Waters wasn't too happy with this, as told in a later interview.

He did contribute to the drum tracks though.

[QUOTE=magicbus]He didn't really. They just decided to give it to him because he didn't really write anything. This way he got some of the credit for a part of the album. Waters wasn't too happy with this, as told in a later interview.[/QUOTE]
Thanks for clearing that up.:)

[QUOTE=Gilmour]One of these days is awesome, especially on Pompeii. I laughed when I first saw it and he dropped one of his stick while playing :lol:[/QUOTE]

he looks stoned as **** during that song. he also drops a stick during echoes part 1 on the LAP DVD. he really is a good drummer though, and supposedly was as big of a perfectionist as Waters (or almost,) which was good, because he put in the time and effort to learn and write great drum tracks for long *** complicated songs. IF floyd had a drummer that was really good, but played harder, like even Bonham, they would have been a worse band. MAson's style is pretty unique, and went absolutely perfectly with the music.