Best thing about living here is that in SHINE ON we have the best Pink Floyd tribute band there is. Go and see them, close your eyes and its Floyd. Playing at the Voyager on NYEve. I think they've done so much excellent stuff its impossible to choose one. Turning Away WYWH Comf Numb Echoes Sheep
Well you've all mentioned most of my favourites. I loved the Animals album, bizarre as **** but brilliant all the same, they must have been stoned to **** when they wrote that. Sheep & Pigs (3 different one's) were great imo.
Floyd like a lot of bands go through phases the early phase where the influence was Sid Barrett then onto the second phase where Roger Waters was most influencial then the third phase when Dave Gilmour seemed to take over (tho I suspect more of a democracy). music wise ffs how can you choose - as someone has stated one of their favourites relates to their personal situation at that time so mine is "coming back to life" from the Division Bell I do not know if any of you have this but the cd "Amused to Death" by Roger Waters is one of the best cd's I have ever heard
Nice piece there mate and yeah, the Syd Barrett era was the start. Don't quite agree with the 3 stages stuff like, was 12 in 69 when my brothers music (floyd) caught my nuts and the rest is history. Had the pleasure over the years to see them twice live, the 2nd gig by far the best. I will check out the Roger Walters album, most things by him are sound..
An effervescant elephant with tiny eyes and great big trunk once said to one superior........................ x
Me and my much better half were in a pub on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh listening to 2 guys with guitars. They sang Wish You Were Here. Best version I ever heard!
I sat in a whitley bay pub in 1994 and heard Mark and David Knopfler do their version in front of a log fire and it was acoustic brilliance but you know what.. as special and good as it was, it wasn't floyd and you have to see them to see what I mean..
Never saw them mate, though I would've settled for being in Whitley bay that night. Loved the Straits.
Was once stuck in on the A1 for 5 bloody hot hours one July 20 years ago and all some yanks in the car alongside wanted to hear was the same 1 side of Alchemy with the Sultans track. Haven't been able to play it since.
Always been a fan loved Syd Barrett - I was an extra in their film The Wall (I played one of the Klu Klux Klan) and I have still mask and other mementos from the film set fav song See Emily Play (Barrett) and The Dark Side of the Moon album
My favorite band by a country mile..... For me can't choose between Echoes, comfortably numb, wish you were here and Take it back. Gilmours solo stuff is outstanding as well, have a listen to Islands
http://vimeo.com/36224081 Love Floyd. My favorite band since I was a kid but to appreciate the music fully, you need to be in a particular frame of mind. Echoes springs to mind during the middle instrumental. Wish you were here, comfortably numb etc, all magnificent. I love Dark Side but I think Delicate Sound of Thunder is probably the best rendition of the music.
As Azell says, so many to choose from, but this gets my vote -mainly for it's awesome guitar rift and it's also a bit more raunchy than most of their other stuff <personaltaste>
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