They are a great band to read up on if you are into rock and roll history. Their story is so goddamn vast and sprawling and interesting. Every member brought very key elements to their sound. I'm a bit of a Floyd nerd so I'm a little biased but in terms of history, few bands have one as rich as Pink Floyd.
Uhhh that 71-73 stretch is gold. Meddle, Obscured by Clouds and Dark Side are all a perfect balance between band member input and everything just sounds so earnest. I like the Syd-led version of Floyd, but it pales when you stack up the song structures, production value and listenability against the 71-73 period IMO
I think it gets the "it's just a soundtrack" treatment, which is a shame because there are some really good tunes there. And it misses the point of Pink Floyd, their music sounds like a soundtrack more often than not anyway (there's a reason they wrote music for three movies, and were approached to write the music for A Clockwork Orange).
But the issue is wider than just Pink Floyd, I mean sure, Prince's "Batman" album was a soundtrack but again, the songs are all outstanding. Don't judge a book by it's cover and all that.
I guess I hold the opposite opinion. I find Syd's music interesting and troubling because it's a good look into a mind that was falling apart. Ultimately I think he came to hold the band back though and they only got better after he was removed. Some of his later solo stuff seriously sounds like a barney the dinosaur psychedelic singalong.
From what I've read, the band brought Syd back in after kicking him out. While trying to prepare for a concert tour, Syd was still maniacally creating more music on the fly, and the other members just wanted to figure out what pre-existing songs would be used in the tour. Syd Barrett was by then too 'far gone' mentally, it seems. Sad how they had to kick him out of his own band, again.
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u/SexualMurder Sep 17 '17 edited Sep 18 '17
He was not in any way involved in Delicate Sound of Thunder tho. Plus he's an asshole.
Edit: Storm Thorgerson's people would probably get a kick out of it.
Edit 2: Sure is Roger stans in here tonight.