One of my favorites, Echoes. The only song on side 2 of the album “Meddle”, 23:30 long. Here they are performing it live at Pompeii.
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For many years Mueller Planetarium, inside of Morrill (Elephant) Hall, on campus did laser light shows to The Dark Side of the Moon.
At the end of one of these performances an obviously disappointed guy shouts, "Am I the only idiot here who thought this was a show about planets and stars?!"
At the end of one of these performances an obviously disappointed guy shouts, "Am I the only idiot here who thought this was a show about planets and stars?!"
Incorrect, The Beatles and The Kinks both had concept albums in the 60s.
As for influence, that is subjective, just like your other opinions. Rush is more influential for the music I gravitate towards, like Meshuggah. The latter being easily the most influential metal band for the current genre standing.
Doesn't have to be the case for you, but that's my opinion.
Absolutely. I wouldn’t put them in the pantheon of the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, U2, or The Beach Boys, but Pink Floyd is uniquely awesome. Us and Them is my go-to chill jam from P.F……..And don’t come at me with any besmirching of The Beach Boys. Brian Wilson is 1 of 1 and there is so much more in their catalog than just surf music.
Wow. I could jive with Zeppelin, the Beatles, The Stones being in the pantheon with Pink Floyd...But U2 and The Beach Boys.
U2 had Joshua Tree (which I loved), but outside that I couldn't name another album.
Beach Boys.... I've got nothing.
Im not a fan of the Beatles, but I know they were icons and their music reverberated across the music industry.
Zeppelin...No one did catchy iconic riffs better.
Stones...Not a fan really but again cultural icons and music giants.
I will say this about all on this list. When you hear them you know it's them. They each have their unique sounds, but I'd say Zeppelin and Floyd are a cut above the rest when it comes to uniqueness.
He's a better musician for sure. Water's lyrics and conceptual ideas were cutting edge and beyond the depth of most music back in the 60's and 70s.
This is interesting and I agree with you to a point. I think RUSH influenced more musicians though. While Floyd had/has a much bigger role in pop culture and music fans.
Ohhhh, interesting. I think there are some Queensrhyce songs that sound very Pink Floydish.
I think QR has some similar music but not anything close to the amount of synthesized sound coming from Floyd.
Yes, Pink Floyd is a clear influence on Queensryche, especially the trilogy of Operation: Mindcrime, Empire and Promised Land.
Actually you could make a good case for the Moody Blues pioneering the concept album beginning with Days of future passed. But obviously Floyd is right there too.
I’m always fascinated by grown folks that love music but don’t have reverence for the Beatles, but that’s why music is awesome. We all hear through different ears. My personal band/musician Mount Rushmore is The Beatles, Prince, Zeppelin and Brian Wilson. No doubt different than everyone else’s. I love eclectic talent that evolves and grows/changes sounds throughout their albums and career.
Yeah. Not sure why, but the beatles just don't hit the right chords for me. Zeppelin is great in small amounts but I can't listen to them non stop. I can put Floyd on in the background and it's never gets old. I like Prince but don't go out of my way to listen to him, and honestly have never listened to Brian Wilson.
Blood Incantation. Heard of them but don't think I've checked out their music. Great suggestion if you don't mind the harshness of the typical death metal vocal delivery.
The Beatles are a band that time hasn't been kind to, its a very "you had to be there" situation.
the same will happen to the likes of Nirvana, as well.
Some great documentaries and movies on Brian Wilson that are worth your time, if you really like to dive into super talented, yet troubled humans. Pet Sounds alone made the Beatles and McCartney strive for more and greater.
Is there an actual difference between the beatles and the monkeys?
I don't mean that to rip on either one but aren't they pretty much the same exact band?
Yet the beatles are known as amazing artists while the monkeys are not.
Musically is there really any difference?
I don't mean that to rip on either one but aren't they pretty much the same exact band?
Yet the beatles are known as amazing artists while the monkeys are not.
Musically is there really any difference?
All in all, you’re just another brick in the wall
Well, I am going to get comfortably numb now folks
Well, I am going to get comfortably numb now folks
Great point about concept album!
... but it is tough to argue influence when one band had a single album outsell and entire bands combined albums. That is not subjective opinion.
Also Pink Floyd was more than just Prog Rock. Pink Floyd's music spanned genres such as psychedelic rock, progressive rock, blues rock, art rock, and electronic music. Bands such as Porcupine Tree, U2, Radiohead, and Nine Inch Nails have all been influenced by Pink Floyd's innovative sound and style. Not to mention Kendrick Lamar sampled Echos.
I like the Beatles BUT their first two albums had a lot of covers. 6/14 and 6/8 respectively. I feel like the Beatles, at first, were great for "unhip" Americans who weren't up for the downstroke.
Just my 2 cents and the songwriting prowess of Lennon/McCartney was incredible BUT Harrison brought in Clapton for the lead guitar on While My Guitar Gently Weeps was bush league.
No its still subjective, as your perception is related to walmart t-shirts and mine is about the creation of relevant art.
Rush essentially spawned a genre, which in turn spawned many more. there are currently relevant metal bands that sound reminiscent of what they were doing. there is nobody who sounds like pink floyd save for occasional passages.
Here's Reznor gushing about them in an interview.
Here's Steven Wilson (of Porcupine Tree) writing an entire article about them
Rush gave way to bands like Dream Theater, Tool, and Meshuggah in a way nobody else could've. There didn't exist collections of virtuosos who were bending genres the way they did. I am happy to draw a line from Rush to modern bands like Sleep Token/Spiritbox if you're interested.
Also going to point out that I frequently heard "Tom Sawyer" on broadcasts of games this year, and can't recall hearing a single Pink Floyd song. Pink Floyd never really had a true anthem in that sense, as they were too long-winded.
The Beatles were an actual organic group. The Monkeys were a pieced together copy “boy band” made for television. Doesn’t mean there wasn’t some talent there, just completely different things.
Please, I don't want you to get the idea that QR sounds anything like classic Pink Floyd. The band was also heavily influenced by Iron Maiden, and NWOBHM bands, as well. But they do have moments, in the releases I mentioned, that bring to mind, at least to me, the music of Floyd.
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Oh no, I know that, I know how they were pieced together.
But Day Dream Believer is just as catchy as any Beatles song and really that is the point of music for most bands, to be popular.
I guess what I mean is this. If you took a hit beatles song and a hit monkeys song and you played them both for someone that is young and has no clue who either band is, no clue at all.
Do you really think there is a chance that when that 16 year old hears the beatles that he/she will go "Oh my god, they are amazing geniuses and clearly revolutionized music!" and when they hear the monkeys would they say "Oh my gosh, that is clearly a tv made band with no talent"
I mean, really I think there is a chance that if you asked 100 teens today, with ZERO knowledge of either band that there would be a good chance you would get a 50/50 in terms of who they either liked better or who they would guess were the bigger band back in the day.
There’s dozens if not hundreds of very successful groups that credit the Stones influence.