I've been a Pink Floyd fan since I was in grade school. I can remember my hearing my friend's teenage sister listening to Pink Floyd and Yes and loving it. I can even remember some kid telling me his older brother or cousin, or whoever, was going to beat me up for having Pink Floyd and Genesis albums mixed in with my Kiss records. I guess that is some form of blasphemy to a progressive rock fan. In any case, I never got beat up and I had quite the Pink Floyd collection by the time I was in high school, including lots of bootlegs like the infamous "Dark Side of the Moo." My friends and I use to love going to the midnight movie and watching the worm infested "Live at Pompee." Too much psychedelic fun! Well, if you've read any of this page before, you know that I sold most of my record collection when I became an overzealous Christian in 1989. (For more info on that experience read my history page) Replacing all those albums has been a task that I am still striving to achieve. (Sounds like I'm trying to run a marathon, huh?) So, here it is, the ever growing Pink Floyd collection.
Pink Floyd-A Saucerful of Secrets (Capitol)
1. "Let There Be More Light" (5:38)
2. "Remember A Day" (4:33)
3. "Set The Controls For the Heart of the Sun" (5:28)
4. "Corporal Clegg" (4:13)
5. "A Saucerful of Secrets" (11:57)
6. "See-Saw" (4:36)
7. "Jugband Blues" (3:00)
Gotta love gazoo music. The sixties were such a cool time for music. Bands could be so weird, not even using an ounce of structure, throwing in strange instruments, experimenting with odd timings and unusual effects. Psychedelic!!! I like it. Almost hard to believe this is the same band that put out the hugely successful "The Wall." "Jughead Blues" was written by Syd Barrett.
Pink Floyd-Ummagumma" (Capitol)
DISC ONE (STUDIO)
1.Richard Wright: "Sysyphus Part I -instrumental (1:08)
2.Richard Wright: "Sysyphus Part II"-instrumental (3:30)
3.Richard Wright: "Sysyphus Part III"-instrumental (1:49)
4.Richard Wright: "Sysyphus Part IV"-instrumental (6:59)
5.Roger Waters: "Grantchester
Meadows" (7:28)
6."Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave
and Grooving with a Pict" (5:01)
7.David Gilmour: "The Narrow Way--Part 1"-instrumental (3:29)
8.David Gilmour: "The Narrow Way--Part 2"-instrumental (2:54)
9.David Gilmour: "The Narrow Way--Part 3" (5:58)
10.Nick Mason: "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part
I-Entrance"-instrumental (0:59)
11.Nick Mason: "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part
II-Entertainment"-instrumental (7:06)
12.Nick Mason: "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party Part
III-Exit"-instrumental (0:40)
DISC TWO (LIVE)
1."Astronomy Domine"-live (8:31)
2."Careful with that Axe, Eugene"-live (8:50)
3."Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun"-live (9:26)
4."A Saucerful of Secrets"-live (12:49)
"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict" is one of the greatest song titles second only to "Why is A Carrot More Orange than an Orange?" by the Amboy Dukes. This disc is very psychadelic. The live disc is a nice added bonus. Syd Barrett's cool "Astronomy Domine" sounds great here. Voivod has covered this song. Both discs are nicely packaged in a green slip case and comes with a poster.
Pink Floyd-Atom Heart Mother (Capitol)
1."Atom Heart Mother
Suite: Father's Shout... " (23:43)
2."If" (4:28)
3."Summer '68" (5:28)
4."Fat Old Sun" (5:23)
5."Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast: Rise and... " (13:42)
"Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" is a tale of a man and his morning ritual complete with Rice Krispie pops. Psychedelic to the max! (Did I just say that?) Pink Floyd started to get into the long, orchestrated numbers here, especially with the spacy title track. "Fat Old Sun" is a fun song with a memorable sing-along chorus. "When the fat old sun in the sky. . . ,"enough of that nonsense! Cool cover! Nothing like a big ol' cow on the cover!
Pink Floyd-Meddle (Capitol)
1."One of These
Days"-instrumental (sort of) (5:57)
2."A Pillow of Winds" (5:07)
3."Fearless" (6:05)
4."San Tropez" (3:40)
5."Seamus" (2:13)
6."Echoes" (23:31)
"One of the Days" was one of the first Pink Floyd songs I ever got into. I've never forgotten the one vocal line in the song. "One of these days Iím going to cut you into little pieces"î Scary stuff, huh? My wife HATES this song. Actually I always thought it was funny. (Warped sense of humor again.) "Seamus" is hilarious as well.
Pink Floyd-Obscured by Clouds (Capitol)
1. "Obscured by
Clouds" ()
2. "When Youíre In" (2:30)
3. "Burning Bridges" (3:30)
4. "Gold It's in The..." (3:07)
5. "Wots...Uh the Deal" (5:08)
6. "Mudmen" (4:20)
7. "Childhood's End" (4:32)
8. "Free Four" (4:15)
9. "Stay" (4:05 )
10. "Absolutely Curtains" (5:52)
"Obscured By Clouds" was a soundtrack album Pink Floyd threw together quickly for a film by Barbet Schroeder. The music contained is so weird, I can only describe it as psychedelic space rock. What drugs were these guys on when they wrote this?
Pink Floyd-Dark Side of the Moon (Capitol)
1.a) "Speak to
Me"-instrumental
...b) "Breathe" (3:57)
2."On the Run"-instrumental (3:31)
3."Time" (7:05)
4."The Great Gig in the Sky"-instrumental (4:47)
5."Money" (6:23)
6."Us and Them" (7:48)
7."Any Colour You Like"-instrumental (3:25)
8."Brain Damage" (3:50)
9."Eclipse" (2:06)
Well if you don't know about this album, your either an ignorant teenager who only listens to Korn and Limp Biscrap or you've been living in a bomb shelter since the 60's. This is one of the biggest "classic rock" albums of all time selling millions of copies, staying on the Billboard charts for 25 years, and ranking up with the likes of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin for popularity. This one is a great listen when you're kicking back in your bed late at night with the lights out. "Money" was the huge radio hit off this album.
Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here (Columbia)
1."Shine on You Crazy Diamond (parts i-v)" (13:32)
2."Welcome to the Machine" (7:33)
3."Have a Cigar" (5:24)
4."Wish You Were Here" (5:17)
5."Shine on You Crazy Diamond (parts vi-ix)" (12:29)
Pink Floyd followed the very successful commercial breakthrough of "Dark Side of the Moon" with "Wish You Were Here," a concept album about and dedicated to their founding member Syd Barrett. This particular version is the newly remastered version with an expanded booklet. These remastered cds are far superior to the first cd pressings in both mastering and especially in the multi-page booklets. Musically, "Wish You Were Here" is one of the band's most stellar, and coincidentally, most melodic discs. What is also featured more prominently than ever before is the excellent guitar work of David Gilmore who pulls off some excellent solos.
Pink Floyd-Animals (Columbia)
1."Pigs on the
Wing (part one)" (1:24)
2."Dogs" (17:03)
3."Pigs (Three Different Ones)" (11:30)
4."Sheep" (10:18)
5."Pigs on the Wing (part two)" (1:24)
One of the less popular Pink Floyd albums, at least it's less popular now than albums like "The Wall" and "Dark Side of the Moon." I, on the other hand, LOVE this cd. (My kids would say, "Why donít you marry it then.") Of all the albums in my Floyd collection, this one gets played the most. Great album to kick back to late at night before I go to bed. Cool cover as well. I always liked the floating pig in front of the factory.
Pink Floyd-The Wall (Columbia)
| DISC ONE 1."In the Flesh?" (3:19) 2."The Thin Ice" (2:29) 3."Another Brick in the Wall (Part I)" (3:10) 4."The Happiest Days of our Lives" (1:51) 5."Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" (4:00) 6."Mother" (5:33) 7."Goodbye Blue Sky" (2:49) 8."Empty Spaces" (2:09) 9."Young Lust" (3:33) 10."One of My Turns" (3:34) 11."Don't Leave Me Now" (4:16) 12."Another Brick in the Wall (Part III)" (1:14) 13."Goodbye Cruel World" (1:17) |
DISC TWO 1."Hey You" (4:41) 2."Is There Anybody Out There?" (2:57) 3."Nobody Home" (3:11) 4."Vera" (1:26) 5."Bring the Boys Back Home" (1:28) 6."Comfortably Numb" (6:22) 7."The Show Must Go On" (1:38) 8."In the Flesh" (4:13) 9."Run Like Hell" (4:21) 10."Waiting for the Worms" (4:01) 11."Stop" (0:31) 12."The Trial" (5:19) 13."Outside the Wall" (1:44) |
Roger Waters' "The Wall" is a narcissistic rock opera/concept album about a seriously neurotic rock star, cleverly named Pink, who blames everyone, particularly his mother, school teachers, and women for his neuroses. Despite being one of the greatest concept albums ever written, "The Wall" became such a huge success because of singles like "Another Brick in the Wall Part II," "Comfortably Numb," and "Hey You." The Wall was also considered a miracle of production containing unheard of mixes of melodic elements blended together with bizarre sound effects. Also contained some fragments of backwards masking that states, "Congratulations, you've found the secret message!" The movie was trippy. The part where the gestapo police rip the girl out of the car has always disturbed me. Oh, and there is not a day that goes by that I am at work that the phrase "I Wanna Go Home" doesn't echo through my mind. Dream Theatre covered "Hey You."
Pink Floyd-the Final Cut (Columbia)
1. "Post War Dream"
(3:04)
2. "Your Possible Pasts" (4:23)
3. "One of the Few" (1:23)
4. "Hero's Return" (2:57)
5. "Gunners Dream" (5:06)
6. "Paranoid Eyes" (3:44)
7. "Get Your Filthy Hands off My Desert" (1:16)
8. "Fletcher Memorial Home" (4:12)
9. "Southampton Dock" (2:09)
10. "Final Cut" (4:48)
11. "Not Now John" (5:02)
12. "Two Suns in the Sunset" (5:21)
A disappointing follow up to "The Wall." In retrospect, however, not a bad album at all. "The Final Cut" is Roger Waters solo album in all but name, containing Roger's massive condemnation of war and government.
Pink Floyd-Works (Columbia)
1. "One of These Days" (6:01)
2. "Arnold Layne" (2:53)
3. "Fearless" (5:38)
4. "Brain Damage" (3:44)
5. "Eclipse" (2:06)
6. "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" (5:22)
7. "See Emily Play" (2:46)
8. "Several Species of Small Furry Animals..." (4:40)
9. "Free Four" (4:09)
10. "Embryo" (4:41)
One new track, "Embryo," written by Roger Waters. I would not have spent a lot of money to buy this compilation, as I have all the tracks, but since I found this disc for a mere $5.99, I thought I'd pick it up.
Pink Floyd-A Momentary Lapse of Reason (Columbia)
1."Signs of Life"-instrumental
(4:23)
2."Learning to Fly" (4:53)
3."The Dogs of War" (6:10)
4."One Slip" (5:04)
5."On the Turning Away" (5:38)
6."Yet Another Movie/Round and Around" (7:27)
7."A New Machine part 1" (1:45)
8."Terminal Frost"-instrumental (6:16)
9."A New Machine part 2" (0:38)
10."Sorrow" (8:48)
The first Pink Floyd album without Roger Waters, who was beginning to make Pink Floyd his solo project anyhow. I love this album, despite the bad reviews it received. David Gilmour is a fine songwriter and has done a excellent job of taking Pink Floyd on without Roger. Far superior to "The Final Cut" in my opinion.
Pink Floyd-The Division Bell (Columbia)
1. "Cluster One" (5:58)
2. "What Do You Want from Me" (4:22)
3. "Poles Apart" (7:05)
4. "Marooned" (5:30)
5. "Great Day for Freedom" (4:18)
6. "Wearing the Inside Out" (6:49)
7. "Take It Back" (6:13)
8. "Coming Back to Life" (6:19)
9. "Keep Talking" (6:11)
10. "Lost for Words" (5:15)
11. "High Hopes" (8:33)
Another fine David Gilmour led Pink Floyd album that really doesn't stray far from 1987's "Momentary Lapse of Reason." Keyboard player Rick Wright is back to full bandmember status and has co-writing credits on five of the 11 songs, even getting lead vocals on "Wearing the Inside Out."Also still on board is drummer Nick Mason. Collectively the three original members, along with producer Bob Ezrin, have reatained their signature Pink Floyd sound, with slow tempos, sustained keyboard chords, guitar solos with lot of delay, and loads of emotion.