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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Sep 16, 2011 - 03:07am PT
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At first I recoiled when I first heard the Barret stuff.
Heh heh, I've had the same reaction! I was saying to myself, "Corporal Clegg, WTF!"
For a long time I've been content with Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Pulse, and Delicate Sound of Thunder. And I recently bought Saucerful of Secrets. But it's growing on me. I was instantly taken with Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun. It will take a while for me to dig into the other stuff. I recently bought Relics and Atom Heart Mother and Meddle and Obscured by the Clouds
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Nov 11, 2011 - 04:18pm PT
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So, I tried a while back to put some Floyd on my computer via iTunes. Fail. Gilmour had pulled the music over a contract dispute.
NOW, I find that all of the albums are back, and get this, remastered by Gilmour. Sick.
I just downloaded Animals and Meddle, my two favorite albums, and they sound great. Almost as good as fresh wax.
Loving on the Pink Floyd right now.
Riley, if you read this, what wall/route in NC this winter? I'm down.
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Nov 11, 2011 - 05:11pm PT
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glad to see this post on top again.
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Nov 11, 2011 - 05:12pm PT
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It's all so good
yes, yes it is.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Nov 11, 2011 - 05:29pm PT
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I've rediscovered Fearless as one of my favorite songs.
Keep this thread alive.
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Pflugerville, Texas
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Nov 11, 2011 - 07:00pm PT
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I love the chanting at the end of the song....You'll never walk alone!!!
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jan 27, 2012 - 12:13am PT
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I can't count how many many times I've listened to The Wall, but I was just inspired to put it on and I'm in the midst of listening to it again.
I watched a movie tonight, "The Wave," about an experiment in a Palo Alto classroom in 1967, designed to answer the question about how so many people in Germany in the 1930s and 40s could ignore the deaths of millions of people around them.
I've always been drawn to the adult child issues and the impact on relationships and resultant behavior addressed in the album, and not really latched onto the significance of the Nazi symbolism. Now there's this wave of recognition washing over me, how the spectrum of personal dynamics and bricks in the individual wall are projected across all of society in the collective wall and how a fascist revolution can occur.
There are so many layers of genius wrapped into the concept and composition of The Wall, so many interwoven links from the micro to the macro, it's like the combined force of human knowledge were channeled into a lightning bolt that sparked Roger Waters' brain. Just a miraculous achievement of human creativity. I'm in awe and getting all verklempt at the moment.
(wipes a tear)
And then there's the whole added irony of the sold-out performances and rabid fans just reinforcing the concept! Hell, I want to be one of them again. The concerts, including the audiences, are performance art that continues to reinforce the points of the original compositions. That's tapped in pretty deep to a fundamental pulse of humanity.
Riley, where are you seeing the show? I rejected the prices on basic principle before, but I may be willing to dig deep and spend for the experience.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Jan 27, 2012 - 12:36am PT
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I always get a smile on my face when this post is on top.
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onyourleft
climber
Smog Angeles
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Jan 27, 2012 - 12:42am PT
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All during my years of single father-dom, during countless road trips across the country, I subjected my two young sons to endless hours of Pink Floyd on the car stereo.
They loved singing loudly We Don't Need No Education...
My oldest at age 27 has become, to my extreme satisfaction, a huge Floyd aficionado.
A year ago last November, he surprised me one evening with spur of the moment tickets to "The Wall" at Los Angeles' Staples Center.
It's an awe-inspiring show. Waters voice has perhaps lost some range through the years, but the overall impact of such a huge arena show is not diminished. If you're a true fan and it's available in your city, you owe it to yourself to witness this event.
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jan 27, 2012 - 04:35pm PT
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OK, anyone who's up for the San Francisco show on May 11?
This seems like the type of experience that is best shared, and I'm not sure I can recruit financially solvent die hard fans from my local friend circle.
Here is the price range:
US $30.00 - US $255.00
US $30.00 Ticket + US $10.50 Fees = US $40.50 US
$255.00 Ticket + US $26.00 Fees = US $281.00
VIP packages with the buffet, shirt, schwag, and front/center seats: $600
VIP packages minus the buffet and almost front/center seats: $425
I'm having a mini-heart-attack over the prices, haven't gone to a big production concert in years, but trying to tell myself this is special.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Jan 27, 2012 - 05:35pm PT
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nutjob,
If I lived in SF, it would be on like donkey kong.
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Jan 27, 2012 - 05:37pm PT
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Is it just Roger Waters in concert?
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nutjob
Gym climber
Berkeley, CA
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Jan 27, 2012 - 05:45pm PT
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It's not the legal entity Pink Floyd lead by David Gilmour. I did a little research to make sure it's not just Roger Waters with a guitar and a chair and a microphone... Although I did see Neil Young like that years back and it was an exceptionally good performance that I was happy to pay for.
Roger Waters has got a good backing band and a pretty elaborate theatrical production going with the whole thing. If you are ok with spoiling the surprise of the experience, you can check out the details on Wikipedia (until SOPA/PIPA re-emerges!)
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Mar 21, 2012 - 05:11pm PT
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bump for the floyd!!!!!!!!!!
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Gal
Trad climber
a semi lucid consciousness
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Watching the Dark Side of the Moon documentary on Netflix-awesome!
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Yeah, that is a cool documentary.
When Wright passed, the Floyd passed. No way can they replace him onstage. He was an incredible musician.
I have this old jumping buddy who looks exactly like Gilmour. He also looks like the drummer for U2. My bro got more nooky than Wilt Chamberlin.
If you look at all old music, Pink Floyd still holds up. They don't sound like any other band. Period. If they came out today it would still sound new.
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