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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2012, 18:10:28 PM »
Just seen this on Hot U.K deals , don't know if its any use to you now Scunner.

Pink Floyd Discovery Box Set - All Albums for £65 @ Sainsburys Entertainment
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/pink-floyd-discovery-box-set-albums-for-65-sainsburys-entertainment-1293313?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=08232012&utm_campaign=Daily%2BHot



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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #21 on: August 24, 2012, 07:39:47 AM »
Go on you-tube there are a lot of full concerts live on there for you to listen to before you buy any DVDs, think in our house we have got every DVD and CD ever made by them.

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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #22 on: September 16, 2012, 22:12:50 PM »
Enjoying The Wall now - still not entirely convinced on Animals but it is starting to grow on me. One thing I have found is that the story of the band is every bit as engrossing as the music. If you wrote a story about a rock band you wouldn't go far wrong with the Pink Floyd story itself. So inspiring and so depressing - and totally fascinating - without Syd there wouldn't have been this or that...and without either Gilmour or Waters there wouldn't have been very much perhaps. What a tragedy that these two guys didn't work out that it wasn't all about who contributed what, it was about what the two of them contributed together...

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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2012, 10:06:12 AM »
The Wall is a classic concept album and a true work of art, I don't think "die hard" Floyd fans have ever been convinced about Animals (apart from the iconic sleeve artwork !). True about the history of the band, Syd Barrett was, I guess, your stereotypical "troubled genius", though there was much speculation over his mental state obviously not helped by the copious amounts of LSD and other psychedelic drugs the guy consumed (allegedly), though I suppose it may have assisted the creative process.

The Waters / Gilmour saga I think can also be attributed to the classic rock 'n roll "battle of the ego's", and as you say Keith, it is a great shame that the clash couldn't have been settled more amicably, though now they do seem to tolerate each other with very occasional appearances by Gilmour in Roger Water's tour of The Wall    http://youtu.be/hUYzQaCCt2o. We should also remember we have been blessed with some amazing solo stuff by the two individuals as mentioned previously in the post (you must try some of that also on your Floyd exploration !   ;))

Let's not also forget the "unsung heroes", Rick Wright (who is sadly not with us any more  :() and Nick Mason who both made a massive contribution to the music over the years.

As you say you "couldn't make it up !", but it has left an amazing musical legacy that continues to inspire other musicians and not only enthrals fans that have followed them for years, but people (many of them youngsters) who are just discovering the sheer brilliance of their music.   

"By the way, which one's Pink ??"  ;D

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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #24 on: November 01, 2012, 22:23:41 PM »
I found this and thought I'd share it - a real feeling of reliving a major music "moment in history". 


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nuzdzSJlZo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nuzdzSJlZo</a>


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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #25 on: November 02, 2012, 11:27:35 AM »
Nice one Keith   ;)  :)

There's an excellent documentary series that crops up periodically on the box called "Classic Albums", for the music lover this series is generally superb, it takes an album (normally a musically iconic one) and strips it down to the bare bones track by track by means of interviews and archive footage, the interviews are not only with the artistes, but also the producers, managers, music pundits etc. The series covers Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, and is quite simply amazing viewing if you ever get the chance to see it !.   :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Albums:_Pink_Floyd_-_The_Making_of_The_Dark_Side_of_the_Moon

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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #26 on: February 09, 2013, 11:41:37 AM »
Another fine documentary shown on BBC's Golden Age of the Album series this month; The making of the amazing Wish You Were Here album. Interviews with all sorts of people from the artistes to the stunt man they set on fire for the cover photo. It delves into the meanings of the songs, and giving insights into the mind and character of The Crazy Diamond Syd Barrett, Roger Waters disillusionment with the music industry, and his anti establishment views against "The Machine", it also brushes the possibility of the start of the Waters/Gilmour "rift".

All in all a must watch for Floyd fans.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01j0yyv/Pink_Floyd_Wish_You_Were_Here/

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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2013, 09:05:06 AM »
Don't know if this is of any interest to anyone. Cheap ? album on hot uk deals.
http://t.co/JVGHvplho6

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Re: Pink Floyd Question
« Reply #28 on: March 17, 2013, 11:09:43 AM »
Great price Stan - I think I may to invest.

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