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The Best Album Ever

err actually it's not

wish you were here (the song) is about syd barrett and I'm pretty sure Shine on is too

don't get me wrong dark side is amazing and also a 5/5 but I like wywh more emotionally
 
yeah so Wish You Were Here covers two relatively trivial subjects, while Dark Side of the Moon covers like... everything
 
Zeta Reticuli said:
I thought that was The Wall.
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It's watching someone else go through the Madness... Syd Barrett visited the band in the recording studio when they made WYWH. The Wall is indeed about Roger Waters' bleak perspective on like and the isolation and madness of being a rock star; Wish You Were Here embodies the pure grief and insanity found watching someone else deteriorate.
 
Zeta Reticuli said:
And Shine On You Crazy Diamond is just as boring as Any Colour You Like, only it's half an hour long. D:
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just so you know this has completely invalidated your opinion on anything ever, and I'm sure the majority of Pink Floyd fans would agree with me.

and sure, DSotM covers a lot of topics about life in general, but WYWH is a lot more personal (specifically Shine On and WYWH, which are indeed about Syd Barrett). and I'm not sure how you can possibly call it trivial.
 
while we're on the subject, WYWH is better than DSOTM in my opinion
and Zeta, how can you think Shine On is boring!!!

in answer to "what is the best album ever", I actually cannot decide what I reckon is the best and I doubt I'd have any non-crap reasons to back up what I say anyway lol
 
all of Pink Floyd's music is pretty boring (at least what I've heard)

I mean I'm sure the music is just touching and the lyrics are oozing with emotion and intensity but frankly they don't give me a whole lot of reason to care
 
Tailsy said:
Automatic for the People is awesome but the other two are underrated in comparison. Also I hate Everybody Hurts, which brings its credibility down a bit.
Monty Got a Raw Deal is the best song on that album but I can never decide my favourites from the other two.
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I really like Everybody Hurts. We played it at my granddad's funeral.

I like In Time: Best of R.E.M. best, though New Adventures in Hi-Fi is damn good. And Document, for some reason. And Up is good, if depressing.

Needs more End of the World/Shiny Happy People, though. (In Time, that is).

I'm extremely fond of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by the Flaming Lips, but I don't know if it'd be my absolute favourite (I hate Yoshimi vs. The Robots Part 2, and Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell kinda drags), but I'll say it is until I think of something better :3
 
Dannichu said:
I really like Everybody Hurts. We played it at my granddad's funeral.

I like In Time: Best of R.E.M. best, though New Adventures in Hi-Fi is damn good. And Document, for some reason. And Up is good, if depressing.

Needs more End of the World/Shiny Happy People, though. (In Time, that is).
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Way to emotionally blackmail me, Dannichu. D:!

Of course you'd like In Time, it's got their biggest hits on it! It doesn't count! :P
I didn't really like Document, but I'll agree with you on Up, seeing as it had some good songs on it (At My Most Beautiful, Lotus, Walk Unafraid).

Pfft
End of the World... = Document
Shiny Happy People = Out of Time
 
Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon. I like it more than WYWH.

Shine On is not boring though. D:
 
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Dannichu said:
I'm extremely fond of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by the Flaming Lips, but I don't know if it'd be my absolute favourite (I hate Yoshimi vs. The Robots Part 2, and Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell kinda drags), but I'll say it is until I think of something better :3
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omg yes, that album is easily top ten for me. (but yoshimi part 2 is awesome! it's got all the screams in it!)
 
Tailsy said:
Way to emotionally blackmail me, Dannichu. D:!

Of course you'd like In Time, it's got their biggest hits on it! It doesn't count! :P
I didn't really like Document, but I'll agree with you on Up, seeing as it had some good songs on it (At My Most Beautiful, Lotus, Walk Unafraid).

Pfft
End of the World... = Document
Shiny Happy People = Out of Time
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I don't like all the songs on In Time, though; Orange Crush annoys me and I'm not massively keen on E-Bow or All The Right Friends. And because it's a kinda mish-mash of songs from different times, it doesn't have the same feel as other albums like Up or Out of Time. But it has so many songs I adore I can't help but love it.

B-but Document has Finest Worksong, End of the World and The One I Love on. You can't not love it D:

And I'd listen to Around the Sun just for Leaving New York. I adore that song. Wanderlust and Electron Blue are just bonuses :3

Zeta Reticuli said:
omg yes, that album is easily top ten for me. (but yoshimi part 2 is awesome! it's got all the screams in it!)
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Eh, I'm not too big on the screaming. Bits of it just sound too much like a cat being strangled and I normally listen to TFL in a slightly dazed state, and hearing feline screams of pain kinda detracts from that.

But words can't describe how much I love Fight Test, Yoshimi Pt. 1 and Do You Realize?? :D
 
it's probably very quick to say it, but i think my 'best album ever' is marquee moon by television. (i say 'quick' because i just bought it two days ago. it's just so good.) i'd be comfortable saying that the velvet underground and nico, white light/white heat, raw power, and you are free are other worthy contenders/honorable mentions.
 
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