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There's possibly a tendency for those of us who were around when the album was released, to give DSOTM and hence Pink Floyd a sort of untouchable status. It was such a groundbreaker at the time, but from the perspective of a younger person looking at the Floyd back catalogue I can see why they might question what's so good about it.
It's the same with the Bluesbreakers album, in 2021 it might be seen as just another decent record but at the time it was, as John Etheridge put it "Like a thunderbolt out of the sky".
I do often question my own musical tastes which are heavily influenced by what I was listening to as a teenager and into my early 20's, but it's difficult to isolate the time & place factor. Music simply doesn't have the same effect on me in my mid 60's as it did when I was 19.
So, I'd say to the OP if you don't "get" Pink Floyd, don't waste time trying, maybe it just isn't that good after all...
But I find 'Time' and 'Brain Damage' (on dark side of the Moon) to be works of genius. It does not surprise me that this was their bestselling album.
Then the lyrics started to become a bit too intrusive
I do like Animals and the Wall, but only in parts, I've always disliked Final Cut
It got more and more like someone ranting about things that upset them
I quite liked the post-RW era PF, with the lyrics taking a back seat again
1) enjoy Joe's music.
2) get up to speed sufficiently quickly to be ready to converse with him about Joe's next album.
I never did catch up. Part of me always kicks against "you'll like this". The bald truth is that a fair proportion of Satch's recorded works simply did not grab me. I know that he is a superb guitarist but I would prefer to listen to scrabblers such as Zappa, Summers and Buckingham.
Personally, as a huge fan of floyd and having seen both Gilmour and Waters live and invested time in their solo albums I just have the opinion that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. In reality, gilmour’s playing and his voice are as needed by Waters as Waters’ lyrics and themes are needed by Gilmour.
I do get the point about the 4 bands but to me, it’s always been one band with 4 distinct eras - the Syd era (which I would included saucer film as a part of). The post-Syd pre-DSOM era, the post-DSOM up to final cut Waters taking control era and then the post-Waters era up to the Endless River.
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I no longer smoke weed so I never listen to them anymore.
Nothing to do with the board game or Gyles Brandreth.
Move on - I feel the same way about The Beatles as you do Floyd. I acknowledge their influence and skills but don’t want to listen to them.
If you look at Waters / Gilmour's worth you can see what album made the money .... in the divorce Waters got the rights to the Wall in the settlement
I agree about the sum of the parts but personally would rather listen to Waters solo stuff than Pink Floyd without Waters