Wish You Were Here > Dark Side of The Moon
 

It might not have many songs on it (5), but as far as quality goes - all of the tracks on WYWH are 5 star.

Shine On You Crazy Diamond is incredible.

Now I'm not saying that DSoTM isn't good, because it's great, but everyone automatically thinks DSoTM when you think of Pink Floyd and I think WYWH should get the same recognition.

I think they are pretty much on a par with one another.

WYWH, DSOTM, The Wall, Animals.

When you make 4 of the top 5 albums of all time, placement isn't that important.

Animals being one of the 5 best records ever made is really pushing it. Not that it isn't excellent.

In my opinion, Wish You Were Here is the peak of popular music. Zeppelin IV and Abbey Road are a close second and third.

My quick analysis:

High Point...
WYWH: Wish you Were Here
IV: Stairway to Heaven (i am required by law to say this, although I am partial to Going to California)
Abbey Road: Something

Winner: Draw between Something and Wish You Were Here




Low Point (relatively speaking, of course)...
WYWH: Welcome to the machine
IV: Four Sticks
Abbey Road: Octopus's Garden

Winner: WYWH




Extremely long and Experimental Song:

WYWH: Shine on you crazy diamond
IV: When the levee breaks
Abbey Road: Golden Slumbers medley

Winner: WYWH. Shine on you crazy diamond fucking OWNS.




Album Cover...

WYWH:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ouWereHere.jpg

IV:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ourSymbols.jpg

Abbey Road:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-AbbeyRoad.jpg

Winner: Abbey Road is a classic, but I'd have to give it to WYWH for the burning man.




Overall: Wish You Were Here

Personally, I think Dark Side gets all the praise not only becaue it was first, but because it's more radio friendly. The Wall was the last and was just as radio friendly, so it gets alot of airplay as well. WYWH and Animals were in the middle and featured longer songs, which means less exposure.

Meddle is way underrated. ECHOES

WYWH and Animals are both extremely self-indulgent. So is The Wall, really, but in a different way.

I think Echoes is by far their best "long" piece, while the shorter songs on Meddle are also beautiful, so I think it's my favourite. Followed by Dark Side of the Moon.

I don't really listen to Animals anymore. Feels too much like hard work.

Wish You Were Here is one of my favorite songs ever but the album as a whole doesn't really match up with Dark Side.

I almost agree with you all the way Jim, except I think "Have a Cigar" is the weakest song on the album

And about Abbey Road, "I Want You" is longer, more experimental than the Golden Slumbers Medley, and for me personally, its my least favorite track of that album.

Yeah, I agree, Have a Cigar is the weakest on Wish You Were Here.

Echoes might be the greatest song ever written, if you ask me.

My favorites in order would probably go like this (Not going to include the new Waters-less stuff):
Dark Side/Wish You Were Here
Meddle
Animals
The Wall
A Saucerfull of Secrets
Ummagumma
Atom Heart Mother
Piper At The Gates of Dawn

Yeah, I didn't count the soundtrack stuff either.

Both great albums. Love'em.

PINK FLOYD MARKS UP IN HERE

To me this is like comparing The Bends vs. OK Computer from Radiohead. They are both 5 star albums. I guess it depends on what you enjoy in your music listening. For me it varies dependant on mood which makes comparisons like this difficult.

For the record I enjoy The Bends more than OK.

And Dark Side....

OK Computer and Kid A are both better than The Bends.

Wanker.

You are both wrong - Radiohead are shit

BTW I'm inclined to agree with Jim.

The Bends was the first of its kind for Radiohead. I guess I liked it so much because it was so different from all the grunge that was going on at the time.

Seeing them on tour in a club with 500 people for that album made it extra special for me.

How can you justify mentioning Radiohead in a thread about Pink Floyd?

Radiohead is the minor leagues compared to Pink Floyd.

What he said.

No, Silent. Downunder is wrong, and you are wrong too. You are wronger, though, because your music taste is just generally terrible.

Has anyone heard foo fighter version of "Have a Cigar", made me appreciate the Floyd version SO much more.

But there version is also really good.

Do you mean Dave Grohl's Probot version?

NO YOU ARE WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Your music taste is usually pretty bloody good, but not this time.

It's even better this time, you wanker.

Bollocks you drunken Irish bum.

How dare you soil a decent thread about Pink Floyd with the crap that is radiohead, You should be ashamed of yourself (even moreso than usual)

I agree with this thread. Except Have a Cigar is my fav Pink Floyd song.

The Wall is terribly overrated though.

How can you love Muse, yet hate Radiohead?

I mean, I admit, the more you listen to both the more different they sound, but yeah.

And Radiohead rule.

No way is Have a Cigar the weakest song on the album :mad:

It's one of my favorite PF songs.

It's great, but have you heard the other four songs?

No I mean the Foo Fighter's B-Side version from the Learn To Fly single

Gagging Order

Saying my taste in music sucks isn't going to make me take on a new liking for Radiohead, so I don't know what you were aiming for there.

I don't care if you like them or not. I am just putting your opinion into context.

Move along theres nothing left to see :heart:

I've listened to Radiohead before and I didn't like it, I don't know what else you want.

Animals is still one of, if not my favorite, album of all time.

Dogs :heart: