"And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
I can still remember the first time I heard Dark Side of the Moon - couldn't quite believe what I was hearing. Wish You Were Here is probably my most played album over time.
I was 1 when SEBTP was released and 15 when Invisible Touch was released. Now I understand why people’s who’s introduction to Genesis was trespass not enjoying the later Genesis, what you have to remember invisible touch (the album, not the song) was a world of difference to the Stock Aitken and WatermanAt this point, the thread is dead to me.
I was 15 in 73. I'd seen Genesis twice. I bought Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot and SEBTP. After that it got a bit silly, and then the sort of people who were middle aged by the time they were 18 were going to Empire Pool Wembley to watch tiny stick men, 200 yards away, sing soppy pop shite with added grade 8 musicianlyship, and then drooling on about it. Christ.
As for Floyd, I have 4 early albums. The latter (Obscured by clouds) is my favourite. Very gloomy and menacing. Then I found that the wanker element in my class at school were getting all excited about DSOTM, and planning a trip to the Coliseum to stand 2.5 kilometers away from a stage where tiny matchstick figures were silhouetted by a laser light show. f*** me.
The irony is that a year earlier these people were calling these bands rubbish.
I make no apology for this opprobrium. If I had a quid for each time one of the dimmer of my acquaintances accused me of not listening to 'proper music', I'd have almost enough money to buy a return ticket from Faversham to London.
Mmmmmmm....nnnnnn Yes.
No, fair enough.
My favourite album and favourite track by Pink Floyd.
Rather than seek medical attention I am going to try and be a bit coolerMmmmmmm....nnnnnn Yes.
I'll be completely honest here. I appreciate there may be some nice tunes on it, but I'd moved on by the time that came out. I didn't like the double album with Gabriel. LLDOB. Some nice tunes on that, but a whiff of pretentiousness and desperation too. And I think Collins was one of those who 'spoke out' against 'Punk Rock' in the Melody Maker. 'It isn't music, is it?'Far cough. Never liked his singing.
If you genuinely don't understand my post, you may be wise to seek medical attention
The Uncle of a very good friend of mine managed The Beatles before Epstein. His Uncle Allan ended up having a falling out with them (mainly Lennon I think) over his cut for their next tour in Germany he was arranging. He told them to do one! Epstein phoned Allan to check it was OK for him to take them on!! The rest is history!!Grrr! Don't talk to me about records worth a fortune! At Uni, when I wanted a better guitar than the crummy plywood one (well, not actually plywood perhaps, but you get the picture) Mum and Dad gave me when I was about 14, I sold most of my LP collection to finance the purchase (students didn't get credit in those days!). Unfortunately, one of the records was The Beatles White Album, numbered edition, bought on the day before release from Brian Epstein's shop in Liverpool. Number 78, IRCC
Echoes is on Meddle?My favourite album and favourite track by Pink Floyd.
Yeah, the post I referred to said about the album Animals and the track Echoes. It makes sense either way.
You like being Rick Rolled thenNo, fair enough.
Ironically I rather like some S.A.W.. 'Never Gonna Give You Up' is bloody brilliant.
And the sleeve artwork and notes can be special too
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Nothing odd about that at all
“glokenspiel”Equally divisive I guess and also 50 years old this year is Tubular Bells. I'm heading to The Dome Sunday evening ...
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Yep - he had a van, IIRC - Epstein had a vision. The rest is history, as they say. Good to know he made a few bob out of it in the end though.
