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]]>Given how their catalog ranges from popular rock classics to bizarre and avaunt-guard experimental psychedelia, it can be difficult to know where to start. Here is a list of six albums to guide you towards becoming an adoring Pink Floyd fan.
Many people will tell you that Dark Side was the album that made them fall in love with the band. Turn off the lights, lie back and let the dreamy and powerful sounds of Pink Floyd as they enter their peak period wash over you.
Wish You Were Here retains the beauty and some of the dreaminess in Dark Side but is a little more rocky. The saxophone solo in “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” will blow you away and there are no weak songs on the whole album.
Animals is a musical take on George Orwell’s 1984 and contains some of David Gilmour’s tightest guitar work and Roger Water’s finest lyrics.
The Wall is a double-sided album that tells the story of Pink’s descent into the abyss. The album is gripping, imaginative and is arguably Pink Floyd at their peak.
Meddle is somewhere in between the band’s rock mastery and dreamier experimental side. “Echoes” is a haunting 23 minute track which will take you places you’ve never been before.
If you’ve made it through the last five albums then it’s time to listen to their first album. It’s miles away from the sounds on Meddle, but Syd Barrett’s original Floyd should not be skipped over.
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]]>The Wall tells the story of Pink, alone in his hotel room, looking back at his traumatic childhood. He describes each trauma as a ‘brick in the wall’ which he has built up between him and the rest of the world. The album contains some of Gilmour’s finest guitar work and Roger Waters’ most prominent lyrics. The two-sided album was also accompanied by a movie which is rated equally highly by critics and fans alike.
Tommy is the story of a boy who is left deaf, dumb and blind after he sees his mother with another man. He turns to many people for a cure, including an ‘acid queen’ but has no luck. One day, he discovers a pinball machine in a junkyard and soon realizes he is a pinball wizard. He then becomes a rock god, gets his sight and hearing back then starts his own cult of obsessed followers. It’s absolutely bonkers but it is absolutely brilliant.
Ziggy Stardust is a Martian rock star who comes to Earth to deliver the message: let the children lead the way. He soon becomes a victim of his own rockstar success and well, that’s the ‘fall’ part.
The concept is a lot simpler than Tommy or Ziggy Stardust. Smashing Pumpkins musically take you through the course of a day and manage to capture an entire spectrum of human emotions in the process.
It’s the best breakup album ever. The concept is that we are on a hunk of rock floating through space but he still just really misses his girlfriend. It’s dreamy and lovely and perfect to lay back and shed some tears to.
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]]>The post 6 Pink Floyd Albums That Will Guide You Towards Becoming a Fan appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Given how their catalog ranges from popular rock classics to bizarre and avaunt-guard experimental psychedelia, it can be difficult to know where to start. Here is a list of six albums to guide you towards becoming an adoring Pink Floyd fan.
Many people will tell you that Dark Side was the album that made them fall in love with the band. Turn off the lights, lie back and let the dreamy and powerful sounds of Pink Floyd as they enter their peak period wash over you.
Wish You Were Here retains the beauty and some of the dreaminess in Dark Side but is a little more rocky. The saxophone solo in “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” will blow you away and there are no weak songs on the whole album.
Animals is a musical take on George Orwell’s 1984 and contains some of David Gilmour’s tightest guitar work and Roger Water’s finest lyrics.
The Wall is a double-sided album that tells the story of Pink’s descent into the abyss. The album is gripping, imaginative and is arguably Pink Floyd at their peak.
Meddle is somewhere in between the band’s rock mastery and dreamier experimental side. “Echoes” is a haunting 23 minute track which will take you places you’ve never been before.
If you’ve made it through the last five albums then it’s time to listen to their first album. It’s miles away from the sounds on Meddle, but Syd Barrett’s original Floyd should not be skipped over.
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]]>The post 5 Concept Albums That Will Blow Your Mind appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>The Wall tells the story of Pink, alone in his hotel room, looking back at his traumatic childhood. He describes each trauma as a ‘brick in the wall’ which he has built up between him and the rest of the world. The album contains some of Gilmour’s finest guitar work and Roger Waters’ most prominent lyrics. The two-sided album was also accompanied by a movie which is rated equally highly by critics and fans alike.
Tommy is the story of a boy who is left deaf, dumb and blind after he sees his mother with another man. He turns to many people for a cure, including an ‘acid queen’ but has no luck. One day, he discovers a pinball machine in a junkyard and soon realizes he is a pinball wizard. He then becomes a rock god, gets his sight and hearing back then starts his own cult of obsessed followers. It’s absolutely bonkers but it is absolutely brilliant.
Ziggy Stardust is a Martian rock star who comes to Earth to deliver the message: let the children lead the way. He soon becomes a victim of his own rockstar success and well, that’s the ‘fall’ part.
The concept is a lot simpler than Tommy or Ziggy Stardust. Smashing Pumpkins musically take you through the course of a day and manage to capture an entire spectrum of human emotions in the process.
It’s the best breakup album ever. The concept is that we are on a hunk of rock floating through space but he still just really misses his girlfriend. It’s dreamy and lovely and perfect to lay back and shed some tears to.
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