Your Ultimate Track: Pink Floyd

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  • renowilliams
    renowilliams Posts: 920
    edited January 2011
    My favorite track is " The Great Gig in The Sky" Clare Torry's vocals are simply amazing.
    "They're always talking about my drinking, but never mention my thirst" Oscar Wilde


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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,959
    edited January 2011
    I think it's interesting that Fearless has gotten so much traction; I would think of it as something of an atypical song from "The Pink Floyd" (as they were known in early days). It is evocative of other Floyd songs, but (I think) much less dark in its overall tone.

    On the other hand, I note that no one (so far) has nominated San Tropez or Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict as personal faves.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited January 2011
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    [...]The Final Cut is my absolute favorite, front to back Floyd album.
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    You know what, I changed my mind. Fearless it is, hands down.

    From absolute favorite to changed my mind in 14 minutes! PF is a tough one to choose a favorite from... I'm still sticking with TFC, as you had originally stated, front to back. :cool: (not often I break out the Cool smiley!)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2011
    Meddle - "Echoes"
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited January 2011
    Final Cut is my favorite ALBUM, as a whole.

    Free Four or Fearless were up for grabs on my favorite SONG.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • camtah
    camtah Posts: 128
    edited January 2011
    When I solo'd I was humming Learning to Fly....
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,959
    edited January 2011
    camtah wrote: »
    When I solo'd I was humming Learning to Fly....
    Good choice! That song, also, is on the short list of uplifting Pink Floyd songs.

    Speaking of flying... the Airport Diner in Manchester, NH includes amusing (and neatly lettered) fllight-oriented graffiti in its bathroom decor. My favorite: When in doubt, maintain your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
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  • geebolt
    geebolt Posts: 215
    edited January 2011
    Keiko wrote: »
    Anything "Pink" works for me. Echoes, Live from the Royal Albert Hall is an amazing piece.
    Come on though. No way can there just be ONE ultimate track from some of these artists in these threads. Keep it real. :wink:

    You got that one right. Awesome and in DTS-MA.
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  • Poee7R
    Poee7R Posts: 904
    edited January 2011
    I would have to say, The Final Cut, and almost any track off it, but more so tracks "The Fletcher Memorial Home", then into "Southampton Dock" and to kind of finish it off with "The Final Cut". I know, I know not really just one song, but I couldnt break the three of them up.

    Also honorary mention to "One Of my Turns" and "Vera".

    My favorite band by leaps and bounds, really is hard to choose a favorite, everytime I think of an album I have a couple new favorites haha.


    Dave
    Once again we meet at last.
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  • gsxr141
    gsxr141 Posts: 143
    edited January 2011
    agreed, the final cut is incredible.
    on another note............. gilmour live in gdansk. is on cable right now. i think 1015 or 1019.
    and, yes i'm watching it as i type this.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,959
    edited January 2011
    This is just a comment (not an opinion of my own!)... as I recall, when The Final Cut was released, the reviews were none too kind.

    I really don't know the album well, so I really don't have an opinion. I am thinking numerous tracks are on the fairly recent compilation Echoes, though(?).
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2011
    Shine on you crazy diamond...

    Listening to this track(s) since I was a kid.
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited February 2011
    Comfortably Numb.
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  • Almadacr
    Almadacr Posts: 185
    edited February 2011
    For me it as to be The Wall , it was a life changing not much by the story/film but musically .
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited February 2011
    camtah wrote: »
    When I solo'd I was humming Learning to Fly....

    for me...the line 'just a earth-bound misfit, i'...repeated many times during many flights
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  • kefranklin
    kefranklin Posts: 141
    edited February 2011
    I can't pick any favorites, but I haven't seen much love for early stuff. So say Interstellar Overdrive, Bike, Let There be More Light, Lucifer Sam. There's some. Also the little piano riff in Us and Them still gives me chills when I hear those few notes. Just give him a quick short, sharp, shock and he won't do it again, dig it. I mean he got off light cause I could have really given him a frashin'.
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  • greg2350
    greg2350 Posts: 544
    edited February 2011
    Hard to choose 1 big floyd fan saw them in 94 in dallas. "Any colour you like" There is something about the effect gilmour is using on that guitar.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited February 2011
    Does anyone here have the "Oh, by the way" box set? Thinking about picking it up and wondering if it's worth it...
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  • dorourke07
    dorourke07 Posts: 298
    edited February 2011
    "On the Turning Away" hooked me.
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    edited February 2011
    When it comes to Floyd it's hard to pick one...but my x-way tie would be among:

    'San Tropez', 'Fearless', 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond pt. 1-5', 'Pigs (3 different ones)', 'Learning to Fly', and 'Young Lust'
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited February 2011
    all the above, and or whichever one is playing.
    humpty dumpty was pushed
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  • crazytasty
    crazytasty Posts: 18
    edited February 2011
    I love Pink Floyd! Money is really good.
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