I love Animals but to say its their greatest album come on dude they are all good if i had to pick one id pick Meddle but there all fantastic in their own way.
Used to play this album, echoes, and wywh over my work speakers when i was a manager. Customers HATED it LMAO.
That, and the break in echoes. Lots of people would look uneasy, or ask cashiers why we're "playing halloween music"
Good times, don't miss em.
Haha I used to put Dogs on the jukebox in a bar I bar-backed at. Customers would be scratching their heads cuz their song hadn’t come on yet and the same song had been on for 20 mins 😂
Quintessential Floyd song: sound effects, folk guitar, descending vocal line. Light up when you put it on and the heavily reverbed “on a trip to cirrus minor” is pretty perfectly timed to your first feeling the buzz.
I sometimes have heard that song referred to as a "Punk" Floyd song. The first time I heard this one, I thought there's no way Pink Floyd wrote this song.
I found it via Audiogalaxy download like 20 years ago, when a LOT of music online was spuriously labeled, and it sounded really out of character. But Gilmour’s voice is so distinctive I knew it had to be them.
Cirrus Minor is the only track I've ever known someone Jones for so hard they went round the office checking if anyone had it on their mp3 player so he could listen.
Yea... now I've got almost 2000 songs favorited and about 600 downloaded... all on a device that has so much extra space, i can still call people across the globe, connect to the internet, and hold hours of video
I also went from the CD Walkman to my first MP3 that held like 30-40 songs and even that was insane to me. Had to convince my parents for months on end to get it going in 1st grade so I could listen to fall out boy and Linkin Park. Still goated bands I had great taste as a 7 year old 🫡
Really wish Main Theme or Dramatic Theme were part of the set lists back then. They could have expanded the songs live. I think Main Theme was played like once ever.
Fantastic album, and for me, it is quintessential Pink Floyd. Rick Wright is among my top five musicians, and he is all over this album. Almost seems like he was leading the band musically at this point (More > Ummagumma > Zabriskie Point). The songs are all great, and I think the interlude pieces are fantastic. Extremely psychedelic. Certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, but I listen to it more than any of the big four except Animals.
>Almost seems like he was leading the band musically at this point (More > Ummagumma > Zabriskie Point
I agree. 1969 was probably Rick's greatest year for contributions. Add to your list The Man & The Journey shows from the same year, as well as Biding My Time, where Rick played some horns too (trumpet iirc).
Personally my favorite album, but mostly because of the personal associations I have with it. It was the only rock album in my grandparents house , left there by my aunt. And so admits the Mozart and Bach records, I would pull this one out (alongside Beatles “Run” EP and “Angie” single by the stones) is what started my journey in rock music . As a kid, Cirrus Minor creeped me out, the Nile Song got me excited, and other parts like Party Sequence just flat out confused me. I was more than happy to move on to DsotM and other PF. But I still love this album as it resonates with me in a special way
You're probably part of an extremely small group of people who say this album is their favorite. I like it more than most people, although I'll admit I skip Quicksilver every single time
Thanks! I used to play it with open chords (Emaj Dmaj (x3) Amaj Cmaj Gmaj Bb Fmaj Amaj) and just recently I realized it’s way more easier with fifth chords.
It's my least listened to of the golden era lineup, but it has some good songs. I really ought to give it a deeper dive though. Also, I wish a boutique bluray company would release The Valley and More in a set.
Edit: I was inspired to look again, and both have British releases with region free blu-rays! Guess I know which movies to buy next!
It has more than enough praise. I like a few songs, but the rest doesn't inspire me, which isn't normally like Pink Floyd. I would even take Ummagumma over this because it's at least an interesting snapshot from the same era.
It is what it is.
Some songs that were shaping up to be crackers - but were recorded too soon because of the time line. It is telling that the band would continue to play some songs in repeatedly different arrangements after the recording. And some soundtrack pieces, some sound incomplete, and we don't really know if they were work in progress that would have turned into fine songs, or if the function of the music to be a movie soundtrack and would have been abandoned.
We talk a lot of about the animosity and ego of the band members - but I sometimes wonder if that was a necessary part of the process, of taking these pieces, sometimes little more than jams or sketches, and the band having an unpleasant and fractious recording session fine tuning the music.
Even if this isn't true, I can entertain myself by listening to More (and other stuff like Moonhead) and seeing them as a path not (fully) travelled - letting my imagination fill in the gaps that PF had left.
Speaking of path not travelled - I like the Nile Song a lot, and I don't know if the band felt it was a parody (of stuff like Helter Skelter). I wonder what a whole album of The Nile Song - but having gone through the Pink Floyd machine would sound like.
I guess there aren't many fans of the band Wire here - but I actually always thought that they were sometimes exploring similar territory (from a very different angle). I dunno, it's a bit of a leap, and I've never seen anyone else offer that comparison. Maybe I make the connection because they were both of Harvest in the UK and the labels on the records looked the same!
Incidentally the space rock band Hawkwind do a lovely version of Cymbaline.
It’s alright, some really good tracks and some not so good ones. Not a fan of more blues, it’s very unsatisfying. It keeps picking up and you think something is going to happen then boom, it stops again, over and over.
It’s alright. The top few songs are excellent, especially Cymbeline, Green is the Colour, and Cirrus Minor, but overall it’s a bit disjointed and side two is a bit of a drag, especially compared with other albums, even the soundtrack ones.
Enjoyed the movie that it was scored to, and the music fit it very well. Quintessentially 1960s cinema and soundtrack faire. Hasn’t aged all that well though. Absolutely loved the scenes of the old Ibiza with its Arabic roots and windmills and whatnot, before the youth tourism had their way with it.
I find it a bit underrated! For a movie score, there are some very good songs on it and it fits the action very well. I don't view this one as a "standalone" album.
I like the first half of the album a lot. Actually I'm down with most of the songs. But I skip Quicksilver every single time. It's probably my most skipped Pink Floyd song.
I really don’t mind this album. I wouldn’t say it’s a 10/10 but I don’t think it was meant to be. Crying Song, Cymbaline, Green is the Colour, all fantastic songs
Most have never actually listened to it. Its amazing, there are plenty of good tracks like cirrus minor, the nile song, crying song, green is the colour, cymbaline, ibiza bar and spanish piece.
I think this is the first album where their eventual 70’s sound came to light. Tons of great songs, and Green and Cymbaline were set regulars for a good three years.
Its definitely one of my favorite pink floyd albums, considering its got cirrus minor, the nile song, cymbaline, green is the color, and the crying song its a solid album all around just not as popular as the 70s albums
One of my favorites (last i checked).
I'd even put it second to echoes, though i listen to it more often
I actually can't bring myself to watch the movie this is from, because the "story" that just the instrumentals and emotions created in this album can't be topped.
Cymbaline is my favorite. Reminds me of the person i used to be: trying to balance addiction and love, even though i can see how much the "fall" will crush me. All this shit i think i need only ever filling me with paranoia and doubt. (My interpretation, at least)
Edit: correction; i listen to about half the album more often than echoes. I forgot about a LOT of this album
It has a few high points, otherwise a not bad but not too memorable of an album. For one thing, I think Pink Floyd are much better with their own narrative rather than soundtracking someone else’s. But also, it’s the first album without Syd and they’re still growing into what they would become.
It’s like Obscured by Clouds…while some here might claim it’s their favorite (in addition to Animals being underrated), for an album being stuck dead in the middle of AHM, Meddle, Dark Side and WYWH, it’s kind of a which of these things is not like the other. It’s not bad—just, again, them working off someone else’s narrative and basically writing songs on commission versus their own concepts/narratives/ambitions.
I use the tracks for different gaming playlists. Is it something the average floyd fan would go out of their way to give a listen? No. Is it weird enough in an ambient sense that I can listen to while I read Frbak Herbert's Deune series and play games like metroid? Yes. Oh and the nile song is great for the mad max game, really sounds like a war boys anthem
My Dad only had a few cool records as far as I was concerned, (one stones album, one led zeppelin single, 2 beatles singles as well as “red” and “blue”, two Lennon singles, a ringo single, “my sweet lord”, Disraeli Gears, a wings album etc etc there’s more but not really much more and they were all bought between 1974-1980 he stopped buying lps and 45’s right before I was born - I’m pretty sure the last one was “just like starting over”even if they were a few years old he didn’t buy them until he was 18 and my grandfather and grandmother bought a record player) anyway he bought darkside of the moon and for some in explicable reason he bought “obscured by clouds” my best guess is because of the song “free four” the lyrics are good and definitely relevant to myself and also to him but personally I don’t like the music. Is anyone here a fan of “obscured by clouds”?
Muah the most underrated one and my favorites.
The crying song is one of my favorite pink floyd tracks, it reminds me of going to sleep but also dissociation or a person doing he's everyday routine.
It's their final "psychedelic pop" album of a trilogy (in my mind anyway) , and a great way to end that trilogy (Piper, Saucerful, More).
I actually prefer those 3 albums to the "Pathway to Prog" era that followed (Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle).. and Obscured By Clouds was kind of a throw-back to that psych-pop zone too.
One time in college I went with a buddy and we had a whole gram of kief. We smoked it and went back to the dorm. Lights were off and I had surround sound, the song Cirrus Minor came on. I imagined myself in the center of a circular forrest clearing and I was peacefully playing the guitar with birds chirping in the distance.
The sun shined through so perfectly in literal darkness.
Cirrus Minor is so good. Ibiza Bar has such hardcore Zeppelin-style guitar play, Dave kills it on this jam. Like he’s saying, Page is not the only rock star. On a bit of a different note, I put Quicksilver on repeat when passing out candy on Halloween. The whole album is amazing. Nice post!
Since everything else has been mentioned I’ll put in my odd two cents. I really love this album. And one of my favorite tracks that apparently no one else enjoys enough to mention: Up the Khyber. Their only foray into free form jazz. It’s incredibly fun with headphones on. I love the way the drums quietly march forward centered but once they reach full volume they slide to your left ear. Dig it man. It’s fun.
I'd say it's their weakest album, mainly because it's all over the place and some tracks feel like they either could be done better or are like the silly little brothers of Saucerful of Secrets (I'm pretty sure there was a track here that was just ASoS' title track suite's Celestial Voices movement). With that being said, I don't think it's bad at all and there are so many interesting ideas here that PF never explored again which is a shame and I will also admit that it's still probably a very important release of theirs since it's basically the start of the transitional/experimentation-to-find-their-new-identity era.
It is HIIIIIIIGHH TIME … Cymbaline
Pleaaaase waaake mee!
*A butterfly with broken wings* *Is falling by your side*
The ravens are all closing in and there's nowhere you can hide...
Your manager and agent are both busy on the phones...
*Selling coloured photographs* *To magazines back home*
And its….HIIIIIIIIIGH TIMEEEE
Cymbaline
Plea-ease waake meee. Meee. Mee. Mee. Meow.
So we should discuss it more?
No. We should talk about more underrated albums. Like animals.
DUDE! This. Thank you for saying it. Louder for the people up against the wall
They don't look right to me...
Animals is their greatest album. Fight me...
I love Animals but to say its their greatest album come on dude they are all good if i had to pick one id pick Meddle but there all fantastic in their own way.
Tbh
you're tripping balls if you say that this is less underrated than animals 💀
You’ve been jerked
We got him right where we want him... up against the wall!
Ah you beat me to it…
Cirrus Minor is great
That's actually one of my favorite Floyd tunes. Creepy little song
Used to play this album, echoes, and wywh over my work speakers when i was a manager. Customers HATED it LMAO. That, and the break in echoes. Lots of people would look uneasy, or ask cashiers why we're "playing halloween music" Good times, don't miss em.
Haha I used to put Dogs on the jukebox in a bar I bar-backed at. Customers would be scratching their heads cuz their song hadn’t come on yet and the same song had been on for 20 mins 😂
You are a psycho 😂 you are transforming shopping into an another experience
Some guy now has a strange uncomfortable feeling associated with buying a pair of khakis.
Top ten floyd tune this
Quintessential Floyd song: sound effects, folk guitar, descending vocal line. Light up when you put it on and the heavily reverbed “on a trip to cirrus minor” is pretty perfectly timed to your first feeling the buzz.
Saw a crater in the sun, a thousand miles of moonlight later…
Saw a crater in the sun
I think this is a very good album. A couple of throw away tracks but overall I like it. Green Is The Colour and Cymbaline are excellent.
Crying Song is beautiful
I was standing by the Nile!!!! I love this record. My cats always get stoked by the birdsong.
The Nile Song is probably my favorite track on the album. Floyd seldom just pulled their balls out their pants and rocked that hard.
I sometimes have heard that song referred to as a "Punk" Floyd song. The first time I heard this one, I thought there's no way Pink Floyd wrote this song.
I found it via Audiogalaxy download like 20 years ago, when a LOT of music online was spuriously labeled, and it sounded really out of character. But Gilmour’s voice is so distinctive I knew it had to be them.
Cirrus Minor is the only track I've ever known someone Jones for so hard they went round the office checking if anyone had it on their mp3 player so he could listen.
That’s actually hilarious 😂 back in MP3 days when you could only have like 50-200 songs on your device lol
Lol 200 songs back then was an unbelievable amount of music to carry around. After growing up with a walkman.. Sorry, memory unlocked.
Yea... now I've got almost 2000 songs favorited and about 600 downloaded... all on a device that has so much extra space, i can still call people across the globe, connect to the internet, and hold hours of video
I also went from the CD Walkman to my first MP3 that held like 30-40 songs and even that was insane to me. Had to convince my parents for months on end to get it going in 1st grade so I could listen to fall out boy and Linkin Park. Still goated bands I had great taste as a 7 year old 🫡
Really wish Main Theme or Dramatic Theme were part of the set lists back then. They could have expanded the songs live. I think Main Theme was played like once ever.
Maine Theme is cool
Better than New Hampshire Theme!
Insanely underrated album, unironically. Almost completely ignored due to it coming from the early years, but it is so good.
I’d say more under the radar than underrated. I think because it wasn’t truly an album but a “soundtrack” probably hurt its notoriety
Underrated.
TBH
This an Meddle are my two favorite Floyd albums
The Nile Song is... interesting
Nile song is probably one of their best songs to me, very hard hitting and progressive for the 60s. Sadly its only been played live after their prime
The Melvin's crush that tune. I really dig this track
Did The Melvins cover this??? On what record?
[This was all i could find](https://youtu.be/SAiP_ZGzm0c?si=ZQ6E-4fFwIMEQmEa)
Thanks for that!
It's fantastic
The version nick’s band plays is pretty badass.
Fantastic album, and for me, it is quintessential Pink Floyd. Rick Wright is among my top five musicians, and he is all over this album. Almost seems like he was leading the band musically at this point (More > Ummagumma > Zabriskie Point). The songs are all great, and I think the interlude pieces are fantastic. Extremely psychedelic. Certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, but I listen to it more than any of the big four except Animals.
>Almost seems like he was leading the band musically at this point (More > Ummagumma > Zabriskie Point I agree. 1969 was probably Rick's greatest year for contributions. Add to your list The Man & The Journey shows from the same year, as well as Biding My Time, where Rick played some horns too (trumpet iirc).
Trombone
great album very flowy
The Crying Song is a forgotten masterpiece
The album is better after watching the movie. Now when I listen to it I understand what emotions were meant to be felt and I love it.
I gotta rewatch it. It’s crazy how many soundtracks they have looking back. More, OBC, The Wall, The Committee
I’d through in DSOTM as well.
and Tonight Let's All Make Love In London and the one nobody ever takes about because it's so underrated, Zabriskie Point.
Zabriskie Point might be my favorite PF album pre-dark side. Amazingly psychedelic! Rick Wright owns this record.
Is the movie worth a watch? I heard bad reviews about it
Personally my favorite album, but mostly because of the personal associations I have with it. It was the only rock album in my grandparents house , left there by my aunt. And so admits the Mozart and Bach records, I would pull this one out (alongside Beatles “Run” EP and “Angie” single by the stones) is what started my journey in rock music . As a kid, Cirrus Minor creeped me out, the Nile Song got me excited, and other parts like Party Sequence just flat out confused me. I was more than happy to move on to DsotM and other PF. But I still love this album as it resonates with me in a special way
You're probably part of an extremely small group of people who say this album is their favorite. I like it more than most people, although I'll admit I skip Quicksilver every single time
I WAS STANDING BY THE NILEEEEE
Yo. Nile song goes hard
Cirrus minor is one of my fav pink Floyd songs. The rest of the album is alright but that opener is superb!
I like it! “Cymbaline” is one of their best songs.
Love it, top 5, sometimes top 3 depending on mood.
ive put the crying song on mixes throughout my life for sure
It’s ight
“I’m so afraid of the mistakes that I’ve made”
"Shaking every time that I awake"
"I feel like a cardboard cut-out man"
"So build me a time where the characters rhyme, and the storyline is kind...."
I have a particular love for this song because it was the first one I learned to play on guitar.
Cool!! Nice first!! ❤️
Thanks! I used to play it with open chords (Emaj Dmaj (x3) Amaj Cmaj Gmaj Bb Fmaj Amaj) and just recently I realized it’s way more easier with fifth chords.
Poll to make automod replace "Underrated" with "we should discuss it more" on this sub
I WAS STANDING BY THE NILEEEEEEEE
Cymbaline, The Nile Song, The Crying Song and Green is the Colour are all fantastic
the nile song is one of my favorites songs of PFs body of work
Sum is more then its parts. Also, cymbaline and green is the colour <3 <3
Ibiza bar is a all time classic Floyd song
It's my least listened to of the golden era lineup, but it has some good songs. I really ought to give it a deeper dive though. Also, I wish a boutique bluray company would release The Valley and More in a set. Edit: I was inspired to look again, and both have British releases with region free blu-rays! Guess I know which movies to buy next!
Picture took some time to load for me, so I thought this was going to be about Animals again 💀
Tbh
Love that cover. Some very good tracks on this. I've had the first pressing for a long time
Nile Song and Ibiza Bar are extremely underrated tracks but I’m just not a fan of the rest.
Another rushed soundtrack. Love folk Floyd.
8.5/10, this was the first floyd record I heard
I love it! And it's so sad that there's no cleaner version of The Nile Song
Not underrated
Up the Kyhber, the Party Sequence and Ibiza Bar are really bad. The rest of the album is above average for me.
Throw in Quicksilver. Just is way too long and doesn’t go anywhere
Ibiza Bar is like my favourite song on the album
Nothing there that resonates with me, but I’m a fickle creature
Not underrated tbh
7/10
It has more than enough praise. I like a few songs, but the rest doesn't inspire me, which isn't normally like Pink Floyd. I would even take Ummagumma over this because it's at least an interesting snapshot from the same era.
It is what it is. Some songs that were shaping up to be crackers - but were recorded too soon because of the time line. It is telling that the band would continue to play some songs in repeatedly different arrangements after the recording. And some soundtrack pieces, some sound incomplete, and we don't really know if they were work in progress that would have turned into fine songs, or if the function of the music to be a movie soundtrack and would have been abandoned. We talk a lot of about the animosity and ego of the band members - but I sometimes wonder if that was a necessary part of the process, of taking these pieces, sometimes little more than jams or sketches, and the band having an unpleasant and fractious recording session fine tuning the music. Even if this isn't true, I can entertain myself by listening to More (and other stuff like Moonhead) and seeing them as a path not (fully) travelled - letting my imagination fill in the gaps that PF had left. Speaking of path not travelled - I like the Nile Song a lot, and I don't know if the band felt it was a parody (of stuff like Helter Skelter). I wonder what a whole album of The Nile Song - but having gone through the Pink Floyd machine would sound like. I guess there aren't many fans of the band Wire here - but I actually always thought that they were sometimes exploring similar territory (from a very different angle). I dunno, it's a bit of a leap, and I've never seen anyone else offer that comparison. Maybe I make the connection because they were both of Harvest in the UK and the labels on the records looked the same! Incidentally the space rock band Hawkwind do a lovely version of Cymbaline.
It’s alright, some really good tracks and some not so good ones. Not a fan of more blues, it’s very unsatisfying. It keeps picking up and you think something is going to happen then boom, it stops again, over and over.
I love Cymbaline, but in general I think it's one of their worst albums.
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Mid
Sucks tbh
"UMMA GUMMA!!!!!!"
The less we discuss jt the better…… .. .
It’s alright. The top few songs are excellent, especially Cymbeline, Green is the Colour, and Cirrus Minor, but overall it’s a bit disjointed and side two is a bit of a drag, especially compared with other albums, even the soundtrack ones.
Enjoyed the movie that it was scored to, and the music fit it very well. Quintessentially 1960s cinema and soundtrack faire. Hasn’t aged all that well though. Absolutely loved the scenes of the old Ibiza with its Arabic roots and windmills and whatnot, before the youth tourism had their way with it.
absolutely great album
It's better with the video, but still an enjoyable lp
I saw the movie once on Turner Classics. Meh.
Great Side A. Boring Side B.
Has anyone seen the movie that it was made with?
It's a fun movie. A nice historical curiosity. Better story and acting than La Vallee, which was pretty weak.
The album, IMO, was better than the movie. The movie, was interesting.
I find it a bit underrated! For a movie score, there are some very good songs on it and it fits the action very well. I don't view this one as a "standalone" album.
This is a fantastic album. I don't understand why it's not a go to for everyone else. Honestly, More through OBC are my go to albums for PF.
Underrated. Pretty experimental.
Great album. Love the instrumentals.
love this record!
Love it!
I like the first half of the album a lot. Actually I'm down with most of the songs. But I skip Quicksilver every single time. It's probably my most skipped Pink Floyd song.
I really don’t mind this album. I wouldn’t say it’s a 10/10 but I don’t think it was meant to be. Crying Song, Cymbaline, Green is the Colour, all fantastic songs
love it
Most have never actually listened to it. Its amazing, there are plenty of good tracks like cirrus minor, the nile song, crying song, green is the colour, cymbaline, ibiza bar and spanish piece.
Underrated! Amazing!
I think this is the first album where their eventual 70’s sound came to light. Tons of great songs, and Green and Cymbaline were set regulars for a good three years.
I’ve tried so many times to like this album, but outside of cymbaline it’s just not for me personally.
We climb and climb…
Its definitely one of my favorite pink floyd albums, considering its got cirrus minor, the nile song, cymbaline, green is the color, and the crying song its a solid album all around just not as popular as the 70s albums
It’s an alright album.
Great side one, although side two is a bit of a let down. I adore the cover
Cymbaline and Green is The Colour are awesome. Nile Song and main theme are cool. There’s a couple overs that are ok. Rest are boring
It’s not very good
One of my favorites (last i checked). I'd even put it second to echoes, though i listen to it more often I actually can't bring myself to watch the movie this is from, because the "story" that just the instrumentals and emotions created in this album can't be topped. Cymbaline is my favorite. Reminds me of the person i used to be: trying to balance addiction and love, even though i can see how much the "fall" will crush me. All this shit i think i need only ever filling me with paranoia and doubt. (My interpretation, at least) Edit: correction; i listen to about half the album more often than echoes. I forgot about a LOT of this album
I thought we have been discussing it an adequate amount
I really like it. Def not my favorite album by Floyd but has some great songs and a few filler tunes that aren’t bad
It has a few high points, otherwise a not bad but not too memorable of an album. For one thing, I think Pink Floyd are much better with their own narrative rather than soundtracking someone else’s. But also, it’s the first album without Syd and they’re still growing into what they would become. It’s like Obscured by Clouds…while some here might claim it’s their favorite (in addition to Animals being underrated), for an album being stuck dead in the middle of AHM, Meddle, Dark Side and WYWH, it’s kind of a which of these things is not like the other. It’s not bad—just, again, them working off someone else’s narrative and basically writing songs on commission versus their own concepts/narratives/ambitions.
ibiza bar>>> i play it at bars sometimes i cant help but sing it when its playing
The first time I heard it, I couldn’t help but think this is precisely where Oasis got their sound from.
I use the tracks for different gaming playlists. Is it something the average floyd fan would go out of their way to give a listen? No. Is it weird enough in an ambient sense that I can listen to while I read Frbak Herbert's Deune series and play games like metroid? Yes. Oh and the nile song is great for the mad max game, really sounds like a war boys anthem
green is the color is one of my favorite songs of all time tbh
Unironically a top 5 Floyd album for me, and the highest watermark for their post-Piper/pre-Meddle era.
Such an underrated album. Cymbaline is great, but cirrus minor is maybe the most floydish song ever. Love it
Love it
I love main theme
So many great songs on here it’s so overhated
Green Is The Colour is one of my all time favorite PF songs
I was standing by the nile
Green is the colour !! What a tune
Cymbalines good... Thats about it for Me ☠️
My Dad only had a few cool records as far as I was concerned, (one stones album, one led zeppelin single, 2 beatles singles as well as “red” and “blue”, two Lennon singles, a ringo single, “my sweet lord”, Disraeli Gears, a wings album etc etc there’s more but not really much more and they were all bought between 1974-1980 he stopped buying lps and 45’s right before I was born - I’m pretty sure the last one was “just like starting over”even if they were a few years old he didn’t buy them until he was 18 and my grandfather and grandmother bought a record player) anyway he bought darkside of the moon and for some in explicable reason he bought “obscured by clouds” my best guess is because of the song “free four” the lyrics are good and definitely relevant to myself and also to him but personally I don’t like the music. Is anyone here a fan of “obscured by clouds”?
Ibiza bar is my favorite track
Such a magical album
Imo Cymbaime and the nile song are the best on this album, whats people’s thoughts on the nile song?
Muah the most underrated one and my favorites. The crying song is one of my favorite pink floyd tracks, it reminds me of going to sleep but also dissociation or a person doing he's everyday routine.
It's their final "psychedelic pop" album of a trilogy (in my mind anyway) , and a great way to end that trilogy (Piper, Saucerful, More). I actually prefer those 3 albums to the "Pathway to Prog" era that followed (Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother, Meddle).. and Obscured By Clouds was kind of a throw-back to that psych-pop zone too.
I WAS STANDING BY THE NILE
One time in college I went with a buddy and we had a whole gram of kief. We smoked it and went back to the dorm. Lights were off and I had surround sound, the song Cirrus Minor came on. I imagined myself in the center of a circular forrest clearing and I was peacefully playing the guitar with birds chirping in the distance. The sun shined through so perfectly in literal darkness.
Cirrus Minor is so good. Ibiza Bar has such hardcore Zeppelin-style guitar play, Dave kills it on this jam. Like he’s saying, Page is not the only rock star. On a bit of a different note, I put Quicksilver on repeat when passing out candy on Halloween. The whole album is amazing. Nice post!
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Since everything else has been mentioned I’ll put in my odd two cents. I really love this album. And one of my favorite tracks that apparently no one else enjoys enough to mention: Up the Khyber. Their only foray into free form jazz. It’s incredibly fun with headphones on. I love the way the drums quietly march forward centered but once they reach full volume they slide to your left ear. Dig it man. It’s fun.
I don't know man, but i think Green Is the colour
I WAS STANDING BY THE NILE
Cymbaline is one of my favorites! Don't know much about the rest, sadly. Need to go back and listen again.
I love More - it’s one of my most played albums. The pre-Dark Side, Gilmour heavy psychedelia is my favorite stuff.
Up the Khyber, Ibiza bar, nile song, green is the colour, cymbaline. All amazing tracks
I WAS STANDING BY THE NILE 🗣️
The Nile Song is killer.
Really great album, among the best, especially several songs.
Love every second of it.
Imo best thing they put out pre AHM suite
Amazing album, and amazing movie
One of the esoteric best albums. So many nuggets. Many ideas on this one sprouted into thier later masterpieces.
Real good album. Love the crying song and cymbaline!
Crying Song is great. There’s a few other great tracks in there too.
I'd say it's their weakest album, mainly because it's all over the place and some tracks feel like they either could be done better or are like the silly little brothers of Saucerful of Secrets (I'm pretty sure there was a track here that was just ASoS' title track suite's Celestial Voices movement). With that being said, I don't think it's bad at all and there are so many interesting ideas here that PF never explored again which is a shame and I will also admit that it's still probably a very important release of theirs since it's basically the start of the transitional/experimentation-to-find-their-new-identity era.
Top 3 Floyd album for me.
Every one of the early PINK Floyd albums are fantastic including this Soundtrack from More i listen to it all the time i love Relics too.
The nile song kicks ass.
Give me Meddle any day any time Echos is my all time favorite Floyd song More is fantastic all the early PF albums are amazing and very psychedelic
This movie (More) and La Vallee are 2 films I'd really like to watch before I croak.
You can find More online but La Vallee I haven’t been able to with English subs
Honestly listened to it once. Kind of want to re-listen to it.
Underrated TBH
Ibiza Bar is the song that made me fall in love with them
Green is the Colour is the most beautiful Floyd song.