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justified · Post by **justified** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:47 am

"Piper at the gates of dawn" and "A saucerful of secrets": what do you think of them? Aren't they just great?!

Sicklecell666 · Post by **Sicklecell666** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:49 am

I prefer Ummagumma & Meddle, myself

justified · Post by **justified** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:51 am

I love Ummagumma and Meddle too. But it's really hard to say about "preference".

Doug Nelson · Post by **Doug Nelson** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:53 am

From the Syd era my favorite is Atom Heart Mother.

justified · Post by **justified** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:56 am

Isn't Syd present only on "Piper..."?

KLG · Post by **KLG** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 1:56 am

justified wrote:"Piper at the gates of dawn" and "A saucerful of secrets": what do you think of them? Aren't they just great?!

"Piper" is my all time favourite. I love it even more than Beatle's "Sgt Pepper's". IMO "A saucerful of secrets" just can't be compared to it. The band members were just imitating Barrett's creations.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:00 am

I'd choose AHM and Meddle over the others, but they're all good. The early two are very... different. :-) Interesting though.

Meffy

justified · Post by **justified** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:02 am

Also I really love Barret's "Madcap laughs"

kuniklo · Post by **kuniklo** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:02 am

Piper is one of my top 5 records ever. I like everything else up to Wish You Were Here but Piper's in a class by itself. Totally brain melting.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:08 am

"Oh, yeah... he ate the elephant."
-- Effervescing Elephant, by Syd

Meffy

Doug Nelson · Post by **Doug Nelson** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:13 am

Syd played guitars and did some vocals for AHM.

progfusion74 · Post by **progfusion74** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:20 am

Piper and Meddle for me Both are among my favorites. "Echoes" is amongst my all time favorite songs.

Saucerful does have "Set the controls for the heart of the sun", another favorite of mine

Linde · Post by **Linde** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:28 am

Doug Nelson wrote:Syd played guitars and did some vocals for AHM.

No, absolutely not. He was last heard on Saucerful.

b.t.w. Echoes is probably one the best songs I know.

Henny

Squids · Post by **Squids** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:32 am

Meddle and also Obscured By Clouds too. Piper and Atom Heart also. But, I still like Dark Side, WYWH, Animals and the Wall.

When I was in London last I took a picture of what I think is the factory in the Animals cover. I'll post the pick so maybe some of you Londoners can verify?

Not to get all into Animals here when you're talking OLD Pink Floyd.

Saw a picture of Syd recently. I forget where. Looks nothing like he did of course.

Wine · Post by **Wine** » Wed Aug 18, 2004 2:32 am

Am I the only one who thinks Ummagumma is basically self indulgent garbage with only a few highlights to save it from being a complete waste of space (sorry should point out that I quite like the live disc)????

let the flaming begin!!!!!

Michael

Early Pink Floyd