Give Pink Floyd some love. The epic "Shine On you Crazy Diamond" parts I-V for you here today.
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
I've got most of Pink Floyd's albums on vinyl, and they get pretty regular play. Love me some Floyd. Incidentally, "Wish You Were Here" is probably my favorite album, with "Meddle" running a close second.
"Wish You Were Here" is easily the favorite of the ones I've heard. Dark Side, of course, comes close; I haven't heard anything before Meddle except for "Piper at the Gates of Dawn", which I wasn't a fan of (and "Umagumma", which is a piece of trash).
I have Animals, Umagumma (x2, don't know why), Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, and Animals on vinyl. That's as much as my dad's held on to.
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
Well, if you didn't like Piper at the Gates of Dawn, then you probably wouldn't like A Saucerful of Secrets either (it's got a couple good tracks on it though). The time between Saucerful and Meddle was a pretty strange time for the band, sound-wise, so it definitely isn't for everyone (I'm looking at you, "Atom Heart Mother"). Other than that though, you aren't missing a whole lot.
Now I do strongly recommend you pick up a copy of "Relics", as it's got one of my all-time favorite Pink Floyd songs on it:
(stick with it, it's got a guitar solo near the end that'll melt your face off)
Edit: The first disc of Ummagumma (the one with all the live tracks) is pretty damn good, but the second disc.....ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......
Only Floyd album I have on vinyl is The Wall, which I really enjoy, I definitately need to pick up a few others sometime.
"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape
bkev said:
I present to you music.
The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed
... they are sadly nearly unknown.
You might want to re-examine your teen-centric view of the world. Your generation's not being familiar with The Moody Blues hardly makes them "nearly unknown". For my generation, they are one of the more storied bands of the Art Rock era.
If you dig that type of music (personally, it's my favorite by far), there's plenty of it from the 60s & 70s that you might want to delve into. Genesis & Yes are my tops, but there are others. The Moody Blues line-ups over the years were a who's who of great musicians & writers - Denny Laine, Justin Hayward, Graeme Edge, Patrick Moraz (formerly with Yes), John Lodge, etc.
Good call on the album, kid, to me it's their finest hour. However - "nearly unknown"? - not even close, man.
^Noted, and corrected.
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
King Crimson's another good one to add to the ones Anchorhead mentioned.
bkev said:
^Noted, and corrected.
You've taken your first step into a larger world.
I've always been a huge fan of Art Rock, as Anchorhead described it. I've also gotten back into Prog Rock or stadium rock of the 1970's. Boston and Kansas have been on the playlist lately.
Oh, Jethro Tull's another good one.
Nanner Split said:
King Crimson's another good one to add to the ones Anchorhead mentioned.
Man, don't even get me started. Too many awesome pieces to mention.
I particularly dig their early 80s work. The Belew, Fripp, Levin, & Bruford line-up is fucking incredible, man.
"This is a dangerous place..."
GORMALLY LIKES THE YES SONG "LEAVE IT."
Since music has worked out so far, I'm gonna once again delay my hard sell - actually, this one will probably be a difficult one as well. 
The cover art, I imagine, is a turn-off to some. Looking a little too anime-y, you say? Well... yeah, the game has the cutesy anime look a lot of times. But that's not what matters; instead, consider the music. Before Harmonix made it big with Guitar Hero, rhythm games on the PS2 relied on button coordination or following some sorts of patterns with a regular controller. Gitaroo Man is one of said games.
What makes it unique? Certainly not the story, it's generic anime tripe. However, the music is simply [u]wonderful[/u]. It's varied, from acoustic ballads to bluesy jazz[/url]. Each stage has its own style of music. As it progresses, it gets rather difficult - I'm still stuck on... stage 8 or 9 (SOOO CLOSE TO THE END!). If you're still a PS2 gamer, give this a shot. Also, there's a PSP remake called Gitaroo Man Lives that's easier to find.
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
bkev said:
The cover art, I imagine, is a turn-off to some. Looking a little too anime-y, you say?
I'm not huge into anime but that don't look like any anime I've ever seen.
"You wanna play games, I'll play your fucking games."
The Deer Hunter (1978)
I watched this about a month ago and loved the hell out of it. Keep in mind, that another one of my favorite movies is Apocalypse Now - and both of these movies deal with Vietnam. However, what makes Deer Hunter unique is it deals a lot more with the difficulties of going back home after war.
The contrast between the serenity and peace provided by a routine shared with family and friends versus the harsh reality of war is explored through the three characters of Michael, Steven and Nick - and how each of them is damaged by the war. To explain how would be to give away the emotional impact the movie has.
Any criticisms? Well, it drags in the beginning. I understand the usefulness of showing how great their life was before the war, but a lot of the scenes - especially the wedding - tend to slow the pace. I'm curious to see how the official shorter cut fares, but I doubt we'll ever see it.
Not necessarily a plus or a minus, but I think the cinematography has aged a little more than that of Apocalypse Now. I would be able to identify it as being from the 1970's right away, whereas Apocalypse Now is shot in a way that leaves it looking modern still today. Your taste will vary, but for me that didn't hinder my enjoyment.
Starring Robert de Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage and Meryl Streep (whom purportedly wrote a fair share of her dialogue at the behest of the director.)
A Goon in a Gaggle of 'em
bkev said:
"You wanna play games, I'll play your fucking games."
The Deer Hunter (1978)
I watched this about a month ago and loved the hell out of it. Keep in mind, that another one of my favorite movies is Apocalypse Now - and both of these movies deal with Vietnam. However, what makes Deer Hunter unique is it deals a lot more with the difficulties of going back home after war.
The contrast between the serenity and peace provided by a routine shared with family and friends versus the harsh reality of war is explored through the three characters of Michael, Steven and Nick - and how each of them is damaged by the war. To explain how would be to give away the emotional impact the movie has.
Any criticisms? Well, it drags in the beginning. I understand the usefulness of showing how great their life was before the war, but a lot of the scenes - especially the wedding - tend to slow the pace. I'm curious to see how the official shorter cut fares, but I doubt we'll ever see it.Not necessarily a plus or a minus, but I think the cinematography has aged a little more than that of Apocalypse Now. I would be able to identify it as being from the 1970's right away, whereas Apocalypse Now is shot in a way that leaves it looking modern still today. Your taste will vary, but for me that didn't hinder my enjoyment.
Starring Robert de Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage and Meryl Streep (whom purportedly wrote a fair share of her dialogue at the behest of the director.)
A fair assessment of the film. It's weird seeing Christopher Walken before he was a parody of himself isn't it?
“It is only through interaction, through decision and choice, through confrontation, physical or mental, that the Force can grow within you.”
-Kreia, Jedi Master and Sith Lord
