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Where have you been? It's all right we know where you've been.
You've been in the pipeline, filling in time,
Provided with toys and 'Scouting for Boys'.
You bought a guitar to punish your ma.
You didn't like school, and you know you're nobody's fool,
So welcome to the machine.
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream.
You dreamed of a big star, he played a mean guitar,
He always ate in the Steak Bar. He loved to drive in his Jaguar.
So welcome to the machine.
How much over their allowable profit are they? Anyway, they did welcome us, which is very polite.
Just because it became 'popular' does not subtract from the originality, quality and feeling of Pink Floyd's music.

A Great Big Soul Sucking Corporation with its' own Flying Pig for a mascot.
Still fighting against the Machine:

You're so superior to the rest of us lame RP listeners. The fact that your name is thewiseking proves it! I'm just thankful that you at least try to enlighten us. Now, back to my 40oz Bud Lite.
It's alright. We told you what to dream.
A Great Big Soul Sucking Corporation with its' own Flying Pig for a mascot.

That is really what I think.
I see what you did there. ( ^;
Not really.... skip the LL and play more Floyd.....
"I'm a big Pink Floyd fan, but..."
There is no 'but'. Either you're a big PF fan or you're not.

Same. Too forced or self-serious
Godlike fits better
I mean, they're practically saying they're getting a raw deal from their recording company, that's recipe for disaster.
LOL

He died for their sins.

Hmmm, he liked your comment ench and did it again today.
I mean, they're practically saying they're getting a raw deal from their recording company, that's recipe for disaster.
thewiseking say
Ha, Ha, Ha.
"most anti-intellectual, artless bunch of bombastic poseurs of all time"
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Why? can you demonstrate and explain with detail what you mean, or did that come to your mind without thinking? We wait.
Ha, Ha, Ha.
The Pink Void are perhaps the most anti-intellectual, artless bunch of bombastic poseurs of all time!
misterbearbaby wrote:

my dream is to listen to this while driving in the British countryside in a classic gold jaguar!
anyone...can you make this happen for me?
Hers is the web site to rent jaguar's - https://europeluxurycarhire.com/rent-luxury-cars-uk/jaguar-rental I hope you got enough English pounds
my dream is to listen to this while driving in the British countryside in a classic gold jaguar!
anyone...can you make this happen for me?
Love Dark Side ... but in the grand scheme of things, Wish You Were Were Here may be a better album ...
Back in the 80s our local planetarium used to regularly put on laser light shows. I'll never forget when "Welcome To The Machine" came on: The sound system was beautifully rich and clear. The planetarium was utterly black, and then the stars appeared, so it felt as though you were floating in outer space. As the song progressed, it appeared as though an enormous mechanical gyroscope wrapped around us and began moving along various axes, so it felt as though you were tumbling and spinning through space as the stars wheeled around you. All the while this incredible song played. Mind = blown.
I had to leave one of those at our local science center back in the early 80s. Loved the music, but the movement of the "stars" got to me and I started to feel ill.
A bass. And a bigass amp/cabinet.
Forgive me, but I think this may be their best album. Maybe Animals.
Back in the 80s our local planetarium used to regularly put on laser light shows. I'll never forget when "Welcome To The Machine" came on: The sound system was beautifully rich and clear. The planetarium was utterly black, and then the stars appeared, so it felt as though you were floating in outer space. As the song progressed, it appeared as though an enormous mechanical gyroscope wrapped around us and began moving along various axes, so it felt as though you were tumbling and spinning through space as the stars wheeled around you. All the while this incredible song played. Mind = blown.
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Thank you! Love this song... this whole album is marvelous...
The point may be that we're already there.
BTW, as long as we're reminiscing, I was getting quite high while 1st listening to this.....
Most of us probably were also.

Quite frankly, Wish You Were Here is a brilliant and somewhat under-appreciated album.
Not by me. It's one of my favorite and most meaningful albums.

cough cough- Holy shit that is good stuff - cough cough cough
Quite frankly, Wish You Were Here is a brilliant and somewhat under-appreciated album.
Everybody in my church loves this song...
cough cough- Holy shit that is good stuff - cough cough cough
Everybody in my church loves this song...
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I agree with fuzzy here... And if you were to look at my previous postings you would see that I do indeed respect your opinion, Proclivities. I do think that PF is indeed "smart" music, but that doesn't necessarily mean that I condescend to those that do not like PF.
Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Very much agree.
I say PInk Floyd doesn't fit as a progressive band, rather a psychedelic band.
Very much agree.
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people.
Perhaps you mean "music which appeals to people who believe themselves to be smarter than everyone else".
Despondent that he'd purchased a defective LP, we decided to listen to it anyway. Of course, as we all know now, that tinny guitar was just the intro to "Shine On You Carazy Diamond." For me, it was an excellent practical joke played on us — and the entire listening public — and something that set me into an appreciative mood.
stunix wrote:
er, we all know that its the intro to Wish You Were Here, and I think you started on side 2!
Likely because they were... to ready to listen to it to realize that they were starting on side 2. Been there.
It's probably all in my head, but there it is all the same.

Despondent that he'd purchased a defective LP, we decided to listen to it anyway. Of course, as we all know now, that tinny guitar was just the intro to "Shine On You Carazy Diamond." For me, it was an excellent practical joke played on us — and the entire listening public — and something that set me into an appreciative mood.
er, we all know that its the intro to Wish You Were Here, and I think you started on side 2!
pianocomposer wrote:
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
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It's so very arrogant to suggest any form of musical taste is for ‘smart people’ and so clearly lacking in empirical evidence. After all if you correlated any form of IQ test with musical taste you are far more likely to find Classical Music and Jazz (arguably for a whole host of socio-economic reasons) have a stronger coefficient. Personally I’d rather pull my ears off than listen to John Zorn, but has little bearing on my ‘intelligence’.
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
I say PInk Floyd doesn't fit as a progressive band, rather a psychedelic band. far more popular than Porcupine Tree, the latter has the disadvantage of not being in the mainstream media so dominantly, but that has nothing to do with quality.
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
Very well articulated! I concur on much of this. King Crimson is still kicking around and PT certainly does not transcend KC, IMHO!
If I may ask, where did you get a 5.1 remix of WYWH? I thought there was only a quad mix floating around.
The Immersion Box Set Has all 3 mixes and the SACD has the Stereo and 5.1
I will be the 1st to admit that Porcupine Tree is the best modern progressive rock band in existence. But their work has no subtlety and is not art, per-se. If you listen to most of PF's work, you will find experimentation, beautiful synthesizers, and (best of all) music for smart people. The Floyd was big into concept albums, which are difficult to do & PT simply isn't up to the task. The songs that PT write are rockin, big time (and I love their songs) but they lack substance when compared to great songs like "Welcome to the Machine" and "Us and Them" and "Time". This may be a generational argument, as I was in high school & college when PF was doing their best work. You may be in the same position with PT. They are a great band by modern standards, but Pink Floyd is one of the greatest bands of all time in any category. Think about it for a second? Which band gets the most radio air play? Which band sells more copies of their old albums on iTunes? PT is a niche band in a niche market. Pink Floyd managed to transcend their progressive brand & go commercial without selling out their artistic integrity. It's simply a matter of quality.
Dancing in a dazed revolving modern dance kind of way maybe

That works! Love this song...
I have a 5.1 remix of this that I adore. It makes it much more spacious, and highlights Rick Wright (!)
The first time I played it, I just played it again, it was so mind-blowing.
If I may ask, where did you get a 5.1 remix of WYWH? I thought there was only a quad mix floating around.
Everybody in my hotel room be dancing... love this classic...
Dancing in a dazed revolving modern dance kind of way maybe

Simple question - How old are you?
Love the PT as well but come on lad.
It has been available in High Resolution Stereo since 1975 - just get a decent turntable

My '83 east-Berlin edition sounds great!
Everybody in my hotel room be dancing... love this classic...
Love this comment.
BTW, as long as we're reminiscing, I was getting quite high while 1st listening to this.....
And on Blu-Ray (Capitol-box set)
Along with the original 1975 Quad version on DVD - same box set
Part of the major remaster series from Pink Floyd this Fall and 2012

Despondent that he'd purchased a defective LP, we decided to listen to it anyway. Of course, as we all know now, that tinny guitar was just the intro to "Shine On You Carazy Diamond." For me, it was an excellent practical joke played on us — and the entire listening public — and something that set me into an appreciative mood.
Must've been some nice bong hits before that ceremonial first listening.... that tinny guitar sound is the beginning of the song "Wish You Were Here", the second track on side 2. Anyway, glad you liked the album.
Despondent that he'd purchased a defective LP, we decided to listen to it anyway. Of course, as we all know now, that tinny guitar was just the intro to "Shine On You Carazy Diamond." For me, it was an excellent practical joke played on us — and the entire listening public — and something that set me into an appreciative mood.
Yep, I cant wait for this to be released on SACD. How awesome will THAT sound?
I have a 5.1 remix of this that I adore. It makes it much more spacious, and highlights Rick Wright (!)
The first time I played it, I just played it again, it was so mind-blowing.
You bought a guitar to punish your ma. . .
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You got this on the radio back then? Wow, I am jealous. I had to fire up my Dad's old valve radio late at night and hope for good atmospheric conditions just to hear pirate radio from Auckland and even then, they never played this.
Well, considering I was born in 1982... yeah, they played this on the radio.


Great song from a great album. A big part of my junior high years, but still sweet after all these years . . .
not much, I was 3.

You got this on the radio back then? Wow, I am jealous. I had to fire up my Dad's old valve radio late at night and hope for good atmospheric conditions just to hear pirate radio from Auckland and even then, they never played this.
Hmmmm...where was I then? I think the weed I was puffing is still f—king with my memory....
laozilover wrote:


What were you doing in 1975?
not much, I was 3.


Plodding is the word. Someday I am going to compile a histogram of the tempos (tempi?) in every PF/Gilmore song. They will all be within about 5% of one another, centered on 1 beat per second. Talk about a one trick pony. Same song, over and over again.
I've noticed this as well, but for whatever reason, I still like a lot of his stuff.
Plodding is the word. Someday I am going to compile a histogram of the tempos (tempi?) in every PF/Gilmore song. They will all be within about 5% of one another, centered on 1 beat per second. Talk about a one trick pony. Same song, over and over again.
What were you doing in 1975?
Plodding is the word. Someday I am going to compile a histogram of the tempos (tempi?) in every PF/Gilmore song. They will all be within about 5% of one another, centered on 1 beat per second. Talk about a one trick pony. Same song, over and over again.
I totally agree !!!
I think you're telling us a little too much about yourself Fred.


heavy... love it...
Unfortunately....and I'm not sure how you'll take this....they were a teenybop band in the 70's from Scotland who wore some of he worst tartan based clothing ever to cover the human body.....years on, one's a convicted kiddie fiddler...the other a coke dealer.
not sure about the rest of the band but you get the picture.
I'm still crying with laughter over your "F*cking nimrod" etc post.
Well done.

Who are the Bay City Rollers?
Unfortunately....and I'm not sure how you'll take this....they were a teenybop band in the 70's from Scotland who wore some of he worst tartan based clothing ever to cover the human body.....years on, one's a convicted kiddie fiddler...the other a coke dealer.
not sure about the rest of the band but you get the picture.
I'm still crying with laughter over your "F*cking nimrod" etc post.
Well done.
Yep, I cant wait for this to be released on SACD. How awesome will THAT sound?
Come on, out with it.....
I think "The Kings of Schlock" is a great band name by the way.
all hail the Kings of Schlock!!
Come on, out with it.....
I think "The Kings of Schlock" is a great band name by the way.
You shouldn't talk about yourself like that.
I'll defend that opinion.