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Offline Hawkgirl

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Watching Floyd on PBS....
« on: December 08, 2008, 10:33:42 PM »
Probably my all time favorite band.  If I had to pick ONE favorite (and I love, love, love all music) it would be Floyd hands down....They are airing a concert from 1984 playing thier Dark Side of the Moon songs in recording order.....They give kick ass concerts.  My dream would be to one day see them LIVE...although Roger Waters won't be there...,,,they still Rock...

What are some of your favorite bands?
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2008, 11:07:46 PM »
I am also a life long Floyd fan. Also reallllly like Crosby, Stills and Nash and/or Neil Young & Nine Inch Nails are prolly my favs. Butthole Surfers, Simple Minds, Blondie, Smashmouth, Lenny Kravitz, Rob Zombie, CCR, Stones, The Church, The Cars, Rise Against, ZZ Topp, The Zombies geez, I could go on and on.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2008, 11:56:28 PM »
Mettalica and GNR too....I grew up in the 80's...I liked most hair bands.  Also, those heavy metal bands made the BEST ballads...Nothing today can touch "November Rain or "Don't Cry" or "Nothing Else Matters"
I feel bad for today's kids..they don't know what real music or songwriting is.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2008, 08:11:29 AM »
"Pigs on the Wing" was the first song I could play all the way through on guitar. "Animals" is my favorite album from them.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2008, 08:14:23 AM »
Besides PF, I've always been a big Rush fan.  Always thought they were one of the most underrated bands ever.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2008, 09:10:16 AM »
Floyd is right up there on my list.  I have pretty eclectic tastes including lots of American/UK/Irish/German folk, historical and martial stuff, and what is now called 'Classic Country' (Modern C&W blows about as much as current pop music).  Among my biggest faves these days are mostly older stuff of theirs (mainly from The Wall and Dark Side of the Moon), Jethro Tull, Black Sabbath, Dire Straits, The Doors, old Stones stuff, Thorogood, The Who, Queen, CCR, and a couple of Warren Zevon's pieces (Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner especially).
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2008, 02:00:10 PM »
I saw the PBS showing of Pulse. The 1994 concert released in 2006. I liked it so much I bought it at Amazon before it finished on TV. :-) I love how they get the fade in & out on Comfortably Numb to work live. 
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2008, 02:18:09 PM »
I love it all - Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, Chicago, and Fleetwood Mac but much to the disgust of my classic rock-loving husband, I also loved (and still love) disco music along with a lot of sappy love songs.  I grew up in the 1970s and I started listening to WLS from Chicago when I was 5 or 6. 

I have found that at MTV.com and YouTube, I can watch lots of live performances, old tapes of The Midnight Special, and other shows with all my favorite music. 

Music rules my life. 
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2008, 02:20:47 PM »
Quote from: Traveshamockery on December 09, 2008, 02:18:09 PM
I love it all - Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Jackson Browne, Chicago, and Fleetwood Mac but much to the disgust of my classic rock-loving husband, I also loved (and still love) disco music along with a lot of sappy love songs.  I grew up in the 1970s and I started listening to WLS from Chicago when I was 5 or 6. 

I have found that at MTV.com and YouTube, I can watch lots of live performances, old tapes of The Midnight Special, and other shows with all my favorite music. 

Music rules my life. 

i love Jackson Browne!!  Totally random :)  Led Zepp is probably one of my all time faves.  H5!
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2008, 02:35:22 PM »
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i love Jackson Browne!!  Totally random Smiley  Led Zepp is probably one of my all time faves.  H5!

Love Jackson Browne's song "The Pretender."  That has to be one of my favorite all-time songs evah!
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2008, 03:49:46 PM »
Quote from: Uhhuh35 on December 09, 2008, 08:11:29 AM
"Pigs on the Wing" was the first song I could play all the way through on guitar. "Animals" is my favorite album from them.
SAY WHAT?????

"Animals" was studio filler work between the one of the greatest albums of all time -- DSOTM -- and one of the greatest TRANSITIONAL albums of all time -- "The Wall."

Certainly high quality but not even one of PF's best, much less of all time.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2008, 03:53:49 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on December 09, 2008, 03:49:46 PM
SAY WHAT?????

"Animals" was studio filler work between the one of the greatest albums of all time -- DSOTM -- and one of the greatest TRANSITIONAL albums of all time -- "The Wall."

Certainly high quality but not even one of PF's best, much less of all time.


Man you're kinda riled up over someone's opinion concerning their favorite album choice.  Cute :)
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2008, 04:22:58 PM »
Quote from: Sweet Dee on December 09, 2008, 03:53:49 PM
Man you're kinda riled up over someone's opinion concerning their favorite album choice.  Cute :)

There are very few important things in the world:  Family, work and Classic Rock are the top three.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2008, 04:24:36 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on December 09, 2008, 04:22:58 PM
There are very few important things in the world:  Family, work and Classic Rock are the top three.


hehe  At least you've got your priorities in order!! :)  Awesome.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2008, 04:29:32 PM »
My favorite Floyd in songs in no particular order of preference:

Wish You Were Here
Time
Brain Damage
Hey You
Comfortably Numb
Us & Them
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2008, 04:58:24 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on December 09, 2008, 04:29:32 PM
My favorite Floyd in songs in no particular order of preference:

Wish You Were Here
Time
Dark side of the moon
Hey You
Comfortably Numb
Us & Them

People don't appreciate "Money" because it was cut down and overplayed.

And, Uh35 -- "Pigs OTW" is very very good cut in a Boston sort of way.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2008, 05:21:28 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on December 09, 2008, 04:58:24 PM
People don't appreciate "Money" because it was cut down and overplayed.



Those are not reasons why I dislike it..It's just not one of my fav's.  Not crazy about "the wall" either.  I think Dark Side was their best album, btw. 
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2008, 05:43:20 PM »

A couple of goodies with David Gilmour live....

http://www.mtvmusic.com/video/?id=320946
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #19 on: December 09, 2008, 06:45:11 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on December 09, 2008, 05:21:28 PM
Those are not reasons why I dislike it..It's just not one of my fav's.  Not crazy about "the wall" either.  I think Dark Side was their best album, btw. 

"The Wall" is admittedly and acquired taste. Sort of like Quadraophenia without the whole "putting chopsticks in your own ears" thing.

I think I just enjoyed the storyline and the Very British Humour.

If you want one of the greatest albums ever: Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War Of The Worlds (and they have a live 30th Anniversary DVD I am trying to get).
 
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #20 on: December 09, 2008, 06:55:18 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on December 09, 2008, 05:59:57 PM
One of the best voices today...


http://www.mtvmusic.com/evanescence/videos/27029/my_immortal.jhtml
No offense, dear heart -- but she sings through her nose and ramps up to her notes (instead of hitting them solidly).  Not as bad as Madonna (who is?) but damn close.

Pretty girl -- that is about it.
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #21 on: December 09, 2008, 07:03:25 PM »
Quote from: freedumb2003 on December 09, 2008, 06:55:18 PM
No offense, dear heart -- but she sings through her nose and ramps up to her notes (instead of hitting them solidly).  Not as bad as Madonna (who is?) but damn close.

Pretty girl -- that is about it.

Well, she still rocks, regardless of how she reaches the height of her notes....her lyrics, her music still rocks... :-)
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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #22 on: December 09, 2008, 09:28:02 PM »
I love the MTV website and just going through it alphabetically and seeing all those old videos and songs I had forgotten about.  I could spend hours and hours. 

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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #23 on: December 09, 2008, 10:13:16 PM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on December 09, 2008, 07:03:25 PM
Well, she still rocks, regardless of how she reaches the height of her notes....her lyrics, her music still rocks... :-)
I guess today's AI generation has pretty low standards. 

I understand.  If you spend your life hearing mediocrity, then a bit better is considered "good." Nasal tones, off-key, range within an octave -- what's not to like?

I feel like we have let you down in understanding what "music" is.  But we allowed you to play with grunge and drop articles on group names so our magnanimous nature could certainly be misunderstood.


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Re: Watching Floyd on PBS....
« Reply #24 on: December 10, 2008, 09:58:03 AM »
Quote from: Traveshamockery on December 09, 2008, 09:28:02 PM
I love the MTV website and just going through it alphabetically and seeing all those old videos and songs I had forgotten about.  I could spend hours and hours. 



Yes, it's a fairly new site...I remember in the distant past, MTV actually played videos...Seems so so long ago....I'm glad they built this site.  :-)
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