Floyd 67-74 Japanese and bootleg collecting

[mary sullivan]

They were my teen-age musical heroes in the early years till the
self-indulgence and more commercial aspects became more than the
experimental nature of the music.  They were like musical gods to me,
especially with Echoes, which altered my mind without any chemical
alteration the first time I heard it, and it will always be a favorite of
mine.  That's what drew me to Hawkwind, they were what Floyd could have
been, perhaps.   They were there at the right time for me, and I still
always enjoy a listen to a nice Floyd track.  The live shows are great, but
the engineering on Echoes is just so cool from the version on Meddle.  I do
need to get that, soon.  

A nice snowy day for music, I hope you all enjoy your day too,

Mary

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On 1/31/2015 7:16 PM, Jason C. Hillenburg wrote:
> Floyd, for me, was a band for my teenage years. I wore the black print off
my cassette copy of The Wall as a teen, but you can't get me to listen to it
now. Too self-indulgent and marred with self-pity. There's a handful of
tracks from other albums that merit my time. The Final Cut is admirable for
its absolute refusal to give the listener comfort or entertainment. Obscured
By Clouds, however, is a real gem.
>
Thank you for that insight.

I did not have the option of Pink Floyd being a band for my teenage years.

Err, come on.  It's not like anyone has an option as to which bands are for
their teenage years.

But I had not thought about it before your posting.

You made me think.

As uncomfortable as that is, I still thank you. (-8

Err, "a band for my teenage years"?

What happened?  Did you grow up?

As I was typing this I was giving a first listening to a Linda Ronstadt
footie that I picked up at the most recent Lansing record show.  I did not
realize when I grabbed it that it was from the point in her career when she
was channeling Frank Sinatra.  Err, yeah, she grew up.  Damn shame about
that.  Thank heavens she recovered.

Time to go listen to "Ummagumma" again.

John McIntyre
mcintyre at pa.msu.edu