Not completely convinced of Pink Floyd's genius, but I'd go with
A Saucerful Of Secrets (Ummagumma version) Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Ummagumma version) Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Ummagumma version) Astronomy Domine (Ummagumma version) See Emily Play OR Corporal Clegg OR Jugband Blues
There are a lot that I like and it depends on my mood, but 'Wish You Were Here' is always good listening. I quite like the underrated Obscured by Clouds album and think 'Wot's, uh the deal?' Is a nice piece. 'The Great Gig in the Sky' is good and 'Comfortably Numb' too. Finally, I like 'Have A Cigar' more now after hearing the story of how Roy Harper nailing the vocals irritated Roger Waters.
I'll probably change my mind in five minutes as it seems criminal that 'Astronomy Domine' isn't in there. Also, 'Two Suns in the Sunset' is very good.
Shine on you crazy diamond (one of my all-time favourites) Comfortably numb Wish you were here Set the controls for the heart of the sun See Emily play
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict.
Or 'Alans Psychedelic Breakfast'
13 minute instrumental with the noise of a bloke actually making breakfast in the background. You don't find innovative works like that on Now! Thats What I Call Music, do you?!
1. Wish you were here (Always reminds me of my Granddad, listened to it the night he died on loop) 2. Have a cigar 3. One of these days (Classic) 4. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Any proper band has made a proper long song like this, theirs is just better than most) 5. See Emily Play
without reading above I don't think I can even name 5 Pink Floyd songs.
If you're willing to be open minded @sadiejane1981, choose a list of five at random from this thread, download them onto iTunes and give them a go. I reckon you'll enjoy at least 3 out of 5 of pretty much any list here.
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See Emily Play
Careful with that axe, Eugene
set the controls for the heart of the sun
shine on you crazy diamond (3 minute version)
Breathe
Careful with that Axe Eugene
Corporal Clegg
Wish you were here
Welcome to the machine
Echoes
Shine on You Crazy Diamond (part one)
Brain Damage
Wearing the Inside out
Time
Shine on you crazy diamond
Dogs
Comfortably Numb
The Dogs of War
On The Turning Away
High Hopes
Another Brick In The Wall, Part 2
I'm probably one of the few who enjoys later Pink Floyd (post The Wall) as much as, if not more, than the pre Dark Side of The Moon work.
Time
Echoes
Dogs
Binding My Time
A Saucerful Of Secrets (Ummagumma version)
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun (Ummagumma version)
Careful With That Axe, Eugene (Ummagumma version)
Astronomy Domine (Ummagumma version)
See Emily Play OR Corporal Clegg OR Jugband Blues
They got less interesting after that.
:P
; )
'The Great Gig in the Sky' is good and 'Comfortably Numb' too. Finally, I like 'Have A Cigar' more now after hearing the story of how Roy Harper nailing the vocals irritated Roger Waters.
I'll probably change my mind in five minutes as it seems criminal that 'Astronomy Domine' isn't in there. Also, 'Two Suns in the Sunset' is very good.
I can't do this. Too difficult.
See Emily play
Astonomie Domonie
Intersteller overdive
set the controls for the heart of the sun
Comfortably numb
Wish you were here
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
See Emily play
Echoes just bubbling under the top five
Arnold Lane
Matilda Mother
Lucifer Sam
Astronomy Domine
And he hasn't got a house
I don't know why I call him Gerald
he's getting rather old but he's a
Good
Mouse
wish you were here
money
time
great gig in the sky
another brick in the wall
Atonished this one hasn't made it.
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict.
13 minute instrumental with the noise of a bloke actually making breakfast in the background. You don't find innovative works like that on Now! Thats What I Call Music, do you?!
Wish you were Here (1)
Cymbaline
Have a cigar
Set the controls...
Shine on you Crazy Diamond
Echoes
Wish You Were Here
Grantchester Meadows
2. Have a cigar
3. One of these days (Classic)
4. Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Any proper band has made a proper long song like this, theirs is just better than most)
5. See Emily Play
Wish You Were Here
Hey You
Another Brick In The Wall (part 2)
What Do You Want From Me