RE: (TV) Floyd/Mad Cow disease

["Casey, Leo J" <CaseyL@VOLPE.DOT.GOV>]

The only Pink Floyd album I ever owned was the one with just cows on its cover.  I also liked some of the early stuff with Syd Barrett.  But I'm sorry but the rest you can keep--I agree wholeheartedly with what Keith said about beating the WWII subject to death.  

On the other hand I like some session work that Gilmore has done with Bryan Ferry (A Slave to Love abum), and didn't he play lead guitar on McCartney's Cavern gig/cd too? 

I do like the sound of Waters voice though, and agree with Phillip that sometimes the sound of the words appeals to me more than the words themselves (e.g. Bowie, Waters) , but I wouldn't include Verlaine here---I think his words usually have a lot to say.

Before, I get a slew of  angry messages from Floyd devotees, let me say that although I don't agree with you on the artistic virtues of Floyd/Waters  I will defend to the death your right to praise them.

	

---Original Message-----
From: Russ Van Rooy [mailto:russvr@blarg.net]
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:30 AM
To: tv@obbard.com
Subject: Re: (TV) Floyd


Pink Floyd is such a cool band ! And I don't even own "The Wall"  ... I love
Saucerful of Secrets and Ummagumma . I have to hear Intersteller Overdrive
at least once a week . I love echo-y sounding guitar .  I mostly like them
from their beginning in '67 to Dark Side. Pink Floyd does not remind me much
of Television - on the surface - but I bet some arguments could be made....
How about Roger Waters and Tom Verlaine - could it be possible that they
share some pretty fundamental personality traits ? Ooooh I know I'm gonna
burn in hell for that statement .  But really, I consider both Pink Floyd
and Television to be psychedelic bands  - especially if psychedelic  is used
in the pure meaning of the word - mind expanding. 


> His father died in the war you know. And he's really pissed off about
> it. You must have noticed, there are at least five Floyd albums about
> it. Just in case we didn't get it the first time round.

> Keith Allison
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