My friend, your use of words to describe these albums is nothing short of art itself. Very bold, although understandable, to place the wall at #8. The Dark Side of the Moon has been so important to me and the lyrics have evolved as I grow old. Rather, I have evolved with the lyrics. Very well done video, my friend! Keep up the great work!
@@classicalbum With pleasure, my man. You have a new rabid subscriber for sure. Passing on knowledge of great music and sharing what music means to use is a duty we have been saddled with. A badge to wear proudly. Cheers!
@@michaelsalisbury1477 Marooned was pretty good track. Also the lyric: So I open my door to my enemies And ask can we wipe the ate clean But they tell me to please go fuck myself You know you just can’t win No doubt a shot at a certain band mate. 😉
@@michaelsalisbury1477 Interestingly, I was in a bar one time, and some younger people, offspring of my friends, asked me what bands I liked. (Which is only a step up from 'What's your favourite colour?') After naming a few bands they'd never heard of, I said Pink Floyd. They said that they quite liked The Division Bell, but didn't know much about the earlier stuff... (I've heard The Division Bell probably twice, and that was enough for me.)
Animals is leaps and bounds better than The Wall, in my opinion. I just looked at The Wall tracklist to refresh my memory, and I could fit the tracks I like from it on one side
@@monty2005 It's curious that, from reading the comments on RUclips videos, Animals is like Marmite. You either love it or hate it. Maybe hate is too strong a word for Animals, but until The Wall was released, it was my least favorite of my Floyd collection. But then The Wall took that slot...
@@lazer2365 I agree about the Marmite thing. Animals came out a few months before I was born, so I can only remember The Wall coming out onwards (I remember being terrified by the video to Brick 2 when it was on Top of the Pops around Christmas ‘79). After I discovered DSotM and WYWH in my mums record collection around the age of 10 or 11, and Dark Side especially kicking off my PF habit, I went out and got the albums over yhe next few years (or got people to give them me as gifts). Animals was the last one of the big ones that I got, having always put it off because it only had five tracks. I can still remember the day I brought it home and listened to it for the first time. It was truly a WOW moment. I fell in love with the album the first time I ever heard it. It is my absolute favourite album, by any artist/band ever! Having heard the 2018 remix of Dogs, it’s given me a second WOW moment. Pigs is my favourite track, so I can’t wait until the 16th to hear it. I just wish there were live recordings from the In the Flesh tour, like professional ones. I definitely remember reading that James Guthrie was asked to work on one show from that tour after the success of Is There Anybody Out There, but for some reason he felt he couldn’t do it justice, yet it’s said there are no professional multi tracks of any of the shows. At least we have Oakland ‘77! As for The Wall, for me too it occupies my least favourite slot, at least of the Meddle onwards albums, but I had always wanted to see it performed live, and I was lucky enough to see Roger do it at Birmingham in an arena setting then again at Wembley Stadium. I have to say that was another WOW moment, especially at Birmingham. I’d love to see all of Animals performed live. Have you ever heard Live Frogs Set 2 by Les Claypool? It’s a fucking amazing set consisting entirely of Animals live!
I mean they have some eh albums. But yea a lot of their best stuff is very good. I think what’s so impressive isn’t the amount of good stuff (there are bands that have a larger amount of good albums), but just how good the good stuff is. They really have like 2 or 3 of the greatest albums ever.
1 - Meddle 2 - Animals 3 - Dark Side Of The Moon 4 - Wish You Were Here 5 - A Saucerful Of Secrets 6 - Atom Heart Mother 7 - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 8 - Obscured By Clouds 9 - Division Bell 10 - The Wall 11 - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 12 - The Endless River 13 - More 14 - Ummagumma 15 - The Final Cut
Animals is my favourite Pink Floyd album along with Wish You Were Here. I agree the Division Bell is a very underrated album in the Pink Floyd catalogue.
Atom Heart Mother is the most unterrated album from Pink Floyd. I like that it is ranked so high in this video. Although i rank AHM "only" on fourth place it is the Floyd Album I listened to the most.
But #2? Come on. That is absurd. The fact that the 1970 BBC sessions are superior across the board is reason enough to relegate the album to middle at best.
I heartily agree! I love this album! It's almost my favorite offering from Pink Floyd but then again just about everything from Pink Floyd could be be favorite album. Anyway, I really like the Funky Dung section.
I really enjoyed this video - I never care what the actual rankings are on these videos, as long as enough respect is paid to the artist and what went in to making the recordings, and this video does more than enough of this. What I found most striking was how much there is to love even in the 'minor' PF records.
I love your vocabulary and ability to beautifully articulate your opinions. And I appreciate that you ranked DSOTM at #1. Some Floyd connoisseurs are afraid to praise it in fear of conformity.
While I consider "Animals" to be PF's best album and it's most listenable, especially over time, my favorite PF album is "The Wall". Right album at the right time for my teenage self in '79-'80. Thanks, Barry. P.S. "Acid-drenched Cheshire Cat".....I gotta find a way to work that into a conversation :-)
Great in depth overview and ranking of Pink Floyd studio albums My top 5 ranking 1. Dark Side of the Moon 2. Wish You Were Here 3. Animals 4. Meddle 5. The Wall
Nice to see 'Piper...' and 'Meddle' that high up :-) The Division Bell never did a lot for me. 'Atom Heart Mother' over 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Animals' is a brave move...
Yes I know... but it is an album I love. I think people should just see these lists for what they are, an individual expression of personal taste.. I always say, the most important thing is we are all listening to the music albeit in a different order
@@classicalbum fully agree. In my twenties I was - like many music fans - rather obsessed with lists and rankings, but nowadays rather share the view that a ranking is rather impossible, or more of a basis to discuss individual opinions.
Brilliant video again Barry & my own top 10 Floyd albums are... 1 - Animals 2 - Wish You Were Here 3 - The Dark Side Of The Moon 4 - Meddle 5 - Obscured By Clouds 6 - The Wall 7 - The Division Bell 8 - Atom Heart Mother 9 - More 10 - A Saucerful Of Secrets...
I'm giving you a 'like' for your top-5, Stevie - probably my top 5 albeit not necessarily in the same order (but you'd never get any two Floyd fans agreeing that). A special thumbs-up for including the hugely under-appreciated OBC in your top 5 - full of excellent focused songs, great guitar playing, a few atmospherics, and, hell, I even like Rick Wright's love song Stay. Peace.
Strange, it seems to have become modern to rank ANIMALS at number 1. When the Album came out 1977 everyone hated it - and I hated it too (I was 12 years old then). Today I like it more since i understand the meaning of the album better today, but musically it is definitely not one of the best.
@@martinrasinger6306 Yes, I think you're right, Martin, Animals has generally gained in appreciation over the years. I would have it as high as a top 4 or 5. Still Dark Side at 1, for me, though.
'The Dark Side of the Moon' is definitely my favourite PF album; in fact it is a very serious contender ( along with several others ) for the title of ' The Best Album Ever ' IMO.
I don't suppose there would be many Pink Floyd fans would agree totally with ratings here. Doesn't matter, all their albums are there to enjoy, l did agree with one thing said, DSOTM is my favourite album too. EVER!! 😄
The Wall behind Division Bell? Really? The Wall should be top 5 easy. I do like where you put A Momentary Lapse Of Reason though. That album is better than a lot of people say.
I'd agree that A Momentary Lapse of Reason is decent. On the Turning Away is probably my favorite, and Learning to Fly would be second. I would put it somewhere around The Wall overall.
A great video. I like how you can still see (listen to) the good in your lower ranking PF albums. So, so good to have Atom Heart Mother right up there. Nice one.👍
15: More 14: Ummagumma 13: The Endless River 12: Obscured by Clouds 11: A Momentary Lapse of Reason 10: A Saucerful of Secrets 9: The Final Cut 8: The Division Bell 7: Atom Heart Mother 6: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 5: Meddle 4: The Wall 3: The Dark Side of the Moon 2: Wish You Were Here 1: Animals
I am not the biggest fan of Pink Floyd but I think this is a great review. I am probably one of the few that loves "The Division Bell". I still listen to that album quite a bit. It has an emotional feel that just sets it apart from many albums. I think it is one of the best albums ever. Keep up the great reviews.
I find The Final Cut to be more of a reflection of my life afflictions than any other of their albums. The Final Cut has been one of the albums that make me cry every single time I listen to it and I always recommend it to others. It is one of my favorite albums by Pink Floyd and I don't find any post-Waters production worth musically or content-wise, except for maybe a couple of songs from a couple of albums. I have spent entire months dwelling in The Final Cut. I find it has one of the most dramatic abrupt nuances in the entire Pink Floyd catalog. And it requires tremendous sensitivity and tremendous fortitude to listen to it. No other album requires this type of self-check and mental preparation from the listener. David Gilmour does an amazing job where he contributes in it and I love the sax player's contribution as well. The lyrics are superb, touching, painful, deep. They tear the soul like no other album does.
I agree with this list, however, I would swap Wish You Were Here with Atom Heart Mother. Also, I realize that The Wall is Waters' Magnum Opus yet three of its best songs were co-written with Gilmour.
The fact that you have the same Top 5 as me is awesome. Mines a different order: 1. Wish You Were Here 2. Meddle 3. Animals 4. Dark Side Of The Moon 5. Atom Heart Mother
Putting the wall 8 is mad. Very bold people will be coming for you 😂. Well done for having your own opinion and not going off what others think though 👍
Great ranking of the Floyd albums. I am just about to embark on my Album week where i choose a band and listen to 7 of their albums. This was a great guide for me .
brilliant as always. "Languid" is the perfect adjective for Nick Mason's drumming. Also loved the Cheshire Cat reference. Every time i listen to you i think "i would love to chat over a beer with this guy"
Roger Waters sounds a lot like Donald Trump: In October 2016, Waters arrogantly announced: "We are going to take a new show on the road. The content is very secret. It’ll be a mixture of stuff from my long career, stuff from my years with Pink Floyd, some new things. Probably 75% of it will be old material and 25% will be new, but it will be all connected by a general theme. It will be a cool show, I promise you. It’ll be spectacular, like all my shows have been." Wow, that's better than Alec Baldwin. Bigly.
We’ll just like Donald Trump, he deserves to be that arrogant. After all he has achieved, I think he can confidently say that it is going to be a good show
I agree with the sentiment that “The Final Cut” is essentially a Roger Waters solo record. But if that is so, then we need to consider “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” as being a David Gilmour solo record, and in my view “The Final Cut” is vastly superior, and it didn’t need remixing.
@@vicinvesta8349 I'm aware that those albums have been created under Roger's supervision, his lyrics are great. However, especially David's and Rick's musical work on "Animals" is incredible, so I don't think you can tell it a Waters solo album. Also, the musical pearls on "The Wall" shine because of David's musical work. When you compare "The final Cut" to Water's real solo albums you can clearly hear, that it has only Floyd in the name, all the great influence of the other band members are missing (unfortunately) - no comparison to "Animals" or "The Wall"!
I want to like the division bell...I love waters and Gilmour...I love momentary lapse of reason and the final cut...I know people like it and most like it more than momentary...I just never felt the songs had any life to them..im currently listening to it on regular rotation hoping it had grown on me..
I agree with one of your points. I can’t understand him or anyone ranking The Wall that low. I do agree that it’s a lot better than The Division Bell though, that is actually bordering on embarrassing
My 2 favorites are Wish You Were Here and Piper at the Gates of Dawn. They both represent Floyd's 2 major lineups flawlessly, and are thematically linked in that WYWH is largely about Syd's fall into the abyss of insanity. Awesome list my friend.
Thanks for this. It will help me get into Pink Floyd, as I’ve only really listened to Dark Side of the Moon. A band with so many albums can feel a bit overwhelming to get into, but these videos really help to learn about complete discographies.
I loved that you speak as a true fan of the band's work. Congrats, mate! I feel exactly the same you do about the 2019 mix of A Momentary lapse of Reason. For me, it just became a true Pink Floyd album and I could finally enjoy all of those beautiful songs such as Terminal Frost or Yet Another Movie. Rick's keyboards from live performances and Nick's rerecorded drums just gave it that "timeless" feeling. Here's my ranking: 1 Dark Side of The Moon 2 The Division Bell 3 Wish You Were Here 4 Meddle 5 The wall 6 Animals 7 A momentary lapse of reason 8 Obscured by clouds 9 Atom heart mother 10 The final cut 11 The endless river 12 A sarceful of secrets 13 Piper at the gates of dawn 14 More 15 Ummagumma
Very cool analysis. I would have ranked Wish You Were Here higher, but it’s not my list. Fascinating to hear your personal reasons behind you rankings and some information about the Pink Floyd that I didn’t know.
I've just been binging a few of your videos. Really like the channel and your eloquent explanations, you're definitely doing your research and it shows. But oh my god we have some strong disagreements! I spat my beer out when I saw Dehumanizer so low on your Sabbath video and now seeing Atom Heart Mother so high made me do it twice within an hour.
Atom is my fave. It's got spooky bits, religous sounding choirs and I think the first extended Gilmour solo where we hear the fantastic melodies he can create, backed with a funky rythm which is developed in Echoes. And then there is Fat Old Sun...........WOW
At last someone who agrees with me about Atom heart Mother, hats off to you sir I may not agree with your placing of meddle but your top 3 are spot on, in my opinion
My ranking 15. The Endless River 14. More 13. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 12. Ummagumma 11. The Final Cut 10. The Division Bell 9. A Saucerful Of Secrets 8. Atom Heart Mother 7. Obscured By Clouds 6. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 5. Animals 4. Wish You Were Here 3. Dark Side Of The Moon 2. The Wall 1. Meddle
I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I think The Final Cut is one of the very best Floyd albums. Despite the cooling relationship between Waters and Gilmour, it also contains some great guitar work.
Agree 100%. My feeling has always been if you like the Wall, then you’ll like the Final Cut. I love every tune except Not Now John sounds out of place with the rest of the material.
In my opinion THE FINAL CUT was the last really interesting Floyd album. Good Lyrics and strong melodies. But I do not like all the screams, explosions and machine noises. Without that it would be a much better album.
1. Louder Than Words 2. The Dark Side Of The Moon 3. The Division Bell 4. Wish You Were Here 5. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason 6. Animals 7. The Wall 8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 9. Meddle 10. The Ginal Cut 11. Ummagumma 12. More 13. A Saucerful Of Secrets 14. Atom Heart Mother 15. Obscured By Clouds
Piper forever 🌈. They were never more creative or far out as on that album. Interstellar Overdrive is an experimental masterpiece and the rest of the album is so playful and dreamy. Syd was just wonderful. You can certainly hear his influence on Roger in songs like Brain damage and pretty much the whole of The Wall is very like the Mad Cap Laughs.
Thank you for heading the list with DSOTM. Like the many, I know the album off by heart but am still captivated. I remember the time and place of first listening, Gateway boys school, Leicester, in the crypt under the headmasters study. Spending all of my pocket money at Revolver records in the market place as I gazed at the "in store" display that linked up the album covers on every wall as Wayne took my cash and sent me on my way.🌑
Found your channel today after watching The Wall film for the first time, i’m only just getting into rock, loving pink floyd at the moment, like nothing ive ever heard
I like the way you say you have an obsession with bootlegs 1970-72/3. Me too! I think they are the best years when the band stretched out without thinking of the next concept etc. I recorded the John Peel show with Fat Old Son when first aired. The embryo came next followed by One of these days and finally Echoes. What a performance!! Really enjoying your channel. Thanks
I understand putting it 4th, but for me it is second only to Dark Side. I also find myself listening to The Wall almost as much - probably a product of it coming out just as I hit high school so the nostalgia is strong with it.
A well researched review and analysis of the albums! For now, my ranking would be: 1. Wish you were here (Every song of this album is giving me goosebumps. Shine on you crazy diamond is the best composition in their whole carrier, in my opinion) 2. The Wall (It´s a fantastic journey and it has opened a new point of view on life for me) 3. The Animals (Fantastic melodies and great lyrics) 4. Dark Side of the Moon (My very first Space Rock album and my favourite one) 5. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 6. A Saucerful of Secrets (I love Jugband Blues and Corporal Clegg) 7. Atom Heart Mother 8. The Final Cut (The lyrics are good) 9. A Momentary Lapse of Reason 10. The Divison Bell 11. More 12. Meddle 13. Obscured by Clouds 14. The Endless River 15. Ummagumma
Love your list. Similar to mine. Final Cut too high on the list and Saucerful too low. To each his own. My list: 15. The Final Cut 14. More 13. Momentary 12. The Endless River 11. Ummagumma 10. Obscured 9. The Wall 8. Atom 7. Division Bell 6. Piper 5. Animals 4. Meddle 3. Saucerful 2. Dark Side 1. Wish You Were Here No slot is etched in stone but this pretty much makes up my list.
I find myself listening to "More" more (ahem) than, dare I say it, Atom Heart Mother and Obscured by clouds. On the other hand I haven't listened to Ummagumma (completely agree with your pronunciation) for about 15 years. I quite like the more "bite-size" experimentation on More and love the pastoral aspects you pick up on, crossed with the harsh (Nile Song and its later reprise in "Ibiza Bar" - two of the heaviest tracks Floyd ever recorded). Perhaps the discipline (whatever it may have been) of writing for a film helped focus the noodling just a bit?
If I have to hear another ten minute guitar solo, I'm going to start listening to EDM. 😡😁 Thanks for mentioning High Hopes, I've always had a soft spot for that track. I saw the Division Bell tour, just outside Paris in the mid 90's, and we all had to queue for two hours to get in... Someone joked that Syd Barrett must have been checking tickets. 😂
This is an absolutely brilliant video, filled with such genuinely great commentary and review, superbly dissecting each album and giving a clear and concise talk through of them. Wonderful. Man, you’re very good! My top 3 Pink Floyd albums would be; 1 Dark side of the moon 2 Wish you were here 3 Piper at the gates of dawn Really though, such a great band and so many amazing albums Best wishes
Fantastic ranking/reviews! Very well put and interesting takes. My top 5: DSotM, DB, WYWH, Animals, Wall. It’s oddly refreshing to see someone else unafraid to say how great Dark Side of the Moon is. It feels like so many knock it down because of its popularity and how cliche it is to say it’s a masterpiece. But this is one of those cases where the hype is very much earned. I rarely throw the word “perfect” out about any piece of media/art. But it truthfully is the closest thing imaginable to perfect to me.
While I understand that the order of your list is your opinion, I just can't get behind it. The only thing we can agree on is the 69-71 live Pink Floyd stuff is amazing. My order for reference: 1. Meddle 2. Animals 3. Dark Side of the Moon 4. Piper at the Gates of Dawn 5. Atom Heart Mother 6. The Wall 7. Wish You Were Here 8. More 9. Obscured by the Clouds 10. The Final Cut 11. A Saucerful of Secrets 12. The Division Bell 13. Ummagumma 14. A Momentary Lapse of Reason (both the 87 mix AND 2019 remix) 15 ?. The Endless River (really not an album as just a bunch of studio leftovers, doesn't really belong on this list) Also, while I love Rick Wright, I think it should always be noted (and never is) that the reason he was kicked from Floyd in 79 was due to his COCAINE problem, yet Waters seems to get demonized for this all the time. And to agree with some other posters, The Final Cut is no more a solo effort than Momentary Lapse was, but at least The Final Cut sounds like the natural progression from the Wall at that time.
Very good review. I'm surprised Atom Heart Mother is ranked as second,though. It would probably be 9th or 10th on my list. My top ten would be ; 1) Dark Side, 2) Wish You Were Here, 3) Pipers at The Gates of Dawn, 4) The Wall, 5) Animals, 6) Saucer full of secrets 7) Meddle, 8) The Final Cut, 9) Atom Heart Mother, 10) Division Bell.
i just wartched your solo pink floyd video and this video back to back....so great indeed....and your reviews of each album are brilliant....i love that you mentioned cymbaline, my favorite floyd song...ironically two of my favorite albums, endless river and final cut, made it on the low side of your list but that's cool...they are almost like richard wright and roger waters solo albums...animals and dark side are also a must for me...with those four i could be happy....peace and dark sides of the room always...rocky
your description of Nick Mason's drumming made me think that the essence of Pink Floyd is that they were instrumentally 4 distinct and complementary "elements" Wright - Delicate Mason - Langid Waters - Ferocious Gilmore - Ethereal
A well-conceived and researched, idiosyncratic survey with plenty of valuable information. I was unaware that A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON had been remixed. (Might be worth a listen.) Thanks also for the perspective on THE ENDLESS RIVER, another Floyd album that got by me. While I still lean toward MEDDLE, I have to admit to a growing appreciation of ATOM HEART MOTHER. DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is still #1 but I find I go there less and less, preferring the instrumental grooves of WISH YOU WERE HERE. ANIMALS was, indeed, the first of the 'angry' records. I played it a lot back in the day but that was my final 'real-time' Floyd purchase. Despite some astounding moments, THE WALL and FINAL CUT are really a chore to get through. Maybe I've yet to appreciate Waters' overall narratives. Personally, I find myself having more fun with UMMAGUMMA and the soundtrack albums. The two earliest albums are always worth going back to, gradually divulging their hidden secrets. Thanks again, Barry!
If you like the instrumentals may I suggest the 1972 (early mix) of DSotM? Specifically that version of Great Gig in the Sky. If you haven’t heard it, it doesn’t feature the female vocalist so there’s a lot more emphasis on the instrumentals.
@@ChiefXuligan I will be following your recommendation. For all its timeless genius, the one singular "blemish" on DSOTM, in my opinion, is the over extended vocal solo on Great Gig in the Sky.
Over the years my ranking of PF albums has been in a continual state of flux. My first ever PF album was Relics and I suppose that we are strongly biased by that which we cut our teeth on. I'm still hopeful that someday I might enjoy those "weird" proggy aspects of Atom Heart Mother...which hasn't happened yet!
Another review of the wonders of the english language..from someone who must be amazingly articulate...the l s d cheshire cat had me in stitches.dark side of the moon followed by meddle are my favs.
Animals is their most underrated and one of their best albums. The lyrics are more relevant now than they were in 1977. I've been fortunate to have seen Pink Floyd live three times, Waters three times and Gilmour five times on solo tours. I'm 60, play the guitar, drums and some keyboards.
1. The Wall 2. Animals 3. Darkside of the Moon 4. Wish You Were Here 5. Meddle 6. The Final Cut 7. Piper At the Gates of Dawn 8. A Saucerful of Secrets 9. Obscured by Clouds 10. A Moumentary Lapse or Reason
Great ranking, Barry. An awesome pick for number one. Great to see Atom Heart Mother up there. My personal favourite Floyd album is Wish You Were Here.
Interesting comments about The Wall. Another Brick had a profound effect on me as a 9 year old when it came out as a single, I've been a huge PF fan ever since. I've also always found that the last 1/4 of the album looses it's way.
Although they are considered as studio albums in their catalog, I don't consider "More" and "Obscured by Clouds" as such, just like Peter Gabriel's "Birdy" and "Passion" aren't considered as studio albums in his catalog.Those two albums are soundtracks, but nevermind. Here's my list: 1) The Dark Side of the Moon - arguably the greatest album in rock history 2) The Wall - one of the greatest conceptual albums and sheer grandiosity of the album is unreal (my favourite album of all time) 3) Wish You Were Here - Shine on & Wish You Were Here, what more to say, two of their greatest songs 4) Animals - very underrated album, doesn't get the recognition it deserves 5) Meddle - their classic period began with this one, they've found their sound with it, Echoes - what more to say 6) The Divison Bell - best post Waters album 7) The Final Cut - not as good as their previous 4 albums, if it was done more as a band project rather than a solo album by Waters, it could've been a masterpiece 8) The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - really a period piece, very psychedelic but very good as a debut album 9) Atom Heart Mother - aside from the horrible cover art, a very good album 10) Obsured by Clouds - underrated too, overshadowed by the release of Dark Side soon after, but it contains some of their best acoustic work 11) A Saucerful of Secrets - struggling to find a way without Barret, but it's got some good songs 12) A Momentary Lapse of Reason - very weak by PF standards, only "On the Turning Away" and "Sorrow" save this album from being bad, too much elevator music and ambient noodling 13) The Endless River - leftovers from AMLOR and TDB, tribute to Wright, nothing more 14) Ummagumma - it's saved by the live album, studio album is atrocious, some of the worst songs in their entire catalog is on this one (several species....) 15) More - they were really struggling in 1969 to find a direction, resulting in 2 very bad albums.
Hello. Very good and interesting ranking. Agree in general but:1 I would put endless river at the bottom 2. I would rank the wall and division bell lower and obscured by clouds and piper higher (piper is perhaps the most influential pf album) 3. I prefer meddle besides atom heart at number 2. Thanks stay safe
I bought Atom Heart Mother because of the cow, and because the band was called Pink Floyd. I hadn't heard of them, but I often bought records in those days because of the cover art (e.g., Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?) I had a lovely LSD trip one Saturday which began with side one of Atom Heart Mother in headphones before I even got out of bed. But Wish You Were Here was the record where I became convinced that if there was a God, it might just be Pink Floyd. So that's my #1, with Dark Side and Meddle next. I guess I should listen to Animals again -- didn't grab me at the time it came out.
No one ever shares my worst to best: 15. The Final Cut 14. The Wall 13. The Division Bell 12. Ummagumma 11. Atom Heart Mother 10. More 09. Saucerful of Secrets 08. Meddle 07. A Momentary Lapse of Reason 06. Wish You Were Here 05. Animals 04. Endless River 03. Obscured By Clouds 02. Piper At the Gates of Dawn 01. Dark Side of the Moon For the record, I love all these albums except The Final Cut
Absolutely love your reviews, especially the Pink Floyd reviews, being a big fan myself. I would personally put 'the endless river' a much higher ranking in the list, but the others on the list I definitely agree with. Keep it up
My friend, your use of words to describe these albums is nothing short of art itself. Very bold, although understandable, to place the wall at #8. The Dark Side of the Moon has been so important to me and the lyrics have evolved as I grow old. Rather, I have evolved with the lyrics. Very well done video, my friend! Keep up the great work!
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@@classicalbum With pleasure, my man. You have a new rabid subscriber for sure. Passing on knowledge of great music and sharing what music means to use is a duty we have been saddled with. A badge to wear proudly. Cheers!
The Divisoon Bell was a waste of time soe was the Endlesss river!!!!!
@@michaelsalisbury1477 Marooned was pretty good track. Also the lyric:
So I open my door to my enemies
And ask can we wipe the ate clean
But they tell me to please go fuck myself
You know you just can’t win
No doubt a shot at a certain band mate. 😉
@@michaelsalisbury1477
Interestingly, I was in a bar one time, and some younger people, offspring of my friends, asked me what bands I liked.
(Which is only a step up from 'What's your favourite colour?')
After naming a few bands they'd never heard of, I said Pink Floyd.
They said that they quite liked The Division Bell, but didn't know much about the earlier stuff...
(I've heard The Division Bell probably twice, and that was enough for me.)
Animals was "...eclipsed by Dark Side of the Moon and perhaps overshadowed by The Wall..." Well played, sir!
Animals is leaps and bounds better than The Wall, in my opinion. I just looked at The Wall tracklist to refresh my memory, and I could fit the tracks I like from it on one side
@@docdeens4030 Ah yes - but I was more commenting on the puns!
The puns are great. But Animals can be neither eclipsed or overshadowed by anything. It’s the best Pink Floyd album.
@@monty2005
It's curious that, from reading the comments on RUclips videos, Animals is like Marmite.
You either love it or hate it.
Maybe hate is too strong a word for Animals, but until The Wall was released, it was my least favorite of my Floyd collection.
But then The Wall took that slot...
@@lazer2365 I agree about the Marmite thing. Animals came out a few months before I was born, so I can only remember The Wall coming out onwards (I remember being terrified by the video to Brick 2 when it was on Top of the Pops around Christmas ‘79). After I discovered DSotM and WYWH in my mums record collection around the age of 10 or 11, and Dark Side especially kicking off my PF habit, I went out and got the albums over yhe next few years (or got people to give them me as gifts). Animals was the last one of the big ones that I got, having always put it off because it only had five tracks. I can still remember the day I brought it home and listened to it for the first time. It was truly a WOW moment. I fell in love with the album the first time I ever heard it. It is my absolute favourite album, by any artist/band ever!
Having heard the 2018 remix of Dogs, it’s given me a second WOW moment. Pigs is my favourite track, so I can’t wait until the 16th to hear it. I just wish there were live recordings from the In the Flesh tour, like professional ones. I definitely remember reading that James Guthrie was asked to work on one show from that tour after the success of Is There Anybody Out There, but for some reason he felt he couldn’t do it justice, yet it’s said there are no professional multi tracks of any of the shows. At least we have Oakland ‘77!
As for The Wall, for me too it occupies my least favourite slot, at least of the Meddle onwards albums, but I had always wanted to see it performed live, and I was lucky enough to see Roger do it at Birmingham in an arena setting then again at Wembley Stadium. I have to say that was another WOW moment, especially at Birmingham.
I’d love to see all of Animals performed live.
Have you ever heard Live Frogs Set 2 by Les Claypool? It’s a fucking amazing set consisting entirely of Animals live!
Who really reads Rolling Stone reviews.. That magazine is a joke.
and has been for decades!
Dark side is like #35 they're on crack
When ranking Floyd albums, it's not so much "worst to best", rather from merely excellent to legendary.
I do not agree. Some albums are just decent.
Except they DO have their share of crap.
atom heart mother is the only one i'd classify as bad
I mean they have some eh albums. But yea a lot of their best stuff is very good. I think what’s so impressive isn’t the amount of good stuff (there are bands that have a larger amount of good albums), but just how good the good stuff is. They really have like 2 or 3 of the greatest albums ever.
Stop lying to yourself. Final Cut is pretty bad and Ummagumma completely sucks.
1 - Meddle
2 - Animals
3 - Dark Side Of The Moon
4 - Wish You Were Here
5 - A Saucerful Of Secrets
6 - Atom Heart Mother
7 - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
8 - Obscured By Clouds
9 - Division Bell
10 - The Wall
11 - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
12 - The Endless River
13 - More
14 - Ummagumma
15 - The Final Cut
I think this is accurate
Animals is my favourite Pink Floyd album along with Wish You Were Here. I agree the Division Bell is a very underrated album in the Pink Floyd catalogue.
But Wish you werr e gere isPGs worst album with Roger W!!!???
But Wish you werr e gere is PFs worst album with Roger W!!!!!!!!
AND ITS.....HIGH TIME,CYMBALINE!!!
That jewel always gleams,never gets old..loved it since day 1..🍻✌️
Atom Heart Mother is fantastic. Just bliss.
I love Atom Heart, but it seems to get beaten up a lot out there...unfairly!
Atom Heart Mother is the most unterrated album from Pink Floyd. I like that it is ranked so high in this video. Although i rank AHM "only" on fourth place it is the Floyd Album I listened to the most.
But #2? Come on. That is absurd. The fact that the 1970 BBC sessions are superior across the board is reason enough to relegate the album to middle at best.
I believe that Pink Floyd regard Atom Heart Mother as an embarrassing mistake. Personally I like it a lot, and played it to death in my youth.
agree..I spent months listening to this one!
Great to see Atom Heart Mother placed so highly. If I could only have one Floyd album, this would be it.
And if I were a good man, and I'd understand the spaces between friends.
Silence in the Studio!!!!!!!!
I heartily agree! I love this album! It's almost my favorite offering from Pink Floyd but then again just about everything from Pink Floyd could be be favorite album. Anyway, I really like the Funky Dung section.
I really enjoyed this video - I never care what the actual rankings are on these videos, as long as enough respect is paid to the artist and what went in to making the recordings, and this video does more than enough of this. What I found most striking was how much there is to love even in the 'minor' PF records.
"Animals", my personal #1. I never get tired of listening to this album once or twice a year.
Only once or twice a year? I listen to this album at least once or twice a month.
Once or twice a year? That's as often as I watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I listen to that album as often as I can
@@alonsoarana5307 He probably listens to other music too :)
@@johnharrison9685 He probably isnt locked in listening just one good band when there are countless of others that are at least almost as good.
@@johnharrison9685 once or twice a month? I listen to it once or twice a week
best three albums in a row floyd
animals
wish you were here
dark side of the moon
was lucky enough to see the band 5 times in the 70s best time ever
Wow! 5 times! A person would be lucky enough to have seen Floyd once, but five times.
But EWish you were here is PFs worst album with Roger W!!!!!!
I love your vocabulary and ability to beautifully articulate your opinions. And I appreciate that you ranked DSOTM at #1. Some Floyd connoisseurs are afraid to praise it in fear of conformity.
While I consider "Animals" to be PF's best album and it's most listenable, especially over time, my favorite PF album is "The Wall". Right album at the right time for my teenage self in '79-'80.
Thanks, Barry.
P.S. "Acid-drenched Cheshire Cat".....I gotta find a way to work that into a conversation :-)
You have made the correct best assessment.
Me too. Class of 79. This was our class album of the year.
I don't mind when I disagree with you because your reviews are so grounded and literary, and you never come across as cynical or scoffing.
Great in depth overview and ranking of Pink Floyd studio albums
My top 5 ranking
1. Dark Side of the Moon
2. Wish You Were Here
3. Animals
4. Meddle
5. The Wall
Exact same top 5 as mine 😁
No doubt about it, the 1970s was Floyd's decade.
Nice to see 'Piper...' and 'Meddle' that high up :-)
The Division Bell never did a lot for me.
'Atom Heart Mother' over 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Animals' is a brave move...
Yes I know... but it is an album I love. I think people should just see these lists for what they are, an individual expression of personal taste.. I always say, the most important thing is we are all listening to the music albeit in a different order
@@classicalbum fully agree.
In my twenties I was - like many music fans - rather obsessed with lists and rankings, but nowadays rather share the view that a ranking is rather impossible, or more of a basis to discuss individual opinions.
Brave indeed. Not too many Floydists would ever in a million yrs put Atom Heart ahead of Animals and WYWH
@@corkydukeII5898 btw, nice user pic ;-)
@@murdockreviews Hehe Looks like someone's an A-Team fan : )
I’m so glad you had “the Wall” where you did👏 great list
Brilliant video again Barry & my own top 10 Floyd albums are...
1 - Animals
2 - Wish You Were Here
3 - The Dark Side Of The Moon
4 - Meddle
5 - Obscured By Clouds
6 - The Wall
7 - The Division Bell
8 - Atom Heart Mother
9 - More
10 - A Saucerful Of Secrets...
I'm giving you a 'like' for your top-5, Stevie - probably my top 5 albeit not necessarily in the same order (but you'd never get any two Floyd fans agreeing that). A special thumbs-up for including the hugely under-appreciated OBC in your top 5 - full of excellent focused songs, great guitar playing, a few atmospherics, and, hell, I even like Rick Wright's love song Stay. Peace.
Strange, it seems to have become modern to rank ANIMALS at number 1. When the Album came out 1977 everyone hated it - and I hated it too (I was 12 years old then). Today I like it more since i understand the meaning of the album better today, but musically it is definitely not one of the best.
@@martinrasinger6306 Yes, I think you're right, Martin, Animals has generally gained in appreciation over the years. I would have it as high as a top 4 or 5. Still Dark Side at 1, for me, though.
@@tonyanderton3521 Hello ! I also made a ranking here. THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is also my number 1. Animals at 6.
@@martinrasinger6306 Thanks, Martin. Yes, of course; Dark Side remains their best. All the best.
'The Dark Side of the Moon' is definitely my favourite PF album; in fact it is a very serious contender ( along with several others ) for the title of ' The Best Album Ever ' IMO.
I don't suppose there would be many Pink Floyd fans would agree totally with ratings here. Doesn't matter, all their albums are there to enjoy, l did agree with one thing said, DSOTM is my favourite album too. EVER!! 😄
The Wall behind Division Bell? Really?
The Wall should be top 5 easy.
I do like where you put A Momentary Lapse Of Reason though. That album is better than a lot of people say.
The Wall is way better I agree.
Even better since 2019
I'd agree that A Momentary Lapse of Reason is decent. On the Turning Away is probably my favorite, and Learning to Fly would be second. I would put it somewhere around The Wall overall.
@@jah9253 I agree. Just behind The Wall for me
I really appreciate that you addressed A Momentary Lapse of Reason 2019 remix. Completely changed my listening experience of that album.
A great video. I like how you can still see (listen to) the good in your lower ranking PF albums.
So, so good to have Atom Heart Mother right up there. Nice one.👍
15: More
14: Ummagumma
13: The Endless River
12: Obscured by Clouds
11: A Momentary Lapse of Reason
10: A Saucerful of Secrets
9: The Final Cut
8: The Division Bell
7: Atom Heart Mother
6: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
5: Meddle
4: The Wall
3: The Dark Side of the Moon
2: Wish You Were Here
1: Animals
I am not the biggest fan of Pink Floyd but I think this is a great review. I am probably one of the few that loves "The Division Bell". I still listen to that album quite a bit. It has an emotional feel that just sets it apart from many albums. I think it is one of the best albums ever. Keep up the great reviews.
I find The Final Cut to be more of a reflection of my life afflictions than any other of their albums. The Final Cut has been one of the albums that make me cry every single time I listen to it and I always recommend it to others. It is one of my favorite albums by Pink Floyd and I don't find any post-Waters production worth musically or content-wise, except for maybe a couple of songs from a couple of albums. I have spent entire months dwelling in The Final Cut. I find it has one of the most dramatic abrupt nuances in the entire Pink Floyd catalog. And it requires tremendous sensitivity and tremendous fortitude to listen to it. No other album requires this type of self-check and mental preparation from the listener. David Gilmour does an amazing job where he contributes in it and I love the sax player's contribution as well. The lyrics are superb, touching, painful, deep. They tear the soul like no other album does.
Opinion aside....
Totally agreed, personally tFC is my best Floyd album.
I agree with this list, however, I would swap Wish You Were Here with Atom Heart Mother. Also, I realize that The Wall is Waters' Magnum Opus yet three of its best songs were co-written with Gilmour.
The fact that you have the same Top 5 as me is awesome. Mines a different order:
1. Wish You Were Here
2. Meddle
3. Animals
4. Dark Side Of The Moon
5. Atom Heart Mother
Thank you for commenting. Do check out my other pink floyd content.
Maybe I'm nuts. But I've always thought Division Bell is a superb album. My third on the list.
You aren't Nuts.
Thank you for ranking Atom Heart Mother so high.....I always loved that album Strange that Waters and Gilmour are so negative about that album
The live disc with Ummagumma is my favorite. Love the lyrics to Set the Controls.
Putting the wall 8 is mad. Very bold people will be coming for you 😂. Well done for having your own opinion and not going off what others think though 👍
Your description of these albums is fantastic!
Great ranking of the Floyd albums. I am just about to embark on my Album week where i choose a band and listen to 7 of their albums. This was a great guide for me .
dude you are better than any rock journalist ever
brilliant as always. "Languid" is the perfect adjective for Nick Mason's drumming. Also loved the Cheshire Cat reference. Every time i listen to you i think "i would love to chat over a beer with this guy"
Roger Waters sounds a lot like Donald Trump: In October 2016, Waters arrogantly announced:
"We are going to take a new show on the road. The content is very secret. It’ll be a mixture of stuff from my long career, stuff from my years with Pink Floyd, some new things. Probably 75% of it will be old material and 25% will be new, but it will be all connected by a general theme. It will be a cool show, I promise you. It’ll be spectacular, like all my shows have been."
Wow, that's better than Alec Baldwin. Bigly.
We’ll just like Donald Trump, he deserves to be that arrogant. After all he has achieved, I think he can confidently say that it is going to be a good show
I agree with the sentiment that “The Final
Cut” is essentially a Roger Waters solo record. But if that is so, then we need to consider “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” as being a David Gilmour solo record, and in my view “The Final Cut” is vastly superior, and it didn’t need remixing.
So is "Animals" and "The Wall" are Waters' solo albums really.
Animals>The Wall>Momentary Lapse of Reason>Final Cut in my opinion.
@@vicinvesta8349 Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, and Young Lust are all co-written by David and they are the best songs on the album.
@@ChiefXuligan Gimme a break. David contributed to 3 songs. Awww..... So cute.
@@vicinvesta8349 I'm aware that those albums have been created under Roger's supervision, his lyrics are great. However, especially David's and Rick's musical work on "Animals" is incredible, so I don't think you can tell it a Waters solo album. Also, the musical pearls on "The Wall" shine because of David's musical work. When you compare "The final Cut" to Water's real solo albums you can clearly hear, that it has only Floyd in the name, all the great influence of the other band members are missing (unfortunately) - no comparison to "Animals" or "The Wall"!
I’ve always thought Division Bell is brilliant, and I’m a Waters fan.
I agree Division Bell is brilliant, but I'm not a Waters fan.
The most perverse part of your sentence was the second half (the admission that you are a Waters fan).
Imagine being a Pink Floyd fan and hating Roger Waters
Also Amused To Death >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Division Bell
I want to like the division bell...I love waters and Gilmour...I love momentary lapse of reason and the final cut...I know people like it and most like it more than momentary...I just never felt the songs had any life to them..im currently listening to it on regular rotation hoping it had grown on me..
I can understand ranking The Wall low, but not lower than Division Bell.
I agree with one of your points. I can’t understand him or anyone ranking The Wall that low. I do agree that it’s a lot better than The Division Bell though, that is actually bordering on embarrassing
The Wall is far from my favorite Floyd album. But it is heads above anything that Floyd did post-Roger Waters.
@@christopher9152 Of Course
It's just one person's opinion
I cannot understand why the wAll is low. Best PF album.
Brilliant video. How is it you don't have over a million subscribers is beyond me. Keep up the good work.
Wow, thank you! Share this video and I might be on the road to my first million...
@@classicalbum Count on it!
My 2 favorites are Wish You Were Here and Piper at the Gates of Dawn. They both represent Floyd's 2 major lineups flawlessly, and are thematically linked in that WYWH is largely about Syd's fall into the abyss of insanity. Awesome list my friend.
Thanks for this. It will help me get into Pink Floyd, as I’ve only really listened to Dark Side of the Moon. A band with so many albums can feel a bit overwhelming to get into, but these videos really help to learn about complete discographies.
You should take advantage of the opportunity to introduce yourself to them chronologically.
@@justinodum2400 thanks 👍🏻
I loved that you speak as a true fan of the band's work. Congrats, mate!
I feel exactly the same you do about the 2019 mix of A Momentary lapse of Reason. For me, it just became a true Pink Floyd album and I could finally enjoy all of those beautiful songs such as Terminal Frost or Yet Another Movie. Rick's keyboards from live performances and Nick's rerecorded drums just gave it that "timeless" feeling.
Here's my ranking:
1 Dark Side of The Moon
2 The Division Bell
3 Wish You Were Here
4 Meddle
5 The wall
6 Animals
7 A momentary lapse of reason
8 Obscured by clouds
9 Atom heart mother
10 The final cut
11 The endless river
12 A sarceful of secrets
13 Piper at the gates of dawn
14 More
15 Ummagumma
Finally, I find someone else who sees Atom Heart Mother as I do.
Very cool analysis. I would have ranked Wish You Were Here higher, but it’s not my list. Fascinating to hear your personal reasons behind you rankings and some information about the Pink Floyd that I didn’t know.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've just been binging a few of your videos. Really like the channel and your eloquent explanations, you're definitely doing your research and it shows. But oh my god we have some strong disagreements! I spat my beer out when I saw Dehumanizer so low on your Sabbath video and now seeing Atom Heart Mother so high made me do it twice within an hour.
"Space Rock is a term the band have all passionately refuted".
printed on all tour shirts in '94: a SETI dish and "still first in space"
1. Wish you were here
2. The Wall
3. Animals
4. Dark Side Of The Moon
Atom is my fave. It's got spooky bits, religous sounding choirs and I think the first extended Gilmour solo where we hear the fantastic melodies he can create, backed with a funky rythm which is developed in Echoes. And then there is Fat Old Sun...........WOW
At last someone who agrees with me about Atom heart Mother, hats off to you sir I may not agree with your placing of meddle but your top 3 are spot on, in my opinion
My ranking
15. The Endless River
14. More
13. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
12. Ummagumma
11. The Final Cut
10. The Division Bell
9. A Saucerful Of Secrets
8. Atom Heart Mother
7. Obscured By Clouds
6. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
5. Animals
4. Wish You Were Here
3. Dark Side Of The Moon
2. The Wall
1. Meddle
Happy to see Atom Heart Mother get some love ❤
I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I think The Final Cut is one of the very best Floyd albums. Despite the cooling relationship between Waters and Gilmour, it also contains some great guitar work.
Agree 100%. My feeling has always been if you like the Wall, then you’ll like the Final Cut. I love every tune except Not Now John sounds out of place with the rest of the material.
I agree.
In my opinion THE FINAL CUT was the last really interesting Floyd album. Good Lyrics and strong melodies. But I do not like all the screams, explosions and machine noises. Without that it would be a much better album.
1. Louder Than Words
2. The Dark Side Of The Moon
3. The Division Bell
4. Wish You Were Here
5. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
6. Animals
7. The Wall
8. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
9. Meddle
10. The Ginal Cut
11. Ummagumma
12. More
13. A Saucerful Of Secrets
14. Atom Heart Mother
15. Obscured By Clouds
this review is very well thought out. you earned a like and a subscriber!
Welcome aboard! If you enjoyed this video do share it and check out others on my channel
Just discovering your channel. I enjoy your reviews. Well done.
Piper forever 🌈. They were never more creative or far out as on that album. Interstellar Overdrive is an experimental masterpiece and the rest of the album is so playful and dreamy. Syd was just wonderful. You can certainly hear his influence on Roger in songs like Brain damage and pretty much the whole of The Wall is very like the Mad Cap Laughs.
You absolutely nailed the top 3, but I would put Animals as 1, Dark Side as 2 and Atom as 3.
Always felt that Atom Heart Mother doesn't get the credit it deserves, so nice to see it way up there.
Couldn't agree more!
Thank you for heading the list with DSOTM. Like the many, I know the album off by heart but am still captivated. I remember the time and place of first listening, Gateway boys school, Leicester, in the crypt under the headmasters study. Spending all of my pocket money at Revolver records in the market place as I gazed at the "in store" display that linked up the album covers on every wall as Wayne took my cash and sent me on my way.🌑
Agree highly with the Atom Heart Mother placement.
Found your channel today after watching The Wall film for the first time, i’m only just getting into rock, loving pink floyd at the moment, like nothing ive ever heard
Welcome aboard!
I like the way you say you have an obsession with bootlegs 1970-72/3. Me too! I think they are the best years when the band stretched out without thinking of the next concept etc. I recorded the John Peel show with Fat Old Son when first aired. The embryo came next followed by One of these days and finally Echoes. What a performance!! Really enjoying your channel. Thanks
I understand putting it 4th, but for me it is second only to Dark Side. I also find myself listening to The Wall almost as much - probably a product of it coming out just as I hit high school so the nostalgia is strong with it.
I probably wouldn’t agree with your ordering but that’s the beauty of this sort of thing isn’t it.
Great video, new follower here!
Thanks for the sub!
A well researched review and analysis of the albums! For now, my ranking would be:
1. Wish you were here (Every song of this album is giving me goosebumps. Shine on you crazy diamond is the best composition in their whole carrier, in my opinion)
2. The Wall (It´s a fantastic journey and it has opened a new point of view on life for me)
3. The Animals (Fantastic melodies and great lyrics)
4. Dark Side of the Moon (My very first Space Rock album and my favourite one)
5. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
6. A Saucerful of Secrets (I love Jugband Blues and Corporal Clegg)
7. Atom Heart Mother
8. The Final Cut (The lyrics are good)
9. A Momentary Lapse of Reason
10. The Divison Bell
11. More
12. Meddle
13. Obscured by Clouds
14. The Endless River
15. Ummagumma
Love your list. Similar to mine. Final Cut too high on the list and Saucerful too low. To each his own.
My list:
15. The Final Cut
14. More
13. Momentary
12. The Endless River
11. Ummagumma
10. Obscured
9. The Wall
8. Atom
7. Division Bell
6. Piper
5. Animals
4. Meddle
3. Saucerful
2. Dark Side
1. Wish You Were Here
No slot is etched in stone but this pretty much makes up my list.
I find myself listening to "More" more (ahem) than, dare I say it, Atom Heart Mother and Obscured by clouds. On the other hand I haven't listened to Ummagumma (completely agree with your pronunciation) for about 15 years. I quite like the more "bite-size" experimentation on More and love the pastoral aspects you pick up on, crossed with the harsh (Nile Song and its later reprise in "Ibiza Bar" - two of the heaviest tracks Floyd ever recorded). Perhaps the discipline (whatever it may have been) of writing for a film helped focus the noodling just a bit?
If I have to hear another ten minute guitar solo, I'm going to start listening to EDM. 😡😁 Thanks for mentioning High Hopes, I've always had a soft spot for that track. I saw the Division Bell tour, just outside Paris in the mid 90's, and we all had to queue for two hours to get in... Someone joked that Syd Barrett must have been checking tickets. 😂
This is an absolutely brilliant video, filled with such genuinely great commentary and review, superbly dissecting each album and giving a clear and concise talk through of them. Wonderful. Man, you’re very good!
My top 3 Pink Floyd albums would be;
1 Dark side of the moon
2 Wish you were here
3 Piper at the gates of dawn
Really though, such a great band and so many amazing albums
Best wishes
An articulate, well-reasoned and fair assessment. Thanks. It’s so refreshing to see Atom Heart Mother ranked so high.
Agree totally with The Wall comments. Excellent video. Thanks.
Thank you so much. I have heard all their albums to death so it was nice getting your opinion on them.
Fantastic ranking/reviews! Very well put and interesting takes. My top 5: DSotM, DB, WYWH, Animals, Wall. It’s oddly refreshing to see someone else unafraid to say how great Dark Side of the Moon is. It feels like so many knock it down because of its popularity and how cliche it is to say it’s a masterpiece. But this is one of those cases where the hype is very much earned. I rarely throw the word “perfect” out about any piece of media/art. But it truthfully is the closest thing imaginable to perfect to me.
I agree.
While I understand that the order of your list is your opinion, I just can't get behind it. The only thing we can agree on is the 69-71 live Pink Floyd stuff is amazing. My order for reference:
1. Meddle
2. Animals
3. Dark Side of the Moon
4. Piper at the Gates of Dawn
5. Atom Heart Mother
6. The Wall
7. Wish You Were Here
8. More
9. Obscured by the Clouds
10. The Final Cut
11. A Saucerful of Secrets
12. The Division Bell
13. Ummagumma
14. A Momentary Lapse of Reason (both the 87 mix AND 2019 remix)
15 ?. The Endless River (really not an album as just a bunch of studio leftovers, doesn't really belong on this list)
Also, while I love Rick Wright, I think it should always be noted (and never is) that the reason he was kicked from Floyd in 79 was due to his COCAINE problem, yet Waters seems to get demonized for this all the time.
And to agree with some other posters, The Final Cut is no more a solo effort than Momentary Lapse was, but at least The Final Cut sounds like the natural progression from the Wall at that time.
Monster Movie and Phallus Dei already made the one track for a whole side thing. Third came during the same year as well.
Very good review. I'm surprised Atom Heart Mother is ranked as second,though. It would probably be 9th or 10th on my list. My top ten would be ; 1) Dark Side, 2) Wish You Were Here, 3) Pipers at The Gates of Dawn, 4) The Wall, 5) Animals, 6) Saucer full of secrets 7) Meddle, 8) The Final Cut, 9) Atom Heart Mother, 10) Division Bell.
i just wartched your solo pink floyd video and this video back to back....so great indeed....and your reviews of each album are brilliant....i love that you mentioned cymbaline, my favorite floyd song...ironically two of my favorite albums, endless river and final cut, made it on the low side of your list but that's cool...they are almost like richard wright and roger waters solo albums...animals and dark side are also a must for me...with those four i could be happy....peace and dark sides of the room always...rocky
I love The Final Cut, a very emotional piece of work.
your description of Nick Mason's drumming made me think that the essence of Pink Floyd is that they were instrumentally 4 distinct and complementary "elements"
Wright - Delicate
Mason - Langid
Waters - Ferocious
Gilmore - Ethereal
A well-conceived and researched, idiosyncratic survey with plenty of valuable information. I was unaware that A MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON had been remixed. (Might be worth a listen.) Thanks also for the perspective on THE ENDLESS RIVER, another Floyd album that got by me. While I still lean toward MEDDLE, I have to admit to a growing appreciation of ATOM HEART MOTHER. DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is still #1 but I find I go there less and less, preferring the instrumental grooves of WISH YOU WERE HERE. ANIMALS was, indeed, the first of the 'angry' records. I played it a lot back in the day but that was my final 'real-time' Floyd purchase. Despite some astounding moments, THE WALL and FINAL CUT are really a chore to get through. Maybe I've yet to appreciate Waters' overall narratives. Personally, I find myself having more fun with UMMAGUMMA and the soundtrack albums. The two earliest albums are always worth going back to, gradually divulging their hidden secrets.
Thanks again, Barry!
Thank you.
If you like the instrumentals may I suggest the 1972 (early mix) of DSotM? Specifically that version of Great Gig in the Sky. If you haven’t heard it, it doesn’t feature the female vocalist so there’s a lot more emphasis on the instrumentals.
@@ChiefXuligan I will be following your recommendation. For all its timeless genius, the one singular "blemish" on DSOTM, in my opinion, is the over extended vocal solo on Great Gig in the Sky.
Pink Floyd remains my favorite band, coming back to life will make me cry, and I even love their solo stuff David and Roger
Over the years my ranking of PF albums has been in a continual state of flux. My first ever PF album was Relics and I suppose that we are strongly biased by that which we cut our teeth on. I'm still hopeful that someday I might enjoy those "weird" proggy aspects of Atom Heart Mother...which hasn't happened yet!
Love your reviews. Pure class. Please keep going....
Another review of the wonders of the english language..from someone who must be amazingly articulate...the l s d cheshire cat had me in stitches.dark side of the moon followed by meddle are my favs.
Animals is their most underrated and one of their best albums. The lyrics are more relevant now than they were in 1977. I've been fortunate to have seen Pink Floyd live three times, Waters three times and Gilmour five times on solo tours. I'm 60, play the guitar, drums and some keyboards.
I Love UmmaGumma Live Album.
1. The Wall
2. Animals
3. Darkside of the Moon
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Meddle
6. The Final Cut
7. Piper At the Gates of Dawn
8. A Saucerful of Secrets
9. Obscured by Clouds
10. A Moumentary Lapse or Reason
Classic content as usual. Thanks Baz
Great ranking, Barry. An awesome pick for number one. Great to see Atom Heart Mother up there. My personal favourite Floyd album is Wish You Were Here.
Interesting comments about The Wall. Another Brick had a profound effect on me as a 9 year old when it came out as a single, I've been a huge PF fan ever since. I've also always found that the last 1/4 of the album looses it's way.
Although they are considered as studio albums in their catalog, I don't consider "More" and "Obscured by Clouds" as such, just like Peter Gabriel's "Birdy" and "Passion" aren't considered as studio albums in his catalog.Those two albums are soundtracks, but nevermind. Here's my list:
1) The Dark Side of the Moon - arguably the greatest album in rock history
2) The Wall - one of the greatest conceptual albums and sheer grandiosity of the album is unreal (my favourite album of all time)
3) Wish You Were Here - Shine on & Wish You Were Here, what more to say, two of their greatest songs
4) Animals - very underrated album, doesn't get the recognition it deserves
5) Meddle - their classic period began with this one, they've found their sound with it, Echoes - what more to say
6) The Divison Bell - best post Waters album
7) The Final Cut - not as good as their previous 4 albums, if it was done more as a band project rather than a solo album by Waters, it could've been a masterpiece
8) The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - really a period piece, very psychedelic but very good as a debut album
9) Atom Heart Mother - aside from the horrible cover art, a very good album
10) Obsured by Clouds - underrated too, overshadowed by the release of Dark Side soon after, but it contains some of their best acoustic work
11) A Saucerful of Secrets - struggling to find a way without Barret, but it's got some good songs
12) A Momentary Lapse of Reason - very weak by PF standards, only "On the Turning Away" and "Sorrow" save this album from being bad, too much elevator music and ambient noodling
13) The Endless River - leftovers from AMLOR and TDB, tribute to Wright, nothing more
14) Ummagumma - it's saved by the live album, studio album is atrocious, some of the worst songs in their entire catalog is on this one (several species....)
15) More - they were really struggling in 1969 to find a direction, resulting in 2 very bad albums.
Hello. Very good and interesting ranking. Agree in general but:1 I would put endless river at the bottom 2. I would rank the wall and division bell lower and obscured by clouds and piper higher (piper is perhaps the most influential pf album) 3. I prefer meddle besides atom heart at number 2. Thanks stay safe
I love Ummagumma. We know it's not their best album. But I enjoy it a lot.
I bought Atom Heart Mother because of the cow, and because the band was called Pink Floyd. I hadn't heard of them, but I often bought records in those days because of the cover art (e.g., Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?) I had a lovely LSD trip one Saturday which began with side one of Atom Heart Mother in headphones before I even got out of bed.
But Wish You Were Here was the record where I became convinced that if there was a God, it might just be Pink Floyd. So that's my #1, with Dark Side and Meddle next. I guess I should listen to Animals again -- didn't grab me at the time it came out.
No one ever shares my worst to best:
15. The Final Cut
14. The Wall
13. The Division Bell
12. Ummagumma
11. Atom Heart Mother
10. More
09. Saucerful of Secrets
08. Meddle
07. A Momentary Lapse of Reason
06. Wish You Were Here
05. Animals
04. Endless River
03. Obscured By Clouds
02. Piper At the Gates of Dawn
01. Dark Side of the Moon
For the record, I love all these albums except The Final Cut
Absolutely love your reviews, especially the Pink Floyd reviews, being a big fan myself. I would personally put 'the endless river' a much higher ranking in the list, but the others on the list I definitely agree with. Keep it up
"Acid-Drenched Cheshire Cat" Lol. This can only be said from an Englishman!