in the 70s almost all rock, were followed by drug abusers, so you think all that music just because you dont respect their music taste?
Well, I have about 100 different examples of how I could refute your contention, but I think "Your opinion sucks" is much better. Not everything has to be played at breakneck speed in order for it to be interesting- so, if you're going to call Pink Floyd boring, you might as well throw in works from a number of artists such as Radiohead, The Lovin Spoonful, Talk Talk, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Jackson Browne, Dire Straits, Jethro Tull, Bruce Springsteen (Nebraska), Dream Academy, The Moody Blues, Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Ben Folds Five, The Grateful Dead, The Eagles, Genesis, Pablo Cruise, The Outlaws, Supertramp, Alan Parsons Project, Yes, Leonard Cohen, The Everly Brothers, Coldplay, Phish, Roy Orbison, The Band, OMD, Crosby Stills and Nash, Al Stewart, Stealers Wheel, Gary Wright, Pure Prairie League, Van Morrison, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Isaac Hayes, Curtis Mayfield, Jose Feliciano, and numerous others. Pink Floyd has more talent in 1/2 of any of their members than the sum total of nearly any band you could put up against them. If you looked up any "Classic All-Time Rock Songs" list, Pink Floyd would have a handful of songs in there, probably more than any group other than the Beatles, Stones, Zep, Who, AC-DC, maybe U2, and a few (very few) others. Slower-paced songs do not necessarily equate with boring, unless you're attention-deficit, which unfortunately is the case for more and more individuals in our society today. Not every band is The Ramones- the world needs bands like Pink Floyd. Dark Side of the Moon Animals Wish You Were Here The Wall Meddle Obscured by Clouds Atom Heart Mother The Final Cut Most groups would give their right arm to have an album even close to the level of Dark Side of the Moon, and Floyd's got 4 absolute classic recordings- intense, philosophical, the highest level of musicianship, memorable songs, highly intelligent lyrics, albums-as-concepts, etc. Rolling Stone is the type of publication that would put the Sex Pistols ahead of Pink Floyd- absolutely ridiculous. Pink Floyd is a top-20 all-time rock band, no question about it, without a doubt, absolutely.
Wow, that has to be one of the stupidest statements ever. These are the total all-time, worldwide sales figures for all of these artists' recordings: The Beatles, 1 billion Elvis Presley, 1 billion Michael Jackson, 750 million Abba, 370 million Queen, 300 million Elton John, 250 million Bee Gees, 220 million Pink Floyd, 200 million AC/DC, 200 million Celine Dion, 200 million Julio Iglesias, 200 million Led Zeppelin, 200 million Madonna, 200 million Nana Mouskouri, 200 million The Rolling Stones, 200 million So, generally speaking, Pink Floyd is tied for #8 as the all-time best selling musical artist. That's irrelevant? Yeah, right. It's called R-E-S-E-A-R-C-H.
Kindly note that the seventh place on the list of bands that you posted is populated by the Bee Gees, a band that is universally panned by critics globally. Julio Iglesias and Abba also come to mind as commercially successful bands that are not reviewed in a laudatory manner by music publications. Please recognize that despite the fact that Pink Floyd, while revered by their dedicated audience, enjoyed the commercial success of the bands I listed in the previous paragraph, it is by no means a critical success.
I appreciated Led Zeppelin very much during my youth. However, Led Zeppelin is remembered more fondly by the music press, for reasons unknown to myself.
Im glad they put Johnny's last song on there, it was powerful stuff. The emotion that he put into that song after the death of his wife and knowing that his own health was subsiding really makes it real. But "Crazy" at Number 1? I question that...
Thank you for listing your favourite bands, along with your opinions on Pink Floyd. Much appreciated. I am not familiar with all of the bands you listed, and will likely listen to the lot of them at some point in my future, in order to form my own opinion.
Dreadfully boring? Try branching out from Casey Kasem's Top 40. And exactly who is credible? You? I think not judging from your last post. Then what do you define as a critical success? I'd say the numbers, their catalog and ability to sell out stadiums decades into their existence, all combined speak volumes, as does their induction into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
First you said they were only relevant to substance abusers. Now you're backing away from that statement and saying even though their sales were high, they had no critical success. Even that's not true. The Piper At the Gates of Dawn: Dark Side of the Moon: Wish You Were Here: The band also has four grammy nominations and a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Umm, do you let critics make your decisions for you? Since when did rock critics become the deciding factor as to what is relevant or not? I agree that there are some groups who are temporarily popular that are less than quality. But we're not talking about a flash-in-the-pan group here- we're talking about one who has been hugely influential in popular music as a whole: "Pink Floyd have been nominated for and won several awards, [254] including a Grammy in 1995 for "Rock Instrumental Performance" on "Marooned";[255] inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (17 January 1996)[256] and UK Music Hall of Fame (16 November 2005),[257][258] and the Polar Music Prize for their contribution to contemporary music in 2008 when Waters and Mason received the prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.[259] Technical awards include a "Best Engineered Non-Classical Album" Grammy in 1980 for The Wall;[260] and a BAFTA for sound in 1982 for the film.[261] The group has sold over 200 million albums worldwide,[262][263] including 74.5 million certified units in the United States.[264] The Sunday Times Rich List 2009 ranks Waters at No. 657 with an estimated wealth of £85m, Gilmour at No. 742 with £78m, and Mason at No. 1077 with £50m.[265] A number of notable musicians and bands from diverse genres have been influenced by Pink Floyd's music. These include Queen, David Bowie,[266] Blur[267][268], Tangerine Dream[269], Nine Inch Nails,[270] Dream Theater,[271] My Chemical Romance,[272] Nazz, Muse, Oasis, The Mars Volta[273], Phish,[274] Radiohead,[275][276] Porcupine Tree[277], and the Smashing Pumpkins.[278][279] Italian composer and conductor Martino Traversa listened to the group as a teenager.[280] The Pet Shop Boys paid homage to The Wall during a performance in Boston.[281] Pink Floyd are regarded as pioneers in the live music experience, and were renowned for their lavish stage shows, in which the performers themselves were almost secondary. Pink Floyd also set high standards in sound quality, and made use of innovative sound effects and quadraphonic speaker systems.[282] From their earliest days they were well known for their use of visual effects, which accompanied the psychedelic rock pieces performed at venues such as the UFO Club in London.[26]" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd Look, I don't have a problem with someone saying they think Floyd's music is personally boring to them. Fine. But don't start making silly generalizations like "only druggies listen to Floyd" and "Pink Floyd is irrelevant." Some things are really just not debatable. It's like saying Led Zeppelin didn't influence heavy metal, or The Beatles didn't influence rock and roll in general. Take Madonna- not really a big fan of hers, but I would never question whether or not she had an impact on music trends- she's probably been the most influential artist in popular music over the past 30 years, save for maybe Michael Jackson or a few others. Same with the Grateful Dead. Not a huge fan of theirs, but their impact is undeniable. And, you know, Pink Floyd's music is actually fairly interesting if you give it a chance. Their lyrics actually say something other than a variation of "I love you, baby!" They at least attempt to create a recording as a whole piece, as a work of art. It doesn't always work (The Final Cut), and some of the stuff is far out there (like on The Wall), but more often than not, they create compelling music. Very little of their music and lyrics have to do with tripping out to drugs: And did you exchange a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage? How I wish, how I wish you were here. We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year, Running over the same old ground. What have you found? The same old fears. Wish you were here. And there are multiple other examples. Their music is definitely slower-paced, but there's certainly a place for that type of music- look at jazz, classical, etc. Just don't let the critics be the only judge, either- many critics don't like Queen, or Abba, or Julio, or Zeppelin, or AC-DC. Well, screw them. All of those artists have put out numerous great songs, and once you start talking about selling 200 million albums, you have to sit up and take notice. I leave you with: "Big man, pig man, ha ha, charade you are You well heeled big wheel, ha ha, charade you are And when your hand is on your heart You're nearly a good laugh Almost a joker With your head down in the pig bin Saying "keep on digging" Pig stain on your fat chin What do you hope to find? When you're down in the pig mine You're nearly a laugh You're nearly a laugh But you're really a cry. Bus stop rat bag, ha ha, charade you are You f**ked up old hag, ha ha, charade you are You radiate cold shafts of broken glass You're nearly a good laugh Almost worth a quick grin You like the feel of steel You're hot stuff with a hat pin And good fun with a hand gun You're nearly a laugh You're nearly a laugh But you're really a cry."
everyone knows the only reason pink floyd sold so many "dark side of the moon" albums is because everyone wanted to synchronize it with the playback of "the wizard of oz". and, the only reason to do this is if you were tripping balls.
The biggest irony is that the name Pink Floyd comes from two Georgia bluesmen Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, and Pink Floyd's music has as much in common with the blues as Steven Spielberg's movies have to do with the indie film movement. Speaking of which, there are some interesting name origins: http://library.thinkquest.org/4626/rock.htm ABBA - Abba is "father" in Hebrew but the band claims that to be unintentional - rather it is an acronym for the first names of the band members: Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid (Frida). AC/DC - 1) It is said that one of the band member saw it on an appliance and thought it had something to do with power. (It does mean "alternating current / direct current".) The band used it not realizing it was also slang for a bisexual- the band claims NOT to be bisexual. 2) In the vogue of other anti-everything bands it stands for Against Christ/Devil's Children. ALICE IN CHAINS - a funny rumor is that they were named after a lost episode from The Brady Bunch series! ANTHRAX - A dangerous bacteria that used to infect many cattle in Europe & could be used for terrorism. BAD COMPANY- a movie starring Jeff Bridges. BEASTIE BOYS - According to Michael Diamond, BEASTIE stands for Boys Entering Anarchistic Stages Towards Internal Excellence. THE BEATLES - 1) original member Stuart Sutcliffe came up with THE BEETLES , as a play on Buddy Holly's group THE CRICKETS who they loved. They were using the name THE QUARRYMEN and sometimes THE SILVER BEETLES - later it became THE BEATLES emphasizing the BEAT aspect of music (and poetry?). 2) Lennon lists the influence of the film "The Wild One", which featured a motorcycle gang called the Beetles (unconfirmed). John Lennon is generally credited with combining Beetles and Beat to come up with THE BEATLES spelling. Lennon was also fond of saying he had a vision as a child of a flaming pie in the sky that said "You are Beatles with an "A" THE BEE GEES - the 60's soft-rockers now best known for disco. "Saturday Night Fever" - some say the BG comes from "Brothers Gibb" since they were brothers named Gibb... however an article on the group suggests that they used the names of 2 friends that helped them get started: Bill Goode and a DJ named Bill Gates... I'll go with the first version. THE BLACK CROWES - it was originally named Mr. Crowe's Garden, after a favorite children's book. They sang under that name until they signed with Def American Records in 1989. They renamed themselves at the suggestion of a producer. BLACK SABBATH - from a 1960's cheap horror movie starring Boris Karloff , suggesting a holy day of witchcraft. BLINK 182 - Blink 182 supposedly has NO meaning at all but the band fosters stories on origins. Sample: used to be just "Blink" but was threatened by a lawsuit from a little known Irish band with the same name, so they added the 182 which is the number of times the f-word was said in one of the members favorite movies. DAVID BOWIE - born David Jones, he changed his name to avoid confusion with David (Davy) Jones of THE MONKEES. CHEAP TRICK - they say the band members asked a Ouija Board what they should call themselves. INCORRECT- they saw Sweet in concert in Europe with the makeup and outfits and joked, "hey, that's a cheap trick to get an audience into it." CHICAGO - Their first album was released as "Chicago Transit Authority", but the city of Chicago sued them because Chicago Transit Authority is the name of Chicago's public transportation department so they shortened it. Don't record companies check these things before they release them? COLLECTIVE SOUL - a term used in the popular novel "The Fountainhead", by Ayn Rand. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - unconfirmed origin: after Norvel Creedence, a friend of John Fogerty's . His favorite beer was called Clearwater, after a brief absence from the marketplace it was re-introduced by another brewery - hence Creedence Clearwater Revival. THE CULT - Goth/Rock band 'The Cult' were once known as 'The Sudden Death Cult', then shortened to 'Death Cult', then finally just 'The Cult'. DEF LEPPARD - Joe Elliot, lead singer, wanted to use the idea provided by the band Led Zeppelin's logo and transformed what he originally had as deaf leopard. DEPECHE MODE - from the name of a fashion magazine, meaning hurry up fashion DEVO - shortened form of "de-evolution" - the opposite of evolution - expressing the band's opinion on what the planet is going through. THE DOORS - Jim Morrison read poet William Blake who said "if the doors of perception are cleansed, everything would appear to man as it truly is, infinite. "He was also influenced by author Aldous Huxley who referred to the same line when he titled his book on drug experimentation The Doors of Perception. "There are things known and things unknown and in between are the doors" Official Doors web site is at http://www.thedoors.com/ DURAN DURAN - named after a character in the Jane Fonda movie Barbarella. BOB DYLAN - His real name is Robert Zimmerman - he liked the poet Dylan Thomas. THE EAGLES - originally called TEEN KING AND THE EMERGENCIES , they liked the American sound of Eagles and the way it was aligned with THE BYRDS who had a great influence on them. ELTON JOHN - Real name: Reginald Dwight. Created from two other British musicians: Elton Dean and Long John Baldry. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL - from an ad for a British clothing store that would sell you "Everything but the Girl" that you saw in the ad. EVE 6 - a phrase they heard in an X FILES episode. FASTBALL - from a porno film the band saw - Mike Zuniga says it was "a typical porno movie but about baseball. It's like a really raunchy Bull Durham." FOO FIGHTERS - a term used by World War II pilots to describe strange flying fireballs they sometimes saw. FAITH NO MORE - named after a race horse they saw listed on a racing form. GIN BLOSSOMS - slang for the "blossoms" (burst blood capillaries) on the face particularly the nose from drinking too much alcohol - in the late 1800's gin was a popular cheap alcoholic drink. GOO GOO DOLLS - used to be called the Sex Maggots, and when they were told that local newspapers wouldn't print that name, Jonny Rzeznik picked up a magazine from the early 60's with an ad for a doll that cried Goo Goo when you turned it upside down. THE GRATEFUL DEAD - originally called The Warlocks, Jerry Garcia found out that another band had the same name. Supposedly, he looked in a reference book at random and found a folk tale about a troubled soul who is put to rest by a traveler. The spirit then helps the traveler with his own quest. GREEN DAY - 1) It may have come from the sci-fi movie Soylent Green when they said "Tuesday is soylent green day." Soylent green was a food produced by a corporation to feed the way overpopulated masses; turns out they were also making it from the masses! 2) Another story is that when they dropped out of school to be musicians, their principal said "It'll be a green day in hell before you make anything of yourselves". 3) Some say that in drug slang - if you smoked pot and goofed off all day, it was a "Green Day." GUNS 'N' ROSES - originally two bands L.A. GUNNS and HOLLYWOOD ROSES. Hollywood Roses was headed by Axl Rose, Tracii Guns headed the other band which also featured Slash. The two frequented clubs and played there and were friends. HEAVEN 17 - took their name from a group mentioned in the novel A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Anthony Burgess that was made into a popular film by Stanley Kubrick. In a scene in Kubrick's film Alex is browsing in a futuristic record shop and checks out an album by the 'Heavenly 17'. HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH - from the nicknames of two friends of singer/guitarist Darius Rucker - one with owl-like eyes (Hootie), another with the puffy "Blowfish" cheeks. JANE"S ADDICTION - The band got it's name from a girl (Jane) that Perry Farrell knew back in L.A who was a prostitute and called it her addiction. JETHRO TULL - popular 70's band that is named after the rather obscure inventor of the farmer's seed drill. JUDAS PRIEST - originally a mild curse said to avoid saying "Jesus Christ" - also from the Bob Dylan song "The ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest". KISS - According to Paul Stanley, Kiss just sounded dangerous (kiss of death) and sexy at the same time. Kiss denies the rumors that the name stands for "Kids In Service of Satan" or the saying "Keep It Simple Stupid." KORN - There are many stories as to how the name originated, however the most believable is that Korn starts with Kern County which is where Jonathan worked as a Coroner. From that came "KoRn". It was then decided that it would be written like a child would write it, hence the K instead of a C, and the backwards R. LED ZEPPELIN - Jimmy Page was drinking with Moon and Entwhistle, who were b****ing about their band mates Daltrey and Townshend. They joked about the two of them starting a band with Jimmy, and one of them said "Yeah, that will go over like a lead balloon". When Jimmy formed his own band, he remembered this and thought "Lead Zeppelin" would be good, both from that conversation and the heavy/light contradiction similar to the band named IRON BUTTERFLY. They decided to drop the "a" so Americans wouldn't mispronounce it. LIMP BIZKIT - Got the idea from Fred Durst's dog Biscuit who has a limp. LYNYRD SKYNYRD - Named after Leonard Skinner, an annoying gym teacher/coach some of the members had in high school. Leonard is said to have moved on to sell real estate in Jacksonville, Florida. MEGADETH - Dave Mustane was inspired by a government pamphlet he saw after leaving METALLICA. A Megadeath is a military term for one million dead (making World War II an 80 Megadeath) MIND BENDERS - This 60's band that appeared as themselves in the film "To Sir, With Love" was named after a 1962 British horror movie. MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Frank Zappa's highly experimental band was originally just called the Mothers, their record label asked them to change it (because it could be taken as an obscenity) and out of necessity they added "of Invention" since "Necessity is the mother of invention." MÖTLEY CRÜE - A friend said "What a Motley looking Crew" - motley meaning "of great variety" and once describing the appearance of a court jester. The re-spelling was their own invention using the umlauts (those funny dots over letters) came to them while they were partying & drinking Lowenbrau beer. MOTORHEAD - British slang for a drug user who uses a lot of speed NIRVANA - In Buddhism it means the state of perfect blessedness attained through the annihilation of the self. NO DOUBT - a favorite phrase of John Spence, it became the name of the band prior to his suicide. OASIS - local British origins: a Manchester cab company, a chain of women's clothing stores, a local Indian restaurant and more likely a local club that The Beatles played in during their early years (the band are avowed Beatles fans) PEARL JAM - 1) Eddie's grandma supposedly made a peyote (hallucinogenic drug) jelly/jam , which as kids they called pearl jam. 2) I've heard a couple of times that "Pearl Jam" comes from NBA player Mookie Blaylock -- it's his nickname. Band members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were huge fans of Blaylock, loved his peculiar name and wished to just call their band "Mookie Blaylock" but Blaylock protested, so they used his nickname "Pearl Jam" instead. PHISH - A play on drummer John Fishman's last name... altered spelling as in THE BEATLES. RADIOHEAD - Named after a Talking Heads' song called "Radio Head." RAMONES - Paul McCartney used to call himself Paul Ramone. The Ramones all use the last name Ramone even though it's not their given name. REO SPEEDWAGON - the name of a fire engine made by Oldsmobile in the 1930's. "R.E.O." was the initials of Ransom Elliot Olds, the founder of the Oldsmobile Car Company. THE REPLACEMENTS - Legend has it that they were given a gig after another band failed to show - when asked who they were they replied "We're the Replacements". R.E.M. - in the study of dreams, the abbreviation refers to rapid eye movement or that time during sleep when an observable movement of the eyeball occurs indicating that the person is in a dream state. Band member Michael Stipe has said that this is not why the band picked the name. THE ROLLING STONES - from the Howlin' Wolf blues song "Rolling Stone" - Keith Richards was a fan of the version recorded by Muddy Waters. SEPULTURA - the Brazilian death metal band Sepultura name is the Portugese/Spanish word for a grave or burial tomb. SEVEN MARY THREE - a police radio code for 7M3, it was also one of the motorcycle cops radio name on the old TV show C.H.I.P.S. (California Highway Patrol ) mid-70's. SIMPLE MINDS - taken from a line in the David Bowie song "Jean Genie". SISTERS OF MERCY - A tribute to the Leonard Cohen song of same name; also an order of nuns. THE SMITHEREENS - Inspired by the cartoon character Yosemite Sam's classic line, "I'll blow you varmints to smithereens". SOUNDGARDEN - A garden of kinetic sculptures that makes music when wind blows through them... a sculpture in Seattle called "Sound Garden". STEELY DAN - taken from William Burrough's book Naked Lunch. In it Steely Dan is the nickname given to a giant steam-powered dildo (see cover photo on their first album) STYX - named after the river of death found in Greek mythology and in Dante's Inferno. 10 CC - the average amount of ejaculate from a healthy male. TESLA - from the largely unknown but important inventor Nikola Tesla who did important research in alternating current, radio, fluorescent lights, X-rays, microwaves... THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - named after the cult film favorite starring George C. Scott about "loonies." The film is also referencing Don Quixote, by Miguel Cervantes. In the book, the title character says "they might be giants" when referring to the windmills he attempts to fight. THIRD EYE BLIND - Our third eye is the imagined one that gives us a kind of sixth sense (telepathy, ESP, etc.) and the band felt that most of us are blind in that sense. There is also a symbolic third eye (all knowing eye) that appears on the back of a U.S. dollar bill. THREE DOG NIGHT - Inspired by an Australian Aboriginal custom of sleeping with a dog for warmth on a cold night - a three dog night would be very cold, plus the band had 3 lead singers. TOAD THE WET SPROCKET - A skit from Monty Python's Flying Circus which is about a weird rock band. UB40 - Code number of a form people in Britain have to fill out to receive public assistance or welfare. Known in the UK as a signing-off form when you get a job. Hence the title of their first album Signing Off. VAN HALEN - after Alex and Eddie Van Halen - suggested by David Lee Roth as being better than their original name "Mammoth." They might have been called 'Daddy Longlegs' if Gene Simmons of KISS had gotten his way - he partially financed and produced one of their original demo records and suggested names and artwork. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - 60's experimental band associated with pop artist Andy Warhol, they took their name from a paperback book they found on the street - the book was about sex in America. WEEZER - Band member Rivers Cuomo had the nickname Weezer in school because of a breathing problem. WHITE SNAKE - from a white albino ball python snake owned by David Coverdale while in DEEP PURPLE. WHITE ZOMBIE - An old horror "B" movie. WINGS - Paul McCartney's band - 1) in the Paul/Beatles song "Blackbird" you'll hear "Take these broken wings and learn to fly" which is what he did in his next album - a solo effort. 2) When Linda McCartney was giving birth to their daughter Stella, Paul was pacing around hoping everything was going well and he was praying and started thinking of angels and wings. Wings just stuck in his mind. ZZ TOP - taken from the name of a Texas Blues man ZZ Hill. Though a rumor is that they got their name by combining Zig Zag and Top, two well known brands of "cigarette" rolling papers.
That list is incomplete: RUSH - In August of 1968 the band's formal lineup was Alex on guitar, John Rutsey on drums, and Jeff Jones on bass and vocals. They got a job to play at the "Coff-In," a coffee house in the basement of an Anglican Church [great name, eh?] for $25/night. "The band was excited, but they had a big problem. While they had been dreaming of playing, they had neglected to come up with a name for their group. So a few days before the gig they sat around in John's basement trying to come up with an appropriate monicker. They weren't having much luck when John's older brother Bill piped up, 'Why don't you call the band Rush' and Rush it was." - from Visions There...I feel much better now.
Thank you for your opinion dandotorik. You are very knowledgable concerning music. Kindly note that while my communication was less than perfect as a means to express my view, my point remains the same: The band Pink Floyd does not garner the ultimate respect when compiling lists at a publication like the rolling stone. I still believe that their reputation precedes them, and they are known (fairly or not fair) as the soundtrack to the lives of substance abusers.
And while I respect your opinion, I question the source: Rolling Stone magazine. Or, looking at this way, on their top 500 albums of all time, Pink Floyd has 2 in the top 100. Nothing, right? Well, here are the only artists who have more than them: Beatles Dylan Stones Hendrix Wonder Zeppelin That's it. Pink Floyd has the same # of albums in the top 100 as, let's see, Elvis Presley, U2, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Van Morrison, Michael Jackson, and The Clash. They also have 3 others from the overall list, which puts them even higher than some of these other bands. There's a BIG difference between garnering ultimate respect (whatever that means) and being irrelevant. The Beatles are more critically acclaimed than Pink Floyd. Well, how about that, so are they above every other band. Saying Pink Floyd is only associated with druggies is as bad a stereotype as saying only whiskey-drinking hillbillies follow Lynyrd Skynyrd or Queen is a band for homosexuals. There's a kernel of truth in it, but it's largely fabricated. In your world, maybe, but I think you speak for a very, very small part of the population- I'd venture to say that the majority of the music-listening world would put Pink Floyd up there as one of the all-time great rock and roll bands. And while they are not as critically acclaimed as Bob Dylan, they are certainly not reviled by critics and have gained increasingly more respect from critics (deservedly so). Answer me this: why was Pink Floyd inducted into the Hall of Fame, which is solely based on critical opinion and artistic merit, and other bands of their ilk such as the Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, Yes, ELP, King Crimson, etc. are still waiting? To the critics, they are a good to great band. To fans, they are one of the best as evidenced by record sales. Very importantly, to musicians, they are revered with the exception of the punk rockers from 1977-1979- and even some of them acknowledged the early Floyd's influence. Nope, sorry, you have the right to your opinion but it is definitely one that does not represent how the majority view Pink Floyd. You should also read Rolling Stone's Record Guide- see how many P.F. albums received 4 and 5 star reviews, much more than most bands- and that's the magazine you're using as your primary source. You can find it in any B&N store.
Some fair arguments you have made, particularly concerning the Queen and homosexuals analogy and the Lynyrd Skynrd and hillbellies. I know many hispanic listeners of Lynyrd Skynrd, and I also know many heterosexual men and women who enjoy the music of Queen. To explain properly the appearance of Pink Floyd in the Rolling Stone compilation of lists, one must consider that not all Rolling Stone penmen are immune to the evils of substance abuse.
