Music Snob perspective on Pink Floyd 

The Wall's ending is actually pretty sad when you realize it's all a cycle and loops back to the beginning of the album. It technically ends where the album begins. The final words on the album are "isn't this where". And the first words are "we came in".

Mike: “This song is too long” Also Mike: “gosh I love dream theater”

Pink Floyd's music isn't super complex, it is just very artistic to the point where it becomes progressive. Keep in mind, progressive music doesn't have to be complex (look up the definition). I personally find myself gravitating more towards the concept than the music but both the music and the concept are intriguing and worth of respect.

As a die hard Floyd fan I’m ready to fight if needed

I got the brunch ready for this one.

I like how even though Mike doesn't like Pink Floyd, he still acknowledges how impactful they were to classic rock which I can definitely respect. There's a lot of critically acclaimed music that I don't like, but I can understand the praise that the artists get. It's still very admirable that Mike does still see the appeal even though he doesn't personally like something. He's just being honest and it's completely understandable.

Gilmour didn't kick Waters out. Waters "ended" the band. After The Final Cut, Waters considered Pink Floyd a spent force and didn't want to ruin the band's legacy by continuing. The problem was, Gilmour and Mason didn't want to stop being Pink Floyd. The band did break up for a few years though. Waters and Gilmour both did solo albums, but then Gilmour started working with Mason on his next album and wanted to turn it into a Pink Floyd project. He invited Waters, but Waters insisted that Pink Floyd was done. So they tried to use the "Pink Floyd" name without Waters, and Waters sued them. Gilmour invited Wright onto the project which tipped the scales deeply in his favor, and Gilmour won the legal dispute and was able to use the name "Pink Floyd" without Waters.

Fun fact: while recording their first LP in Abbey Road Studios, they had a little chat with four lads from Liverpool

Mike:"For a song that is 24 minutes long there's not that much to say" Polyphonic: "Allow me to introduce myself"

The Wall is such a great album. Theatrically brilliant

Pink Floyd is literally my favorite band of all time. I believe they tap into a collective element of many human being's consciousness with both their lyrics and musical compositions. Never took multiple listens to like anything from them, its always just been magic at first listen and it's the most connected I've ever felt to music.

Syd Barrett actually visited Pink Floyd in the studio during the recording of WYWH. His physical appearance was so different, the other guys didn’t recognize him at first - he had gained a considerable amount of weight and had shaved his head and eyebrows. Once they realized who it was they broke down and cried. Barrett would go on to attend David Gilmour’s wedding reception (later that day, IIRC), but that would be the last time they saw him.

As a die hard Pink Floyd fan I thoroughly enjoyed how you presented arguments about why you disliked them which ironically were the same reasons I liked them. Interesting how much is a matter of taste. You obviously did your homework though which is respectful for a band you don’t really dig. I would love to hear your thoughts on Phish.

This video was a really cool watch. And I love this blend of documentary and review(ish) and I'd love to see more of this general style!

I believe Echoes is one of the greatest songs ever recorded, but I can understand why someone would think it's bloated. I guess you just need to be a certain kind of person in order to appreciate it fully

As a guitar player who grew up listening to, and playing, Yngwie, Dream Theater, Randy Rhodes etc... I honestly consider Gilmour an exceptional guitar player. He is able to serve the song, and lift the music up to a incredibly high level. The Wall and Animals are 2 of the greatest albums ever produced.

The final cut is absolutely a Roger Waters solo album with guest Pink Floyd musicians

Thanks for making such a well-made video in a respectful way discussing your opinions. Shows you care more about conveying a message about the music than just trying to make a video, which is rare but important. That’s what I like about your approach to videos (that Christian rock series was CRAZY!)

Pink Floyd was my gateway to exploring other bands and different genres and styles of music, they were my first exposure to progressive rock back when I knew absolutely nothing about music or the genre itself. I may have grown out from Pink Floyd but I always find myself coming back to them. Forever of my favorite bands of all time.

Nostalgia Critic’s The Wall truly is a musical masterpiece. i’m glad your wyes have been opened, Mike

My parents love Pink Floyd, so I think that had a good bit of influence on my current music tastes. I rarely listen to them on my own, but I have huge respect for them. Funnily enough, Mike reacting to elders reacting to Pink Floyd was the video through which I discovered this channel, so that only adds on to why they're special to me in a way.

As a huge lifelong fan, I seriously appreciate your time spent and fair minded review. Your points are valid and well thought, and I see where you are coming from. "The Wall" owned my brain for like 2 solid years as an early teen. I can see why if anything, you came away with the most interest in that project. This is one of the best and most honest well researched analyses of this band by a non-fan I have ever heard. Well done.

To me, Gilmour’s “mastery” if you will, is in his phrasing, vibrato, and bending. He leaves a lot of “space” in between the notes, and combined with Rick Wright’s keyboards, created an atmosphere all its own.

Yes!! I was waiting for this! Thanks dude \m/

Considering Roger Water's feelings about war and government, the Cold War had a huge influence on the music style and lyrics of Pink Floyd. It seems to be a common theme throughout their entire catalog.

I love david gilmour. Also Animals is the best Floyd album. Also imagine not liking Echoes

I’m just glad Mike was able to find music he loved out of a band he doesn’t love. It’s okay to say that you don’t like a certain band, especially a band like Pink Floyd. Art is so great because of how subjective it is, beauty in the eye of the beholder and whatnot.

The build of the solo on Hey You is absolute magic. He can do with one note it takes others ten to do. His playing always serves the song. I think he's great.

Great video man. Your last sentence about the wall was so important my friend. I think pink floyd password has been hidden in this album. A few more listens to this album will reveal something not just musically but socially and psychologically. This album is so smart that lives, breathes and ages with you. There are moments in life that you hear this album whispering to your ear"I told you so" and you get shocked how you missed that part. I started listening to this album at 13 and now I'm 42 and I still feel like this album is a big brother to me teaching about my own personality. About some of the earlier pink floyd albums I totally agree with you and that's why pink floyd is my no 2 favorite band of all time not number 1. The number 1 band has been "dream theater" for 24 years. Again great and fair analysis

“if you’re demanding MY attention it is incumbent upon YOU to respect my time.” -Clown with a 40 minute video

I'd love to hear your opinions on King Crimson.

You don't need to be under the influence to appreciate Pink Floyd. Also David Gilmour has more soul while playing the guitar than most of the progressive guitar players, he is a genius and I love progressive music as well. The thing with PF is that you don't need to focus too much on the music structure or the chord progression, just listen and enjoy, I always find myself discovering new features in their songs. As Dave Mustaine said once: "I'm of the belief that a player like David Gilmour could do more with one note than some of today's shredders can do with a dozen." Great review BTW.

They say nobody got more out of a note than BB king did. I would say David Gilmore gives him a run for his money, and he knows how to play chords also.

You should eventually do one of these full band reviews for Periphery. You haven’t talked about them in a while and I love hearing you talk about them. This is an excellent video, enjoying the content. Keep it up!!!

Great video. Would love to see more of this style of review-like videos about certain bands, blending together with your feelings about it.

* I love hearing different opinions and have a peaceful debate, if you don’t mind, I will say my opinion about my band (sorry for the super long text). Pink Floyd is my favorite band, but doesn’t I love all their content. What makes me love them is the point for me considering the my favorite. I have the same feeling as yours about the first album, it’s really bizarre as you said in the video. We share the same opinion in the first era, to be honest (and yes, I divide the eras in the same way as you do). I don’t like “More” and “Ummagumma” too. I love when someone gives the deserved credit for the engineers that worked with the band, I totally agree with you when you consider how impactful they were to the spud of the band as a role. I they they’ve grown musically with “Atom Heart Mother” and they found their sound in “Meddle”. I understand why you don’t like Echoes, I love the song, but not as much as others do. And we share the same opinion again about “Obscure By Clouds”, even about the songs itself. About the Third Era, that’s the era that made me love them. I don’t need to say anything about “Dark Side”, to me, what needs to be said, has already been said. It’s not my favorite album tho, but it’s a legendary record in all points. About “Wish You Were Here”, Shine on is my all time favorite (I prefere the parts 6-9 than 1-5, impacts me more). My second favorite album of them, I think it combines all the things they’ve done in a astonishing way too. About Animals, I like the album, but, again, we are sharing almost the same opinion. The Wall is L E G E N D A R Y. My Inspiration as the musician I want to be (when speaking about lyrics, production, etc.). My favorite album, but, this doesn’t make the album perfect to me. I don’t like that much some songs that took away all the adrenaline that other songs in the album have. I don’t like the Final Cut to be honest, but enjoyable sometimes. Talking about the Final era, I don’t like that much about the first album of the era, but I love “The Division Bell”, One of My favorites (in my top 5). The Endless River to me is more a Instrumental content to explore than an album. The aspects that you point in “what make they remarkable” is perfection in my opinion, you put all theirs characteristics that made them the band they were. You have good points when you speak about what you don’t like them that much, and some of them I agree too. The First one is a good point and we agree. I understand you don’t like the excessive simplicity in some of their catalogue, I just fell relaxe when hearing them. Well, Pink Floyd is a band that makes me think, and musically makes me relaxed to be honest. Sorry for the long text (I don’t know if you will read this) but I need to say: thank you for the video, I really love how you organize and say your opinions. The way you look to understand the things in most of your videos is inspirational to me, a guy that lacks efficiency in that point.

You tested me by saying you don’t like Echoes, but you lost me after calling Animals exhausting…

Really really cool man! Regardless of your opinion I think it’d be awesome to do this for tons of bands! Tons of genres! Very cool to just sit for 40 minutes inundated with a bands music.

Really loved this type of video Mike

Hell yeah! An old-school Mike video! I've been missing something like this for a while!

"High Hopes" is an incredible song.

One small quibble: Syd didn't leave after Saucerful. Pink Floyd started recording the album with Syd, but as he became more erratic, the rest of the band brought in David Gilmour. They played as a five-piece for about a week before they just decided one night not to pick up Syd for the show. They went back into the studio and finished the album without Syd. I can understand why you don't like Pink Floyd if you see a lot of the tracks as "bloated." If you're listening to Pink Floyd expecting them to "get to the point," you're almost always going to be sorely disappointed. The whole point is about losing yourself in the musical atmosphere -- and listening to Gilmour's guitar magic. Nor do you need to be "under the influence" to fully enjoy the music. I've never lit up anything and have loved these guys for decades. I connect the least with Waters when he rants. Gilmour is spot-on about how Waters focuses more on words than on melody. Probably why I find "The Wall" an overlong, indulgent, whiny bore, by far the most overrated of their albums. (No happy ending, by the way. Listen closely -- the very end loops back to the beginning.) "The Final Cut" has so much more musical beauty, and yet it gets totally overshadowed. "Division Bell" was the best of the post-Waters era. "Endless River" was a pointless way for the band to bow out. "Echoes" was their absolute pinnacle.

Loved your breakdown of the band!

How does someone talk about umma gumma without mentioning Careful with that axe Eugene and one of the sickest screeches in Rock or even metal

I still consider that David's use of electric guitar is exceptional, it's so accurate and melodic, it's like the instrument was invented just for him

i love this video! i would love to see one on Queen!

I really liked this video I hope you do more of these on various bands

More videos like this, loved it.

I think Mike looks for different things from music than most people. He seems to want every second stuffed with content or progression or as close as a song can get to that which pink floyd does have sometimes but also has long swathes of more idle “go with the flow” music which I think he finds hard to enjoy.

The one thing I’m surprised that didn’t make you fall in love with Gilmour is his bending and vibrato. I get if you’re making a list and objectively comparing, it’s hard to put him against some of the other guys that are more technically proficient. To me the guitar is a voice, and in order to be one of the greatest, you have to be able to say something that resonates to a large mass. Which I think the solos in Time, Money, Dogs, Comfortably Numb, etc. do as good a job as anything I can think of. I don’t know where I’d put him, not #1, but he’s well earned his spot on my short list of the greatest guitar players ever 🎸 Hope you keep rocking on and always appreciate your perspectives man (even if we agree to disagree) 🤘

My first time really listening to Meddle was in an abandoned mine in New Jersey. The entrance was blocked with a huge steel door that someone had cut a square in so you could get in. We had Meddle playing on a portable 8 track wandering through the mine with thousands of small bats hanging from the ceiling and just flashlights and a portable lamp I think. Meddle was the perfect album for that environment and state of mind.

As a long time Floyd fan I loved this video and your perspectives. Thanks for sharing your views. Keep ‘em coming. Great video.

I actually like David Gilmour What I HATE are the boomers who copy him REALLLLLLY badly and then tell anyone better than them that they have "no soul" because they aren't stuck playing slow pentatonic solos over backing tracks called "heartbroken slow blues" Gilmour is great, 90% of those who idolize him are pretentious and generic.

i really like the more laid back acoustic ones as well pre dark-side. Wots uh the deal, green is the colour, fearless. really soothing, doesn't have that suspense of what Floyd are known for, it's like listening to a different band

Amazing video🤩🤩 That would be interesting if you do a series that breaks down different bands catalog like this😀

You deserve more subscribers. I always come to you for intelligent, (mostly) unbiased reviews keep up the good work. The algorithm will catch up eventually

ooo Become the Knight doing a video on Pink Floyd this won't stir some controversy at a- "I'm not really a fan of Pink Floyd" *grabs popcorn*

Division Bell is great imo. High Hopes does something physical to my heart (its sound does feel kinda dated though)

Syd Barrett released two solo albums with members of Pink Floyd helping out.

Fantastic video. I really love the honest and candid review of the band. Personally they are one of my top 3 favorite bands of all time, and Gilmour might be my very favorite guitar player. I always felt like his solos cut right through me. Though they weren't incredibly technical by any measure, they just hit me like a ton of bricks in a way no other player does.

I am a big Pink Floyd fan. At the same time, I really appreciate this kind of methodic and well structured criticism, because it shows how opinions and personal experience may vary and reflect in our personal approach to music that's supposed be universally acclaimed. Well constructed video Sir, good job!

The Wall grabbed me when I heard it in '79; still does. Pink Floyd's not my favorite band, but this is one of my favorite albums. LOVE it♡

Pink Floyd is my favorite band, and The Dark Side of the Moon is my favorite record of all time. I loved hearing your perspective on this.

Fantastic video Mike! I understand why you don't like them to the extent I do primarily because you're background was different from mine when I discovered them. You started with a more energetic and heavier background than me, but I discovered this group when I was deep into Rush and they gave me a breath of fresh air in terms of mood and composition. If I grew up on DT during my early years I probably wouldn't care for them that much either, but it depends on background and personal taste.

I always liked Pink Floyd, just as a good and iconic band. BUT the time I saw Roger Water Live was a complete turnaround for me, they became one of my favourite bands, because they took me to a diferent dimension with their music (and I wasn't on drugs...). Best concert Ive ever been.

I absolutely adore the first album. People should take those first two album as another band, as they basically were compared to the Gilmour/Waters era.

I have known you since I was 13 years old up to now . Specially when I am tripping. Thank you guys.

I could listen to Animals, Obscured By Clouds, Meddle and Saucerful on repeat without ever getting tired of them. It's just such amazing music, of course The Wall, Wish You Were Here and Dark Side are absolute classics however I think I've listened to those albums so many times that it just doesn't do much for me anymore, I guess I appreciate the "weird sounds" and spooky/psychedelic/cosmic atmosphere a bit more than the cleaner, more commercial sounds. It really surprised me that he didn't like "Echoes" as well, it's probably one of the greatest songs in human history.

"In the Flesh" is one of my all time favorite songs and Waters contempt for the fans is in full view.

The Wall is my favorite album by far. I have similar thoughts about the Floyd: - I honestly don't care for the early albums, though I like the Echoes song. The only one I listened fully is Meddle. - The big four (dark side to the wall) are great albums. I really love Dark Side, but The Wall is still number one to me. - The Final Cut is not nearly as good as it's predecessors, but way better to me than the albums that followed it.

I am pleased when someone who is not a Pink Floyd fan knows how to recognize the impact and legacy that this band has left in the world of music and the inspiration that it has been for many of the contemporary artists that we have today.

These band overviews are awesome

As a huge Pink Floyd fan, I was a little worried they were going to get torn apart in this video, and although I disagreed on some things, I enjoyed how objective this was. Great video!

Analysing Floyd from a modern perspective is a fool's errand. Yeah they seem a bit outdated in the context of modern prog and everything that the genre has done, but at the time no one could match them. Although I rarely listen to them, I'll always respect their legacy

I think this video made me realize just how different the wall can be taken depending on your own life experiences because for me it's a album about unbearable trauma and becoming more terrified of the world around you but that's probably because of me being someone with ptsd and I just took it differently but for someone who plays music professionally it may be taken as a record about musicians becoming more distant from what they originally wanted I think the wall is just so genius for how it tells a story that is so universal and can mean different things to so many people it just blows me away how differently you precieved this piece of art than I did

Please make a video about why you loved The Wall! I wasn't expecting you to like this album at all.

At the 3ish minute mark you mention the "jams". I used to play in a band called the Cunning Stunts. We'd play these gigs that had 3 sets and we'd jam for 45 minutes per set. No covers. just making it up as we went. This was in the mid 80s in Toronto. I'm the keyboard player and usually I'd just start something and the rest of the band would surefire it out. I get why Floyd did that. People actually like it. I'm sure the audience was high too. So were Floyd's audiences. That's very important to remember. I've played a lot of Floyd over the years.

I love the Animals album. The guitar in Dogs *chef's kiss*

I'm not alone after all. subscribed.

Damn Pink Floyd is so good Mike had to make a SSF video on their entire discography

I felt like this video could have been accomplished in half the time:)

David Gilmore might not be one of the top 10 best guitarists ever but I’d LOVE to see you write a single solo that’s more impactful than any of his. I’m a guitarist as well and I could never bring myself to say Gilmore is overrated.

this guy deserves more views

Great video. Any chance you could do this type of video for Steven Wilson? I'd love to hear your fleshed-out thoughts on his music

When I was younger I’ve always found Pink Floyd to be very tacky. Especially Brick In The Wall. However last year when we went into lockdown I became very interested in beterring myself in songwriting and somehow discovered love for Pink Floyd. Falling very deeply in love with music you previously hated is an insanely weird feeling.

I agree with you because Pink Floyd isn't one of those bands I feel like I need to listen to all the time. I think you have to be in a particular headspace to listen to Floyd. Like, if you wanna get high or just chill out and calm your nerves. But, I will say, I see why DSOTM is labeled the most iconic album of all time because of the musicality and the production. My favorite song is Great Gig because they brought in a singer (Clare Torry) who can wail. Like, every time I listen to her vocal solo on that track, she sounded incredible. It makes me wonder how many takes she had to do to belt and completely emote from her gut like that.

The Division Bell has some very interesting moments

Gonna listen to some Pink Floyd, been a while

The only reason I bare to have echoes on my playlist, is because one of the parts is so fucking good. being from 2:55 to 7:00 into the song. Also, pink Floyd is my most favorite band. Love them. But half of their music is disappointing too. Particularly before and after the waters era. Also, I know your interests and understand pink Floyd isn't your thing, but either way, your opinion is all I could ask for and glad that you delved in for a deeper look. Much respect. Enjoyed this video a lot

Yep, the main thing about David's feel is timbre. The tone and unique sound. However, there are two things that are his doing that also influence this. The bends and the vibrato. They're right on the money. Is he a guitar GOAT? Technically, no. Then again, people consider Slash one of the GOATs and in comparison David Gilmour is a guitar god. All that being said, if you listen to David on Marooned and don't get shivers from the first note, you have no soul.

Whether I agreed or not is immaterial. What stands out was the cadence of the video. It was gripping and thought-provoking from beginning to end. Well played.

As an early teenager my Dad had Meddle, Wish you Were Here, and Dark Side of the Moon on vinyl. He was copying them onto CDs so he could listen to them in the car and I was at his place when he was doing it and he showed them to me. That was about the only Pink Floyd I listened to, sure I knew the singles off The Wall but had no context for that, and didn't have them on my iPod at the time, only heard them on the radio. It wasn't until I left home to go to uni I went looking for the other Pink Floyd albums to listen to. I actually really like Echoes, and on one of the compilations albums they do have a cut down ~12 minute version of it which you might enjoy more. I actually really like Piper at the Gates of Dawn and the non-album single See Emily Play. Astronomy Denomie is probably the best song off that first record. Set the Controls for the Heart of the sun when they play live is absolutely amazing The Division Bell is a lot better than A Momentary Lapse of Reason imo, but yeah the tracks kinda blend into each other album and I get what you're saying about them being more bland than the rest of the catalogue. If Roger Waters wasn't such a dick I think they could have kept going strong in the 80s and might have produced some better records. I don't know if you looked into much about why Waters fired Rick Wright but it's pretty grim and was quite dickish. I feel bad for Wright as he got the short straw a lot of the time. Ironically though, as he was fired from the band, but was kept on as a salaried musician, he actually made money from the Wall tour The Wall to me is good, but I feel it gets a bit over hyped. I do like it and it's really good but I'd rather listen to other albums first. If you haven't listened to/watched Pulse. It's well worth it. I don't normally like live albums that much, but watching the DVD of it was fantastic. Listening isn't quite the same imo. For me my top 5 albums are: 5 The Wall 4 Wish you Were Here 3 Meddle 2 Pulse, specifically the DVD 1 Dark Side If I can't include a live album, then uh, maybe Piper slots in at 5, and bumps the rest up. I've noticed other people in the comments are saying Animals is good, I never really go into it. Maybe I'll listen to it this evening again and see.

Animals is a slow burn and it’s one of those albums that sounds better on subsequent listens. It’s the first album I ever actually found myself longing to hear again (when I was in basic training with no access to my music). I find “Dogs” particularly brilliant. The acoustic work is simple but tasty, that intro Dm9/Bb/A9sus4/Bb7 reminds me of a prototypical Opeth riff. The message of the song (culminating in being dragged down by your own weight) is the biggest “fuck you” to corporate middle management in a song ever.

You can sing Gilmour solos. You can't do that with soulles shredders.

Much respect Mike I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Pink Floyd….glad you did this!!! Peace!!

I love Pink Floyd (still do) and was excited when this popped up in my feed. I enjoyed hearing a different perspective. I agreed with many of the points he made on both sides. I think music serves different purposes, like food (junk food, comfort food, health food), and Pink Floyd, simple as it may be, fills a purpose. Just as Dream Theatre does. Just as ACDC does. Just as REM does. Bring it all!

This guy needs to be introduced to psychedelics immediately. None of these albums require hallucinogens to "Understand", "Love" or "Get" any of them, they stand on their own as brilliant albums. I was a massive Floyd fan long before I took my first proper dose of mushrooms and listened to all those albums. When I eventually did, once things began to get really weird visually, I started playing TDSOTM, (very loudly, surround sound) and by the time the cash registers at the beginning of money started, I looked over at the speaker to my left, and I literally saw the first few notes of the baseline coming out of the subwoofer, and continued to come out of the speakers and float up and across the room. It looked a lot like that clear 'Bullet-Time" visual effect from "The Matrix", just in the shape of my 10" subwoofer. I had never experienced anything like that before in my entire life. I mean it was the most incredible experience of my life up to that point. My second, and probably most significant Pink Floyd/mushroom adventure was a small get-together of myself and my three closest friends at the time. We all took A LOT (A bit too much) and I had planned for us to watch "Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii (1971)" from beginning to end. We did, and holy fucking shitballs... I think that's the experience that cemented Pink Floyd as the greatest band of all-time for me, and everything played in "Live at Pompeii" was stuff from "A Saucerful of Secrets" to "Meddle". They hadn't even made Dark Side by that point, I think there's footage of an early version of "Us and Them" they were working on in the studio in the film, but I don't think it was the entire song, or what stage the song was in at that point. I think also what became "On the Run" was born out of some of the footage of Roger smoking a cigarette and playing around with an early electronic sequencer/synthesizer. I digress... what I'm getting at is, these two moments stand out in my brain as two of the most important moments in my entire life. After being a die-hard Floyd fan for years, when I listened to it on Hallucinogens, I mean that was it. It changed everything, and not just with Floyd, with music as a whole. I'll ALWAYS be a MASSIVE Pink Floyd fan, I still listen to them all the time and I haven't tripped in years. I'm curious... does this guy like The Beatles? I get a "I don't like British people vibe" from him, or maybe just a "I don't like the music British people were making during the 60s - 1980" vibe. I'm not sure what the deal is there, it's very curious... -

PF is a band I won't turn off, but never "go after"' to listen to. The Wall is cool and all, but that's about where I'm at with them. They're fine.

A breakdown on their live shows would make a great vid.

Nice video, man. I don't agree with a lot of stuff you say/feel (I hardly ever find Pink Floyd boring, for starters, with some exceptions in their first albums), but it's a nice video. And as a guy who fell in love with Pink Floyd with The Wall, quite literally (I started hearing it, not knowing what it was and missing the first two or three songs, and dropped everything I was doing until the album was over... still not knowing what it was), I totally agree with your take on that one. It's absolutely brilliant. For me, Pink Floyd is a band to be heard very sober. There's no need for any extra suff... the music itself is quite enough. You just have to lie down, turn off the lights, close your eyes, and let yourself be carried away.