Having a Pink Floyd weekend

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Well... something I mentioned earlier, that I wouldn't be too ashamed to chase people in circles with. It's not prog rock but may very progressive classic drum n bass:

Sorry I missed this thread, but had to say my favorites are:

Umuagumma - I know everyone hates the studio portion, but I find it fun and inventive. Much more interesting to me than The Wall, which feels like watered-down George Orwell.

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - I like Syd's songwriting, and the similarities to Sgt. Pepper's and Their Satanic Majesties Request.

Saucerful of Secrets

Dark Side of the Moon

More

Meddle

These are all great cuts..have loved them along time.but do have trouble drawing a line between most any Floyd and
Beatles songs.

Thanks Jakki. It is more similar to The Rolling Stones album. But not worlds apart from "Yellow Submarine." I also think "Brain Damage" bears some resemblance to later Beatles, like Abbey Road.

Probably fifteen years ago I was working with a guy who was a huge Beatles fan and was talking about Revolver vs Piper at the Gates of Dawn, saying they were in the same studio and encouraged me to get both albums. Revolver wasn't bad but I still liked Piper more, and I think by and large because I liked the psychedelic elements which Pink Floyd had a lot more of.

My love for psychedelia had some hand as well in me checking out King Crimson who I've been listening to more of lately. The main albums I'd keep going back to were Islands and some of the tracks on Poseidon (particularly Cadence and Cascade). I'm realizing as well though - the three 80's albums were pretty good, and there are a lot of hidden gems between them.

I guess I might ask some of the old timers here who actually lived the early 70's or times adjacent enough where it was always in there air - are there any other groups from the 1970's who were doing things as psychedelics as Floyd's Saucerful of Secrets?

That was actually Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, not Revolver. In case it affects your view.

I get your point though, Floyd definitely had more psychedelic elements. I do think the structure of "Jugband Blues" was inspired by "A Day in the Life," however. They seemed to use the Salvation Army Band sections where The Beatles used the orchestra.

Anyway, I didn't mean to make such a firm comparison between Pink Floyd and The Beatles. I do think The Rolling Stones' album Their Satanic Majesties Request was inspired by Piper and what The Kinks were doing around that time, though.

TY, that probably is what he told me and then recommended both Revolver and Sgt. Pepper. No real impact though, I gave Sgt. Pepper a once-over, it was less my thing than Revolver was.

There was a technical music album , that was popular in the background , later in that time frame of those Beatles albums, called the Parsons project by Alan Parsons . Which reminded me of that same flavor of music.

I can see why you relate it. Alan Parsons was an engineer for Pink Floyd, and worked on Dark Side of the Moon.

As a fun piece of trivia, Dark Side of the Moon was also mixed by Chris Thomas, one of The Beatles' engineers. He recorded and plays harpsichord on "Piggies," for example. He also co-produced The Sex Pistols' album, among other things.

Wow…. I had no idea about those connections but as a read what you had written…It felt so obvious/ clear.
It was like a awakening…Between Dark side of the moon and the Parsons project..It feels so obvious, it’s like being struck in the head with a Rock. (So much for nice feeling coincidences) Should have figured it out for myself.
Thank you for those valuable bit of info. Concerning the sounds of a generation. Along with the Beatles albums.