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theweightless Group: Members Posts: 604 Joined: April 2001 Posted: April 08 2002, 16:07 i know everyone have asked this many times...but anyway what do you listen? here's something i like too...but there's no comparing to mike dave matthews band pink floyd live john fogerty+(ccr) mark knopfler+(dire straits) chris rea gary moore phil collins+(genesis) offspring scorpions sting+(police) these are the ones i mainly listen...when mike's not playing in my cd -------------- ASMK Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: April 12 2002, 11:40 Right now I listen mostly to Mike's music as there's so much variety and great music that it keeps me happy. On ocassion i'll listen to Camel and Fairport Convention too. -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

theweightless Group: Members Posts: 604 Joined: April 2001 Posted: April 12 2002, 14:32 so much music outhere...i see that when i ask these questions...i have never heard about those bands/musicians. but i've got all the time to find out. -------------- ASMK Back to top

Man In The Rain Group: Members Posts: 405 Joined: April 2002 Posted: April 12 2002, 14:35 Badly Drawn Boy Cure Enya Mike Oldfield Paul Simon / Simon & Garfunkel Peter Gabriel Pixies Radiohead REM Smashing Pumpkins U2 very much dislike: Phil Collins Starsailor Stereophonics very disappointed with: pink floyd -------------- Hergest Ridge 165 - Ommadawn 038 - Incantations 243 Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1354 Joined: April 2001 Posted: April 12 2002, 16:06 how can you be dissapointed with Pink Floyd,as they have influenced every other artist you listed above? Back to top

Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: April 12 2002, 19:50 Pink Floyd is not Pink Floyd without Roger Waters. Hence, anything released after The Final Cut (which could be argued, was Roger's first solo album) has been disappointing. The Floyd will never recapture the glory days of 1973 - 1980 without Roger. Given Dave Gilmour's attitude towards Floyd in recent interviews, it's likely that Division Bell will be the last album of new material we hear from them anyway! -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1354 Joined: April 2001 Posted: April 13 2002, 10:42 Fair point,i think everyone agrees that the Floyd has never been,and will never be the same without Roger,also if Roger was still in the Floyd,and say David Gilmour left,again we would be saying that the Floyd is not the same when David Gilmour was in it.Which if you see Roger's new show,it is great,but it really does miss "The Gilmour Sound".But to make a statement that the Floyd is dissapointing i think is off the mark,it's difficult to asses a band that has not recorded anything new for almost a decade.i mean would anyone say that they are dissapointed with The Beatles?and how long is it since they last recorded.!!!!! Back to top

Man In The Rain Group: Members Posts: 405 Joined: April 2002 Posted: April 13 2002, 13:07 pink floyd influenced Simon and Garfunkel?...anyway, what i meant was that, i bought the Dark Side Of The Moon LP with an open mind and fully prepared for great things...and it just bored me, how anyone could remotely compare it to Tubular Bells or Ommadawn is beyond me...i'm sure that at the time it was 'revolutionary' but now it just sounds dated and tired to my ears, devoid of passion...apart from the sound effects, it sounds like any other bunch of corporate rock songs...i just find that they are held in such high respect by the common music fan, whereas Mike isn't really, and that Mike is infinitely, infinitely better than pink floyd...i would also dispute some of the other artists that i listed having been influence by pink floyd (Peter Gabriel? Enya? Pixies?) but if you like them then i fully respect and understand...they are just not my preverbial cup of tea!... Oliver -------------- Hergest Ridge 165 - Ommadawn 038 - Incantations 243 Back to top

theweightless Group: Members Posts: 604 Joined: April 2001 Posted: April 13 2002, 19:04 well i like more gilmours pink floyd...but that's just me. specially the division bell...great. -------------- ASMK Back to top

Man In Rain Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: Sep. 2000 Posted: April 14 2002, 01:46 what do I listen... (first = most often) 1. Mike Oldfield 2. Jean Michel Jarre 3. Scooter 4. Vangelis 5. Oliver Shanti Back to top

timshen Group: Members Posts: 684 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: April 14 2002, 05:08 Agree with Man in the Rain about Pink Floyd - I find them quite dated and boring now. I used to listen to them a lot (especially 'Obscured By Clouds' which probably is still be all time fave of theirs). Only Mike's music has had real long-term staying power with me. -------------- Expect Great Things. Attempt Great Things. Back to top

RichardT Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: Aug. 2001 Posted: April 15 2002, 17:20 Things like: Focus, Camel, Jan Hammer Captain Beyond, old Ted Nugent Satriani, Vai, Steve Morse, Shawn Lane, Jeff Beck Beatles, Queen, old Alice Cooper, Bebop Deluxe, The Producers SR Vaughan, Johnny Winter, Wishbone Ash Bill Bruford, Yes, ELP, Genesis around Seconds Out Larry Fast/Synergy k d lang, Rickie Lee Jones Grofe's Grand Canyon Suite Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite Lately - Elvis Costello, Gerry Rafferty Back to top

tubularbills Group: Members Posts: 528 Joined: Aug. 2000 Posted: April 16 2002, 00:08 Besides being a fan of MO's music, i like to listen to dance/club music. i prefer a lot of up-beat trance/techno/progressive music to other types or genres out there. i prefer music w/out words . -------------- Terrible, Wonderful, Crazy, Perfect. Back to top

Baggiesfaninessex Group: Members Posts: 682 Joined: Mar. 2002 Posted: April 18 2002, 19:11 qjamesfloyd - I was assessing Pink Floyd since the Final Cut, irrespective of whether they have recorded for 10 years or not, I personally have been disappointed with both Momentary Lapse of Reason and Division Bell... I consider them mediocre albums in comparison to earlier releases and will not heap praise on anything and everything, just because it carries the Pink Floyd moniker. Similarly, I have been disappointed with 90's releases of Yes, Genesis and ELP - all a far cry from their inspirational 70's peak! There are many new bands around now, who but for more publicity and less media contempt of the progressive genre, deserve much greater recognition such as, Transatlantic, Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Vulgar Unicorn, Magellan, Porcupine Tree and The Flower Kings. These have, IMHO, taken away the symphonic/progressive crown from the 'heavyweights'. -------------- “A dog is not intelligent. Never trust an animal that's surprised by its own farts.” - Frank Skinner Back to top

Thomas Andersson Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: April 24 2002, 08:34 hey, i like (in no particular order, and mr. oldfield excluded): camel caravan pink floyd jimi hendrix the doors supertramp dream theater/liquid tension experiment frank zappa the mahavishnu orchestra miles davis john coltrane bill evans boards of canada autechre aphex twin some stuff i've checked but didn't like a whole lot: led zeppelin (a few great songs) vangelis (1492 is great, but i can't stand some of his other records) genesis (yuck, i hate the synth sounds they used) jarre (this is boring) about pink floyd, i can't say i'm a big fan of roger waters. his lyrics are some of the best i ever heard, but in my opinion floyd's music sounded less inspired the more influence he had in the making of it (the wall and the final cut are the pf albums i enjoy the least, and waters' solo stuff is even worse). i find the division bell very enjoyable, and also momentary lapse of reason to a certain extent. gilmour and wright are as good as ever, "keep talking" and "high hopes" from the division bell are two of the best song i ever heard, by any band. and by the way, no one else likes zappa? i think he's worth checking out. he's not too far from mike's music, i'd say. Back to top

Man In The Rain Group: Members Posts: 405 Joined: April 2002 Posted: April 24 2002, 18:00 hi Thomas...could you recommend an album of Zappa's as an introduction to his music? As a fellow Oldfield fan, which do you think that I may like? Thanks for any advice!!!... -------------- Hergest Ridge 165 - Ommadawn 038 - Incantations 243 Back to top

Thomas Andersson Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: April 25 2002, 03:58 recommending a zappa album is quite difficult for me, since i was introduced to his music quite recently and have only bought a few albums since - this guy was pretty darn productive, with some 60 albums released :P both he and mike used humour as a common element in their music, perhaps zappa to a greater extent. also, zappa did quite a lot of instrumental stuff, with some of his more simple melodies resembling mike's. however, and this is a BIG however, zappa's music often has a jazzy vibe, something mike's virtually never has. but if you do like jazz, i recommend "Hot Rats" and "The Grand Wazoo" by zappa, they both have long instrumental passages and brilliant orchestral/brass arrangements. Zappa was also an excellent guitarists and these albums show that, although his style of playing is quite different from mike's. if you want orchestral stuff, get "The Yellow Shark" or "Orchestral Favourites", and if you want to have a look at his more humourus/satirical work, get "Apostrophe", "We're only in it for the money" or "Joe's garage". I'll get back to you when i've got my hands on some more of his records Back to top

qjamesfloyd Group: Members Posts: 1354 Joined: April 2001 Posted: April 27 2002, 05:06 T4,i do agree with you that from the final cut the floyd has not been upto stratch,A Momentary Lapse of Reason,should not have even been called Pink Floyd,but David Gilmour and friends,even though it did have a couple of good track's,but it also had some of the worst songs released by the Floyd,but i do think The Division Bell was a lot better,getting back to jaming together. But i do see your point. Back to top

oblique Group: Members Posts: 411 Joined: Mar. 2005 Posted: April 27 2002, 12:42 O.K. now guys...dont't you agree that a discussion like that is better held at a Ffffloydforum. Back to the original topic: ".....those are a few of my favorite things." And here they are: Afro Celt Sound System Dead can dance Deep Forest Delerium Faithless Leftfield Moby Oc Oio Terry Oldfield Michael Rother Sacred Spirit Stone Age Yello (and my favorite Zappa album is Tinsel Town Rebellion) -------------- "While we are alive we should sit among colored lights and taste good wines, and discuss our adventures in far places; when we are dead, the opportunity is past." - Jack Vance Back to top

Man In The Rain Group: Members Posts: 405 Joined: April 2002 Posted: April 27 2002, 16:47 thankyou for the info Thomas! - I think I'll start with the orchestral stuff, I love orchestral, classical, and jazz - maybe Zappa could become another of my favourites in time!!! Oliver -------------- Hergest Ridge 165 - Ommadawn 038 - Incantations 243 Back to top

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