templare

Clearly, he's someone who doesn't understand anything about music. One of their best. 5 stars...

Is this ugly? But "War Child" isn't UGLY either. This is fabulous, really just a hair's breadth away from the highest rating.

In my opinion, it deserves a spot on the podium, after "Aqualung" and "Thick as a Brick." Tracks like "Cold Wind To Valhalla," "One White Duck / 010 = Nothing At All," and "Black Satin Dancer" are spine-tingling. Besides... it seems unlikely to find one that doesn't measure up on "MITG."

Surely there isn't a track that isn't excellent. Personally, however, I prefer "This Was," "Stand Up," and "Songs From The Wood."

I would also like to mention the final suite Baker St. Muse, which, along with the title track, constitutes the pinnacle of the album, in addition to being a sonic summary of the entire work: divided into four predominantly acoustic parts that are occasionally interrupted by melodic and hard rock breaks... and then those irresistible harmonies... in short, a masterpiece that once again demonstrates how effective the Tull are, especially in the acoustic phase (the style on which the album is centered), which will later be revisited with Too Old... but in a much less effective way. However, I also want to say that for me Warchild is very beautiful and is part of the golden period, just like the band's giants. In fact, for me, their best phase is between '71 and '75, with Aqualung in first place, Tick and Passion tied for second, Minstrel third, and Warchild fourth. There, I've even summoned the kid in me, who enjoyed making rankings years ago, but it's pointless to mention how superfluous that detail is, especially since Stand Up and Songs from the Wood are also five-star albums, so...

IMHO Passion above all, then 1, 3, 4, and So.

no, no... five full, in my opinion the best of the Pinke

The most influential for sure. The best I'm not sure, maybe I still prefer The Piper by a hair (a hair of Barrett, of course).

I reported the vote you read. I believe the first one is spectacular. This one is slightly lower. So 4.5 repeating...

Zi zi, it sucks :D I was responding more than anything (all together, eh) to urlicht. For me, it's still a solid 5, but those are just details.

@hj. You're right, Piper is an amazing album, five holy balls for sure, thinking that it's from '67, it seems conceived by aliens. Saucerful, though, is more in line with my tastes; it might also be for sentimental reasons, it's the first album I ever heard and bought by the Floyd. You never forget your first love...-)

I, however, am very attached to these first two albums, Meddle and Atom. I’ve always believed – even though they are little gems – that TDSOTM and WYWH are inferior to the four I mentioned. The Wall, perhaps too overrated. And Animals, underrated. This is my opinion. Just to say... But with the Pinks, nothing is discarded. p.s.: From A Momentary... onward, I prefer not to talk about it.

Templa, I agree on EVERYTHING, but really everything. Piper is from 1967, it’s super ahead of its time, but Saucerful, from a certain point of view, is even more ahead (1968, not just yesterday), it gave birth to cosmic music (or at least contributed massively), so much so that it influenced the (extraordinary) German cosmic scene, not small potatoes. Two masterpieces, everything else up to "Animals" is still excellent. The live concert at Pompeii is awesome.

Look, it's like you read my mind. I often say that the sound of the live at Pompeii - and the first vinyl of Ummagumma - I miss it so much. I can't quite explain it, but that rich sound was fantastic.

A sonic apotheosis, indeed :)

Pink Floyd...
... and I've said it all!