Luca-LJ

I support Coolermaster. However, it's probably from this album that Vasco started to get worse and worse; still, it's a nice album and there are 2 or 3 beautiful songs.

"Wish you were here" has "Shine on you crazy diamond", for the rest it's an album without infamy and without praise (though it’s also true that "Shine on you crazy diamond" occupies most of the album, which significantly redeems it!). "The wall" is often cited as one of the most overrated albums in history, but I think it's one of their masterpieces! It doesn't seem like a predominantly psychedelic band, but who cares! There are wonderfully happy melodic insights and pretty deep content; I really like it a lot. "Animals" and "The final cut" are two useless albums. I won't deny that tracks like "Sheep" or "The Fletcher memorial home" are quite enjoyable, but, good or bad, the Floyd are dead here. "A momentary lapse of reason" is, in my opinion, the ugliest and most predictable album they've made, a collection of pop banalities draped in psychedelic rags just to show that the group is still "alternative" (it hasn't been since "The Dark Side"). It’s not the "pop" or the fact that the band is no longer alternative that bothers me, don't get me wrong, I'm not that foolish or superficial; I just say that this album was made quickly to commercially exploit the fame of the Floyd before Waters as a solo artist buried them, and this foolish approach negatively influenced the final product. "The division bell" is much nicer; just forget that it’s the Floyd and you can enjoy it comfortably. However, it's inferior to all the albums with Waters (and also to a large part of Waters' solo work).

I respect your opinion, but frankly, I just can't understand your point of view! In my opinion, the first one with Barrett and the second one with the "ghost" Barrett are truly masterpieces. The ones immediately following have some very intense moments but are overall quite confusing, as if the Floyd were searching for an identity independent of Barrett’s personality. Atom Heart Mother is "the missed opportunity"; you can perceive that there’s a grand idea behind the album, however, it wasn't executed well: the recording is poor, the orchestral performance during the suite is rough, and songs like "If," "Summer of '68," and "Fat Old Sun," while pleasant pieces (especially the latter two; the first one is a bit dull), are clearly fillers. The real essence of the album is the initial suite. I repeat, there’s a grand idea at the core, but unfortunately, the Floyd couldn’t bring it to life. It remains a great album (one of my favorites), but it could have been a masterpiece, and instead, it wasn't. "The Dark Side Of The Moon" is formally and technically magnificent! At the time, it was surely the pinnacle of what could be achieved in a recording studio, and for many years it was the benchmark of perfection. However, I believe there weren’t many ideas; this album lacks content, there's only the packaging. Still, "The Great Gig in the Sky" is one of the peaks of genius from Pink Floyd, and the rest of the album is enjoyable even though there’s nothing experimental left; it feels like watered-down psychedelia for office workers coming back from work.

Yes, but doesn't it seem normal to you not to play "The number of the beast"? I'm not asking if you like it or not; I'm simply asking if it seems normal to you not to play it.

I'm going

Is this the list of pieces? How disgusting! Thank goodness I saw them when they still had some dignity!

Let's hope for the best!

Speaking of quiet Italian voices recorded at low volume, also listen to "The Fletcher Memorial Home" by Pink Floyd around the two-minute mark: you can hear a voice saying "Excuse me, where's the bathroom?"
I've listened to the album but I don't have it and I barely remember it, but I think I liked it, now I'll try to get it somehow.

If you are referring to me, read the end of the review and you will understand the meaning of my comment. If you are not referring to me, read it anyway because it’s funny. Bye!

Well, the latest Maiden is exactly like the one before, they're just too old now.