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Originally Posted by Asterix
I agree that they are hard to compare. Why do we need to try and compare Pink Floyd and the Beatles? These are two of the great pioneers in rock music, they each did they own thing. I just bought Meddle on cd today and I haven't heard it in many years, but I clearly remember how amazing it is. It's a lot more underground, a lot more instrumentally oriented, than the Beatles ever tried to be with their simple pop tunes and mainstream approach. Listen to albums like Umma Gumma that Pink Floyd put out and you will realize that Floyd had the balls to do a lot of stuff the Beatles were afraid to come near. I say we leave this thread alone and enjoy the Beatles AND Pink Floyd.
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Try listening to
Piper at the gates of Dawn which was released on August 5th, 1967 and also listen to
Sgt. Peppers which was released around the same time ........ who's the real deal? You can tell from track one who the real innovators are......
A Nick Mason Quote: "Quotes
Nick Mason: "We were given Norman Smith by EMI, no arguments. So Joe
Boyd, our original producer, got written out of the thing. Norman was
more interested in making us sound like a classical rock band. It was a
bit like the George Martin thing, a useful influence to have. But I
think Joe would have given Syd his head, let him run in a freer way. We
spent three months recording it, which was quite a long time in
those days. Bands used to have to finish albums in a week, with session
players brought in to play the difficult bits. But because The
Beatles were taking their time recording Sgt Pepper in the studio next
door, EMI thought this was the way people now made records. We were
taken in to meet them once, while they were recording Lovely Rita. It
was a bit like meeting the Royal family."
Jesus I didn't realise Floyd were in the house recording alongside the Beatles....... now it makes sense where the "fab 4" got hold of their ideas for Sgt. Peppers from..... the studio next door.... The "underground" Floyd band... easy pickings.......
http://www.pinkfloydonline.com/discography/tpatgod.html