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Wish You Were Here
My vote, I remember my dad playing me that and DsotM and I preferred the more psychedelic vibe for the former
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a masterpiece
My answer too. Dark Side is easier to get into, and I preferred it when I first heard both. But going back over the years I think Wish is the better record; I stay wanting to hear it.
Its a tribute to Syd Barrett and a little fuck you to the record industry (Have a Cigar). There’s a lot of emotion behind that album and that’s what I love about it.
Animals naturally
I found Animals to be the most difficult to get into, but once it clicked, it became one of my favorites. It’s a great album, but The Wall still beats it, in my opinion.
Dark Side of the Moon
The Wall. My favourite album of all time. There was a time I knew the entire album by memory
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
This and the Relics compilation are mine.
Does Pulse count? If not, I’m having a hard time choosing between The Wall, Division Bell, and DSOTM
Pulse is probably the best live album of all time! Run like hell and comfortably numb are maybe even better than the originals, and the entirety of dark side is on it!
I’ll allow it since if I could only listen to one PF album on a desert island that would probably be it.
Realistically, it’s Animals for me. Solid narrative theme, Roger Waters’ trademark cynicism at peak potency, great tunes.
But part of me also wants to play devils advocate and say The Final Cut? Okay it’s not the greatest album they made, but it feels raw and real and heartfelt in its own way.
(Yes I also enjoy Waters’ solo albums)
Final cut you can tell waters was just angry at society and the country that he felt betrayed him. It wasn’t the best album in terms of music or writing, but emotionally you could tell he was broken there.
The Wall is not only my favorite Pink Floyd album, it’s my favorite album of all time.
I was a music history major when it came out, and I studied it like it was a Beethoven symphony. I became convinced that it was a 20th century music masterpiece along the lines of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue or Porgy & Bess, Bernstein’s West Side Story, Rogers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific or Sound of Music, The Beatles Sgt Pepper or Abby Road, etc.
Almost 50 years later, and my opinion still stands.
BTW, Paradoxically, DSOTM is probably the greatest album of all time, from an artistic and influential point of view. I just think The Wall is a masterpiece.
100% agree.
Dark side of the Moon. One of my top albums overall too.
Atom Heart Mother
I have a soft spot for it, especially the eponymous track - but it’s not their best work, but the title song is a great one the way it crests up.
Obscured By Clouds. Right in the period when the band was all working together and just before they got pompous
You just sent me on a real journey. In high school if you’d asked me or my friends, we would have told you I was a huge Pink Floyd fan.
When I thought about what my favorite album was I realized all I really knew were pretty basic-bitch albums. DSOTM, The Wall, Is there Anybody Out There; and Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
Then I started thinking about how I could feel like such a fan and only have so few albums. Then I realized this was before music was pervasively available to listen to for free at any time.
I distinctly remember the day I decided I was splurging on The Wall double CD set. I’d been stalking it at the record store for months, but it was $30 in 1994 (that’s sixty-five inflation adjusted dollars in 2025!) so I’d kept passing on it despite desperately wanting it.
TL;DR: I’m old but now I’m catching up on some good music I’d missed out on
I’m old, too, and going back and filling in gaps in my music knowledge base, and listening to a lot of stuff I’ve been meaning to for decades.
However, I have also realized that my favorites have solidified, after decades of listening and deciding. Pink Floyd, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Who, Yes, Led Zep, and a few others have fought their way to the front of the pack.
A tie between wish you were here and dark side, with meddle a close second. I also love the wall.
That’s a really hard one.
Everything from Meddle to The Wall are absolute timeless masterpieces.
I never quite got how Pink Floyd managed to give every album such a unique vibe, they are not even remotely comparable and in different moods each one may be my favorite one.
Meddle is incredible. The atmosphere is great and Echoes is just something else. One of the very few 20min+ Songs i just have to listen to time and time again. I also love the Bass(es) in One of these Days.
DSOTM has an incredibly dense atmosphere and of course a few of the most popular songs like Time and Money.
I just love Animals. The more aggressive, more rocky sound has such an incredible power. Pigs (Three Different Ones) may be a great contender for my favorite song. I’m probably not as anti-capitalistic as many around here but listening to this song triggers the urge to burn down some estates.
Wish You Were Here is incredible again. Welcome to the Machine is another contender for my favorite song. Wish you were Here an all-time classic again.
The Wall is the climax. From an artistic standpoint it’s imo the best album. The dark and gloomy atmosphere combined with the theatrical drama is incredible. Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 and Comfortably Numb again very popular songs.
So… my favorite album is probably Animals as I’ve heard that the most but of course it’s a close match and in a year my opinion may be different.
The Wall Live in Berlin. The CD is awesome, the DVD, thanks to the cinematography simply breathtaking.
I love the album, but it stands to mention that this was a solo project by Roger Waters. Still, the lineup was stacked, and I loved the energy.
I had no idea it was a solo project, but now that you mention it, yes, it’s written big on the cover :) And yes, the lineup, the choir, the stage props, I just love it!
Pure Pink Floyd would be The Division Bell then.
