Favorite album from this era

I say animals!

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i chose the wall, tough choise between the wall and animals, but the wall is THE WALL so i chose it.

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My vote is for The Wall BUT I have to say that my vote should go to ITAOT The Wall Live which is indeed from this era and which is by far a better rendition of the album!!! Otherwise it would be a tie between The Wall and Animals.

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I have to go with Animals simply because it was my first Floyd album , and remains one of my favourites.
I also agree with yannis , The Wall live is an excellent album , much better than the original version.

If ITAOT--the musically superior version of The Wall--had been on there, it would've changed my vote as well.

But given those three choices, I pick The Final Cut. Much more concise than The Wall, and while musically lacking in comparison to The Wall, it is lyrically superior, and DID have some good, angry guitar solos on it.

Animals--never did develop much of a liking for that album, except for "Dogs".

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WrightSatellite #1

I chose The Wall, because it is longer than Animals and is not as boring as The Final Cut.
I like Animals, though. I took me a while to get into, but I like it well enough now.

i vote animals but i too would have voted for ITAOT

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last orders please.

Do you think that was because Roger was kicking Dave's butt at the time

Out of those three, The Final Cut was the one I listened to the most when I got it. Also one of the three that I still listen to the most.

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There could be some venting of anger there, perhaps.

On Animals, I notice a certain lack of subtlety on the keys...almost the kind of angry feel of "Sysyphus". What particularly stands out is that loud, clanging glissando on "Pigs". I can imagine that done with a very angry look, while certain people's backs were turned.

I say all of this because I tend to vent a lot of anger into music, when I'm upset.

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WrightSatellite #1

i didnt know what too choose, animals is great (I like sheep! i think its the best song of the album) i chose the wall.
ive never heard the wall live.
give me examples plz... what is so different?

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The main difference is the feeling. ITAOT sounds better. And it has more music, more instrumental parts, more guitar and keyboard solos: the studio recording was compressed by the limits of the LP format. The guitar solo in Mother is mind blowing. And it has What Shall We Do Now, and The Last Few Bricks (an instrumental medley). It sounds much more Pink Floyd than the studio recording which in comparison sounds almost dead. The work of Rick Wright is great. ITAOT is far superior to The Wall.

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And Amen to that my friend

i read on this web site that on the concerts of the wall, wright wasn't officialy on the band, but he was the only one making money from the shows....

ive noticed something...
PF r much better on live shows!
ummagumma
pulse - most of the song r much better especially high hopes
and the wall.

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