Pink Floyd: Worst to Best | Albums Ranked
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Time Codes
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Ummagumma
02:41 - More
04:29 - Endless River
06:17 - Final Cut
08:17 - Obscured by Clouds
10:04 - Momentary Lapse of Reason
11:09 - Saucerful of Secrets
13:24 - The Wall
16:05 - The Division Bell
17:18 - Piper at the Gates of Dawn
18:46 - Meddle
20:54 - Wish You Were Here
22:59 - Animals
24:50 - Atom Heart Mother
27:39 - Dark Side of the Moon - Hudba
My friend, your use of words to describe these albums is nothing short of art itself. Very bold, although understandable, to place the wall at #8. The Dark Side of the Moon has been so important to me and the lyrics have evolved as I grow old. Rather, I have evolved with the lyrics. Very well done video, my friend! Keep up the great work!
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@@classicalbum With pleasure, my man. You have a new rabid subscriber for sure. Passing on knowledge of great music and sharing what music means to use is a duty we have been saddled with. A badge to wear proudly. Cheers!
The Divisoon Bell was a waste of time soe was the Endlesss river!!!!!
@@michaelsalisbury1477 Marooned was pretty good track. Also the lyric:
So I open my door to my enemies
And ask can we wipe the ate clean
But they tell me to please go fuck myself
You know you just can’t win
No doubt a shot at a certain band mate. 😉
@@michaelsalisbury1477
Interestingly, I was in a bar one time, and some younger people, offspring of my friends, asked me what bands I liked.
(Which is only a step up from 'What's your favourite colour?')
After naming a few bands they'd never heard of, I said Pink Floyd.
They said that they quite liked The Division Bell, but didn't know much about the earlier stuff...
(I've heard The Division Bell probably twice, and that was enough for me.)
Animals was "...eclipsed by Dark Side of the Moon and perhaps overshadowed by The Wall..." Well played, sir!
Animals is leaps and bounds better than The Wall, in my opinion. I just looked at The Wall tracklist to refresh my memory, and I could fit the tracks I like from it on one side
@@docdeens4030 Ah yes - but I was more commenting on the puns!
The puns are great. But Animals can be neither eclipsed or overshadowed by anything. It’s the best Pink Floyd album.
@@monty2005
It's curious that, from reading the comments on CZcams videos, Animals is like Marmite.
You either love it or hate it.
Maybe hate is too strong a word for Animals, but until The Wall was released, it was my least favorite of my Floyd collection.
But then The Wall took that slot...
@@lazer2365 I agree about the Marmite thing. Animals came out a few months before I was born, so I can only remember The Wall coming out onwards (I remember being terrified by the video to Brick 2 when it was on Top of the Pops around Christmas ‘79). After I discovered DSotM and WYWH in my mums record collection around the age of 10 or 11, and Dark Side especially kicking off my PF habit, I went out and got the albums over yhe next few years (or got people to give them me as gifts). Animals was the last one of the big ones that I got, having always put it off because it only had five tracks. I can still remember the day I brought it home and listened to it for the first time. It was truly a WOW moment. I fell in love with the album the first time I ever heard it. It is my absolute favourite album, by any artist/band ever!
Having heard the 2018 remix of Dogs, it’s given me a second WOW moment. Pigs is my favourite track, so I can’t wait until the 16th to hear it. I just wish there were live recordings from the In the Flesh tour, like professional ones. I definitely remember reading that James Guthrie was asked to work on one show from that tour after the success of Is There Anybody Out There, but for some reason he felt he couldn’t do it justice, yet it’s said there are no professional multi tracks of any of the shows. At least we have Oakland ‘77!
As for The Wall, for me too it occupies my least favourite slot, at least of the Meddle onwards albums, but I had always wanted to see it performed live, and I was lucky enough to see Roger do it at Birmingham in an arena setting then again at Wembley Stadium. I have to say that was another WOW moment, especially at Birmingham.
I’d love to see all of Animals performed live.
Have you ever heard Live Frogs Set 2 by Les Claypool? It’s a fucking amazing set consisting entirely of Animals live!
When ranking Floyd albums, it's not so much "worst to best", rather from merely excellent to legendary.
I do not agree. Some albums are just decent.
Except they DO have their share of crap.
atom heart mother is the only one i'd classify as bad
I mean they have some eh albums. But yea a lot of their best stuff is very good. I think what’s so impressive isn’t the amount of good stuff (there are bands that have a larger amount of good albums), but just how good the good stuff is. They really have like 2 or 3 of the greatest albums ever.
Stop lying to yourself. Final Cut is pretty bad and Ummagumma completely sucks.
1 - Meddle
2 - Animals
3 - Dark Side Of The Moon
4 - Wish You Were Here
5 - A Saucerful Of Secrets
6 - Atom Heart Mother
7 - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
8 - Obscured By Clouds
9 - Division Bell
10 - The Wall
11 - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
12 - The Endless River
13 - More
14 - Ummagumma
15 - The Final Cut
I think this is accurate
Who really reads Rolling Stone reviews.. That magazine is a joke.
and has been for decades!
Dark side is like #35 they're on crack
Atom Heart Mother is fantastic. Just bliss.
I love Atom Heart, but it seems to get beaten up a lot out there...unfairly!
Atom Heart Mother is the most unterrated album from Pink Floyd. I like that it is ranked so high in this video. Although i rank AHM "only" on fourth place it is the Floyd Album I listened to the most.
But #2? Come on. That is absurd. The fact that the 1970 BBC sessions are superior across the board is reason enough to relegate the album to middle at best.
I believe that Pink Floyd regard Atom Heart Mother as an embarrassing mistake. Personally I like it a lot, and played it to death in my youth.
agree..I spent months listening to this one!
Animals is my favourite Pink Floyd album along with Wish You Were Here. I agree the Division Bell is a very underrated album in the Pink Floyd catalogue.
But Wish you werr e gere isPGs worst album with Roger W!!!???
But Wish you werr e gere is PFs worst album with Roger W!!!!!!!!
AND ITS.....HIGH TIME,CYMBALINE!!!
That jewel always gleams,never gets old..loved it since day 1..🍻✌️
I don't mind when I disagree with you because your reviews are so grounded and literary, and you never come across as cynical or scoffing.
Great to see Atom Heart Mother placed so highly. If I could only have one Floyd album, this would be it.
And if I were a good man, and I'd understand the spaces between friends.
Silence in the Studio!!!!!!!!
I heartily agree! I love this album! It's almost my favorite offering from Pink Floyd but then again just about everything from Pink Floyd could be be favorite album. Anyway, I really like the Funky Dung section.
Happy to see Atom Heart Mother get some love ❤
A great video. I like how you can still see (listen to) the good in your lower ranking PF albums.
So, so good to have Atom Heart Mother right up there. Nice one.👍
I really enjoyed this video - I never care what the actual rankings are on these videos, as long as enough respect is paid to the artist and what went in to making the recordings, and this video does more than enough of this. What I found most striking was how much there is to love even in the 'minor' PF records.
Your description of these albums is fantastic!
I’m so glad you had “the Wall” where you did👏 great list
Love your reviews. Pure class. Please keep going....
Great ranking of the Floyd albums. I am just about to embark on my Album week where i choose a band and listen to 7 of their albums. This was a great guide for me .
Classic content as usual. Thanks Baz
best three albums in a row floyd
animals
wish you were here
dark side of the moon
was lucky enough to see the band 5 times in the 70s best time ever
Wow! 5 times! A person would be lucky enough to have seen Floyd once, but five times.
But EWish you were here is PFs worst album with Roger W!!!!!!
"Animals", my personal #1. I never get tired of listening to this album once or twice a year.
Only once or twice a year? I listen to this album at least once or twice a month.
Once or twice a year? That's as often as I watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I listen to that album as often as I can
@@alonsoarana5307 He probably listens to other music too :)
@@johnharrison9685 He probably isnt locked in listening just one good band when there are countless of others that are at least almost as good.
@@johnharrison9685 once or twice a month? I listen to it once or twice a week
Nice to see 'Piper...' and 'Meddle' that high up :-)
The Division Bell never did a lot for me.
'Atom Heart Mother' over 'Wish You Were Here' and 'Animals' is a brave move...
Yes I know... but it is an album I love. I think people should just see these lists for what they are, an individual expression of personal taste.. I always say, the most important thing is we are all listening to the music albeit in a different order
@@classicalbum fully agree.
In my twenties I was - like many music fans - rather obsessed with lists and rankings, but nowadays rather share the view that a ranking is rather impossible, or more of a basis to discuss individual opinions.
Brave indeed. Not too many Floydists would ever in a million yrs put Atom Heart ahead of Animals and WYWH
@@corkydukeII5898 btw, nice user pic ;-)
@@murdockreviews Hehe Looks like someone's an A-Team fan : )
Great in depth overview and ranking of Pink Floyd studio albums
My top 5 ranking
1. Dark Side of the Moon
2. Wish You Were Here
3. Animals
4. Meddle
5. The Wall
Exact same top 5 as mine 😁
No doubt about it, the 1970s was Floyd's decade.
this review is very well thought out. you earned a like and a subscriber!
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I love your vocabulary and ability to beautifully articulate your opinions. And I appreciate that you ranked DSOTM at #1. Some Floyd connoisseurs are afraid to praise it in fear of conformity.
Just discovering your channel. I enjoy your reviews. Well done.
While I consider "Animals" to be PF's best album and it's most listenable, especially over time, my favorite PF album is "The Wall". Right album at the right time for my teenage self in '79-'80.
Thanks, Barry.
P.S. "Acid-drenched Cheshire Cat".....I gotta find a way to work that into a conversation :-)
You have made the correct best assessment.
Me too. Class of 79. This was our class album of the year.
I probably wouldn’t agree with your ordering but that’s the beauty of this sort of thing isn’t it.
Great video, new follower here!
Thanks for the sub!
Brilliant video again Barry & my own top 10 Floyd albums are...
1 - Animals
2 - Wish You Were Here
3 - The Dark Side Of The Moon
4 - Meddle
5 - Obscured By Clouds
6 - The Wall
7 - The Division Bell
8 - Atom Heart Mother
9 - More
10 - A Saucerful Of Secrets...
I'm giving you a 'like' for your top-5, Stevie - probably my top 5 albeit not necessarily in the same order (but you'd never get any two Floyd fans agreeing that). A special thumbs-up for including the hugely under-appreciated OBC in your top 5 - full of excellent focused songs, great guitar playing, a few atmospherics, and, hell, I even like Rick Wright's love song Stay. Peace.
Strange, it seems to have become modern to rank ANIMALS at number 1. When the Album came out 1977 everyone hated it - and I hated it too (I was 12 years old then). Today I like it more since i understand the meaning of the album better today, but musically it is definitely not one of the best.
@@martinrasinger6306 Yes, I think you're right, Martin, Animals has generally gained in appreciation over the years. I would have it as high as a top 4 or 5. Still Dark Side at 1, for me, though.
@@tonyanderton3521 Hello ! I also made a ranking here. THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON is also my number 1. Animals at 6.
@@martinrasinger6306 Thanks, Martin. Yes, of course; Dark Side remains their best. All the best.
Brilliant video. How is it you don't have over a million subscribers is beyond me. Keep up the good work.
Wow, thank you! Share this video and I might be on the road to my first million...
@@classicalbum Count on it!
I really appreciate that you addressed A Momentary Lapse of Reason 2019 remix. Completely changed my listening experience of that album.
Thank you so much. I have heard all their albums to death so it was nice getting your opinion on them.
brilliant as always. "Languid" is the perfect adjective for Nick Mason's drumming. Also loved the Cheshire Cat reference. Every time i listen to you i think "i would love to chat over a beer with this guy"
i just wartched your solo pink floyd video and this video back to back....so great indeed....and your reviews of each album are brilliant....i love that you mentioned cymbaline, my favorite floyd song...ironically two of my favorite albums, endless river and final cut, made it on the low side of your list but that's cool...they are almost like richard wright and roger waters solo albums...animals and dark side are also a must for me...with those four i could be happy....peace and dark sides of the room always...rocky
Great ranking, Barry. An awesome pick for number one. Great to see Atom Heart Mother up there. My personal favourite Floyd album is Wish You Were Here.
'The Dark Side of the Moon' is definitely my favourite PF album; in fact it is a very serious contender ( along with several others ) for the title of ' The Best Album Ever ' IMO.
The fact that you have the same Top 5 as me is awesome. Mines a different order:
1. Wish You Were Here
2. Meddle
3. Animals
4. Dark Side Of The Moon
5. Atom Heart Mother
Thank you for commenting. Do check out my other pink floyd content.
The Wall behind Division Bell? Really?
The Wall should be top 5 easy.
I do like where you put A Momentary Lapse Of Reason though. That album is better than a lot of people say.
The Wall is way better I agree.
Even better since 2019
I'd agree that A Momentary Lapse of Reason is decent. On the Turning Away is probably my favorite, and Learning to Fly would be second. I would put it somewhere around The Wall overall.
@@jah9253 I agree. Just behind The Wall for me
Absolutely love your reviews, especially the Pink Floyd reviews, being a big fan myself. I would personally put 'the endless river' a much higher ranking in the list, but the others on the list I definitely agree with. Keep it up
Thanks for this. It will help me get into Pink Floyd, as I’ve only really listened to Dark Side of the Moon. A band with so many albums can feel a bit overwhelming to get into, but these videos really help to learn about complete discographies.
You should take advantage of the opportunity to introduce yourself to them chronologically.
@@justinodum2400 thanks 👍🏻
I am not the biggest fan of Pink Floyd but I think this is a great review. I am probably one of the few that loves "The Division Bell". I still listen to that album quite a bit. It has an emotional feel that just sets it apart from many albums. I think it is one of the best albums ever. Keep up the great reviews.
Fascinating, I learnt a lot here, thanks so much
Glad you enjoyed it!
Maybe I'm nuts. But I've always thought Division Bell is a superb album. My third on the list.
You aren't Nuts.
Thank you for heading the list with DSOTM. Like the many, I know the album off by heart but am still captivated. I remember the time and place of first listening, Gateway boys school, Leicester, in the crypt under the headmasters study. Spending all of my pocket money at Revolver records in the market place as I gazed at the "in store" display that linked up the album covers on every wall as Wayne took my cash and sent me on my way.🌑
I agree with this list, however, I would swap Wish You Were Here with Atom Heart Mother. Also, I realize that The Wall is Waters' Magnum Opus yet three of its best songs were co-written with Gilmour.
Very cool analysis. I would have ranked Wish You Were Here higher, but it’s not my list. Fascinating to hear your personal reasons behind you rankings and some information about the Pink Floyd that I didn’t know.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I don't suppose there would be many Pink Floyd fans would agree totally with ratings here. Doesn't matter, all their albums are there to enjoy, l did agree with one thing said, DSOTM is my favourite album too. EVER!! 😄
This is an absolutely brilliant video, filled with such genuinely great commentary and review, superbly dissecting each album and giving a clear and concise talk through of them. Wonderful. Man, you’re very good!
My top 3 Pink Floyd albums would be;
1 Dark side of the moon
2 Wish you were here
3 Piper at the gates of dawn
Really though, such a great band and so many amazing albums
Best wishes
I find The Final Cut to be more of a reflection of my life afflictions than any other of their albums. The Final Cut has been one of the albums that make me cry every single time I listen to it and I always recommend it to others. It is one of my favorite albums by Pink Floyd and I don't find any post-Waters production worth musically or content-wise, except for maybe a couple of songs from a couple of albums. I have spent entire months dwelling in The Final Cut. I find it has one of the most dramatic abrupt nuances in the entire Pink Floyd catalog. And it requires tremendous sensitivity and tremendous fortitude to listen to it. No other album requires this type of self-check and mental preparation from the listener. David Gilmour does an amazing job where he contributes in it and I love the sax player's contribution as well. The lyrics are superb, touching, painful, deep. They tear the soul like no other album does.
Opinion aside....
Totally agreed, personally tFC is my best Floyd album.
dude you are better than any rock journalist ever
Thank you for ranking Atom Heart Mother so high.....I always loved that album Strange that Waters and Gilmour are so negative about that album
I like the way you say you have an obsession with bootlegs 1970-72/3. Me too! I think they are the best years when the band stretched out without thinking of the next concept etc. I recorded the John Peel show with Fat Old Son when first aired. The embryo came next followed by One of these days and finally Echoes. What a performance!! Really enjoying your channel. Thanks
Great show once again. Some of these Floyd albums are frustrating but the descriptions here are well thought out.
I've just been binging a few of your videos. Really like the channel and your eloquent explanations, you're definitely doing your research and it shows. But oh my god we have some strong disagreements! I spat my beer out when I saw Dehumanizer so low on your Sabbath video and now seeing Atom Heart Mother so high made me do it twice within an hour.
I loved that you speak as a true fan of the band's work. Congrats, mate!
I feel exactly the same you do about the 2019 mix of A Momentary lapse of Reason. For me, it just became a true Pink Floyd album and I could finally enjoy all of those beautiful songs such as Terminal Frost or Yet Another Movie. Rick's keyboards from live performances and Nick's rerecorded drums just gave it that "timeless" feeling.
Here's my ranking:
1 Dark Side of The Moon
2 The Division Bell
3 Wish You Were Here
4 Meddle
5 The wall
6 Animals
7 A momentary lapse of reason
8 Obscured by clouds
9 Atom heart mother
10 The final cut
11 The endless river
12 A sarceful of secrets
13 Piper at the gates of dawn
14 More
15 Ummagumma
Putting the wall 8 is mad. Very bold people will be coming for you 😂. Well done for having your own opinion and not going off what others think though 👍
I agree with the sentiment that “The Final
Cut” is essentially a Roger Waters solo record. But if that is so, then we need to consider “A Momentary Lapse of Reason” as being a David Gilmour solo record, and in my view “The Final Cut” is vastly superior, and it didn’t need remixing.
So is "Animals" and "The Wall" are Waters' solo albums really.
Animals>The Wall>Momentary Lapse of Reason>Final Cut in my opinion.
@@vicinvesta8349 Comfortably Numb, Run Like Hell, and Young Lust are all co-written by David and they are the best songs on the album.
@@ChiefXuligan Gimme a break. David contributed to 3 songs. Awww..... So cute.
@@vicinvesta8349 I'm aware that those albums have been created under Roger's supervision, his lyrics are great. However, especially David's and Rick's musical work on "Animals" is incredible, so I don't think you can tell it a Waters solo album. Also, the musical pearls on "The Wall" shine because of David's musical work. When you compare "The final Cut" to Water's real solo albums you can clearly hear, that it has only Floyd in the name, all the great influence of the other band members are missing (unfortunately) - no comparison to "Animals" or "The Wall"!
...love your channel...
Glad you enjoy it!
Interesting as always. Good job of mixing all the eras and personal opinions. With most rankings of Pink Floyd it is often clear which of Gilmour or Rogers (or even perhaps Barrett) they prefer. Here it is not 100 % certain.
You are superb! Such wonderful videos. Your voice is perfect for broadcasting and there’s such broad depth to your knowledge, vocabulary and use of phrases. Impressive
Absolutely agree on your pick as best Floyd album. And hard to disagree with it being the greatest album of all time. Great album. Great band. Great video. Cheers. More more more! 👍👏
At last someone who agrees with me about Atom heart Mother, hats off to you sir I may not agree with your placing of meddle but your top 3 are spot on, in my opinion
This is a very bold best to worst list. Interesting in that I am not sure many others would agree with you, but your reasons for placing the albums where you did are well documented! Well done! Like Rush, I think that there are supporters and detractors for almost every album, which makes those bands so interesting. I wouldn’t argue too vehemently with you about any of the placements except for placing The Final Cut so low and The Division Bell so high. However, I realize that I am in the minority. Thanks again for the great discussion on a fabulous discography.
An articulate, well-reasoned and fair assessment. Thanks. It’s so refreshing to see Atom Heart Mother ranked so high.
Enjoyed your ranking Sir, fantastic channel. The Floyd to me, are true pioneers of psychedelic rock.
Dark Side of The Moon is a perfect album, it continues to withstand the test of time.
I realise that I'm late to the party by two years but it's taken me around a month to work up the courage to view your thoughts given the honesty that I have appreciated in your reviews. I am pleasantly surprised by your list although, as predicted, I'd rank The Wall higher, but I was 18 when I bought it on the day of release and I loved it, still do. Like you, and possibly all other Floyd fans, Dark Side is my number 1 favourite album and I only bought it in '76 at age 15 when I was also discovering punk whilst still appreciating other genres like glam rock, early hard rock, reggae, ska plus music by Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, ELO, SAHB, Ian Dury and the Blockheads et al. Interesting and thought provoking video. Thank you. ps if you ever do an ABBA review I'll consider unsubscribing!
Another review of the wonders of the english language..from someone who must be amazingly articulate...the l s d cheshire cat had me in stitches.dark side of the moon followed by meddle are my favs.
The live disc with Ummagumma is my favorite. Love the lyrics to Set the Controls.
Agree totally with The Wall comments. Excellent video. Thanks.
Love the vocabulary you used to describe the albums.
Thank you
First time listener and subscriber...while I may not agree with the rankings or some of the opinions, I enjoyed the analysis and descriptions, especially the more technical instrumental factors. One thing I don’t get from a lot of album reviewers and I think is paramount, is “what kind of overall mood does this album invoke?” Because music is largely about moods and emotive reactions. Edit: the pic of Syd at the end was unexpected and made me suddenly a bit weepy...
Hi.. Thank you for subscribing. We all have different opinions about music and would rank things differently. The most important thing, I think, is that we are listening and discussing this great music.
@@classicalbum Absolutely!
Loved this, very interesting listing and enjoyed listening to your take on each of the albums. I certainly agree Ummagumma is their worst album, but my favourite is Wish You Were Here.
Fantastic. Your knowledge of music and command of the English language are outstanding. Thank you.
I think your ranking is really good. I agree that the wall falls roughly where you placed it. An unpopular though I know. Loved Division Bell but I had to get there over time. Dark Side of the Moon was a spectacular change for them and a first in many we approached to rock music. A classic and the album that changed my life with music.
Roger Waters sounds a lot like Donald Trump: In October 2016, Waters arrogantly announced:
"We are going to take a new show on the road. The content is very secret. It’ll be a mixture of stuff from my long career, stuff from my years with Pink Floyd, some new things. Probably 75% of it will be old material and 25% will be new, but it will be all connected by a general theme. It will be a cool show, I promise you. It’ll be spectacular, like all my shows have been."
Wow, that's better than Alec Baldwin. Bigly.
We’ll just like Donald Trump, he deserves to be that arrogant. After all he has achieved, I think he can confidently say that it is going to be a good show
I’ve always thought Division Bell is brilliant, and I’m a Waters fan.
I agree Division Bell is brilliant, but I'm not a Waters fan.
The most perverse part of your sentence was the second half (the admission that you are a Waters fan).
Imagine being a Pink Floyd fan and hating Roger Waters
Also Amused To Death >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Division Bell
I want to like the division bell...I love waters and Gilmour...I love momentary lapse of reason and the final cut...I know people like it and most like it more than momentary...I just never felt the songs had any life to them..im currently listening to it on regular rotation hoping it had grown on me..
Found your channel today after watching The Wall film for the first time, i’m only just getting into rock, loving pink floyd at the moment, like nothing ive ever heard
Welcome aboard!
Very well expressed and understandable listing. I would only switch around a couple of entries and yes, the wall would be higher lol. I also get a lot of grief as I would have Reason/Division Bell as higher up but the thing that struck me overall is the sheer quality and variety of the catalogue as a whole. For all the band conflict they certainly produced a lot of groundbreaking stuff, just wish they had enjoyed the journey more, they all deserved a lot for giving us this music.
My 2 favorites are Wish You Were Here and Piper at the Gates of Dawn. They both represent Floyd's 2 major lineups flawlessly, and are thematically linked in that WYWH is largely about Syd's fall into the abyss of insanity. Awesome list my friend.
Finally, I find someone else who sees Atom Heart Mother as I do.
Great to see a high appreciation for Atom Heart Mother (“Summer ‘68” in particular is one of my favorite Floyd songs) and of course I would probably agree with you on Dark Side being a top favorite - either that or Selling England By The Pound from Genesis is my all time #1. My ranking:
1. Dark Side Of The Moon
2. Animals
3. Wish You Were Here
4. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
5. The Wall
6. Meddle
7. Atom Heart Mother
8. Obscured By Clouds
9. A Saucerful Of Secrets
10. The Final Cut
11. The Division Bell
12. More
13. Ummagumma
14. The Endless River
15. A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (I haven’t heard the 2019 version yet though - I’m intrigued!)
You come up with such great expressions of review: "looms over it like some acid drenched Cheshire cat". That is very picturesque.
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I can understand ranking The Wall low, but not lower than Division Bell.
I agree with one of your points. I can’t understand him or anyone ranking The Wall that low. I do agree that it’s a lot better than The Division Bell though, that is actually bordering on embarrassing
The Wall is far from my favorite Floyd album. But it is heads above anything that Floyd did post-Roger Waters.
@@christopher9152 Of Course
It's just one person's opinion
I cannot understand why the wAll is low. Best PF album.
Great video! Have to admit I disagree with your placing of Obscured by Clouds, but then it's my favorite Floyd album, so I'm a little biased. But, hey that's what makes these videos so interesting :)
Top 5:
1. Obscured by Clouds
2. Wish you Were Here.
3. Animals..
4. Dark Side of the Moon.
5. Division Bell.
Hello. Very good and interesting ranking. Agree in general but:1 I would put endless river at the bottom 2. I would rank the wall and division bell lower and obscured by clouds and piper higher (piper is perhaps the most influential pf album) 3. I prefer meddle besides atom heart at number 2. Thanks stay safe
Top Rank:
Dark side
Wish you were here
Animals
Meddle
The Wall
Atom Heart Mother
Obscured by Clouds
Ummagumma
Division Bell
Momentary lapse
Piper
my top ten: 1- Animals 2- Meddle 3- Dark Side of the Moon 4- Atom Heart Mother 5- The Wall 6- Saucerful of Secrets 7- Wish you were here 8- More 9- Piper at the gates of dawn 10- Final cut
The Wall may be #8 or higher on many people's all time album list. I dont understand that ranking but I appreciate your work and love the channel!
I find myself listening to "More" more (ahem) than, dare I say it, Atom Heart Mother and Obscured by clouds. On the other hand I haven't listened to Ummagumma (completely agree with your pronunciation) for about 15 years. I quite like the more "bite-size" experimentation on More and love the pastoral aspects you pick up on, crossed with the harsh (Nile Song and its later reprise in "Ibiza Bar" - two of the heaviest tracks Floyd ever recorded). Perhaps the discipline (whatever it may have been) of writing for a film helped focus the noodling just a bit?
Fantastic ranking/reviews! Very well put and interesting takes. My top 5: DSotM, DB, WYWH, Animals, Wall. It’s oddly refreshing to see someone else unafraid to say how great Dark Side of the Moon is. It feels like so many knock it down because of its popularity and how cliche it is to say it’s a masterpiece. But this is one of those cases where the hype is very much earned. I rarely throw the word “perfect” out about any piece of media/art. But it truthfully is the closest thing imaginable to perfect to me.
I agree.
Atom is my fave. It's got spooky bits, religous sounding choirs and I think the first extended Gilmour solo where we hear the fantastic melodies he can create, backed with a funky rythm which is developed in Echoes. And then there is Fat Old Sun...........WOW
It's always interesting to hear the opinions of fans who really put some intelligent thought behind their choices - people who absorb an album like a novel. I disagree with you on some of your choices (AHM), but applaud you on others (The Wall). Nice job sir. Piper, More, and Obscured by Clouds are my favorites but if we all had the same tastes what a boring world this would be.
Agree highly with the Atom Heart Mother placement.
Solid list, sir. Pink Floyd is my favorite band, and when I rank the albums, I really need to split hairs. I believe any one of them could make a case for number one. I've seen people rank Ummagumma, More, Atom Heart Mother, or even The Final Cut as #1, and although I wouldn't do the same, I believe them. Each album is different, unique, and great in its own way. Keep the great content coming!
Piper forever 🌈. They were never more creative or far out as on that album. Interstellar Overdrive is an experimental masterpiece and the rest of the album is so playful and dreamy. Syd was just wonderful. You can certainly hear his influence on Roger in songs like Brain damage and pretty much the whole of The Wall is very like the Mad Cap Laughs.
Thanks again Sir. Where can I order one of those classic T-shirts you're wearing ? Maybe I'll wear it at the show when Roger comes to Nashville in August. Later........
There is a link to the T shirt under the video. Look for merchandise.
Great list, awesome to see someone giving Atom Heart Mother the respect it deserves. I have the same top 4 just in a different order, for me it’s
4. Wish you Were Here
3. Atom Heart Mother
2. Dark Side of the Moon
1. Animals
That's awesome!
evidence of your captivating delivery style is that i watched this highly entertaining and informative video of a band that i have never enjoyed. I think i was the only university student that had this opinion of the band so i hid behind my 'wall' of Caravan and Budgie albums.
Love your list. Similar to mine. Final Cut too high on the list and Saucerful too low. To each his own.
My list:
15. The Final Cut
14. More
13. Momentary
12. The Endless River
11. Ummagumma
10. Obscured
9. The Wall
8. Atom
7. Division Bell
6. Piper
5. Animals
4. Meddle
3. Saucerful
2. Dark Side
1. Wish You Were Here
No slot is etched in stone but this pretty much makes up my list.
This is the most complete and accurate review of the best band in the History of Rock. I agree with almost all with the exception of The Final Cut. For me it would be in position 6 of my favorite albums. Keep the good work, mate.
Interesting comments about The Wall. Another Brick had a profound effect on me as a 9 year old when it came out as a single, I've been a huge PF fan ever since. I've also always found that the last 1/4 of the album looses it's way.
Interesting commentary; I’m shocked that “The Wall” didn’t even crack your top 5. I don’t care for it that much myself, but I expected it to rate much higher. I’m also surprised that you had “Animals” ahead of “Wish You Were Here”, my favorite PF album. It looks like I have some deep diving to do into some of the other albums I’m not familiar with at all.
Animals is very good, but Wish you were here is my fav Floyd album.
@@Scottlp2 mine too.