Where should I start with getting into Pink Floyd? I've always wanted to but it's kind of different from what I listen to now

My personal favorite is Animals, its what made me fall in love with them, most people will say to start with wish you were here or darkside of the moon.

>>127148122 (OP)
What you posted

WYWH

I'm an NPC pleb when it comes to Floyd, I recommend Darkside or The Wall.

Listen to these albums in the following order:

Atom Heart Mother -> Meddle -> The Dark Side of the Moon -> Wish You Were Here -> Animals -> The Wall

Whether you choose to listen to anything beyond that is totally your choice if you just want to hear more music by them. Some of the stuff before Atom Heart Mother is interesting because you can hear them gradually fine-tuning their sound, but it isn't essential.

Listen to Piper. Syd Barrett was a genius, after him they became an easy listening band.

Just listen to the first two albums and a singles collection called The Best of Pink Floyd. (In some countries it's called Masters of Rock)
If you plan on listening to them after these recommendations, (And why would you?) listen to everything from the More soundtrack to Obscured by Clouds. Many people think that Meddle is the best out of all of those. (I do)
Also look for the movie soundtrack to Zabriski Point, as it has two Pink Floyd songs that never appeared on any of their albums. (Crumbling Lands, Heart Beat Pig Meat, and Come In #51, Your Time Is Up, which is an alternate version of Careful With That Axe, Eugene)
There is also a song that was originally released as a single, but has now appeared on a few compilations called Point Me To The Sky, which is worth checking out, if you can find it.

Many people will disagree with me, but anything released after Obscured by Clouds should be at all costs.
At that point, you should forget Pink Floyd, and start listening to Steely Dan.

I'd recommend listening to Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall first. Those are the two big albums. Then get into the other stuff. The Syd album is very different than the Roger Waters/David Gilmour albums.

>>127148218
Ah yes, Ummagumma, my favourite easy listening album

>>127148200
>but it isn't essential
LOL, Piper is more boundary-pushing than anything you mentioned

>>127148242
Already have a lot of Steely Dan on my playlist and Supertramp as well. My dad's always been in to Floyd so that's why i want to start listening too

>>127148313
What music do you like

Just listen to the first two albums and a singles collection called The Best of Pink Floyd. (In some countries it's called Masters of Rock)
If you plan on listening to them after these recommendations, (And why would you?) listen to everything from the More soundtrack to Obscured by Clouds. Many people think that Meddle is the best out of all of those. (I do)
Also look for the movie soundtrack to Zabriski Point, as it has three Pink Floyd songs that never appeared on any of their albums. (Crumbling Lands, Heart Beat Pig Meat, and Come In #51, Your Time Is Up, which is an alternate version of Careful With That Axe, Eugene)
There is also a song that was originally released as a single, but has now appeared on a few compilations called Point Me To The Sky, which is worth checking out, if you can find it.

Many people will disagree with me, but anything released after Obscured by Clouds should be avoided at all costs.
At that point, you should forget Pink Floyd, and start listening to Steely Dan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZVWrh_oiHo&list=RDwZVWrh_oiHo&start_radio=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sp_dMDC2eYM&list=RDsp_dMDC2eYM&start_radio=1

>>127148122 (OP)
Dogs. Whole album . Then listen to "stranded" THEN get into the rest. Don't forget to read.

>>127148122 (OP)
Meddle, TDSOTM, Wish You Were Here, Animals

>>127148341
Half of my playlist is taken up by Dire Straits, Phil Collins, Black Sabbath, Bobby Caldwell, CHIC, Chris Rea, EW&F, Eumir Deodato, Fleetwood Mac, George Benson, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis, KINO, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Queen, Roy Orbison, Sade, Stan Getz, The Doors, The Police, and TOTO as well as the ones i already mentioned, and the other half by doo wop songs, motown, old r&b and other random oldies one hit wonders

>>127148373
Whatever Shade You Prefer from the album Eclipse is the superior instrumental.

>>127148275
It's only necessary if you want to hear what they sounded like when they started out for historical purposes. It's one of the more overrated albums that was ever released. It's a dime a dozen as far as psychedelic albums from 1967 go. The English band Nirvana was more interesting.

>>127148373
>Dogs. Whole album .
Both discs?

>>127148122 (OP)
No way!! Atom Heart Mother is CRRRRRAP!
Dark Side, Piper and The Wall, in that order.

>>127148521
Yeah bro, you better start with the ones that are more easily accessible like DSOTM and WYWH. Their first album Piper is very experimental and different.

>people pretending Piper is on the same level or better than their 1971-1979 run
look people it's a cute album and serves as a nice break from their depressing stuff, but get real

>>127149355
Atom Heart Mother is amazing. It's a perfect blend of psychedelia, folk and prog.

>>127149355
I really don't see how you can like anything they did in the 70's and also like Piper.

>>127149411
Why not?

>>127149387
It was innovative and boundary pushing. Dark Side, Wish You Were Here and Animals are all basically just different versions of Echoes. It's no new sound.

>>127149411
they upstaged piper immediately with a saucerful of secrets too

>>127149435
>It was innovative and boundary pushing
Sgt Pepper, Revolver, Freak Out by The Mothers already existed so not that boundary pushing

>>127149463
Except it sounds different from the things you mentioned

>>127148122 (OP)
Division Bell

>>127149372
I disagree.
Oh sure, songs like Interstellar Overdrive and Pow R Toch might be a bit jarring upon first listen, but, for the most part, it's rather mellow, and even whimsical.
A lot of it reminds me of Donovan if he took a little too much LSD before entering the studio. (But in a GOOD way)

Best version of PATGOD is the British mono version.

>>127148122 (OP)
Here's an actual sane person take on this, dark side of the moon first, then Echoes from meddles (skip all the other songs on it), wish you were here, animals and then finally the wall.

>>127149443
I respectfully disagree.
ASFOS was the logical next step.
I always considered both albums to be book ends.
Even if Syd is only on two songs, his influence on the music is felt throughout the whole album.

>>127149388
Fat Old Sun alone is worth the price of admission.

>>127149490
Maybe because of how unbearably English it sounds. That aside, they were far from the first band to do that. They were pretty much riding on the wave of what everyone else was doing before they evolved.

>>127149594
>skip all the other songs on it
>skipping one of these days
pleb

>>127148200
Listen to these albums in the following order:
Atom Heart Mother -> Meddle -> The Dark Side of the Moon -> Wish You Were Here -> Another band. If you really want more start sid meming, and listen to the 60s stuff.

>>127149594
People act like side one of Meddle is way worse than it is. The average song on that side is as good as the white album. Not a high bar to set, but it's not bad by any means.

>>127148122 (OP)
Just take LSD and listen to dark side

>>127149850
Why do you feel the need to pretend that Animals isn't good? Does it make you feel special? You just look like a little bitch.

>>127150246
>>127149666
I wouldn't even say it bad, I personally like it but when people think pink floyd; they're thinking Echoes and for a new person getting into it, it's probably best to start on that song or on dsotm

>>127150246
All of Meddle is GOAT.
There are NO bad songs on it.

>>127150534
>seamus
>san tropez
let's not exaggerate

>>127148275
Piper is just a bunch of psych wankery

>>127150914
What the fuck is wrong with San Tropez? I'm so sick of people lying and saying that that song is bad. There's absolutely nothing wrong with it.

>>127151320
it's just disposable, inoffensive pap, kind of like Biding My Time
Roger isn't mr. laidback, he's cynical, bitter and dramatic. Mellowness doesn't suit him, that's more Dave's and Richard's style

>>127151364
So you hate Green is the Colour too then? There's nothing wrong with him having different sides of his personality appear in his songwriting. The thing that really gives me the ick is this new peace and love message he tries to pull at his shows now. It really doesn't look good on him at all and is akin to having a family member randomly decide that they want to be a nudist out of nowhere. The laidback songs are just a nice contrast to his usual stuff. If they were bad songs then that would be one thing, but they're not.

>>127148122 (OP)
>psych
saucerful
>b-b-b-buh my syd
everything piper does well saucerful does better
>prog
atom heart or meddle. People will say animals but I think its a rought forayinto what floyd sounds like because its a big departure from what they usually sound like. I also dislike Dogs
>just gimme their best work
wish you were here
>what about live?
live in pompeii. Its a great album in any category

>>127151670
>The thing that really gives me the ick is this new peace and love message he tries to pull at his shows now. It really doesn't look good on him at all and is akin to having a family member randomly decide that they want to be a nudist out of nowhere.
lol well he's definitely more of a "war sucks" kinda guy rather than "give peace a chance"

>>127149594
>skip all the other songs on it
ya - because One of These Days sucks so bad?

>>127148122 (OP)
It's so weird when people ask "where should I start with getting into [band]?" If you like the band, it probably doesn't really matter where you start.

If you want to find the best album, the advice is the same for virtually every band: start with the record right before their biggest hit. Then listen to the big hit. Then, listen to the one right after the big hit. Continue until bad noises come out of your speakers.

>>127150914
What, exactly have you got against those two songs?
They're good songs.
I don't understand why everybody trashes those songs.
They're nice, and mellow, and move the album along quite nicely.

>>127154321
Seamus is kind of shit to be honest. It didn't even have to be but they made it sound as shitty as possible seemingly by choice.

>>127154409

>>127148122 (OP)
animals
wish you were here
the wall
atom heart mother
and the big daddy: dark side of the moon

maybe listen in chronological order

>>127148164
>Darkside
the fuck?

>>127148275
how is boundary-pushing essential?

you tards are confusing OP
>>127148122 (OP)
>Dark Side of the Moon
>Wish You Were Here
these are the only essentials. decide for yourself where to go from here

>>127154552
Animals is as essential as those.

>>127154562
it's literally not. but it is top of the non essential list.

>>127154576
This is a retarded conversation but basically everyone knows that Animals is essential.

>>127154619
Yes, but only if it's the 8-Track version!
If it's not the 8-Track version, don't bother!

>>127154534
Because it's more unique therefore more worth listening to

>>127154635
Is it schizo hour already?

>>127154668
unique doesn't equal essential.

>>127154619
how is it retarded? everyone knows DSOTM and WYWH are the most essential.

>>127154668
That would make the Endless River essential.

>>127154724
I don't know why the fuck you're so adamant on dying on this hill. Animals is generally agreed on as one of their most essential albums if not the most by all except schizos like you. This conversation can no longer serve any purpose.

>>127154717
>>127154725
I'm sorry you got filtered by the genius of Syd. Now go listen to your easy listening Dark Side of the Moon.

>>127154771
Have fun listening to your obnoxious nursery rhymes, freak.

>>127154777
Those "nursery rhymes" were at least creative lol

>>127154893
The Dark Side of the Moon is more innovative than Piper by a large margin.

Not a huge Pink Floyd fan but how did they go from a 7 album streak of the most boring barely vocal art albums to making Dark Side of the Moon?

>>127155234
More like how did they go from actual experimentation and inovation to making an inoffensive radio friendly okayish album

>>127154700
I take it you're not familiar with the 9-Track version?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM2x5g-fGmE&list=RDbM2x5g-fGmE&start_radio=1

>>127155764
Actual experimentation? Any other prog rock album will be a thousand times more experimental, complex, and enjoyable to listen to than any of the early Pink Floyd albums. Dark Side of the Moon and a few hits on other albums are the only real things of substance. They made some of the best radio friendly songs that exist but they didn't even come close to making a great prog album.

>>127157029
>Any other prog rock album
Nice thing buddy but in 1967 when Piper came out prog rock didn't exist so it's stupid to compare it to albums that came out in the future. In 1967 there was barely anything more innovative.

>>127154753
proof?

>>127157083
Being first doesn't mean good. It usually means bad

>>127157029
i would say wish you were here is a great prog album sorry if it's too extreme of an opinion for you

>>127155234
Probably working their asses off for close to a decade. With each album they built on elements of what worked for the previous album and abandoned what didn't work. Doing that continuously got them to the point where they could make the Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and Animals.

Here's the order I listened in almost twenty years ago.

The Dark Side of the Moon -> Wish You Were Here -> Animals -> The Wall -> Pompeii -> Meddle -> Atom Heart Mother -> Ummagumma -> More -> Obscured by Clouds -> A Saucerful of Secrets -> The Piper at the Gates of Dawn -> The Division Bell -> A Momentary Lapse of Reason -> The Final Cut

I wasn't really thinking about what order to listen in, I just dived in based on whatever I found most intriguing at the moment.