Childhood's End
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Childhood's End
Why the heck does no one talk about this song? It's one of my favorites. Discuss.
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Heh heh heh heh heh.Feeling Very Pink wrote:Just wait for Syd'sMadcapGirl to get on this!
I am SOOOOOO in love with this song. I mean, REALLY. This and "Wots....Uh, The Deal?" are PHENOMENALLY AMAZING and FANTASTIC and YEEEEEEEAH.......
Kinda funny this song should come up. It's somewhat the soundtrack of what has been going on as of late in my personal life. I just closed the last adolescent open door...a long lost love (the guy who even got me into Syd Barrett when I was 16)...a very sad tale indeed, leaving memories now where they are, and facing now the "harsh realities" of being a grown up. I have nothing left to hang onto from my younger days...."Childhood's End" indeed! Somewhat refreshing, but also sad. Onward!!!
I don't know why this song has never really been brought up. I guess I talk about it a lot in personal conversations. I ADORE IT. Nothing like starting a day out right, listening to "Obscured By Clouds" while drinking my morning coffee and basking in the glory of the gentle morning sun!!! A day that begins with a smile is often destined to be a wonderful day indeed!
Life is grand! "Childhood's End" is.........just, WOW! If I could only communicate what this song means to me, I'd be beside myself with joy, just to be able to find those words in the English language.
A tear now forms....yeah. That's life!
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One of the greatest ever...a precursor to "Time," even with the atmospheric beginning and Roger ticking away on his bass.
I agree with Syd's Madcap Girl that OBC is a great way to kick off a morning...the two opening instrumentals get your blood pumping and then Burning Bridges kind of takes the edge off for you. TGIIT...and W...UTD are two more of my all time favorite Floyd tracks.
It's a great album...in some ways a dry run for DSOTM and in some ways (largely because it's not as burned out in my mind) a better album...why do I have the feeling I'm going to have to justify that last remark?
I agree with Syd's Madcap Girl that OBC is a great way to kick off a morning...the two opening instrumentals get your blood pumping and then Burning Bridges kind of takes the edge off for you. TGIIT...and W...UTD are two more of my all time favorite Floyd tracks.
It's a great album...in some ways a dry run for DSOTM and in some ways (largely because it's not as burned out in my mind) a better album...why do I have the feeling I'm going to have to justify that last remark?
You shouldn't have to justify anything if it's your opinion.. it's certainly more 'raw' and less produced than Dark Side..mosespa wrote:It's a great album...in some ways a dry run for DSOTM and in some ways (largely because it's not as burned out in my mind) a better album...why do I have the feeling I'm going to have to justify that last remark?
It would be interesting for all of us if we'd never have listened to a single Floyd album at this point, and also know nothing about their past history. Then spend about 2 or 3 days listening to them all and come to a conclusion then about what's the best. Rather than spending years listening to hype and media opinion about certain albums - which may/or may not affect our opinions consiously or subconciously..
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true true true !!!Not Now Neil wrote:You shouldn't have to justify anything if it's your opinion.. it's certainly more 'raw' and less produced than Dark Side..mosespa wrote:It's a great album...in some ways a dry run for DSOTM and in some ways (largely because it's not as burned out in my mind) a better album...why do I have the feeling I'm going to have to justify that last remark?
It would be interesting for all of us if we'd never have listened to a single Floyd album at this point, and also know nothing about their past history. Then spend about 2 or 3 days listening to them all and come to a conclusion then about what's the best. Rather than spending years listening to hype and media opinion about certain albums - which may/or may not affect our opinions consiously or subconciously..
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