Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

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Rate This Album

5 - Best
38
27%
4
36
26%
3
28
20%
2
17
12%
1 - Worst
22
16%
 
Total votes: 141

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Re: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

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ZiggyZipgun wrote: Fri May 07, 2021 12:03 am
battra wrote: Thu May 06, 2021 11:35 pmOh, I enjoy it...

But it's like a medium well steak...

Could've been medium rare.
Your meat analogy just made me think of Kurt Loder's Pros and Cons review:

"The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking suggests several things. First, that the most important musical component of Pink Floyd is actually guitarist David Gilmour (whose latest solo album assumes new luster in comparison to this turkey)."
Huh.

I dunno how anyone could prefer About Face to Pros and Cons, but I also like Music From The Elder, so what do I know?
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Re: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

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battra wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 7:38 pm I dunno how anyone could prefer About Face to Pros and Cons
About Face is a lot more fun a listen for me. It's not always high art but "All Lovers are Deranged" is just fun for me. "Murder" is a Top 5 Gilmour song for me. And the rest is just pleasant.
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Re: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

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battra wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 7:38 pm I like Music From The Elder, so what do I know?
Good point.
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Re: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

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Kerry King wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 7:46 pm
battra wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 7:38 pm I like Music From The Elder, so what do I know?
Good point.
My favorite Slayer record is Diabolos En Musica as well.

That or Seasons....hard to say for certain.

I like unwanted toys.
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Re: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

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theaussiefloydian wrote: Sat May 08, 2021 7:46 pm About Face is a lot more fun a listen for me. It's not always high art but "All Lovers are Deranged" is just fun for me. "Murder" is a Top 5 Gilmour song for me. And the rest is just pleasant.
I usually only listen to half of the songs on that album, but I listen to those 5 songs a lot more often than anything that other guy put out. It mixes well with Harper and Gilmour's Unknown Soldier.
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My oh my do I live this album.
It's my third favourite Floyd album (behind The Division Bell and The Wall) and it is just great.
From the first chords of The Post War Dream (borrowing - or stealing - the melody from John Prine's Sam Stone... but they were friends weren't they?), down to the final line of Two Suns In The Sunset (the line I get this username from: Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we were all equal in the end), I see this album as an emotional ride that has never quite been topped. The Gunners Dream, The Fletcher Memorial Home and the title track never fail to bring tears to my eyes, The Heroes Return and Not Now John are two brilliant rockers, David's solo on Your Possible Pasts is just brilliant and the lyrics through out... just, woah.
10/10
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Ashes andDiamonds07 wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:20 am My oh my do I live this album.
It's my third favourite Floyd album (behind The Division Bell and The Wall) and it is just great.
From the first chords of The Post War Dream (borrowing - or stealing - the melody from John Prine's Sam Stone... but they were friends weren't they?), down to the final line of Two Suns In The Sunset (the line I get this username from: Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we were all equal in the end), I see this album as an emotional ride that has never quite been topped. The Gunners Dream, The Fletcher Memorial Home and the title track never fail to bring tears to my eyes, The Heroes Return and Not Now John are two brilliant rockers, David's solo on Your Possible Pasts is just brilliant and the lyrics through out... just, woah.
10/10
With The Division Bell and The Final Cut in your top three Floyd albums, you certainly have quite an interesting viewpoint on the history of Floyd! :)
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Re: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

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Ashes andDiamonds07 wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:20 am My oh my do I live this album.
It's my third favourite Floyd album (behind The Division Bell and The Wall) and it is just great.
From the first chords of The Post War Dream (borrowing - or stealing - the melody from John Prine's Sam Stone... but they were friends weren't they?), down to the final line of Two Suns In The Sunset (the line I get this username from: Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we were all equal in the end), I see this album as an emotional ride that has never quite been topped. The Gunners Dream, The Fletcher Memorial Home and the title track never fail to bring tears to my eyes, The Heroes Return and Not Now John are two brilliant rockers, David's solo on Your Possible Pasts is just brilliant and the lyrics through out... just, woah.
10/10
How it can be your favourite album of Pink Floyd? You have there just a little participation of Gilmour and Mason. Also totall absence of Wright.
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KwQ wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:43 amHow it can be your favourite album of Pink Floyd? You have there just a little participation of Gilmour and Mason. Also totall absence of Wright.
I loved this Pink Floyd album before I knew who did what. \:D/
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Re: Pink Floyd - The Final Cut

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KwQ wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:43 am
Ashes andDiamonds07 wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:20 am My oh my do I live this album.
It's my third favourite Floyd album (behind The Division Bell and The Wall) and it is just great.
From the first chords of The Post War Dream (borrowing - or stealing - the melody from John Prine's Sam Stone... but they were friends weren't they?), down to the final line of Two Suns In The Sunset (the line I get this username from: Ashes and diamonds, foe and friend, we were all equal in the end), I see this album as an emotional ride that has never quite been topped. The Gunners Dream, The Fletcher Memorial Home and the title track never fail to bring tears to my eyes, The Heroes Return and Not Now John are two brilliant rockers, David's solo on Your Possible Pasts is just brilliant and the lyrics through out... just, woah.
10/10
How it can be your favourite album of Pink Floyd? You have there just a little participation of Gilmour and Mason. Also totall absence of Wright.
I feel that it is the best one lyrically, the music sits very well with me, and it has my favourite David Gilmour solo (the title track and The Fletcher Memorial Home are tied for my favourite). There's also a bit of sentimental value to me. I do understand that the lack of Rick does remove the 'Pink Floyd Sound' (heh heh, get it?) but I do still really love this album