Pink Floyd's Must have songs?

[fustercluck]

Just getting into Pink Floyd lately (better late than never) and have liked what I've heard. I didn't like all the Pink Floyd stuff I've heard though, not that i expected too. So far I've added to my collection:
Speak To Me/Breathe
Brain Damage
Money
Another Brick in The Wall (all parts)
Have a Cigar

Like those ones all pretty well. What must-have Floyd songs am I missing? There's a lot i haven't heard from them still.

 

[YetioDoom]

I never thought of Pink Floyd as a single song band. You need to listen to the whole album.

 

[MiniDoom]

you cant just get the pf songs. you need the whole album. see its like a story. you wouldnt just buy a chapter out of a book, right?

 

[MiniDoom]

Originally posted by: YetioDoom
I never thought of Pink Floyd as a single song band. You need to listen to the whole album.

damn, just beat me.:beer:

 

[Murpheeee]

Originally posted by: YetioDoom
I never thought of Pink Floyd as a single song band. You need to listen to the whole album.

Just what I was about to say

Favorite albums are The Final Cut, Wish You Were Here and of course Dark Side of the Moon

 

[Trente]

Wish You Were Here
Comfortably Numb
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Time

 

[Kirby]

"Run Like Hell"
"The Machine"
"Bike"
"Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict"

 

[Pepsi90919]

man you can't download individual DSOTM songs, get the whole album, MFSL preferably

 

[Schadenfroh]

Pink Floyd is best had in albums.

Get Meddle, DSOTM, ANIMALS, and The Wall.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

If you won't buy albums, then definitely get Comfortably Numb, Learning to Fly, and On the Turning Away, Careful with that Ax Eugene

 

[nakedfrog]

The essential Pink Floyd is generally considered Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, and the Wall.
I would personally add Animals and Obscured by Clouds.

 

[jfall]

it's all good

 

[Kev]

Animals is my favorite album.

If you just want individual songs, get Sheep

 

[blazerazor]

"Julias Dream" Bee-U-Tee-full song.

Sunlight bright upon my pillow
Lighter than an eiderdown
Will she let the weeping willow
Wind his branches round
Julia dream, DREAM BOAT, queen of all my dreams
Every night I turn the light out

Waiting for the velvet bride
Will the scaly armadillo
Find me where I'm hiding
Julia dream, DREAM BOAT, queen of all my dreams
Will the misty master break me
Will the key unlock my mind
Will the following footsteps catch me
Am I really dying
Julia dream, dream that queen, queen of all my dreams

 

[theprodigalrebel]

If you are thinking of getting The Wall, don't get the studio version. Instead, get "Is There Anybody out There? The Wall: Live 1980-1981" Has extra tracks, is faithful to the studio recording but has the oh-so-cool Live feeling. If you MUST get studio-recorded sound, get The Wall DVD. Sure, its boring in places but some of it is pretty awesome. ('Empty Spaces' on video is nothing how you would have imagined it in an audio-only setting).

Their best tracks that you don't have: Great Gig in the Sky, Coming Back to Life, Wish You Were Here, Hey You, Comfortably Numb. You don't even have to think about these.

 

[fustercluck]

I should of mentioned I have the whole Dark Side of the Moon and Wish you were Here album, those are just my favorite tracks from those albums. I really haven't listened to the full albums enough though, i listened to a lot of them while i was reading stuff on the net, it's kind of hard to judge music and read at the same time. Anyhow, i'll give those albums another full listen over.

Thanks for the suggestions.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: MikeyIs4Dcats
If you won't buy albums, then definitely get Comfortably Numb, Learning to Fly, and On the Turning Away, Careful with that Ax Eugene

On The Turning Away is my favorite PF song.

 

[j00fek]

every floyd song is a must have until roger left

 

[Electric Amish]

Waiting for the worms

and

(see my sig)

 

[Red Dawn]

Interstellar Overdrive

 

[Babbles]

Even though some anal people may not like it, I do think "Division Bell" was an excellent album and worth checking out. Roger Waters, although quite pivotal (obviously) while in Pink Floyd, he was hardly a musical genius and as such the albums after Roger Waters are still very, very good.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: jacktackle
Just getting into Pink Floyd lately (better late than never) and have liked what I've heard. I didn't like all the Pink Floyd stuff I've heard though, not that i expected too. So far I've added to my collection:
Speak To Me/Breathe
Brain Damage
Money
Another Brick in The Wall (all parts)
Have a Cigar

Like those ones all pretty well. What must-have Floyd songs am I missing? There's a lot i haven't heard from them still.

I hope you have Eclipse along w/ Brain Damage (though Eclipse is basically the next part of Brain Damage and is always played as one song). Like others said, you should really listen to entire albums, but I'd add the following to your list:

Dogs
Sheep
Hey You
Comfortably Numb
Have a Cigar
Wish You Were Here
Echoes
Intersteller Overdrive
Another Brick In The Wall, Part II
Mother

and many others... honestly though, just get a few of their albums. I'd suggest Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, and Meddle.

 

[Red Dawn]

The live version of Run Like Hell. I just heard it for the first time today on the Stern Show. Awesome!

 

[mitaiwan82]

Wish you were here is a must

 

[Electric Amish]

Goodbye Blue Sky