Pink Floyd’s Time solo

The entire song is brilliant. It's the perfect song, musically and lyrically...

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The whole album is a masterpiece.

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FTFY

And, but for a few hiccups here or there, "masterpiece" isn't hyperbole for the entire catalogue - certainly from Meddle through The Wall.

It's fantastic but Comfortably Numb needs to be included on your list.

Comfortably Numb solo is great as well but Time is incredible.

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Each note is gold.

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That's how I feel. There's nothing missing, misplaced or overdone.

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And, but for a few hiccups here or there, "masterpiece" isn't hyperbole for the entire catalogue - certainly from Meddle through The Wall.

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I agree. It's a musical representation of what great art should be.

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There's nothing missing, misplaced or overdone.

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The Floyd constructed songs with this end state in mind. They weren't savants. "Genius" is thrown around too much - and a good bit of this borders on it, but come on - after all this is just pop music at the end of the day.

But, it truly is masterpiece quality art. Virtually any competent composer can come up with/rework something that is catchy. Most brooding poets can come up with memorable lyrics that fit the song.

With Pink Floyd there is this balance between noise and quiet, light and dark, shadow and glare that permeates through the lyrical content, the vocals, the instrumentation.

Roger's pretentious Marxism aside, they crafted those songs to be a memorable musical "experience" for lack of a better phrase and they succeeded beyond their wildest imaginations.

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You dont think this applies to Floyd or specifically DSotM?

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If you could read both of my posts in the thread - in their entirety for context, I think the answer is quite clear.

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Some people argue its the greatest rock album of all time

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I am one of those people who have it at or near the very top.

I just listened to both (comfortably Numb and Time) on vinyl.

They're both incredible. What sets it apart for me is that last minute and a half solo on Comfortably Numb. That sequence moves me emotionally. I feel it in my gut and every note is telling a story.