Floyd 67-74 Japanese and bootleg collecting

[John McIntyre]

On 1/31/2015 7:16 PM, Jason C. Hillenburg wrote:
> Floyd, for me, was a band for my teenage years. I wore the black print off my cassette copy of The Wall as a teen, but you can't get me to listen to it now. Too self-indulgent and marred with self-pity. There's a handful of tracks from other albums that merit my time. The Final Cut is admirable for its absolute refusal to give the listener comfort or entertainment. Obscured By Clouds, however, is a real gem.
>
Thank you for that insight.

I did not have the option of Pink Floyd being a band for my teenage years.

Err, come on.  It's not like anyone has an option as to which bands are 
for their teenage years.

But I had not thought about it before your posting.

You made me think.

As uncomfortable as that is, I still thank you. (-8

Err, "a band for my teenage years"?

What happened?  Did you grow up?

As I was typing this I was giving a first listening to a Linda Ronstadt 
footie that I picked up at the most recent Lansing record show.  I did 
not realize when I grabbed it that it was from the point in her career 
when she was channeling Frank Sinatra.  Err, yeah, she grew up.  Damn 
shame about that.  Thank heavens she recovered.

Time to go listen to "Ummagumma" again.

John McIntyre
mcintyre at pa.msu.edu