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Should a Christian be a Pink Floyd junkie?
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Dave Slayer said:Should a Christian be a Pink Floyd junkie?
handy said:I agree with Louis that we shouldn't be any kind of a junkie. I also agree that Pink Floyd is (were) one of the best out there with incredibly deep music.
Most of Pink Floyd's message is anti-war, anti-prejudice and anti-government. They really have at Margaret Thatcher and the Nazi's. Born in 1943, and growing up in England, he no doubt was influenced by the aftermath of WWII. All the symbolism in The Wall... I think (as any big fan does) their biggest hits are not their best songs. It bothers me that so many people look at "The Wall - Part II" as defining them. Waters' combination of lyrics that needed to be thought out by the listener and the music score that rarely followed the verse-chorus-verse-chorus-verse-chorus, chorus pattern made his music very unique. They were very innovative for their time, introducing a new use of (sometimes) meaningless background chatter as well as other things. "Us & Them" has a terrific bluesy feel to it with the saxophone.
At 43, I'm not into them the way I was in my teens, but their music takes me back to the day. And hearing a song can get me on a bit of a Pink run now and then. I don't think I allow their music to distract my vertical focus, though. And that's where any form of art can cross the line and be dangerous.