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Should a Christian be a Pink Floyd junkie?

I suppose the answer is that we should not be any kind of a junkie. :D

I do love the Floyd though. Can be a bit of a downer at times depending on the song/album.
 
For better or worse, Pink Floyd was a huge part of my high school years, and I still find their work amazing. People who don't really know them have the wrong impression. They weren't just psychedelic drug music. They were extremely deep. It's too bad the power struggle within tore them apart. One Waters left the band, that was that.

He's touring to do a rare concert of "The Wall" and hitting Michigan this summer. That would be very cool, but not quite like seeing Gilmore and the rest doing it as Pink Floyd.

They were great while they lasted. :clap :clap :clap
 
I have no issues with the Floyd, not do I think they were that bad off when Roger left. "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" was a good album and "On the Turning Away" is one of my favorite Floyd songs.

I saw them with and without Roger. Without wasn't that bad at all. As long as David Gilmour is still singing and playing guitar the way he does, you can't go wrong. I also saw both of them solo, with Clapton as guitarist for Waters. :thumb

Did you know Dark Side of the Moon was recorded at Abby Road Studios on the same 4 track equipment used to record Sgt. Pepper? :yes Amazing sound in it's time and still. :)

We Christians should be able to relate to the last verse. :amen

On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"

It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud

On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night

No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/p/pink+floyd/#share
 
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.
 
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.
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Wow! A chick Floyd fan! I didn't know many of them back in the day. :salute
 
I've always liked them a lot, very deep indeed. Unfortunately for me though, when I hear them now I often am reminded of my days as a tattooist. I don't like to revisit those memories much. :gah
 
I enjoy the Floyd...though most of my memories of listening to Pink Floyd is me watching the laser show, smoking pot, flying high as a kite...

But it's good music and the laser show is awesome...high or not...
 
I had a dramatic conversion to Christianity just a few years ago, and have always been a big, big fan of lots of secular music. While there are quite a few bands/artist I have lost interest in, Pink Floyd isn’t one of them.

I think it works like that. The closer you draw to the Lord, the less interest you have in things that don’t honor Him. Try not to fall into the trap of obeying this rule or that, and instead follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit within you. He will guide you toward Godliness. That’s His job, and He’s good at it!

Philippians 1:6
being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

While some sins are universally sinful (stealing, lying etc.) some sins vary from person to person. This is why having a drink is not sinful for all Christians. It may be sinful for some, but not for others. The Spirit will let you know what is expected of you, if you are listening…

Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

HisSheep
 
I think it is OK to listen to them, but you need to know what the lyrics say. I was reading a Christian book, forget the title, and they actually use a song from Floyd to make a point. They use the "Wish You Were Here" song. What I got from it was that secular music can still be seen as good music. We can see the lyrics in our way instead of their way.
 
A lot of good points were made in "Wish You Were Here". There is a main point, which is how delusional the secular world can be; then there's a more obscure point. Roger wrote that song in honor of his fallen friend and band member, Sid Barret.
 
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.
 
Music is in Heaven, do we know how it sounds, I think it would blow us away on earth - filter all things on this earth through the Holy Spirit, I like hard rock, its powerful, imagine how powerful Heavens music will be. Filter all words through what you know in CHRIST and nothin can touch you if we live in the spirit of GOD.
 
Mike said:
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.
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Hi Mike, well I'm not into PF, but I'm wondering which of their songs ppl would find really objectional.

I'm not in England, but Mrs Thatcher was hugely popular with a lot of ppl and very unpopular with a lot of others.

I guess some ppl would separate the music from the politics, right?
 
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