Comments on: Don’t Buy the Pink Floyd Box Sets

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 07:47:09 +0000

Well, it’s your money, I suppose. I’d rather have a dozen different great albums by a dozen different bands for the same money.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:48:37 +0000

I’m sorry but I have to disagree. This box set includes not only the very well done 2011 remasters, but the surround and quad mixes, as well as a high-resolution Blu Ray version. Sure the marbles are kind of silly, but you cannot argue that this box set has value if you want the ultimate version of this album.

By: HippyDave

HippyDave — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:41:07 +0000

A-Tay. You’re 23, and honestly think that “most music” these days is “pure crap on top of more crap”? Are you sure you didn’t mean to say you were 123?

I actually don’t agree with Tim at all on this particular issue, but then I *am* Pink Floyd obsessed (happy to admit it!). I don’t, however, see any need for a thoroughly needless and insulting attack on a perfectly reasonable (if incorrect, hehehe) POV.

By: Meinhard Jensen

Meinhard Jensen — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:07:28 +0000

I’m 40. I have tons of music, and my iPod’s around 20,000 tracks. I buy music, I have a radio show called Before Elvis, and I go to shows. Music takes up a lot of my time and money, but I don’t complain. I don’t follow new music, but buy some – more than most. The thing is that following the past is also hard work, and the past is more attractive to me musically than the present, currently. I’m a pretty hard core Bob Dylan fan and do buy his box sets and his coffe table art books. It’s costly, but when you’re a real fan, you also collect bootlegs, and when you have thousands of hours of material you didn’t pay for, you don’t ask any questions. You want the box, your order it, and you pay for it. That’s it. And then you just hope the mrs. doesn’t notice that there’s a new item on your shelves. (I have no idea what it’s like to be a Pink Floyd fan or a Beatles fan. Someone mentioned the Grateful Dead. I have some of their shows and might turn into a hard core fan. Just a pity I’m a generation too late.)

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:21:47 +0000

What’s wrong with liking Avril Lavigne (or Pink) and also liking Pink Floyd? What you listen to depends what mood you’re in. What music you like is completely subjective and no-one has the right to judge you for it. Sure, some artists will sell way after they’ve died and others will barely shift their second album. No-one should set themselves up as the music police or ultimate arbiter of good music because, frankly, that’s the road to becoming a judgemental arrogant wanker.

Back on topic though… I have occasionally bought ‘special/deluxe/limited edition’ CDs (never something quite as grand as this though). I almost invariably already own the original release, and in any case mainly listen to the ripped mp3s through my laptop. The point is, I almost never actually listen to the actual ‘deluxe CD’ itself, it sits in it’s presentation case looking pretty and reminding me of how much that particular artist means to me. I’ll have ripped the live tracks or demos (from the CD or DVD) or whatever. I’ll very occasionally leaf through the booklet or play the DVD (I invariably play the DVD on the day of buying it and then it goes back in it’s case) but it’s there to be pristine and new and take me back to when the music was new to me or to a particular gig I saw them at.

They’re very easy to buy your dad or someone for their birthday though aren’t they? Oh and did someone say Christmas present?

I don’t own an HD TV with a Blu-Ray player and I don’t have fancy 5.1 speakers, so cramming all that into a new re-issue is wasted on me. Band commentary, or behind-the-scenes filming of a band on tour or recording can be very interesting though.

p.s. My favourite band is the Manic Street Preachers and I was very happy to pay Â£20 for the 10th anniversary re-issue of The Holy Bible. The US/Canadian mix – not previously available in the UK – brings a really fresh take to one of, if not the finest album ever made (in my opinion).

By: Teaflax

Teaflax — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:00:43 +0000

I didn’t know Avril Lavigne was even a reference any more. But calling Pink Floyd “Pink” is hilarious, since you not only do you not shorten a band name to the adjective part of their name (The Rolling Stones aren’t called “Rolling” for short, for instance), but you definitely don’t do it when there is a very famous artist who goes by that name.

So, a-Tay… You like Pink, do you?

By: Nathan Page

Nathan Page — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:30:28 +0000

A-Tay grow up. I also saw Roger this year but it doesn’t mean i wanna spend Â£100 on a box set of CDs most have which were already available in some form, its just the record companies releasing stuff to sell to people like you with more money than sense.

Oh and just for the record I know for fact that Tim knows Roger Waters Guitarist.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:21:09 +0000

Don’t be a little punk ass just because you cheap as fuck..

You clearly have no clue how much I spend on music a year. If you actually bothered to read the whole of my blog post you would have more of a clue than you evidently do.

I’m sure if it was Avril Lavinge or whatever you like you’d throw down the extra scratch for a set you’d want..

Ah yes, the classic response of the Internet Music Troll. Select a random mainstream artist, and use their name as a ad-hominem.

Did you know I’m on first name terms with Roger Waters lead guitarist? I bet you didn’t know that…

By: A-Tay

A-Tay — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:29:27 +0000

I’m not middle aged.. I’m 23.. And Pink has always been my fav. band.. I watched Roger Waters do the wall last year.. and i plan to go again this year.. and im gonna buy the sets.. I have the Wish you were here one already.. guess what. Most things are re-releases these days, because most of the new music is pure crap ontop of more crap… and by the way.. like EVERYTHING is over priced these days.. and really.. I dont even find it that over priced.. Theres Blue Rays and Dvds.. Blue rays would run you like 30 bucks a pop anyways.. And I want the Limited edition stuff.. to go with all the other memorabilia i have.. and I do have all the other C.Ds already too.. If its music you love. Then you would want all the DvDs for the extra footage and the C.Ds to hear all the diff. versions of Wish you were here that they have.. Don’t be a little punk ass just because you cheap as fuck.. Im sure if it was Avril Lavinge or whatever you like you’d throw down the extra scratch for a set you’d want..

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