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In Reply to: Say what you will about DSOTM the masses have spoken posted by Mark W. on May 9, 2006 at 17:47:52:
...both are popular. I like DSOTM just fine, even though there are still at least 10 other recs from 1973 I think are better. I'm not sure what sort of inferiority complex its greatest fans seem to have where they need to let the rest of us know how popular it is.We know.
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As if DSOTM were the McDonalds of albums? At the time, it was very obscure, "different" music. You're making it sound like ACDC or some common power chord rock to a 4/4 beat. Not so.
Come on, can't we give it a rest already? If someone's going to try to tell me that something is good merely because it is popular, then McDonald's is a fitting analogy. Not a direct comparison, I'm not suggesting that, so give me a break.Thriller's sold more, whether you like it or not, do you like the idea that someone's going to insist it's a superior album just because it sold a ton? I like to make up my own mind, thank you. And I still like DSOTM even if I find the worship baffling. That it's sold a lot don't mean jack to me, so McDonald's being the most popular restaurant shouldn't mean anything either...except to point out the absurdity & illogic behind 'the masses have spoken.'
just because something sells well doesnt mean its great or trash. I could think of many things that are huge sellers that I love, hate, like, dislike, or just neutral about.I have always been surprised that DSOTM sold so well...it seems like a piece that has a niche following to me. Its really baffling. I think a lot of the sells stem from whoever started ranking it in the top albums of all time. Radio play increased over the years 10000 times. Just everything started telling people this was the album to have even though its pretty obscure, odd stuff relatively speaking (compared to pop music).
I will say that even though so many people evidently have it, noone that I know is indifferent about the album. It has also been re-released 5 million times, and a lot of the enthusiasts buy every damn copy. Pink Floyd has a large following with collectors, of Floyd, of vinyl, etc. These things contribute to the albums sells Im sure....I'd say probably half of them are duplicates (different versions) in collections. The number of sells is misleading with this record.
"I'm not sure what sort of inferiority complex its greatest fans seem to have where they need to let the rest of us know how popular it is."....... Perhaps a steady diet of Roger Waters' lethargic tunes & morbose lyrics over a 30 year period perpetuates that pathology?
...you gotta read my friend Brad's take on him. I didn't know whether to laugh, or laugh.
A most insightful article. Even better - I doubt Roger considers anyone intelligent enough to figure him out."Rinse and Repeat" - I love it!
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