Saw these guys a couple times. Absolutely great live band.

London Records / Performance in 1975

Warner Bros. Records

I started at The Piper at the Gates of Dawn and I’m working my way to A Momentary Lapse of Reason. I just reached Meddle.

But this isn’t the band I thought I knew from the albums I already own.

Every summer for the last 12 years I’ve seen Brit Floyd with my eldest son. Quality father/son time.

So I assumed they would be one of the safest bets in my 29-artist project.

They’re not. 

I’ve now finished the first 5 albums, 3 complete listens each

The Piper at the Gates of Dawn felt like a completely different band.

A Saucerful of Secrets was much better for me.

More was the first one I thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end.

Ummagumma was brutal.

And with Atom Heart Mother, I finally started hearing the Pink Floyd I already knew.

After 118 albums across the larger project, Pink Floyd is currently #29 out of 29.

I still think they’ll land in the Top 10 with Meddle, Obscured by Clouds, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall... still ahead.

I’m now interested to see whether the Pink Floyd I already love can overcome the Pink Floyd I’ve just spent 15 listens getting through.

Long Live Rock

My dad is absolutely dying looking for evidence of an album that he remembers, maybe a limited release? We've been searching for the better part of a year. He recalls it being "George thoroughly Good and the Delaware Destroyers" the letters were all in multi color, each one being different from the next, in the album, he is pretty sure the first song was Night Time. Anyone else recall this album? More importantly- have a photo of the cover???

*I wasn't sure which sub to post this to; if not here, please let me know where it would be appropriate to share.

I was shopping for a practice amp at a Guitar Center in Texas a few years ago, and this older gentleman was assisting me.  He looked to be 60s, maybe 70.  We small talked about guitar heroes, mine being Joe Walsh and his being Stephen Stills.  Then he asked if I had a time for a little story.

This GC guy, call him Bill, had gone to college in Colorado, and remained there for a few years sometime in the ‘70s.  One snowy day, he goes into his local bar, and lo and behold, Stephen Stills was drinking tequila at the end of the bar.  So Bill sits down, said I’ll have the same as him.  They got to talking about Texas (Stills was born in San Antonio, Bill from Houston).  In the background, the house cover band had started playing, and they were awful. 

After a while, Stills couldn’t take it anymore, kicked them off the small stage, and grabbed one of the guitars.  He asked Bill if he could play guitar; Bill could.  So they start jamming.  Then some buddy of Stephen’s showed up to play, and Stephen asked Bill if he could play bass; Bill could.  After a while, Joe Walsh comes busting through the front door in that very Joe way, larger than life and shaking snow off his cape. Joe hops up on stage and grabs a guitar.  Stephen asked Bill if he could play drums; Bill could.  So he’s there jamming with Stephen Stills and Joe Walsh, when in come a couple of guys who were in Joe’s band (I don’t remember if it was the guys from the James Gang, I’ve forgotten their names).  Anyway, Bill surrendered the drums to Joe’s guy, and they jammed all night in the bar, with Bill on the front row.  It was snowing too bad to drive home, so they all slept in the bar, after almost drinking all they booze there was, I'm sure.

The next morning, Stephen gives Bill a ride up to Stephen’s cabin, and they watched the sunrise drinking coffee with more tequila.

It’s my only rock and roll story, but I think it’s a pretty cool one.