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Settle in your seat and dim the lights
Do you want my blood, do you want my tears?
What do you want?
(What do you want from me?)
Should I sing until I can't sing anymore?
Play these strings until my fingers are raw
You're so hard to please
What do you want from me?
Do you think that I know something you don't know?
(What do you want from me?)
If I don't promise you the answers, would you go?
(What do you want from me?)
Should I stand out in the rain?
Do you want me to make a daisy chain for you?
I'm not the one you need
What do you want from me?
You can have anything you want
You can drift, you can dream, even walk on water
Anything you want
You can own everything you see
Sell your soul for complete control
Is that really what you need?
You can lose yourself this night
See inside, there is nothing to hide
Turn and face the light
What do you want from me?
Pink Floyd lost their soul during the split. Pink Floyd stopped existing for me after The Wall. No one deserved to carry on the name.
I dunno about that. For me "The Wall" actually hasn't aged very well and I no longer hold it up as the apex of PF or music in general like I used to. And this is coming from somebody who spent a couple of years watching the movie about once/week. Possibly I just over-listened, but earlier PF has held up much better to me than The Wall. Granted this song isn't as transcendent as "Wish You Were Here," but then again, most songs aren't! And man, David Gilmore can play a good guitar! I'd listen to this just to hear him play. "Not quite as good as back in the day" David Gilmore is still better than about 99.99 percent of other guitarists. Just relax and enjoy for what it is. Cheers. : )
Anyone remember the red blinking led light on the CD packaging when this album was released?
Wasn't that on the Pulse album?
Waters needs Gilmores musical chops and Gilmore needs Waters conceptual approach to music. Each without the other is less than the sum of their parts. Great artists on their own, but as band mates -transcendent.
That may very well be but doesn't prevent this from being a great song and even greater album.
This song strikes me as Have A Cigar Part II, in sound and message. Now that they've made it big, the demand of the audience becomes a weight.
To me it sounds more like Gilmour's solo album. I also don't understand how 'making it big' translates to having to appease an audience. artists do what artists do, and I don't believe Floyd has ever pandered to an audience - prime example, The Wall. They were way big way before that, and this album as well.
A bit derivative of their early stuff. Trademark Gilmour solos with the dramatic backup vocals.
This song strikes me as Have A Cigar Part II, in sound and message. Now that they've made it big, the demand of the audience becomes a weight.
Anyone remember the red blinking led light on the CD packaging when this album was released?
That was on Pulse. SO COOL!
Waters needs Gilmores musical chops and Gilmore needs Waters conceptual approach to music. Each without the other is less than the sum of their parts. Great artists on their own, but as band mates -transcendent.
Pink Floyd lost their soul during the split. Pink Floyd stopped existing for me after The Wall. No one deserved to carry on the name.
If you replace the batteries every 3-6 years it will still Blink.
Same with Grandma's pacemaker.
I have a few of them.
Lights still blinking with the help of new batteries.
I don't mind the song, and it's recognizable as PF, but just doesn't move me as it just sounds like an alternate take of an older Floyd song.
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I bought the Vinyl, but I saw it in the record shop at the time, it almost made me want the CD.
and those who will never understand what ROCK is all about!
A comment only Stingray can make. Noisy, radical and provocative, but well put, original and humorous (for those who want to see it). Now he seems to be vanished from the RP-planet I would love to see someone taking his place.
sivvon wrote:
Yeah, no DTSOM or Meddle this. Still, we should hear these atypical PF cuts—like the great album art—as semi-autobio reflections on Gilmour's split from Waters. I hear most tracks from this in the context of that. The lyrics almost bear me out.
Wasn't that Pulse?
That was Pulse - Mine IS STILL Blinking.
If you replace the batteries every 3-6 years it will still Blink.
My friend used to keep that CD box in his car for years, it made it look like he had a security system installed. No one broke into his car, so I guess it worked (?).
IndyDoug wrote:
Wasn't that Pulse?
That was Pulse - Mine IS STILL Blinking.
If you replace the batteries every 3-6 years it will still Blink.
Wasn't that Pulse?
With special effects provided by God.
Wow, that's a blast from the past.
yep, just boring horror movie music
...and to think that is what this band had come to.
yep, just boring horror movie music
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I've always thought that Waters and Gilmour together proved the theory of "the whole can be more than the sum of the parts." On their own each is brilliant, but together they were something truly outstanding.
My sentiments exactly.
And Wright and Mason added an exquisite flavor to the psychedelic stew.
Indeed, on both accounts.
It's basically an outtake from The Division Bell — & to my ears is inferior to the tracks that made it on to the album. The new album has some nice keyboard & guitar noodlings from Wright & Gilmour, but is pretty underwhelming when compared to their other recordings.
I've always thought that Waters and Gilmour together proved the theory of "the whole can be more than the sum of the parts." On their own each is brilliant, but together they were something truly outstanding.
And Wright and Mason added an exquisite flavor to the psychedelic stew.
I've always thought that Waters and Gilmour together proved the theory of "the whole can be more than the sum of the parts." On their own each is brilliant, but together they were something truly outstanding.
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NIGHTMARISH, BORING, OLD-FASHIONED SYNTHIE-SOUP FOR THE STADION-MASSES
and those who will never understand what ROCK is all about!
You do realize this track is 17 years old, right? Back when synth music was extremely popular? Division Bell was admittedly a strange mix of Pink Floyd's traditional moody music and more modern stuff, but I would hardly classify them as 'those will never understand what rock is all about'.
**You DO realize this Stingray guy has the same lack of understanding for anything....what HE likes is what rock is all about; I havent heard bieber here?
Waters had always worried about social aspects more-comparing to Gilmour's Artistic Spirit of freedom ,released from any efforts to describe the Myriads ....)) that we see in The Division Bell
Once Floyd moved past Umma Gumma, it became Gilmour's iconic guitar for me.
Its blues from there on. An original and still unique interpretation of the blues guitar.
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YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
Just crank it and shut up!!!
Over wrought, bombastic.
And absolutely lovely.
NIGHTMARISH, BORING, OLD-FASHIONED SYNTHIE-SOUP FOR THE STADION-MASSES
and those who will never understand what ROCK is all about!
You do realize this track is 17 years old, right? Back when synth music was extremely popular? Division Bell was admittedly a strange mix of Pink Floyd's traditional moody music and more modern stuff, but I would hardly classify them as 'those will never understand what rock is all about'.
Song is fkn awesome, love it on headphones bicycling or super loud driving the car on a higway.
NIGHTMARISH, BORING, OLD-FASHIONED SYNTHIE-SOUP FOR THE STADION-MASSES
and those who will never understand what ROCK is all about!
I have to disagree - for instance check out "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"
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Roger presented both Pro's and Con's and The Wall concepts to PF back in the day. The band chose The Wall and he made Pro's on his own, obviously..... I think its JUST AS GOOD as ANYTHING the Floyd did. Eric Clapton did a pretty good job channeling Gilmore.....
Yep. Edge. Post-Waters Floyd is pleasant and listenable enough, nice on the ears, but it's bland compared to the old Floyd.
Indeed - there is really no conversation to be had of - PINK FLOYD - ....without Waters reallly!
I dont care what anyone thinks about PF-less Waters, they carried the torch quite well as far as I'm concerned....
I completely agree
I have to disagree - for instance check out "The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking"
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Roger_Waters_Pros_Cons_HH.jpg)
I dont care what anyone thinks about PF-less Waters, they carried the torch quite well as far as I'm concerned....
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I dont care what anyone thinks about PF-less Waters, they carried the torch quite well as far as I'm concerned....
Greatest song. Period.
Absolutely!