There has always been a debate as to where progressive rock truly started. Most people point to King Crimson’s debut as the true start of the genre, while others think The Beatles should be given their just due for expanding the palette of what standard pop music was supposed to be. No matter where you fall on the musical spectrum, though, Pink Floyd has helped collectively expand everyone’s mind whenever they played, both for better and for worse.
Because, for all the time spent crafting album statements until they were perfect, not every one of their classic tracks could be considered flawless. As much as people try their best to argue over every piece of their catalogue deserving gold status, there are just as many that seem to be wasting time or goin the down some sonic avenue that no one with functional eardrums was asking for.
This isn’t limited to just one period of the group, either. From the psychedelic beginnings to their classic period with Roger Waters at the helm to even David Gilmour’s incarnation of the group that he steered throughout the 1990s, there are always bits and pieces that are not going to hold up nearly as well as many would have hoped.
But that doesn’t make any of the classic stuff any less shiny than it was before. Because no matter how many times people try to slog Pink Floyd for either being too boring or wasting time in the studio, it’s only fair to take a look at some times where that’s true to appreciate it next time ‘Comfortably Numb’ comes on.
