CC 2004: Pink Floyd

Submitted by lbangs on Fri, 07/30/2004 - 05:36
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  • The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967) - ****
  • A Saucerful of Secrets (1968) - ***
  • More (1969) - **
  • Ummagumma (1969) - *** 1/2
  • Atom Heart Mother (1970) - ***
  • Meddle (1971) - ****
  • Relics (1971) - *** 1/2
  • Obscured by Clouds (1972) - **
  • Dark Side of the Moon (1973) - *****
  • Wish You Were Here (1975) - *****
  • Animals (1977) - *** 1/2
  • The Wall (1977) - **** 1/2
  • A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981) - * 1/2
  • The Final Cut (1983) - ** 1/2
  • Works (1983) - ***
  • A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987) - ** 1/2
  • Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988) - ** 1/2
  • The Division Bell (1994) - ***
  • Pulse (1995) - **
  • Is There Anybody Out There? The Wall: Live 1980-1981 (2000) - ** 1/2
  • Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001) - *** 1/2
Author Comments: 

This is a new entry in an old series I am slowly bringing up to date. I'm calling it Critical Consensus 2004. Several people have requested updates of the older series, and since critical opinions shift, I am revamping the entire system. I am averaging the opinions of several excellent music critics to produce a list of each artist's albums. Rather than using a number system, which was perhaps a bit clunky, I will now be using a five-star system. I've ditched placing the albums in a recommended purchasing order, instead using a more traditional chronological order.

These are not my opinions, although, since I have chosen the critics used (and I'm using many), my taste will perhaps seep through a bit.

Terribly nerdy, I know, but maybe this will help people only now beginning to dabble into certain artists' bodies of work.

Scale:

***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst albums ever