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Band Ladder Challenge: Pink Floyd vs. Aerosmith

Edgy DC Feb 13 2006 09:46 PM

The rookie is gunning for Seawolf. He puts up: 1. Wish You Were Here 2. Money 3. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) 4. Comfertably Numb 5. Time 6. See Emily Play 7. Echoes 8. Astronomy Domine 9. Welcome to the Machine 10. Breathe Wolf, your response?

metirish Feb 13 2006 10:58 PM

We shouldn't expect a response tonight from Lenny, he says he's 13,after he first posted I welcomed him and asked him if he was going to Spring Training this year, he replied "no I'm 13"...classic.

Frayed Knot Feb 13 2006 11:43 PM

]6. See Emily Play Young Lenny's goes back a ways for that one.

Edgy DC Feb 13 2006 11:46 PM

Anybody who wants to help young Lenny school young Edgy with links, please do.

sharpie Feb 14 2006 09:21 AM

"See Emily Play" and "Astronomy Domine" are pre-David Gilmour songs, the "Relics" album would have them both. "Echoes" is from "Meddle." The others are from the familiar Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here and The Wall albums.

RealityChuck Feb 14 2006 10:18 AM

All ten to Pink Floyd, though I would add "Shine On You Crazy Diamond," "Atom Heart Mother," "Summer '68," "Careful With That Ax, Eugene," "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun," "Free Four," "One of these Days," "Brain Damage/Eclipse," "What Do You Want From Me?," and "Keep Talking" to the mix -- all of which would beat Aerosmith. Aerosmith isn't a bad band, but they're no Pink Floyd.

seawolf17 Feb 14 2006 11:10 AM

Yeah, I sense this is going to be ugly too. Problem is, you're talking about 15-minute boring prog epics versus four-minute rock songs. Might just be a matter of preference. I'll change my order to try to get some better matchups. Love In An Elevator Toys In The Attic Back In The Saddle Dream On Walk This Way Sweet Emotion Train Kept A Rollin' Janie's Got A Gun Last Child Mama Kin

Willets Point Feb 14 2006 11:38 AM

I've never followed either of these bands all too much so I had to go find a lot of song samples to refresh my memory. Oddly this may be the most carefully considered of all my ballots yet. 1. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 2. Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic (by default as I despise "Money") 3. Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall 4. Tie - Dream On/Comfortably Numb (kind of wish these weren't head to head) 5. Aerosmith -Walk this Way (although I like the RUN-DMC version better) 6. Tie - See Emily Play/Sweet Emotion (the Floyd song was an early one I'd not heard before but sounded kind of neat c/w the overplayed Aerosmith song) 7. Aerosmith - Train Kept a Rollin' (in honor of KC) 8. Tie - Astronomy Domine/Janie's Got a Gun (both these songs get an meh? from me - too bad Astronomy can't go against Dream On and Janie against Comfortably Numb) 9. Aerosmith - Last Child 10. Aerosmith - Mama Kin (there used to be a club in Boston owned by Steven Tyler called Mama Kin's , now it all makes sense!) Aerosmith 6.5:3.5 Pink Floyd

Johnny Dickshot Feb 14 2006 12:24 PM

Wish You Were Here v. Love In An Elevator I’m not sure I like this Aerosmith lineup adjustment already. Round 1 to the Floyds. Money v. Toys In The Attic Absurdly overplayed, but – ca-ching! – Pink Floyd rings up another. Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) v. Back In The Saddle Never been a big “Wall” guy, but this beats BITS. Another matchup would have been better. Comfertably Numb v. Dream On I always found “Comfortably Numb” to be uncomfortably boring: A lot of Floyd music risks that with so much emphasis on atmosphere. Aerosmith is finally on the board. It’s 3-1 Time v. Walk This Way Aerosmith is hanging on in quiet desparation. Call it a tie. See Emily Play v. Sweet Emotion ‘See Emily’ is a weird song, by Floyd standards, at least, and probably why they would get more experimental. My get up and go musta got up and went. Aerosmith wins, and its 3.5-2.5 Echoes v. Train Kept A Rollin' Um… tie? Astronomy Domine v. Janie's Got A Gun Don’t like latter-day Aerosmith all that much but prefer Rag Doll and Dude Looks Like A Lady to this piece. Floyd wins. 5-3 Welcome to the Machine v. Last Child Breathe v. Mama Kin Two more atmospheric Floyd songs vs. Mollyhatchety Aerosmith boogie – to account for taste, I’ll give Floyd 1.5 out of 2. Final score: Pink Floyd 6.5, Aerosmith 3.5

soupcan Feb 14 2006 12:31 PM

Not a big fan of either of these bands, really. Maybe I should abstain Naaaaaaaah. Wish You Were Here v. Love In An Elevator - FLOYD Money v. Toys In The Attic - FLOYD Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) v. Back In The Saddle - FLOYD Comfortably Numb v. Dream On - AEROSMITH Time v. Walk This Way - AEROSMITH See Emily Play v. Sweet Emotion - AEROSMITH Echoes v. Train Kept A Rollin' - AEROSMITH Astronomy Domine v. Janie's Got A Gun - AEROSMITH Welcome to the Machine v. Last Child - FLOYD Breathe v. Mama Kin - FLOYD 5-5. Wow. A tie. Who'd a thunk it?

sharpie Feb 14 2006 12:39 PM

Wish You Were Here vs. Love In an Elevator Floyd. Seawolf ducks a challenge with a weak contender Money vs. Toys in the Attic Floyd Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) vs. Back in the Saddle Floyd Comfortably Numb vs. Dream On Floyd Time vs. Walk This Way Aerosmith See Emily Play vs. Sweet Emotion Floyd. David Bowie said that when he was starting out his dream was to be Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd's original leader. You can see that in songs like "See Emily Play" (Bowie himself does a pretty good cover of it on "Pinups" Echoes vs. Train Keep a Rollin' Floyd. Echoes maybe a little long with those seagull noises in the middle but a beautiful melody and really the first of the latter-day PF songs. Astronomy Domine vs. Janie's Got a Gun Tie. Welcome to the Machine vs. Last Child Floyd Breathe vs. Mama Kin Floyd PF 8.5, Aerosmith 1.5

metirish Feb 14 2006 12:45 PM

Wish You Were Here v. Love In An Elevator - Pink Floyd Money v. Toys In The Attic - Aerosmith Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) v. Back In The Saddle - Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb v. Dream On - Pink Floyd Time v. Walk This Way - Aerosmith See Emily Play v. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith Echoes v. Train Kept A Rollin' - Aerosmith Astronomy Domine v. Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith Welcome to the Machine v. Last Child -Pink Floyd Breathe v. Mama Kin - Pink Floyd.... wow a bloody tie....

seawolf17 Feb 14 2006 12:55 PM

Wish You Were Here v. Love In An Elevator - FLOYD Money v. Toys In The Attic - AEROSMITH Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) v. Back In The Saddle - FLOYD Comfortably Numb v. Dream On - AEROSMITH Time v. Walk This Way - AEROSMITH See Emily Play v. Sweet Emotion - AEROSMITH Echoes v. Train Kept A Rollin' - AEROSMITH Astronomy Domine v. Janie's Got A Gun - AEROSMITH Welcome to the Machine v. Last Child - AEROSMITH Breathe v. Mama Kin - AEROSMITH Aerosmith 8, Floyd 2. Yeah, I ducked "Wish You Were Here" and "Brick." I'll admit it. Figured I'd punt two and hope to get most of the rest. That's not to knock "Elevator" or "Saddle," but those are really the only two Floyd songs on this list that I like, so I figured it'd be safe. At least I challenged "Numb."

Vic Sage Feb 14 2006 01:44 PM

Da winna, in a 10-0 decision, is... UNCLE FLOYD, da barba.

Lenny Harris Feb 14 2006 10:03 PM

Floyd 10-0

cooby Feb 14 2006 10:04 PM

Wish You Were Here v. Love In An Elevator - PINK FLOYD Money v. Toys In The Attic - PINK FLOYD Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) v. Back In The Saddle - PINK FLOYD Comfortably Numb v. Dream On - AEROSMITH Time v. Walk This Way - AEROSMITH See Emily Play v. Sweet Emotion - AEROSMITH Echoes v. Train Kept A Rollin' - AEROSMITH Astronomy Domine v. Janie's Got A Gun - AEROSMIETH Welcome to the Machine v. Last Child - PINK FLOYD Breathe v. Mama Kin - PINK FLOYD PF-5 A-5

Edgy DC Feb 15 2006 09:40 AM

Wish You Were Here v. Love In An Elevator Money v. Toys In The Attic Another Brick in the Wall (part 2) v. Back In The Saddle Tie, Aerofloyd Comfortably Numb v. Dream On Tie, Pinksmith Time v. Walk This Way See Emily Play v. Sweet Emotion Echoes v. Train Kept A Rollin' This underscores just how different these two bands are. Damn. Um, Smith Astronomy Domine v. Janie's Got A Gun Welcome to the Machine v. Last Child - PINK FLOYD Breathe v. Mama Kin I got it tied. It'd be hard to find two such dissimilar high-stature bands of the rock era, and this was a pain. I respect both, but am a fan of neither, and know only the perimeters of their catalogs, and voting on hard-to-find 20-second clips didn't help me as much as the bands probably deserved. I suggest that my vote be thrown out, but since it didn't throw the contest one way or the other, what would be the point?

Edgy DC Feb 15 2006 09:42 AM

60.5-29.5. Close on most cards, but mid-contest sweeps from Lenny and Norrin's ballots killed the suspense. Murderers.

Edgy DC Feb 15 2006 12:58 PM

Wow, my image link was objected to. Let's call it for Floyd and young Lenny.