Harsh maybe, but it's my opinion. I've never cared for that era of the band's history, aside from maybe a couple of songs. It just has no appeal for me. The stuff they did about Syd was IMO, better than anything they did with him. I understand that it does have a certain appeal, and for some people that appeal is what they like, but I've just never been one of those people.

Like I said, they're very emotionally exhausting. And whatever Syd was doing, he had the fun-drama balanced out.

I'm not much of a Syd fan and I'm pretty sure that hadn't Floyd gone on to greater things he would have been forgotten.

However, if he hadn't lost his mind, I think he'd have left the music scene and become a painter instead. Or maybe he'd have teamed up with David instead.

I know. I didn't mean to say the post-syd era was bad. It's fantastic. But, it's very exhausting to listen to. And, it's really hard to listen to a song without getting pulled through the whole album.

I don't understand how the music is "exhausting" to listen to. Perhaps something is lost in the translation.

"Exhausting" might be the wrong word, but I think I know what Joe means. Pink Floyd's music goes very deep, and is able to really captivate your attention, like a good book does too. Syd's music wasn't like that.

Yes, that's what I meant. And, also the fact that they're very dramatic. Pink Floyd is not a band you can listen to while you brush your teeth, or while you're talking to a friend. It's a thing to be done apart. Maybe, it's just me. Music tends to really affect my behaviour, and the way I see things.

I do think that you can listen to Pink Floyd while doing other things, but you'll certainly miss part of the experience. Hell, I listen to Pink Floyd while I'm studying. :P

Yeah, I tend to do that, and then I get carried away and stop studying. But, yeah, you get the point. I get so involved with the music, and it becomes tiring to go through all the phases an album presents...especially The Wall. Listening to The Wall really tires me.

inb4 Lady Floydian says The Wall tires her too.