FantasticFloyd Wrote:I can't say I find your association with The Nile Song and AC/DC very accurate; they're poles apart as far as music and meaning go. Though the vocals are a bit different from typical Floyd material, it still has its Floyd quality of eccentricity, unlike the stereotypical, mainstream stuff AC/DC produced. Written by Roger of course, it's a fairly good song. Also on the album Relics.

AndersonCouncill Wrote:

Metabog Wrote:Well I've never played More before, I just got it now to see what it's like, and when I got to Nile Song i realized this thing doesent sound like floyd, the vocals are all metallic and stuff, it's more similar to AC/DC (which wrocks btw).

Is that David singing?

Too bad AC/DC aren't metal. Too bad it doesn't sound like AC/DC in the slightest. I'd say its closer to Metallica or Black Sabbath. Even System Of A Down (who are very Watersian in influence) are very close to The Nile Song.

Also, many PF songs could easily be considered metal, albeit different kinds:

Astronomy Domine (Alt-Metal)
Corporal Clegg (Pop-Metal)
The Nile Song (Heavy Metal)
Fearless (Pop-Metal)
Echoes (almost a prelude to 80s Monster Ballads)
Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety (Liquid Metal)
Welcome To The Machine (Liquid Metal)
Have A Cigar (Pop-Metal)
Dogs (Alt-Metal)
Pigs: Three Different Ones (Heavy Metal)
Sheep (Alt/Pop Metal)
In The Flesh? (Pop-Metal)
The Thin Ice (Monster Ballad)
Mother (Monster Ballad)
Empty Spaces/What Shall We Do Now? (Alt-Metal)
Young Lust (Heavy Metal)
One Of My Turns (Thrash Metal)
Another Brick In The Wall Part III (Thrash Metal)
Hey You (Alt-Metal)
Comfortably Numb (Alt-Metal/Monster Ballad)
In The Flesh (Pop-Metal)
Run Like Hell (Pop Metal)
Waiting For The Worms (Liquid Metal)
The Trial (Theater Metal)
Not Now John (Heavy Metal)
Learning To Fly (Pop-Metal)
Sorrow (Alt/Pop/Liquid Metal)
Keep Talking (Heavy Metal)

It sounds crazy until you really think about it but once you think about it it's clear as day. I've always felt that although its not the path they most often traveled, early Floyd could be seen as the direct father's of Metal.

AndersonCouncill Wrote:

FelicityKendall'sUnderwear Wrote:

AndersonCouncill Wrote:

Metabog Wrote:Well I've never played More before, I just got it now to see what it's like, and when I got to Nile Song i realized this thing doesent sound like floyd, the vocals are all metallic and stuff, it's more similar to AC/DC (which wrocks btw).

Is that David singing?

Too bad AC/DC aren't metal. Too bad it doesn't sound like AC/DC in the slightest. I'd say its closer to Metallica or Black Sabbath. Even System Of A Down (who are very Watersian in influence) are very close to The Nile Song.

Also, many PF songs could easily be considered metal, albeit different kinds:

Astronomy Domine (Alt-Metal)
Corporal Clegg (Pop-Metal)
The Nile Song (Heavy Metal)
Fearless (Pop-Metal)
Echoes (almost a prelude to 80s Monster Ballads)
Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety (Liquid Metal)
Welcome To The Machine (Liquid Metal)
Have A Cigar (Pop-Metal)
Dogs (Alt-Metal)
Pigs: Three Different Ones (Heavy Metal)
Sheep (Alt/Pop Metal)
In The Flesh? (Pop-Metal)
The Thin Ice (Monster Ballad)
Mother (Monster Ballad)
Empty Spaces/What Shall We Do Now? (Alt-Metal)
Young Lust (Heavy Metal)
One Of My Turns (Thrash Metal)
Another Brick In The Wall Part III (Thrash Metal)
Hey You (Alt-Metal)
Comfortably Numb (Alt-Metal/Monster Ballad)
In The Flesh (Pop-Metal)
Run Like Hell (Pop Metal)
Waiting For The Worms (Liquid Metal)
The Trial (Theater Metal)
Not Now John (Heavy Metal)
Learning To Fly (Pop-Metal)
Sorrow (Alt/Pop/Liquid Metal)
Keep Talking (Heavy Metal)

It sounds crazy until you really think about it but once you think about it it's clear as day. I've always felt that although its not the path they most often traveled, early Floyd could be seen as the direct father's of Metal.

METAL NERD!! :p

Yes. "Not Now John", "Run Like Hell", "Young Lust", "In The Flesh", etc., those are all really metalish songs. No, it's not Metallica, but it's definitely not "Love Me Do." :D

I do love metal...

Your right on with that analogy, but the chuckle at the end of your post makes it appear you dislike "Love Me Do".

It occurs to me if the guitars were kicked just one amp up, the drums a little more aggressive, and the vocals a little juicier The Wall would be a straight metal album

Whoa. For a second there, the board just stopped. And I don't mean it said that the topic was moved, I mean my screen actually said that the ikonboard had DIED!

I don't dislike "Love Me Do", it's just that it's about as far away from anything metal, as you could get. So squeaky clean. And yes, The Wall definitely shows signs of metal potential. Right from the beginning, with "In The Flesh?"