Agreed badger. Big Floyd fan here. I don't think a lot of people who 'hate' them have listened to the lesser known PF albums like Meddle (20 or so minute long title track is simply phenomenal), Animals (fantastic from start to finish), Atom Heart Mother (a bit of an acquired taste, but nonetheless a great album) and like you mentioned, The Final Cut, which, while a little hit and miss, still contains some powerful and creative songs. Not to mention the earlier stuff with Syd, which is, for the most part, completely off the wall (at times, they took 'psychedelia' to the extreme), but again, still quite good. I can fully understand, however, that they may not be everyone's cup o' tea, and that's fine.
I have fairly wide ranging tastes in music. I can go from Natalie Merchant to Metallica to Jimmy Buffett to Radiohead to Johnny Cash to Pink Floyd to Garbage to Blue Rodeo to Pearl Jam to The Sex pistols to Wagner to NWA to Blondie to The Clash to Gordon Lightfoot to Beethoven to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to Coldplay to Sisters of Mercy to W.A.S.P. to Joe Jackson to Anthrax to Seal to...ahh, I think you get the picture.
All that being said, you know what I hate? What makes me want to stick foot long spikes into my ears? That goddamned 'Roxy Roller' song. It brings homicide to mind...
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