# If You Like Mid-Period Pink Floyd...

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**Created:** [April 1, 2016, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-mid-period-pink-floyd/750813 "2016-04-01T07:52:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-mid-period-pink-floyd/750813/1 "2016-04-01T07:52:26Z")

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…and I know one or two of you do, try Crippled Black Phoenix. This is [The Heart of Every Country](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLiR_MT6toQ), from their _Mankind, The Crafty Ape_ album, and this is a Journey cover, [Of A Lifetime](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8p_5EDjg0), off _I, Vigilante_. Killer guitar solo, too. These are the most overtly Pink Floyd tracks in there, but there is so much epic proggy goodness. They even give [Echoes Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nw8EWNEq4I) a go.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-mid-period-pink-floyd/750813/2 "2016-04-01T11:03:32Z")

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I like all Pink Floyd so will have a listen regardless, but can you define what you mean by mid-period, do you mean Meddle, Obscured by Clouds etc? Or are you including post DSotM?

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**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-mid-period-pink-floyd/750813/3 "2016-04-01T14:56:20Z")

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> [@Richard\_Pearse](#):
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> I like all Pink Floyd so will have a listen regardless, but can you define what you mean by mid-period, do you mean Meddle, Obscured by Clouds etc? Or are you including post DSotM?

Good question. When I read the OP, I thought of the DSOTM through Animals period, but that could also be described as late period if you include The Wall. FWIW, DSOTM through The Wall are my favorites. I can rank them for you if you like. 😉

In any event, I’ll now go listen to the links.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-mid-period-pink-floyd/750813/4 "2016-04-01T15:22:45Z")

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I thought late period was the Wall through the post-Waters albums. I guess there’s really 4 periods:

Syd (1st two albums)  
Experimental (up to and including Meddle)  
Classic (DS thru Animals)  
Late (Wall on)  
Anyway, yeah, the vocalist is definitely a strong echo of Gilmour. 1st cut doesn’t really go anywhere-some reviews I found online decry them a bit for being too safe and “tame”…