# What should be my next Pink Floyd album purchase **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 4, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353 "2013-08-04T21:25:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/1 "2013-08-04T21:25:53Z")
I currently have: The Wall Dark Side of the Moon The Division Bell Animals Feel free to suggest solo albums as well. I 'm sure I’ve had a CD of Wish You Were Here, but I can’t find it. I liked the title track. I remember hearing a few songs from the very early albums and wasn’t too impressed, but I can be talked into giving them another try. I’ve watched Pulse as well as the Live 8 performances this weekend so I’m seriously craving some Floyd. I like to listen late at night, I get off work at midnight, and nothing sounds better than listening the The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking, late at night on a Chicago transit ride. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/2 "2013-08-04T22:08:13Z")
Personally, I’d pick **Atom Heart Mother** , but more more popular choice would be **Meddle.** ---
**Author:** ![Scougs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scougs/32/3158_2.png) [@Scougs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scougs)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/3 "2013-08-04T22:13:55Z")
Wish You Were Here is the obvious answer. Never mind the title track, Shine On You Crazy Diamond is wonderful. But apart from that - definitely Meddle. If you like the Pros and Cons Of Hitchhiking, have you tried Radio KAOS? ---
**Author:** ![pojimba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@pojimba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pojimba)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/4 "2013-08-04T22:48:18Z")
Or perhaps The Final Cut. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/5 "2013-08-04T22:50:59Z")
Totally agreed with _Wish You Were Here_ first and _Meddle_ second. _The Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking_ would also suggest _The Final Cut_ as an album you should consider buying. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/6 "2013-08-04T23:00:18Z")
Definitely _Wish You Were Here_ next. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/7 "2013-08-04T23:17:30Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I 'm sure I’ve had a CD of Wish You Were Here, but I can’t find it. I liked the title track. I remember hearing a few songs from the very early albums and wasn’t too impressed, but I can be talked into giving them another try. The very early albums, like _Piper at the Gates of Dawn_ and _Saucerful of Secrets_, are a bit different due to guitarist/vocalist/madman Syd Barrett’s participation and continued influence even after he got the boot (and the lack of Gilmour on the first album). They’re a little more psychedelic and raucous than the progressive rock most people think of when they think of Pink Floyd, but they’re great albums if you acquire the taste. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/8 "2013-08-04T23:59:45Z")
Meddle. No PF collection is compete without _Echoes_. ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/9 "2013-08-05T00:12:47Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Meddle. No PF collection is compete without _Echoes_. I do have to say I feel like _Meddle_ is the great forgotten Floyd classic. Between “Echoes” and “One of These Days”, it outranks _Animals_, IMHO, and sits just behind DSoTM and WYWH and is arguably the equal of _The Wall_. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/10 "2013-08-05T01:39:04Z")
Another vote for _Wish You Were Here_. This is an interesting review of the album: [Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (album review 7) | Sputnikmusic](http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/47616/Pink-Floyd-Wish-You-Were-Here/) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/11 "2013-08-05T02:17:25Z")
I have to put my vote behind _Meddle_, too. It’s actually my favorite Pink Floyd record. The only song on it I’m ambivalent about on it is “San Tropez”, I love all of the others. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/12 "2013-08-05T03:00:26Z")
Wish You Were Here would also be my first choice, given the ones you have got, but you need to buy more. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/13 "2013-08-05T03:13:06Z")
Wish You Were Here is considered a very accessible album and would usually get the critics choice to this question. I am also very fond of The Final Cut (not a popular choice), Meddle and Ummagumma. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/14 "2013-08-05T03:58:29Z")
Another fan of \*The Final Cut \*here. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/15 "2013-08-05T06:33:52Z")
Hard for me to choose between _Wish You Were Here_ and _Meddle_. I like them both, but I’ve been giving _Meddle_ more play lately (plus, it’s fun to hear the bits in _Echoes_ that Andrew Lloyd Webber plagiarized for _The Phantom of the Opera_). And I love _San Tropez_, just because it’s such a “WTF? THAT’S Pink Floyd?” song. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/16 "2013-08-05T06:57:24Z")
Unless you’re on a tight budget, buy them all. ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/17 "2013-08-05T07:39:05Z")
+1 for Meddle. I don’t often listen to Pink Floyd nowadays but when I do it’s that. All of their albums look to be available on Rdio. And I think Spotify too now. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/18 "2013-08-05T15:44:44Z")
If you like\* Pros and Cons\* and are not huge on their early material, then I think _The Final Cut_ should be your next grab. It’s better than P&C IMO, but features a similar quiet/loud/quiet style and lots of great Waters high notes. As others have agreed en masse, though, you cannot go wrong with _Wish You Were Here_ or _Meddle_. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/19 "2013-08-05T20:55:56Z")
Radio KAOS is available for only $4.99 on CD, that was a no brain purchase. Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a great live track, especially on Pulse. I don’t remember caring for the studio version, but I’m sure it is worth another shot. I get my bonus pay on Friday, so right now I’m leaning towards adding The Final Cut to my collection. Of course, I’m sure most of the other albums will be making their way to my music library very soon. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353/20 "2013-08-06T20:37:31Z")
> [@Lobot](#): > > Totally agreed with _Wish You Were Here_ first and _Meddle_ second. Megadittoes [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-my-next-pink-floyd-album-purchase/665353.md?page=2)