Ever met a Floyd fan who doesn't smoke weed?

I don't smoke anymore... I'm not sure if that counts but it probably dosen't since I was smoking at the show when I saw them in 94'.

 

I have been a Floyd fan since "Umma Gumma", but, the first time I ever heard "Dark Side of the Moon", I was straight, and not overly-impressed. However, the first time I ever heard it stoned, I thought it to be the masterpiece that it is. Does one have to be stoned to appreciate Pink Floyd? No ! I , now, know many people who enjoy them, and, have never been stoned. Does it make it more enjoyable to listen to them, stoned ? Possibly...

 

i think post-syd pink floyd is generally more easily accessible to non-tokers. definitely not saying it can't be appreciated, it can, but i've just found that usually the people who don't smoke weed go for post-syd. i wasn't really able to get into syd's floyd till i smoked, but that i think was partly because i was around 14 when i first heard it and hadn't really developed a deep love of music yet...now, syd's floyd is some of my favorite music, whereas post-syd floyd is still good, just doesn't hit me like the former. it all depends on the person, i think.

and to answer the question...yes, it can definitely be appreciated and loved by non-smokers. and yes, i know at least one person who doesn't smoke that likes pink floyd.

 

I have been listening to Floyd since the age of ten, but didnt start smokin until the age of 13. I am 43 now and stopped smoking the green a couple of years ago, but still listen to Floyd quite often, so I guess you could say I have experienced the best of both worlds, lol.

 

Yes, i've met plenty

 

I don't smoke a bit, and they're one of my favorite bands. I could go into long details about their history, and about their various albums and songs, but I've never used marijuana. I may someday, and I'm for its legalization, but you know. It's not that important to me.

 

Yeah, hes wrong. You cant fully appreciate Pink Floyd untill you have listened to it on LSD.

 

In my experience you can't fully enjoy the sounds of Pink Floyd unless you listen to it while standing on your head and drinking milk directly from an udder (without spilling one drip).

 

I know plenty. Myself included. I don't smoke anymore. ): It's not my choice, giuzzes. Probation is teh suck.

 

I would never say that one would have to be high in order to enjoy a song, but the times I've listened beginning with the Narrow Way pt.1 and finishing with Grand Viziers Garden Party final on magic mushrooms and LSD have been some of my most mentally testing moments so far in life. Pure nonsense beauty

 

I feel so enlightened .

 

It takes some effort, but otherwise you're a fake Floyd fan!

 

I am a huge Floyd fan and I do not smoke. I can easily see how it would assist, especially when watching The Wall, or listening to DSotM, but I have had no trouble experiencing the depth of their abilities, or the meaning behind their works without a j.

I am listening to Shine On You Crazy Diamond right now, as a matter of fact.

 

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What amazes me are the people that think Dark Side of the Moon was their first album.
The truth is that they put out almost as much before Dark Side as after.

1967 The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (studio)
1968 A Saucer Full of Secrets (studio)
1969 More (live)
1969 Ummagumma (half live, half studio)
1970 Adam Heart Mother (studio)
1971 Relics (compilation of singles)
1971 Meddle (studio)
1972 Obscured by Clouds (live)
1973 Dark Side of the Moon (studio)
1975 Wish You Were Here (studio)
1977 Animals (studio)
1979 The Wall (studio)
1983 The Final Cut (studio)
1987 A Momentary Lapse of Reason (studio)
1988 Delicate Sound Of Thunder (live)
1994 The Division Bell (studio)
1995 Pulse (live)
2000 Is There Anybody Out There? (live)

The first time I listened to Pink Floyd was Ummagumma and I was straight, that was in 1972 and before Dark Side of the Moon was released. We all thought that Ummagumma was the worst crappy music we ever heard. While listening to it a second time, we got high. By the third time we listened to it we were stoned, and then we thought it was the greatest music we ever heard. Then we listened to Meddle, we couldn't believe how amazing that album was.

I would have to say that the music they released prior to Dark Side definately sounds better when you're stoned. Dark Side was a turning point where they began to make music with more of a Pop sound so they could sell more albums, rather than just limiting their sales to stoners. Since most people don't know about the older stuff, they can't see where their unique style came from.




Now you ask the question, "Ever met a Floyd fan that doesn't smoke weed?"
I feel smoking weed really helps you to understand and appreciate their early stuff, because that was the driving force behind all of it. If you only know the stuff starting with Dark Side of the Moon then you're not a true Floyd fan. So far I've never met a "REAL" Floyd fan that hasn't smoked weed, because without it you just can't understand tracks like "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving With A Pict" and "The Grand Vizier's Garden Party (Entertainment)". Every real Floyd fan knows and likes these tracks.

 

Last year Roger Waters came to Atlanta for a concert at Phillips Arena. I and the wife were there. And even with the tight law enforcement, and the event staff trying to harrass pot smokers, weed was everywhere. The concert was BEFORE I started back smoking again, after a 25 year hiatus raising kids.

A young couple sat next to us, and when Roger came on to do his second set, the young man leaned over, stuck a jay in my face, and asked, do you smoke weed? It took me a nanosecond to answer "Hell yea, fire it up!"

I got four huge hits (the wife doesn't turn on), and got off like a rocket. I never did get the young couples names (wish I had of, now) but I did get to thank him for turning me on before we left.

The second set comprised of the ENTIRE Dark Side of the Moon album. It was amazing, and so was the smoke! It was so thick it was amazing. And in ATLANTA! Where rednecks flourish and it's a HUGE NO NO to light up anything indooors..,

Needless to say, it was a great concert, but on to the question:

I think there are those who do not smoke and listen to Floyd. But I think there is a helluva lot more that DO smoke. My guess would be over 90 percent of Floyd fans turn on.

I know I do...

Now, off to get stoned and listen to Pulse... :guitar:

 

Did LSD have anything to do with it? I really dont understand how Marijauna can be a driving force for anything.

 

Wow, that's a much cheaper way of passing time and getting more enjoyment out of music than smoking weed! I'm definitely going to try it if I ever find an abandoned cow hanging around somewhere.

 

I think that acid played a part in Floyd's music, they all admit to doing it, so it could have helped the ecclectic way their songs were written, I dunno.

All I know is that they smoked copious amounts of weed, LOL...

 

My point was that in the early days with Syd Barrett the music was not only written and performed while they were high, but their target audience were the people that were stoned. I guess it really doesn't matter if we're talking about marijuana or acid, the early stuff was targeted toward stoners. I'm not saying that only weed can be the driving force for Floyd, but I've yet to meet anyone that does LSD and refuses to smoke weed.