If you have and still don’t like Floyd, that’s ok.
They are amazing musicians, pioneers of psychedelic rock, modern studio recording, and storytelling through long play albums.
Imagine buying this LP in 1973 when there was far far less entertainment options in general. Fast forward to now and it still sounds fresh and modern and transports me somewhere else for an hour.
I'm a huge fan as you can see from elsewhere in the thread, but they actually kind of weren't. At least, they weren't particularly virtuosic musicians. Which I think led them to be ultimately more interesting and adventurous.
I think we agree…
They unlocked something as a band where the musical sum is greater than the individual parts, which makes them special.
Waters was an average bass player (but outstanding lyricist) and Mason I guess was an average drummer but they weren't really writing tempo-based pieces.
Do agree though that their sum was greater than their parts (but their parts weren't too shabby).