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Yeah. Love the music but I stopped being able to listen to it a few years ago because it's so.. self-indulgent and emo. It kind of ruined PF for me since I became aware of those themes in their other albums with Waters.

I still love and respect PF, but I don't listen much these days. I guess it also correlates with less substance abuse in my life.

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Just as a fan of the music, I picked up the DVD set he released a few years ago. It was delivered to the office I was working at the time, and it was a slow day so we popped it in for a watch. Talking about a let down. It was the exact Waters droning on sentiment the GP had.

I recently took a long car trip solo and was able to listen to Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety without interruption. It still holds up in that kind of scenario; you almost have to listen to whole thing nonstop to fully appreciate it.

> I still love and respect PF

Me too.

My teenage years sitting in the sun smoking pot listening to these incredible sounds....

As a grown up I love everything they did before Dark Side of the Moon: That was when Roger Waters really started complaining.

Atom Heart Mother is my favourite

I don't think the self indulgence is unbearable until The Trial and "you stand accused of showing feelings of an almost human nature". The Trial is comedy/satire but since the rest of the album is serious and autobiographical, I roll my eyes at what a diva he sounds like there.

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