Classic Rock Mega-Knockout: Results

Correct, neither of those made the list. I'm with you on the Taylor era, easily the Stones' best. "Sway" is also on my shortlist. I'm also a big fan of "Dead Flowers", which also didn't make it.
 
Round 30 results:

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I'm surprised about the first pair in particular. I thought Floyd would do better vs Phil; I even thought upset was possible here.
 
Perhaps, but a minor, even unimportant song off The Dark Side of the Moon is still better than a bloody Phil Collins song. :p
 
Don't think of it as Phil Collins song, think of it as a Miami Vice song.

"Sway" rules. Not sure why it's not more popular.
 
Shadow said:
Perhaps, but a minor, even unimportant song off The Dark Side of the Moon is still better than a bloody Phil Collins song. :p
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Dark Side of the Moon contains many songs which are too lighthearted (can’t find a better English word for it) and not enough grabbing for me. It goes on and on and on with hardly any changes, tension or excitement. I guess that the guys, while working on this album, were smoking weed or other “relaxing” kind of stuff, non-stop! Exception and a nicer wave in this dull and sleepy water is for me the more exciting Time (great build-up and solo!). I find more variation in other PF albums, both in atmosphere and tempo. I guess this album was such a big success because it was their most poppy album at that moment.

All in all: an unworried, gospel, even happy kind at times kind of atmosphere. It misses (darker) tension from other albums.
 
Forostar said:
Dark Side of the Moon contains many songs which are too lighthearted (can’t find a better English word for it) and not enough grabbing for me. It goes on and on and on with hardly any changes, tension or excitement. I guess that the guys, while working on this album, were smoking weed or other “relaxing” kind of stuff, non-stop! Exception and a nicer wave in this dull and sleepy water is for me the more exciting Time (great build-up and solo!). I find more variation in other PF albums, both in atmosphere and tempo.
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I agree with this to some extent - it's certainly true that Dark Side suffers in parts from inconsistent songwriting and an overreliance on studio tricks (then again, what Floyd album doesn't?).

I guess this album was such a big success because it was their most poppy album at that moment.
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Well, I suppose their most commercial album is bound to be the most popular. I doubt there'll be anything off Ummagumma in this game. ;)
 
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