Hello Stuart
Replying to a message of Stuart Hedges to Michael Reed:
 SH> I don't know much about Genesis (except that I've now listened to The
 SH> Lamb Lies Down on Broadway and I didn't like it very much) and
 SH> everyone will tell you a different favourite Marillion album...  Not
[Marrilion Advice]
Thanks for the recomendations. A lot of people responded with advice on which 
Marrilion album to buy. I'll be keeping an eye out.
 SH> Now, you can tell me what the best Pink Floyd albums are in return for
 SH> that little lot!
Well I havn't got that many yet! My personal favorite at the moment is _The 
Wall_ . I'm listening to the album and watching the film a lot at the moment. 
It's not the most accesable of the Pink Floyd albums but once you've got into 
it a bit and understand the overall story its exellent. This contains 
Comfortably Numb which is probably my favorite Pink Floyd song. If you get 
this one then see if you can find the secret backwards message.
_Wish You Were Here_ is very easy to get into but is still a very good album. 
It only has five songs but these are very long and very good. Perhaps this 
would be a good first Pink Floyd album, dont let the short tracklistig put 
you off.
_Dark Side Of The Moon_ is exellent and very accessable.
I don't actuallty have _Pulse_  but I have listened to it a lot and it 
contains very good live versions of the songs.  Maybe if you could listen to 
this you could pick out the songs you like and get that album. Personaly, 
with a band like Pink Floyd I would rather have an album than a 'Greatest 
Hits' CD, albeit a *very* good one.
The only one I've got so far that I did't really like was _Relics_ . It is a 
collection of early material and is a bit patchy. It has /some/ good stuff on 
it. Perhaps someone reading this message in the UK would like to netmail me 
about this album?
Most of pink floyd is very accessable. You can enjoy the music on a first 
hearing but as you get into it you can start to enjoy it on another level.
 MR>> Most of the music I like is Pop/Rock/Metal. I think a lot of the the
 SH> Pop?!  You admit listening to pop?!  Tut tut... actually I have to
 SH> admit liking straight (as opposed to prog) rock (and /occasionally/
 SH> metal) but there's not really anything in the charts that interests
 SH> me.
Well I'm listening to Depech Mode right now, thats pop isn't it? I don't 
follow the charts at all. I honestly havn't bought a brand new album in about 
three years. It's stricly second hand ATM. This is half becuase most of the 
music I like is older and also for financial reasons. Whenever I get some 
cash together I try and make a trip out of town (theres only one second hand 
record shop here) to get something new. It's not that I like that much music, 
it's just that the music I like falls into different catagories.
 MR>> NR: Heart Of Darkness + The Colour Of Magic.
 SH> Have you read pTerry's other books?
No, this is my first and I am enjoying it so far. A friend of mine has a load 
of these to lend me. Perhaps when i've finished it we could discuss it in 
_pratchet_ or _library_ or something? 
Bye then,
Michael Reed
Fido 2:2502/666.51
...'Congratualations You've Discovered The Secret Message'
NP: Personal Jesus 
CR: Heart Of Darkness, Colour Of Magic
--- FleetStreet 1.19 NR
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