TS: "Learning to Fly" by Pink Floyd vs. "Learning to Fly" by Tom Petty

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Petty's is the more durable track, but kind of ho-hum. Workmanlike twang-rock, not his most memorable melody or vocal performance.

The Waters-less Floyd is pretty roundly dismissed by the ILM hivemind, but I actually kinda liked parts of Momentary Lapse when it first came out. The "wheeeeoooooh" bit was exciting the first time I heard it; I tired of it kind of quickly though.

― The Mad Puffin, Thursday, 23 June 2005 16:30 (twenty years ago)

"The Waters-less Floyd is pretty roundly dismissed by the ILM hivemind"

They are pretty much DISMISSED by everyone except Floyd fanatics who probably still defend the band if it was down to Wright and a drummachine.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 23 June 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

PF's "Learning To Fly" is a bloated new-wave/prog "Little Wing".

The Petty track is solid, esp. the handclaps. Lou Barlow did a great somber cover of this live once (I think).

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 23 June 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

Both kinda crap, but I must go with the `Floyd if only for Gimour's guitar solo.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 23 June 2005 16:35 (twenty years ago)

It is true that Mr. Gilmour knows how to play the geetar, despite his reputed unsuitability as a rock frontman.

― The Mad Puffin, Thursday, 23 June 2005 16:38 (twenty years ago)

Among my favorite tracks from both artists.

I guess I gotta go with Petty, but that's fuckin' tough.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Thursday, 23 June 2005 16:40 (twenty years ago)

Archives:

The "Learning to Fly" battle: Pink Floyd vs Tom Petty

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 23 June 2005 16:41 (twenty years ago)

I have not even heard the PF song, but I absolutely abhor Petty's. (Though I am biased because Tom Petty represents everything I hate about anything)

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Thursday, 23 June 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

"down to Wright and a drummachine."

i read that as "down to Wright and a duchebag"...and was tryng to figure out when that wasn't true after gilmore's joining...

i think i ight enjoy slugging tom petty, but he might just be one of those hings that rubs me the wrong way...or just slugable...you all know how you feel.

― b b, Thursday, 23 June 2005 17:02 (twenty years ago)

Dave Grohl wins! Oh, wrong song.

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Thursday, 23 June 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

But right answer.

― rogermexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 23 June 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

defend the band if it was down to Wright and a drummachine.

You haven't heard that Zee album from the early 80s then? (which *is* Wright and a drum machine/fairlight)

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 23 June 2005 19:34 (twenty years ago)

Petty hasn't been interesting since he fired drummer Stan and hired Jeff Lynne.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 23 June 2005 19:36 (twenty years ago)

two years pass...

They are pretty much DISMISSED by everyone except Floyd fanatics who probably still defend the band if it was down to Wright and a drummachine.

this actually sounds like it would be pretty cool.

― Eisbaer, Friday, 11 January 2008 05:40 (eighteen years ago)

pink floyd's > tom petty's duh

― CaptainLorax, Friday, 11 January 2008 07:54 (eighteen years ago)

Both are underrated in this thread, but Petty is the better one.

― Geir Hongro, Friday, 11 January 2008 15:37 (eighteen years ago)

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