I always wondered if I was out there in appreciating both The Final Cut and A Momentary Lapse of Reason as about the best that the two eventual leaders of Pink Floyd could do as semi-solo acts (but with a full, real band behind them).
Not so The Division Bell (ugh!) or Roger Waters' later solo works or Wall retreads (Van Morrison - did you see those kicks?!). But I rank those two in the list of good Pink Floyd Albums after They Became a Rock Band.
1. The Wall (although I'd cut it down to 3 sides and leave off "The Trial" and a couple of others)
2. Animals
3. Wish You Were Here (much sax here, too)
4. Dark Side of the Moon (how do you separate this album out from the nauseating frequency with which nearly all its songs are played on Classic Rock radio?)
5-6. A Momentary Lapse of Reason / The Final Cut (see there, Dave and Roger, play nicely together)
7. Meddle (still good!)
The Division Bell is just appalling.
I actually kind of like Obscured by Clouds, too, and it has some sort of rock numbers. I would throw Relics in here, too, though it's not really an album.
