>>882,885
well i'm the OP and i'll name a few things i noticed from watching 2 or 3 videos of them on youtube. i know pink floyd a lot better.

• big emphasis on theatrical performances. show looks like a theatre production.
• ``sounds like nothing else'' (at the time). innovative instrumentation

electronic-rock fusion

• lasers
• very serious looking guys who make silly music
• leftist political messages
• racial harmony part of the political message, manifested through music influenced by black genres (pink floyd influenced by blues, KLF influenced by hiphop) (not taking a stance on this, it's just something i noticed)
• being too british
• kind of highbrow
• tons of lore
• dramatic hiatuses
• expensive stunts (klf setting pounds on fire, pink floyd crashing fake planes into the stage)

and that's just off the top of my head, i'm sure there's more similarities

i don't think either of them are terrible bands but i was just thinking oh should i listen to the KLF, and i decided against it because the music ain't all that much to my taste and i really do not care to learn ``the lore''. the aggressively masculine fans are a big turn off. i still like pink floyd but i'm casual about it