UMMAGUMMA

This album is downwright wierd. If you're not use to PF, you aren't ready for this one. The live is amazing, although I thing Astronomy Doming and Set the COnrtols are a litttle drawn out. The versions of Careful With That Axe and Suacerful of Secrets (I prefer Gilmour's vocals instedat of the choir in the studio album) are awesome to the nth degree

Here's my opinion on the studio album

Sysphus (3/5): an odd track by Rick Wright, mostly loud jamming, that kind of gets repitive but remains interesting

Grantchester Meadows (4/5): Generally considered the best track on the stuido side, and I would agree, while a little drawn out and mellow, it is by far the most interesting and thoughtful

Several Species.....(5/5): I have to love this track just because it is so downright wired. Two parts: animal noise and then inane babblings of one of the band memebers (I think Gilmour)

The Narrow Way (5/5): Another good song, and the vocals on pt 3 are different then what I'm used to, but still pretty good

Grand Vizier's Garden Party (2.5/5): a prog version of "Moby Dick" with out guitars, that's the closet I can describe it. Interesting drum work by Mason, but a liuttle drawn out and boring

4 stars