MEDDLE

This is a beautiful, timeless classic. It's a very comfortable, laid-back affair (for the band and the listener) ... I get the impression that the 'Floyd' were finding a new approach here (post-Syd), and had already started to move away from some of the more aggressive psychedelic sounds of previous work (Saucerful of Secrets or Careful With That Axe, Eugene for example). With 'Meddle', the band take on a simpler and more refined sound, letting the songs speak for themselves ... there is a sense, that the pressure to be the most far-out psychedelic band on the scene, was finally lifted; the 'Floyd', rather than being essentially a live band, finally found their feet in a studio envioronment. There is a focus and a clarity in 'Meddle', a distillation of all they had achieved thus far. And incredible, sublime songwriting. Remarkable. Bathe in it!