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Joined: June 01 2012
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 14:52
condor wrote:
Careful with That Axe, Eugene.
Yep...
He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me -- John Barrymore
Joined: March 12 2005
Location: Neurotica
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Posted: October 09 2015 at 21:03
ASOS over CWTAE
Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
If only the demos that comprised the studio albums had been done by Pink Floyd (as a band). The Narrow Way was nearly terrific, needed the band touch and Waters was a bit mean (not just to DG) but to the devoted public - us!) for not ensuring a quality experience when DG asked for a helping hand.
Meadows however is terrific. Species is real outtake land.
Poor old Nick Mason. Half an LP to fill up and he had to cheat by getting his Missus to improvise a melody over a drum solo.
Sysyphus is the best complete suite but Meadows my most enjoyable listen on the album. Shame they didn't do The Man / The Journey as well. Or even instead. Put all the pieces into concept context.
Now the Live album. Set The Controls should be... now... unedited not faded early. Grr. But I have to go with this classic version of Saucer. Knocks the studio version into demo land. Great vocal at Part 3 and all round terrific performance, Rick Wright at his finest and you get that mesmerising improv (RIO) section. Not that Astronomy Domine and Eugene are lesser. It just needs expanding, mind expanding perhaps.
They should have done a separate live album really. One of the more interesting among the odd experiments from the Abdabs.
Joined: June 18 2009
Location: Mexico
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Posted: October 10 2015 at 22:55
uduwudu wrote:
If only the demos that comprised the studio albums had been done by Pink Floyd (as a band). The Narrow Way was nearly terrific, needed the band touch and Waters was a bit mean (not just to DG) but to the devoted public - us!) for not ensuring a quality experience when DG asked for a helping hand.
Meadows however is terrific. Species is real outtake land.
Poor old Nick Mason. Half an LP to fill up and he had to cheat by getting his Missus to improvise a melody over a drum solo.
Sysyphus is the best complete suite but Meadows my most enjoyable listen on the album. Shame they didn't do The Man / The Journey as well. Or even instead. Put all the pieces into concept context.
Now the Live album. Set The Controls should be... now... unedited not faded early. Grr. But I have to go with this classic version of Saucer. Knocks the studio version into demo land. Great vocal at Part 3 and all round terrific performance, Rick Wright at his finest and you get that mesmerising improv (RIO) section. Not that Astronomy Domine and Eugene are lesser. It just needs expanding, mind expanding perhaps.
They should have done a separate live album really. One of the more interesting among the odd experiments from the Abdabs.
I do like The Narrow Way just the way it is... my favourite part of the studio album. Though I guess if it had been played by the whole band it should have been better. Perhaps if I heard some of the live versions I would have a better idea. Actually, I did order some BBC albums I didn't know existed... I don't remember if one of those has The Narrow Way, specially since one of those albums has some of the names changed.
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