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snowsnow
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Posted: June 17 2014 at 08:16 |
Frankly puzzled for the love given to this album and in particular the title track - it is all over the place (IMHO). I'm sure the band have been critical of the album as well (unless I've dreamt that one up) Mercifully a great run of classic albums wouldn't be too far away.
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Stool Man
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Posted: June 17 2014 at 09:25 |
snowsnow wrote:
Frankly puzzled for the love given to this album and in particular the title track - it is all over the place (IMHO). I'm sure the band have been critical of the album as well (unless I've dreamt that one up) Mercifully a great run of classic albums wouldn't be too far away. | Back in the day, it was the first Pink Floyd album to be a Number One hit. Much loved then, and much loved now. There's nowt wrong with being all over the place. Prog is all over the place.
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The Doctor
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Posted: June 17 2014 at 09:32 |
snowsnow wrote:
Mercifully a great run of classic albums wouldn't be too far away. | This was right in the middle of their great run of classic albums: Saucerful of Secrets to Obscured by Clouds. Then they had a drop-off in quality with DSOTM.
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KingCrInuYasha
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Posted: June 17 2014 at 12:42 |
I guess my preference goes like this: If > Summer '68 > Atom Heart Mother > Fat Old Sun >>>>> Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast. I never was too fond of "Alan's..." It's not terrible, just kind of a letdown after the previous four tracks. Does anybody remember that wacky recipe that came with the CD? I lost mine.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: June 17 2014 at 13:03 |
Stool Man wrote:
Prog is all over the place. |
If it really was all over the place, I wouldn't have to stand all of that shallow teen pop s$%t in public places.
My votes go to "... Breakfast" (I like an abundance of melody and rich harmony) and "Summer '68" (over the goofy title track). Always found "If" and "Fat Old Sun" to be boring compositions without any solid ideas, let alone a solid melody.
Edited by Dayvenkirq - June 17 2014 at 13:08
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Dellinger
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Posted: June 17 2014 at 22:03 |
Tom Ozric wrote:
Dellinger wrote:
Atom Heart Mother and Fat Old Sun. Though indeed I like better the live versions of FOS, both the ones from back in the day as well as Gilmour's version on "Remember that Night" or "Live in Gdansk", in which he played the song in a more refined way. | Gilmour is just amazing. Fat Old Sun existed in a fabulous format back in the jammed-out stoner days. Amen to that !! I prefer the Atom Heart suite without the orchestra and choir, the band alone did a wonderful job of the piece. Live In Gdansk is an essential part of Prog history..... | I've only heard one version of the title track without orchestra... I think going only up to 15 min. It's still very nice, but I do prefer the version on the album. I love the interplay between the orchestra and the band, specially with Gilmour.
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: June 18 2014 at 00:51 |
^ Yeah, the band only versions were shorter. Still very effective. The longer Fat Old Sun versions were pretty dramatic, as were the longer Cymbaline workouts (almost lapsed into Careful With That Axe jamming). I love when they break-out into their spaced out oohs & aahs, just bliss......
Edited by Tom Ozric - June 18 2014 at 00:52
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someone_else
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Posted: June 23 2014 at 04:54 |
It's time to freeze the results:
1. Atom Heart Mother (34 votes) 2. Summer '68 (27) 3. Fat Old Sun (19) 4. Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast (12) 5. If (6)
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: June 23 2014 at 05:02 |
The results feel about right. The song 'If' is a relatively standard song, melodic and sensible, but no 'colour' to it. The album, as a whole, is quite a beauty. Oh how I wish dear Rick would've sung more in Floyd. Still, we have these AMAZING organ chords which are nothing but Rick's magic, and if one listens to some of Klaus Schulze's earlier work, can find those deeply, mournful organ chords which words can't explain.......
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proggman
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Posted: June 26 2014 at 14:17 |
Atom Heart Mother and Fat Old Sun.
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Rick Robson
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Posted: July 22 2014 at 09:07 |
When it comes to one of the BEST rock bands of all times (Pink Floyd of course), this masterpiece reaches the holly heights of heaven! Just every single track could NEVER be left off it!
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melotron98
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Posted: July 22 2014 at 10:38 |
Atom Heart Mother and Fat Old Sun.
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