MORE (OST)

From progressive rock's most well-known export, there are still albums that are regarded as lesser than the others. 'More' is sometimes not even regarded as a legitimate album by Pink Floyd, and while the music here is certainly indicative of the band's early work, I might tend to agree. Commissioned for a film that only a fraction of this album's listeners have ever seen, the soundtrack for a cult film about drug addiction can probably best be looked at as a product of its own. Make no mistake though, do not expect a Pink Floyd album out of this; 'More' may have some pleasant tracks from the band, but as it stands, the record's scattered approach does not lend well for a coherent album listening experience.

The most noteworthy thing about the 'More' soundtrack is the fact that it took Pink Floyd from their market as singles-centric hitmakers to more album-based artists. When one thinks of albums like 'Dark Side Of The Moon' that revolved entirely around the science of an album, 'More' does take a nice context. It is ironic therefore, that this album is incredibly incoherent, lacking much- if any- sense of cohesion to it. This is brought about partially by the album's significant ambition when it comes to variety. Due to the fact that most serious films go through at least a few different moods, Pink Floyd's work has gone from warm folky numbers, to hard rock, to psychedelic soundscapes, to style gimmicks such as blues or flamenco. None of these are done particularly well however, and while it is exciting to be able to hear the band doing such a variety of things at first, the jarred compilation of these tracks is all too apparent by the second or third listen.

The most notable song here is 'The Nile Song', although it is far from the best. It is a fairly basic hard rock number that the band used as their single, although it is only minutely successful when compared to Floyd's earlier singles. Floyd's power here instead lies in their dabblings with psychedelia and disparate styles. 'Spanish Piece' is a quickly flung together rendition of the flamenco style, featuring everything you would expect from Spanish classical guitar in just over a minute. 'More Blues' is another intentionally generic piece, leaving no impression save for the fact that the songs are so exhausted with their ideas. There are some nice pieces here, most notably in the acoustic sound. 'Cirrus Minor', and 'Cymballine' are two great pieces that make excellent additions to Pink Floyd's early catalogue.

Not an impressive album by much regard, but 'More' is an intermittent slice of the band's music that features a few great tracks, and witnesses the band's development as a progressive act.

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