ATOM HEART MOTHER

Atom Heart Mother: A really long 24 minute track that features Floyd's trademarks: Random sound effects (ie a motorcycle starts, stuff that sounds like a submarine investigating) one dominant theme that begins and recurs later on, a bunch of very atmospheric music filling in the gaps... The theme featured a lot of strings and some choir. The first bursts of the main theme of trumpets and trombones, then some strings and very Wright- sounding- Wright- keyboards, followed by Roger's bass line and keyboards with one solemn choir singer. The choir singer evolves into many, and you can hear theme singing DUNG if you listen very carefully. Continues until Masons melodic drumming follows it along. More Wright keyboards follow and in comes Gilmour. And he finally sounds like proper Gilmour! The choir returns but it sounds more like just a recital. What are they saying? I DON'T KNOW!?! Latin? And then, sounding like a Western Soundtrack, comes back the main theme! A long submarine-esque part comes in and this sounds sort of like Saucerful of Secrets. See, that damned, stupid, silly song was framework for later Floyd. One of Roger's wierd voices says: "Can I have a quick announcement?" Replaying bits of the song enters. Then the little voice says:"Silence in the studio" and the main theme returns. THE END

If: Much like Ummagumma, this features three tracks that are specifically each person's songs. Rogers short ballad features some of his quietist singing ever, and acoustic guitar. Gimour comes in and then Rogers bass continues with some Wright keyboards.

Summer 68: A Wright song. It's alright, not the best, but ok. Must be about some sort of girl he picked up on tour or something. Pretty decent, trumpet and piano and some drumming.

Fat old Sun: Gilmour's song. He seems to be emulating Paul from the Beatles. Roger's bass and a very quiet and relaxing vocal opens the song, but eventually becomes a guitar solo.

Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast: What the hell is this? Wright is seemingly waking up, peeing, and making breakfast.Or is it Mason? Quite strange. It's all about his breakfast! It's good for bedtime listening. I can't say I like it very much. 13 minutes of breakfast!

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