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Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd

Description: Performer Notes: Appearing after the sprawling, unfocused double-album set Ummagumma, Atom Heart Mother may boast more focus, even a concept, yet that doesn't mean it's more accessible. If anything, this is the most impenetrable album Pink Floyd released while on Harvest, which also makes it one of the most interesting of the era. Still, it may be an acquired taste even for fans, especially since it kicks off with a side-long, 23-minute extended orchestral piece that may not seem to head anywhere, but is often intriguing, more in what it suggests than what it achieves. Then, on the second side, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, and Rick Wright have a song apiece, winding up with the group composition "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast" wrapping it up. Of these, Waters begins developing the voice that made him the group's lead songwriter during their classic era with "If," while Wright has an appealingly mannered, very English psychedelic fantasia on "Summer 68," and Gilmour's "Fat Old Sun" meanders quietly before ending with a guitar workout that leaves no impression. "Alan's Psychedelic Breakfast," the 12-minute opus that ends the album, does the same thing, floating for several minutes before ending on a drawn-out jam that finally gets the piece moving. So, there are interesting moments scattered throughout the record, and the work that initially seems so impenetrable winds up being Atom Heart Mother's strongest moment. That it lasts an entire side illustrates that Pink Floyd was getting better with the larger picture instead of the details, since the second side just winds up falling off the tracks, no matter how many good moments there are. This lack of focus means Atom Heart Mother will largely be for cultists, but its unevenness means there's also a lot to cherish here. [Atom Heart Mother was re-released on CD in 2016.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Professional Reviews: Q (1/95, p.275) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...criminally underrated--the long title suite, benefitting from Ron Geesin's crazed but accomplished musical wit, is among their best work..." Format: CD (1 Disc) Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 8 January, 2016 Label: Legacy Dimensions: 12.8 x 0.6 x 14 centimeters (0.02 kg)

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EAN: 0888751708822

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Language: Eng

Release Year: 2016

Format: CD

Genre: Rock

Artist: Pink Floyd

Record Label: Pkfl, Pink Floyd Records

Release Title: Atom Heart Mother

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